Linux Systems Administrator — Nicolas Bourbaki Research and Development Center

10/2015-02/2016

Position type

Permanent contract (CDI)

Location

Saint-Martin-d'Hères, Isère, France

The company

Centre de Recherche et Développement Nicolas Bourbaki was a company specializing in innovative software solutions for touch interfaces and its own operating system, Spher OS, designed for interactive displays, kiosks, touch tables, and other embedded devices.

Following the acquisition of Digitale Interactive, the center built a sizeable team of engineers, researchers, and developers in Grenoble specialized in Linux technologies and touch interfaces. Despite ambitious plans, the company entered receivership and was liquidated a few months after I joined.

Mission

Contributed to setting up the new IT infrastructure as teams moved into new premises in Saint-Martin-d'Hères. Handled workstation deployment for developers as well as administration of the Linux servers hosted at the historical site in Haute-Savoie.

Supported development teams by ensuring the availability of infrastructure services and work environments used to develop Spher OS.

Skills & technologies

• Linux
• Linux systems administration
• OpenLDAP
• DNS
• File servers
• TCP/IP networking
• Workstation deployment
• Server administration
• User support
• Open source infrastructure
• Technical documentation

Key achievements

• Contributed to the IT setup of the research center's new offices in Saint-Martin-d'Hères.
• Deployed, configured, and prepared workstations for a team made up mainly of Linux developers.
• Administered the Linux servers hosted at the Haute-Savoie site.
• Operated and maintained core infrastructure services: OpenLDAP, DNS, file servers, and network services.
• Provided technical support to development teams to ensure work environments remained available.
• Contributed to the IT infrastructure supporting the development of Spher OS.
• Adapted quickly to a fully open-source environment and administered a 100% Linux infrastructure.