Sr Window System Administrator
Tailored Shared Services, LLC
Houston, TX 77072
Description
At Tailored Brands, we help people love the way they look and feel for their most important moments. Our Technology team loves the way they feel and thrive at work, with:
- Flexible work opportunities, including remote and hybrid options
- Small, empowered teams that have fun delivering real value for our customers
- A culture that values a 50-year legacy while eagerly embracing the future
Want to be part of this? We currently have an exciting opportunity for Sr Window System Administrator to join our Tailored Technology team. This individual will recommend, develop, configure, install, monitor, and support operating systems and server hardware for the Company’s Windows based servers.
What you’ll do
- Ensure high availability and optimal performance of client/server applications and services.
- Design, implement, and maintain processes and procedures for the efficient management of the server environment.
- Diagnose, resolve, and document hardware, software, and network issues in a timely and accurate manner.
- Automate the provisioning, configuration, and management of Windows Servers and VMware hosts using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles.
- Build, configure, and deploy Windows-based servers and related software, including hardware setup, OS installation, patch management, and data center integration.
- Develop and maintain standardized server images that align with company best practices to ensure consistency and speed in server deployment.
- Architect, design, and support a diverse VMware infrastructure, including systems software, applications, and configurations.
- Plan, implement, and monitor security measures to protect organizational data, software, and hardware.
- Monitor system and network performance using master consoles, ensuring reliable access and optimal utilization.
- Gather and analyze business and technical requirements to predict, interpret, and meet system and network needs.
- Maintain accurate system inventory, including warranty, maintenance, patching, backup, and configuration details.
- Apply patches and perform upgrades for server hardware, firmware, and Windows operating systems.
- Continuously monitor server performance, identify potential issues, conduct problem analysis, and proactively implement corrective actions.
- Create and maintain detailed documentation including disaster recovery plans, environment diagrams, build guides, and deployment procedures.
- Provide technical guidance, mentorship, and support to team members, promoting best practices and cost-effective operations.
- Lead or participate in training sessions and serve as a technical resource for peers.
- Provide after-hours and on-call support as required.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
What you’ll bring
- Server Administration: Over 8 years of hands-on experience installing, configuring, and managing Microsoft Windows Server operating systems in complex, multi-domain enterprise environments.
- Hardware Expertise: Extensive experience with enterprise-grade server hardware; proficiency with HP BladeSystem servers strongly preferred.
- Virtualization: 8+ years of experience designing, implementing, and supporting VMware virtual infrastructure, including P2V migrations, vMotion, and load balancing with VMware DRS.
- Automation & Scripting: Strong development skills in scripting and automation using PowerShell, Python, and other scripting languages to streamline system administration and deployment tasks.
- Cloud Technologies: Experience working in cloud hosting environments, including AWS and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
- Storage Systems: Working knowledge of SAN technologies and server-to-storage connectivity.
- Networking: Solid understanding of network infrastructure, including switches, routing protocols, Active Directory, DHCP, DNS, proxy appliances, and firewall configurations.
- Patch & Configuration Management: Proven experience managing Microsoft patch deployment and maintenance across large-scale environments (400+ servers).
- Troubleshooting & Documentation: Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and documentation skills, with a focus on accuracy and efficiency.
- Collaboration & Communication: Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across departments and communicate complex technical information clearly to non-technical audiences.
Work Flexibility: Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and provide on-call and after-hours support as needed. Willingness to travel between sites as required.
If you see yourself in this role, but fall short in any areas above, apply anyway! We love to invest in our team members!
The Best Kept Secret in Retail
Tailored Brands is North America’s leading specialty retailer of menswear, famous for world-class customer service and unique offerings like tailoring and custom suits. We are best known by our brands, including Men’s Wearhouse, Jos. A. Bank, K&G Fashion Superstore, and Moores Clothing for Men in Canada.
We are emerging from the pandemic with incredible momentum. We own a unique and special market segment experiencing record-level demand. This has inspired our 3-year journey to become Legendary; an exciting strategy that leans heavily upon a strong technology foundation.
With over 1,000 stores across the US and Canada, 15,000 employees, and over 35 million customers, we’re the perfect size! Large enough to demand leading-edge enterprise-worthy technology, but small enough to move quickly and empower our teams with significant scope & autonomy.
Apply now to power your career journey to Legendary!
Benefits
This role is eligible for healthcare including medical, dental and vision, retirement savings (401k with a company match), income protection programs such as life, accident and disability insurance, paid time off for sick leave, vacation, bereavement, jury duty, and holidays, wellbeing program, commuter, adoption assistance, education assistance, legal services, and employee merchandise discounts. For more detailed information go Tailoredbrands.com/working-here/people-culture.
Work-Life Balance
We understand the demands of work, school, family, and personal responsibilities. Through our work-life resources and programs we offer services for every stage of life to help you manage the day-to-day needs. We offer programs such as:
- Meeting-Free Fridays (encouraged) | so you can catch up on work and self-development
- Summer Fridays | from Memorial Day to Labor Day so you can enjoy a head-start to the weekend
- Holiday Early Departure | close out early the business day before a company observed holiday
Work Environment, Physical & Mental Demands
- Ability to sit and work at a computer keyboard for extended periods of time
- Ability to stoop, kneel, bend at the waist, and reach daily
- Able to lift and move up to 25 pounds occasionally
- Must utilize visual acuity, speech and hearing, hand and eye coordination and manual dexterity necessary to operate a computer and office equipment Hours regularly 40 hours per week, as work dictates, hybrid from our Houston, TX Corporate Office.
Note: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities or qualifications associated with this job.