Company Description: 

For over 75 years, Puffer-Sweiven has set the standard in equipment and services for process control, automation, safety, and reliability. We help process-intensive facilities run more efficiently and safely by delivering quality products, technical support, and knowledgeable staff to implement the needed process solutions — with the goal of exceeding customer expectations. Our dedication brings the most advanced products and services to our customers throughout the Central and Gulf Coast regions of Texas. 

Specialties: 

As an Emerson Impact Partner, we offer a broad base of superior solutions including the top product lines for a given application. Our specialties at Puffer-Sweiven include: 

• Pressure Management 
• Isolation Valves & Actuation 
• Control Valves & Regulators 
• Process Control & Safety Systems 
• Oil & Gas Automation– fiscal custody metering, controls, and SCADA 
• Reliability Solutions & Services 
• Specialty Pumps & Rotating Equipment 
• Instrumentation 
• Maintenance & Repair Services 

Key Responsibilities:

• Deploy, maintain, administer, and support networks, directories, servers, endpoints, security, and cloud infrastructure, including installation of operating systems, and applications on those systems.
• Administer and maintain physical servers and virtualization platforms in a multi-hypervisor environment.
• Maintain and support a dedicated network, including switching, VLANs, and network segmentation.
• Leverage vendor‑provided scripted installers and images where available for virtual and physical systems.
• Deploy and configure process control system platforms.
• Act as a bridge between operational teams and central IT, aligning local systems with enterprise standards.
• Support remote management tools and access platforms used by operational and support teams.
• Collaborate with central infrastructure teams on capacity planning, redundancy, and resilience initiatives, including future site consolidation where applicable.
• Maintain secure segmentation between operational, testing, and enterprise networks.
• Support monitoring and alerting systems used within the environment.
• The role requires a solid working knowledge of a broad array of technologies, applications, and services.

Requirements:

• Minimum of an Associate’s degree in STEM or equivalent experience in addition to the required administration experience
• Two (2) years of experience administering Server, Storage, or Network technologies
• Proficiency in at least one scripting technology (PowerShell, Python, or shell etc.)
• Industry certification (e.g. Microsoft, Cisco, CompTIA, ISC2, ISACA, etc.)
• Strong documentation and communications skills and the proven ability to produce, maintain, and update technical documentation
• Strong experience with Windows Server administration and Active Directory
• Hands-on experience supporting virtualized environments
• Solid understanding of enterprise networking concepts (switching, VLANs, firewall segmentation)
• Experience supporting industrial or customer test environments with non-standard system configurations
• Familiarity with imaging, scripted installs, or automated build processes

 Preferred:

• Demonstrated interest and aptitude for learning new technologies.
• Active Directory administration experience.
• Collaboration tools and platforms.
• Good understanding of modern cyber security principles
• IT Service Management concepts and practices.
• Asset and inventory management using a Configuration Management Database (CMDB).
• Disaster recovery, business continuity, and recovery principles and processes.
• Working knowledge of virtual desktop technologies.
• Demonstrated professional technology project experience.
• Ability to work independently as a dedicated site resource while coordinating with broader IT teams.
• Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills.
• Experience working in environments with formal change control and operational governance.

The candidate must be legally authorized to work in the USA and not require any visa sponsorship now or in future.  The position is onsite and located in Stafford Texas and promotes a healthy lifestyle by providing a non-smoking environment.