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<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 (CI) 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 Linux
System Administrator to set up and maintain the computing infrastructure
necessary to perform complex scientific data processing, warehousing, and
publication in both prototype and operational settings. 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, management of storage arrays, disaster recovery systems
and security systems.<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1'>Responsible for the design
and scaling of the NEON CI data center including physical space, storage,
and compute solutions.<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 planning
and 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'>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
XenServer and 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;
text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
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, Oracle, or WebSphere 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 with Parallel
File System (e.g. Lustre or GFS)<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>
</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 scale High Performance Cluster
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
verbal and written communication skills <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 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 fast
moving, start-up environment<b><o:p></o:p></b></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 multitask<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>
<ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc>
<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
online at www.neoninc.org<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>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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