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Richards, Layton & Finger · 1 month ago

Senior Systems Manager

Wilmington, DE

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

$140K/yr - $140K/yr

5+ years exp

Richards, Layton & Finger, Delaware's largest law firm, seeks a Senior Systems Manager in Wilmington, Delaware. This role plans, implements, oversees, and maintains the firm’s enterprise applications, servers, networks, and system while leading deployment and oversight of critical firm technology infrastructure.

Consulting

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Design, install, configure, and maintain servers, storage, virtualization, and networks including routine updates and ongoing performance monitoring

Supervise deployment of critical firm technology infrastructure across all platforms to align business and departmental goals

Maintain and upgrade enterprise technology systems prioritizing resilience, business continuity, and team collaboration to ensure system architecture components function as expected

Support overall health, performance, lifecycle planning, and budgeting needs for servers, storage, virtualization, cloud, and network infrastructure, ensuring availability, resilience, and business continuity

Collaborate on and lead the design, configuration, maintenance, and enhancement of core firm applications (such as document management, time and billing, conflicts, and integrations) with the application owners

Coordinate with and supervise others in the System Administration group to identify improvements, guide projects, and delegate system ownership including updates, continuity, and documentation

Maintain Active Directory, Group Policy, and identity services in partnership with application owners keeping systems supported and secure

Ensure robust backup, restore, disaster recovery procedures, and business impact analysis tasks across both infrastructure and critical applications. Organize recurring tests with team members, MIS staff, and relevant external departments where appropriate

Enforce and refine existing standards, procedures, and documentation for infrastructure and applications, including change management, monitoring, best practice deployments, and incident response

Serve as an escalation point for complex infrastructure or application issues, working directly when required, while also coordinating vendors and internal resources

Partner with the firm’s iSMS, security, and outside counsel guideline teams to support initiatives and ensure systems and applications comply with requirements

Manage relationships with external vendors and service providers for hosted platforms, maintenance, support, and projects focusing on systems and applications

Provide leadership, coaching, and structured professional development for System Administration staff, including formal cross training in advanced technical functions

Contribute to refining MIS policies, procedures, and standards driving the continual improvement of MIS operations and service delivery

Qualification

Systems administrationEnterprise applicationsCloud infrastructureVirtualizationNetworking technologiesSQL databasesLeadershipAnalytical skillsTechnical lead experienceProfessional developmentProblem solvingEffective communicationProject management

Required

Strong understanding of complex information system environments, including core infrastructure such as servers, networks, virtualization, and cloud as well as enterprise applications such as Exchange and SQL

Proven leadership of blended systems, infrastructure, and application teams, including coaching and skills development

Excellent analytical, problem solving, and decision-making skills to balance stability, security requirements, and user needs

Effective communication skills for explaining complex concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences, including attorneys and firm leadership

Ability to prioritize, plan and oversee multiple concurrent projects alongside daily operational responsibilities in a professional environment

Bachelor's degree in information technology or computer science, or equivalent professional experience

Minimum five years' direct systems administration experience plus substantial experience overseeing enterprise environments in a law firm or similar professional services setting

Experience administering servers, virtualization platforms, networking technologies, and enterprise applications including Exchange, Office365, SQL databases, document management systems, and comparable tools

Prior experience with leadership, supervision, or as a technical lead is required

ERP systems: 5 years (Required)

Supervising: 3 years (Required)

Preferred

Familiarity with Time and Billing systems and IntApp environments is preferred

Relevant technical certifications and a strong commitment to ongoing professional development and continued education are desirable

Benefits

401(k)

Dental insurance

Employee assistance program

Flexible spending account

Health insurance

Health savings account

Life insurance

Paid time off

Parental leave

Referral program

Vision insurance

Company

Richards, Layton & Finger

Richards, Layton & Finger is a legal services company that provides sevices in mergers and acquisitions cases.

Founded in 1899

Wilmington, Delaware, USA

201-500 employees

http://rlf.com

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