Network Operations Director jobs in Odessa, TX

Targa Resources is a growth-oriented provider of midstream services and is one of the largest independent midstream energy companies in North America, with assets in Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, North Dakota, Louisiana, California, Washington and Maryland. Targa owns, operates, acquires, and develops a diversified portfolio of complementary midstream energy assets.

Targa is hiring an experienced Network Operations Analyst. This is a great opportunity for a Cisco networking expert to travel throughout Texas and Louisiana implementing, upgrading and maintaining LAN/WAN technology for a Fortune 500 energy company based in Houston, TX.  While the position is based in Mont Belvieu, this position is assigned an SUV, and spends 80% of the time working in production facilities with state-of-the-art technologies.  Excellent opportunity for career development, hands-on experience, and making a difference for an organization that has a strong need for IT and the ability to afford the best of the best people and equipment.  The Analyst will perform network design, installation and configuration, testing and Tier 2 -3 level troubleshooting of a robust LAN/WAN infrastructure. The ability to build in person relationships with Targa’s employee customer workforce and build a solid understanding of plant operations, and customer business objectives is key. This position will be provided with a company vehicle. 

JOB FUNCTIONS AND KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Plans, updates, and oversees all network activities within his or her areas of responsibility according to the laws, regulations, standards, specifications, and procedures. Special emphasis must be placed on health, safety, and the environment.
• When necessary, participate in phone conferences, in person meetings, validation, and proposal meetings representing customer care. The emphasis is always on showing value, capability, and professionalism.
• Respond to any emergency issues that may arise and in some cases be smart hard for other groups.
• Use company vehicles to travel to different locations in the L&T to manage WAN/LAN infrastructure.
• Willingness and ability to travel domestically up to 80% of the time.
• Must be comfortable working in a plant environment.
• Implementation and design of local and wide area network infrastructure to support Targa operations. 
• Strong working knowledge of Cisco infrastructure and Firewalls
• Knowledge of Palo Alto Firewalls is a plus.
• Maintain a robust, detailed understanding of LAN/WAN topologies utilizing OSPF, BGP, Network Address Translation (NAT/PAT), and Virtual Private Networks (VPN).
• Interface with, lead, and direct telecom vendors as needed to complete tasks and projects on time and budget.
• Participate in network technology upgrade or expansion projects, including installation of hardware and software and integration testing.
• Serve as a liaison between the business and technical support staff when and as needed.
• Lead job assignments without direct supervision.
• Excellent customer interface skills
• Work closely with management to prioritize business goals and information needs.
• Mentor and share expertise with junior members of the Network team.
• Other duties as assigned.