Systems and IT Administrator

SimBio is a leading developer of innovative educational software that is used in college biology classes world-wide. We are seeking a Systems and IT Administrator to manage the IT infrastructure and applications that support SimUText, SimBio’s proprietary product. SimUText is a server-based content-delivery system used by tens of thousands of college students, requiring 24×7 availability. This position includes configuring, administering, operating, monitoring, and troubleshooting cloud-based, ISP-hosted and in-house systems.

This full-time position is based in our Missoula, MT office. Start date is flexible.

Job responsibilities include:

• The daily monitoring of servers, backup operations, and network security.
• Working with developers, QA, and DBAs to ensure continuous system availability.
• Linux server administration for development and production environments.
• Creating professional quality shell scripts.
• Windows and Mac technical support for in-house users.
• Familiarity with installing, configuring, and administrating Java, MySQL, Tomcat, SVN, Redmine, and other systems and software.
• Available on some nights and weekends for (rare) technical emergencies.
• Maintaining up-to-date systems, tools and domains by managing third-party upgrades, updates, patches, and registrations.
• Fulfilling user requests for changes and enhancements to development and production environments.

Strong candidates:

• Have previous experience troubleshooting system, software and integration issues, and researching technical and software solutions.
• Have a 4-year technical degree (Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, IT)
• Have 2-5 years of experience as a systems administrator.
• Are very detail-oriented and organized, with strong attention to detail.
• Are skilled at clear and concise written and verbal communication.
• Are highly-motivated to work independently or on a close-knit team to solve problems.
• Take pride in their work.

Compensation and Hours:

• Full-time, salaried position in friendly Missoula, MT office.
• Generous vacation, health, and retirement benefits.
• Compensation negotiable, depending on experience.

To apply:

ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH THE FOLLOWING RESUME MANAGEMENT SERVICE – http://simbio.submittable.com/submit. Please be prepared to upload a current resume and cover letter.

Job Type: Full-time

Required education:

• Bachelor’s

Required experience:

• System Administration: 2 years