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Thursday, April 15, 2010

Job #2911: Application Engineer, Houston

Job #2911: Application Engineer, based in Houston.
IT admin with scripting to automate tasks and has worked Storage / Security technologies.
Good lab role working with a super-hot company.
Regards,
Daren J. Mongello
J. Patrick & Associates, Inc.
Direct: (212) 785-0765
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Since 1991, J. Patrick & Associates, Inc. has specialized in Executive Search for the various Technology industries, primarily for Sales, Marketing and Engineering. Our clients are Technology Vendors, Systems Integrators, Distributors/Resellers, Service Providers and End User organizations. J. Patrick handles both permanent placement and temporary consulting assignments, on a contingency or retained basis.

Additional Keywords:  
-   storage
-   replication
-   video
-   DAS
-   SAN
-   NAS
-   SCSI
-   iSCSI
-   fibre channel
 
-   arrays
-   data center
-   symantec
-   veritas
-   Enterprise Vault
-   commvault
-   VMware
-   ESX
Published Description:  

Position Description

Position:          Application Engineer

Job                  # 2911

Reports to:      Engineering Manager in Corporate Office

Location:           Houston, TX

 

Notes: this is an immediate hire, with a projected start date of May 17th.

Background

Our client is a well funded pre-IPO technology company founded by a team of industry veterans with a focus on software infrastructure for the networked storage market.  The company's provides innovative and simplified network storage deployments that are affordable in every IT environment.

Overall Position Objective

This position is responsible for integrating industry leading software with our storage products for proven customer solution highlighting both compatibility and performance.  The ideal candidate will have extensive scripting experience and hands-on knowledge of enterprise virtualization, backup, and replication software applications.  The position requires script development for integration and automated testing.  You will also provide support to Sales Engineering for complex solution issues.

Qualifications

Engineering Skills and Experience

·         5+ years systems management automation with scripting languages (Perl, Bash, BASIC, etc)

·         Proficiency in systems and applications administration gained through experience.  Including:  network performance and response time, OS and application installation, performance monitoring/tuning, storage management, backup and recovery processes, virtual Server management and configuration.

·         Knowledge of specific software platforms a plus:

o        OS: Windows Server 2003/2008, Linux

o        Virtualization:  VMware ESX

o        Backup & Recovery/Replication:  Symantec (Veritas, Enterprise Vault), CommVault or equivalent Storage Resoruce Management (SRM) software

o        Enterprise Applications: Exchange 2007, SQL

Personal Qualities

·         Demonstrated ability to work within and across development organizations

·         Self starter, energetic, intelligent, logical

·         Excellent verbal and written communication skills

·         Team player capable of tangible contributions and results

·         Highest levels of ethics and integrity

 

Education

·         Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering/Computer Science/Information Systems