About the Job
At Abacus Group, we believe the future of technology services in regulated industries will be defined by the ability to securely operationalize modern infrastructure, cybersecurity, cloud, automation, and AI, not simply deploy tools. The Virtual Technology Manager (VTM) serves as the strategic execution and operatio...
The VTM works closely with client stakeholders and internal Abacus teams to transform strategic priorities into operational reality by coordinating execution, driving technology adoption, improving operational maturity, and reducing risk across complex client environments. Operating as a trusted technology advisor, ...
VTM engagements follow a portfolio-based or a dedicated assignment model. Portfolio-based VTMs support a range of clients and hours based on business need, while dedicated VTMs are assigned primarily or exclusively to a single client. In either model, the VTM remains an Abacus employee, accountable to Abacus’s stand...
Key Responsibilities
Serve as the primary operational technology partner for assigned clients, developing a deep understanding of each client’s environment, operations, priorities, and technology needs, and aligning infrastructure, cloud, cybersecurity, and emerging technologies to business objectives.
Act as the primary technical liaison between client stakeholders and Abacus delivery teams, ensuring technical needs are clearly understood, appropriately prioritized, and driven through resolution.
Perform targeted hands-on technical work within the VTM scope while coordinating larger, specialized, or project-based engineering efforts through the appropriate Abacus delivery teams.
Help clients operationalize technology initiatives within regulated environments by supporting infrastructure planning, governance alignment, security, operational readiness, modernization, and adoption.
Provide technical guidance and coordinate complex support matters and escalations across Support, Engineering, Security, Infrastructure, AI, Professional Services, Operations, and vendors.
Guide clients through modernization initiatives involving cloud platforms, cybersecurity, identity and access management, infrastructure lifecycle management, automation, collaboration platforms, and operational tooling.
Support clients in evaluating, preparing for, and operationalizing AI-enabled solutions, coordinating specialized AI design and implementation resources where required.
Identify opportunities to improve operational maturity, resiliency, scalability, governance, automation, and long-term technology effectiveness.
Maintain oversight of service activity, recurring concerns, escalations, and technical debt, ensuring ownership, communication, and follow-through, and driving continuous improvement.
Maintain regular engagement with client technical and operational stakeholders through scheduled meetings, ongoing communication, service reviews, and technology planning.
Execute against Abacus’s catalog of standardized VTM service offerings and technical deliverables, delivering engineering outcomes across the broader client base beyond one’s own assigned engagements.
For dedicated assignments, operate as an extension of the client’s technology organization while remaining accountable to Abacus’s standards and management structure.
Required Skills & Abilities
Strong experience supporting financial services organizations within a managed services, consulting, or enterprise technology environment
Ability to communicate effectively with both technical teams and executive stakeholders
Strong understanding of infrastructure, cloud, cybersecurity, and operational service delivery
Experience coordinating complex technical initiatives across multiple teams and vendors
Familiarity with regulated environments and compliance-driven operational models
Strong organizational, communication, and client relationship skills
Ability to operate independently while driving accountability across matrixed teams
Interest in AI, automation, and emerging operational technologies
Experience supporting financial services organizations, including hedge funds, private equity firms, RIAs, asset managers, and family offices
Strong understanding of modern Microsoft-centric infrastructure and cloud ecosystems, including Microsoft 365, Azure, identity, collaboration, and endpoint management platforms
Experience supporting hybrid cloud and enterprise infrastructure environments across servers, networking, identity, security, and operational platforms
Strong knowledge of core Microsoft technologies, including Active Directory, Windows Server, Exchange Online, and Entra ID
Familiarity with cybersecurity, identity and access management, operational modernization, infrastructure lifecycle management, and governance-driven technology environments
Exposure to AI enablement, governance, automation, or operational modernization initiatives preferred
Previous experience within MSP, MSSP, consulting, Healthcare, or strategic client advisory environments preferred
Experience supporting highly regulated or security-sensitive environments strongly preferred
