<div dir="ltr">Call Gene<br><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Gene Smith</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gsmith@veredusmail.com">gsmith@veredusmail.com</a>></span><br>
Date: Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 5:38 PM<br>Subject: Gene from Veredus - Linux Systems Engineer - Atlanta, GA (downtown)<br>To: Jim Kinney <<a href="mailto:jim.kinney@gmail.com">jim.kinney@gmail.com</a>><br><br><br><div style="font-family:'Arial';font-size:12pt;text-align:left">
<p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'">Hi Jim,</span></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:11pt">I’m reaching out to my network of people who I have either met or spoken to in the past. I have a client in </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold">Atlanta, GA </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:11pt">looking for an </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold">Systems Engineer.</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:11pt"> Let me know if you or someone you know is interested. Thanks!</span></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold">Systems Engineer </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold">Contract to Perm -90-105K</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold">Atlanta, GA (downtown)</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">Seeking a talented System Engineer to work in a 24x7 operations environment with a passion for solving complex and interesting problems. Candidates will be required to work in a shift model and should have extensive experience working in enterprise class Data Center environments. This role is required to be able to resolve complex site incidents and drive issues to full resolution. The engineer will proactively implement solutions to prevent potential site incidents. </span></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">Sr. Systems Engineer will have hands on script automation experience, driving continuous improvement and stability within environments they’ve managed. Solid Linux systems administration and SAN /NAS administration experience is a must. Engineers additionally will work with architecture, development, and Operations teams to develop innovative solutions to attain high availability scalability and reliability.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline">Systems Engineer Principal Responsibilities:</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">· Responsible for all Linux Systems /SAN/NAS/Fabric/Tape Backup & change control in Production and pre-production environments</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">· Provides 24x7 support for all production and non production environments and ensure 99.999% SLA for system uptime</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">· Performs routine system maintenance, performance tuning, analysis, and system patching.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">· Identifies, troubleshoots complex technical issues, and provides and implements technology solutions for both hardware and software levels for x86 – 64x architecture.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">· Able to optimize and tune systems for specific processes.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">· Performs routine administration duties Implement and monitor operational metrics to provide continuous process improvement</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">· Delivers availability and response/resolution metrics that meet and/or exceeds defined service level objectives</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">· Understands systems development lifecycle</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">· Performs system capacity planning</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">•Responsible for insuring that systems security guidelines adhere to PCI compliance standards</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">· Participates in annual system audit</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline">Systems Engineer Required Knowledge, Skills, and Competencies </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold">Minimum of 7 years of experience with:</span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">RHEL 5.x system implementation support in 24/7/365 environments running multi-tiered applications</span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">Virtualization technologies such as VMWare, Citrix Xen and KVM.</span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">IBM Hardware : Blade Center HS21/HS22, x3850 (M3/X5 series) x3650 (M3)</span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">Fiber Switches / HBA : Cisco MDS, Brocade/Qlogic Fiber Switches , HBA cards. (4Gb – 8Gbs)</span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">Tape Backups - (Symantec Netbackup Data Center, Quantum / Storagetek tape Libraries)</span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">Satellite / Spacewalk system Management</span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">Benchmarking tools for iops, network, and system stress testing</span></p>
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</ul>
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<p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline">Minimum of 5 years of experience with:</span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">Storage : IBM XIV Storage System , 3Par T series, IBM DS3000</span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">NAS : Netapp , LSI Onstor, SNAP, HP </span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">Backup NAS Management – (HP, SNAP, Dell-eol)</span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">Strong knowledge of Shell /Perl Scripting</span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">SMTP – Sendmail , Postfix</span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">Experience working in high availability, high transactional, E-commerce or similar environments.</span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">In-depth knowledge of TCP/IP fundamentals</span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">Strong troubleshooting skills</span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">Works rotational shifts and occasional change windows during evenings and weekends</span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">Provides emergency on-call support on a rotating schedule</span></p>
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</ul>
<p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline">Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: </span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">Apache / IIS Web Server</span></p>
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<li style="font-size:10pt;margin-left:36pt">
<p style="margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">DNS – Bind</span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">Syslog application</span></p>
</li>
<li style="font-size:10pt;margin-left:36pt">
<p style="margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">Tripwire File Integrity application</span></p>
</li>
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<p style="margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">Windows 2008 / 2003 Server System</span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">Active Directory</span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">WSUS Server – Windows Patch Management</span></p>
</li>
</ul>
<p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline">Education:</span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt">Minimum Bachelor of Science (BS) in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field</span></p>
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</ul>
</div><br>Gene Smith<br>
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