Senior Developer

Job Description

We are a global law firm with a powerful strategic focus and real momentum. Our industry-focused strategy is seeing us take on pioneering work in places that others have yet to reach. Our shared values define our culture and our workplace. You will find us to be unusually collegial, team-oriented, and ready to innovate. We work seamlessly across practices, offices and around the world. This elimination of boundaries has allowed us to evolve into a law firm that works as hard for its culture as it does for its clients.

The Senior Developer will be responsible for leading the technical integration and implementation of Aderant Expert Sierra within the firm. This role involves collaborating closely with business stakeholders and team members to ensure the successful delivery of business-critical solutions. The Senior Developer will oversee the full software development lifecycle (SDLC) and provide production support for existing applications.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Lead and manage the technical integration of Aderant Expert Sierra, including installation, configuration, and testing to ensure full operational functionality, utilizing Microsoft Fabric and an Azure Pub-Sub process with Service Bus. 

• Collaborate with business consultants to gather system requirements and design solutions that meet business processes and requirements

• Conduct product demonstrations, provide best-practice advice, and function as a trusted advisor to business stakeholders

• Develop and deploy solutions in line with design specifications, ensuring adherence to department standards for design, development, and quality control

• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to team members, fostering a collaborative and high-performing team environment

• Support Aderant integrations and assist in resolving compatibility issues during migration to the cloud from on-premise environments

• Maintain a working knowledge of current and trending technologies, and their applicability to the organization

• Develop close working relationships with business, product owners, and support teams to foster collaboration and teamwork

• Provide production support for existing Aderant and related applications, ensuring high standards of software quality and performance

•  Use Azure DevOps for the SDLC process and assist in migrating on-premise web applications to cloud-native platforms

• Create project deliverables such as presentations, build and deployment guides, and task lists

Other duties

Please note this job description does not cover or contain all activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or equivalent years of direct experience required

• 7+ years of experience with development platforms such as .NET, C#, REST API, Power Shell and SQL Server

• Experience with Medilion architecture, data flow design and pipeline development in Microsoft Fabric

• Experience orchestrating workflows using Apache Airflow

• Extensive experience leading technical projects and managing the full SDLC

• Proven experience with Aderant Expert Sierra, including installation, configuration, and integration

• Strong technical background with knowledge of various programming languages, software development methodologies, and project management practices

• Experience in cloud migration and working with Azure DevOps

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to develop ongoing relationships with technical colleagues and business stakeholders

• Extensive knowledge of legal industry applications, security, operational practices, and systems development life cycle management across multiple platforms

• Senior-level proficiency in business requirement gathering and analysis, process development/enforcement, and enterprise governance

• Familiarity with Legal industry-specific LOB applications like Aderant, Intapp, iManage, InterAction

• Familiarity with incident management, security analysis and reporting, risk management, business awareness, and end-user training

• Strong troubleshooting skills and experience in resolving technical and application problems

• Ability to shift gears, prioritize, and work effectively in an agile environment

• Experience collaborating with software and service vendors, managing scope and professional service engagements

• Knowledge of best practices in software development and engineering mindset

• Experience in developing and deploying solutions in line with design specifications

• Ability to provide technical leadership and mentorship to team members

• Flexible to work in shifts (US hours) and operate outside of core working hours where required

Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP is committed to providing employees with a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that supports you, your health, and your family. Benefit packages include access to three medical plans, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance. Employees can also access pre-tax benefits such as health savings and flexible spending accounts. Norton Rose Fulbright helps provide financial security by allowing employees to participate in a 401(k) savings plan and profit-sharing plans if eligible. Full- time employees are eligible to access fertility benefits designed to support fertility and family-forming journeys.

In addition to the Firm’s health and welfare benefits above, we offer a competitive paid time off plan, which provides a minimum of 20 days off based on your role and tenure with the firm. The firm offers a generous paid parental leave benefit allowing parents to take a minimum of 14 weeks of paid leave to bond with your newborn, or adopted child(ren). Employees are also entitled to 11 Firm holidays.

Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal laws and their implementing regulations that require the collection and recording of certain data and information. The information we receive will not be used to make any decision regarding employment and will be kept separate from your application. Similarly, self-identification information is kept confidential and used only in accordance with applicable federal laws and regulations. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Norton Rose Fulbright is committed to providing reasonable accommodation as an Equal Opportunity Employer to applicants with disabilities. If you require assistance or accommodation to complete your application, please contact [email protected]. Please provide your contact information and a description of your accessibility issue. We will make a determination on your request for reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis.

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