Stevens Institute of Technology is seeking candidates for a
full-time
position as System Administrator in the School of Sciences
and Arts.
The IT staff in the School of Sciences and Arts provides
technology
support to faculty, research staff, administrative staff,
graduate
students and undergraduate students.
Computing systems in the School of Sciences and Arts are
comprised of
several servers that provide the most common essential
services (NFS,
centralized authentication, SSH, SMTP, POP, IMAP, FTP, CVS,
HTTP),
more than one hundred desktop PCs and workstations, two
high-performance computing facilities, and a Media and Arts
laboratory
with seventeen G5 workstations. Operating systems include
NetBSD,
Linux, IRIX, Solaris, Mac OS X, and Windows XP.
The System Administrator's primary responsibility will be
to
administer all Unix-based servers and workstations, ensuring
the
maximum security and availability of all necessary services,
performing operating system and software maintenance and
upgrades,
troubleshooting software and hardware problems, and
scheduling system
backups.
The System Administrator must work effectively with
department
directors, faculty, and research staff in anticipating and
planning
for future computing needs. This includes all aspects of IT
infrastructure in the School of Sciences and Arts: hardware
and
software support for a variety of architectures and
configurations
(basic desktop PCs, high-end workstations, high-performance
clusters,
and laptops), network services, security, facilities, and
staffing.
Qualified candidates will have at least a Bachelor's degree
(Master's
degree preferred), a minimum of three years of experience in
administering multi-user Unix systems, the ability to
quickly learn
new technologies and software tools, as needed, and a
genuine interest
in all aspects of professional system administration.
Strong
interpersonal and communication skills are essential.
Additional desired skills include:
- a strong understanding of Unix-based operating systems
(kernel-userland interactions, system calls, job
control,
process environment)
- experience with common Unix tools/utilities
- a strong knowledge of TCP/IP networking
- programming experience in one or more systems languages
(C,
Perl, Python, a shell)
- ability to debug and patch complex open source
applications
Applications should include a cover letter expressing the
candidate's
interest in the position, a resume, and contact information
for at
least two professional references. Applicants must be able
to provide
evidence of eligibility to work in the U.S.
Mail applications to: Patrick Miller, Associate Dean,
Imperatore
School of Sciences and Arts, Stevens Institute of
Technology, Castle
Point on Hudson, Hoboken, NJ 07030 [Email: pmiller stevens.edu].
Stevens Institute of Technology is an Affirmative Action /
Equal
Opportunity Employer.
ABOUT STEVENS: Established in 1870, Stevens offers
baccalaureate,
masters and doctoral degrees in engineering, science,
computer
science, management and technology management, as well as a
baccalaureate in the humanities and liberal arts, and in
business and
technology. The university has enrollments of approximately
1,780
undergraduates and 2,700 graduate students, and a current
enrollment
of 2,250 online-learning students worldwide.
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