[tor-bugs] #26934 [Webpages/Website]: Please add job description to website - Senior Systems Administrator

Wed Jul 25 20:33:47 UTC 2018

#26934: Please add job description to website - Senior Systems Administrator
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     Reporter:  ewyatt            |      Owner:  (none)
         Type:  task              |     Status:  new
     Priority:  Very High         |  Milestone:
    Component:  Webpages/Website  |    Version:
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 Please add the below job description to the website. Thank you!

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 Internet Freedom Nonprofit Seeks Senior Systems Administrator

 July 25, 2018

 The Tor Project, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization advancing human
 rights and freedoms by creating and deploying free and open source
 anonymity and privacy technologies, is seeking a Senior Systems
 Administrator to maintain, upgrade and manage our organization’s software,
 hardware, and networks. The goal of the Tor Project’s sysadmin will be to
 ensure that our technology infrastructure runs securely, smoothly, and
 efficiently and that Tor Project employees, contractors, and volunteers
 have the knowledge and resources to do their work.

 The ideal candidate is resourceful, creative, and able to diagnose and
 resolve problems quickly. Our sysadmin must have the patience to
 communicate with a variety of interdisciplinary teams and users, including
 some who are not technical and others who are extremely technical. The
 sysadmin will set and guide the strategy for all of our internal
 technology infrastructure with the participation and assistance of our
 open source community. This job requires a jack-of-all-trades, and every
 day is likely to present new and different challenges.

 The ideal candidate will have at least five years of experience running
 open source systems. This is a senior level position that reports directly
 to the Executive Director and is part of the organization’s leadership
 team. This person will manage one direct report, our Junior Services
 Administrator. This will be the organization’s first paid sysadmin, and a
 willingness to work with our highly effective, long-term volunteer
 sysadmins is essential.

 Responsibilities:
 •       Install and configure software and hardware
 •       Manage network servers and technology tools
 •       Set up accounts and workstations
 •       Monitor performance and maintain systems according to requirements
 Must have experience monitoring infrastructure for downtime and compromise
 •       Troubleshoot issues and outages
 •       Ensure security through access controls, backups and firewalls
 Must understand the security implications of configuration choices
 •       Upgrade systems with new releases and models Must have experience
 keeping many systems well-patched
 •       Administrate infrastructure, including firewalls, databases,
 malware protection software and other processes
 •       Assist our staff in selection of new technologies
 •       Develop expertise to train our staff on new technologies
 •       Provide technical support for both hardware and software issues
 our staff encounter
 •       Build an internal wiki with technical documentation, manuals and
 IT policies
 •       Supervise the Junior Services Administrator

 Requirements:
 •       Proven experience as a System Administrator, Network Administrator
 or similar role
 •       Experience with databases, networks (LAN, WAN) and patch
 management
 •       Experience with automation tools that scale (e.g., puppet)
 •       Knowledge of system security (e.g., intrusion detection systems)
 and data backup/recovery
 •       Ability to create scripts in Python, Perl or other language
 •       Familiarity with various operating systems and platforms
 •       Experience helping users think through how best to achieve their
 tasks (ie, the right combination of sustainable, safe, easy to deploy and
 use, does what they want)
 •       Great intuition about what service and config choices will keep
 things from going out of control
 •       Must be or become strongly trusted by our community
 •       Resourcefulness and problem-solving aptitude
 •       Excellent communication skills

 The Tor Project's workforce is smart and committed. Experience working
 with open source communities is required. Dedication to Internet freedom
 is an added plus. The Tor Project currently has a paid staff of around 40
 developers and operational support staff, plus many thousands of
 volunteers who contribute to our work. The ideal candidate will be
 energetic, unflappable and flexible, and will thrive in a highly-technical
 collaborative environment.

 This is a full-time, hands-on position, which can be done remotely or in
 our office in Seattle, WA. Flexible salary, depending on experience. The
 Tor Project has a competitive benefits package, including a generous PTO
 policy; 14 paid holidays per year (including the week between Christmas
 and New Year's, when the office is closed); health, vision, dental,
 disability, and life insurance paid in full for employee; flexible work
 schedule; and occasional travel opportunities.

 To apply, send your resume to hr at torproject dot org with the subject
 "Systems Administrator." Include a cover letter that tells us why you
 think you're the right person for this job. No phone calls please!

 The Tor Project, Inc., is an equal opportunity, affirmative action
 employer.

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