Senior IT Applications Engineer - Hybrid Legal Tech Leader

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP; Charleston (SC); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP is seeking a Senior IT Applications Engineer to act as the technical owner for firm-wide document management, case management, and business application platforms. The role will focus on architecture, governance, security, and lifecycle management across multiple systems.

You will lead integrations, automation, and modernization initiatives, working closely with attorneys and IT leadership.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience supporting enterprise applications
• 5+ years in legal technology platforms in a law firm
• Experience leading app implementations, upgrades, migrations and vendor coordination
• Strong skills in enterprise integrations, APIs, web services, databases, SQL

Responsibilities

• Own and escalate complex issues for document management, case management and legal workflow platforms
• Develop roadmaps and establish standards for architecture, governance, security and lifecycle management
• Oversee configuration, administration, monitoring, and maintenance of firm applications
• Design and maintain enterprise integrations, data services, and automation across DMS, accounting, CRM and records systems
• Identify opportunities to improve processes via automation and emerging technologies
• Lead deployments, testing, UAT, deployment, risk management and vendor coordination
• Collaborate with attorneys and IT leadership to translate business needs into technical solutions
• Mentor analysts and document technical practices and promote knowledge sharing

Skills

Enterprise apps

Legal tech

Vendor management

SQL

Education

Bachelor's or Associate in IT/related field

Job description

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP is seeking a Senior IT Applications Engineer to act as the technical owner for firm-wide document management, case management, and business application platforms. The role will focus on architecture, governance, security, and lifecycle management across multiple systems.

You will lead integrations, automation, and modernization initiatives, working closely with attorneys and IT leadership.