[JOB OPP] IT Admin Position

Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:08:09 -0400
From: Charles Kelemen 
To: job-opps@cs.swarthmore.edu
Subject: [JOB OPP] IT Admin Position
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Hi Friends,

Here is an opening.  Matt is a Swattie who graduated in
2004.

--charles

----- Forwarded message from Matt Fowles  -----

To: Charles Kelemen 
From: Matt Fowles 
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:24:54 -0400
Subject: IT Admin Position

Prof. Kelemen~

StreamBase Systems (the company I work for) is looking for a full time
admin.  I would be happy to answer anyone's specific questions.  What
follows is the general hiring description created by HR.  If you could
forward this along to the jobs list it would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Matt Fowles
matt.fowles@gmail.com

  *IT Administrator*


 *You*: A creative, self-motivated IT specialist, who thrives in a diverse,
heterogeneous computing environment. You take pride in finding elegant,
efficient ways to make a company's systems just work.



*Us*: An innovative, high performing team with diverse backgrounds that is
changing the rules of high performance data processing.



*The Opportunity*: The challenge of implementing IT strategy in a fast-paced
engineering environment. You will also have the chance to use and manage
StreamBase, a high-speed event processing platform already adopted by large
financial, government, and other institutions.



*Responsibilities*

   -

   Consult with VP of Engineering to define IT strategy for the company.
   -

   Implement new systems as the company grows.
   -

   Select and manage relationships with hardware and software vendors.
   -

   Manage corporate infrastructure, including systems, networks,
   telecommunications, and backups.
   -

   Provide general support to internal onsite and remote end-users.
   -

   Coordinate with engineering, technical support, sales, and field services
   to understand IT requirements.



*Qualifications*

   -

   BS in computer science or a related technical field, or equivalent
   experience.
   -

   Three or more years experience as a hands on administrator of a variety
   of technologies.
   -

   Windows, Exchange, and Active Directory administration
   -

   Unix administration: Linux (Debian, Red Hat) is required; Solaris is a
   plus.
   -

   Script programming: at least one of Perl, Python, Bash.
   -

   Experience with the following technologies:
   -

      VMware Server and Java Application Servers
      -

      Network management, including DNS/DHCP, routing, VLANs/QoS, VOIP,
      firewalls
      -

      Network-attached storage, iSCSI
      -

      E-mail processing and filtering: sendmail, anti-virus/anti-spam
      -

      Single sign-on and directories: LDAP, Kerberos, Hesiod
       -

   Experience with these additional technologies is a plus:
   -

      Jabber, Confluence, Jira
      -

      Revision control (subversion)
      -

      System and network monitoring: snmp, mon
      -

      HP ProCurve, Cisco, and SonicWall network appliances



The position is based in Lexington, MA with little or no travel.

On-call support for unscheduled downtime is required, but should be
infrequent.

----- End forwarded message -----
Charles F. Kelemen
Edward Hicks Magill Professor
Computer Science Department
Swarthmore College 
500 College Avenue			
Swarthmore, PA  19081 
610-328-8515   
cfk@cs.swarthmore.edu
kelemen@swarthmore.edu
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