Colonial has provided a wide range of opportunities for job candidates who are highly qualified, skilled, motivated and team players. Employees find exciting opportunities to grow and develop their careers at a stable company which offers a generous compensation and benefits package that includes annual incentive bonuses, retirement plans, insurance coverage and a host of other features that support a happy, active, productive and rewarding life. Come to Colonial, a great place to work, where people matter most, and where safety 24/7 is paramount. Ready to work for Colonial Pipeline Company? Are you intrigued by the thought of being part of revolutionizing the energy industry and a new era in the pipeline industry? Do you want to be a part of a company that is obsessed with excellence in everything we do? A company growing and expanding our business that is full of opportunity? If so, we are seeking smart, safety focused, and energetic professionals to join our team to help us to the next level of excellence! What is it that we do at Colonial Pipeline Company? Colonial Pipeline is the largest refined products pipeline in the United States, transporting more than 100 million gallons or 2.5 million barrels per day. Colonial transports various grades of gasoline, diesel fuel, home heating oil, jet fuel, and fuels for the U.S. military through a pipeline system. Colonial transports approximately 45 percent of all fuel consumed on the East Coast, providing refined products to more than 50 million Americans. About the Lead Systems Engineer (Virtualization and Automation) Position As a Lead Systems Engineer, you provide effective provisioning, installation, configuration, operation, and maintenance of systems hardware and software and related infrastructure in a complex matrixed Enterprise and OT environment. You will perform technical research to enable continuing innovation within the infrastructure. A Lead Systems Engineer ensures that system hardware, operating systems, software systems, and related procedures adhere to organizational standards. This position will maintain and configure existing systems in a manner that results in a fast, stable and secure environment. What You Get to Do: Responsible for systems planning, design, implementation, configuration, and support. Continually acts to improve systems reliability through preventive maintenance, feature enhancements, automation, and support contracts. Install new / rebuild existing servers and configure hardware, peripherals, services, settings, directories, storage, etc. in accordance with standards and project/operational requirements. Develop and maintain installation and configuration procedures. Contribute to and maintain system standards. Perform daily system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, systems, and key processes, reviewing system and application logs, and verifying completion of scheduled jobs such as backups. Provide support as an escalation point from Tier 2 requests. Research and recommend innovative, and where possible, automated approaches for system administration tasks. Identify approaches that leverage resources and provide economies of scale. Analysis and proposals for enhancements to enterprise environment and aid in the implementation of enterprise security solutions. What You Bring to the Table: Bachelor’s degree in related field of study, preferably Computer Science, from an accredited college or university; will consider a combination of experience and/or education. Ideally, 10 years of experience with the VMware suite of products (vROps, Log Insight, Network Insight, VRA, VDI, Horizon, etc.) Extensive knowledge and experience in automating platform processes leveraging modern code practice (CICD) Experience with designing, deploying, and maintaining platform automation tools to be consume by end users and support staff. Experience developing consistent reporting on platform compliance, extensive knowledge in Container (Tanzu) design, support, deployment practices. Experience with design and validate site level DR strategy, very strong storage management skills/experience (Pure, Nutanix, Netapp, Hitachi). In-depth experience with of a broad range of hardware and software products (HP, DELL, Nutanix, Cisco UCS, SRM, Horizon). Able to work within heavily regulated, mission critical environments. Ideally, 10 years of Information Technology experience; with approximately 1 year of client facing support and ideally 5 years of enterprise system administration experience. Solid knowledge and experience with Windows Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Security, Group Policy management, Group administration, Site management, Permissions, etc. Knowledge and experience with various Back Office products e.g. Exchange, Skype, SharePoint, SCCM/SCOM, SQL Server, etc. Solid knowledge and experience with Linux, and experience with VMWare. Knowledge of configuration, implementation and monitoring for Azure or AWS environments. A security mindset and approach. Commitment to consistently adhere to policies and procedures and be a positive example for others by demonstrating the Company’s core values of Respect, Accountability, Innovation, Safety, and Excellence in completing work assignments. Self-motivated, have a phenomenal work ethic and looking for the right company to support your growth. Got Extra to Bring? Experience in managing systems in Operations Technology environments. Industrial controls systems specific experience such as HMI, OPC, or Historian. Certifications: MCSA, VCP, ITIL, and/or CITA. Experience with SAN technology including iSCSI and Fibre Channel. UNIX experience. Advantages of Working at Colonial Pipeline Company: Prosperity, Health, Wellness, and Happiness – Check out Colonial’s Total Rewards Are you up to the challenge? What are you waiting for? Apply today! Colonial Pipeline is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other reason prohibited by federal, state or local law. Statement to all Third-Party Agencies and Similar Organizations: Colonial Pipeline accepts resumes only from agencies with which we formally engage their services. 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