[ale] Multiple (lots!) job postings for Alpharetta. Several Linux

[Benjamin Scherrey]

	A large Georgia (Alpharetta)-based client of ours is undergoing a significant restructuring 
and expansion of its core software technology development group. My company has been tasked 
with filling these positions with permanent W-2 employees ASAP. As there are over 40 positions to 
be filled, this is a Herculean effort on our part but we have delivered high quality talent to them in 
the past and we want to continue to build our reputation of providing the same, even in quantity. 
Most of these positions are for senior or intermediate level developers but there are a few entry level 
positions as well so read carefully.

	To hopefully increase our chances of finding the right mix, we are offering a bounty of 
$500 to anyone who provides us first access to a candidate who is qualified, hired, and maintains 
their employment throughout the standard 90 day evaluation period. Naturally that candidate must 
agree that the person did present them and any duplicate introductions will be resolved based 
solely on our own decision. Employment agency recruiters are not eligible unless we have a formal 
agreement in place with their agency - sorry. This bounty is intended for referrals of people you 
know and would put your professional reputation behind your recommendation. For highly skilled 
candidates in hard to find specialties our client is willing to provide standard relocation assistance 
and/or visa sponsorship. As all standard H1Bs are filled until 2006, it will be impossible to sponsor a 
new H1B visa unless a candidate has an advanced degree (Masters or better) from a US-based 
University or already possesses an H1B that can be transferred. A candidate will have to be 
obviously better qualified than any other candidate to obtain these additional considerations.

	Persons considering applying for one or more of these positions should understand that 
this kind of restructuring and expansion is pretty much guaranteed to create a chaotic environment 
which can result is confusion and frustration on everyone's part. Just being able to absorb this 
number of new developers into an already existing infrastructure is difficult enough but many of 
these positions will be part of whole new groups of development that never existed in the 
organization before. Additionally, new development methodologies (AGILE) and technologies (Linux 
& 3D graphics for example) are being brought in for the first time. Yes - I too was shocked to see 
this relatively conservative organization undergo such broad changes but, the president of the 
company and the CEO have decided to make a major technology play in the industry so this kind of 
confusion and upheaval could really spell opportunity to strong developers who are willing to go 
along with the ride. Several of these multiple-position postings are intended to hopefully identify the 
best talent in the group and rapidly promote them to chief architect positions. 

	All positions could possibly result in up to 20% domestic and/or international travel. A few 
may result in more frequent travel while most do no travel at all or until a major scheduled 
deployment comes about and these are known about far in advance. Insurance and other HR 
benefits at this company are considered excellent and salaries are very competitive to the industry. 
Its not an official policy of the company, but, for stand out employees, significant bonuses and 
promotions are not uncommon. All of these positions can become high-profile spots and I have 
witnessed all these things first hand. 

	Given the above caveats/opportunities (depending on your perspective), it should be 
pretty clear that people interested in a white-shirt & tie, 9-5, detailed task assignments and clearly 
planned career paths would be better off looking elsewhere for the time being. The rest of you will 
hopefully find a position that interests you below and then send your resume in Word or ASCII 
format to resume at proteus-tech.com and INCLUDE the position title(s) you are interested (in order 
of preference if multiple), your salary requirements, hire availability, contact information, how you 
heard about the position (ALE list here), and any other additional info you think might make you best 
for the job. We will be inundated with resumes so those leaving out any of this information will 
promptly fall to the bottom of the stack.

	Best regards & good luck,

		Ben Scherrey

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ANSI C/AIX Application Developer
Multiple Senior & Intermediate Level

Requirements:	Strong ANSI C experience
	UNIX (AIX) development

Desired:	Oracle c-api under AIX
	Misc. Oracle
	Enhancing & extending existing systems
	C++ programming

Specializations:	POSIX shared memory & semaphores
	Hi volume transaction processing systems

Description:	This position entails maintenance and periodic enhancements for an existing 
transaction processor system. The ability to rapidly understand underlying system functionality from 
source code and technical documentation is a critical ability for any candidate to possess. The 
resulting knowledge will be very useful for future development of replacement systems.
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C++/Unix Application Developer
Multiple Senior, Intermediate, and Entry Level

Requirements:	Strong ANSI C++ experience
	UNIX development
	IP-networking development
	Object Oriented design

Desired:	RDBMS development experience
	Linux, AIX, and SCO Unix specifics

Specializations: Hi volume transaction systems
	AGILE development methodologies

Description:	This position entails a significant variety of system and application level 
development on a wide variety of products and UNIX-based platforms. 
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Oracle Application Developers/DBA
Multiple Senior & Intermediate Level

Requirements:	Oracle DBA experience

Desired:	AIX admin experience
	Crystal Reports

Specializations: Hi volume transaction processing systems

Description:	This position entails performing the day to day operations necessary to keep 
critical deployed databases functioning correctly and maintaining the integrity of the data. 
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.Net Core System Developer
Multiple Senior & Intermediate Level

Requirements:	C# programming
	.Net component knowledge
	Object Oriented design
	Windows .Net development

Desired:	Mono/Linux experience
	SQL Server 7 or 2000 integration
	C++ programming

Specializations: Application component development
	AGILE development methodologies

Description:	This position entails the design and development of primary business 
application components using C#.Net. The components define the core architecture of the web-
based applications and implement primary business functionality. Qualified developers will have 
experience building components and tools that other developers utilize to create new or enhance 
existing applications.
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.Net Internet Application Developer
Multiple Senior, Intermediate, and Entry Level

Requirements:	ASP development
	Crystal Reports
	SQL Server 7 or 2000 integration

Desired:	ASP.Net development
	VB.Net UI development
	Usage of .Net framework components

Specializations: Web-based GUI development
	AGILE development methodologies
	
Description:	This position entails extending existing ASP web applications as well as 
development of both web and windows UI clients utilizing ASP.Net and VB.Net respectively.
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SQL Server DBA
Senior & Intermediate Level

Requirements:	SQL Server 2000 DBA experience
	Extensive stored procedure development
	Performance tuning experience
	System backups and recovery

Desired:	Other RDBMS such as Oracle
	Crystal Reports

Description:	Standard DBA position for critical deployed applications and design and 
development of extensions to existing and creation of new database systems for core business 
applications.
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Documentation Specialist
Multiple Senior & Intermediate Level

Requirements:	Microsoft Word

Desired:	UML Notation experience
	Object Oriented design
	Functional specification experience
	User and Developer Technical documentation

Specializations: AGILE development methodologies

Description:	This position entails the full extent of technical documentation development 
from initial requirements and functional specifications, to design documents, and finally user and 
developer technical documentation. Will update and extend existing documentation as well as lead 
efforts to incorporate new AGILE development methodologies into development organizations.
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Hardware/Device Driver Development Engineer
Senior & Intermediate Level

Requirements:	C/C++ programming
	Device Driver Development

Desired:	Windows XP Embedded deployment
	Windows CE Embedded deployment
	Hardware/Component level design
	PIC/AtMel/other embedded controllers
	Various embedded system BUS design/debugging

Specialization:	Windows Device Drivers (wdm & sys)

Description:	This position primarily entails support for existing and development of new 
windows device drivers for custom hardware in a standard PC-based environment. An ideal 
candidate will also have component level hardware design/debugging skills necessary to create 
and support the embedded hardware that these drivers communicate with.
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Game Graphics Developer
Senior & Intermediate Level

Requirements:	C++ programming
OpenGL graphics programming
DirectX graphics programming

Desired:	Both Windows & Linux based low-level graphics programming
	Any and all 2D/3D graphics apis
	Strong Object Oriented design skills
	AGILE development methodologies

Specialization:	Consumer Games Graphic Design

Description:	This position entails development of new game graphics engines for new and 
existing applications. Target environments are primarily Windows XP embedded and Linux.
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Communications Application Developer
Multiple Senior & Intermediate Level

Requirements:	C++ programming
	Linux TCP/IP communications apis
	Strong Object Oriented design skills

Desired:	Strong IP security knowledge
	Windows communication apis
	Other test/development languages such as Python/Perl
	AGILE development methodologies
	SSL/TLS protocols and session management

Specialization:	Development of secure, bandwidth saving application communication 
protocols

Description:	This position entails primarily new development of advanced transactional 
communication server and client systems with high security and efficient bandwidth utilization 
requirements. Significant amounts of R&D are anticipated as well as development of prototype and, 
finally, large scale production deployment. Must be able to gather knowledge of existing 
communication protocol functional requirements from source code and internal documentation. 
Significant amounts of self-directed projects and the ability to provide progressively functional 
deliverables is highly anticipated.
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C++ Software Engineer
Multiple Intermediate & Entry Level

Requirements:	C++ Programming

Desired:	Windows Application Development
	Linux Application Development
	AGILE development methodologies
	Other test/development languages such as Python/Perl

Specialization:	GUI Client Application Programming

Description:	This position entails standard C++ end-user application development primarily 
for Windows XP embedded and GUI clients on top of custom internal graphics and core business 
libraries. There will be both existing support and enhancement assignments as well as multiple 
opportunities for new development for those showing talent in these areas.
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