We’re looking for a Resilient IT Infrastructure Administrator to lead on the proactive and strategic development and maintenance of our organisation’s technical infrastructure and systems. You would play a key role in supporting our organisation’s growth and our work with our partners. At The Engine Room this work involves making sure that we can respond to changing contexts and make decisions with ecological sustainability in mind, as well as fostering enjoyable experiences with technology that are human-centered and accessible across a diversity of socio-political contexts, local infrastructure and resources, abilities, ages and languages.
- Location: Remote
- Hours worked: full-time
- Pay: between 4,500 and 6,000 USD per month gross, depending on skills and experience
- Perks: up to 300 USD per month in approved expenses
- Application deadline: February 23
- Application link: see bottom of this post
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WHO ARE WE?
The Engine Room’s mission is to strengthen the fight for social justice by supporting civil society to use technology and data strategically, effectively and responsibly. Over the past decade we have worked with more than 700 organisations on five continents, addressing issues ranging from transparency and accountability, to human rights and humanitarian support, to environmental justice, migrant workers’ rights, women’s rights, and more.
As a remote, international organisation, we have a diverse range of expertise and experience. Our core team is made up of 16 people spread across 10 countries in Africa, Europe, North America and South America –including technologists, researchers, community managers, activists, designers, campaign strategists, and facilitators with diverse sectoral and functional specialisations. Our diversity allows us to critically assess the work we do, ensuring that multiple perspectives are incorporated into project design and implementation and helping us question our own biases.
WHAT WILL YOU DO?
- Strategically and proactively ensure the smooth and secure functioning of our tech ecosystem.
- Strategically and proactively identify opportunities, risks and recommendations associated with the platforms and service providers we use, identify contractors where necessary and maintain relationships with our ongoing service providers.
- Own the design, development, troubleshooting and documentation of internal tech processes, building processes that meet the team’s and partner needs, and – where relevant – work with team members to incorporate partner needs, too.
- Occasionally and depending on availability support on technical needs of our project partners.
- Effectively balance and prioritise urgent requests and troubleshooting with longer-term strategic decision-making and everyday maintenance
- Support the team in making decisions about our use of tech and data that match with our politics and values, coordinating across the team to make sure diverse viewpoints are included in technology-related decision making.
WHO ARE YOU?
You are invested in strengthening social justice movements. You care about the political nature of technology, data and infrastructure. You are passionate about sharing knowledge and learning through documentation and synchronous communication. You are organised. Specifically, you can manage multiple projects and tasks and prioritise accordingly, you document your work & communicate your progress, and you meet deadlines. You enjoy and are good at explaining technical components with clarity, simplicity and accessibility in mind, adjusting your vocabulary and level of technical detail to fit your audience. You understand and empathise with the fact that there are a multitude of factors that impact peoples’ ability to use and access technology - your approach takes this context, cultural backgrounds and languages into account. You are patient - especially during times of crisis. You make it a priority to reuse, maintain and enrich technologies, thinking twice before building new ones. You recognise that not all problems need a tech solution.
Must-haves
- Demonstrated experience in Systems Admin, Dev Ops, IT Administration and/or Support.
- English communication skills (written and spoken).
- Experience with open-source tools.
- Experience producing documentation for a varied audience.
- The ability to communicate clearly to audiences with diverse levels of technical expertise.
- Access to a reliable internet connection.
- Are based in the time zone between UTC-5 and UTC+2 and generally available around 11am-4pm (UTC+1).
Nice-to-haves
- Proficiency in languages other than English - Languages spoken in Latin America and the Caribbean and Sub-Saharan Africa preferred.
- Remote work experience
- Experience working in a diverse and/or distributed team
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