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Subject: [Branchseneschals] [Announcements] POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: CHIEF
TECHNICAL OFFICER, SCA INC.
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POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER, SCA INC.

The SCA Inc. seeks applicants for the position of Chief Technical Officer,
for a three-year term beginning April 15, 2008. This is a part-time
volunteer position requiring technical leadership and a commitment
of approximately 10-15 hours per week plus availability for emergencies. The
CTO is a direct deputy to the Society Seneschal and Vice President of
Operations, and reports indirectly to the Board of Directors by way of an
Ombudsman.

The Chief Technical Officer (CTO) leads a team of volunteers who maintain
and manage the SCA's Internet servers for web, email, and related
infrastructure services. The CTO team manages the SCA's Internet domains,
SSL certificates, and the technical aspects of e-commerce clearinghouse
services, and similar aspects of the corporation's online identity. The
SCA.org Webmaster reports to the CTO, as do several special project
deputies. The CTO may also lead and direct external paid contractors for
specific projects or administrative duties.

This position requires both specific technical and interpersonal skills,
including the following:

* Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in writing, including
documents and announcements that will be released for public perusal. This
position also requires four detailed quarterly reports plus to the Society
Seneschal and the Board, plus an annual (Domesday) report.

* Ability to interact constructively with non-technical clients who use the
SCA's online services, including Society officers, Board members, and the
SCA's corporate office team.

* Ability to lead a team of technical volunteers and/or paid contractors to
support and enhance the SCA's Internet capabilities.

+ Ability to interact with the Society Chronicler, Society Web Minister, and
other corporate level officers to advise on policy issues related to
information technology.

* Familiarity with the software components and technologies used on the SCA
servers. The main components include:

+ Linux operating system, preferably an RPM-based distribution
+ MySQL relational database manager (use and administration)
+ Exim mail transfer agent
+ Courier IMAP mail server
+ ClamAV anti-virus software
+ SpamAssassin and CRM-114 spam filtering software
+ SquirrelMail webmail client
+ GNU Mailman list server
+ Apache 2.x web server
+ Request Tracker (RT) trouble ticketing system
+ Concurrent Versioning System (CVS)
+ SSH terminal and file transfer services
+ PHP programming language
+ Perl programming language
+ Bourne shell script programming
+ Interchange web e-commerce system

* Ability to maintain strict confidentiality of highly sensitive
information.

Qualified applicants should have a technical college degree and at least ten
years of experience in information technology, or equivalent. Reliable
high-speed Internet access, including while traveling, is essential, and
ownership of a laptop computer is highly desirable.

The Chief Technical Officer leads and/or implements strategic projects on a
largely self-directed basis or as requested by Society officers or the
Board. He or she also corrects problems on the SCA servers, sometimes on an
emergency basis.

The CTO receives multiple daily reports from the servers, including status
of important software systems, e-commerce summaries, and security bulletins.
These reports need to be monitored on a daily or near-daily basis.

The time commitment of the CTO position is approximately ten hours per week
normally, but can be considerably larger in the event of problems or major
strategic project work. The term of office is normally three years.   The
job of Chief Technical Officer is a considerable work commitment, but also a
very unique challenge seldom found in the corporate world, with a great deal
of latitude for technical and strategic creativity.

Interested applicants should send a letter of interest, together with modern
and SCA qualifications, hardcopy to Renee Signorotti, Society for Creative
Anachronism, P.O. Box 360789, Milpitas, CA 95036-0789, with courtesy copies
to resumes at sca.org and cto at sca.org.  Applications must be received by April
1, 2008.



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Comments are strongly encouraged and can be sent to:
SCA Inc.
Box 360789
Milpitas,  CA 95036

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Creative Anachronism , Inc.  Permission is granted to reproduce this
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