The ArtGeek oversees the largest concentration of technology-based public artwork in the country. Located in the San Jose International Airport’s brand new terminal, the collection includes a giant propeller-driven robotic sculpture, streaming networked cameras, a massive cloud of flickering glass, liquid-cooled projectors, twitter feeds, and a school of live fish with underwater surveillance cameras. Working from an underground Art+Tech workshop with electronics bench and state-of-the-art sound system, the ArtGeek keeps it all humming. Three-letter acronyms don’t phase the ArtGeek in the least: SSH, VPN, SCP, XML, UDP, API, EC2, RSA, PGP… the ArtGeek knows them all.

The ArtGeek may have worked at a research lab, a network operations center, or any everyday IT shop, but the ArtGeek’s creative instinct demands something more. At the San Jose Airport the ArtGeek helps develop and maintain artworks by world-famous artists - works experienced by thousands of airport users each week.

The ArtGeek loves a challenge, writes clever code to solve unusual problems and knows which bolt, bracket and tool go with every piece in the art collection. The ArtGeek speaks Python and Django, keeps meticulous records, and can pass an FBI security clearance to carry an airport access badge.

This is a part-time consulting opportunity averaging 20 hours a week working under the direction of the San Jose Public Art Program with offices at the San Jose Airport Administration and workshop at the new Terminal. Compensation range is $85 - $110 per hour.

The City of San José, capital of Silicon Valley, is searching for the ArtGeek.

Could it be you?

To respond apply through BidSync: http://www.bidsync.com/DPX?ac=view&auc=525245. Registration is free. Opportunity is listed under City of San Jose Bids. Questions on RFQ are due no later than 5 p.m. January 8, 2010 and deadline for submittals is 5 p.m. January 15, 2010. See on-line RFQ for submittal details.