Infrastructure Specialist

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Full-time Regular

5 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $70,000.00 To $80,000.00 Annually

Job Title:Rhizome Infrastructure Specialist

Employment Status: Full-time

FLSA Status: Exempt
Location: New York City (Hybrid / 3 days per week onsite)
Reports to: Rhizome's Preservation Director

Salary:$70,000-$80,000
Introductory Period: 6 months, with check-ins at 3 and 6 months
Term: Initial one-year term; continuation beyond the first year is contingent on funding

Rhizome is looking for a resourceful technologist to run and care for the technical infrastructure behind its preservation work, exhibitions, and day-to-day operations.

The Infrastructure Specialist operates and maintains Rhizome’s storage systems, supports its Peer Tube infrastructure, manages the equipment and technical knowledge needed to exhibit born-digital artworks, and administers internal IT, identity, and CRM systems. The role also plans and installs technology for exhibitions and events, offers legacy media migration as a service, supports the Developer on website improvements, and leads hackathons that help Rhizome think creatively about how software can further its mission.

It suits someone who learns quickly, enjoys solving practical problems, and is interested in how digital culture is kept alive over time.

The Infrastructure Specialist’s first major project will be supporting the technical plan and proposal for a significant grant application focused on AI and digital culture, working closely with the Executive Director and Preservation Director.

Reporting to the Preservation Director, the Infrastructure Specialist works closely with the Developer on website code, identity systems, and video streaming infrastructure; with the Operations Director on IT, equipment purchasing and logistics, and client contracts; with the Development Officer on the CRM; and with program staff and vendors on exhibition and event builds.

Rhizome champions born-digital art and culture through commissions, exhibitions, publishing, and digital preservation. Founded by artist Mark Tribe in 1996 as an email list connecting some of the first artists working online, Rhizome has played a defining role in the history of art and technology for three decades. The organization has been an affiliate of the New Museum in New York City since 2003, where it remains an independent nonprofit.

• Operate, maintain, and monitor Rhizome’s offline and local storage systems, designed by the Preservation Director, including backup routines, integrity checks, and documentation.
• Support infrastructure for Peer Tube, in coordination with the Developer and Preservation Director.

• Maintain Rhizome’s tech and equipment inventory, including the location, quantity, and condition of equipment.
• Document the equipment “packs” used to exhibit specific artworks and build a troubleshooting knowledge base for those works.
• Prepare equipment and media for outgoing loans in coordination with the Preservation Director and Executive Director; coordinate purchasing, shipping, and loan paperwork with the Operations Director.

• Administer Rhizome’s internal IT setup, including devices, accounts, network, and core software, and recommend improvements as Rhizome builds independent infrastructure.
• Set up and retire staff devices and accounts during onboarding and offboarding, in coordination with the Operations Director.
• Maintain basic inventory of staff devices and software licenses.
• Support basic security…