CSEE Student System Administrator job positions available

[Geoffrey Weiss]

Student jobs are available in the Computer Science and Electrical
Engineering department to help support the computing infrastructure.

Student System Administrator
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Student Systems Administrator support positions available in the CSEEIT
Systems group. This is primarily with Linux server/desktop systems, but
includes Windows desktop support.

These positions will provide computer hardware, software, and network support
for the operational needs of the CSEE department at UMBC. The CSEE computer
infrastructure is extremely diverse, dynamic, and challenging. This
position will be part of a technical team of experts, who support over 700
user accounts and over 600 Linux, Windows, and macOS machines in office
data center, and research environments. The computers range from
individual desktops to production servers which run 24 hours per day (such
as Web portals, email, and database servers).

Are you the resource who people come to when they have a computer problem?
Do you find fixing computers easy? Do you run your own server? Do you like
learning new skills, making people happy, and gaining a sense of
accomplishment? Do you want to get experience working in a professional
enterprise-class environment? If you relate to these attributes, this is
a great opportunity for you.

Duties:
* Assist in maintaining the server environment, such as Web, printing,
storage, and infrastructure support.
* Engineer solutions to problems in a Linux environment.
* Support desktop and server computers for end-users (operational staff,
graduate students, and faculty) and networking needs through the
installation and configuration of computer hardware and software.
* Support the daily operations and maintenance of the CSEE computing and
networking facilities (such as accounts, printers, applications, etc.).
* Support real/virtual server environment and real/virtual disk storage
systems.
* Assist in ongoing projects.
* Other duties as assigned.

Requirements:
* Experience with one or more types of UNIX/Linux system.
* Program UNIX shell scripts, C/C++, PERL, Python, and/or PHP.
* Excellent oral and written communication skills.
* Excellent troubleshooting skills.
* Able to quickly learn new skills.
* Able to work well in a group.
* Available to work up to 20 hours/week (up to 40 during summer or breaks).
* Active UMBC student.

Desired (will train as needed):
* Major in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
* Familiar with the CSEE Department's computing environment.
* A working knowledge of Windows and/or macOS.

Resumes should be sent to Geoff Weiss, gwe...@cs.umbc.edu and are accepted
until the positions are filled. Please also provide an example of
something cool that you have done with UNIX/Linux.



Geoff
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Geoff Weiss, Computer Systems Manager phone: 410-455-3959
CSEEIT - UMBC fax: 410-455-3969