Senior Systems Engineer, Technology Advisory

Work with a Top 20 CPA and advisory firm that Accounts for Anything. Aprio has 40 U.S. office locations, as well as international office locations and more than 3,200 team members that speak 60+ languages across the globe. By bringing together proven expertise, deep understanding, and strategic foresight for fast-growing industries, Aprio ensures clients are prepared for wherever life or business may take them. Discover a top-rated culture, vast growth opportunities and your next big career move with Aprio.

Join Aprio's Technology Advisory team and you will help clients design, implement, and operate secure, reliable technology environments. Aprio Advisory Group, LLC is a progressive, fast-growing firm looking for a Senior Systems Engineer to join their dynamic team.

In this role, you will serve as a technical lead on infrastructure and systems initiatives across client environments. You will partner with stakeholders to assess current-state platforms, design scalable solutions, and drive execution from implementation through steady-state operations. The right candidate brings strong hands-on experience across Windows and/or Linux systems, virtualization, networking fundamentals, identity, and security, along with the ability to troubleshoot complex issues and mentor others.

Responsibilities::
• Serve as a senior escalation point for complex infrastructure incidents and problems; drive root-cause analysis and permanent remediation.

• Design, implement, and maintain Windows and/or Linux server environments (physical, virtual, and cloud-hosted) following security and availability best practices.

• Administer identity and access services (e.g., Active Directory/Azure AD/Entra ID), including group policy, authentication, and privileged access controls.

• Partner with network and security teams to align infrastructure design with segmentation, firewalling, logging, vulnerability management, and compliance requirements.

• Plan and execute system upgrades, patching, and lifecycle activities with minimal downtime; create and validate rollback plans.

• Implement and maintain virtualization and/or container platforms (e.g., VMware/Hyper-V, Kubernetes) and supporting storage and backup services.

• Automate routine administration and deployment tasks using scripting and configuration management (e.g., PowerShell, Bash, Ansible, Terraform).

• Monitor performance and capacity; establish alerting, dashboards, and operational runbooks to improve reliability and mean time to resolution (MTTR).

• Maintain secure baselines and remediate noncompliance with IT policies, hardening standards, and audit requirements.

• Lead technical discovery and produce architecture/design documentation; estimate effort, identify risks, and coordinate delivery with cross-functional teams.

• Drive endpoint/server tooling and platform operations including monitoring agents, EDR, backup, and configuration standards across the lifecycle.

• Support hybrid-cloud operations (e.g., Azure/AWS), including networking integration, compute/storage services, and identity/security alignment.

• Mentor junior engineers, contribute to standards and documentation, and continuously improve processes through post-incident reviews and automation.

Qualifications::
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or equivalent experience.

• 5+ years of progressive systems/infrastructure engineering experience (managed services or multi-client environments a plus).

• Strong troubleshooting skills across OS, virtualization, storage/backup, and networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, routing).

• Hands-on experience with Windows Server and/or Linux administration; AD/Azure AD (Entra ID) identity and group policy experience preferred.

• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure and/or AWS) and core services (compute, storage, IAM, networking) preferred.

• Proficiency in automation/scripting (PowerShell and/or Bash); infrastructure-as-code and configuration management experience preferred.

• Demonstrated ability to lead technical workstreams, document designs, and communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Experience with security best practices (hardening, vulnerability remediation, EDR/AV, patching, MFA) and audit/compliance support.

• Relevant certifications are a plus (e.g., Microsoft, AWS, VMware, CompTIA Security+/Network+, ITIL).

Why work for Aprio:

Whether you are just starting out, looking to advance into management or searching for your next leadership role, Aprio offers an opportunity to grow with a future-focused, innovative firm.

Perks/Benefits we offer for full-time team members:

- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance on the first day of employment

- Flexible Spending Account and Dependent Care Account

- 401k with Profit Sharing

- 9+ holidays and discretionary time off structure

- Parental Leave – coverage for both primary and secondary caregivers

- Tuition Assistance Program and CPA support program with cash incentive upon completion

- Discretionary incentive compensation based on firm, group and individual performance

- Incentive compensation related to origination of new client sales

- Top rated wellness program

- Flexible working environment including remote and hybrid options

What’s in it for you:

- Working with an industry leader: Be part of a high-growth firm that is passionate for what’s next.

- An awesome culture: Thirty-one fundamental behaviors guide our culture every day ensuring we always deliver an exceptional team-member and client experience. We call it the Aprio Way. This shared mindset creates lasting relationships between team members and with clients.

- A great team: Work with a high-energy, passionate, caring and ambitious team of professionals in a collaborative culture.

- Entrepreneurship: Have the freedom to innovate and bring your ideas to help us grow to become the CPA firm of choice nationally.

- Growth opportunities: Grow professionally in an environment that fosters continuous learning and advancement.

- Competitive compensation: You will be rewarded with competitive compensation, industry-leading benefits and a flexible work environment to enjoy work/life balance.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Aprio is an Equal Opportunity Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; religion; national origin; sex; pregnancy; sexual orientation; gender identity and/or expression; age; disability; genetic information, citizenship status; military service obligations or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Aprio, LLP and Aprio Advisory Group, LLC, operate in an alternative business structure, with Aprio Advisory Group, LLC providing non-attest tax and consulting services, and Aprio, LLP providing CPA firm services.