POOLCORP is the leading business-to-business distributor of swimming pool and landscape supplies, equipment, and related outdoor living products. Through our subsidiaries, SCP Distributors LLC, Superior Pool Products LLC, and Horizon Distributors Inc., we operate in more than 440 wholesale Sales Centers worldwide with nearly 6,000 employees serving the needs of customers by offering a wide array of products and value-added support.
Our Covington, LA headquarters provides exceptional support (i.e., IT, HR, Finance, Marketing, Legal, Purchasing, Sourcing, etc.) to each of our Sales Centers. Our extraordinary company culture encompasses a high work ethic, an entrepreneurial spirit, and a community presence all within a family-oriented work atmosphere. At POOLCORP, we strive to employ only the very best.
Why POOLCORP?
Because it’s a place where you can make an impact and grow! At POOLCORP you’ll find a wealth of opportunities that support your individual and long-term career goals. Our stable work environment is further enhanced by our generous compensation and benefits package. Publicly traded since 1995, POOLCORP is a global organization with a long history of continuous success - clearly making it an industry leader – in so many ways!
So, end your job search here – at POOLCORP – Where Outdoor Living Comes to Life!
Location: Corporate Office - 109 NorthPark Blvd., Covington, LA 70433
Job Summary: This position is responsible for implementation and maintenance of the Windows server environment. Implementation represents project work, which may require travel. Maintenance represents day to day operation of server hardware and responding to production outages.
Responsibilities:
Coordinates with team members concerning project related tasks. This includes accurate, concise, and prompt updates of status to project managers.
Researches and studies technologies being implemented as part of projects. Administrators may be required to demonstrate proficiency to team members before moving forward with an implementation.
Executes project tasks per previously agreed upon project plans, and adheres to project schedules.
Adheres to change management policies and practices.
Escalates technical issues once discovered.
Completes accuracy in reporting technical issues.
Constant and ongoing ownership of issue monitoring and resolution for all servers assigned to that technical group.
Ensures that outages are resolved to the point of service restoration to customers.
Qualifications:
MCP, working towards an MCSE preferred.
Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology.
A working understanding of server hardware, blade server hardware, basic networking, and SAN storage.
Minimum of one year experience supporting a Microsoft server environment.
Working knowledge of Windows Server 2016, 2019 and 2022.
Experience with Hyper-V.
Working knowledge of Cisco UCS blade server or similar high density compute hardware.
Demonstrated verbal and written communications skills, organizational skills, and the ability to learn new technologies.
Ability to travel occasionally as needed.
Bilingual, Military, Military Spouses and Veteran applicants are strongly encouraged to apply! Currently, POOLCORP has over one hundred and twenty military personnel serving on our team. We understand the uniqueness of hiring military personnel and veterans and will support him/her in the time of duty or with the transition into new civilian professions.
All offers to external candidates for employment are contingent upon the successful completion of pre-employment drug testing and background verifications before employment is finalized.
POOLCORP, including all its subsidiaries, is a drug-free company and Equal Opportunity Employer – By Choice. The Company understands, respects, and values diversity – unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas, and opinions – while striving to be inclusive of all people. This commitment is critical to our success as a global company as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. Hiring and promotional decisions are based solely on the qualifications required for the job to be filled.