Junior System Administrator

Part of the activities of the successful candidate will be dedicated to contribute to Workpackage 7 (WP7, Data Reduction and Compression) of the LEAPS-INNOV project that aims at the development of data compression techniques and related services. WP7 focuses on the establishment of a collaboration platform for data reduction and compression, the assessment of future needs in this area and on the development of metrics for the possible techniques. It will also evaluate and adopt methods for reduction and algorithms for data compression and will exchange knowledge with industry.
For the remaining part of the activities, the successful candidate will contribute to maintaining the critical services of Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste critical to data communication, compression and storage. In particular he/she will also handle services related to data sharing and storage, back-up systems, provide user support for deployed systems and will be involved in the management of the company systems dedicated to the mail infrastructure, composed by an antispam appliance and a mail server, contributing to the development, update, and expansion of existing services.
Qualifications
A Bachelor's degree in ICT or related subjects or a minimum of 2 years of experience as a System Administrator is required. Other required skills will be:
Knowledge of the Linux operating system, specifically Debian, Ubuntu, and Rocky distributions

Experience with cloud and local storage systems

Good knowledge of networking, with a focus on server rooms

Experience with virtualization systems, specifically Opensource ones

Experience with electronic mail servers running on Linux
We will consider a plus the following competences:
Familiarity with Microsoft Windows and macOS from both the user and the System Administration perspectives

Experience with specific storage systems, such as Ceph or LTFS

Knowledge of specialized software, such as Zimbra, Libraesva, Proxmox and Seafile

Knowledge of Zabbix monitoring system and Puppet configuration management tool

Scripting skills in shell, Python, Perl and PHP for automating system administration tasks

Experience with network services such as DNS, DHCP, LDAP, and Radius

Experience with high bandwidth links

Familiarity with opensource backup systems.

A positive approach to problem-solving and user assistance is expected. Good time management skills and ability to prioritize are also expected, together with the ability to interact with the facility staff and international users at all levels and to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

Good oral and written communication skills in English are essential.