job: System Administrator (part-time/freelance) | Archives Portal Europe Foundation | June 2021

"Archives Portal Europe (www.archivesportaleurope.net) is a comprehensive and open resource on archives from and about Europe, enabling new knowledge and new connections to be made. We are a community dedicated to the importance of sharing our history and heritage, with a small central team being at the heart of it.

To join our team, we are looking for someone to take on the role of the APEF System Administrator. In this role, you will be responsible for regular tasks such as backups, server health checks and potential updates (e.g. of the operating system, but also of software components where necessary). You will take care of their automation, of monitoring, of patching, of server/systems administration with regard to access rights and permissions etc.

Additionally, you will be tasked with the overall server maintenance, maintenance of the Virtual Machines and upgrades, if required, and you will work together with other members of the development team to evaluate impact on the servers and to identify any re-arrangements or extensions necessary to support new software components and/or services.

Important note: we work remotely, in various countries, and do not have a physical office. This does not work for everyone, but if this could suit you, please read on....

You are experienced with the various software components currently in use at Archives Portal Europe and ideally have experience-based knowledge of alternative software:

• Web server environment: Apache Tomcat
• Databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB
• Search engine: Solr/Lucene
• Content Management Systems: MODX, Liferay, Joomla, MediaWiki
• Transfer protocols: OAI-PMH, WebDAV..."