[mdlug] OT: Linux Job Postings from Stout Systems

[Richard Herrell]

FYI, the Network Hardware QA Engineer and Senior Software Engineer 
positions below both require Linux.

Sincerely,

Richard


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Subject: 	[AACS-Announce] Job Postings - Stout Systems
Date: 	Sun, 02 Sep 2007 20:43:38 -0400
From: 	Ravindranath Desai <rdesai at chartermi.net>
To: 	aacs-announce at hvcn.org



Stout Systems helps IT professionals such as software developers, QA  
engineers, project managers, technical writers, and others who are  
dissatisfied with their current job or work situation, or who are  
frustrated by their current employment options, or who are concerned  
that they might not be advancing in their career as well as they  
could be.

Stout Systems is recruiting for the career opportunities listed  
below. Please go to our Web site www.stoutsystems.com for more  
opportunities and details.

Please submit resumes in MS Word, RTF or HTML to  
recruit at stoutsystems.com.

Regards,
John W. Stout, President

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#670: Network Hardware QA Engineer
QA Engineer needed for testing devices that run on a network for  
infrastructure security and intelligent network management solutions.  
This is NOT a software QA position.

Responsibilities
- Understand new product features and enhancements
- Prepare and document detailed test plans
- Execute test plans and analyze results
- Test the integration of hardware and software products
- Develop quality reporting metrics
- Provide input to development and product management staff regarding
  product capabilities
- Write time-saving tools/scripts, as needed, to automate manual  
processes

Required Skills (NOTE: if you do not have ALL of the required skills  
your resume will not be considered for this opening):
- Experience with network device testing - Routers, Switches,  
Firewall, or IDS/IPS
- Experience with TCP/IP traffic generation/Packet Generation  
equipment (Ixia, Agilent, Smartbits, etc).
- Experience testing an integrated hardware and software solution.
- Expertise in exploratory testing techniques.
- Experience creating test plans and manual test cases.
- Experience in Unix/Linux administration and/or use.
- Understanding of GRE tunnels and Routing protocols
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Desired Skills:
- Experience with security applications, authentication and standards  
(ssh, kerberos, TACACS)
- Formal software testing (QA) skills, methodologies and training
- Operational experience configuring routers, switches, firewalls, or  
IDS/IPS.
- Expertise in scripting languages such as Python, Perl or TCL.
- Experience with advanced network protocols (SNMP, NetFlow)
- Operational experience at a large ISP.
- Extensive usage of both Unix/Linux and Windows systems, including  
standard MS-Office compatible applications.

Experience:
 - 5+ years of commercial SQA or network operations experience.
- Experience testing in a startup or rapid time-to-market environment.
- BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering,
  or equivalent.

Ann Arbor, MI location. Salary up to 100K.

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#716 - Senior Software Engineer
Senior Software Engineer needs for company that provides network  
integrity system platform. These systems protect organizations from  
zero-day security threats like DDoS attacks and worms.

Responsibilities
Qualified candidates will work in an engineering team to design,  
develop and test scalable network security products. Candidates will  
work closely with architects to develop the best technical design and  
approach for new product development. He or she must excel in team  
environments and be extremely prolific, i.e. one who regularly  
produces high quality solutions in less time than his or her colleagues.

Required Skillset
- Extensive experience developing in C or Python in a product  
development environment
- Unix or Linux development experience and proficiency
- Demonstrated ability to quickly master new technologies
- A driving sense of craftsmanship, quality and ownership
- Ability to work independently with minimum supervision
- Ability and willingness to take on additional tasks as assigned
- Ability to work in small teams to solve complex problems

Desired Skill set
- Experience developing in a large source code base
- Experience developing distributed/scalable systems and high-volume  
transaction applications
- Experience with network programming on Linux/Unix
- Ability to develop software solutions where the problem is not well  
defined
- Good written and verbal communication skills

Education
-Bachelors and/or Masters degree in computer science/engineering (or  
equivalent work experience)

Location: Ann Arbor, MI. Salary up to 100K.