Server Admin

The Server Administrator is responsible for maintaining the servers that support the residential network. ResTek manages a network of over 5,000 nodes, so this job involves working with critical networking equipment and trying to achieve 100% uptime. In collaboration with other members of the team, this person is also generally responsible for the research and implementation of improvements to the network.

Am I qualified?

We’re looking for somebody who has experience working with some of these things, but you also learn a lot on the job. If you meet most of the following criteria, you should definitely apply.

Experience working with UNIX-like systems (e.g., Linux)
Understanding of common network protocols (e.g., TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, HTTP, SMTP)
Understanding of network configurations
Programming experience is a plus
Motivated to learn new things independently
Ability to work independently and in a team environment effectively
Excellent problem solving and communication skills
Willingness and availability to have a flexible, on-call schedule for the duration of employment

Need specifics?

We know at least a few of you are curious about our current setup, so here is a list of some of the tools we currently use.

Most of our servers use FreeBSD, and our firewalls run OpenBSD.
Nagios and Symon are used for service/network monitoring
MySQL, PHP, Apache and CVS are at the core of our development environments
We have a number of open source web application installations such as Wordpress and Mantis
DNS, LDAP, DHCP are a few of our critical services
Our staff use a Postfix and Dovecot mail server

Terms

Must be available to work 15-19 hours per week during the academic year and at least 20 hours per week during the summer. Hourly wage is $9.90 per hour for both work-study and non-work study students. You must maintain a 2.00 GPA minimum during employment, and be taking at least 10 credits (8 for graduates). Preference given to applicants that live on-campus currently and intend to live on for the 2009-2010 academic year. Summer on-campus housing is available at a discounted rate.

Interested?

ResTek has filled the Server Administrator position, which was advertised in a brochure handed out at Summerstart.

However, we are interested in hearing from students who might be interested in the position. We’d like to provide more information and guidance as to what kind of experience the position requires, as well as what interested students can do to learn the skills they would need in order to qualify for the position.

So, follow this link and submit the online form to let us know that you’d like to learn more. We’ll hold on to your contact information and invite you to an informational meeting sometime during Fall quarter.

Questions

Contact Howard Muhlberg at Howard.Muhlberg@wwu.edu, or (360) 650-3289.