Linux Systems Administrator at Digital Humanities Lab
Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media
Fairfax

**Job Description**  
  
The [Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media](http://chnm.gmu.edu/)
within the Department of History and Art History at George Mason University is
seeking a full-time Systems Administrator to maintain and grow the technical
infrastructure of the center that includes 23 servers and a complex set of
networked connections, storage, databases, software, programming languages,
and operating systems. The Systems Administrator must also be able to support
dozens of computers used by the center's staff, and ensure the security and
uptime of a major technical operation.

  
**Responsibilities**  
  
The Systems Administrator manages at least one assistant position and provides
individual technology consulting services to developers across the
organization. The Systems Administrator is involved with the center's senior
staff in planning and setting technology policies and standards.

  
**Skills & Requirements**  

  *  Experience administering production CentOS/RHEL Linux servers in a multiuser environment;
  *  Experience maintaining high-traffic PHP/MySQL Web sites;
  *  Strong knowledge of Apache, PHP, MySQL administration, Linux security practices (i.e., permissions, iptables, IDS), system monitoring (e.g., Nagios), shell scripting, HA practices (e.g., load balancing, cluster filesystems), DNS administration, and Web site optimization;
  *  Experience installing server hardware (i.e., servers, routers, RAID storage); and
  *  Excellent troubleshooting abilities (e.g., quickly diagnosing and fixing broken Web sites).
  
**About Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media**  
  
Since 1994, the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media (RRCHNM) at
George Mason University has used digital media and computer technology to
democratize history--to incorporate multiple voices, reach diverse audiences,
and encourage popular participation in presenting and preserving the past. The
center itself is a democratic, collaborative space where over fifty scholars,
developers, designers, and researchers work together to advance the state of
the art.

  
RRCHNM uses digital media and technology to preserve and present history
online, transform scholarship across the humanities, and advance historical
education and understanding. Each year RRCHNM's many project websites receive
over 20 million visitors, and over a million people rely on its digital tools
to teach, learn, and conduct research.

  
Employees at RRCHNM have access to a full complement of benefits, which
includes health insurance, retirement benefits, and **12 credits of tuition
remission per year**.

  
[George Mason University](http://gmu.edu/) is a public, comprehensive,
research university established by the Commonwealth of Virginia in the
National Capital Region. The university's more than 1,300 full-time
instructional and research faculty members are experts in a broad range of
fields. The majority of the university's more than 32,000 students are from
Virginia; however, all 50 states and Washington, D.C., as well as 130
countries, are represented in the student body. While full-time undergraduates
make up the largest student group, part-time graduate and undergraduate
students account for nearly half of the student population

  
**How to apply**  
  
For full consideration, applicants must apply for position number 01433z at
[http://jobs.gmu.edu ](http://jobs.gmu.edu)where they can submit an online
application and upload a cover letter, resume, and a list of three
professional references with contact information.



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