<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Candidates should apply at <a href="http://www.unavco.org/careers">www.unavco.org/careers</a>.<br><br><br>Position:Technical Lead, Systems Administration<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><br>Reports to:Director, Program Support Services<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><br><br>SUMMARY OF JOB<br>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. <br><br>ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS<br>•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Coordinate standardization of IT systems across all departments in the organization.<br>•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Lead planning, design and assessment of all UNAVCO shared systems, IT strategy, planning and operational reviews.<br>•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Lead planning and budgeting efforts for current and upcoming program IT needs including research of appropriate software, hardware and resources; proposal development and presentations.<br>•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Identify shared project needs and provide appropriate infrastructure solutions.<br>•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Coordinate with proposal writers for IT planning and budgeting as necessary.<br>•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Maintain and implement policies and procedures in order to meet all cybersecurity requirements of the organization.<br>•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Monitor and maintain the datacenter in Boulder including the physical environment, Internet connectivity, and expansion planning.<br>•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Perform all network engineering tasks for the organization including the support of DNS, LDAP, NTP, routers, switches, firewalls, remote access, and wireless access.<br>•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>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.<br>•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Establish and maintain a documentation system for the organization and coordinate IT documentation efforts.<br>•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>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.<br>•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Serve as a back-up system administrator for other departments as needed.<br>•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Stay abreast of pertinent trends in IT and maintain contact with other IT professionals working in our community to promote synergies.<br>•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Other duties may be assigned as necessary for the successful operation of the business.<br><br>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.<br><br>SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE<br>•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Strong project management skills including project planning, budgeting, and implementation.<br>•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Excellent people technical leadership abilities<br>•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Excellent system administration skills in a UNIX server environment, preferably Solaris, Window Server experience is also desired.<br>•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Experience with datacenter management and network engineering.<br>•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Excellent written and oral communication skills and presentation abilities.<br>•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Working knowledge of industry best practices with regard to cybersecurity.<br>•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Experience with standard business IT services including email, web, calendaring, file services, directory management, and backups.<br>•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Experience with Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux.<br>•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Excellent problem solving and troubleshooting skills.<br>•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Solomon business software support experience desired.<br><br>EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE<br>•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field<br>•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>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.<br><br>Physical Demands<br>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.<div><br></div><div><br></div></body></html>