Infrastructure M&A Technical Engagement Senior Associate

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Hands-on technical program supervisor supporting infrastructure transformation within M&A transactions and across complex client environments. This role operates at the intersection of enterprise architecture, technical program management, and client delivery — ensuring that critical path decisions, technical readiness, and stakeholder accountability are tightly managed across both buy-side and sell-side engagements.

The ideal candidate is a sharp, execution-focused infrastructure consultant who can lead cross-functional coordination across engineering, architecture, and PMO tracks. They bring a consulting mindset, strong systems intuition, and the confidence to challenge assumptions, bulldog open issues, and drive enterprise-level outcomes with urgency and clarity. 

Key Responsibilities

• Technical Planning & Execution Oversight
  • Support driving infrastructure readiness across Day 1 and TSA exit milestones by managing technical dependencies, sequencing, and key decision frameworks.
  • Collaborate with engineering and architecture leads to define and validate IT roadmaps in alignment with transaction goals.
  • Generate and maintain technical and decision logs across infrastructure workstreams.

• Cross-Stakeholder Coordination
  • Serve as the bridge between buyers, sellers, and internal technical teams to align expectations, resolve blockers, and maintain momentum.
  • Ensure all contributors are clear on roles, deadlines, and deliverables — holding teams accountable through structured checkpoints and escalations.
  • Facilitate workshops and workstream reviews to ensure synchronized execution across identity, infrastructure, endpoints, collaboration, and security.

• Strategic Decision Support
  • Provide technical advisory and scenario evaluation to support platform consolidation, tooling choices, and cloud/on-prem tradeoffs.
  • Surface and prioritize architecture-impacting decisions that influence Day 1 readiness, licensing, and long-term operating model success.

• Architecture Mindset & Systems Awareness
  • Translate complex infrastructure stacks into simplified decision trees to accelerate executive alignment and issue resolution.
  • Understand core interdependencies across domains such as cloud, productivity platforms, endpoint platforms, firewalls, backup, and hosting.
  • Maintain awareness of best practices across enterprise IT, including Zero Trust, hybrid cloud, and platform standardization.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years in technical program management, enterprise infrastructure, or consulting roles with exposure to M&A or large-scale transformations OR Strong working knowledge of Microsoft 365, Azure, network architecture, identity platforms, and hybrid/cloud models.

• Experience with TSA constructs, carve-out complexity, and the tactical realities of Day 1/post-close IT execution.

• Proven ability to lead through ambiguity, manage unresolved issues, and instill structure into fast-paced, high-pressure environments.

• Excellent communication and client-facing skills — able to synthesize technical issues and align stakeholders across varying levels of expertise.

• Familiarity with enterprise architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF), infrastructure roadmaps, and transformation playbooks is a plus.

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 https://rsmus.com/careers/working-at-rsm/benefits.

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. 

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