November 16, 2009
Agents
Systems Engineer – non-gamesCentral London
£Competitive
This is a multi award winning leader in the development and commercial exploitation of broadband entertainment. They are world leaders in the manipulation, delivery and verification of digital televisual content and advertising.
Their team is made up of the cream of video game industry talent who, not content with life in the console industry, have traded in their years of experience for a role within a dynamic and exciting firm where their skills are enjoyed by millions of viewers each and everyday.
Based in the heart of London, they have a relaxed and yet explosive office with no dress policy and in a good location for shops, bars, clubs and restaurants.
They are looking to recruit an ambitious systems engineer. The successful candidate will have flexible working patterns, including evenings and weekend and there is also the potential for overseas travel.
Role:
- Monitor the performance of a proprietary real-time global delivery and tracking system
- Effective diagnosis of capacity, security and various third party issues across their global network
- design and development of custom tools to aid and automate the operations process
- Hardware procurement, installation and maintenance at their London and New York data centres
- Overseeing operational projects to completion
Required skills:
- A high level of technical ability and understanding of network systems, design, diagnostics and scalability
- A clear understanding of the workings of the internet
- Knowledge of Linux systems administration, in particular Debian 4 and above
- An obsession with network security and a loathing for reckless and risky approaches
Advantageous:
- Use of various programming / scripting languages in order to build tools to aid system management
- Hardware maintenance skills, specifically Intel based Linux servers
- Experience with Linux VPN and VOIP systems
- Monitoring systems eg. Nagios
- Flair for automation of tasks and notifications in order to minimise human effort and out of hours disruption
- Have a general understanding of Windows server technologies in an office environment
Interesting job spec, but the last line lets it down badly.That's by the by. I am not available. I have left the industry. I've been telling you people -- and I mean [agency] people specifically, not just recruitment agents generally, although them too -- I've been telling you this repeatedly for *years*. Please stop sending me these things. I don't care how appropriate you might think they are. I am not interested.
I mean it. I am *so* not interested. I will *never* be interested. We will have world peace, cheap antigravity, and skiing holidays in Hell, long, long, long before I am interested. Please stop sending me these things. Take me off your database. Delete me from your email lists. Wipe me from whatever passes for your minds.
Please.
Posted by matt at November 16, 2009 11:44 PM