IT Server Engineer

Specialty1 Partners; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

401(k) with 4% Company Match

Medical Insurance

Vision Insurance

Long Term / Short Term Disability

HSA/FSA Options

Life Insurance

Job summary

A prominent dental support organization located in Houston, TX is seeking an experienced IT professional. The role involves administering Hyper-V, managing disaster recovery site infrastructures, and evaluating hardware/software technology. Candidates should have a bachelor's degree in Information Technology, at least 8 years of IT experience, and strong skills in virtualization technologies. The position offers a competitive salary and benefits, including paid time off and a 401(k) plan.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of IT experience required.
• 5+ years of experience with Data Center infrastructure and virtualization technologies.
• Expert working knowledge of virtualization technologies.

Responsibilities

• Hyper-V Administration.
• Maintain disaster recovery site infrastructure.
• Perform routine system audits.

Skills

Virtualization technologies

Administration experience with Microsoft OS

Customer relationship skills

Good documentation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or related field

Tools

Microsoft Sharepoint

Citrix

VMWare

Unix

Linux

Active Directory

Exchange

Job description

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, the company is led by its founders and a management team focused on ongoing growth and delivery of best‑in‑class services across its network of practices, currently with over 220 locations across 28 states.

Responsibilities

• Hyper‑V Administration
• Security Updates/Patching/Imaging
• Design, configure and maintain disaster recovery site infrastructure and failover plans
• Provide 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
• Maintain a relationship with hardware and software vendors, including support calls and maintenance updates
• Perform routine system hardware and software audits
• Evaluate and provide recommendations for new hardware and software technology
• Develop scripts and implement processes to automate routine tasks to proactively maintain a healthy server environment

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

Compensation and Benefits

Position Base Pay Range: $90,000 – $100,000 USD

• Paid Time Off
• 401(k) with 4% Company Match
• Medical Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Long Term / Short Term Disability
• HSA/FSA Options
• Life Insurance
• Additional Options

Equal Employment Opportunity

Specialty1 Partners and its affiliates are equal‑opportunity employers who recognize the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non‑exhaustive list): race, color, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws. Specialty1 Partners participates in the federal government’s E‑Verify program. The E‑Verify process is completed in conjunction with a new hire’s completion of Form I‑9, Employment Eligibility Verification upon commencement of employment.

Location: Galleria Area of Houston, TX.