Enterprise Architect

Responsibilities include

• Architecture & Governance: Coordinate enterprise architecture reference models, principles, and technology standards, and steward them through the Enterprise Architecture Review Board (ARB) governance and gate process.
• Microsoft Modernization: Modernize the legacy Microsoft estate: Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS/DHCP, Windows Server, file services, and on-premises Exchange - and drive migration and integration paths toward Microsoft 365, Microsoft Entra ID, and cloud-native services.
• Cloud Architecture: Design and govern Azure and AWS landing zones, subscription/account structures, identity federation, private connectivity, and cost and tagging standards for a multi-cloud environment.
• Networking & Firewall: Define reference designs for hybrid networking, segmentation, and firewall architecture - including site-to-site and cloud connectivity, VPN, micro-segmentation, and next-generation firewall policy standards.
• Data Governance: Establish and maintain data governance and information-protection architecture, including data classification, sensitivity labeling, DLP, encryption/key management, and controls that support ethical walls, client-matter confidentiality, and Office of the General Counsel obligations.
• Security by Design: Embed security-by-design across the estate in partnership with the security team - Zero Trust principles, Conditional Access, identity governance, logging/monitoring, and vulnerability-driven remediation planning.
• Documentation & Roadmaps: Produce and maintain architecture artifacts - reference architecture, decision records, standards documents, and roadmaps - and present recommendations to IT leadership and firm stakeholders.
• AI Strategy & Enablement: Advise on and help govern the responsible adoption of AI tooling and platforms, including Microsoft Copilot, Azure OpenAI, vendor-integrated AI capabilities, and workflow automation opportunities that improve productivity while protecting firm and client data.
• AI Governance & Risk Controls: Define architecture patterns, guardrails, and review criteria for AI solutions, including data residency, model and vendor risk, prompt and output handling, training-data exposure, access controls, auditability, retention, and human oversight appropriate for a legal environment.
• Collaboration: Partner with infrastructure, applications, security, and practice-technology teams to ensure architectural alignment and to guide project-level solution design.

Qualifications

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts for technical teams and firm leadership alike.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with sound judgment in balancing security, cost, and operational supportability.
• Ability to influence without direct authority and build consensus across infrastructure, security, applications, and practice-technology teams.
• Confidence presenting and defending architectural recommendations to IT leadership and governance bodies such as the ARB.
• Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and exercise discretion with confidential client and firm information.

Experience

• 10+ years of progressive experience in enterprise infrastructure, including demonstrated experience as an enterprise, solutions, or infrastructure architect operating within an enterprise architecture governance framework.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Expertise across legacy Microsoft environments: Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS/DHCP, Windows Server, file/print services, and on-premises Exchange, including modernization and hybrid integration.
• Strong architecture experience with Microsoft Azure (landing zones, networking, Entra ID, governance) and Amazon Web Services (AWS).
• Demonstrated experience designing enterprise networking and firewall architectures across on-premises and cloud.
• Demonstrated experience with data governance and information protection including Microsoft Purview Information Protection, Microsoft 365, and Entra Suite capabilities.
• Working knowledge of security frameworks and Zero Trust principles, including identity governance and Conditional Access.
• Demonstrated understanding of enterprise AI architecture and governance with hands-on exposure to AI-enabled productivity and automation platforms such as Microsoft Copilot, Copilot Studio, Azure OpenAI, and Power Platform.
• Experience in a law firm, professional services, or similarly regulated, confidentiality-sensitive environment, with familiarity with ethical walls and Outside Counsel Guidelines (OGC).
• Familiarity with legal-industry platforms such as iManage, including knowledge-search and document-intelligence capabilities, and with virtual desktop (AVD) and endpoint-management (Intune, Jamf) technologies.
• Relevant certifications, such as Azure Solutions Architect Expert, AWS Solutions Architect, TOGAF, or comparable network/security credentials.

Compensation & Benefits

• The annual compensation range for this position is $175,000 - $220,000. The salary offered within this range will depend upon qualifications and other operational considerations.
• Benefits offered for this position include health care; retirement benefits; paid days off, including sick time, and vacation time; parental leave; basic life insurance; Flexible Spending Accounts; as well as discretionary, performance-based bonuses.
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