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Lead Server jobs with green card sponsorship are available through employers willing to file PERM labor certification, then sponsor an I-140 petition for lawful permanent residency under EB-2 or EB-3. Hospitality groups, hotel chains, and upscale dining operations with consistent staffing needs are your strongest targets for employment-based sponsorship.
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Get Access To All JobsEnergy Transfer, recognized by Forbes as one of America's best large employers, is dedicated to responsibly and safely delivering America’s energy. We are driven to inspire our employees to create superior value for our customers, our investors, a sustainable future and giving back to the community where we have long-standing commitments to causes including MD Anderson Children’s Cancer Hospital, The Salvation Army, American Red Cross, Ronald McDonald House and many more.
We value all of our employees who make our growth and success possible. We are proud to offer industry leading compensation, comprehensive benefits, 401(k) match with additional profit sharing, PTO and abundant career opportunities.
Come join our award winning 12,000 strong organization as we fuel the world and each other!
Summary:
Energy Transfer is looking for an experienced server support professional with an eye towards the future with automation technologies. The position is a hands on technical role within the Infrastructure Services Server Operations team. Qualified candidates will have an immediate impact utilizing past experience, current solution sets and tools to continue support of the current environment. The qualified candidate should be able to closely collaborate with team members, other IT teams and customers to help develop robust, well organized plans to implement solutions within short time-frames with minimal risk and interruption of service.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Support all shared file services functions, backups and server patching efforts
- Monitor and maintain all enterprise level servers in all domains
- Supporting other team members with all Veeam administrative functions to ensure all backups are successful
- Help maintain and monitor all enterprise Veeam Backup and Recovery servers and jobs in all domains
- Architecting solutions for continuous process and procedure improvement
- Automating and/or writing/editing scripts to automate job functions
- Cross-training other team members, sharing information with others, documenting all processes
- Supporting other team members with various administrative functions and troubleshooting efforts
- Participate in the on-call rotation
- Part of BCP team for disaster recovery
- Working incident, tasks, change requests and server new builds assigned to team
- Troubleshooting issues to resolution
- Team liaison with other IT teams
- Take ownership and technically lead assigned projects
Requirements
Education and/or Experience, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. The requirements for this position are listed below:
Required experience is commensurate with the selected job level:
- The Senior IT Specialist level requires a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience and 5-8 years of relevant job related experience
- The Lead IT Specialist level requires a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience and 8+ years of relevant job related experience
- The Principal IT Specialist level requires a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience and 10+ years of relevant job related experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
The candidate will possess the following skillset:
- Ability to handle multiple workloads at the same time/multi-task, understanding priorities
- 3+ experience with supporting Microsoft DFS for shared file services across multiple domain
- 3+ years experience with supporting or using Veeam Backup and Recovery or other related backup technologies
- 5+ years experience with supporting large enterprise server environments across multiple domains
- 5+ years experience with scripting tools, such as PowerShell, reading and writing scripts
- 3 to 5 years experience with SolarWinds or other monitoring tool such as Grafana
- 3 to 5 years experience with SCCM, specifically server patching and reporting
- Experience working with SQL and writing SQL queries, specifically relating to SCCM and Veeam
- Experience with automation technologies such as PowerShell, Puppet, Ansible/Tower and RPA, etc
- Working knowledge of Printer Logic, Double Take, CipherTrust, ServiceNow, Graylog, Grafana, FTP, DFS, AD 2019, Windows Server 2012 R2, 2016, 2019 and 2022, 2025, SharePoint, working with Secure Networks, file server replacements, server and data migrations and server decommissions
Nice to have experience:
- Experience with Business Continuity Plans (disaster recovery plans)
- Experience with VMWare/virtual environments
- Experience with other backup technologies
- Experience with Beyond Trust least privilege user scenario's
- Experience with Application packaging for servers
- Experience with RedHat Linux
Required Soft Skills:
- Great customer service skills and willingness to cross-train with others
- Be a team player and willing to work in small to large groups as needed
- Be a self-starter, ambitious, creative thinker, doesn't accept status quo and always looking at ways to continue to move the group forward
- Project management experience or certification is a plus
Working Conditions:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
- Usually, normal office working conditions.
- Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time due to prolonged periods of sitting or standing.
- Occasional overnight travel may be required.
- Occasional visits to industrial/manufacturing settings, which may include exposure to various materials and chemicals, as well as extreme temperature conditions and loud machinery, and require appropriate personal protective equipment.
"An equal opportunity employer/disability/vet The Partnership is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against qualified applicants on the basis of any actual or perceived legally protected characteristics under federal, state, or local law. The nature and frequency of the above working conditions and requirements may vary depending on individual operational circumstances. Where feasible, the Partnership will make reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to perform the essential functions of the job. DISCLAIMER: The statements listed in this job posting, which are subject to change, are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.
Energy Transfer, recognized by Forbes as one of America's best large employers, is dedicated to responsibly and safely delivering America’s energy. We are driven to inspire our employees to create superior value for our customers, our investors, a sustainable future and giving back to the community where we have long-standing commitments to causes including MD Anderson Children’s Cancer Hospital, The Salvation Army, American Red Cross, Ronald McDonald House and many more.
We value all of our employees who make our growth and success possible. We are proud to offer industry leading compensation, comprehensive benefits, 401(k) match with additional profit sharing, PTO and abundant career opportunities.
Come join our award winning 12,000 strong organization as we fuel the world and each other!
Summary:
Energy Transfer is looking for an experienced server support professional with an eye towards the future with automation technologies. The position is a hands on technical role within the Infrastructure Services Server Operations team. Qualified candidates will have an immediate impact utilizing past experience, current solution sets and tools to continue support of the current environment. The qualified candidate should be able to closely collaborate with team members, other IT teams and customers to help develop robust, well organized plans to implement solutions within short time-frames with minimal risk and interruption of service.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Support all shared file services functions, backups and server patching efforts
- Monitor and maintain all enterprise level servers in all domains
- Supporting other team members with all Veeam administrative functions to ensure all backups are successful
- Help maintain and monitor all enterprise Veeam Backup and Recovery servers and jobs in all domains
- Architecting solutions for continuous process and procedure improvement
- Automating and/or writing/editing scripts to automate job functions
- Cross-training other team members, sharing information with others, documenting all processes
- Supporting other team members with various administrative functions and troubleshooting efforts
- Participate in the on-call rotation
- Part of BCP team for disaster recovery
- Working incident, tasks, change requests and server new builds assigned to team
- Troubleshooting issues to resolution
- Team liaison with other IT teams
- Take ownership and technically lead assigned projects
Requirements
Education and/or Experience, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. The requirements for this position are listed below:
Required experience is commensurate with the selected job level:
- The Senior IT Specialist level requires a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience and 5-8 years of relevant job related experience
- The Lead IT Specialist level requires a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience and 8+ years of relevant job related experience
- The Principal IT Specialist level requires a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience and 10+ years of relevant job related experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
The candidate will possess the following skillset:
- Ability to handle multiple workloads at the same time/multi-task, understanding priorities
- 3+ experience with supporting Microsoft DFS for shared file services across multiple domain
- 3+ years experience with supporting or using Veeam Backup and Recovery or other related backup technologies
- 5+ years experience with supporting large enterprise server environments across multiple domains
- 5+ years experience with scripting tools, such as PowerShell, reading and writing scripts
- 3 to 5 years experience with SolarWinds or other monitoring tool such as Grafana
- 3 to 5 years experience with SCCM, specifically server patching and reporting
- Experience working with SQL and writing SQL queries, specifically relating to SCCM and Veeam
- Experience with automation technologies such as PowerShell, Puppet, Ansible/Tower and RPA, etc
- Working knowledge of Printer Logic, Double Take, CipherTrust, ServiceNow, Graylog, Grafana, FTP, DFS, AD 2019, Windows Server 2012 R2, 2016, 2019 and 2022, 2025, SharePoint, working with Secure Networks, file server replacements, server and data migrations and server decommissions
Nice to have experience:
- Experience with Business Continuity Plans (disaster recovery plans)
- Experience with VMWare/virtual environments
- Experience with other backup technologies
- Experience with Beyond Trust least privilege user scenario's
- Experience with Application packaging for servers
- Experience with RedHat Linux
Required Soft Skills:
- Great customer service skills and willingness to cross-train with others
- Be a team player and willing to work in small to large groups as needed
- Be a self-starter, ambitious, creative thinker, doesn't accept status quo and always looking at ways to continue to move the group forward
- Project management experience or certification is a plus
Working Conditions:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
- Usually, normal office working conditions.
- Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time due to prolonged periods of sitting or standing.
- Occasional overnight travel may be required.
- Occasional visits to industrial/manufacturing settings, which may include exposure to various materials and chemicals, as well as extreme temperature conditions and loud machinery, and require appropriate personal protective equipment.
"An equal opportunity employer/disability/vet The Partnership is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against qualified applicants on the basis of any actual or perceived legally protected characteristics under federal, state, or local law. The nature and frequency of the above working conditions and requirements may vary depending on individual operational circumstances. Where feasible, the Partnership will make reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to perform the essential functions of the job. DISCLAIMER: The statements listed in this job posting, which are subject to change, are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship in Lead Server
Document your supervisory experience concretely
EB-3 skilled worker classification requires at least two years of qualifying experience. Gather reference letters, job descriptions, and pay stubs from prior Lead Server or senior floor roles that explicitly describe training, scheduling, and service oversight duties.
Target full-service hotel groups and restaurant groups
Large hospitality operators with multi-unit footprints run ongoing PERM filings because they face persistent staffing gaps in senior service roles. Focus your outreach on properties affiliated with national brands, which have dedicated HR and immigration budget already in place.
Verify prevailing wage before accepting an offer
Your employer must pay the DOL-certified prevailing wage throughout the PERM and green card process. Cross-check the offered salary against the OFLC Wage Search for your specific metro area and wage level before signing an offer letter.
Search Migrate Mate for verified sponsoring employers
Find hospitality employers with confirmed employment-based green card sponsorship history by searching Migrate Mate. The platform shows employers with active PERM and I-140 filings for food and beverage roles, so you can target outreach where sponsorship is already established practice.
Understand per-country priority date backlogs early
EB-2 and EB-3 both carry per-country annual limits. If you're a national of India or China, your priority date may be years behind the current cut-off. Check USCIS Visa Bulletin dates before accepting a role to plan your timeline realistically.
Confirm the employer's PERM recruitment compliance
PERM requires the employer to complete a DOL-mandated recruitment test, including job postings, before filing. Ask your prospective employer whether they have worked with an immigration attorney on PERM filings previously, since errors during recruitment void the entire labor certification.
Green Card Lead Server: Frequently Asked Questions
Can a Lead Server role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship?
Most Lead Server positions qualify under EB-3 as skilled workers, since the role typically requires at least two years of food and beverage experience and demonstrated supervisory responsibilities. EB-2 is possible if the employer can show the position requires an advanced degree or if you qualify for a National Interest Waiver, but that pathway is uncommon for this occupation.
How is green card sponsorship different from H-1B sponsorship for a Lead Server?
Green card sponsorship leads to lawful permanent residency, not a temporary status. The process starts with PERM labor certification filed with the Department of Labor, then an I-140 immigrant petition filed with USCIS, followed by adjustment of status or consular processing. There is no lottery and no annual renewal, but per-country numerical limits mean priority date backlogs can apply depending on your nationality.
What does PERM labor certification involve for a Lead Server position?
Your employer files PERM with the Department of Labor after completing a recruitment test to demonstrate no qualified U.S. workers are available for the role. This includes placing job ads in required formats, documenting applicant rejections, and obtaining a prevailing wage determination. The employer bears the filing burden; your role is to provide accurate work history and experience documentation to support the application.
Where can I find employers who sponsor green cards for Lead Server roles?
Migrate Mate lists hospitality employers with verified employment-based green card sponsorship history, searchable by role and location. This lets you identify properties and restaurant groups that have completed PERM filings for food and beverage positions before, which significantly increases your chances of finding a willing sponsor compared to cold outreach.
Can I change employers after my green card process has started?
Yes, under AC21 job portability rules, once your I-485 adjustment of status application has been pending for 180 days or more, you can move to a new employer in the same or a similar occupation without restarting the process. Your priority date from an approved I-140 can also carry over to a new employer's petition, but confirm both conditions with an immigration attorney before making any move.