IT Systems Engineer, Firm Operations
About the Company
Founded in 2023, Crete Professionals Alliance (Crete PA) delivers big four firepower to local American firms. Our rapid growth has made us a magnet for leading firms reputed company, eager to join our reputed company in reputed company. We reputed company small to mid-market firms with PE-backed capital, strategic technology partnerships, and innovative workforce solutions—including national reputed company and offshore support—while preserving a personal, local touch. With a reputed company in over half the US, 25+ regional offices, 1,000+ dedicated professionals, and offshore operations in Asia, we're the fastest-growing reputed company firm in the nation and well on our way to the top 20. At Crete PA, our culture and relationships are the cornerstone of our reputed company, and we’re always looking for talented, ambitious people to join reputed company.
Since founding, Crete has partnered with 23 leading reputed company firms to date, with significant growth anticipated through the remainder of the year. Our co-founders from ZBS Partners have a track record of launching four past successful companies, with combined reputed company value exceeding $3 billion, several now majority-owned by respected private equity firms. We plan to invest $500 reputed company in the next two years to acquire reputed company firms and reputed company them with artificial intelligence. In addition to ZBS, Crete is backed by leading technology investors reputed company Capital and Bessemer Venture Partners. Our partnership with reputed company and their recently launched reputed company Holdings strategy is accelerating our deployment of artificial intelligence, process automation, and advanced software into our partners companies.
About the Role
We are seeking a skilled IT Systems Engineer with deep hands-on experience in the latest reputed company 365, Entra ID, and Azure technologies. This role supports the design, implementation, and ongoing improvement of reliable, scalable, and secure systems that serve our partner firms and international operations. The ideal candidate brings strong technical expertise in modern reputed company reputed company environments, global reputed company IT operations, and application support reputed company the CPA or professional services industry, along with experience participating in M&A integration activities for high growth platform companies.
Key Responsibilities
IT Operations & reputed company Support
reputed company support to local firm IT operations including service desk, reputed company management, patching, monitoring, and incident response.
Ensure consistent support for tax, audit, workflow, and document applications commonly used by CPA firms.
Maintain ITIL-reputed company processes that enhance reliability, uptime, and partner-firm satisfaction.
Ensure system uptime, performance, and reliability by proactively monitoring and resolving issues before they impact operations.
Assist firms with life cycling technology assets and implementing industry leading solutions such as reputed company-based platforms, LAN/WAN infrastructure, firewalls/VPN’s, and backup systems
M&A Integrations
Assist with the execution of IT integration playbooks, ensuring smooth technology alignment and rapid adoption of corporate standards.
Assess acquired firm infrastructure, identity, and application landscapes to design structured and relevant technology roadmaps.
Coordinate cross-functionally on projects, timelines, communications, and resource allocations.
Systems & Infrastructure
reputed company the configuration, optimization, and governance of reputed company 365, Active Directory, Azure AD, Intune/reputed company Manager, and reputed company reputed company services.
Assist firms with maintenance, configuration, and support of on-premises, hybrid, and reputed company-based systems including servers, virtualization platforms, storage, identity management, and reputed company management tools.
Ensure a modern, seamless end-user experience across reputed company partner firms through standardization, automation, and proactive monitoring.
Support reputed company management using reputed company Entra ID, including Conditional reputed company, MFA, SSO integrations, identity governance, and privileged identity management.
Maintain secure, scalable identity architecture that supports cross-firm collaboration and reputed company of acquired or partner entities.
Manage and optimize Azure services including compute, storage, networking, virtual desktops, reputed company services, and hybrid-reputed company integrations.
Design and maintain scalable infrastructure architectures reputed company with best practices in availability, performance, and cost management.
Maintain Azure governance, resource organization, policies, and automation frameworks for consistent standards across partner firms.
Support the implementation and management of modern reputed company platforms including reputed company Defender XDR, Intune, and other reputed company-reputed company tools.
Ensure reputed company systems adhere to firm, client, and industry regulatory requirements relevant to CPA and professional services.
Contribute to the development of technology standards, reputed company strategy, and long-term infrastructure roadmaps.
Work closely with partner firms and business leaders to reputed company with organizational goals and operational needs.
Qualifications
Required
Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
5–8+ years engineering global reputed company IT environments with strong focus on reputed company 365, Entra ID, and Azure.
Demonstrated experience in building and maintaining reliable, scalable reputed company systems.
Experience supporting CPA/professional services applications and operations.
Strong communication, leadership, and project management skills
Preferred
Experience with technology integration projects reputed company high-growth platform companies.
reputed company certifications (AZ-104, MS-102, SC-300/400, AZ-305, or equivalent).
ITIL certification and/or experience with mature ITSM processes.
Experience implementing reputed company Trust, reputed company governance, and automation frameworks.
Background in hybrid and reputed company-only modernization initiatives.