Targa Resources

Server Operations Senior Manager

Targa Resources • $130K — $155K *
Houston, TX 77084In-Person
Enterprise Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
  • Deep knowledge of enterprise Windows and Linux environments, virtualization, and cloud architectures.
  • 10+ years of experience in enterprise infrastructure, including 5+ years in a leadership role for complex environments.
  • Proven ability to translate strategy into actionable plans with measurable outcomes.
  • Strong skills in risk management, cybersecurity evaluation, and communication.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute a multi-year strategy for enterprise infrastructure services.
  • Drive adoption of automation and Infrastructure as Code for operational efficiency.
  • Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team of engineers and administrators.
  • Own the operational health and service delivery of enterprise platforms.
  • Establish service metrics and maintain oversight for operational readiness.
  • Analyze complex issues to make informed decisions balancing risk and cost.
  • Manage operating budgets and strategic vendor relationships.

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment with cross-functional team interaction.
  • Opportunities for professional development and succession planning.
  • Access to modern infrastructure technologies and practices.
  • Flexibility in managing a large-scale infrastructure across multiple locations.
Full Job Description
POSITION SUMMARY:

The Senior Manager, Server Operations provides strategic and operational leadership for the company's enterprise server, storage, virtualization, and cloud compute environment. This role is accountable for the reliability, performance, security, scalability, governance, and lifecycle management of infrastructure platforms supporting a large, geographically distributed organization, including approximately 3000 virtual machines and 400 physical hosts.

This leader must be able to manage a complex enterprise environment, translate business needs into practical infrastructure strategies, and make sound decisions that balance availability, risk, cost, security, and speed. The position leads technical teams, establishes direction and standards, drives modernization and automation, and maintains operational discipline for business-critical services.

The Senior Manager partners across Cybersecurity, Network, Enterprise Applications, Operations Technology, Data, and business functions to ensure infrastructure capabilities remain resilient, supportable, and aligned with broader Technology and business priorities.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Strategy & Enterprise Technology Leadership
    • Develop and execute the multi-year strategy and roadmap for enterprise server, storage, virtualization, cloud compute, and related infrastructure services while ensuring technology decisions support enterprise scale, geographic distribution, operational continuity, and future growth.
    • Translate company and Technology priorities into platform capabilities, standards, investment plans, and measurable operating outcomes.
    • Evaluate technology and operating-model options based on business value, risk, scalability, supportability, cybersecurity, and total cost of ownership.
  • Architecture, Modernization & Continuous Improvement
    • Drive adoption of Infrastructure as Code (IaC), configuration management, automated provisioning, and policy-based platform governance to improve consistency, scalability, and operational efficiency.
    • Own the strategy, governance, and operational integration of on-premises and cloud-based compute platforms, ensuring capabilities are delivered through the most appropriate combination of data center, colocation, and cloud services.
    • Establish architecture, engineering, security, and lifecycle standards while driving platform simplification, technical debt reduction, improved observability, and continuous improvement using operational data and lessons learned.
  • People Leadership & Organizational Effectiveness
    • Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team of administrators, engineers, architects, and technical leads responsible for enterprise infrastructure services.
    • Establish clear accountability, priorities, decision rights, and performance expectations while promoting collaboration, ownership, and strong customer service.
    • Build organizational capability through workforce and succession planning, cross-training, performance management, targeted employee development, and a culture of critical thinking and continuous improvement.
  • Enterprise Operations & Service Ownership
    • Own the operational health and service delivery of enterprise server platforms across on-premises, colocation, and cloud environments.
    • Ensure services meet requirements for availability, performance, capacity, recoverability, security, compliance, and lifecycle management.
    • Establish service metrics, operational reviews, controls, and standards while maintaining leadership oversight of major incidents, escalations, root cause analysis, corrective actions, change discipline, and 24x7 operational readiness.
  • Core Infrastructure Services
    • Provide leadership and governance for enterprise Windows and Linux servers, storage, virtualization, cloud compute, and supporting management platforms.
    • Oversee Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, and other core services within the team's assigned scope.
    • Ensure backup, recovery, business continuity, and disaster recovery capabilities are aligned with business requirements while maintaining lifecycle plans and reducing unsupported or high-risk technology exposure.
  • Critical Thinking, Risk & Decision Making
    • Analyze complex, cross-domain issues and make timely decisions using available facts, operational impact, business risk, cost, and long-term consequences.
    • Challenge assumptions, identify dependencies, and evaluate alternatives before recommending or approving significant technology, architecture, or operational changes.
    • Anticipate material risks, establish practical mitigation plans, communicate clear options and recommendations to Technology leadership, and balance service stability with modernization and automation objectives.
  • Financial, Vendor & Portfolio Management
    • Develop and manage operating and capital budgets for infrastructure platforms, cloud consumption, licensing, maintenance, and lifecycle investments.
    • Build business cases and investment recommendations that connect spending to risk reduction, service improvement, scalability, or business value.
    • Manage strategic vendors, contracts, renewals, licensing, and commercial decisions while overseeing the server, storage, virtualization, and cloud portfolio with clear ownership, governance, dependencies, risks, priorities, and outcomes.
  • Stakeholder Partnership & Communication
    • Build trusted relationships with Technology leaders, business stakeholders, field operations, vendors, and service partners.
    • Partner across teams to resolve competing priorities, clarify ownership, and deliver coordinated end-to-end infrastructure solutions.
    • Communicate service health, risks, investment needs, decisions, and progress clearly to technical, business, and executive audiences.
  • Other duties as assigned.


MINIMUM ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
  • Deep working knowledge of enterprise Windows Server and Linux environments, virtualization platforms, enterprise storage, backup and recovery, and directory services, including lifecycle management and operational support of business-critical systems.
  • 10 or more years of progressive enterprise infrastructure experience, including at least 5 years leading technical teams responsible for business-critical, 24x7 services in large, complex environments comparable in scale to approximately 3000 virtual machines and 400 physical hosts spanning multiple locations and integrated server, storage, virtualization, cloud, backup, and directory-service platforms.
  • Proven ability to develop strategy, translate it into executable roadmaps, lead modernization, and deliver measurable operational outcomes
  • Strong critical-thinking, decision-making, and communication skills involving operational risk, cybersecurity, cost, availability, and business impact.
  • Regular and reliable attendance.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Experience supporting infrastructure in the energy, industrial, or another operationally critical sector across geographically distributed corporate, data center, and field environments.
  • Leadership experience with public cloud, automation, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC), including major incidents, platform migrations, data center or cloud transformations, and enterprise infrastructure projects.
  • Experience with financial planning, vendor management, contracts, licensing, technology investment analysis, and operating within SOX, audit, regulatory, or other formal control environments; relevant technical or leadership certifications are a plus.

KEY COMPETENCIES:
  • Strategic Leadership and Enterprise Management: Sets direction and understands the scale, integration, governance, and resilience required for enterprise infrastructure.
  • Critical Thinking and Business Acumen: Evaluates facts, assumptions, dependencies, risks, cost, and alternatives to reach sound decisions.
  • People Leadership and Operational Excellence: Develops talent, creates accountability, and maintains stable, secure, recoverable services while improving performance.
  • Collaboration and Communication: Builds alignment and explains complex topics clearly to technical, business, and executive audiences.

PHYSICAL & TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:
  • Participate in a leadership escalation rotation for major incidents and critical infrastructure events; this role is not the routine first-line on-call resource.
  • Travel up to 10% to corporate offices, data centers, field locations, and vendor sites.
  • Ability to occasionally lift and move technology equipment weighing up to 50 pounds.

About Targa Resources

Targa is a leading provider of midstream services and is one of the largest independent midstream energy companies in North America. They own, operate, acquire, and develop a diversified portfolio of complementary midstream energy assets. They are primarily engaged in the business of: - gathering, compressing, treating, processing, and selling natural gas - storing, fractionating, treating, transporting, and selling NGLs and NGL products, including services to LPG exporters - gathering, storing, and terminaling crude oil - storing, terminaling, and selling refined petroleum products. They believe their growth will be driven by continued organic growth investments across their diversified asset footprint. Their assets are not easily replicated and are strategically located in some of the most attractive basins in the U.S., and interconnected with key NGL markets and logistics centers. Their gathering and processing assets are across multiple shale and natural resource plays, including the Permian Basin, Barnett Shale, Bakken Shale, Eagle Ford Shale, Anadarko Basin, Arkoma Basin, onshore Louisiana and the Gulf of Mexico. They have a leading position at Mont Belvieu, the NGL hub of North America. They have the second largest fractionation ownership position at Mont Belvieu and world class LPG export facilities on the Gulf Coast at their Galena Park Marine Terminal, which is interconnected to Mont Belvieu.

Targa Resources Careers

Join the dynamic team at Targa Resources, a leader in the energy sector, where innovation, leadership, and growth are at the heart of our operations. As one of the most prominent midstream energy operators, Targa Resources offers unparalleled job opportunities for professionals eager to advance their careers in a thriving and supportive environment.

Work You’ll Do

At Targa Resources, you will engage in meaningful work that directly impacts the energy landscape. Our team is committed to excellence and seeks to innovate and lead in every project. With a focus on sustainable and efficient energy solutions, your role will help shape the future of energy.

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Whether you're looking for a full-time position or an internship, Targa Resources provides a platform for professional growth and development. Our diverse range of job opportunities in engineering, business development, and project management allows you to find the perfect match for your skills and career ambitions.

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Join a company where innovation is the status quo. At Targa Resources, we encourage our team to bring fresh ideas and perspectives to the table. Leadership is cultivated at every level, and we provide the necessary tools and diversity training to ensure you can lead successfully, regardless of your role.

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Targa Resources is deeply invested in the professional growth of our employees. With comprehensive benefits, competitive compensation, and opportunities for advancement, we support your career journey from the start. Our leadership programs and professional development courses ensure that you have access to the best resources to succeed.

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Our company culture is built on collaboration, respect, and a commitment to excellence. We value diversity and believe it enhances our team’s performance. Targa Resources is not just a company—it’s a community where you can build lasting relationships through networking and team collaboration.

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If you are driven, curious, and passionate about the energy industry, Targa Resources is the place for you. Explore our current openings and find out how your skills and interests align with our needs. We are actively hiring and looking forward to adding innovative and driven individuals to our team.

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Learn more about Targa Resources
Market Cap
$16.1 billion
Industry
Energy & Utilities
Net Income
-$1.5 billion
Founded
2006
5 Year Trend
+20.4%
Revenue
$8.2 billion
NASDAQ
TRGP
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