McDermott Will & Emery

AI DevOps Architect

McDermott Will & Emery

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: ChicagoFloridaIllinoisUnited States

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Salary

💰 $158,000 - $246,000 per year

Job Level

Tech Stack

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.
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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