[vox-jobs] [fwd] two fixed-term job openings at SLAC [Menlo Park, CA]

[Bill Kendrick]

Seen on PenLUG's list.
SLAC is the Stanford Linear Accelerator:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SLAC

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Date: Sun, 11 Oct 2009 20:31:03 -0700
From: Alison Chaiken
Subject: [PenLUG] two fixed-term job openings at SLAC

SLAC is a basic research facility that does not do classified work.
There is a lot of support for open source internally.    I've only
been working for SLAC for two weeks, and was thrilled when my new boss
said, "We prefer that employees use Linux."   Dude, where have you
been all my life?

See http://www-public.slac.stanford.edu/hr/jobs/joblist.asp?catid=0040
for more info.    I don't know the hiring managers for these jobs.

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Req Number:	35081     Apply for this job
Job Title:	Linux System Administrator
Directorate:	P00000 - Particle Physics and Astro
Percent Time:	100%
Duration:	Fixed Term - 2 Years
Open To:	All

Responsibilities

The Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) , located at SLAC, will begin
operation this year as the world's first x-ray free-electron laser,
producing ultra-fast pulses of coherent x-rays with unprecedented
brightness. A suite of x-ray instruments for exploiting the unique
LCLS scientific capabilities will be produced. All these different
instruments will adopt a common control and data acquisition system.
Our group is responsible for developing the control and DAQ systems
for the different LCLS experiments. This is a heterogeneous system
comprised of VME, cPCI and ATCA single board computers running EREMS
and clusters of machines running Linux. The successful candidate will
design and develop tools for system deployment, will diagnose and
resolve complex systems configuration, perform software and hardware
installs, patches, updates, create and maintain policies that improve
internal services, manage existing and new network solutions, monitor
the network stability and up-time, participate in 24x7 pager rotation.
This position has the possibility of converting to regular ongoing
position.

Required Skills

The candidate must posses and advanced degree (MS or PhD) in computer
science, science, mathematics, physics, engineering or related field
or equivalent combination of education and training. Solid
understanding of networking and distributed computing in required. The
applicant must have extensive programming skills with scripting
languages, experience with PC hardware, knowledge of the Linux kernel,
ability to tweak kernel parameters for special applications, hand-on
experience with installing hardware and software, experience with DNS,
DHCP, HTTP, SMTP, LDAP, NFS, IPMI, kickstart, Puppet. Preference will
be given to candidates who also posses the following skills:
experience with kernel driver programming, high-availability
architectures, file system technology, RAID technologies, relational
databases, parallel computing, cyber security. Excellent communication
skills and ability to work well in a research and development team are
required.


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Req Number:	34996     Apply for this job
Job Title:	Web Application Developer
Directorate:	P00000 - Particle Physics and Astro
Percent Time:	100%
Duration:	Fixed Term - 1 Year
Open To:	All

Responsibilities

The Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS), located at SLAC, will begin
operation in 2009 as the world's first x-ray free-electron laser,
producing ultra-fast pulses of coherent x-rays with unprecedented
brightness. A suite of x-ray instruments for exploiting the unique
LCLS scientific capabilities will need to be operated. The candidate
will work under supervision and in cooperation with members of the
LCLS/LUSI Detector Control and OFFLINE Data Management teams. The
candidate's primary responsibility will be to develop a broad range of
Web applications in a context of the LCLS/LUSI project. The initial
list of applications will include: The Electronic Logbook for
LCLS/LUSI experiments; The Management Interface to the Users
Authorization Service; The Interface to the Science Metadata Database;
The Interface to the Data Exportation Service. The applications will
be served via a unified visual framework (the Web Portal to the
applications) which will need to be developed by the candidate as
well. The Web Portal shall be extendable to accommodate new
applications in the future. The candidate is expected to contribute
into designing database schemas for some applications as needed. This
candidate will also be responsible for deploying and maintaining the
software for both test and production installations. The candidate
will interact with both end users of the software and members of the
LCLS/LUSI team at all stages of the software development cycle,
including: requirements/specifications gathering, design,
implementation, testing, deployment and maintenance. The software
shall be based on contemporary technologies, including JavaScript,
JavaScript Frameworks, AJAX, Apache Web Server, PHP5, suitable PHP
libraries/frameworks, MySQL. The target platform will be UNIX/Linux.
The applications will have to be compatible with the most popular Web
browsers (and relevant versions of those). The software shall be
developed using best software engineering practices and be fully
documented. The source code will be stored in Subversion. The
candidate will prepare regular reports on a status of his/her work,
participate in developers meetings, and participate in code and design
reviews of the developed software. This position has the possibility
of converting to a regular ongoing position.

Required Skills

The candidate must possess a BS degree or higher in computer science
or related field and at least several years of experience in designing
web applications. Must be able to show previous work in the relevant
areas. Fluent in JavaScript, JavaScript Frameworks, AJAX, Apache Web
Server, PHP5, suitable PHP libraries/frameworks, MySQL. Proficient in
Linux/Unix. Ability to work with minimal supervision and be
self-motivated. Excellent communications skills and ability to work
well in a research and development team are required.

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