Cloud Transformation Lead for Legal Tech & Azure

Friedman Williams; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Friedman Williams in Washington DC seeks a Director of Cloud Services to lead the migration of the firm’s applications from on-premises and legacy environments to cloud-native and hybrid platforms. The role works closely with attorneys, practice groups, and application owners to ensure migrations protect client data, minimize disruption to billable work, and meet confidentiality and compliance expectations.

Our Microsoft environment provides the foundation for this work.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.
• 5+ years in IT infrastructure and cloud services; 3+ years in leadership within professional services or legal environments.
• Proven success leading large-scale cloud migrations, preferably in law firms or professional services.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft cloud services (Azure, M365, Entra ID, Exchange Online).
• Experience with security/compliance requirements and risk-sensitive cloud deployments.

Responsibilities

• Lead migration program from assessment through cutover with minimal downtime.
• Define migration paths (rehost/replatform/refactor/replace/retire) based on value, risk, and cost.
• Oversee Azure, M365, Exchange Online, and Entra ID deployment as platform foundation.
• Develop cloud governance, security, data residency, and retention standards.
• Drive FinOps practices for cost, capacity, and performance optimization.
• Lead change management and adoption, coordinating with attorneys and IT teams.

Skills

Leadership

Cloud strategy

Migration planning

Stakeholder comms

Cost optimization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Information Systems

Tools

Azure

Microsoft 365

Entra ID

Exchange Online

Azure Migrate

IaC

Job description

Friedman Williams in Washington DC seeks a Director of Cloud Services to lead the migration of the firm’s applications from on-premises and legacy environments to cloud-native and hybrid platforms. The role works closely with attorneys, practice groups, and application owners to ensure migrations protect client data, minimize disruption to billable work, and meet confidentiality and compliance expectations.

Our Microsoft environment provides the foundation for this work.