The Qatar Foundation is establishing a state-of-the-art Central Library to serve the diverse information needs of the residents of the State of Qatar. The Central Library, to be located in Education City, will take a leadership role in meeting Qatar Foundation’s goals to become Qatar's premier information resource for the academic, research and public community. It will serve the general public of Qatar, universities, schools, research institutes and Education City partners. The Central Library will offer a suite of educational and research opportunities, services and programs supported by comprehensive collections of print and digital materials. The library building, designed by Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas, is scheduled for ground breaking in the first quarter of 2011 with an anticipated opening in the summer 2013.
The Central Library seeks dynamic, innovative, service-oriented and culturally sensitive applicants for the position of Unix Server Administrator.
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Unix Server Administrator is responsible for ensuring and maintaining system availability, integrity and security of the Central Library servers through performing system administration tasks, including installation of server operating systems, patch management, performance monitoring, tuning, maintenance and system back-up.
The administrator will maintain the hardware and software infrastructure in SUN environment including managing a large capacity SAN storage/tape environment.
The administrator will work collaboratively with IT staff and other system administrators to provide stable applications for the Central Library.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Specify, install, configure, and maintain hardware as well as recommend hardware and software to ensure compliance with needs and requirements.
- Install and configure server and operating systems and related layered software to ensure standards and procedures are maintained.
- Monitor system security and undertake all system administration activities for requested services to ensure timely software security updates are implemented.
- Maintain library systems including a client/server library management system, Web server, on-line public catalogs, preservation and access Digital Repository, and other digital library applications.
- Identify and develop performance measurement plans and techniques and coordinate data collection on the response time and system resource utilization for tuning and capacity planning purposes.
Full description of the position is available at http://app.cvtracer.com/public/278954106/jobpostings/job-list.jsp
REQUIREMENTS & PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Minimum Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or a related field.
- Sun SOLARIS certification or equivalent relevant system administration certifications
- Minimum five years experience as a Systems Administrator preferably in the education sector.
- Knowledge in some or all of the following: Apache, IIS, JBoss/J2EE Application Servers, Tomcat, MySQL.
- Experience of working in SUN environment.
- Experience with Unix, Perl, Java and C++
- Experience with LAN/WAN protocols and network infrastructure.
Requirements of the position are available at: http://app.cvtracer.com/public/278954106/jobpostings/job-list.jsp
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:
For consideration, all applicants must submit their application materials online in a single consolidated Word or PDF file via https://web.cvtracer.com/public/278954106/apply/applyonline.jsp
It must include:
- Cover letter that outlines how background and experiences are relevant to the position responsibilities and qualification
- Current resume
- Name, email and telephone contacts of at least three professional references including one from current or previous supervisor.
Applications which do not comply with the above requirements will not be considered.
APPLICATION DEADLINE:
For consideration, candidate materials should be received by 28 February 2011. Recruitment will continue until the position is filled. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
Employment is contingent upon satisfactory background check and successful completion of the State of Qatar health, security and visa requirements.
Visit www.qf.org.qa to learn more about the Qatar Foundation, Education City and life in Qatar.
Confidential inquiries about this position may be directed to the search committee at clit@qf.org.qa
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