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Subject: [Fwd: [NUI Presidents] Job Announcement - Please forwar to your members]
From: Jerry Tibor (jerry@tibor.org)
Date: Sat Aug 05 2000 - 00:54:31 AKDT

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: [NUI Presidents] Job Announcement - Please forward to your
          members
    Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2000 20:37:18 -0700
    From: "Douglas R. Spindler" <spindler@dnai.com>
Reply-To: support@gioffre.com
      To: <nuipresidents@gioffre.com>

NUI Presidents, Please share this job posting with your members. Do
you know NetWare 5.1 and GroupWise 5.5?This is a Full Time position is
in the San Francisco Bay Area, (Oakland).
JOB ANNOUNCEMENT<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

DESCRIPTION:Under the supervision of a Senior Data Analyst, assume
general responsibility for the on-going operation of the agency’s local
area network, including maintenance of hardware and software for general
office and for specialized applications.Act as project manager or
principal team member on activities to analyze network needs, develop
long-term information system plans, policies & procedures.Lead or assist
in overseeing procurement of new computer-based information systems for
the agency. Supervise ASA staff, student interns, or direct the work of
consultants, as needed.Provide direct user support as needed.

SALARY RANGE:Grade VII of the Salary Plan:$51,388 to $65,780 per year.
(Depending upon additional qualifications, salary may be up to $75,840.)

QUALIFICATIONS:Education:Completion of a Bachelor’s degree in one or
more of the appropriate disciplines, such as Computer Science,
Information Technology, or Information Systems Management; or a related
discipline; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Experience:Minimum of two years of professional experience in a field
related to this position, including network systems planning,
administration, and hands-on network management.(One year of graduate
work in a discipline directly related to the position may be substituted
for the equivalent job experience.)Additional professional work
experience is preferred.

Ability:Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical staff,
including teaching skills.Effective writing and oral presentation
skills.Work effectively with others as part of a team, and maintain
cooperative working relationships with all agency personnel.Creative
problem-solving abilities and personal initiative, including the ability
to carry out assignments with minimum supervision.Effective
time-management and organizational skills to balance multiple, competing
priorities.Detail and customer-service oriented.Able to adapt to a
dynamic environment.

Knowledge of:Thorough understanding of local area network concepts,
processes and administrative requirements, including project planning
and budgeting.Experience with Novell Netware5 and Windows NT 4 and
Terminal Server operating systems and network applications including
Novell Groupwise 5.5 and BorderManager.Experience with network backup
systems, Veritas Backup Exec preferred.Knowledge of PC and Mac operating
systems (DOS, Windows 95/NT, Mac OS) and Microsoft Office applications
(Word, Excel, Access, etc.).Must have PC, Mac and network hardware
maintenance skills.

ASSIGNMENTS:Under the supervision and direction of the Senior Data
Analyst, the Assistant Data Analyst will perform the following tasks:

1.Lead network planning, including:strategic planning for information
systems, network infrastructure and service planning, annual computer
hardware and software budgeting for replacements and upgrades,
assignment andreassignment of computer resources to assure that all
staff have necessary capacity.

2.Oversee the day-to-day operation of the network, including diagnosing
and correcting network hardware and software problems, installing
software on servers and workstations, resolving hardware and software
problems and questions from staff via the “Help Desk,” monitoring
network service levels and performance.

3.Lead or participate in development and implementation of agency-wide
information system policies and procedures, such as software and system
documentation standards, database design standards, and guidelines for
custom software procurement.

4.Provide on-going support through product evaluation, purchase,
installation and testing of hardware and software, and training staff in
the effective use of computer resources.

5.Monitor developments in computer technology and recommend improvements
and enhancements to agency capabilities, as appropriate.Conduct
self-directed research to anticipate, identify, and solve emerging
information systems challenges.

6.Work with professional staff in overseeing development of computer
technology-based applications by outside contractors, including:(a)
helping develop requirements, scope of work and hardware/software
specifications; (b) evaluating proposals; (c) participating in project
activities; (d) reviewing contractor-developed designs and products; and
(e) assisting in integration of new projects with existing systems.

7.Work with staff from other partner agencies (e.g., local government,
public transit, state government) to coordinate information system
development activities, as appropriate.

8.Lead, supervise others, or participate in special projects to ensure
that MTC’s information systems maintain a high degree of reliability,
cost-effectiveness, and technological advancement, e.g., network
performance benchmarking, migration to new networking configurations or
platforms.

1.One day per month paid vacation leave; for each year of service, an
additional day per year is granted to a maximum of 25 days per year.

2.One day per month paid sick leave, with no limit to the amount of sick
leave that can be accumulated.(May cash out up to 240 hours of
accumulated sick leave, upon separation from the Agency.)

4.Personal business leave; up to three days per year, depending upon
date of hire.

5.Health Benefits Insurance through the Public Employees’ Retirement
System (dependent coverage shared by the employee and MTC).

7.Agency-paid Dental Insurance (dependent coverage shared by the
employee and MTC).

9.Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS); the total contribution
paid by MTC.PERS is in lieu of employee contribution to the Social
Security System.

11.Alternative payroll savings plans (deferred compensation program, two
credit unions).

The Metropolitan Transportation Commission is a regional transportation
planning agency created by the legislature pursuant to Government Code
Sections 66500 et seq. to provide coordinated transportation development
for the nine-county Bay Area.

MTC has offices at two locations connected by a T-1 line.About 80 staff
members work at the main office at MetroCenter and 40 a mile away at
1999 Harrison Street.At MetroCenter we have a mixture of Netware 5 and
Netware 3.2 running on 10 Mbit switched Ethernet, soon to be replaced by
10/100 Mbit.At the Harrison office we are running Novell Netware 5 on
a10/100 Mbit switched Ethernet network.

There are four Netware 5, two Netware 3.12 and one NT4 servers at
MetroCenter.Three of the NW 5 servers are Compaq Proliant 1600 350s with
256 or 384 Mbytes memory and 18.2 Gbytes of fully duplexed disk space:
the main file and print server; the BorderManager fire-wall and the
Groupwise server.The fourth NW 5 server is aGateway 350 running Veritas
Backup Exec.The two NW 3.12 servers run applications that can not run in
NW 5: our current email scheduling systems, Pegasus Mail and Meeting
Maker, that will shortly be replaced by Groupwise, run on an HP LC II
266 with 9.1 Gbytes mirrored disk space; the Platinum accounting and
Ceridian payroll/HR systems run on a similar server with 4 Gbytes disk
space.The Platinum server is accessible only by the accounting and
administrative services staffs.The NT server is a Dell 450 dual
processor with 36 Gbytes of RAID running MS Terminal Server to present
ESRI GIS applications to work with the Thomas Bros digital map of the
Bay Area.At Harrison Street the main file and print server and the
backup server are duplicated.The MTC network is connected to the
Internet through a T-1, which is shared with ABAG, another agency at
MetroCenter.

There are 120 Gateway 2000 PCs on the network ranging from Pentium 75s
(with 200 MHz upgrade chips) with 1 Gbyte drives to Pentium III 450s
with 10 Gbyte drives.Low end PCs are being replaced so that by the end
ofFY99-2000 the low end computers will be Pentium 133s. The standard
operating system is Windows 95b.The Accounting section is the exception
where eight users have Windows NT 4 workstation.

The operating system and standard software resides on each workstation
hard drive.All have: Windows 95 or NT, MS Office 2000, Mijenix
PowerDesk; Netscape Navigator; Shiva LANrover Dial Out; McAfee Virus
Checker; Adobe Acrobat Reader; the Meeting Maker client software and the
Groupwise client.Other local software includes: the Terminal Server
client for users of the GIS system; transportation planning software
(minUTP, Viper, Logit & TP+) for the modeling group and TextPad, SAS &
MapInfo clients for modeling & several other users.

There are 11 Macs (5 G-4, 1 G-3, 5 iMac) used by the Public Information
and Graphics sections.The Macintoshes use Mac OS 8.6 and 9; all have MS
Office 98.The Graphics Section has a complete array of graphics and
desktop publishing software.

Also on the network, but not directly accessible to users, are two Sun
workstations running Solaris for the Transit Information website and the
MTC Library catalog and website.

-------- Original Message --------

Subject:	[NUI Presidents] Job Announcement - Please forward to your members
Date:	Thu, 3 Aug 2000 20:37:18 -0700
From:	"Douglas R. Spindler" <spindler@dnai.com>
Reply-To:	support@gioffre.com
To:	<nuipresidents@gioffre.com>

NUI Presidents, Please share this job posting with your members. Do you know NetWare 5.1 and GroupWise 5.5?This is a Full Time position is in the San Francisco Bay Area, (Oakland).

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

POSITION:NETWORK systems Administrator/Analyst

CLASSIFICATION:Data Analyst (Advanced Systems Applications Section)

DESCRIPTION:Under the supervision of a Senior Data Analyst, assume general responsibility for the on-going operation of the agency’s local area network, including maintenance of hardware and software for general office and for specialized applications.Act as project manager or principal team member on activities to analyze network needs, develop long-term information system plans, policies & procedures.Lead or assist in overseeing procurement of new computer-based information systems for the agency. Supervise ASA staff, student interns, or direct the work of consultants, as needed.Provide direct user support as needed.

SALARY RANGE:Grade VII of the Salary Plan:$51,388 to $65,780 per year. (Depending upon additional qualifications, salary may be up to $75,840.)

MINIMUM

QUALIFICATIONS:Education:Completion of a Bachelor’s degree in one or more of the appropriate disciplines, such as Computer Science, Information Technology, or Information Systems Management; or a related discipline; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Experience:Minimum of two years of professional experience in a field related to this position, including network systems planning, administration, and hands-on network management.(One year of graduate work in a discipline directly related to the position may be substituted for the equivalent job experience.)Additional professional work experience is preferred.

Ability:Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical staff, including teaching skills.Effective writing and oral presentation skills.Work effectively with others as part of a team, and maintain cooperative working relationships with all agency personnel.Creative problem-solving abilities and personal initiative, including the ability to carry out assignments with minimum supervision.Effective time-management and organizational skills to balance multiple, competing priorities.Detail and customer-service oriented.Able to adapt to a dynamic environment.

Knowledge of:Thorough understanding of local area network concepts, processes and administrative requirements, including project planning and budgeting.Experience with Novell Netware5 and Windows NT 4 and Terminal Server operating systems and network applications including Novell Groupwise 5.5 and BorderManager.Experience with network backup systems, Veritas Backup Exec preferred.Knowledge of PC and Mac operating systems (DOS, Windows 95/NT, Mac OS) and Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Access, etc.).Must have PC, Mac and network hardware maintenance skills.

TYPICAL

ASSIGNMENTS:Under the supervision and direction of the Senior Data Analyst, the Assistant Data Analyst will perform the following tasks:

1.Lead network planning, including:strategic planning for information systems, network infrastructure and service planning, annual computer hardware and software budgeting for replacements and upgrades, assignment andreassignment of computer resources to assure that all staff have necessary capacity.

2.Oversee the day-to-day operation of the network, including diagnosing and correcting network hardware and software problems, installing software on servers and workstations, resolving hardware and software problems and questions from staff via the “Help Desk,” monitoring network service levels and performance.

3.Lead or participate in development and implementation of agency-wide information system policies and procedures, such as software and system documentation standards, database design standards, and guidelines for custom software procurement.

4.Provide on-going support through product evaluation, purchase, installation and testing of hardware and software, and training staff in the effective use of computer resources.

5.Monitor developments in computer technology and recommend improvements and enhancements to agency capabilities, as appropriate.Conduct self-directed research to anticipate, identify, and solve emerging information systems challenges.

6.Work with professional staff in overseeing development of computer technology-based applications by outside contractors, including:(a) helping develop requirements, scope of work and hardware/software specifications; (b) evaluating proposals; (c) participating in project activities; (d) reviewing contractor-developed designs and products; and (e) assisting in integration of new projects with existing systems.

7.Work with staff from other partner agencies (e.g., local government, public transit, state government) to coordinate information system development activities, as appropriate.

8.Lead, supervise others, or participate in special projects to ensure that MTC’s information systems maintain a high degree of reliability, cost-effectiveness, and technological advancement, e.g., network performance benchmarking, migration to new networking configurations or platforms.

THE FOLLOWING ARE AMONG THE BENEFITS OFFERED TO EMPLOYEES OF MTC

1.One day per month paid vacation leave; for each year of service, an additional day per year is granted to a maximum of 25 days per year.

2.One day per month paid sick leave, with no limit to the amount of sick leave that can be accumulated.(May cash out up to 240 hours of accumulated sick leave, upon separation from the Agency.)

3.Eleven paid holidays per year.

4.Personal business leave; up to three days per year, depending upon date of hire.

5.Health Benefits Insurance through the Public Employees’ Retirement System (dependent coverage shared by the employee and MTC).

6.Agency-paid Vision Care Insurance, employees only (no dependent coverage).

7.Agency-paid Dental Insurance (dependent coverage shared by the employee and MTC).

8.Agency-paid Life, AD&D, and Long Term Disability Insurance.

9.Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS); the total contribution paid by MTC.PERS is in lieu of employee contribution to the Social Security System.

10.Transit/Parking Subsidy.

11.Alternative payroll savings plans (deferred compensation program, two credit unions).

The Metropolitan Transportation Commission is a regional transportation planning agency created by the legislature pursuant to Government Code Sections 66500 et seq. to provide coordinated transportation development for the nine-county Bay Area.

A. Network

MTC has offices at two locations connected by a T-1 line.About 80 staff members work at the main office at MetroCenter and 40 a mile away at 1999 Harrison Street.At MetroCenter we have a mixture of Netware 5 and Netware 3.2 running on 10 Mbit switched Ethernet, soon to be replaced by 10/100 Mbit.At the Harrison office we are running Novell Netware 5 on a10/100 Mbit switched Ethernet network.

There are four Netware 5, two Netware 3.12 and one NT4 servers at MetroCenter.Three of the NW 5 servers are Compaq Proliant 1600 350s with 256 or 384 Mbytes memory and 18.2 Gbytes of fully duplexed disk space: the main file and print server; the BorderManager fire-wall and the Groupwise server.The fourth NW 5 server is aGateway 350 running Veritas Backup Exec.The two NW 3.12 servers run applications that can not run in NW 5: our current email scheduling systems, Pegasus Mail and Meeting Maker, that will shortly be replaced by Groupwise, run on an HP LC II 266 with 9.1 Gbytes mirrored disk space; the Platinum accounting and Ceridian payroll/HR systems run on a similar server with 4 Gbytes disk space.The Platinum server is accessible only by the accounting and administrative services staffs.The NT server is a Dell 450 dual processor with 36 Gbytes of RAID running MS Terminal Server to present ESRI GIS applications to work with the Thomas Bros digital map of the Bay Area.At Harrison Street the main file and print server and the backup server are duplicated.The MTC network is connected to the Internet through a T-1, which is shared with ABAG, another agency at MetroCenter.

There are 120 Gateway 2000 PCs on the network ranging from Pentium 75s (with 200 MHz upgrade chips) with 1 Gbyte drives to Pentium III 450s with 10 Gbyte drives.Low end PCs are being replaced so that by the end ofFY99-2000 the low end computers will be Pentium 133s. The standard operating system is Windows 95b.The Accounting section is the exception where eight users have Windows NT 4 workstation.

The operating system and standard software resides on each workstation hard drive.All have: Windows 95 or NT, MS Office 2000, Mijenix PowerDesk; Netscape Navigator; Shiva LANrover Dial Out; McAfee Virus Checker; Adobe Acrobat Reader; the Meeting Maker client software and the Groupwise client.Other local software includes: the Terminal Server client for users of the GIS system; transportation planning software (minUTP, Viper, Logit & TP+) for the modeling group and TextPad, SAS & MapInfo clients for modeling & several other users.

Macintoshes

Other

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