Relevant Industrial, LLC · 5 hours ago
IT Operations Manager
Houston, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expRelevant Industrial LLC is seeking a hands-on, strategic IT Manager to lead the technical backbone of their organization. The role involves overseeing the integrity of the network and server infrastructure while managing a technical team to drive operational excellence and ensure robust, secure, and scalable infrastructure.
ChemicalCommercialIndustrial Engineering
Responsibilities
Integration Strategy: Lead the technical roadmap for Mergers & Acquisitions, defining timelines and budgets for integrating acquired sites into the corporate network
Migration Oversight: Plan and manage complex Tenant-to-Tenant migrations (O365/Azure), ensuring the seamless consolidation of identities, email, and data with minimal business disruption
Standardization: Rapidly assess acquired infrastructure and drive the standardization of hardware, security stacks, and connectivity to match corporate standards
Architecture & Maintenance: Manage the lifecycle of the company’s physical and virtual infrastructure, including LAN/WAN, VMware environments, and Storage Area Networks (SAN)
Cloud & Modernization: Lead migration strategies for legacy systems and manage the Microsoft O365 ecosystem and Azure AD hybrid environments
Network Reliability: Oversee the configuration and uptime of enterprise networking gear, specifically Palo Alto firewalls and Aruba switching/routing
MSSP Liaison: act as the primary bridge between the organization and our Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP). You will hold the MSSP accountable for monitoring, threat detection, and response
Internal Compliance: Collaborate with the MSSP to enforce security policies, ensuring the internal environment (Active Directory, email filtering, endpoints) remains compliant with security standards
Disaster Recovery: Own the backup and disaster recovery strategy (utilizing Cohesity and our DRaaS Expedient), ensuring data integrity and validating recovery time objectives (RTO)
Team Management: Manage and mentor a diverse technical team (Systems Admin, Help Desk, Systems Analysts), fostering a culture of rapid resolution and high-quality end-user support
Process Improvement: Analyze support workflows and implement ITIL-based best practices to improve efficiency and reduce ticket volume
Automation: Champion the use of PowerShell and automation tools to reduce manual administrative tasks
System Ownership: Act as the primary infrastructure owner for critical business applications, ensuring high availability and performance optimization
Vendor Management: Manage relationships with software and hardware vendors, including licensing compliance, procurement, and support escalation
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience managing IT infrastructure or systems engineering teams
Deep expertise in Windows Server environments (2016/2019/2022), Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and Group Policy
Proven experience with VMware (Enterprise Plus features) and iSCSI SAN technologies (Dell EqualLogic or similar)
Hands-on experience with enterprise networking, specifically Palo Alto firewalls and Aruba architecture
Preferred
Experience supporting Prophet 21 or similar distribution ERP systems
Proficiency in PowerShell scripting for task automation
Experience with Cohesity for enterprise backups
Bachelor's degree in an IT discipline (preferred but experience is prioritized)
Company
Relevant Industrial, LLC
Relevant Solutions is the preferred provider of process equipment solutions.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
unknown2025-05-19Acquired
2013-12-01Series Unknown
Leadership Team
Michael Singleton
Chief Financial Officer
Sam Kirkpatrick
Chief Operating Officer
Recent News
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