[H-ANNOUNCE] Fwd: Google - Sr. Software Engineer/Unix or Linux System & Networking Guru (SRE)

[Clinton Roy]

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Amy Klein <aklein at google.com>
Date: Sep 8, 2005 6:02 AM
Subject: Google - Sr. Software Engineer/Unix or Linux System &
Networking Guru (SRE)
To: exec at humbug.org.au
Cc: aklein at google.com


 
 
Hi Clinton:  Here is one of our Linux job postings.  Thanks for
posting this!  Regards,  Amy
  
Sr. Software Engineer/Unix or Linux System & Networking Guru (SRE) - Google 
  
Positions available in: Dublin, Ireland / Zurich, Switzerland /
Mountain View, CA / Kirkland, WA / New York, NY.
  
Are you a seasoned software engineer who is also a genius at jockeying
networks and administering UNIX clusters. Do you want to be involved
with keeping Google.com up and running, from code-level
troubleshooting of traffic anomalies to maintenance of our most
cutting edge services; from monitoring and alerts to building new
automation infrastructure?
  
Qualifications: 
.Strong programming/scripting skills in any of the following: C, C++,
Java, Perl, Python.
.Senior Level experience with Unix system administration. 
.Strong understanding of networking; understanding of how to isolate,
diagnose, and resolve service delivery components (service delivery
components include servers, networks, and applications); be familiar
with the functionality, operating, and failure modes of key networking
devices (routers, switches, bridges, firewalls, hardware load
balancers); be able to identify networking as the potential cause of a
service issue using server-resident tools to generate this data
(tcpdump, ping, traceroute, etc.); familiarity in interpreting the
output of these tools; familiarity with common network topologies,
protocols, and tools; have some notion of common network security
exploits -- and their remedies; understanding of troubleshooting at
the packet level.
.Strong project management skills, especially in deploying live
end-user systems.
.In-depth knowledge of Unix (preferably Linux), and shell scripting. 
.Proven technical troubleshooting experience. 
.Ability to handle periodic on-call duty as well as out-of-band requests. 
.6-15+ years experience for Senior SWE position, or 3-8 years
experience for SWE position.
.BA/BS in CS, or equivalent experience. 
  
To be considered, send your resume to aklein at google.com with the
subject line: Senior Software Engineer/Unix System & Networking Guru
(SRE) - with the correct LOCATION NOTED. Resumes will only be reviewed
for position posted.
  

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