Hi!
Come and work with me and lavamind at Tor! :) Happy to answer any
questions you might have about the position, of course!
# Internet Freedom Nonprofit Seeks Systems Administrator
The Tor Project, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization advancing
human rights and freedoms by creating and deploying free and open
source anonymity and privacy technologies, is seeking a Systems Administrator to
be part of the Sysadmin Team.
The ideal candidate is resourceful, creative, and able to diagnose and
resolve problems quickly. You must have the patience to communicate
with a variety of interdisciplinary teams and users, including some
who are not technical and others who are extremely technical.
This Systems Administrator will work as part of a small team
responsible for managing the torproject.org servers, which, in turn,
allow the Tor Project to create the software we know and love.
Work is both synchronous and asynchronous, coordinated over GitLab
email, IRC, and some weekly audio/video meetings. A personal
commitment to free and open source software, good communication and
documentation skills, and passion for contributing to the greater good
are all essential.
This is a full-time, remote position. Salary for this position will
range from $80k to $90k USD (based on candidate experience) and
there is voluntary opt-in salary transparency for employees and
contractors. The organization is currently experimenting with a four
day workweek.
## Main responsibilities
- Install and configure software and hardware
- Setup accounts and accesses
- Monitor performance and systems integrity
- Troubleshoot issues and outages
- Maintain websites templates and static site generators (e.g. Lektor,
Hugo)
- Help plan future service expansions and organized service retirements
## Required skills and background
- Independent problem-solving, self-directed
- Comfortable with working remotely, across time zones
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills; train users in complex
topics, make presentations to an internal audience, introduce projects
to, and request feedback from, the community
- Ability to document systems clearly and explicitly
- Strong skills with most GNU/Linux commands/utilities and familiarity
with most basic system administration processes; for example:
- add and remove user accounts
- use backup programs
- manage shared resources (e.g., file systems snapshots, RAID
arrays)
- update DNS zone files
- install or retire servers
- Familiarity with the principles and practices of system configuration management
using modern declarative tools
- Experience with Git, "forges" (GitLab, GitHub), issue tracking, and
"merge-request" based workflows
- Ability to manage secrets in a safe and confidential way, familiarity with OpenPGP
keys and verification
- Ability to do minimal debugging and modification of Python programs
- User experience with the Debian operating system or derivatives
- Three to five years of system administration experience
## Preferred qualifications
- Experience with Debian systems administration
- Experience with the following systems:
- large web server deployments (Apache and/or Nginx)
- virtual machine clusters (Ganeti)
- monitoring and alerting (Prometheus, Grafana)
- backup services (Bacula)
- relational databases (PostgreSQL)
- DNS (BIND)
- email services (Postfix, Dovecot)
- Experience performing forensic investigations, including proper
documentation and chain-of-evidence procedures
- Familiarity with Tor's internal services and the network
architecture (for example: what are check.torproject.org and
"bridges" are, the metrics services, what is an "exit relay", etc.)
- Background in documentation or technical writing
- Experience with a 100-machine, ~100 TB of disk site, in a
multi-gigabit-scale heterogeneous network, mostly hosted on bare
metal and rented servers
- Significant programming background in Python and/or Puppet
Academic degrees are great, but not required if you have the right experience!
If you feel that you meet most of these requirements or could meet them
with a little support, we would love to hear from you.
## How to apply
[Click here to apply](https://www.careers-page.com/tor-project/job/L68837VW).
A cover letter is required and you will be prompted to enter this in
plain text. In your cover letter, please explain your experience as it
relates to the job description, say why you want to work at Tor, and
include and a link to a code sample or some non-trivial software project
you have significantly contributed to.
## About The Tor Project
The Tor Project’s workforce is inclusive, talented, and committed. We
currently have a global paid and contract staff of around 50 developers
and operational support people, plus many thousands of volunteers who
contribute to our work world-wide. The Tor Project is funded in part by
government research and development grants, and in part by individual,
foundation, and corporate donations.
## About The Tor Project
Tor is for everyone, and we are actively working to build a team that
represents people from all over the world - people from diverse ethnic,
national, and cultural backgrounds; people from all walks of life. We
encourage people subject to systemic bias to apply, including people of
color, indigenous people, LGBTQIA+ people, women, and any other person
who is part of a group that is underrepresented in tech.
We have long-standing community guidelines and cultural norms. Our
community is committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming
environment. Please read more here:
- The Tor Project [Code of Conduct](https://community.torproject.org/policies/code_of_conduct/)
- The Tor Project [Social Contract](https://community.torproject.org/policies/social_contract/)
- The Tor Project [Statement of Value](https://community.torproject.org/policies/statement_of_values/)
The Tor Project has a competitive benefits package, including a generous
PTO policy, 16 paid holidays per year (including the week between
Christmas and New Years, when the office is closed), and flexible work
schedule. Insurance benefits vary by employment status and country of
residence.
Applicants must be authorized to work in the country in which they live,
we cannot provide visa assistance for this position.
The Tor Project, Inc., is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer.
Notice: Due to U.S. sanctions and embargo regulations, The Tor Project,
Inc. is not able to hire individuals with citizenship *and* residency in
certain countries, including but not limited to Russia, North Korea,
Cuba, Iraq, China, Iran, and
Syria. (https://ofac.treasury.gov/sanctions-programs-and-country-information)
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Antoine Beaupré
torproject.org system administration
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