[CONTRACT WORK]

[Mark Richards]

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LINUX SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR
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SolarWave Energy, a solar and renewable information technology firm, has a
need for a talented individual to assist us on a contract basis (initial
project and long term retainer) to set up and help maintain a set of
servers.  A little workstation support may also be needed now and then.

The initial projects include:

1. Wrapping up a combined BackupPC/BACULA project
	- set policies and procedures
	- document
	- test restore

2. Establish a source code management system using Subversion with
appropriate clients/tools on workstations
	- help develop policies, practices, and procedures
	- debug

3. Help design and then build a 3-tier test to production source code flow
scheme using three servers (local, called "DEVELOPMENT", remote 1 called
"STAGE", and remote 2 called "PRODUCTION".  DEVELOPMENT for testing
(playground), STAGE for "staging" to production (final test), and PRODUCTION
for release.  Other than when in a staging mode, PRODUCTION and STAGE can be
switched into service as required should one or the other fail.  Full
details of these requirements will be provided, of course.

Other help that will be needed in near future:

1. Assist company technology move to unified quarters (currently two
facilities: Engineering in LITTLETON, MA and Administration/Sales in
CAMBRIDGE, MA).  Somewhere "in-between" has not been selected yet.

2. Assist in developing a better authentication scheme for remote (embedded)
Linux data acquisition boxes.


Ongoing:

Retainer for telephone consultation, problem-solving, system maintenance,
etc.

Qualifications:

1. Thorough systems administration knowledge and experience with Linux
servers and workstations
2. Depth of knowledge and experience with bash, perl, and php to facilitate
automated processes.  HTML nice to know.
3. Understands security implications/exposures and includes these
considerations in all designs and work.
4. Has available time to focus on major projects such that they can be
accomplished within a mutually-agreeable timeframe
5. Can execute a non-disclosure agreement to protect company information
6. Can meet on-site (LITTLETON, MA) initially and occasionally thereafter to
further project planning, etc.


Interested persons should contact

Mark Richards
SolarWave
617 395 8546
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