Job Posting: Systems Administrator at Kansas State University Libraries

[Harish Maringanti]

Kansas State University Libraries, Manhattan, Kansas invite
applications and nominations for the position of Systems Administrator
to join our Administrative & IT Services Department. Work will center
on developing technical infrastructure on Linux/Solaris platform to
support projects related to repository development, Web services,
Scholarly publishing and content management systems. To support the
University’s goal of becoming a top-50 public research university by
2025, we are looking for a dynamic individual to offer exceptional
customer service to library staff and patrons and advance with us to
the next level.

**Responsibilities**

• Maintain the hardware and software infrastructure in our
Linux/Solaris environment including support of Web servers,
application servers, versioning platform, etc. Install and configure
server operating systems and related layered software, ensuring data,
security standards, and procedures are maintained.
• Perform shell scripting and programming in appropriate languages.
• Liaison with campus IT units to manage SAN storage/tape environment,
system backups, and security policies. Play an active role in the
development and deployment of new services and technologies.
• Work collaboratively with other members in the library, external
open source community, and vendor support staff in a team-based
approach.
• Consult with application developers to diagnose and troubleshoot
system problems and recommend hardware/software purchases.
• Work in a team to manage system administration, web/application
server administration and database server administration, maintaining
up-to-date system documentation and managing code in a version-control
system.

**Required Qualifications**
• Associate degree in Computer Science & Information Technology or
related field PLUS minimum of two years of fulltime development and
server administration experience in a Linux/Solaris environment OR, if
no associate degree in Computer Science & Information Technology or
related field, four years of full time development and server
administration experience.

• Demonstrated experience administering Web servers, including Apache
and Tomcat, and database servers, including MySQL.

• Demonstrated experience implementing and supporting open source applications.

• Working knowledge of a programming or scripting language, such as Perl or PHP.

• Demonstrated experience in server virtualization.

• Strong customer service attitude; enthusiasm for working in a
collaborative team-oriented environment.

Please refer to
http://ksulib.typepad.com/jobs/2013/02/systems-administrator.html for
more information.

Best,
Harish

Harish Maringanti
ITS Coordinator
K-State Libraries
785.532.3261

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2013-03-12