Director of Core Technology and IT Operations

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As Director of Core Technology & IT Operations, you will shape Armanino’s next-generation technology infrastructure, driving cloud transformation, AI innovation, and real-time analytics to support firm-wide growth. You’ll build and lead a high-performing team, influence IT strategy, and ensure secure, scalable systems that enable business outcomes.

Job Responsibilities 

• Define the future-state infrastructure strategy aligned with firm-wide digital transformation goals including having a global footprint and optimizing real-time analytics, AI workloads, and secure data exchange.

• Build a new infrastructure team focused on AI, big data, and intelligent automation.

• Introduce AI-based methodologies for infrastructure provisioning, monitoring, and incident response.

• Design a self-healing, AI Driven infrastructure that predicts and resolves issues autonomously.

• Recruit and develop talent with skills in cloud engineering, data architecture, cybersecurity, and AI operations.

• Oversee migration from legacy systems to cloud-native and AI-enabled platforms.

• Responsible for the design and creation of an AI enabled Data Lake/Lakehouse driving accessibility and availability of data (real time).

• Create a future-state environment that empowers citizen developers to build low-code/no-code solutions.

• Participate as a key stakeholder in broader governance groups ensuring alignment of IT Initiatives and business outcomes

• Establish an intake and governance model to ensure alignment, security, and compliance for citizen-developed apps.

• Provide toolkits, training, and guardrails for safe and scalable citizen development initiatives.

• Setup and deploy Managed Data Lifecycle Automation for compliance, retention, and secure archival of all Armanino data leveraging Data Governance frameworks with automated metadata tagging and lineage tracking.

• Redefine/align teams dedicated to the design, delivery, and ongoing optimization of the firm’s foundational technology platforms — specifically infrastructure, cloud, DevOps, cybersecurity, and IT operations to the future state infrastructure strategy.

• Lead network security maturity improvements to address evolving threats and strive to implement a zero-trust architecture and advanced identity management

• Create a culture of IT professionals steeped in alignment, extreme ownership for outcomes, continuous improvement and intellectual honesty

• Ensure that technology systems support key business strategies and processes that enable growth and flexibility.

• Manage capital and operational budgets focusing heavily on ROI and ensuring continual alignment with business outcomes.

• Demonstrate a management style that encourages mentorship, teamwork, participation, communication, and service orientation. Empower the IT team to succeed, assist in removing roadblocks, and coach the team to high-performance levels.

Requirements 

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or related field or equivalent experience.

• Minimum of 15 years of progressive technology leadership experience across infrastructure, cloud, DevOps, and IT operations.

• Demonstrates the Firm’s Purpose, Values, and Anchors — being Empowered, putting the Firm First, acting with Insight, and bringing Positive Energy — while fostering an Innovative, Entrepreneurial, and Growth-oriented mindset.

• Prior experience in a professional services environment required.

• Proven success leading large-scale cloud transformations and implementing AI or automation initiatives.

• Hands-on experience with ServiceNow (ITSM, ITOM, or CMDB), automation platforms, and AI chatbot technologies.

• Familiarity with modern infrastructure management and observability tools.

• Strong business acumen and ability to align technology strategy with organizational goals.

• Occasional travel (up to 10%) to regional offices, client, and vendor sites.

• Demonstrates the Firm’s Purpose, Values, and Anchors — being Empowered, putting the Firm First, acting with Insight, and bringing Positive Energy — while fostering an Innovative, Entrepreneurial, and Growth-oriented mindset.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree

• CISSP or equivalent information security certification

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Armanino provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Armanino complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.  

Armanino expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Armanino employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.  

Armanino does not accept unsolicited candidates, referrals, or resumes from any staffing agency, recruiting service, sourcing entity, or third-party paid service at any time. Any referrals, resumes, or candidates submitted to Armanino or any employee or owner of Armanino without a pre-existing agreement signed by both parties covering the submission will be considered the property of Armanino and not subject to any fees or charges. For existing agreements, a role must be approved and open to external search; otherwise, unsolicited and unapproved submittals and referrals will be considered Armanino property and free of fees. In addition, Talent Acquisition is the sole point of contact, and contacting others in our organization without Talent Acquisition’s knowledge will result in termination of contract. 

Certain states require us to disclose the pay range and benefits summary for job openings. For Colorado residents, the compensation range for this position: $226,800 - $266,800. For Washington residents, Illinois residents, New York residents, and Southern California residents, the compensation range for this position: $249,500 - $293,500. For Northern California residents, the compensation range for this position: $260,800 - $306,800. Compensation may vary based on skills, role, and location. Eligible employees at certain levels can participate in a discretionary long-term financial incentive plan, subject to plan participation rules.

Armanino has a robust offering of benefits, including: 

• Medical, dental, vision

• Generous PTO plan and paid sick time

• Flexible work arrangements

• 401K with Profit Sharing

• Wellness program

• Generous parental leave

• 11 paid holidays

For positions based in San Francisco, consistent with the SF Fair Chance Ordinance, an arrest and conviction record will not automatically disqualify a qualified applicant from consideration.  

For Individuals who would be working within the City of Los Angeles, Armanino will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance 

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