[ubuntu-za] Linux Support and System Administrator Work

[Jan Groenewald]

The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS), located in
Muizenberg, Cape Town, is an innovative pan-African centre of learning 
for postgraduate teaching and research in the mathematical sciences.

We are looking for an Linux IT Support Technician or System administrator,
with 2+ years experience.  We have 130 ubuntu destkops, 10 ubuntu servers,
and 50 or so visiting laptops of various operating systems.

Duties: 

These positions will report to the IT Manager and will: provide Linux
desktop support; limited Windows/Mac support; document network, processes,
and services; maintain network, hardware, desktops; manage user accounts;
 monitor and troubleshoot services; perform backups; and all related IT tasks.

Requirements:

A tertiary qualification and/or a relevant IT qualification
and/or work experience; Solid experience with Ubuntu or Debian; experience
in Linux desktop support; familiarity with Linux mail, web, file, and
authentication services; understanding of firewalls, routing, and proxies; 
bash and/or Python scripting; customer-service orientation; self-motivated
and self-disciplined; ability to work in a team; good written and spoken 
communication skills; experience with hardware support and procurement; 
understanding of network protocols; enthusiasm to work in a culturally 
diverse organisation.

Additional recommendations: 

Any of: experience with Google Apps; experience with Open Source web and
database technologies (e.g. django); Asterisk/VOIP; experience with scientific 
software (e.g. SciPy, SAGE, LaTeX.); bandwidth management; high availability
clustering, virtualization, replication technologies; programming languages 
(e.g. C, Fortran, Java.); understanding of French or Arabic

Commencement of duties: 1 May 2011 or as soon as possible thereafter
Enquiries: Jan Groenewald, IT Manager, AIMS, tel: 021 787 9328
Prospective candidates must submit a detailed CV, together with the 
names and emails of at least three referees and a covering letter
motivating their application.
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For more information, visit http://www.aims.ac.za

AIMS reserves the right not to make an appointment.
Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
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