[LA.pm] FW: (Google) Sr. Linux Cluster System Admin. & Sr. Software Engineer/Unix System & Network Administrator (2 Job Openings)

Thu May 5 21:40:35 PDT 2005

Here's one more google posting.  Probably the last one for a
while.. at least until they post a Santa Monica opening.  Hey, it's a
chance to move to Ireland.

-R

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Company: Google     

Contact: Tod Vanlandingham

Email: Todv at google dot com

Website: http://www.google.com/intl/en/jobs/eng/reli.html

Job Title: 

(Google) Linux Cluster Systems Administrator/Expert Scripter 

Positions based in Mountain View, California or Dublin, Ireland 

Relocation a must.  Assistance provided. 

Google's Cluster Operations team is looking for talented system
administrators to help administer Google's complex, proprietary clustering
technologies. Literally thousands of Linux servers power the technology
behind Google.com, and it's a real challenge to administer these
effectively. Google's Cluster Operations team needs seasoned system
administrators to automate complex tasks across a huge cluster. 

Responsibilities: 

* automation of tasks as much as possible through the development of 
scripts and administration tools 
* configuration of system and network parameters 
* monitoring of system stability and performance 
* ensuring 24x7 operation of our cluster 
* comprehensive documentation of our procedures 

Requirements: 

* B.S. in Computer Science, or equivalent experience 
* 5+ years experience with Linux Systems Administration 
*Deep understanding of networking i.e.: 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 (i.e. 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; intimate knowledge of TCP/IP networking

* strong programming and scripting ability (Python, Perl, bash) 
* excellent verbal and written skills 
* outstanding customer service abilities 

Please Email resumes to: Todv at google dot com

Job location is Mountain View, California or Dublin, Ireland

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Company: Google     

Contact: Tod Vanlandingham

Email: Todv at google dot com

Website: http://www.google.com/intl/en/jobs/eng/reli.html

Job Title:  

(Google) Senior Software Engineer/Unix System & Network Administrator,
Google.com (SRE)

Positions based in Mountain View, CA and Dublin Ireland. 

Relocation a must.  Assistance provided. 

Are you part ace coder, part adrenalin junkie? Do you have a knack for
seeing a problem and immediately discerning the likely solution? Maybe
you've been coding for years, are bored with the old
design-build-review-test-ship-repeat routine, and yearn for some
faster-paced challenges? Or perhaps you're a seasoned software engineer who
is also a genius at jockeying networks and administering

UNIX clusters. 

We're looking for top-notch thrill seeking, software engineers to join the
Google.com team. Google.com engineers are in the thick of everything
involved with keeping Google 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. We are
aggressively building this elite team of high level engineers in this
mission critical environment.

All team members must have strong analytical and troubleshooting skills,
fluency in coding, good communication skills, and most of all enthusiasm for
tackling the complex problems of scale which are uniquely Google. Google.com
engineers tackle challenging, novel situations every day, and work with just
about every other engineering and operations team in the process.

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; -Deep 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. 

.Excellent analytic ability, strong communication skills, and a strong sense
of urgency. 

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. 

Please Email resumes to: Todv at google dot com

Job location is Mountain View, California or Dublin, Ireland

Thank you,

Tod Vanlandingham
Google

Talent Acquisition
(650) 253-4291

todv at google.com

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