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<p class=MsoNormal>Hello,<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal>I would like to send the posting below for a job opportunity
out to your members.<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal>Title:  System Administrator - Linux<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span class=overview-start><b><u>Overview<o:p></o:p></u></b></span></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>The National Ecological Observatory Network
(NEON, Inc.), a non-profit science corporation dedicated to understanding how
changes in climate, land use and invasive species impact ecology. We are
currently planning the NEON project - an observatory comprising more than 60
atmospheric, environmental and biological monitoring experiments distributed
throughout twenty domains across the United States, Hawaii, Alaska & the
Caribbean, monitored and controlled in real-time from our headquarters in
Boulder, Colorado. A leading-edge flexible cyber-infrastructure is being
designed to support current and future needs of the Observatory.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><u><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></u></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><u>Summary<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>NEON is looking for a System
Administrator to set up and maintain the computing infrastructure necessary to
perform complex scientific data processing, warehousing, and publication in an
operational setting. This is a hands-on position combining Linux system
administration, enterprise class database administration, application
administration, and desktop support. <o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><o:p> </o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><u>Essential Duties and Responsibilities:</u></b><o:p></o:p></p>

<ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc>
 <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1'>Responsible for setting up
     and maintaining the following systems: Linux Servers and software stacks,
     authentication, database administration, management of storage arrays,
     disaster recovery systems, security & anti-virus systems.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1'>Responsible for proactive
     monitoring, performance tuning, and capacity planning to ensure storage
     & processing capabilities meet current and future requirements.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1'>Responsible for
     troubleshooting and solving reported system problems.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1'>Responsible for
     evaluating, deploying, and supporting virtualization technologies as
     appropriate.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1'>Participate in the evaluation
     & application of new technologies to meet the needs of the
     organization.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1'>Responsible for
     documenting the system configuration.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1'>Assist staff with end-user
     assistance & client systems support. <o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1'>Work with the Cyber
     infrastructure team to install, configure and maintain COTS enterprise
     applications.  <o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1'>Work directly with the
     Cyber infrastructure team to develop, test, and produce systems capable of
     meeting the data production requirements for all NEON instrumentation
     platform data. <o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1'>Responsible for scripting
     or programming needed to support system maintenance activities.<o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><u>Required Experience:<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>

<ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc>
 <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1'>5-10 years experience on 
     Linux System Administration<o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>

<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>        
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Experience
with virtualization, including virtual applications, desktops, servers &
storage. Experience deploying and managing virtual environments such as Xen,
Citrix, or VMware.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>        
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Excellent
grasp of current storage technologies, incl. SANs/NAS, Deduplication, etc.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc>
 <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1'>Demonstrated experience
     with 2 or more scripting languages<o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><u>Education:<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>

<p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
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style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>        
</span></span></span><![endif]>BS Computer Science, Computer Engineering or
Information Technology<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><u><o:p><span
 style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></u></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><u>Preferred Experience:</u></b><o:p></o:p></p>

<ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc>
 <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1'>Experience with Maximo,
     JBOSS,  Tivoli, DB2, or Oracle  administration <o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1'>Experience with
     distributed resource management<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1'>Experience in maintaining enterprise
     scale process management and workflow infrastructure to support data
     production applications. <o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1'>Experience with software
     development (C, C++, FORTRAN, etc…)<o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>

<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>        
</span></span></span><![endif]>Experience with Platform Computing LSF for
parallelization of computing in a medium to large scale compute farm
environment is highly desirable.<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><u>Skills and Abilities:<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>

<ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc>
 <li class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'>Excellent
     communication skills <o:p></o:p></li>
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     text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'>Ability to work in a team
     environment<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
     text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'>Ability to work in a
     structured environment<b><o:p></o:p></b></li>
</ul>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><u>Physical Requirements:<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>

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 <li class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'>Must be
     able to lift 40 – 50 lbs.<o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>

<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Apply:<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Send
your resumes and inquiries to </span><a href="mailto:Careers@NeonInc.org"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Careers@NeonInc.org</span></a><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> with Systems
Administrator in the subject line, and include cover letter, resume, salary
history, and salary requirements.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal>NEON Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Women,
Minorities, Veterans and Disabled Persons are encouraged to apply. <o:p></o:p></p>

<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#0070C0'>Laura
Reynolds<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>

<p class=MsoNormal>Corporate Recruiter <o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal>(National Ecological Observatory Network) NEON, Inc.<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal>720-746-4930<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#0F243E'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#0070C0'>www.neoninc.org<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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