Senior Cloud Solutions Architect & Systems Engineer

Magna Legal Services is a trusted nationwide partner to law firms, corporations, insurance carriers, and government agencies, delivering comprehensive legal support at every stage of a case. From court reporting and record retrieval to jury consulting, investigations, litigation graphics, and language services, we help our clients navigate complex legal challenges with confidence. Our reputation is built on the expertise, dedication, and professionalism of our team, and we’re proud to foster a culture where talented people can do meaningful work and grow their careers. Magna Legal Services runs on a growing portfolio of business applications — supporting everything from case and client management to internal operations — most of it built and hosted on Azure. Keeping that portfolio secure, stable, and cost-effective is a shared responsibility between our enterprise development teams and our infrastructure organization, and it's growing more complex as the number of applications and the scale of our cloud footprint increases. We're looking for a senior cloud solutions architect and hands-on systems engineer who can lead solution design and remain directly involved in implementation. You'll partner with development teams to design new Azure solutions and work with infrastructure to keep the underlying platform secure and well governed. Position You'll design, build, and govern the Azure environment that supports Magna's applications firm-wide — not any single product, but the full portfolio of business and client-facing systems our enterprise development and infrastructure teams run on. You'll own the security, configuration, and operational stability of that environment, and manage and monitor cloud costs and usage across it. You'll partner closely with enterprise development teams to design cloud-native and hybrid application architectures — IaaS, PaaS, containers, and serverless — and with our general infrastructure team on the identity, networking, and hybrid connectivity that everything else depends on. You'll also keep an eye on where the platform is headed: tracking upcoming changes to Azure and Microsoft 365, planning how to absorb them without disrupting the business, and making sure the rest of IT is up to speed on what's changing and why. Primary Responsibilities Architect and build secure, cost-effective cloud solutions on Azure to meet business and application requirements across MagnaOwn the governance, configuration, security, and stability of the Azure environment — manage and monitor cloud costs, services, and hybrid infrastructurePartner with enterprise development teams to design and implement cloud-native and hybrid application architectures (IaaS, PaaS, containers, serverless)Partner with the general infrastructure team on identity, networking, directory services, and hybrid connectivity between on-premises and AzureWork with IT leadership and business units to understand requirements, and develop and execute plans to implement and deploy responsive solutionsTrack upcoming changes to the platform and plan how to absorb them without operational interruptionMonitor and communicate service performance to stakeholders; make sure delivery meets business requirements and SLAsChampion the adoption of Microsoft 365 and Azure services where they genuinely help the business, and help train and develop the IT staff who support themCreate and maintain policies and documentation for the proper use of Microsoft 365, Azure, AWS, and other cloud servicesCollaborate with networking, security, support, and application teams to resolve issues effectivelyDocument changes using change management best practicesMaintain a highly secure environment through proper configuration and access monitoringKeep up to date with evolving Azure and Microsoft 365 technologies Desired Background 8+ years designing, supporting, deploying, and evolving technology platforms and infrastructure in a highly distributed enterprise environment8+ years of Microsoft Windows Server administration experience5+ years of experience with Microsoft 365 in an environment of 700+ users3+ years designing, deploying, and supporting Azure, including mission-critical and highly secure workloadsDeep knowledge of the Microsoft cloud ecosystem — Azure Storage, App Services, Azure Networking, Containers, Data Services, Defender for Cloud, and Entra IDDeep knowledge of Active Directory, Configuration Manager, networking, DNS, Hyper-V, clustering, and GPOsExperience managing directory sync into Azure AD, migration to Azure AD, and hybrid coupling with Azure AD Domain ServicesAdvanced PowerShell skills for managing Azure and Microsoft 365 at scaleExcellent written and verbal communication — you'll be translating between business needs, developers, and infrastructureBachelor's degree in Computer Information Sciences or a similar field, or equivalent experience and/or certifications Preferred Qualifications MCSE, Microsoft 365, Azure (IaaS/PaaS), or equivalent cloud certificationsFamiliarity with Infrastructure-as-Code (ARM/Bicep/Terraform) and CI/CD pipelinesExperience with containerized (AKS) or serverless (Azure Functions) architecturesExperience with Azure Landing Zones or similar governance/subscription design workExperience with data security standards and regulations relevant to the legal industryExperience in a legal or regulated business environment, including handling highly secure and confidential client data The Team You'll report to the IT Director / VP of IT. Your day-to-day partners: Enterprise development teams — for cloud-native and hybrid application architecture across Magna's application portfolioGeneral infrastructure team — for identity, networking, and hybrid on-premises/Azure connectivityIT leadership and business units — for requirements, priorities, and rollout planningNetworking, security, support, and application teams — for day-to-day issue resolution Magna Legal Services provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. 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