Website System Administrator

San Diego, CA  ‐ Onsite
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The Balboa Park Online Collaborative (BPOC) is seeking an experienced Website System Administrator to join our fast-paced, deadline-oriented team, which supports a wide range of non-profit clients.  The ideal candidate should be a dynamic, proactive individual with strong communications skills and a team player. The position requires a positive attitude, and commitment to continual learning and exploration of new technologies and best practices.

BPOC is a nonprofit organization that strives to foster a culture of innovation and collaboration among non-profit organizations through technology.  BPOC provides thought leadership and technical services to more than 27 museums and cultural organizations with a focus on providing cost-effective innovative solutions, delivering exceptional customer service, and creating a reliable infrastructure that demonstrates value to our clients.  Our clients range from small non-profit organizations of a staff of one to a large organization with over 100 staff and volunteers.

The Website System Administrator will set up, maintain and optimize cloud-based servers hosting multiple Drupal website installations, as well as other open source tools, including a few one-off html websites. The individual should have proven experience working with server level Drupal administration and optimization. The ideal candidate will have knowledge of LAMP-stack technologies as well as technologies that make Drupal sites perform well.  


Primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

  • Set up technical server infrastructure, providing technical assistance to development teams, monitoring site performance, and troubleshooting issues when they arise.
  • Work with Director of Web Services to set up a development server environment and a live server environment with a process for testing and deploying changes to live site.
  • Take an active role in designing, implementing and maintaining a scalable and robust enterprise server environment.
  • Administer Apache web server and MySQL Server
  • Work on System Security and IPTable configuration
  • Linux system updates and software installation (yum, apt-get, etc.)
  • Deploy Drupal System updates.
  • Optimize servers for high traffic, security, and other Drupal related system issues.
  • Evaluate and propose new or improved system architecture.
  • Document system configuration, processes, and procedures.
  • Share responsibility with team members for rotating on-call duties.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

  • Computer Science related Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
  • Minimum 3 years web server administration experience
  • Strong communication skills
  • Familiarity with LAMP stack technologies, experience supporting Drupal preferred
  • Knowledge of Amazon Web Services, RackSpace, Linode, and/or similar cloud hosted environments desired.
  • Strong DNS management and automation background
  • Strong scripting (bash, php, perl) skills
  • Good understanding of TCP/IP networking and troubleshooting
  • Clear communication and documentation of projects and procedures
  • Strong problem solving skills
  • Demonstrated ability to manage timelines, dependencies, deliverables, milestones and resource allocation and management in projects.
  •  Broad base of technical knowledge in emerging technology trends and issues, knowledge of technology issues in the museum or educational space preferred.
  • Collaborative skills to work effectively with team members
  • Experience advising and communicating with non-technical staff and guiding technical decisions.
  • Desire to work in non-profit / museum environment.



Info for the application
Submit the following: ? Cover letter. Please include the following: ? Why do you want to work at the Balboa Park Online Collaborative? ? Why you would be the perfect System Administrator for Web Services at the Balboa Park Online Collaborative? ? Resume ? List of three references Mail to: Balboa Park Online Collaborative RE: Website System Administrator 2131 Pan American Plaza San Diego CA 92101 Or email to: Please no telephone calls. No Recruiters. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Start date
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From
Balboa Park Online Collaborative
Published at
26.06.2013
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Project ID:
557280
Contract type
Freelance
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