Req #: 229795

　　Department: COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

　　Job Location Detail: Hybrid Eligible

　　Posting Date: 01/09/2024

　　Closing Info: Open Until Filled

　　Salary: $7,500 - $7,833 per month

　　Shift: First Shift

　　Notes: As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our benefits for this position, please visit our website, click here. (https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/benefits-professional-staff-librarians-academic-staff-20230701_a11y.pdf )

　　As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem-solving skills and dedication to build stronger minds and a healthier world.

　　UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits and natural beauty.

　　The Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Washington educates tomorrow’s innovators, conducts cutting-edge research in the core and emerging areas of the field, and leads a broad range of multi-disciplinary initiatives that demonstrate the transformative power of computing. Consistently ranked among the top computer science programs in the nation, the Allen School is widely recognized for the excellence and impact of our research and teaching across the region and around the globe. As a leader in efforts to broaden participation in computing, we are committed to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in our program and in our field. Members of the Allen School actively work to cultivate a welcoming community in which students, faculty, and staff with diverse backgrounds, identities, and experiences can thrive. The Allen School occupies two spectacular buildings — the Paul G. Allen Center and the adjacent Bill & Melinda Gates Center — located at the heart of the UW campus in Seattle.

　　The Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering strives to offer a healthy work-life balance for its employees, recognizing that employees are multifaceted individuals who do their best work when they have this balance.

　　The Allen School has an outstanding opportunity for a Web Data Specialist- Temporary (Web Computing Specialist) to join our team.

　　This is a temporary 9 month project appointment position, with a possibility of extension.

　　This position will be assisting with several ongoing web server migration projects within the CSE Lab IT Group in the Allen School. This position will join the Web & Database team within the broader CSE Lab IT group. Over the course of the 9 month appointment, the Web Data Specialist will be part of a highly collaborative environment, working to migrate web content to several new web servers in anticipation of the Centos 7 End of Life date of June 30th 2024. The nature of the work will include cross-team coordination, project planning for priorities and deadlines, and technical configuration/programming to complete the migration tasks. The position will have flexibility and autonomy to structure the work involved, and will be supported by a skilled and dynamic group of colleagues on the Web & Database team.

　　DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

　　Migration of Apache web servers from Centos 7 to Rocky Linux 9.

　　Cleanup and rationalize complex Apache configurations.

　　Migration and testing of Shibboleth Single Sign-On configurations.

　　Migration and testing of WordPress websites.

　　Migration and testing of MediaWiki websites.

　　Coordinating with end-users to migrate applications from Python2 to Python3 (Django and Flask).

　　Coordinating with end-users to migrate Ruby Applications from Ruby 2.x to Ruby 3.x

　　Document system configurations as they’re created/updated.

　　Attend weekly staff meetings.

　　Track project progress via internal project tracking system.

　　Creation of Chef cookbooks to create a webserver configuration baseline.

　　Migration of individual PHP5 applications to PHP8.

　　Migration of Perl applications. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

　　Bachelors in related field, with 3 years of related experience. Experience may substitute for education requirement.Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

　　Strong understanding of Apache Webserver configuration.

　　Working knowledge of Bash and shell scripting.

　　Intermediate knowledge of PHP, mod, php and php-fpm.

　　Understanding of DNS concepts and the practical use of with regards to Web Applications. DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

　　Proficiency with technologies including Chef, Git, Perl, Shibboleth SSO, and WordPress.

　　Prior experience with webserver/web application migration projects.

　　Excellent communication skills with technical and non-technical audiences. Application Process: The application process may include completion of a variety of online assessments to obtain additional information that will be used in the evaluation process. These assessments may include Work Authorization, Cover Letter and/or others. Any assessments that you need to complete will appear on your screen as soon as you select “Apply to this position”. Once you begin an assessment, it must be completed at that time; if you do not complete the assessment, you will be prompted to do so the next time you your “My Jobs” page. If you select to take it later, it will appear on your "My Jobs" page to take when you are access ready. Please note that your application will not be reviewed, and you will not be considered for this position until all required assessments have been completed.

　　University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.