Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) is an autonomous academic national institution under Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India dedicated to research in Astronomy, Astrophysics and Allied Physics. The Institute has its main campus in Koramangala, Bangalore and CREST Campus at Hosakote, Bangalore. It operates field stations at Kavalur & Kodaikanal in Tamil Nadu, Gauribidanur in Karnataka, and Leh/Hanle in Jammu & Kashmir.
Official website: https://www.iiap.res.in
Name of the position : COMPUTER TECHNICIAN
No. of position: 01
Remuneration: Rs. 50,000/- per month (Consolidated)
Age: Upper age limit 40 years
Place of posting : Bangalore
Educational Qualification: Bachelor Degree in Computer Science/Applications or equivalent with a recommended minimum of 60% marks from a recognized University/Institution.
Work Experience: Candidate should have a minimum experience of 10 years in the field of System administration and Networking of which atleast 5 years served in a reputed R & D establishment.
Scope of work: To support laptop and desktop installation troubleshooting and maintenance with Linux and Windows OS. Installation of required applications on laptops and desktops. LAN troubleshooting and maintenance. Candidate should not have any objection to travel to field stations when required.
Job Requirement: Must be proficient in troubleshooting hardware and network problems (including WiFi and Ethernet) in both Windows and Linux environments on both Laptops and Desktops. Must have worked with different flavours of linux. Must be albe to configure printers (CUPS) in linux and windows environment. Must be able to install packages using YUM/binary package installation in linux. Configuration and maintenance of DHCP, DNS, FTP and Samba. Candidates must be acquainted with the partitioning schemes in Linux and must be able to perform dual boot Linux and Windows installations on both Laptops and Desktops.
Router and switches: VLAN, routing protocols, bandwidth monitoring, configuration of WiFi access points.
Configuration and handling of IP Telephony and Video conference units. Must have experience in handling centralized Anti-virus servers, pushing of patches through network, creation of remote profiles.
Experience in hardware firewall will be preferred.
Important dates
- Opening date for on-line registration: 15.03.2019.
- Closing date for on-line application: 30.04.2019 .
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