Systems Administrator

The Southern California Seismic Network (SCSN) seeks a Systems Administrator to provide mission-critical support for our computer systems. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to administer the computers running Caltech's earthquake early warning algorithms that run continuously and emit alarms to apps and other tools that could potentially save lives in the event of a large earthquake anywhere across the entire west coast of the U.S. and further as ShakeAlert expands. We seek an enthusiastic individual who would like to apply their information technology skills to administer and improve state-of-the-art high-availability LINUX-based systems. Detailed tasking includes LINUX system-level support, supervising hardware maintenance, and maintenance and troubleshooting of data processing applications. This is an Essential Reporting position. In the event of an emergency on campus, an employee designated as essential reporting has essential job skills that are needed for response and recovery and is expected to report to Campus as soon as possible. Essential Job Duties Be part of a team administering the SCSN/CISN and ShakeAlert real-time data acquisition, processing, and analysis application software, and associated computer hardware and system software. Deploy, test, and maintain applications written in C++, Java, Python, or other languages under LINUX. Deploy and operate cloud computing and virtualization software and services, using VMware and AWS cloud. Assist with maintaining IP networking, including routers and switches. Assist with Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) equipment and configurations. Participate in procurement, installation, and configuration of new hardware or software. Other duties as assigned.

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