Covia Energy, a leading provider of proppant to the oil and gas industry with a differentiated footprint of low-cost, logistically advantaged mining and terminal assets serving all major U.S. shale basins, is seeking a
Systems Administrator, to be based out of the company’s
The Woodlands, TX. corporate office. Covia Energy is in the process of separating into a standalone company from Covia Corp., which will focus on industrial silica applications.
The
System Administrator will be hands-on in a role that is designed, install, administer, and optimize company servers, network hardware and related components to achieve high performance of the information systems that support core organizational functions. This includes ensuring the availability of client/server applications, configuring new implementations, and developing processes and procedures for ongoing management of the server and network hardware environment.
Key Accountabilities
- Ability to perform a wide range of system administration duties on database, application, and other servers including install, debug, maintain, upgrade, and general support.
- Responsible for day-to-day maintenance including user account management and security, installation of systems and software, installation of system patches, and documenting systems, configurations and operational instructions.
- Evaluate, test, and deploy software and hardware upgrades to the server infrastructure.
- Proactive monitoring of servers, applications and services using a combination of tools to ensure high availability and service level agreements.
- Perform regular and on-demand system backups and recoveries; monitor for daily success.
- Interface with vendors for procurement and maintenance of IT infrastructure.
- Work closely with the IT team to provide end-user support and issue resolution as an escalation from our Service Desk.
- Create and maintain documentation for processes and procedures.
- Participate in an on call after hour’s rotation for user support.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems or related computer field required.
- A required minimum 5-7 years’ experience in Systems Administration, server hardware assembly, testing and deployment.
- Technical Vendor Certifications (Microsoft Azure, VMware) are preferred.
- Highly self-motivated and directed; logical and efficient with strong problem-solving skills; ability to thrive in rapidly changing environment under minimum supervision.
- Experience in installing, provisioning, and managing servers in a Virtualized environment; VMware experience preferred.
- Advanced knowledge of installations, upgrades and troubleshooting of Azure Services, Office365 Administration, Intune, Autopilot, Domain Controller, Windows Server 2016, 2019 +, Application, Database, Web, Print and File servers. Experience with IIS, SQL Server, SCOM and PowerShell highly desirable.
- Strong technical aptitude and ability to research and solve complex issues independently.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality with sensitive internal and external information is required.
- Excellent communication skills, verbal & written, as well as receptive listening skills, with the ability to present complex ideas in a clear, concise fashion to technical and non-technical audiences.
- Well-developed interpersonal skills; must be tactful, mature, flexible and customer service oriented.
Benefits
- Excellent Healthcare Benefits – medical, vision, dental
- 401(k) with company matching
- Vacation + Paid Holidays
- Disability, Life / AD&D, and Long-Term Care Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
Covia Energy is committed to fostering diversity and inclusion in our workforce. We provide equal employment opportunities based on work-related factors without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, or veteran status. We offer competitive salaries, advancement opportunities, and a comprehensive range of benefits.
An Equal Opportunity Employer
