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Interstellar Owl
Nov 3, 2010

"The universe seems neither benign nor hostile, merely owl like."

Cock Democracy posted:

I posted this back in July, but the position is still open. It's for a Tier 2 Customer Support Rep near Brick, NJ:

What are we looking for?
Someone with a great understanding of how Web sites work. Someone who can learn to use various web sites quickly and troubleshoot a wide variety of issues on these sites. Someone who can write well in English. Someone who can write MySQL queries for generating custom reports and making corrections to application data. Someone with programming or scripting knowledge is a plus. The position is mainly Web focused but will sometimes require general IT knowledge and troubleshooting in a windows environment.

What are we not looking for?
Someone who isn't capable of diagnosing common Web site issues like a broken link or javascript error. Someone who can't communicate well. Someone who gives up on a problem when it's too involved.

Anything else?
This position is full time and offers benefits. We follow a typical work day and have no late hours, weekends or on call. You will not even be on the phones. Mostly you will be responding to tickets from other support reps.

drat, too bad way above my skill level, literally a hop skip and a jump (2 towns over) from my current residence.

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KilroyWasHere
Oct 22, 2005
Not quite the average poster here, I'm a technical writing and training specialist. Figured I'd post here and see if anything comes of it.

My experience: Two years of technical writing, focused mainly on ECM. ECMp and CDIA+ certified. Also some experience with educational writing and curriculum development along with some teaching experience.
What I'm looking for: Ideally I'd like to something training and training development related. Tech writing would also be okay of course.
What I'm NOT looking for: Temp or contract work.
Where I live: Northeast Ohio
Where I'm looking: Anywhere, open to relocation.
When I can start: Depends on location, generally ASAP
Requirements: Full time, medical.
Can be reached by: PM, kittinjc@gmail.com

lambeth
Aug 31, 2009
My experience: Two years of Tier 1 support/NOC experience. Am currently studying to take the CCENT, so I know networking and Cisco basics. Also have experience with Windows Server 2003 and 2008 and a couple of Linux distros.
What I'm looking for: Support/Helpdesk positions. I'm most interested in sysadmin side, and would like to work somewhere where I can do some hands-on work in that area and increase my skills. However, I'm up for learning pretty much anything.
What I'm NOT looking for: Temp work, part-time positions.
Where I live: North of Atlanta, GA.
Where I'm looking: The Atlanta area.
When I can start: Two weeks after accepting an offer.
Requirements: Full time with benefits is preferred; contract is ok if it's contract-to-hire.
Can be reached by: lambeth17 at gmail dot com

Rhyos
Jan 2, 2006
It's probably my fault.
Got fired from my previous job of 4 years back at the end of September over some complications stemming from illness and lack of redundancy in staffing.

My experience: 6 years of basic network architecture, A/V support, and help desk spanning Windows 98-7, with a bit of Mac OS sprinkled on top. Heavy improvisation and relating of complex issues to the less-literate due to often being the only line of support.
What I'm looking for: Support/Helpdesk positions. I'd really like to expand into Network Engineering/Administration, and am currently working on a Network+ to that end.
What I'm NOT looking for: Contract or commission-based work.
Where I live: North Charlotte, NC. University area.
Where I'm looking: Charlotte and the surrounding towns/suburbs.
When I can start: Immediately.
Requirements: Ideally, I'd like around $40k/year, but I'm flexible.
Can be reached by: rhyos@yahoo.com I can also be reached via PMs.

Mulloy
Jan 3, 2005

I am your best friend's wife's sword student's current roommate.

Green Puddin posted:

Hey there, saw this thread and thought I'd give this a shot. I'm looking for work right now around the Salt Lake City area, anything would be greatly appreciated. If you'd like to speak with me through the phone feel free throw an email at me (listed below).

My experience: Right now about a year of school and 8 months going from Level 1 to Level 2 Service Desk in a callcenter.
What I'm looking for: I want to start getting my hands dirty with actual computer repair, or at least get started in a new direction.
What I'm NOT looking for: More inbound/outbound phone support.
Where I live: Salt Lake City, Utah
Where I'm looking: Salt Lake City Utah and its surrounding areas – Sandy, Murray, Draper, etc. We can talk about how too far is once I have more details.
When I can start: Pretty much as soon as possible, given appropriate notice for my current employer
Requirements: At least full time if possible, first or second shift (Please no graveyard)
Can be reached via: PM, colejstocks@gmail.com

Sent you an e-mail.

ruarc
Oct 22, 2008

what
My experience: 4 year degree in Arts and Technology from UT Dallas. Experience with HTML, PHP, MySQL, 3D Animation and game engines, Action Script, C++, and Flash. I have a resume and site on request.
What I'm looking for: Anything really; I've been working electronics retail since being laid off twice in a row in less than a year.
What I'm NOT looking for: Retail :v:
Where I live: North Texas (Can commute as far as Dallas, Willing to relocate)
Where I'm looking: DFW, Anywhere in US with relocation; Canada with relocation and sponsorship
When I can start: As soon as possible
Requirements: Health & Dental, full time.
Can be reached via: PM, s.a.dooley at gmail.com

Flying Emu
Jan 20, 2006
*turns to face sunset, long, greasy hair flows softly in the wind*
My experience: 3 years as a desktop support intern. Imaged and deployed machines, used active directory for account permissions and worked with program managers for data/account permissions.
What I'm looking for: Tier II/III desktop support
What I'm NOT looking for: Contract work.
Where I live: San Diego, CA
Where I'm looking: Greater San Diego area, Irvine.
When I can start: Any time, given appropriate notice to my current employer
Requirements: Full time
Can be reached via: PM, eamun.rahimi@gmail.com

Walked
Apr 14, 2003

Leaving my job in LEESBURG VA.
I have about a two week window to refer people. So act quickly.
edit: since it's been asked via PM why I'm leaving such a sweet gig. I got offered a TON more money + telecommute. I actually declined the initial offer to leave which was $40k/yr more. Thats right, I refused to leave for an extra $40k/yr.

What we need
Sr Windows Systems Administrator

It's a relatively small shop (1.5 sites, datacenter + corporate HQ). 1700 contractor company, but only about 50 on overhead. There is a helpdesk guy to filter out the BS tasks, and an IT manager to filter the politics. The position is GLORIOUS. Favorite job I've ever had. Ever. (Only leaving for shitloads of money, I actually declined the first offer to leave this job)

Who we are
A DoJ contractor with a 7 year contract. It's a joint venture largely owned by L-3Communications. The job is stable.

Why it rocks to work here
Pay ($90-100k). Benefits (amazing). Attitude (very chill). Casual(ish) dress. Flexible hours. I've received 2x $1000 random bonuses. It's incredible.

Oh. And the VACATION. I get 4wks vacation + 1week sick time per year. 5 weeks total. AND they let you use the sick time for vacation. This is all fact.

Typing all this up makes me almost want to un-resign.

How to apply
PM me. Or email setash at gmail dot com

When we need you
ASAP. My last day is December 20th.

Walked fucked around with this message at 17:43 on Dec 5, 2011

The Jizzer
Mar 19, 2003

...a man that doesn't spend time with his family can never be a real man.
Is anyone here good with building forms in Wufoo?

I want to allow someone to fill in a form multiple times and pre-populate recurring information. It looks like it may be possible with their scripting but I can't script worth poo poo.

brc64
Mar 21, 2008

I wear my sunglasses at night.
Sorry guys, been busy with the new job and holiday stuff. Catching up on the postings now.

MJP
Jun 17, 2007

Are you looking at me Senpai?

Grimey Drawer

MJP posted:

Who are we?
A managed services provider in Manhattan. We provide IT services for a broad range of companies and industries, from three-person trading and import operations to nationwide enterprise consumer products manufacturing and distribution. Desktop support and helpdesky stuff are going to be a bunch of what you do, but there's plenty of systems administration work that you'll be doing too. Lots of VMware, Exchange, and Cisco VPN/Sonicwall.

Where are we?
The Garment District of Manhattan, between Port Authority and Penn Station. Easily accessible from either as well as mass transit.

What are we looking for?
Help desk, sysadmin types - if you have done your time as helpdesk and desktop support, and have some server knowledge, this is a great way to expand your knowledge. Gotta be good on the phones and presentable in person, as the position will have you going onsite occasionally.

We're 90% Windows, 10% Mac products - mostly Outlook/Entourage issues and the occasional Iphone/Ipad email setup or wireless network issue on that end. The majority of our servers are still on 2k3 but we're putting 2k8 out wherever possible. XP and 7 desktops with a very small Vista smattering.

How do I apply?
Forward me your resume at mjpbyron at gmail dot com or PM me a link to your Word or Acrobat resume.

Anything else I should know?
The usual disclaimers about all manner of end user skill sets apply. I've traded reminiscences about DOS with clients, had to troubleshoot database applications coded in Foxpro, rescued Blackberries, recovered hard drives, migrated mailboxes, managed SMTP relays, toyed with staticing out DHCP leases, all kinds of stuff.

You're limited only by what you want to take on; ambition and desire to learn new skills are definitely encouraged.

Training materials are covered as are cert exam costs. You get a $100 bonus for every cert exam you pass.

This is a really good working environment. We work hard, but we're all very laid back. There is near zero stupid corporate BS. It's a great place to be. We're growing a lot and this position is a newly-created one.

Biz cas dress code, no casual Fridays unfortunately, but it's a good place to be. Health, dental, vision, 401k. 10 vacation days, 5 sick, 3 personal, the six big federal holidays off.

We do have transit reimbursement for commuters and for any onsites. Quarterly bonuses for overtime and projects.

Edit: there is no relocation budget and the position is going to require in-person interviews. I don't think they'll mind if you have to move here for it or fly out/take the train for interviews, but there won't be compensation for it. :-(

Edit 2: If you've got a Help Desk background I'd love to hear from you as well!

Just reposting since we're still definitely looking for qualified people. At this point, I think we can make a case for someone who wants to move up from a less technical role (e.g. if you've done your time on a help desk or desktop support but haven't yet had the change to dcpromo, build a server and rack it, etc.), but we do need someone with the soft skills - we really can't have another Nick Burns type that sounds like he hates the users on the phone. You can hate on them all you like so long as nobody on the other end of the phone overhears you, though. There is no need to sound like a perky I-love-all-life customer service drone but you need to have real patience, the ability to ask good leading questions, the ability to work with difficult people (the users, not your co-workers), and listen to what they say.

Feel free to PM or email with questions if you have 'em, I'll do my best to answer.

MJP fucked around with this message at 15:55 on Dec 6, 2011

Vicarious Creation
Nov 28, 2011

Stairs are like sex. Up and down all the time and at the end, you're all worn out.
My experience: 7 years of server/desktop support/installation/configuration, HL7 and HIPAA trained, SCCM knowledge, everything from Windows 95 - Windows 7, Mac, linux (intermediate), Networking, Full scale large corporation deploytments of IT systems, Help Desk Support and a partridge in a pear tree.
What I'm looking for: Network Administrator, Systems Administrator, Assistant Project Manager (Anything IT would work as well)
What I'm NOT looking for: Anything under $15/hr
Where I live: Bullhead City, AZ
Where I'm looking: Los Angeles, CA. Las Vegas, NV. (Anywhere in southern CA is fine as well.
When I can start: As soon as possible, in accordance with job terms.
Requirements: Full time, Part Time, PRN
Can be reached via: PM, brandon@brandonloyd.net

Notes: I have been working in Hospitals most my career or have had affiliations with them. (Contracts, etc)

Super-NintendoUser
Jan 16, 2004

COWABUNGERDER COMPADRES
Soiled Meat
Hey, we actually filled the position I posted last year, but we are looking for a new guy:


What we're looking for: We're looking for an Asterisk technician. Basic Linux knowledge is required, having a DCAP is a plus. We do small to mid-sized Asterisk installs and support after the fact. We also do a lot of network installs and managemet, we prefer Adtran products, so if you have experience with Adtrans, then you have a leg up. The person must be organized, able to do some basic project planning, and deal with clients directly.

What we're not looking for: Disorganized people that aren't interested in learning and simply want a help-desk job with no desire to do anything.

Location: Midtown NYC

Approximate opening date: Immediately

Benefits: Health and dental

Notes: We're a small company, but have a strong Asterisk client base, and work closely with Digium and Adtran. It's an interesting job and you get to work a lot off different technologies, and it's very challenging. We're not interested in remote agents, though, you'd have to be in the New York city.

Contact: email me at ericcorp AT gmail.com DOT com and I'll get you to our people.

Digital_Jesus
Feb 10, 2011

Removed at the request of management until we get HR approval or whatever the gently caress!

Sorry!

Digital_Jesus fucked around with this message at 04:47 on Dec 8, 2011

bazaar apparatus
Dec 1, 2006

Whenever my body starts to feel sick, I just stop being sick and be awesome instead.
Job Seeker

I feel a little weird posting this here, since I feel much less qualified for any technical job compared to the average SH/SC poster, but I guess it couldn't hurt.

My experience: 3 years of over-the-phone tech support for flower shop businesses across the US and Canada (managing routers and VPNs, cleaning viruses from WinXP and Win7 machines, troubleshooting hardware failures, that sort of thing). No certifications or formal technical education; these things were all learned on the job. Before this job, I was one of the salespeople at our local Apple Store for a year, and before that it was a series of non-tech jobs like waiting tables and being a barista at Starbucks.
What I'm looking for: This is a tough one. I have a few ideas in mind but my main goal is to make more money than I am right now, which is only $12.35/hr full-time. I could handle doing another tech support job--which I would likely need some extra training for, as my current job seems pretty basic compared to most tech jobs--but I would also like to try my hand at something more creative such as graphic/web design (zero experience there, but willing to learn).
What I'm NOT looking for: Call-center (talking on the phone is fine, but I don't want it to be the basis of the job), retail, part-time, contract/seasonal.
Where I live: Oklahoma City, OK (north side)
Where I'm looking: OKC or the surrounding area. I could also work from home remotely, if that's what somebody's looking for.
When I can start: Late January/Early February, and with at least 2 weeks' notice for my current employer.
Requirements: Full-time, full health/dental/vision benefits (I'm married, with a baby on the way later this month, if that helps)
Can be reached via: PM or email chris.alan.gonzales@gmail.com

RGBRIOT
Apr 19, 2009

"Beauty, packaged for a digital world."
Seeking Position
I'm flexible!
My experience: 10+ years as a Computer Technician and in Web/Graphic Design.
Skills:
Business, Management, and Marketing — Account Management — Entry Level — 1 year
Business, Management, and Marketing — Financial Management — Entry Level — 1 year
Business, Management, and Marketing — Franchise/Small Business Owner — Entry Level — 2 years
Business, Management, and Marketing — Logistics — Entry Level — 1 year
Business, Management, and Marketing — Public Relations — Entry Level — 1 year
Computer and Internet — Hardware Support/Repair — Experienced Non-manager — 10+ years
Computer and Internet — Network Administration — Experienced Non-manager — 2 years
Computer and Internet — Technical Support Specialist — Entry Level — 6 years
Computer and Internet — Web Development — Manager — 10+ years
Computer and Internet — Webmaster/Site Management — Senior Manager — 10+ years
Construction and Facilities — Alarm, Cable and Telephone Installation — Entry Level — Less than 1 year
Retail and Sales — Customer Service — Manager — 8 years
Retail and Sales — Retail Sales — Manager — 4 years
Retail and Sales — Sales Management — Manager — 4 years
Retail and Sales — Sales Representative — Entry Level — 2 years
Retail and Sales — Visual Merchandising — Experienced Non-manager — 4 years
What I'm looking for: Computer Tech, Graphic/Web/GUI Designer, or Management opportunity.
What I'm NOT looking for: To relocate (Unless guarantees can be made...)
Where I live: Saint Joseph, MI
Where I'm looking: Michiana Area (SW MI, N IN)
When I can start: Now. As a proprietor of my own business I can readjust my business hours.
Requirements: $15/hr or $20,000/yr minimum. Benefits are a strong plus.
Can be reached via: PM, jamesbrow2010@gmail.com

amishpurple
Jul 21, 2006

I'm not insane, I'm just not user-friendly!

Walked posted:

Leaving my job in LEESBURG VA.

PM'd you but didn't get a response. Hook me up with info on how to apply!

skipdogg
Nov 29, 2004
Resident SRT-4 Expert

Trans-Angeles posted:

Skills:
Business, Management, and Marketing — Account Management — Entry Level — 1 year
Business, Management, and Marketing — Financial Management — Entry Level — 1 year
Business, Management, and Marketing — Franchise/Small Business Owner — Entry Level — 2 years
Business, Management, and Marketing — Logistics — Entry Level — 1 year
Business, Management, and Marketing — Public Relations — Entry Level — 1 year
Computer and Internet — Hardware Support/Repair — Experienced Non-manager — 10+ years
Computer and Internet — Network Administration — Experienced Non-manager — 2 years
Computer and Internet — Technical Support Specialist — Entry Level — 6 years
Computer and Internet — Web Development — Manager — 10+ years
Computer and Internet — Webmaster/Site Management — Senior Manager — 10+ years
Construction and Facilities — Alarm, Cable and Telephone Installation — Entry Level — Less than 1 year
Retail and Sales — Customer Service — Manager — 8 years
Retail and Sales — Retail Sales — Manager — 4 years
Retail and Sales — Sales Management — Manager — 4 years
Retail and Sales — Sales Representative — Entry Level — 2 years
Retail and Sales — Visual Merchandising — Experienced Non-manager — 4 years


Please tell me this isn't on your resume....

Downtown Abey
Feb 14, 2002
Over 56 Years Of Experience, At Only $15/Hr.

Comradephate
Feb 28, 2009

College Slice

Abeya Minora posted:

Over 56 Years Of Experience, At Only $15/Hr.

It's the economy, man.

kalleth
Jan 28, 2006

C'mon, just give it a shot
Fun Shoe
UK - Test Analyst/Software Test Engineer

NB: This role requires you to be based in our UK office in Warwick, West Midlands.

Here's the blurb, c/p'ed from the company website:

Test analyst
We're is looking for a test analyst to join our development team. Experience of Ruby and web application testing frameworks and some knowledge of the Ruby-on-Rails framework is desirable, but if you are an experienced tester that hasn't used Ruby and wants to learn, that's acceptable too. You will be working in a team environment to assist with the preparation of test plans and the testing of software of an enterprise level management appliance. We make extensive use of open source solutions including: Linux, Apache, Ruby-on-Rails, PostgreSQL and Subversion. Linux experience is highly desirable as our development environment and products are Linux based. Experience of automated testing frameworks such as Capybara or Selenium, and BDD frameworks such as RSpec and Cucumber is preferred but not required.

The no-poo poo summary
We have a large web-based appliance we provide to customers that, right now, is tested by hand through a manual test checklist. This is Bad, and us developers want to kill ourselves.

We want someone with prior experience in automated testing to come in and, from the ground up, build and maintain an automated test suite for our system.

If you've done automated testing of web applications before, you can contact me at kalleth AT gmail DOT com and i'll forward your CV to the guy in charge of recruiting for this position.

mim
Apr 25, 2010

Who are we?

Rosetta! We are a midsized (1300 people) digital marketing agency. We offer a number of services to our clients. Everything from strategy consulting to website design, development, and hosting. We work with companies you've probably heard of! Apple, Microsoft, RIM, Nationwide, OfficeMax, T-Mobile, and a lot more.

Where are we?

Princeton NJ (HQ), New York NY, Toronto Ontario, Cleveland OH, Chicago IL, San Jose CA, Los Angeles CA, Irvine CA, San Luis Obispo CA. If you're really special you might be able to work remote! Most of our technology team is in Cleveland or on the West Coast.

What are we looking for?

A lot of things. Developers (Java, C#, iOS, Android, web stuff/User Interface Design stuff like html, css, jquery, javascript, voodoo, :siren:Sharepoint:siren:), SEO gurus, website analytics, project managers, account managers, consultants, copywriters, graphic design, systems admins! Check out the website for a full list. For the west coast, check out our west coast team. We're hiring at various levels, from partner to intern.

I'll highlight one position, because its what I do (except I mostly do Windows, and this is all *nix). This is in Cleveland, however you might be able to work remotely. Several team members do.

Linux/Unix Admin

quote:

The System Engineer is an individual with extensive product knowledge who primarily installs, configures, and maintains e-commerce sites using IBM WebSphere Commerce V7.0. This administration professional has a general awareness of how the product components interact and the capabilities of the components, as well as the efficient operations of a WebSphere Commerce runtime environment, its configurations and the tiered architecture of production, staging, QA, and DEVINT systems.

In a not written by HR format:
Know IBM Websphere Commerce (WAS).
Know Linux/Unix. You'll deal with everything from CentOS to AIX.
Have experience supporting production web environments.
Basic networking skills.
Scripting (ruby, python, perl, bash, pick one or more!)
Ability to be in a data center without accidentally pressing the shiny "dump halon" button.
A bonus would be knowledge of subversion, mercurial, git, or other source control systems.
Be able to deal with clients, account managers, developers, and so on without being a complete raging neckbeard.
Be willing to travel (25%, probably less! Maybe never. I travel for a week once a quarter.)
On-call 24/7 for a week, then off for 10+ weeks. Everyone from Director level and down participates.

This is a purely client-facing position. You will be designing, building, and supporting (primarily) eCommerce sites. You won't have to deal with desktops, help desk, printers, and so on. You will have to deal with multiple clients, projects and environments.

Our 'System Engineering' group is 3 Windows Admins, 3 DBAs, and 10 *nix admins. Mostly you'll be working with a team of 20-50 people that include developers, QA, sys admins, business analysts, and so on that serve a handful of clients. The west coast team is a bit separate (we acquired their company this year and are still integrating), but they add on another 7 or 8 windows/*nix/dba dudes.



How do I apply?

Go to the websites! Here! or Here for west coast!

Also on the twitter! @RosettaCareers and @LevelStudios. These are very active, send them a message!

If you have any questions, email me at f1tof8 at gmail dot com.

Anything else I should know?

It's consulting and production web hosting. That doesn't always mesh with 40 hours a week. However, we're pretty flexible with working from home, sleeping in if something exploded at 3am, and so on.

The culture is very fun, innovative and hard working. In Cleveland, we have monthly beer tastings in the office. Our 'technology team' meetings are at bars, alcohol is provided. There's almost always free pizza, sandwiches, cookies, or something somewhere in the office. People are always going to happy hours after work, Indian's games in the summer, and so on. Offices are mega-awesome. Mostly younger people, though we have a few grey-beards to keep us in line. Wear pretty much what you want to wear. My team lead (manages/herds 40+ people) wears a t-shirt and jeans every day.

It's an agency, so titles/levels are more representative of pay and experience than actual job role. Someone who is a 'Manager' or 'Director' may still be 100% technical in their day to day work. I would expect this to be a Senior Associate or Manager level position, depending on experience/salary requirements.

mim fucked around with this message at 08:03 on Dec 18, 2011

RGBRIOT
Apr 19, 2009

"Beauty, packaged for a digital world."

skipdogg posted:

Please tell me this isn't on your resume....

No it's not. It's part of my online job profile though.

It is however an accurate listing of my previous work experience in each field.


Abeya Minora posted:

Over 56 Years Of Experience, At Only $15/Hr.

LOL Obviously there is some over lap between each of those skill listings and the job(s) they were accrued at. And yes $15/hr is the going rate for entry level techs in my area. :(

RGBRIOT fucked around with this message at 13:46 on Dec 18, 2011

text editor
Jan 8, 2007

mim posted:


I'll highlight one position, because its what I do (except I mostly do Windows, and this is all *nix). This is in Cleveland, however you might be able to work remotely. Several team members do.

Linux/Unix Admin


In a not written by HR format:
Know IBM Websphere Commerce (WAS).
Know Linux/Unix. You'll deal with everything from CentOS to AIX.
Have experience supporting production web environments.
Basic networking skills.
Scripting (ruby, python, perl, bash, pick one or more!)
Ability to be in a data center without accidentally pressing the shiny "dump halon" button.
A bonus would be knowledge of subversion, mercurial, git, or other source control systems.
Be able to deal with clients, account managers, developers, and so on without being a complete raging neckbeard.
Be willing to travel (25%, probably less! Maybe never. I travel for a week once a quarter.)
On-call 24/7 for a week, then off for 10+ weeks. Everyone from Director level and down participates.

This is a purely client-facing position. You will be designing, building, and supporting (primarily) eCommerce sites. You won't have to deal with desktops, help desk, printers, and so on. You will have to deal with multiple clients, projects and environments.

This looks like me, as soon as I finish revising my resume and LaTeX-ing it I'll send it along. I know nothing of Websphere though






My experience:
BS in Computer Networking and Information Technology from Purdue University
-Lots of software development and Java and C coding
-Lots of project management
-Way too many classes on SQL & DBA work (Oracle-based)
3 years retail (highschool), 1 year general helpdesk
2.5 years working for the network security team at university, which was like 25% helpdesk, 25% grepping through and comparing information for logs on different Sun and FreeBSD systems, and 50% either scripting to automate our jobs or coding and documenting a Java program that hooked into our network monitoring tool)

Other than that, I've been using Debian Linux since 2005 and have been constantly switching between Ubuntu/Arch/FreeBSD/OpenBSD and occasionally Fedora/CentOS/Slackware over the years for everything from desktops to databases to webservers. I know some bashisms, the GNU toolchain, git thanks to this too.

I've written a ton of tiny Perl, Python, and Bash scripts over the years but never enough to know any of the well.
Also, maybe most importantly, I'd like to think I've got decent soft skills and documentation skills

What I'm looking for: Linux Sysadmin work, preferably where I'll get to expand my scripting or programming skills and/or work closely with customers. Systems/business analyst works sounds good too, and it's what a lot of my major focused on.
What I'm NOT looking for: Entry-level helpdesk, Windows-heavy environments (I don't remember much about group policies/AD or Exchange/IIS/SQL Server)
Where I live: Evansville, IN
Where I'm looking: Anywhere? Northeast US or even Midwest is cool.
When I can start: ASAP, though after new years would be nice
Requirements: Full time, decent health benefits
Can be reached via: PM, texteditor.SA@gmail.com

devmd01
Mar 7, 2006

Elektronik
Supersonik

mim posted:

Our 'technology team' meetings are at bars, alcohol is provided.

This explains so much about why our new ecommerce platform is terrible!



;)



vvvv yep that sounds about right

devmd01 fucked around with this message at 19:01 on Dec 19, 2011

mim
Apr 25, 2010

devmd01 posted:

This explains so much about why our new ecommerce platform is terrible!



;)

:(

I blame the client...it's always the client!

heathkit
May 1, 2009
Job Title: Software Development Engineer in Test
Location: Seattle, WA
Company: HTC, Innovation
Qualifications: Unix/Linux experience, knowledge of Java build system, not being a Dickhole

I work in HTCs Connected Services division. Basically, we make web services for HTC phones in order to provide features that other phone manufacturers, like Samsung, may not be able to offer. Also, I heard from a guy that Samsung phones give you cancer. I don't know if it's true, that's just what I heard.

Anyway, we're looking for people with good unix skills to join our team. This means someone who can handle deploying and running software on RHEL or Ubuntu systems. We develop automated testing and build infrastructure for our other teams, so knowledge of Java build systems (ant, gradle, ivy, etc) and some degree of java programming ability is a real plus. We do have some former microsoft stack people on our team and that's fine - you just need to be willing to learn and self-motivated enough to train yourself to a certain extent. We're willing to help guide and train people, we're just really understaffed now and don't have time to hold anyone's hand.

Matlock
Sep 12, 2004

Childs Play Charity 2011 Total: $1755

heathkit posted:

I work in HTCs Connected Services division. Basically, we make web services for HTC phones in order to provide features that other phone manufacturers, like Samsung, may not be able to offer. Also, I heard from a guy that Samsung phones give you cancer. I don't know if it's true, that's just what I heard.

Do you have the ability to refer a resume internally? I'm looking at something at HTC in another department altogether (Community Manager) and it certainly wouldn't hurt if you could help out.

KillHour
Oct 28, 2007


heathkit posted:

Job Title: Software Development Engineer in Test
Location: Seattle, WA
Company: HTC, Innovation
Qualifications: Unix/Linux experience, knowledge of Java build system, not being a Dickhole

I work in HTCs Connected Services division. Basically, we make web services for HTC phones in order to provide features that other phone manufacturers, like Samsung, may not be able to offer. Also, I heard from a guy that Samsung phones give you cancer. I don't know if it's true, that's just what I heard.

Anyway, we're looking for people with good unix skills to join our team. This means someone who can handle deploying and running software on RHEL or Ubuntu systems. We develop automated testing and build infrastructure for our other teams, so knowledge of Java build systems (ant, gradle, ivy, etc) and some degree of java programming ability is a real plus. We do have some former microsoft stack people on our team and that's fine - you just need to be willing to learn and self-motivated enough to train yourself to a certain extent. We're willing to help guide and train people, we're just really understaffed now and don't have time to hold anyone's hand.

Are you the rear end in a top hat that programmed the non removable or disable-able (without rooting) spyware that sends everything I do to Sprint?

Comradephate
Feb 28, 2009

College Slice

KillHour posted:

Are you the rear end in a top hat that programmed the non removable or disable-able (without rooting) spyware that sends everything I do to Sprint?

I don't know if you're being facetious or not, but Carrier IQ is an independent company.

KillHour
Oct 28, 2007


HTC modified it to be hidden and removed any way of disabling it.

sleepy gary
Jan 11, 2006

Sprint barely used the poo poo (according to them) and they're turned it off completely now.

polyfractal
Dec 20, 2004

Unwind my riddle.
I think this is kosher to post, if not I'll remove it :)

I've recently started an email newsletter which interviews/profiles startup tech companies that have open job positions. By startup, I mean anything from just-funded all the way to 100-200 employees.

The idea is to provide a more personal look at companies, since job listings are often pretty sterile and don't give much insight into the company culture. The questions range from "what's the hardest problem you solved recently?" to "how has the company changed since you joined?"

I send out weekly emails on Wednesdays, although I may be moving to two interviews/week because the flow of companies is increasing.

If anyone is interested, it can be found here.

Casull
Aug 13, 2005

:catstare: :catstare: :catstare:
I'm getting laid off in a month, so it looks like I'm back in the job hunt! I'm ideally looking for an internal help-desk position in the Bay Area, and closer to San Jose if possible. Though my official title at my old place was Desktop Support, I was the guy who set up our inventorying/ticketing system and created a standard image for deploying Windows, and I'd like to expand on that while taking the time to learn even more about IT.

My public email is evilwang@gmail.com.

e. vvv Oh God no.

Casull fucked around with this message at 05:35 on Dec 23, 2011

Mierdaan
Sep 14, 2004

Pillbug

Casull posted:

My public email is evilwang@gmail.com.

No matter how clever you think it is, please tell me you never put that on a rιsumι.

CoasterMaster
Aug 13, 2003

The Emperor of the Rides


Nap Ghost

Who are we?
We're amazon.com, you've probably heard of us :), and we're looking for a software developer.

More specifically, my team works with the Disc on Demand (DoD) portion of Amazon (also known as Createspace). Say you're a filmmaker or musician and want to distribute your album or movie to the world. You could go to a replicator and have them do a run leaving you with a bunch of inventory and the responsibility of distribution. Or you can go through us. Send us a copy of your DVD or CD and we'll store it in our database and list it on Amazon. When someone orders a copy, we'll burn it, print your artwork and then ship it directly to the customer (and give you a cut of the sale, of course).

Our team is responsible for developing the software that ingests discs sent to us as well as securely storing them for manufacture. We've published content from high-profile companies such as VH1, MTV, New Line, Lionsgate, Joss Whedon, Sony BMG, and EMI all the way down to independent musicians and filmmakers distributing their first film or album.

Where are we?
We work at Amazon's headquarters in sunny Seattle, WA.

Benefits?
Health, dental, vision, 401k matching, relocation assistance

What do you need from me?
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field, or 4+ year relevant work experience
- 2+ years professional experience in software development
- Computer Science fundamentals in object-oriented design
- Computer Science fundamentals in data structures
- Computer Science fundamentals in algorithm design, problem solving, and complexity analysis
- Proficiency in at least one modern programming language such as C, C++, Java, or Perl

It's a bonus if you have experience with distributed file systems, audio/video encoding, DVD authoring, and security.

We do most of our programming in Java and Python. The official job posting is located here

Anything else?
We're a small team (our manger, 3 devs (including me!), a network engineer, and a support engineer) with lots of responsibility. Most of us on the team have been doing this for 3+ years. We share a love of technology, media, and good food (lots of good food around us and we love going out to lunch as a team). We do have an on-call rotation, but it's not too bad (weekly rotations and it's a pretty rare occurrence to be paged).

Amazon is an awesome company to work for; I'm usually sporting a T-shirt and jeans. The DoD team (operations and us) are a pretty chill bunch and we do a lot of hanging out outside of work (we recently went to Whirlyball together and had a blast). Amazon itself has lots of things going on and we frequently interact with teams in all areas (AWS, Amazon MP3 and Instant Video to name a few). I've personally been in this position for about 4 years (starting as an intern and working my way up) and love what I do.

All right, you sold me. What now?
Go ahead and send me a PM or you can email me at bschwartz AT amazon DOT com.

CoasterMaster fucked around with this message at 17:34 on Apr 13, 2012

hackedaccount
Sep 28, 2009
For Christmas and in anticipation of the 2012 thread here's some good news:

2012 IT Budgets, Salaries on the Rise
Entry-level IT Jobs Will be Plentiful in 2012 Experts Predict
Dice December 2011 Hiring Survey
Can You Keep Your IT Staff in 2012?
2012 Looking Ripe for Disgruntled IT Pros to Switch Jobs

For now, let's declare The Year of the Job to be an annual event.

EvilMoFo
Jan 1, 2006

Were entry level IT jobs said to be plentiful for 2011? I ask since I graduated in May and still lack a job. Most of the ads I see are for senior and manager positions, it makes me wonder if advancement opportunities are rare in IT.

Edit: I realize that my lack of a job is effectively my fault, I am sure I could have gotten a lowly desktop/tech/customer support job by now; I would rather put my 10+ years of knowledge to good use.

EvilMoFo fucked around with this message at 05:17 on Dec 26, 2011

chizad
Jul 9, 2001

'Cus we find ourselves in the same old mess
Singin' drunken lullabies

EvilMoFo posted:

Were entry level IT jobs said to be plentiful for 2011? I ask since I graduated in May and still lack a job. Most of the ads I see are for senior and manager positions, it makes me wonder if advancement opportunities are rare in IT.

Edit: I realize that my lack of a job is effectively my fault, I am sure I could have gotten a lowly desktop/tech/customer support job by now; I would rather put my 10+ years of knowledge to good use.

I can't remember what was predicted for 2011, but I did notice something back in late 2009/early 2010 when I was looking for my current job. Postings for entry level helpdesk/desktop support positions weren't too hard to find, and neither were postings for senior level/management positions, but postings for mid-level positions were few and far between.

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Gearhead
Feb 13, 2007
The Metroid of Humor

chizad posted:

I can't remember what was predicted for 2011, but I did notice something back in late 2009/early 2010 when I was looking for my current job. Postings for entry level helpdesk/desktop support positions weren't too hard to find, and neither were postings for senior level/management positions, but postings for mid-level positions were few and far between.

That's more the problem than anything else. Guys with too much experience to be considered 'Entry Level' but not enough to be 'Management' or 'Senior Level' are kinda left in the lurch.

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