TheTransitioner system administrator

About the server

• server is hosted in a provider (ovh)
• Linux, Debian distribution
• Webmin interface & complete root access

Technical skills required

• very good understanding of architecture
• very good knowledge of free / open source software & philosophy
• dns (bind, wildcard domains, mx, spf)
• security
• databases
• smtp (postfix, virtual domains, ldap, tls)
• imap (dovecot, virtual domains, shared folders, tls, ldap)
• webservices (apache, mysql/postgresql, php, ruby, rails, perl, javascript)
• capacity to set up complex system operations (ssh+scripting sh/perl)
• Would also be greatly appreciated as an extra:
• voip (h323, sip)
• html & css (in order to interact with other webmasters and provide them with technical support)

Some of the tasks to be realized

• set up a ticket maintenance system
• assist other Transitioners in installing and setting up different collaborative and communication tools (blogs, wikis, and many new stuff), as this is their work to do this technology watch
• install an efficient anti-spam tool at the server level
• keep a user friendly webmail service
• create a unique ldap database for distributed services (wiki + social network + mailing list + other collaborative tools that require a login + pw)
• set up an efficient CRM and mailing list tool
• build a deployment strategy and decide for the next key architectures (including SSO & security)
• explore free platforms for audio/video conferencing

Human qualities

• love of technology and free software philosophy
• impeccability, quality, rigor, autonomy and accountability: we are building a dream team of pioneers
• international culture
• sense of entrepreneurship: everyone in TheTransitioner is acountable for creating individual and collective wealth
• flexibility: regular loads of work when deadlines have to be reached. Most of the tasks have to be performed with other persons that may interact with the site in an international context, 24/7.
• curiosity for what is coming next in humanity
• deep involvement in the work done around collective intelligence, wisdom and consciousness in TheTransitioner context

Quantity of work

Current estimation is an average of 2 days a week to begin with. Then it is likely to evolve towards a ½ time then a full time job. The quantity of work will depend on the quality of services we create for TheTransitioner community, which can quickly reach thousands of users, and then large organizations that are inspired by our model.

Wealth and compensation

• at the present moment TheTransitioner doesn't provide payment in conventional money to its members since it is still in the launching phase. Therefore it is required that early participants have other sources of conventional income.
• following the philosophy of TheTransitioner, all participants investing their wealth (time, expertise, resources...) have to be acknowledged and rewarded by the community. Therefore what is not accounted in conventional money is accounted in free currencies via the flowplace. The candidate needs to understand and become confident with this evolutionary approach. An appreciative inquiry will allow TheTransitioner and the candidate to evaluate what are the currency agreements that needs to be settled so that everyone's need is fulfilled.
• the candidate will be invited to participate to collective intelligence seminars so he/she can keep up with the global R&D work, and apply it as his/her own work.

If you want to apply for this, please contact Jean-François Noubel. Twitter: @thetransitioner

Looking forward to meeting you!

TheTransitioner Team