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# Systems Integration Administrator

- **Company:** FREE SOFTWARE FOUNDATION, INC.
- **Location:** Boston, MA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $81,370.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Data Integrity, Data Migration, Linux, Disaster Recovery, Interoperability, Software Tools, Server Administration, Software Deployment, Software Systems, Systems Architecture, Systems Integration, Enterprise Software Applications, Software Security, Server Migration, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks
- **Published:** August 28, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.fsf.org/news/2026-job-opportunity-fsf-systems-integration-administrator

## About the Role

This role is intended for someone with approximately 5 years of relevant professional experience and a strong technical background.

Deep hands-on proficiency in infrastructure automation, software security, disaster recovery, custom GNU/Linux operating system development, and enterprise software deployment is essential. The ideal candidate can work independently, manage complex projects involving multiple stakeholders, communicate technical ideas clearly, and produce thorough, well-maintained documentation. They understand how complex systems behave in international deployments, including data migration and recovery, and can evaluate whether systems remain secure, reproducible, and under organizational control even when working with incomplete information.

The role requires sound judgment in both urgent and long-term work: the Systems Integration Administrator should be able to participate in an on-call rotation, respond effectively under pressure when systems require attention, and then return to sustained projects that need careful planning, documentation, and follow-through.

Core technical skills

Practical experience with, and understanding of:

 * Systems interoperability and architecture;
 * Server migration and disaster recovery at international scale;
 * Custom GNU/Linux operating system development and enterprise deployment practices;
 * Free software principles and FSF technical guidance;
 * Skill in managing a queue of systems integration tasks;
 * Comfort coordinating across organizational and technical teams; and
 * Ability to assess whether operating systems and software are buildable and/or reproducible using only free software tools.

## Description

The Free Software Foundation (FSF), a Massachusetts 501(c)(3) charity with a worldwide mission to promote computer user freedom, seeks a motivated and talented individual to be our new Systems Integration Administrator. This position is ideally full-time and US-based, but exceptions can be made for a qualified candidate., The Systems Integration Administrator takes a role in planning and managing the FSF's systems deployment, interoperability, sustainability, and security strategies. This role reports to the Executive Director and works under the guidance of the Deputy Director, collaborating closely with the Senior Systems Administrator and GNU/Linux Systems Administrator. The Systems Integration Administrator is responsible for developing, maintaining, and guiding systems architecture, development of custom GNU/Linux operating system images, server setup and disaster recovery, and software deployment practices across FSF operations., * Acting as an important voice for the Foundation's software system decision-making team;

 * Developing technical and strategic direction for fully free software systems automation, integration, and related initiatives;
 * Overseeing server maintenance, installation, large-scale disaster recovery, and operating system lifecycle management;
 * Conducting hands-on technical reviews and ensuring complete, well-documented operational decisions;
 * Adapting systems to FSF operations to ensure data integrity and minimal manual intervention;
 * Coordinating work of volunteer systems administrators; and
 * Performing additional tasks as assigned by the supervisor.


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