open-goverance/Committee/_Handovers/2024/Senior_System_Administrator.md

Handover

Senior System Administrator

The purpose of this document is to assist the incoming Senior System Administrator for the upcoming year 2024/25.

Duties

• Oversee the Skynet computer cluster.
  • Maintaining existing hardware.
  • Sourcing new hardware.
  • Improving the software.
• Oversee development of Skynet.
• Oversee the Root team.
• Oversee training for junior members of the Root team.
• Oversee communications with ITD.
• Help develop server related skills in the general membership.

Guide

• You are a society committee member, so you have a basic responsibility to look after society members and other committee members and make sure events are a fun and safe environment.

Summary

This has been mostly a managerial role, involving organisation and mentorship.
The role looks really good on a CV/LinkedIn.

Brendan Golden.