The CoLab community is looking to welcome a unique soul who is passionate about collaboration, loves diving deep into the configuration of complex web systems, and understands what web developers and site owners need. As a cooperatively owned and managed company, we are dedicated to mutual support, deeply democratic decision making and full-hearted communication. If that makes you happy, we’d love to talk.
Our systems administrators are best-prepared by at least 2 years of experience administering web systems and devops tools, as well as some form of relevant schooling, training or equivalent work experience. Because many of our tools are open source, involvement in some open source project will also be helpful.
We work with a range of tools and platforms, and while all of them are not required, experience with some of the following technologies is important to take on the tasks you’ll be responsible for:
As a cooperatively run collective, all roles at CoLab evolve and develop over time. As a systems administrator on our team, you can expect to be responsible for some or all of the following tasks initially:
This is a contract position, and while there are no set hours, we do require candidates who are available for some meetings and calls during the bulk of US working hours and can commit to timely communication around in-progress items with developers based in the US, Europe and Asia.
We anticipate the job will involve 10-20 hours of work initially, likely increasing over time with the option to pursue member-ownership. Rate commensurate with skill and experience.
CoLab is committed to a rich and diverse workplace. We are values driven and respect the contributions brought by individuals of all backgrounds and identities. All individuals are encouraged to apply in their full, most unique, truest self.
Specifically, we are committed to building a team that is diverse in members’ gender identities, sexual preferences, racial identities, economic backgrounds, geographical locations, cultural heritages, ages, and religious practices. We hold everyone at CoLab accountable to upholding its principles of equity and diversity in all our practices. The sustainability and full realization of our business, ourselves and our society depends on it. We welcome feedback and collaboration on how we can do this better and where we might fall short.
CoLab is a digital consultancy, creative cooperative, and collaborative movement. We design and develop technology solutions for visionary social enterprises that are changing the world.
Great design creates the impressions that foster trust and emotional connection with your customers. We love crafting experiences that amplify core messages and engage action. Colab has a cross cultural team of design experts to empathize with your constituents’ needs, understand the heart of the problems to be solved, and to measure the results of critical success factors.
Technology can be a wonderful tool but a dangerous master. Our bench of cross-disciplinary experts include all the skills and resources needed to develop custom solutions that will delight your customers. From making complex web applications, to developing custom mobile applications, to crafting internal productivity tools, Colab delivers what you and your customers need.
Our customers are our partners in changing the world.
Our approach proactively involves you and your in-house team in our design and development processes to insure that you get the results you seek while taking advantage of resources at hand.
We build nimble cross-disciplinary teams to suit each project as part of our research into and practice of Deep Collaboration. As partners, we complete your ‘success puzzle’ to enable your vision to flourish. We’ve invented collaborative agile development methodologies to do this work better together. We look forward to sharing them with you.