POSITION OVERVIEW
The Senior Systems Administrator reports to the IT Technical Services Manager and is responsible for VMware technologies administration, Cisco UCS administration, implementation, support and management other data center technologies.
KNOWLEDGE
Must have expertise in Broadcom VMware technologies, Cisco UCS / UCS-X, SAN technologies, backup and recovery technologies, security best practices, data center experience, and project management techniques.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND ESSENTIAL DUTIES
Manage the day-to-day Broadcom VMWare administration tasks, VM server builds, upgrades and troubleshooting. Manage the day-to-day Cisco UCS administration tasks, physical server builds, upgrades and troubleshooting. Manage the day-to-day SAN technologies administration tasks, provisioning, upgrades and troubleshooting. Manage the day-to-day backup and replication administration tasks, backup job reviews, upgrades and troubleshooting. Manage the day-to-day systems operations (troubleshooting, performance, configuration, maintenance, and patching) PowerShell on an intermediate to expert level for various job level tasks. Ensure that records of systems and equipment inventory are properly maintained. Participate in projects to implement applications to the server infrastructure in support of a business need or a business solution to ensure operational reliability. Ensure high availability and acceptable levels of performance of critical system resources. Develop and coordinate project directions and schedules to maximize benefits and minimize impacts on the customer organizations. Participate in planning and implementation of projects for system operations and systems administration. Plan, organize and document complex system design activities and configure systems to be consistent with policies/procedures. Interface with peers, and managers to evaluate and understand business needs. Participate in the investigation and resolution of security related incidents.
The duties and responsibilities described above are not a comprehensive list, and additional tasks may be assigned to the employee from time to time, or the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands.
QUALIFICATIONS (EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS)
Education: Bachelor's degree in computer science, Management Information Systems (MIS), or a related discipline. Equivalent combination of training and experience may be considered.
Experience: Minimum of seven (7) years relevant systems administrator experience, including data center experience, complex physical and virtual systems design (on-premises, cloud is not a requirement), scripting, and systems software and support. Must have experience in the design, planning, and implementation of reliable enterprise level systems. Additional experience must include:
VMware ESXi, 7.x, 8.x, VCF 9.x Cisco UCS / UCS-X Series SAN Technologies (Nimble, Pure Storage, etc.) Cisco MDS switching technologies Backup, Recovery, and Replication Technologies (Veeam, Zerto, Exagrid, etc.) Datacenter Knowledge/Experience, Rack and Stack Storage, Servers, and Equipment Windows Server 2016, 2019, 2022, and 2025 Windows File Server Management, SMB, CIFS Active Directory, DFS, DFS-R, DNS, DHCP, GPO's, PKI, etc. Monitoring and Management Technologies, WUG, SCOM, VeeamOne PowerShell Scripting Security Best Practices Windows OS patching and remediation DR / BCP methodologies
Additional/Preferred: VMware NSX (system segmentation / micro-segmentation) Microsoft Azure Technologies Basic understanding Linux operating systems. (Red Hat, RH OpenShift, Oracle Linux)
SKILLS
Exceptional communication skills: must have the ability to effectively communicate at all levels of an organization and with individuals from diverse disciplines and levels of technical expertise. Detail oriented and effective time management and organizational skills. Exceptional written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills. Organized and able to manage multiple activities and programs timely and with a high degree of accuracy. Excellent customer service skills to support all personnel. Ability to work effectively and cooperatively others and lead projects to a successful end. Willingness and desire to learn new skills, technology, situations, and/or conditions. Ability to function professionally and effectively in a high-pressure environment.
DIRECT REPORTS None
FREEDOM TO ACT This position does not require supervision over other personnel; must be able to work with minimal supervision.
WORK CONDITIONS Job is performed in a typical office environment, but is subject to time pressures and constraints, and is also dependent on input from others. Often exposed to stressful situations. Subject drug and alcohol testing, per applicable federal regulations. Occasional travel required to support remote office locations. Ability to work outside normal workdays and standard office hours. Required to maintain TWIC Card. Participate in IT Infrastructure on-call rotation.
ADA JOB REQUIREMENTS Reasonable accommodations will be made to ensure that the essential functions of the job can be performed and not hinder the employees performance due to physical, mental or emotional disability.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Cheniere Energy is an equal opportunity workplace. All employment decisions are made without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other legally protected categories. This includes providing reasonable accommodation if requested for disabilities or religious beliefs and practices.
About Cheniere Energy Cheniere Energy is a global leader in LNG providing flexible, reliable and affordable energy to the world while powering the transition to a lower-carbon future. We are a values-driven company that focuses on teamwork, respect, accountability, integrity, nimbleness, and above all, safety for our employees, our communities, and our assets.
Our comprehensive compensation and benefits offerings are competitive and strong, and they prioritize wellness and performance incentives that reward results. As an employee of Cheniere Energy, you will make an impact on our business and our communities.
A Fortune 500 company, Cheniere Energy is headquartered in Houston with U.S. offices in Lake Charles, Louisiana and Washington D.C.; production sites in Cameron, Louisiana and Gregory, Texas; and international offices in London, Singapore, Beijing and Tokyo.
Around the globe, countries, communities and companies want many of the same things: to be productive, healthy and safe. At Cheniere, we provide clean, secure and affordable energy to the world — energy that can reduce carbon emissions, help lead to cleaner air, and light homes and power factories — all manufactured and transported by modern energy infrastructure run by a world-class workforce.
The energy we make is liquified natural gas, or LNG. We began operations in 2016, and we’re already the largest producer of LNG in the United States and the second largest LNG operator in the world. Our LNG has reached dozens of markets on five continents, and the demand for our fuel is expected to grow as countries around the world seek cleaner ways to power their economies.
While you’ll find our headquarters in Houston, Texas, and our LNG facilities in Southwest Louisiana and South Texas, we are a global company with offices in London, Singapore, Washington, Beijing and Tokyo.
Cheniere’s energy infrastructure represents a more than $38 billion investment in the future of energy and is a demonstration of the company’s ability to execute. Cheniere established industry records for bringing new liquefaction units online ahead of schedule and is the fastest company to produce and export 1,000 cargoes of LNG.
Cheniere is operating, constructing and developing two LNG facilities on the U.S. Gulf Coast. These massive LNG facilities reliably and safely process billions of cubic feet of natural gas per day into LNG and load the liquid energy onto insulated ships that keep the product cold for their journeys around the world.
Cheniere’s Sabine Pass LNG facility, which is located in Cameron Parish in Southwest Louisiana, began export operations in 2016 and currently has six fully operational liquefaction units, or “trains.” With all six trains complete, the aggregate nominal production capacity of Sabine Pass is approximately 30 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of LNG.
Cheniere’s Corpus Christi LNG facility in South Texas is the first greenfield LNG export facility in the U.S. lower 48 and began operations in 2018. All three Trains are operating, and the aggregate nominal production capacity of the Corpus Christi facility is approximately 15 mtpa of LNG.
What we do is provide LNG to customers, but how we do it makes us different. Cheniere is a full-service LNG provider.
We purchase natural gas from the robust, transparent and liquid North American gas market, process the natural gas into LNG, and offer our customers the option to load the LNG onto their vessels at our terminals, or we will deliver the LNG to regasification facilities around the world.
Approximately 85% of Cheniere’s expected aggregate LNG production capacity, either completed or under construction, is contracted through long-term take-or-pay style agreements with creditworthy counterparties. The remaining volumes of LNG we can produce are available for our integrated marketing unit to sell into the market. That gives Cheniere the unique combination of stability and opportunity — long-term, contracted, stable cash flows, plus marketing opportunities driven by shorter-term natural gas supply and demand fundamentals in markets worldwide.
Natural gas is transported to Cheniere’s LNG facilities on third-party pipelines on which we own firm transportation capacity, as well as on pipelines Cheniere has constructed, owns and operates.