The Department
We know exceptional experiences begin with exceptional people. Individuals coming together, to make business better. At DLA Piper, we make this happen by fostering a culture where passion, excellence and inclusion is celebrated every day. A culture that recognises that no two careers or two people are the same. A culture that you have the opportunity to build and contribute to.
Our International IT Department is transforming legal services with cutting-edge technology. With a global team of 450+ experts, we support 7,500 colleagues through secure, seamless, and scalable solutions. Operating in a Cloud, Platform, and Product model, we offer opportunities to drive change, collaborate with top talent, and shape the future of legal tech. We value creativity, continuous learning, and excellence.
As a Platform Engineer at DLA Piper, you’ll manage and maintain Azure cloud environments, enabling scalable, secure, and automated infrastructure. Working within the Cloud Platform Team and collaborating across IT functions, you’ll apply DevOps and Reliability Engineering practices to streamline CI/CD, monitor systems, and optimize performance, security, and cost. Your work will support consistent, high-quality environments that empower teams to build and innovate.
Main duties and responsibilities
- Deploy, debug, and maintain cloud-based systems to support business and customer needs
- Monitor infrastructure to improve stability, performance, and cost-efficiency
- Promote DevOps and Reliability Engineering practices across teams
- Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) templates aligned with architecture and security standards
- Troubleshoot complex issues across network, OS, applications, and databases
- Document systems and create runbooks for knowledge sharing.
About you
You’re a passionate technologist who thrives on learning and sharing knowledge.
What You Bring
- Proven experience with large-scale Azure cloud infrastructure
- Strong DevOps/CloudOps background with a focus on resilience and reliability
- Familiarity with monitoring tools and SRE/observability principles
- Experience working within regulatory frameworks (SOC, ISO27001, Cyber Essentials)
- Automation-first mindset using IaC, source control, and pipelines
- Self-starter with strong planning, organisation, and communication skills
Technical Knowledge – we don’t expect you to know it all! You will have an understanding of the below and an appetite to learn.
- Azure tenant, subscription, and cost management
- Identity & access control (RBAC, Active Directory)
- Networking (Hub & Spoke, VPN, DNS, API Management, WAF, etc.)
- IaaS (Linux/Windows VMs) and PaaS (Key Vault, Storage, SQL/Postgres, Kubernetes, PowerBI)
- Monitoring and logging (Sentinel, Log Analytics, KQL, Dashboards, Alerts).
About us
We're a global law firm helping our clients achieve their goals wherever they do business. Our pursuit of innovation has transformed our delivery of legal services. With offices in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific, we deliver exceptional outcomes on cross-border projects, critical transactions and high-stakes disputes.
At DLA Piper, we understand that inclusion is not a one-size-fits-all concept. We embrace and celebrate the range of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences that each individual brings to our firm. By fostering a culture that welcomes and appreciates all aspects of our individuality, we ensure that everyone has the opportunity to succeed.
Our commitment to inclusion and positive social impact enables us to provide exceptional service to our clients and communities, while nurturing a unique and inclusive culture for all our people. We welcome the unique contribution that you will bring to our firm and actively encourage applications from all talented people – however your talent is packaged, whatever your background or circumstance and regardless of how you identify.
We are committed to being accessible and accommodating any reasonable adjustments needed throughout the recruitment process to ensure an inclusive experience for all. If you need any support or adjustments, please let us know.
Where local legislation permits, we will conduct relevant pre-engagement screening checks prior to your first day.
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At DLA Piper, we aim to make meaningful progress and build an inclusive culture where anyone affected by disability, neurodiversity or a long-term health condition has an equitable and accessible chance of success. If you think you may need adjustments or additional support to enable you to participate in our recruitment process, please contact our Recruitment team and we will be happy to support you.
Agile Working
We recognise that people have responsibilities and interests outside of their career and that as a business, we all benefit from working flexibly. That’s why we are open to discussing with candidates the different ways in which we are able to support requests for agile working arrangements.
Pre-Engagement Screening
In the event that we make an offer to you, and where local legislation permits, we will conduct pre-engagement screening checks that may include but are not limited to your professional and academic qualifications, your eligibility to work in the relevant jurisdiction, any criminal records, your financial stability, and references from previous employers.
Our hiring approach
Our hiring approach enables us to learn about the professional and person you are, and gives you the opportunity to learn about us. Your recruitment experience can differ depending on the type of role you are interviewing for. You will always meet your direct Line Manager for your role, as well as peers and close collaborators for the position. For some of our roles we may also use assessment tools, practical exercises, and panel presentations. Your Recruitment Business Partner will inform you of the recruitment process at the start of any recruitment process, but please let us know if you have any questions prior to making an application.
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