[NCSA-jobs] Openings at VoiceThread - Other two attached

[Simon Karpen]

On 4/5/2011 6:39 PM, Simon Karpen wrote:
> For the second time in recent memory, I'm helping hire my replacement. 
> If you have any specific questions, please e-mail me off-list. For the 
> position descriptions and application links, see below.
>
> The work can be remote or local, but the positions do require regular 
> travel to the Triangle area if you are non-local. Please feel free to 
> pass these on to anybody you know who may be interested.
This time, the two this group is most likely interested in are attached!

--Simon

System Architect / Administrator

Responsibilities:
- Final responsibility for all aspects of the VoiceThread core 
infrastructure
- This includes servers, storage, network, backups, datacenter
- Work with vendors (hardware, datacenter, CDN, etc)
- Ensure performance and availability of all infrastructure components
- Scale core infrastructure to meet the business and traffic needs
- Figure out how to solve tough, complex problems which may have no 
pre-existing solution
- Assist with enterprise integration support as required

Qualifications:
- High III or IV on the SAGE standard job descriptions - 
http://www.sage.org/field/jobs-descriptions.html
- Current with Linux, open source in general, and web services
- Understands HA, clustering, and scaling at a fundamental level
- Very strong network understanding (IP fundamentals)
- Strong scripting in a scripting language. Doesn't matter which one.
- Experience with virtualization in a production environment, Xen or KVM 
preferred.
- Professional oral and written communication skills
- Very strong troubleshooting / problem solving skills
- Database performance management, particularly MySQL
- BS in a strong quantitative field such as Computer Science, 
Engineering, Physics or Math, or equivalent experience and quantitative 
reasoning skills

This is a remote position with periodic travel to the Raleigh-Durham, NC 
area and occasional travel to the Asheville, NC area

Apply at http://www.notchup.com/jobs/VoiceThread/503

Systems Programmer

Responsibilities:
- Scripting and automation of a wide variety of processes
- Improve business-scalability and manageability of authentication 
integration solutions
- Work on back-end aspects of the site such as merchant processing and 
renewals
- Improve reliability and performance of many VoiceThread site-internal 
processes
- Serve as a back-up to the system architect / administrator
- Assist with enterprise integration support as required

Qualifications:
- Very strong in at least one of PHP, Perl, Python or Shell
- Can quickly become strong in the rest
- II or better on the SAGE standard job descriptions - 
http://www.sage.org/field/jobs-descriptions.html 
<http://www.sage.org/field/job-descriptions.html>
- Very comfortable with LDAP and LDIF
- Substantial experience with process automation
- Very strong troubleshooting and problem solving skills
- Experience with Shibboleth or other single sign on technologies 
strongly desired
- LMS such as Blackboard, Sakai, Moodle programming is desirable
- BS in a strong quantitative field such as Computer Science, 
Engineering, Physics or Math, or equivalent experience and quantitative 
reasoning skills

This is a remote position with periodic travel to the Raleigh-Durham, NC 
area

Apply at http://www.notchup.com/jobs/VoiceThread/505

-- 
Simon Karpen                                      simon at karpens.org
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