NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR
Date: 2008-04-03

STAFF POSITION: COMPUTER PROFESSIONAL/NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH

The University of Utah Seismograph Stations, a research, educational, and public-service unit within the University's Department of Geology and Geophysics, has a vacant staff position for a Computer Professional/Network Administrator.

Principal Duties: Responsible for the operation and maintenance of computer systems for real-time data acquisition and analysis from a ~200-station earthquake monitoring system, and for associated research. The position involves sole responsibility for these computer systems including systems administration and security, hardware and software maintenance, user support, and software development.

Qualifications: Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in computer science, engineering, physical science, or related field. Minimum of 2 years related work experience, expert capability with C programming and UNIX/Solaris computer administration, and familiarity with Fortran, Perl, sh and csh. Ability to install, configure, maintain and upgrade network devices like routers, switches, and terminal servers. Ability to install, configure and monitor software packages like SMTP, DNS, FTP, HTTP, SSH, NTP. Ability to monitor network security at different network layers, as well as to implement intrusion prevention, detection, and recovery procedures and methods. Ability to recommend and configure cost-effective hardware solutions to meet specific needs for different projects. Background in geophysics, data acquisition systems, or electrical engineering and experience with database (Oracle, MySQL) management helpful. Experience with Windows, MacOS, and UNIX interoperability, and ability to debug network applications (sockets, TCP/IP) desired.

APPLY ONLINE AT http://www.hr.utah.edu/careers/ (Job # 32247)

The University of Utah is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.