BPM Overview:

What does BPM stand for? Innovation, opportunity, community, diversity, inclusivity, flexibility and so much more.

B-P-M stands for “Because People Matter,” because at our core, our people drive everything we do and how we do it.

We are a forward-thinking, full-service accounting firm providing modern solutions to businesses across the globe. We focus on comprehensive assurance, tax, and consulting services for our clients, and we provide our people and our community with the resources to lead meaningful and purposeful lives.

While we are one of the largest California-based accounting firms, our flexible work locations and schedules mean we have professionals across the continent. BPM offers a rich diversity in clients, industries, and overall work. Our teams and our clients drive us to provide quality services and ignite unique insights and ideas that contribute to our continued success. Our clients come from different backgrounds and industries, which keep our people intellectually challenged every day.

Our initiatives and ideals lead to our continued recognition as one of the “Best Places to Work” in the Bay Area and beyond. We are dedicated to providing meaningful careers for all of our employees along with fostering an environment that allows an integrated lifestyle. Our flexible culture allows our professionals to live a balanced lifestyle between their work responsibilities and personal commitments.

About the role:

In addition to the skills required by a Cloud & Infrastructure Operations Level 1 in a mixed in-house & hosted environment, and knowledge of skills required to provision, manage, monitor, and decommission cloud services; the Cloud & Infrastructure Operations Level 2 role requires additional knowledge and experience around technologies and techniques for automating provision and management of infrastructure in a distributed environment.

You will (responsibilities):

Strategy & Planning

• Collaborate with network staff to ensure smooth and reliable operation of software and systems for fulfilling business objectives and processes.
• Work with executive team members, decision makers, and stakeholders to define business requirements and systems goals, and to identify and resolve business systems issues.

Acquisition & Deployment

• Design and deploy new applications and enhancements to existing applications, software, and operating systems.
• Perform cost-benefit and return on investment analyses for proposed systems to aid management in making implementation decisions.
• Conduct research on software and systems products to justify recommendations and to support purchasing efforts.
• Interact and negotiate with vendors, outsourcers, and contractors to secure system related products and services.

Operational Management

• Gauge the effectiveness and efficiency of existing systems; develop and implement strategies for improving or further leveraging these systems.
• Propose and create system design models, specifications, diagrams, and charts to provide direction to system programmer and development teams.
• Design and perform server and security audits, system backup procedures, and other recovery processes in accordance with the company’s disaster recovery and business continuity strategies.
• Integrate servers, including database, e-mail, print, and backup servers and their associated software into enterprise systems.
• Ensure system connectivity of all servers, shared software, groupware, and other applications.
• Create and maintain documentation as it relates to system configuration, mapping, processes, and service records.
• Ensure compatibility and interoperability of in-house computing systems.
• Coordinate and perform in-depth tests, including end-user reviews, for modified and new systems.
• Monitor and test system performance; prepare and deliver system performance statistics and reports.
• Provide orientation and training to end users for all modified and new systems.

You have (qualifications):

Minimum of 5 years of experience managing production infrastructure
Strong system administration (Windows) at the command-line level
Strong scripting skillset
Multi-tier architectures: load balancers, caching, web servers, application servers, databases, and networking.
Understanding of cloud security best practices
Strong knowledge of VMWare vCenter
Experience with deployment and maintenance of Active Directory / Azure AD
Experience with templates and other configurable items to enable automation
Familiarity with deployment techniques (and tools) in a distributed environment
Basic monitoring techniques in a dynamic environment
Design of self-healing and fault-tolerant services
Understanding of stateless and loosely coupled distributed applications
Familiarity developing with RESTful API interfaces
Basic understanding of relational and non-relational databases
Infrastructure as Code: design and security, configuration management, integration, deployment, performance monitoring and tuning, automation of infrastructure
Working knowledge of one or more high-level programming languages (C#, Java, PHP, Ruby, Python, etc.)
Strong experience using PowerShell to manage AD, O365, Exchange Online, etc.
Experience managing Cisco & Meraki networking infrastructure
Knowledge of PowerApps is a plus

We have:

A unique people-centered culture that attracts the brightest and most forward-thinking professionals.
The resources, expertise, and global capability of a Big Four accounting firm together with the responsiveness and accessibility of a local firm.
A regional presence in the Bay Area, while still serving our clients nationally and internationally.
Recognition as one of the Bay Area’s “Best Place to Work” and “No. 1 Best Large Accounting Firm to Work for” by Accounting Today.

Wondering if you should apply?

BPM is powered by knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and forward-thinking people committed to developing a culture of inclusion. We recognize, develop, and empower talent and encourage diversity of thought. Your point of view, skillset and experience will only make us stronger, so if you’re eager to share new ideas and try new things, we want to hear from you.

BPM provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

For positions based in San Francisco, consideration of qualified candidates with arrest and conviction records will be in a manner consistent with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

Please note – this posting is for prospective candidates only. Unsolicited third party resume submissions will be considered property of BPM and will not be acknowledged or returned.

BPM COVID Vaccination Policy

Effective July 1, 2021, only fully vaccinated employees will be permitted to enter our offices until further notice. Fully vaccinated means there has been a 2 full week period since the last vaccine. All employees must wear a mask until further notice.