Innovation Platform Engineer
About the job
- Strong engineering experience across Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform.
- Experience building and managing cloud-native platforms and services.
- Expertise in Infrastructure as Code, automation and platform engineering practices.
- Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps methodologies.
- Knowledge of containerisation and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
- Experience designing secure, API-driven architectures and integrating enterprise security controls.
- Hands-on experience with AI engineering platforms, large language models, orchestration frameworks and AI solution development.
- Familiarity with tools such as GitHub, Azure DevOps and automated deployment pipelines.
- Exposure to Power Platform, Zapier, Make or other low-code/no-code technologies.
- Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Ability to work in fast-moving environments where priorities and requirements evolve.
- Ability to balance innovation, speed and experimentation with robust engineering discipline.
- Ability to influence and collaborate across architecture, security, operations and product teams.
- Lead the development and evolution of the firm's innovation platform across Azure and Google Cloud Platform.
- Design reusable cloud architectures, landing zones, deployment pipelines and shared engineering services.
- Build secure, scalable and automated cloud environments using Infrastructure as Code and DevSecOps principles.
- Establish engineering standards, technical guardrails and operational best practices.
- Implement monitoring, observability and support capabilities for innovation services.
- Partner with engineering and operational teams to transition successful prototypes into production.
- Develop and optimise CI/CD pipelines across multi-cloud environments.
- Support platform governance, resilience and cost optimisation.
- Design and build prototypes and proof-of-concept solutions to validate new ideas.
- Work iteratively, incorporating user feedback to improve solutions and accelerate learning.
- Develop reusable templates, automation assets and engineering components.
- Document technical designs, architecture decisions and implementation approaches.
- Help assess and shape solutions progressing through the innovation pipeline.
- Engineer AI-enabled solutions leveraging Azure AI, Vertex AI, large language models and emerging agentic frameworks.
- Evaluate new technologies and assess their practical application within a professional services environment.
- Translate technical capabilities into scalable business solutions.
- Provide technical insight and feasibility assessments for innovation initiatives.
- Work closely with Innovation stakeholders to understand business challenges and user needs.
- Partner with Enterprise Architecture, Security, Data and Infrastructure teams to ensure solutions align with firm standards.
- Support testing and adoption activities, rapidly responding to feedback and enhancements.
- Prepare successful solutions for production implementation through documentation, knowledge transfer and operational readiness.
- Experience within legal services or a professional services environment.
About the company
Freshfields provides legal services to large corporations, financial institutions, and governments on complex, high-stakes business matters. The firm operates through a network of over 2,500 lawyers who work in multidisciplinary teams to advise on international transactions, regulatory compliance, and legal disputes. Unlike many competitors, Freshfields maintains a vast global footprint with offices across Europe, Asia, and the United States, allowing it to coordinate cross-border legal strategies seamlessly. The firm's goal is to help clients navigate critical business challenges by providing practical legal advice and delivering results on a global scale.
Company Size
5,001-10,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
London, United Kingdom
Founded
1743
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What believers are saying
- H1 2026 league tables showed Freshfields top-ten global M&A and capital-markets momentum.
- Freshfields advised Carta on Avantia, launching Carta Law on May 13, 2026.
- Freshfields advised Beazley on kWh Analytics, strengthening renewable-energy and insurance deal flow.
What critics are saying
- Law.com reported August 24, 2026 partner departures in Munich and Düsseldorf.
- Irish Times reported July 13, 2026 equity downgrades and forced partner exits after pay overhaul.
- AI-native platforms and partner departures erode premium pricing, threatening Freshfields' partnership model by 2027.
What makes Freshfields unique
- Freshfields ranked #1 globally for cross-border M&A in Mergermarket H1 2026.
- Anthropic deployed Claude to 5,700 Freshfields staff across 33 offices on April 23, 2026.
- Freshfields deepens restructuring, antitrust, and sanctions practices with New York and London specialists.
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