Job Postings AOL
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Requisition #121455BR, 121143BR, 122247BR
Posting Job TitleDatabase Administrator
BrandTechnologies
RecruiterJonathan O'Neal
Market LocationUS - Virginia - Dulles/AshburnPosition
TypeFull TimePosting Job Description
Do you want to make the Internet better? We do too. And we’re always looking for people with great ideas. We need free spirits and straight shooters. Creatives and critics. Nerds with nerve. People who love the Internet, but can see its cracks… and future, too. At AOL we’re focused on radically redefining the world of online communications. We are transforming how people around the globe connect with information, entertainment and one another by bringing together award winning journalists and innovative technologies to create rich and engaging consumer experiences. We look for people who are exceptionally imaginative, collaborative, and truly excited about our mission to inform, entertain and connect the world. If this describes you, keep reading.
POSITION SUMMARY
To provide development and production support to AOL's OLTP database systems. Ensure on time delivery of AOL business committed deliverables, and support of service level agreements.
PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES
1) Efficiently supports the needs of several 24X7 DEV, QA and production database systems.
2) Creates automated processes related database administration, space management, security, monitoring, and performance.
3) Works with management to create development and support strategies for database systems.
4) Designs database systems and data structures in collaboration with software development teams for existing and new applications.
5) Responsible for the implementation and maintenance of database backup and recovery processes.
6) Complete required status reports, time entry, and special project assignments.
7) Master Operational monitoring tools/technologies
8) Adhere to all required PCI/MRC/Sarbanes- Oxley/SDLC procedures.
9) Supports required application maintenance windows, and oncall rotation function.
10) Performs installation, upgrades, and patching of database software.
11) Troubleshoots and solves complex database problems through research, analysis and collaboration with team members.
QUALIFICATIONS: KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE, SKILLS
Education/Certification
Ø BS Degree in information systems/Engineering.
Ø Minimum 3 years of experience.
Ø Knowledge of Sybase and MySQL
Ø Demonstrates thorough knowledge of databases and their structures.
Experience
Ø Minimum 3 years of experience in supporting production database systems.
Ø Must demonstrate knowledge related to database systems, data structures and database design concepts.
Ø Proven background working with the several of the following data base technologies: Oracle, Sybase, and MS SQL.
Ø Must be able to handle multiple simultaneous tasks.
Ø Have strong communication, written, and teamwork skills.
Ø Must be comfortable working in a collaborative, team centric environment.
Ø Must have solid functional knowledge of: Unix, Linux and Windows.
Ø Strong skills in SQL and SQL tuning.
Ø Working knowledge of client/server technology and fundamentals is critical.
Ø Must have a good appreciation of SDLC software development including traditional and spiral methodologies.
Ø Must have fundamental knowledge of Sarbanes- Oxley and IT Governance processes.
Ø Proven background working in Data Center and Call Center production support environments.
Ø Should be a self-starter to meet demands of production support.
Ø The candidate should be a strong team player with a commitment to excellence.
Specialized Knowledge
Experiences with Oracle, MySQL, Sybase, MS SQL Server, Autosys, Perl, Linux.
Requisition #121354BRPosting Job TitleOracle Database Administrator
BrandTechnologies
RecruiterJonathan O'NealMarket
LocationUS - Virginia - Dulles/AshburnPosition
TypeFull TimePosting
Job DescriptionDo you want to make the Internet better? We do too. And we’re always looking for people with great ideas. We need free spirits and straight shooters. Creatives and critics. Nerds with nerve. People who love the Internet, but can see its cracks… and future, too. At AOL we’re focused on radically redefining the world of online communications. We are transforming how people around the globe connect with information, entertainment and one another by bringing together award winning journalists and innovative technologies to create rich and engaging consumer experiences. We look for people who are exceptionally imaginative, collaborative, and truly excited about our mission to inform, entertain and connect the world. If this describes you, keep reading.
I. POSITION SUMMARY
To provide development and production support AOL's mail and anti-spam database systems. Ensure on time delivery of AOL business committed deliverables, and support of service level agreements.
II. PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
1) Efficiently supports the needs of several 24X7 DEV, QA and production database systems.
2) Creates automated processes related database administration, space management, security, monitoring, and performance.
3) Works with management to create development and support strategies for database systems.
4) Designs database systems and data structures in collaboration with software development teams for existing and new applications.
5) Responsible for the implementation and maintenance of database backup and recovery processes.
6) Complete required status reports, time entry, and special project assignments.
7) Master Operational monitoring tools/technologies
8) Supports required application maintenance windows, and oncall rotation function.
9) Performs installation, upgrades, and patching of database software.
10) Troubleshoots and solves complex database problems through research, analysis and collaboration with team members.
III. QUALIFICATIONS: KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE, SKILLS
Education / Certification:
Ø BS Degree in information systems/Engineering.
Ø Minimum 6 years of experience.
Ø In depth knowledge of MySQL configuration, performance and tuning
Ø Basic Sybase knowledge
Ø Demonstrates thorough knowledge of databases and their structures.
Experience:
Ø Minimum 6 years of experience in supporting production database systems.
Ø Must demonstrate knowledge related to database systems, data structures and database design concepts.
Ø Proven background working with the several of the following data base technologies: MySQL, Sybase. Oracle, Oracle RAC, Netezza, Sybase, and MS SQL a plus.
Ø Must be able to handle multiple simultaneous tasks.
Ø Have strong communication, written, and teamwork skills.
Ø Must be comfortable working in a collaborative, team centric environment.
Ø Must have solid functional knowledge of: Unix, Linux platforms. Windows a plus.
Ø Strong skills in SQL and SQL tuning.
Ø Working knowledge of client/server technology and fundamentals is critical.
Ø Proven background working in Data Center and Call Center production support environments.
Ø Should be a self-starter to meet demands of production support.
Ø The candidate should be a strong team player with a commitment to excellence.
Specialized knowledge:
Experience with MySQL, Sybase, Oracle, Oracle RAC, MySQL, Sybase, MS SQL Server, Autosys, Perl, Linux and Netezza a huge plus.
Requisition #121728BR
Posting Job TitleAssoc Software Engineer
BrandTechnologies
RecruiterJonathan O'Neal
Market LocationUS - Virginia - Dulles/AshburnPosition
TypeFull TimePosting Job DescriptionWe are currently seeking an Associate SW Engineer for our IDO organization.
Requirements for Success:
· Passionate about engineering and problem solving
· Excellent English communications skills, both written & verbal
· Strong work ethic and can function self-sufficiently or as part of a team
· 1-2 years of directly related software engineering and/or operational experience or 4 year degree in Computer Science/Engineering.
· Experience with at least one of the following: Perl, Python, PHP, Java, RabbitMQ, Linux (Xen)
· Experience with at least one of the following databases: SQL in Postgres, MySQL, MongoDB, Oracle
Desired Skills:
· Core understanding of Unix, Apache Tomcat, and server architecture
· Exposure to version control, SVN, CVS, GIT
You will love this job if you:
· Live for fast paced and results driven solutions
· Like to ship code every two weeks instead of once a quarter
· Have a great sense of humor
This role isn’t the best fit for you if:
· Like to say “that’s not my problem”
· Require constant feedback and direction
· Want someone else to solve your problems
About AOL
Do you want to make the Internet better? We do too. And we’re always looking for people with great ideas. We need free spirits and straight shooters. Creatives and critics. Nerds with nerve. People who love the Internet, but can see its cracks… and future, too. At AOL we’re focused on radically redefining the world of online communications. We are transforming how people around the globe connect with information, entertainment and one another by bringing together award winning journalists and innovative technologies to create rich and engaging consumer experiences. We look for people who are exceptionally imaginative, collaborative, and truly excited about our mission: to inform, entertain and connect the world.
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Requisition #122376BR
Posting Job TitleNOC AnalystBrandTechnologies
RecruiterJonathan O'NealMarket LocationUS - Virginia - Dulles/AshburnPosition
TypeFull TimePosting Job DescriptionI. JOB FAMILY SUMMARY
Works with technicians involved with proper maintenance and operation of telecommunications systems and equipment. Identifies network problems, isolates root causes, and initiates corrective action. Determines priority of action and additional resources required, based on severity of service interruption. Provides technical analysis to all customers to isolate issues and develop strategies to restore or activate services. Interact with field engineers, system administrators, core engineers, and transmission and RF staff regarding ongoing network activities and system outages. Ascertain compliance with security, safety, and environmental guidelines. Generates reports on network performance, trouble- shooting results, and routine maintenance of network elements
II. PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Provides reliable technical support with no direct supervision
2. Monitors internal platforms utilizing monitoring tools and processes with no direct supervision
3. Strictly manages assigned deadlines such as maintenance window with no direct supervision
4. Consistently accesses and reads all NOC communications including shift mail, problem tickets, installation information and technical documentation to keep updated on operational activities
5. Ensures all test environments and production servers are operational within the specifications set forth by the owner department and/or service level agreement.
6. Consistently follows documented procedures and guidelines related to monitoring systems and platforms
7. Understands how systems and platforms operate and interact
III. QUALIFICATIONS: KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE, SKILLS
The education level, previous experience, specific knowledge, skills and abilities required to meet the minimum entry-level requirements (not necessarily the incumbent’s experience or education level) for this position. This may include special skills, statutes or regulations, and department procedures
Education: Associate degree in technical field or Technical trade school or equivalent experience
Experience: 2-4 years or greater related experience in IT industry, within IT help desk, service desk,
Specialized Knowledge:
1. Experience with ticketing systems (Remedy AR system preferred)
2. Experience with network and application monitoring system (Omnibus Netcool preferred)
3. Fundamental understanding and ability to work with CentOS, UNIX and LINUX operating systems; Sybase and MySQL databases; network technologies such as Juniper, Cisco, Foundry and Citrix.
4. Training as defined by http://wiki.office.aol.com for Associate NOC analyst
Skills:
1. Professional written and oral communications
2. Excellent interpersonal skills
3. Strong customer service orientation
4. Ability to work under pressure and in a fast paced environment
Other: Ability to perform shift work in a 24X7X365 organization
About AOL
Do you want to make the Internet better? We do too. And we’re always looking for people with great ideas. We need free spirits and straight shooters. Creatives and critics. Nerds with nerve. People who love the Internet, but can see its cracks… and future, too. At AOL we’re focused on radically redefining the world of online communications. We are transforming how people around the globe connect with information, entertainment and one another by bringing together award winning journalists and innovative technologies to create rich and engaging consumer experiences. We look for people who are exceptionally imaginative, collaborative, and truly excited about our mission: to inform, entertain and connect the world.the world.
Requisition #122161BRPosting Job TitleProject Manager IBrandTechnologiesRecruiterJonathan O'NealMarket LocationUS - Virginia - Dulles/AshburnPosition
TypeFull TimePosting Job DescriptionAbout Our Team
- Our team supports large, cross-departmental projects, programs, and analysis for the Technology Operations department.
- This year we will launch a supplier relationship management program and work on a program to shut down multiple legacy systems and products.
- The programs our group is working on will eliminate the noise and allow the operations teams to focus on what is important, including support of key products and focusing on uptime and health of our systems.
Role Summary
In this role, you’re going to have the opportunity to:
- Lead and manage all aspects of multiple small to medium sized projects from inception to completion.
- Create detailed plans for initiatives, identify and write requirements, set direction, determine approach, and collaborate with stakeholders.
- Utilize your excellent verbal and written communication skills to interact professionally with a diverse group including directors, managers, peers, and subject matter experts.
- Identify issues and manage them to resolution; identify risks and create risk management plans to address.
- Pursue excellence in all aspects of business and set the example of excellence across the organization.
Requirements for Success:
- Adaptability and openness to new ways of doing things
- Creativity and innovative thinking
- Excellent organization and planning skills
- Outstanding communication skills
- Ability to work independently and solve problems with minimal direction
- Positive attitude – be part of the solution.
Education / Experience:
- Bachelor's degree preferred or relevant work experience
You will love this job if you:
- Enjoy a fast-paced environment with diverse initiatives.
- Enjoy working with a dedicated group of individuals who work hard and play hard
This role isn’t the best fit for you if:
- You are not genuinely committed to making a difference at AOL everyday.
- Have ever uttered the words, “That’s not my job.”
About AOL
Do you want to make the Internet better? We do too. And we’re always looking for people with great ideas. We need free spirits and straight shooters. Creatives and critics. Nerds with nerve. People who love the Internet, but can see its cracks… and future, too. At AOL we’re focused on radically redefining the world of online communications. We are transforming how people around the globe connect with information, entertainment and one another by bringing together award winning journalists and innovative technologies to create rich and engaging consumer experiences. We look for people who are exceptionally imaginative, collaborative, and truly excited about our mission: to inform, entertain and connect the world.
Requisition #121928BRPosting Job TitleSystem AdministratorBrandTechnologiesRecruiterJonathan O'NealMarket LocationUS - Virginia - Dulles/AshburnPosition
TypeFull TimePosting Job Description
Do you want to make the Internet better? We do too. And we’re always looking for people with great ideas. We need free spirits and straight shooters. Creatives and critics. Nerds with nerve. People who love the Internet, but can see its cracks… and future, too. At AOL we’re focused on radically redefining the world of online communications. We are transforming how people around the globe connect with information, entertainment and one another by bringing together award winning journalists and innovative technologies to create rich and engaging consumer experiences. We look for people who are exceptionally imaginative, collaborative, and truly excited about our mission to inform, entertain and connect the world. If this describes you, keep reading.
Position Description:
Seeking a System Admin with 2+ years of experience supporting a variety of different platforms and operating systems, to include Linux, HP-UX, and SUN. The technologies supported include C++, Java, Apache, Tomcat, Perl, shell, Oracle, mysql etc.
Candidate must be willing to learn AOL propriety technologies; perform in depth analysis and support applications to ensure maximum uptime, availability, and performance; support applications from inception through deployment and beyond, ensuring that operational issues are considered as early in the development cycle as possible. They should be willing to be the single point of contact for their application.
Responsibilities:
** Uses advanced knowledge associated with Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience:
** Minimum of 2 years directly related experience with a background in UNIX System Administration, system monitoring and system performance tuning.
** Experience in a 24/7 production environment
** Proven ability to bring stability to systems through attention to detail, creativity, and automation through Perl/shell scripting.
** Experience with Red Hat Linux/HPUX operating systems.
** Experience with Apache, Tomcat, and/or other web administration is a plus.
** Supporting multi-server LAN or WAN environment (10 or more servers).
** Scripting knowledge in PERL and shell.
** Ensuring maximum uptime and availability of all applications
** Networking and security to include firewall configuration
** Ability to multitask or focus on a specific issue depending on the situation.
** Fast and versatile learner that adapts well to changes.
** Excellent oral and written communication skills to interface with business owners, Development, QA groups and other Operation groups.
** Team player with professional work ethic, positive attitude, and good interpersonal skills.
** Ability to work effectively under pressure.
** Perform oncall duties and be willing to occasionally work off hours.
** Superior analytical skills and detail oriented.
** Possess the ability to translate requirements to technical personnel.
** Works collaboratively in a team environment.
** Self motivator with a positive “can do” attitude who works independently without significant oversight.
Business Skills
** Understands own team’s strategy and objectives
** Serves as an individual contributor as well as a team member
** Makes decisions regarding own work; makes recommendations in regard to department
** Serves as a first-line interface to the user community within the company
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• 2+ years related experience
.About AOL
Do you want to make the Internet better? We do too. And we’re always looking for people with great ideas. We need free spirits and straight shooters. Creatives and critics. Nerds with nerve. People who love the Internet, but can see its cracks… and future, too. At AOL we’re focused on radically redefining the world of online communications. We are transforming how people around the globe connect with information, entertainment and one another by bringing together award winning journalists and innovative technologies to create rich and engaging consumer experiences. We look for people who are exceptionally imaginative, collaborative, and truly excited about our mission: to inform, entertain and connect the world.
Requisition #121663BRPosting Job TitleDNS EngineerBrandTechnologiesRecruiterJonathan O'NealMarket LocationUS - Virginia - Dulles/AshburnPosition
TypeFull TimePosting Job DescriptionAre you a curious maniac? Do you have a curious nature that if you were a cat, you'd be pressing your luck? Do you have a maniacal sense of duty to uptime and reliability? AOL is looking for you! We have an immediate opening for a DNS Engineer.
• Collaborate on the design and refinement of AOL products with development and system/application operation engineers
• Influence our vendors on enhancing their products that we often know better than they do themselves
• Research and investigate reported Load Balancer, DNS, and CDN related issues
• Track and own all incident and problem management work through a ticketing system
• Troubleshoot issues and resolve or escalate to proper Operational teams
• Document and maintain IPAM database with new findings and upload information to team wiki and documentation stores
• Ensure SLA's are met for tickets and respond to issues per the SLA depending on severity level.
Required Abilities:
• For the Journeyman and Senior levels, a candidate needs between 2-10 years of solid experience working with DNS systems, Unix/Linux administration, global and server load balancing infrastructure, Anycast, and CDN operations or some combination thereof
• For a Principal level, a candidate must have a proven track record in industry keeping the largest companies or providers in the world up and running 24x7xForever and be able to demonstrate their curious nature and maniacal sense of duty to uptime and reliability and frankly knock the socks off the interview team with their knowledge, skills, abilities, teamwork, and great attitude
Required Skills:
• Self starter that is able to seek and prioritize work load
• Ability to multitask and prioritize issues is imperative
• Fast and versatile learner that adapts well to change
• Team player with professional work ethic and positive attitude
• Ability to work effectively under pressure
• Superior oral and written communication skills
Required Knowledge:
• Load balancers: Citrix Netscaler, Brocade/Foundry ADX and ServerIron, F5 Networks, A10 Networks
• DNS Systems: BIND, BlueCat, Infoblox, OpenDNS, PowerDNS
• DNS Industry: NeuStar UltraDNS, MaxMind, Quova, Digital Envoy and other managed DNS providers and services
• System Administration: Linux (Redhat, Centos, Ubuntu, etc), other flavors of Unix
• Protocol knowledge of: TCP/IP v4 and v6, HTTP(S), DNS(SEC), DHCP, SMTP, IMAP, etc.
Desired Skills/Knowledge:
• Experience in a 24/7 Internet facing production environment
• Experience with PERL, Python, and/or shell scripting
• Experience with web technologies such as Tomcat, Apache, Weblogic, PHP, Ruby, LAMP Stack, SOLR, MySQL, MongoDB, CouchDB, etc.
• Experience with proxy server's such as Varnish, Nginx, Squid, Apache Traffic Server
• Experience with other relevant tools such as NAGIOS, CPAN, MRTG, TCL
• Advanced understanding of various protocols and ability to tune them for maximum performance under a variety of conditions
Education/Experience:
• A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline preferred
• Level of position is commensurate with experience and abilities (Journeyman - Senior - Principal)
If you have been trying to take DNS to the next level in your company but have been held down by "the man", if you're sick of bureaucratic red tape that keeps brilliance dull, if you go to parties and when someone mentions records you make some dorky joke about A, MX, LOC, or if you're really cool AAAA, then we need you. Have you have already helped the largest website on the face of the earth stay up and running 24x7xForever, or maybe kept a large enterprise resolving forever, we want to talk to you. We're looking for people that are exceptionally imaginative, collaborative, and truly excited about our mission: to inform, entertain, and connect the world.
As a DNS Engineer at AOL you will be part of a team responsible for maintaining, monitoring, developing, building, improving, designing, ...whew... the current DNS, DHCP, GSLB, Anycast, IPAM infrastructure. As well as taking it to the next generation design for all AOL enterprise and production networks around the world. Candidates must be capable of designing and architecting a robust and scalable DNS/DHCP infrastructure in a secure and highly available manner. Planning for IPV6, DNSSEC, IPAM integration and other future requirements is essential. Hands-on experience of administration tools common to the industry is desirable.
Technology responsibilities include load balancing at the local server and global data center levels, our non-stop DNS infrastructure answering billions of queries, and gigabits of content flowing our Content Delivery Networks extending and optimizing our data center edge throughout the world. The position is part of the Application Networking team which is also the go-to resource in AOL on all things HTTP. You will be key contributor to optimization of site delivery and overall system design and managing the day-to- day infrastructure that enables it. The position is in AOL Technology Operations and our sites must be up 24x7xForever, as such you will be an escalation point for our Tier 1 and Tier 2 NOCs. Read on for some of the specifics!
Requisition #121729BRPosting Job TitleFront-End Software EngineerBrandTechnologiesRecruiterJonathan O'NealMarket LocationUS - Virginia - Dulles/AshburnPosition
TypeFull TimePosting Job DescriptionFront-End Software Engineer
About Our Team
AOL is a leading global web services company with a substantial worldwide audience. We are looking for people that are exceptionally imaginative, collaborative and are share our passion to inform, entertain and connect the world. AOLers are exceptionally bright and committed, yet we maintain a laid-back culture and highly entrepreneurial spirit.
The Infrastructure Development and Operations (IDO) team is looking for software engineers to join the team, building cutting-edge operational solutions for AOL technologies, including AOL’s award winning cloud infrastructure. Our private cloud service, based on a range of hot open source technologies, is seeing dramatic expansion. AOL is a large scale operation, the IDO team provisions, automates, tracks and monitors all of it.
We measure nodes in 10K chunks not in hundreds. Our metrics system collects ~40M metrics a minute and provides near real time graphing and analytics to engineering customers across a diverse set of verticals. This position will be responsible for the engineering, development, testing and deployment of these high volume, high performance and highly visibility solutions.
The ideal candidate will be a self-starter and have passion for the industry. We want to talk to you if you have experience implementing and operating highly available and distributed solutions. Also, the ideal candidate will welcome the challenge of wearing different hats (test engineer, operator/administrator, system analyst/engineer) while working to deliver dependable & maintainable solutions in an Agile development environment.
Role Summary
In this role, you will have the opportunity to:
· Create/Maintain robust, scalable, operable, highly complex operational software solutions
· Create/Maintain design artifacts and documentation that enables broad team participation
· Collaborate verbally (day-to-day stand-ups, team meetings) and in writing (requirements and design specifications) with local and remote team members
· Actively manage and own feature development beyond design & implementation by providing sound consultation and feedback to stakeholders and team members
Requirements for Success:
· Passionate about engineering and problem solving
· Excellent English communications skills, both written & verbal
· Strong work ethic and can function self-sufficiently or as part of a team
· Readily accepts guidance from peers and senior staff
· 3 to 5 years of directly related software engineering and/or operational experience
· Experience with the LAMP stack and MVC web application development
· Experience using version control, SVN, CVS or GIT
· Experience with AJAX, JSON, jQuery
· Experience with Linux, (Xen), Perl, Python, PHP
Desired Skills:
· Experience with Postgres, MySQL, Oracle
· Core understanding of Unix, Apache Tomcat, and server architecture
· Experience with operations automation (YUM, RPM, Chef, Nagios)
· Experience with the following a plus: Java, CouchDB, MongoDB, Redis, RabbitMQ
· Agile software development practices
· Open Source contributor
You will love this job if you:
· Live for fast paced and results driven solutions
· Like to ship code every two weeks instead of once a quarter
· Have a great sense of humor
This role isn’t the best fit for you if:
· Like to say “that’s not my problem”
· Require constant feedback and direction
· Want someone else to solve your problems
About AOL
Do you want to make the Internet better? We do too. And we’re always looking for people with great ideas. We need free spirits and straight shooters. Creatives and critics. Nerds with nerve. People who love the Internet, but can see its cracks… and future, too. At AOL we’re focused on radically redefining the world of online communications. We are transforming how people around the globe connect with information, entertainment and one another by bringing together award winning journalists and innovative technologies to create rich and engaging consumer experiences. We look for people who are exceptionally imaginative, collaborative, and truly excited about our mission: to inform, entertain and connect the world.
Requisition #121730BRPosting Job TitleBack-End Software EngineerBrandTechnologiesRecruiterJonathan O'NealMarket LocationUS - Virginia - Dulles/AshburnPosition
TypeFull TimePosting Job Description
Back-End Software Engineer
About Our Team
AOL is a leading global web services company with a substantial worldwide audience. We are looking for people that are exceptionally imaginative, collaborative and are share our passion to inform, entertain and connect the world. AOLers are exceptionally bright and committed, yet we maintain a laid-back culture and highly entrepreneurial spirit.
The Infrastructure Development and Operations (IDO) team is looking for software engineers to join the team, building cutting-edge operational solutions for AOL technologies, including AOL’s award winning cloud infrastructure. Our private cloud service, based on a range of hot open source technologies, is seeing dramatic expansion. AOL is a large scale operation, the IDO team provisions, automates, tracks and monitors all of it.
We measure nodes in 10K chunks not in hundreds. Our metrics system collects ~40M metrics a minute and provides near real time graphing and analytics to engineering customers across a diverse set of verticals. This position will be responsible for the engineering, development, testing and deployment of these high volume, high performance and highly visibility solutions.
The ideal candidate will be a self-starter and have passion for the industry. We want to talk to you if you have experience implementing and operating highly available and distributed solutions. Also, the ideal candidate will welcome the challenge of wearing different hats (test engineer, operator/administrator, system analyst/engineer) while working to deliver dependable & maintainable solutions in an Agile development environment.
Role Summary
In this role, you’re going to have the opportunity to:
· Create/Maintain robust, scalable, operable, highly complex operational software solutions
· Create/Maintain design artifacts and documentation that enables broad team participation
· Collaborate verbally (day-to-day stand-ups, team meetings) and in writing (requirements and design specifications) with local and remote team members
· Actively manage and own feature development beyond design & implementation by providing sound consultation and feedback to stakeholders and team members
Requirements for Success:
· Passionate about engineering and problem solving
· Excellent English communications skills, both written & verbal
· Strong work ethic and can function self-sufficiently or as part of a team
· 3 to 5 years of directly related software engineering and/or operational experience
· Experience with Linux, (Xen), Perl, Python, PHP, RabbitMQ
· Experience with Postgres, MySQL, Oracle
Desired Skills:
· Core understanding of Unix, Apache Tomcat, and server architecture
· Experience using version control, SVN, CVS, GIT
· Experience with operations automation (YUM, RPM, Chef, Nagios)
· Experience with the following a plus: Java, CouchDB, MongoDB, Redis, RabbitMQ
· Open Source contributor
· Agile software development practices
You will love this job if you:
· Live for fast paced and results driven solutions
· Like to ship code every two weeks instead of once a quarter
· Have a great sense of humor
This role isn’t the best fit for you if:
· Like to say “that’s not my problem”
· Require constant feedback and direction
Want someone else to solve your problems
About AOL
Do you want to make the Internet better? We do too. And we’re always looking for people with great ideas. We need free spirits and straight shooters. Creatives and critics. Nerds with nerve. People who love the Internet, but can see its cracks… and future, too. At AOL we’re focused on radically redefining the world of online communications. We are transforming how people around the globe connect with information, entertainment and one another by bringing together award winning journalists and innovative technologies to create rich and engaging consumer experiences. We look for people who are exceptionally imaginative, collaborative, and truly excited about our mission: to inform, entertain and connect the world.