American Mathematical Society
Unix System Administrator Position Announcement

Unix System Administrator - Code 0402.04W

Systems & Operations Department

The Unix System Administrator is a member of the Unix System Administration team that is responsible for achieving overall technical integrity for all AMS Unix servers within the context of the multi-platform networked computing environment of the AMS.

Responsibilities:

• Exhibit a solid understanding of multi-user operating systems, inter-process communication, file system concepts, design of consistent network-wide filesystem layouts, use of performance analysis to tune systems and monitor networks, network and distributed computing environments, principles of routing, network security, and client/server programming. 

• Work well with other departments in providing the UNIX services necessary for their work.  This includes problem analysis, solution proposal, detailed implementation planning within a controlled testing environment, and cutover with a solid fall-back option.

• Knowledge in current industry trends, specific product solutions, recommendations to management that fit well within the existing environment and position well for future changes.

Qualifications:

Knowledge and experience in many of the following areas is required:

• UNIX operating systems (Solaris, Red Hat), file systems (lvm and zfs), clustering or other high availability means of file sharing (RAID, fibre channel SAN)

• Perl programming and UNIX shell scripting to automate system processes

• LDAP server and clients, Apache servers, sendmail, subversion, RCS, CVS, wikis, java development environments

• Compiling and configuring open source software

• Network routing and security (NIS, DNS, OpenSSL/SSH, ACLs, certificates, vulnerability scanning, intrusion detection, vpns and firewalls)

• Relational databases (Ingres, SQL, Oracle, Postgres) both use and installation

• Hardware installation, troubleshooting, configuration; experience with kickstart and jumpstart

This position requires a bachelor's degree in Computer Science (or equivalent).  2 years related experience is desirable and a proven ability to acquire new technical knowledge and skill is necessary.  Programming background, understanding of publishing on the internet, and familiarity with technical publishing are a plus.

Posting Date: 08-02-07
Closing Date: Until filled

  To apply via email:
   Send resume, salary requirement and references to:

         resumes@ams.org