Lead Spec- IT Datacenter Infra at Energy Transfer — Dallas, Texas | Racks & Rows
Lead Spec- IT Datacenter Infra
Energy Transfer·Dallas, Texas
Full-time
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About This Role
Energy Transfer, recognized by Forbes as one of America's best large employers, is dedicated to responsibly and safely delivering America’s energy. We are driven to inspire our employees to create superior value for our customers, our investors, a sustainable future and giving back to the community where we have long-standing commitments to causes including MD Anderson Children’s Cancer Hospital, The Salvation Army, The American Red Cross, Ronald McDonald House and many more.
We value all of our employees who make our growth and success possible. We are proud to offer industry leading compensation, comprehensive benefits, 401(k) match with additional profit sharing, PTO and abundant career opportunities.
Come join our award winning 12,000 strong organization as we fuel the world and each other!
Summary
The Lead Specialist – ITIS Server Delivery Datacenter Services role is part of the ITIS Server Delivery team and is responsible for the implementation, operation, and lifecycle management of enterprise datacenter infrastructure services. This position leverages standard tools to automate server provisioning, configuration management, and build definitions, while maintaining server, storage, and datacenter installation standards and ensuring effective asset lifecycle governance.
This role has primary ownership of HPE-based compute and storage platforms, including standalone servers, blade systems, and HPE storage arrays, and ensures operational patching and baseline compliance across compute, storage, SAN, and data protection platforms. Infrastructure is supported across the Enterprise Datacenter (ETDC), Business Continuity Centers (BCC), and field locations.
The position plays a key role in datacenter integration activities related to acquisitions, including discovery, standardization, migration, and eventual consolidation or decommissioning of acquired infrastructure environments, as well as participation in business continuity and disaster recovery solutions.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Design, build, and maintain enterprise datacenter infrastructure services, with primary focus on HPE standalone and blade server platforms
Serve as the subject‑matter lead for:
HPE standalone servers
HPE blade systems
HPE storage arrays
Design, configure, and support enterprise storage, backup, and recovery platforms, including:
HPE storage arrays (primary platform)
NetApp storage systems (block and file, snapshots, replication, and capacity management)
Pure Storage platforms for high‑performance workloads
Cohesity data protection platforms for backup, recovery, and reporting
Manage and support clustered server environments, ensuring availability, performance, and scalability
Support datacenter SAN and fabric technologies, including:
Brocade SAN switching and fabric connectivity
Lead and support datacenter integration efforts for company acquisitions, including:
Infrastructure discovery and assessment of acquired environments
Alignment to enterprise compute, storage, SAN, and security standards
Migration of workloads, data, and services into approved datacenter platforms
Hardware refresh, consolidation, or decommissioning of legacy infrastructure
Accurate CMDB updates and documentation throughout the integration lifecycle
Automate server and storage deployments and configuration for converged and integrated infrastructure solutions, including HPE OneView
Work across the IT organization and with IT leadership to assess business drivers and deliver fit‑for‑purpose technical solutions
Enhance automation and configuration management following established coding standards for compute and storage integration activities
Perform full server and storage asset lifecycle management, including:
Procurement and ordering
CMDB server and storage CI accuracy
Inventory tracking and audits
Annual compute and storage refresh planning
Decommissioning, disposal, and lot sale coordination
Ensure HPE server builds, blade chassis configurations, storage standards, and integration patterns are clearly documented and consistently followed
Maintain as‑is and to‑be datacenter documentation, including rack layouts, blade chassis layouts, power, SAN and network connectivity, and inventory documentation
Provide performance, utilization, and capacity reporting across compute and storage platforms
Compile infrastructure data for annual support renewals, maintenance contracts, and licensing true‑up activities
Operate and maintain infrastructure information within SolarWinds VMAN, Configuration Management systems, Asset Management tools, and IPAM
Deliver IT Service Management support to ensure timely resolution of incidents and problems
Participate in a 24/7 on‑call rotation for emergencies or operational assistance
