**PLEASE NOTE: If you DO NOT LIVE in the Houston, TX Metro, (preferably in the North or West Houston area); PLEASE DO NOT apply for this position; thank you...**
**This is a fulltime, Long Term Contract position/opportunity located in the Greater Houston, Texas Metro. Therefore, you must be located/live in the Houston, TX Metro area**
***Due to exposure to sensitive/privileged company data, this position requires US Permanent Resident (Green Card), or US Citizen work status***
***"This is a Hybrid work position. The schedule is 2 days/week at the Corp HQ, located in 610 North Loop area. Therefore, you must be willing to work 2 days at the Corp offices/HQ, and work from home/WFH 3 days/week, when you are not traveling."***
IS&T is helping the Director & Manager of M&A Infrastructure for a $13 Billion US Power Gen & Ops firm find a skilled M&A OpCo (Operations company) Specialist/Leader.
Key skills/abilities:
- Ability to travel up to 50%. Average closer to 40%
- Liaison/Leadership ability
- Technical Analysis & Administration
- IT/Data Migrations experience
- Infrastructure vetting/audit skills
- Project Oversight & management
- Team Collaboration
- Skilled Communicator
- Configuration skills
- PowerShell or other scripting automation skills are big value add - important
Notes from a Teams call with Director & the Mgr of M&A Integrations:
"As you know we are seeking an A player - skills, stability, personality, and communication. SCCM-AD or Storage-Systems or Networking background..."
Up to 50% travel; Avg. closer to 40%. PowerShell skills important. Top people skills & technical.
"The person will be responsible for the integration related deliverables around physical infrastructure, data, and business apps while adhering to company architecture standards; IT security protocols, and IT Compliance controls..."
"Will embed with local IT at newly acquired companies to gain intimate knowledge of the environment and underlying technology/tech stack.
"This role will rely on both technical and project management skillsets..."
"Be familiar with the OS registry, NTFS permissions, antivirus, AD, DNS, DHCP, parsing through log files, etc."
Interview process:
I will (Manager M&A) first do a Teams call; a 30 min call – could go longer…. depending; then another follow - up Teams call with team and/or probably invite them on site at HQ offices; will meet me/and others in M&A, then offer….
Formal JD
ESSENTIAL/ NON-ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
• Act as the primary contact for the acquired company in integration meetings and communications.
• Develop strategic direction with integration team input on applications, system and data integration, workstation and mobility standards, server and storage standards, and network infrastructure deployments.
• Overseeing and determining timeframes for major IT projects including system updates, upgrades, migrations, and outages around the required integration milestones.
• Provide integration support for the ERP, and line of business applications.
• Develop migration playbook for workstations, connect and set up hardware, load all required software, provide network accounts and passwords as required.
• Assist with planning, direction, and evaluation of the operations for the newly acquired company IT department.
• Implement policies and procedures for managing computer systems operations based on corporate guidelines/control framework, contractual, and regulatory requirements.
• Provide training and support where necessary.
• Monitor security of all technology and collaborate with corporate security team as needed.
• Ensure compliance with computer use policies and license agreements.
• Maintain documentation for all operating procedures, system changes, and logs to meet SOX requirements.
• Ensures compliance with contractual requirements that are based on ISO 27001, COBIT, NIST 800-53, etc. based on guidelines provided by Corporate IT.
REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
• Bachelor’s Degree in MIS, Computer Science, or equivalent work experience.
• 7 or more years of experience in leading and deploying, administering, and maintaining Infrastructure & Applications in a small to medium business
LICENSES / CERTIFICATIONS:
• MCP, MSA, MCSE, MTA, A Plus, Network Plus, CCNA, ITIL or other IT related Certifications. (One or more preferred)
• PMP, CAPM, CompTIA Project + or equivalent experience managing technical projects.
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:
• Intermediate level experience administering and maintaining:
o M365 platforms (Email, Teams, OneDrive, Intune, SharePoint)
o Networking (SDWAN, VPN, WiFi, VLANs)
o Server & Desktop OS upgrades and patching
o Physical Compute/Storage, & Hypervisors
o Backup platforms (Veeam, etc.)
o Mobile Device Management (Intune, Mobile Iron, etc.)
o Financial Systems and NTFS permissions
o Active Directory
o PowerShell
o Change Management
o Project Management
• Understanding of Risk Management Frameworks such as NIST 800–53, ISO 27001, COBIT etc.
COMPETENCIES:
• Self-starter who is able to work independently while supporting the needs of the team.
• Communicates effectively and efficiently with technical and non-technical audiences at all levels of organization; utilizes appropriate communication channels for given situations.
• Strong decision-making & organizational skills
• Comfortable interacting with all levels of management
• Demonstrates outstanding customer orientation and desire to enable client productivity.
• Acts professionally and tactfully in all situations; maintains a professional demeanor and appearance.
• Produces high quality work results with a sense of urgency while maintaining a high level of focus on detail, and completeness.
• Ability to handle diverse situations, multiple projects and changing priorities.
• Very strong data analysis and troubleshooting skills.
• Proficiency in project management and reporting.
• Strong leadership and management skills.
• Adheres to change management and documentation policies.
