
AI DevOps Architect
McDermott Will & Emery
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Chicago • Florida • Illinois • United States
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Salary
💰 $158,000 - $246,000 per year
About the role
- Define the architecture for an AI program that is genuinely among the most ambitious in the legal industry.
- Design and own the CI/CD pipeline architecture for the AI Solutions Delivery team.
- Onboard new AI solutions into the production pipeline.
- Own and evolve the Azure DevOps infrastructure underpinning the firm's AI program.
- Define and enforce deployment governance standards.
- Partner with the firm's security team to ensure all pipeline and deployment architecture aligns with security requirements.
- Conduct pipeline and infrastructure reviews of solutions built by the delivery team.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in solutions architecture, cloud infrastructure, or DevOps engineering.
- Deep expertise in Microsoft Azure — Azure Container Apps, Azure DevOps, Azure API Management, and Azure Monitor; Azure certifications strongly preferred.
- Proven experience designing enterprise CI/CD pipelines — YAML authoring, multi-stage releases, branching strategies, deployment gates, environment management, and rollback procedures.
- Working knowledge of AI/ML infrastructure patterns — LLM API integration, token management, prompt caching, and operational characteristics of AI-powered applications.
- Exceptional ability to communicate complex architecture decisions to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Demonstrated track record of establishing and enforcing technical standards across a delivery team without direct management authority.
- BS in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent demonstrated experience.
Benefits
- Wellness is integral to building a successful career and a rich life.
- Comprehensive benefits package with an emphasis on work-life balance.
- Generous compensation packages that recognize hard work and excellence.
- Eligible for a discretionary bonus.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
solutions architecturecloud infrastructureDevOps engineeringMicrosoft AzureCI/CD pipelinesYAML authoringmulti-stage releasesAI/ML infrastructure patternsLLM API integrationtoken management
Soft Skills
communicationtechnical standards enforcementcollaborationproblem-solvingleadership
Certifications
Azure certifications