IT Manager

About the role

A global investment firm with over $17 billion in assets under management, specializing in corporate credit and real estate, is seeking a highly technical IT Manager to join its Technology team in New York City. The role involves full ownership of the firm's infrastructure, security, end-user support, and vendor relationships.

Responsibilities

• Own the firm's Azure environment end-to-end: architecture, build, operation, and governance
• Manage the virtual desktop platform, including image management, performance, and user experience
• Ensure the environment is properly monitored, documented, backed up, and recoverable
• Own the firm's security posture and roadmap across identity, network, endpoint, and data
• Lead security monitoring, vulnerability management, and incident response
• Own the firm's cloud and IT spend, including budgeting, forecasting, and regular reporting
• Manage the helpdesk and end-user support function, setting service standards and serving as the escalation point
• Manage vendors and consultants, including scoping and selecting them, and negotiating contracts
• Partner with the firm's in-house development team on hosting, environments, and secure deployment practices

Qualifications

• 10+ years of hands-on experience in infrastructure, cloud, network, and/or security engineering
• Deep, hands-on Microsoft Azure experience across networking, compute, storage, identity, and governance
• Strong networking knowledge: TCP/IP, routing, DNS, VPN, proxies, TLS, and network segmentation design
• Experience designing and managing firewalls and traffic control
• Experience securing identity and privileged access with Microsoft Entra ID
• Experience with security monitoring and incident response using a SIEM/XDR platform
• Proven results in cloud cost optimization
• Experience managing Azure Virtual Desktop or comparable virtual desktop platforms
• Scripting and automation skills (e.g., PowerShell), and working knowledge of infrastructure as code
• Experience managing Microsoft 365 administration and a helpdesk or end-user support function
• Relevant certifications (e.g., Azure, networking, or security certifications such as CISSP) are a plus

Pay

Salary: $200,000 – $250,000, Plus Bonus