Wednesday, July 05, 2006

Open Source Jobs Posted

The jobs I alluded to the other day have now been posted. Come be a part of the next wave of Open Source Software!

Here is the HR approved job posting. I wanted to just leave it at "Open Source Stone Killer" to see what we would get, but they wouldn't allow it. ;)

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Utilizes expert knowledge of information and processing services to support the delivery of timely, quality software solutions. Develops, enhances and tests highly complex systems and/or software across multiple platforms, applications and projects. Acts as principal project architecture designer for 1 or more project teams. Transforms common system requirements into design for shared and reusable services. Coordinates upgrades and rollouts of larger, more complex scope. Leads projects or subprojects of significant technical complexity.

In this strategic role, you will deliver business value by building systems that meet or exceed business requirements and agreed upon timelines using Open Source Software.

Participate in developing the Liberty Mutual Agency Markets IT Open Source Software strategy.

Partner with the Open Source Community on Linux usage and middleware usage and contribution.

Evangelize lessons learned from Open Source Software community to our distributed developer network.

For these roles, we have the opportunity to hire at two levels: "Principal Software Engineer" and "Technologist".

As a “Principal Software Engineer” on our team, you would utilize expert knowledge of information and processing services to support the delivery of timely, quality software solutions. Develop, enhances and tests highly complex systems and/or software across multiple platforms, applications and projects. Act as principal project architecture designer for 1 or more project teams. Transform common system requirements into design for shared and reusable services. Coordinate upgrades and rollouts of larger, more complex scope. Lead projects or subprojects of significant technical complexity.

As a “Technologist” on our team, you would be responsible for developing clear, comprehensive and integrated technical and product architectures which support the IT infrastructure and provide long-term competitive advantage in the three to five year time frame. Review architectural designs to ensure consistency, maintainability and flexibility. Analyze highly complex enterprise wide system, technical and product issues to develop the strategic infrastructure direction. Investigate and forecast IT trends. Act as migration planning consultant and architecture guide. Lead projects or subprojects of strategic impact.

To be considered as a strong candidate for either role, you will need to have:

Extensive knowledge and experience building systems to support complex business functions.

Experience in financial services industry preferred, but not required.

Extensive knowledge of IT integration concepts including two or more of Portal technology, Event Driven Architecture, Service Oriented Architecture, Web Services, REST, and JMS.

Demonstrable experience with Open Source Software including Linux, Java OSS tools and frameworks and three or more of the following: Tomcat, JBoss, MySQL, PostgreSQL, PHP, Python, Ruby.

Negotiation, facilitation and consensus building skills. Strong oral and written communication skills; presentation skills.

Bachelors or Masters Degree in technical or business discipline or equivalent experience; technical degree preferred.

Generally a minimum of 8 years related experience.

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Here is how you apply

  1. Click here
  2. Click on Experienced Hires
  3. Job Category: Information Technology
  4. Job Location City: OR-Portland
  5. External Job Title: Open Source Software Principal Software Engineer

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