IT Server Engineer

Specialty1 Partners•Houston, TX

4h•$90,000 - $100,000

About The Position

We are excited to be on the search for our newest Server Engineer. The Server Engineer is responsible for installing, configuring, and maintaining servers and related virtualization environments while ensuring that these systems remain secure and highly available to service the computing needs of the enterprise. This position recognizes potential issues within the systems and recommends and implements solutions for improvement. This position holder stays abreast of emerging technologies and security practices and is viewed as a thought leader in technical architecture who influences technology and solution road maps. Company Background: Specialty1 Partners is a practice services organization committed to providing non-clinical, business support services to the nation's leading specialty dental practices. The company was founded in 2019 by four endodontists who wanted to provide unique and differentiated support to specialty dental practices. Originally focusing on support to endodontics practices (under the Endo1 brand), Specialty1 Partners quickly expanded its support to periodontics and oral surgery practices. Since founding, Specialty1 Partners has grown rapidly to become one of the largest private owners of specialty dental practices in the US. Headquartered in Houston, TX, Specialty1 Partners is led by its founders and a management team that is focused on ongoing growth and delivery of best-in-class services across its network of practices. Specialty1 Partners currently has over 220 locations across 28 states.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience required
8+ years of IT experience
5+ years of experience with Data Center infrastructure and virtualization technologies
Expert working knowledge of virtualization technologies
Administration experience with Microsoft OS, Citrix, VMWare, Unix, and Linux technologies
Administration experience with Microsoft technologies such as Sharepoint, Active Directory, and Exchange
Good documentation skills in a large scale environment
Proven customer relationship skills

Responsibilities

VMware Virtualization Administration
Hyper-V Administration
Virtualization Platform Management
Security Updates/Patching/Imaging
Design, configure and maintain disaster recovery site infrastructure and failover plans
Provides guidance on technical aspects of infrastructure systems development and integration to ensure strategies, road maps, policies, standards, and practices are properly applied
Perform project, capacity, and budget planning, including identifying projects, developing project tasks and timelines, estimating future capacity requirements, obtaining budgetary quotes, and determining interoperability requirements for hardware and software
Maintains a relationship with hardware and software vendors, including support calls and maintenance updates
Performs routine system hardware and software audits
Evaluates and provides recommendations for new hardware and software technology
Develops scripts and implements processes to automate routine tasks to proactively maintain a healthy server environment