Enterprise Monitoring Engineer

Latham & Watkins is a global law firm consistently ranked among the top firms in the world. The success of our firm is largely determined by our commitment to hire and develop the very best and brightest, creating a team that provides our clients with the highest quality of work and service. We are driven by our core values: respect, innovation, and collaboration.  

The Enterprise Monitoring Engineer is an integral part of Latham’s Technology & Information Services team. This role will be responsible for partnering with key stakeholders across global technology teams to design and implement monitoring solutions for the firm's core Line of Business ("LOB") applications and vital infrastructure, while providing input into monitoring and observability platform technical design and architectural decisions and changes, including the design and implementation of new monitoring systems integrations. This role will be located in our Manchester office. Please note that this role may be eligible for a flexible working schedule that allows for a hybrid and in-office presence.

Other key responsibilities include:

• Demonstrating understanding of Monitoring and Observability tools and core concepts
• Demonstrating understanding of Observability frameworks and tools that ingest telemetry data from multiple sources
• Ensuring platform health and stability
• Providing support to and acting as the main escalation point for junior colleagues and the NOC team
• Promoting the enterprise monitoring service through stakeholder engagement

We’d love to hear from you if you:

• Display expert subject matter knowledge on Monitoring and Observability tools for critical Infrastructure and LOB services/applications
• Demonstrate good knowledge of working with Observability tools to leverage telemetry data (logs, metrics and trace data) to provide insight into an application/system state
• Possess the ability to understand technical problems and clearly articulate issues to peers

And have:

• Experience required working with industry/enterprise class monitoring and observability tools, including on-premise and Cloud
• Experience working with or supporting Microsoft Azure service using Azure Monitoring and Azure Automation, preferably
• Experience working with or supporting Microsoft technology components such as Windows Server OS, IIS, AD, DNS, SQL Server, and Exchange
• Experience working with or supporting containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)

Successful candidates will not only be provided with an outstanding career opportunity and welcoming environment, but will also be provided with a generous total compensation package with bonuses awarded in recognition of both individual and firm performance. Eligible employees can participate in Latham’s comprehensive benefit program which includes:

• Health insurance as well as group income protection and life assurance
• A pension plan
• Wellness programs
• Employee discounts
• And more!
  
  

Additionally, we have a range of programming including Global Affinity Groups, which are open to all. These groups provide a firmwide platform to share experiences and advice as well as an opportunity to participate in a supportive network with common interests to help make life at the firm even better.

Latham & Watkins is an equal opportunity employer. The Firm prohibits discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race (including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles), colour, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status (including veterans of the Vietnam era), gender expression, marital status, or any other characteristic or condition protected by applicable statute.

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