Tech Focus Lead Role and Responsibilities
A person who can understand our current tech needs and contribute to a vision for the long term stability of the station’s infrastructure.
Relevant technologies/skills:
Ruby on Rails / JavaScript / Postgres SQL / Heroku
Linux / Nginx / Docker / SSH / SSL / router & firewall configuration
PHP / Postgres SQL / LiquidSoap / Rabbit MQ / Icecast / Python / Flask / Linux
Linux / Mac / Icecast / Nicecast
Security system and general PC troubleshooting
Areas of responsibility/potential projects:
Serves on the Board of Directors.
Attends Board meetings (to be held at least quarterly) to report on the technical health of the station and status of ongoing projects, and to propose new projects/initiatives for Board approval.
Planning and oversight of transport and reinstallation of computing and broadcast equipment at new HER location.
Research and purchase of new equipment to improve broadcast quality and stability.
DJ Software including our own streaming host and new DJ software, and music library.
Networking, backups and IT Setup solutions.
Emergency Alert System (EAS) solutions, testing, monitoring, logging, reporting.
Website redesign and feature enhancements (including better scheduling, hosting archives, and other programming discovery improvements).
Internal communication software solutions, including calendars, wikis, airtable forms and spreadsheets, tinyurl services,
Email lists, and other as-needed solutions.
Software solutions that specifically advance LPFM goals including Spinitron (for royalty payments), FCC Files, and an operations log book.