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Position Summary: RSM is seeking a Senior Associate to join our Infrastructure M&A ("Complex Delivery") team. This team leads strategic client engagements focused on M&A transactions, carveouts, integrations, and enterprise-scale IT transformations. We operate across industries, with a strong presence in private equity and high-growth portfolio companies.
In this role, you will bring a combination of technical depth and consulting presence to lead complex infrastructure initiatives. Whether supporting a carveout, leading a cloud migration, or shaping an infrastructure modernization strategy, you will serve as a trusted advisor to client stakeholders from CIOs to system engineers. This role is ideal for professionals who can both sell the vision and drive the delivery.
You will collaborate with internal architecture teams, technical engineers, and non-technical business stakeholders to align infrastructure design with business priorities. Candidates may come from a delivery background or possess strong pre-sales and solutioning experience, with the flexibility to grow in either direction.
Key Responsibilities: Infrastructure Architecture and Technical Delivery:
- Lead infrastructure planning and execution for carveouts, TSA separations, cloud migrations, platform consolidations, and enterprise infrastructure modernization
- Design secure, scalable, and resilient infrastructure architectures across cloud, identity, endpoint, network, and collaboration platforms
- Develop reference architectures, infrastructure roadmaps, migration strategies, and architecture decision logs that align with business and technical requirements
- Translate infrastructure complexity into simple, structured frameworks that enable fast and confident decision-making by client stakeholders
Cloud, Identity, and Security Architecture: - Architect hybrid and multi-cloud environments including Azure and AWS, with a focus on landing zones, IaaS and PaaS strategies, and governance frameworks
- Design identity and access management solutions using Azure AD, Conditional Access, role-based access control, and federated identity models
- Integrate Zero Trust principles and cloud security best practices into infrastructure solutions including segmentation, cloud security posture management, and endpoint protection
Automation, Resiliency, and Observability: - Leverage infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform, Bicep, or PowerShell to enable scalable, repeatable, and compliant environments
- Design observability strategies using Azure Monitor, Sentinel, or equivalent platforms to ensure performance, uptime, and security
- Incorporate high availability, disaster recovery, and failover into infrastructure design and business continuity planning
Consulting, Leadership, and Client Engagement: - Lead client-facing workshops and working sessions to gather requirements, define strategy, and build stakeholder consensus
- Communicate complex technical solutions to non-technical audiences including executive sponsors, business leads, and private equity investors
- Act as a trusted advisor across engagements by balancing strategic guidance, technical direction, and delivery oversight
- Contribute to business development activities by shaping solutions, estimating level of effort, and participating in pre-sales conversations
- Identify and pursue new opportunities by building strong client relationships and spotting areas for transformation or managed services engagement
Cross-Functional Program Integration: - Coordinate across technical and business workstreams including HR, Legal, Finance, and ERP to ensure infrastructure designs meet broader operational goals
- Support enterprise-scale transitions involving organizational change, platform adoption, and user enablement
- Represent the Infrastructure and Managed Services team within strategic accounts and multi-discipline programs
Technology and Domain Expertise: - Deep experience in Microsoft 365, EntraID, Intune
- Proficient in Azure, AWS, hybrid cloud, and network architecture
- Working knowledge of security tooling including cloud security posture management, data loss prevention, endpoint protection, and CASB
- Familiarity with ERP, HRIS, or other line-of-business system integrations
- Experience with automation, scripting, monitoring, and platform observability tools
Qualifications: Required:
- 3+ years of experience in enterprise infrastructure, cloud architecture, or technical program delivery
- Proven track record in infrastructure transformation or M&A delivery including carveouts, migrations, or platform modernization
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to lead client conversations, build trust, and navigate ambiguity
- Ability to lead technical teams while maintaining client-facing credibility and professional presence
- Flexibility to travel based on client and project needs
Preferred:
- Experience in pre-sales solutioning, scoping infrastructure efforts, or contributing to proposal development
- Familiarity with enterprise architecture frameworks such as TOGAF or delivery playbooks for transformation programs
- Prior consulting experience or work in a private equity or high-growth environment
- Relevant certifications in Azure, AWS, Microsoft 365, security, or enterprise architecture
At RSM, we offer a competitive benefits and compensation package for all our people. We offer flexibility in your schedule, empowering you to balance life's demands, while also maintaining your ability to serve clients. Learn more about our total rewards at ;br>
All applicants will receive consideration for employment as RSM does not tolerate discrimination and/or harassment based on race; color; creed; sincerely held religious beliefs, practices or observances; sex (including pregnancy or disabilities related to nursing); gender; sexual orientation; HIV Status; national origin; ancestry; familial or marital status; age; physical or mental disability; citizenship; political affiliation; medical condition (including family and medical leave); domestic violence victim status; past, current or prospective service in the US uniformed service; US Military/Veteran status; pre-disposing genetic characteristics or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law.
Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request in connection with the recruitment process and/or employment/partnership. RSM is committed to providing equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete an application, interview, or otherwise participate in the recruiting process, please call us at or send us an email at
RSM does not intend to hire entry level candidates who will require sponsorship now OR in the future (i.e. F-1 visa holders). If you are a recent U.S. college / university graduate possessing 1-2 years of progressive and relevant work experience in a same or similar role to the one for which you are applying, excluding internships, you may be eligible for hire as an experienced associate.
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At RSM, an employee's pay at any point in their career is intended to reflect their experiences, performance, and skills for their current role. The salary range (or starting rate for interns and associates) for this role represents numerous factors considered in the hiring decisions including, but not limited to, education, skills, work experience, certifications, location, etc. As such, pay for the successful candidate(s) could fall anywhere within the stated range.
Compensation Range: $88,900 - $168,300
Individuals selected for this role will be eligible for a discretionary bonus based on firm and individual performance.
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