Cloud & Infrastructure Services Engineer

Joining McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC means becoming part of a team that values your voice, your growth, and your impact on clients, colleagues, and the communities we serve. Since 1935, McNees has been a trusted, client-focused law firm delivering practical, results-driven legal solutions with integrity and a client-first philosophy. We are a full-service firm with more than 170 attorneys and 350 professionals, committed to excellence across a wide range of practice areas and industries.

At McNees, we are guided by our core values of authentic relationships, excellence, growth, and balance to foster collaboration and innovation. We support your success through mentorship, leadership development, and continuous learning opportunities. Our commitment to community runs deep, with a strong tradition of stewardship through pro bono work, charitable initiatives, and civic engagement. We also prioritize flexibility and well-being with a family-focused culture, reasonable revenue hour expectations, and technology that drives efficiency.

If you’re looking for an opportunity to do meaningful work with people who value integrity and collaboration, you’ll feel at home at McNees.

McNees, Wallace & Nurick is actively seeking a  Cloud & Infrastructure Services Engineer to join our  Information Technology   department. At McNees, we believe our people are our greatest asset. We foster a culture of integrity, innovation, and collaboration - where your ideas matter, and your contributions make a real impact.

As a Cloud & Infrastructure Services Engineer, you will help shape and maintain the firm's modern hybrid technology environment, serving as a key contributor to cloud adoption, infrastructure modernization, security, and operational excellence. In this role, you'll have ownership of core platforms including Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, Active Directory, Intune, and Exchange while partnering closely with internal stakeholders, security teams, and managed service providers to ensure reliable, secure, and scalable technology services. If you enjoy solving complex infrastructure challenges, driving automation, and implementing innovative cloud solutions, we encourage you to apply. 

Responsibilities

Administer, configure, and support the firm's Microsoft ecosystem, including Active Directory, Microsoft 365, Azure, Intune, Exchange, user provisioning, licensing, and tenant management. 

Design, deploy, and manage secure and scalable Microsoft Azure environments, including virtual machines, networking, storage, application services, VPN connectivity, and related cloud resources.

Maintain and support hybrid infrastructure environments, including on-premises servers, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, and directory services.

Develop and implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using tools such as Terraform and ARM templates to streamline and automate deployments. 

Monitor infrastructure performance, availability, and capacity using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, and other observability tools. 

Manage identity and access services through Microsoft Entra ID, including conditional access, multi-factor authentication, single sign-on, and security controls. 

Design and support backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity solutions utilizing Azure Site Recovery, Azure Backup, Rubrik, and related technologies. 

Implement cloud governance standards, resource management practices, and cost optimization initiatives across Azure environments. 

Provide hands-on administration and troubleshooting of network infrastructure, including switches, access points, gateways, SD-WAN technologies, VPN services, and wireless networking platforms. 

Serve as the primary internal liaison with managed service providers for infrastructure and network-related support, escalations, and issue resolution.

Partner with cybersecurity teams to strengthen infrastructure security, implement best practices, and remediate vulnerabilities across cloud and on-premises environments. 

Create and maintain architecture documentation, operational procedures, technical standards, and disaster recovery plans. 

Provide advanced Tier 2/3 support for complex infrastructure issues and collaborate with vendors and Microsoft support when needed. 

Stay informed on emerging cloud technologies, platform enhancements, and industry best practices to continuously improve the firm's technology environment. 

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field. 

5+ years of experience in systems administration, cloud engineering, or infrastructure engineering, including hands-on administration of Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, Intune, Exchange, and Active Directory environments. 

Strong knowledge of Microsoft Azure services, including compute, storage, networking, identity, and security solutions. 

Experience managing Windows Server and Linux environments across both cloud and on-premises infrastructure. 

Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or ARM templates and experience with CI/CD pipelines, preferably Azure DevOps. 

Strong understanding of networking concepts, including TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VPNs, firewalls, load balancing, SD-WAN, and enterprise networking technologies. 

Experience with scripting and automation using PowerShell, Azure CLI, Python, Bash, or similar tools. 

Knowledge of backup, disaster recovery, high-availability architectures, and business continuity planning. 

Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and technical documentation skills. 

Experience supporting enterprise networking infrastructure, including Ubiquiti or comparable networking platforms, and collaborating with managed service providers (MSPs) in a co-managed IT environment. 

Industry certifications are strongly preferred, including Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104), Microsoft 365 Administrator Expert (MS-102), Identity and Access Administrator Associate (SC-300), Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305), Azure Network Engineer Associate (AZ-700), or equivalent credentials.

Experience working in a law firm or other professional services environment is preferred. 

Familiarity with ITIL principles and experience using IT service management (ITSM) platforms or ticketing systems is preferred. 

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About McNees

Headquartered in Harrisburg, Pa., McNees operates offices across Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, and Washington, D.C., giving our team a broad regional footprint and diverse opportunities for collaboration. We are ranked among the NLJ 500, Best Law Firms, and Best Lawyers, and nationally recognized for excellence in areas such as construction litigation and energy law.

Our attorneys deliver tailored strategies to businesses, individuals, and organizations across industries, including real estate, energy, healthcare, banking and finance, insurance, construction, and technology. We also have a strong presence in public sector law, advocating for clients in regulatory and legislative matters at all levels of government.

Our services span corporate law, real estate and construction, labor and employment, litigation, tax, intellectual property, energy and environmental, estate planning, and public sector law, complemented by affiliated businesses like Apollo Communications (strategic marketing and PR), Keystone Municipal Solutions (municipal consulting), and Pine Street Land Company (title and settlement services).

McNees offers an engaging work environment, robust opportunities for professional development, challenging and rewarding career paths, and competitive compensation. McNees is an  Equal Opportunity Employer . Employment decisions are made without regard to any trait protected by law.