[iris-bulk] Technical Lead, Systems Administration - UNAVCO

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Candidates should apply at www.unavco.org/careers.


Position:Technical Lead, Systems Administration	
Reports to:Director, Program Support Services	

SUMMARY OF JOB
The Technical Lead provides strategic vision, network engineering,  
datacenter management, and security policy management for UNAVCO.  
Provide system administration and end user support for Program  
Support, the President’s Office, and Education and Outreach departments.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
•	Coordinate standardization of IT systems across all departments in  
the organization.
•	Lead planning, design and assessment of all UNAVCO shared systems,  
IT strategy, planning and operational reviews.
•	Lead planning and budgeting efforts for current and upcoming program  
IT needs including research of appropriate software, hardware and  
resources; proposal development and presentations.
•	Identify shared project needs and provide appropriate infrastructure  
solutions.
•	Coordinate with proposal writers for IT planning and budgeting as  
necessary.
•	Maintain and implement policies and procedures in order to meet all  
cybersecurity requirements of the organization.
•	Monitor and maintain the datacenter in Boulder including the  
physical environment, Internet connectivity, and expansion planning.
•	Perform all network engineering tasks for the organization including  
the support of DNS, LDAP, NTP, routers, switches, firewalls, remote  
access, and wireless access.
•	Perform all system administrator duties for Program Support, the  
President’s Office, and Education and Outreach including helpdesk  
activities, server administration, and software development support.
•	Establish and maintain a documentation system for the organization  
and coordinate IT documentation efforts.
•	Support IT and audiovisual equipment needs for all departments in  
the organization for the UNAVCO classroom, boardroom, and other  
meeting activities including support for workshops, committee  
meetings, and colloquia.
•	Serve as a back-up system administrator for other departments as  
needed.
•	Stay abreast of pertinent trends in IT and maintain contact with  
other IT professionals working in our community to promote synergies.
•	Other duties may be assigned as necessary for the successful  
operation of the business.

To perform this job successfully, this individual must be able to  
perform each essential job function satisfactorily. Reasonable  
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to  
perform the essential functions.

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
•	Strong project management skills including project planning,  
budgeting, and implementation.
•	Excellent people technical leadership abilities
•	Excellent system administration skills in a UNIX server environment,  
preferably Solaris, Window Server experience is also desired.
•	Experience with datacenter management and network engineering.
•	Excellent written and oral communication skills and presentation  
abilities.
•	Working knowledge of industry best practices with regard to  
cybersecurity.
•	Experience with standard business IT services including email, web,  
calendaring, file services, directory management, and backups.
•	Experience with Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux.
•	Excellent problem solving and troubleshooting skills.
•	Solomon business software support experience desired.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
•	Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field
•	At least eight years of relevant experience in a small to medium  
sized business preferably in a scientific or academic organization, or  
an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Physical Demands
Be able to lift and move up to 50 pounds.  Must be able to bend, crawl  
and walk.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include  
those necessary to operate computers.


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