Job posting

[Bob Tanner <tanner@real-time.com>]

> 
>                   VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT 
>                           for 
>         Linux System Administrator and Programmer
> 
>   National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center
>                 National Weather Service 
>     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
>               U.S. Department of Commerce 
>                  Chanhassen, Minnesota 
> 
>                           * * *
> 
> The National Weather Service (NWS) is recruiting a Linux
> System Administrator and C programmer to fill a position
> at the National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing
> Center (NOHRSC) in Chanhassen, Minnesota, (20 miles west
> of the Minneapolis/St. Paul international airport on
> highway 5).  The Center is responsible for generating
> operational snow cover products from ground-based,
> airborne, and satellite snow cover data sets used by the
> NWS in river, flood, and water supply forecasting for the
> Nation.  The office ingests and processes a wide variety
> of satellite image data and hydrometeorological data in a
> real-time, operational environment.  It produces and
> distributes a broad array of alphanumeric, image, and
> raster products to NWS and non-NWS users. 
> 
> The NOHRSC seeks to fill a Linux System Administrator
> position to support the Linux systems used for operations
> and software development.  The operational system
> consists of 14 rack-mounted servers, several
> workstations, and 1 Terabyte of network-attached storage.
> The development system consists of six workstations.
> 
> The ideal candidate will be well-versed in Linux systems
> administration with an understanding of system backups,
> package management, Linux/UNIX shell scripting, and Perl
> scripting.  He or she will be prepared to maintain
> configurations for system services: e.g., sendmail,
> Apache, bind, NFS, and SSH. The incumbent will be
> required to:
> 
>   1. Routinely monitor the performance and state
>      of all operational and development systems, 
> 
>   2. Maintain system configurations to provide for
>      efficient and uninterrupted operations, 
> 
>   3. Regularly perform software upgrades to
>      provide a stable and secure operational
>      environment, 
> 
>   4. Supply software solutions for the changing
>      needs of developers and operational systems,
>      and 
> 
>   5. Provide for the rapid recovery of operational
>      systems in the event of an emergency.
> 
> In addition to the primary Linux System Administration
> duties, the incumbent will have the opportunity to
> contribute to Informix database administration and web
> site development and administration for the office.  A
> strong background in C programming, Informix database
> administration, web site administration, GIS, HP-UX,
> HTML, Java, Javascript, Perl, and IDL/ENVI would be
> extremely valuable.
> 
> The position will be filled as soon as possible.  Please
> send, email, or fax your cover letter, resume, and salary
> requirements no later than December 15 to: 
> 
>     Dr. Tom Carroll
>     National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center
>     National Weather Service, NOAA
>     1735 Lake Drive West
>     Chanhassen, Minnesota 55317
>           Facsimile: (952) 361-6634
>           Email: tc@nws.gov
>           Web site: www.nohrsc.nws.gov
> 

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