Lead Cloud Architect
Cooley AI · Los Angeles, CA · 1 mo ago
Engineering$225k–$300k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? The posting includes "About Cooley AI" and "Position Summary". Use for section headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to include sections only when posting has real specific content. We have content for About Cooley AI (maybe "About the role"? Actually "About Cooley AI" is about company; we could map to "About the role"? The instruction: use
for section headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to include sections only when posting has real specific content. We have content for About Cooley AI (maybe "About the role"? Actually "About Cooley AI" is about company; we could map to "About the role"? The instruction: use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can use those headings if content matches. We have "About Cooley AI" which is about the company, not role. Could still use "About the role" heading and put that content? Might be okay. But better to use "About Cooley AI" as heading? Not in list but we could still use with that text? The instruction says use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities...). It doesn't forbid other headings, but suggests using those. Safer to use those headings where applicable. We have responsibilities list. We have required skills & responsibilities (some overlapping). We have qualifications (Bachelor's degree preferred). We have competencies (skills). We have benefits and pay info. No schedule specifics besides full-time schedule mentioned. So we can include Pay and Benefits sections. Schedule maybe not needed as no specifics beyond full-time; but we could include Schedule if we have info: "full-time schedule". That is specific enough? It says full-time schedule. Could include Schedule section with that. But instruction: never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g., "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. We have Pay stated: expected annual pay range $225,000 - $300,000. So Pay section is valid. Benefits: listed many benefits. So Benefits section valid. Schedule: they mention "full-time schedule". That's specific enough? It's not vague like "varies". It says full-time schedule. So we can include Schedule section with that. However we should avoid duplication. We'll include sections: About the role (maybe using About Cooley AI content), Responsibilities, Requirements (maybe combine Required Skills & Responsibilities?), Qualifications (Bachelor's degree preferred), Skills (Competencies), Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID. Remove boilerplate like EOE, etc. Also remove application instructions (none). Remove duplicated lines.
We need to preserve all substantive information. Let's extract.
About Cooley AI: "Cooley AI is the wholly-owned subsidiary of Cooley LLP. The frontier development arm of the leading technology law firm in the world. Our mission is to bring the best-in-class practices from the technology field into the legal domain to help lead our firm and the legal industry into the AI era. All employees of Cooley AI are employees of Cooley and are seconded to Cooley AI."
Position Summary: "As a leading technology law firm, Cooley is determined to become a leader in the digital practice of law. The Lead Cloud Architect is responsible for owning the technical architecture and engineering standards for a greenfield SOC2-compliant SaaS platform built on AWS with hybrid connectivity to Azure and Databricks. This is a foundational leadership position that will have input into every infrastructure, security, and delivery decision."
Responsibilities list: bullet points after "Specific duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:" then list:
- Responsible for designing and maintaining Terraform modules, CI/CD golden path templates, and cloud infrastructure that enforce SOC 2-compliant patterns by default
- Owns the "paved road" used by product engineers for deployment
- Partners with the DevSecOps Engineer to validate security requirements in every template
- Maintains dotted-line governance reporting to Head of Information Security and compliance matters
- Serve as direct supervisor and mentor to direct reports
- Provides day-to-day supervision of direct reports, ensure compliance with assigned work hours and monitor for compliance with all firm and department policies.
- Manage staffing coverage, review and process time logs/time off requests
- Support business professional development and continued educational opportunities
- In collaboration with immediate supervisor and central HR, participate in hiring, performance appraisals, counseling, termination and other employee lifecycle events
- All other duties as assigned or required
Then "Required Skills & Responsibilities" list (some overlapping but includes):
- After orientation at Cooley LLP, exhibit proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite, iManage and other firm applications; demonstrated ability to learn and adopt new systems quickly
- Ability to work extended and/or weekend hours, as required
- Ability to travel, as required
- 7+ years direct applicable experience (e.g., cloud infrastructure or architecture roles)
- Extensive hands-on background with AWS (IAM, networking, Organizations) and Terraform at scale
- Experience with multi-cloud or hybrid architectures involving Azure connectivity
- Ability to set technical direction while remaining hands-on during the buildout phase
- Strong knowledge of infrastructure-as-code, zero-trust networking, and least-privilege access models
- Preferred Bachelor’s degree
Competencies list: many bullet points.
Benefits: "Cooley LLP offers a competitive compensation and excellent benefits program." then later: "We offer a full range of elective benefits including medical, health savings account (with applicable medical plan), dental, vision, health and/or dependent care flexible spending accounts, pre-tax commuter benefits, life insurance, AD&D, long-term care coverage, backup care for children and/or adults and other parental support benefits. In addition to elective benefit options, benefited employees receive firm-paid life insurance, AD&D, LTD, short term medical benefits as well as 21 days of Paid Time Off (“PTO”) and 10 paid holidays each year. We provide generous parental leave and fertility benefits. New employees will attend a detailed benefit orientation to learn more about our many benefits and resources."
Pay: "The expected annual pay range for this position with a full-time schedule is $225,000 - $300,000. Please note that final offer amount will be dependent on geographic location, applicable experience and skillset of the candidate. Senior level candidates may be considered for this position and would be eligible for a higher salary range based on experience."
Schedule: mention full-time schedule.
We need to avoid boilerplate like EOE, etc. Also remove duplicated lines (maybe "Ability to work extended and/or weekend hours, as required" appears both in Required Skills & Responsibilities and maybe elsewhere? Not elsewhere. Keep once.
We need to output only HTML fragment.
Let's structure:
About the role
with that text? The instruction says use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities...). It doesn't forbid other headings, but suggests using those. Safer to use those headings where applicable. We have responsibilities list. We have required skills & responsibilities (some overlapping). We have qualifications (Bachelor's degree preferred). We have competencies (skills). We have benefits and pay info. No schedule specifics besides full-time schedule mentioned. So we can include Pay and Benefits sections. Schedule maybe not needed as no specifics beyond full-time; but we could include Schedule if we have info: "full-time schedule". That is specific enough? It says full-time schedule. Could include Schedule section with that. But instruction: never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g., "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. We have Pay stated: expected annual pay range $225,000 - $300,000. So Pay section is valid. Benefits: listed many benefits. So Benefits section valid. Schedule: they mention "full-time schedule". That's specific enough? It's not vague like "varies". It says full-time schedule. So we can include Schedule section with that. However we should avoid duplication. We'll include sections: About the role (maybe using About Cooley AI content), Responsibilities, Requirements (maybe combine Required Skills & Responsibilities?), Qualifications (Bachelor's degree preferred), Skills (Competencies), Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID. Remove boilerplate like EOE, etc. Also remove application instructions (none). Remove duplicated lines.
We need to preserve all substantive information. Let's extract.
About Cooley AI: "Cooley AI is the wholly-owned subsidiary of Cooley LLP. The frontier development arm of the leading technology law firm in the world. Our mission is to bring the best-in-class practices from the technology field into the legal domain to help lead our firm and the legal industry into the AI era. All employees of Cooley AI are employees of Cooley and are seconded to Cooley AI."
Position Summary: "As a leading technology law firm, Cooley is determined to become a leader in the digital practice of law. The Lead Cloud Architect is responsible for owning the technical architecture and engineering standards for a greenfield SOC2-compliant SaaS platform built on AWS with hybrid connectivity to Azure and Databricks. This is a foundational leadership position that will have input into every infrastructure, security, and delivery decision."
Responsibilities list: bullet points after "Specific duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:" then list:
- Responsible for designing and maintaining Terraform modules, CI/CD golden path templates, and cloud infrastructure that enforce SOC 2-compliant patterns by default
- Owns the "paved road" used by product engineers for deployment
- Partners with the DevSecOps Engineer to validate security requirements in every template
- Maintains dotted-line governance reporting to Head of Information Security and compliance matters
- Serve as direct supervisor and mentor to direct reports
- Provides day-to-day supervision of direct reports, ensure compliance with assigned work hours and monitor for compliance with all firm and department policies.
- Manage staffing coverage, review and process time logs/time off requests
- Support business professional development and continued educational opportunities
- In collaboration with immediate supervisor and central HR, participate in hiring, performance appraisals, counseling, termination and other employee lifecycle events
- All other duties as assigned or required
Then "Required Skills & Responsibilities" list (some overlapping but includes):
- After orientation at Cooley LLP, exhibit proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite, iManage and other firm applications; demonstrated ability to learn and adopt new systems quickly
- Ability to work extended and/or weekend hours, as required
- Ability to travel, as required
- 7+ years direct applicable experience (e.g., cloud infrastructure or architecture roles)
- Extensive hands-on background with AWS (IAM, networking, Organizations) and Terraform at scale
- Experience with multi-cloud or hybrid architectures involving Azure connectivity
- Ability to set technical direction while remaining hands-on during the buildout phase
- Strong knowledge of infrastructure-as-code, zero-trust networking, and least-privilege access models
- Preferred Bachelor’s degree
Competencies list: many bullet points.
Benefits: "Cooley LLP offers a competitive compensation and excellent benefits program." then later: "We offer a full range of elective benefits including medical, health savings account (with applicable medical plan), dental, vision, health and/or dependent care flexible spending accounts, pre-tax commuter benefits, life insurance, AD&D, long-term care coverage, backup care for children and/or adults and other parental support benefits. In addition to elective benefit options, benefited employees receive firm-paid life insurance, AD&D, LTD, short term medical benefits as well as 21 days of Paid Time Off (“PTO”) and 10 paid holidays each year. We provide generous parental leave and fertility benefits. New employees will attend a detailed benefit orientation to learn more about our many benefits and resources."
Pay: "The expected annual pay range for this position with a full-time schedule is $225,000 - $300,000. Please note that final offer amount will be dependent on geographic location, applicable experience and skillset of the candidate. Senior level candidates may be considered for this position and would be eligible for a higher salary range based on experience."
Schedule: mention full-time schedule.
We need to avoid boilerplate like EOE, etc. Also remove duplicated lines (maybe "Ability to work extended and/or weekend hours, as required" appears both in Required Skills & Responsibilities and maybe elsewhere? Not elsewhere. Keep once.
We need to output only HTML fragment.
Let's structure:
About the role
About the role
Cooley AI is the wholly-owned subsidiary of Cooley LLP. The frontier development arm of the leading technology law firm in the world. Our mission is to bring the best-in-class practices from the technology field into the legal domain to help lead our firm and the legal industry into the AI era. All employees of Cooley AI are employees of Cooley and are seconded to Cooley AI. As a leading technology law firm, Cooley is determined to become a leader in the digital practice of law. The Lead Cloud Architect is responsible for owning the technical architecture and engineering standards for a greenfield SOC2-compliant SaaS platform built on AWS with hybrid connectivity to Azure and Databricks. This is a foundational leadership position that will have input into every infrastructure, security, and delivery decision.
Responsibilities
- Designing and maintaining Terraform modules, CI/CD golden path templates, and cloud infrastructure that enforce SOC 2-compliant patterns by default
- Owning the "paved road" used by product engineers for deployment
- Partnering with the DevSecOps Engineer to validate security requirements in every template
- Maintaining dotted-line governance reporting to Head of Information Security and compliance matters
- Serving as direct supervisor and mentor to direct reports
- Providing day-to-day supervision of direct reports, ensuring compliance with assigned work hours and monitoring for compliance with all firm and department policies
- Managing staffing coverage, reviewing and processing time logs/time off requests
- Supporting business professional development and continued educational opportunities
- In collaboration with immediate supervisor and central HR, participating in hiring, performance appraisals, counseling, termination and other employee lifecycle events
- Performing other duties as assigned or required
Requirements
- Proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite, iManage and other firm applications; demonstrated ability to learn and adopt new systems quickly (after orientation at Cooley LLP)
- Ability to work extended and/or weekend hours, as required
- Ability to travel, as required
- 7+ years direct applicable experience in cloud infrastructure or architecture roles
- Extensive hands‑on background with AWS (IAM, networking, Organizations) and Terraform at scale
- Experience with multi‑cloud or hybrid architectures involving Azure connectivity
- Ability to set technical direction while remaining hands‑on during the buildout phase
- Strong knowledge of infrastructure‑as‑code, zero‑trust networking, and least‑privilege access models
Qualifications
- Preferred: Bachelor’s degree
Skills
- Excellent analytical, problem‑solving and project management skills
- Ability to balance best practices with business objectives
- Entrepreneurial by nature
- Excellent attention to detail
- Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills with ability to facilitate and solve problems
- Ability to organize, prioritize and coordinate multiple activities often under tight timelines
- Ability to drive projects to completion and achieve goals
- Strong judgment
- Team‑player with collaborative spirit
- Unwavering ability to handle and maintain confidentiality regarding firm information, projects, client data
- High level of professionalism at all times
- Demonstrated ability to lead through influence and develop talent
- Proactive, analytical mindset
Benefits
- Medical, health savings account (with applicable medical plan), dental, vision
- Health and/or dependent care flexible spending accounts
- Pre‑tax commuter benefits
- Life insurance, AD&D, long‑term care coverage
- Backup care for children and/or adults and other parental support benefits
- Firm‑paid life insurance, AD&D, LTD, short‑term medical benefits
- 21 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) and 10 paid holidays each year
- Generous parental leave and fertility benefits
- Detailed benefit orientation for new employees
Pay
The expected annual pay range for this position with a full‑time schedule is $225,000 – $300,000. Final offer amount depends on geographic location, applicable experience and skillset; senior‑level candidates may be eligible for a higher range based on experience.
Schedule
Full‑time schedule.
Check for any duplicated content: we included "Ability to work extended and/or weekend hours, as required" and "Ability to travel, as required" under Requirements. Good. We omitted "Preferred Bachelor’s degree" under Requirements as a separate bullet. We omitted "Cooley LLP offers a competitive