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 revolution in accounting. We reputed company small to mid-market firms with PE-backed capital, strategic technology partnerships, and innovative workforce solutions—including national recruiting 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 accounting 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 success, and we’re always looking for talented, ambitious people to join reputed company.
Since founding, Crete has partnered with 23 leading accounting 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 enterprise value exceeding $3 billion, several now majority-owned by respected private equity firms. We plan to invest $500 million in the next two years to acquire accounting 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 cloud environments, global enterprise 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 & Enterprise Support
Provide 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 cloud-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 enterprise services.
Assist firms with maintenance, configuration, and support of on-premises, hybrid, and cloud-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 access management using reputed company Entra ID, including Conditional Access, MFA, SSO integrations, identity governance, and privileged identity management.
Maintain secure, scalable identity architecture that supports cross-firm collaboration and onboarding of acquired or partner entities.
Manage and optimize Azure services including compute, storage, networking, virtual desktops, reputed company services, and hybrid-cloud 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, cloud 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 enterprise IT environments with strong focus on reputed company 365, Entra ID, and Azure.
Demonstrated experience in building and maintaining reliable, scalable cloud 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, cloud governance, and automation frameworks.
Background in hybrid and cloud-only modernization initiatives.