[ILUG] Fwd: [JOB] Systems Administrator in DIAS

[FRLinux]

A quick reminder that the deadline is this Wednesday (tomorrow) at 5pm.


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From: FRLinux <frlinux at gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 4:17 PM
Subject: [JOB] Systems Administrator in DIAS
To: Irish Linux Users Group <ilug at linux.ie>, Irish System
Adminstrators discussion <sysadmins at lists.stdlib.net>


Hello,

I am putting my $work hat today as we are looking for a Systems
Administrator to work in the School of Cosmic Physics in the
Geophysics section in DIAS (http://www.dias.ie), we have the usual
skills of Linux/Unix requirements plus some extras such as IPv6. The
deadline is set for Wednesday 27th of October 2010 5pm. Please send
your CV to registrarsoffice at admin.dias.ie

Here is the full announcement:

IT Systems Administrator, Geophysics Section

Background
The Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) is an independent
statutory research body established in 1940. Through its three
constituent Schools it pursues fundamental research in celtic studies,
theoretical physics and cosmic physics. The Institute is funded by and
reports directly to the Department of Education and Skills.

Position
The position is full-time and is based in the Geophysics Section of
the School of Cosmic Physics located at No. 5 Merrion Square, Dublin
2. Appointment will be on the basis of a fixed-term contract for three
years.

The successful candidate will be working in a challenging academic
environment, ensuring that staff and students have IT facilities to
suit their needs. They will be reporting to the Geophysics Senior
Professor (Head of the Geophysics Section), but working closely with
the Astrophysics IT Manager on all IT matters affecting the School of
Cosmic Physics as a whole and all shared facilities. They should be
innovative with excellent problem solving abilities as well as capable
of researching technologies on their own and suggesting new approaches
and systems to improve IT facilities.

Responsibilities :
Maintaining and supporting the Windows desktops for the School of
Cosmic Physics
Maintaining and supporting the Linux desktops and Servers for the
School of Cosmic Physics
In conjunction with the Astrophysics IT manager, maintaining all
network and other shared resources for the School of Cosmic Physics
Improving network and services to better suit IT needs of the staff
and students.

Skills (required) :
Good overall windows knowledge (Windows XP and up to 7)
Good understanding of networks (TCP/IP, IPv4, DHCP, VLANs, IPv6 a plus)
Linux administration (GNU/Linux Debian/Ubuntu/CentOS experience
preferred, package management, security)
A rudimentary understanding of programming languages
Daemons/Services (Samba, NFS, OpenLDAP, DNS, Postfix, Apache, Squid)
Virtualisation  (KVM but experience with others a plus)

The successful candidate should have at least some of:
Experience with OpenSource software (Firefox, Thunderbird, OpenOffice ...)
Sun Solaris, MacOS X, FreeBSD administration
Wireless (setup/maintenance and security, exposure to Radius a plus)
Firewalling (primarily iptables), intrusion detection, system hardening, vpns
Creating linux packages from source archives
Router and switch configuration (Cisco, Dell, Huawei, Juniper, Extreme
Networks)
Scripting skills (bash, tcsh)
VoIP (Asterisk)

The salary attaching to the post is at the rate applicable to the
first point of the Senior Technical Officer scale, which is currently
€48,401 per annum as at 1st Jan 2010. (new entrants on full PRSI
paying pension contribution).  The person appointed will report
directly to the Head of the Geophysics Section and be subject to the
general conditions of service of Institute employees. Further details
on the position are available at www.dias.ie.

Application Process:
Applicants should submit a letter of application and full CV to : The
Registrar’s Office, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 10
Burlington Road, Dublin 4 or preferably by e-mail to
registrarsoffice at admin.dias.ie  to arrive no later than 5pm Wednesday
27 October 2010.

Cheers,
Steph