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🏄 California – Remote

🏄 California – Remote

💵 $185k - $225k / year

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Gursey | Schneider LLP

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201 - 500 employees

💸 Finance

🏢 Enterprise

Finance • Enterprise • Professional Services

Gursey | Schneider LLP is a premier accounting firm based in California, with offices in Los Angeles, Irvine, San Diego, and San Francisco. The firm specializes in providing a wide array of services including litigation support, tax and accounting, client accounting services, business management, and audit & accounting. They are renowned for their leadership and experience in litigation support and offer creative and strategic perspectives on financial issues for businesses and individuals. With expertise in areas such as high net worth individuals, alternative asset management, media and entertainment, nonprofit organizations, and professional services, Gursey | Schneider LLP aims to guide their clients through complex financial environments. They are committed to diversity and fostering a unique and rewarding work culture.

📋 Description

• Provide day-to-day leadership and direction for the IT department, including infrastructure, systems administration, networking, service desk, and software development • Establish priorities, assign ownership, monitor progress, and ensure timely completion of projects and operational responsibilities • Develop and maintain IT policies, procedures, standards, documentation, and escalation processes • Establish coverage, cross-training, and succession planning to reduce single points of failure • Manage IT vendors, consultants, service providers, contracts, and technology-related relationships • Partner with firm leadership and department stakeholders to identify technology needs and translate them into practical solutions • Oversee Microsoft 365, Entra ID/Active Directory, Azure, VMware, servers, storage, backups, data center operations, and multi-office infrastructure • Lead infrastructure modernization and cloud transitions • Ensure backup, disaster recovery, business continuity, and infrastructure resilience • Oversee network architecture and operations, including firewalls, switches, wireless infrastructure, connectivity, and remote access • Manage technology asset lifecycles • Lead the cybersecurity program, including security controls, vulnerability management, patching, endpoint protection, access controls, monitoring, incident response, and remediation • Coordinate security assessments, penetration testing, cybersecurity insurance requirements, and third-party security reviews • Ensure responsive and consistent IT support across firm offices and remote employees • Establish and monitor service desk standards, escalation procedures, and performance expectations • Improve endpoint management, software deployment, patching, imaging, and device lifecycle processes • Develop and maintain an IT roadmap aligned with operational and strategic priorities • Lead major technology initiatives from planning through implementation and stabilization • Evaluate technologies and recommend solutions based on business value, security, reliability, cost, and supportability • Establish project-management discipline with defined scope, ownership, timelines, dependencies, risks, and status reporting • Work with firm leadership on modernization, automation, AI initiatives, application integrations, and process improvement • Identify opportunities for automation, AI, RPA, integrations, and emerging technologies • Partner with business leaders and software development to deliver scalable technology-enabled process improvements • Manage, coach, and develop a multidisciplinary IT team • Establish roles, responsibilities, performance expectations, and accountability • Conduct team and individual meetings, provide feedback, and support professional development • Promote collaboration and knowledge sharing across technology functions • Build redundancy and cross-training for continuity of critical IT operations • Report to the Director of Administration

🎯 Requirements

• 10+ years of progressively responsible information technology experience, including significant infrastructure and IT operations responsibilities • 5+ years of IT management or leadership experience • Strong technical knowledge of Microsoft 365, Azure, Entra ID/Active Directory, Windows Server, VMware, networking, endpoint management, backup/disaster recovery, and cybersecurity • Demonstrated experience managing IT infrastructure in a multi-office organization • Experience leading technical teams and managing employees across different IT disciplines • Strong understanding of cybersecurity principles, controls, incident response, and risk management • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities while maintaining reliable day-to-day operations • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate technical issues effectively to nontechnical leadership • Bachelor’s degree in information technology, computer science, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience (preferred) • Experience within an accounting firm or other professional services organization (preferred) • Experience supporting environments with significant confidentiality, security, and regulatory requirements (preferred) • Experience with cloud migration and infrastructure modernization (preferred) • Experience developing or improving disaster recovery and business continuity capabilities (preferred) • Relevant professional certifications such as CISSP, CISM, PMP, Microsoft, VMware, or comparable credentials (preferred) • Experience managing geographically distributed and/or remote technical teams (preferred) • Demonstrated interest in and experience evaluating or implementing emerging technologies, including AI, workflow automation, RPA, APIs/integrations, and related productivity technologies (preferred)

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance • Profit-sharing plan contributions • 401(k)-match plan • Paid parental leave • Generous holiday and PTO pay • Annual ski/camping trip • Black-tie holiday party • Quarterly departmental mixers with travel stipend • Paid continuing education • Retirement savings • Life and disability insurance • Certification incentives • Education assistance • Referral program