[gnhlug-jobs] Full Time Linux Systems Administrator (NYC)
Randy Edwards
redwards at golgotha.net
Wed Aug 20 15:33:38 EDT 2008
Immediate opening for full-time Systems Administrator
<http://www.democracynow.org/about/jobs>
Democracy Now! is a daily, non-profit, national, independent news hour based
in New York City. Our public website, which is is visited by tens of
thousands of users daily, features the news hour every day in a variety of
video, audio, and transcript formats, and also features a store selling
copies of the program. Internally, we maintain a heterogeneous network of
client and server computers to process, store, and record the show and its
components and to support our general office and distribution operations.
Democracy Now! is hiring a full-time Systems Administrator with extensive
Linux experience to maintain, support, and extend these systems.
RESPONSIBILITIES
* Implement, maintain, and monitor the computer network and internal
servers, including our internet connection, firewall, and shared printer
resources.
* Provide desktop technical support to staff and volunteers, primarily on
an Apple OS X platform.
* Coordinate with external consultants and service providers who are
responsible for some aspects of our technical operations.
* Architect and, where practical, develop web sites and applications for
public and internal use.
* Research and suggest cost effective products and solutions which may
improve organizational workflow.
QUALIFICATIONS
As a small organization with limited IT staff but diverse technological needs,
we seek to hire someone who can work with a wide variety of technologies and
quickly learn new technologies.
Experience configuring and maintaining GNU/Linux servers and an ability to
create and maintain bash shell scripts are essential. The ideal candidate
will also have experience with some or all of the following technologies:
Free Software media processing tools including ffmpeg, mencoder, sox, dvgrab,
and MP4Box; programming languages including Perl, Ruby on Rails, and Python;
Apple OS X and Microsoft Windows desktop and application support, ideally
including Final Cut Pro and Filemaker Pro; version-control systems such as
Subversion and git; firewall maintenance with OpenBSD and pf; and web
technologies including HTML, CSS, and XML.
Also essential are the abilities to manage several simultaneous projects and
to research, select, and integrate new technologies. Experience in a
non-profit or media environment is preferred, as is an interest in
independent media and non-commercial television.
This is a full-time New York City-based position with benefits and salary
based on experience. Democracy Now! is an Equal Opportunity Employer that
actively recruits women, people of color, persons with disabilities, and
persons with diverse gender and sexual identities.
To apply, please submit a resume and cover letter (PDF or plain text formats
only) to job (at) democracynow (dot) org with “Systems Administrator” as the
subject. No phone calls.
--
"It's done differently in El Salvador. There they send in the death squads.
Here what they do is try to hook you on sitcoms. It's true that both are
techniques of control, but they are rather different techniques." -- MIT
professor Noam Chomsky.
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