$36,000-$50,000/yr DOE plus Medical & Dental benefits

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$36,000-$50,000/yr DOE plus Medical & Dental benefits

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$36,000-$50,000/yr DOE plus Medical & Dental benefits

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Sony is one of the most recognized and respected brand names in the world. Sony is the leading manufacturer of premier, state-of-the-art audio, video, communications and information technology products for the consumer and professional markets.  Its creative, music, motion picture, television, computer, entertainment and online businesses, make Sony one of the most comprehensive entertainment companies for the broadband era.

Sony Media Software & Services, a division of Sony Corporation of America, a leading entertainment company of audio, video, communications and information technology products, for consumer and professional markets, has the following opening available:

The role of the Sr. Network Engineer is to provide planning, design, installation, monitoring and maintenance of network equipment both at the corporate offices as well as Data Centers.

Candidate should have experience in designing and implementing high-bandwidth and scalable network infrastructure.  Must enjoy working in multiple environments and keeping up with technology.  Candidate should be able to work alone and in a team environment.  Good communication and documentation skills are a must.

The candidate will perform Local and Wide Area Network design, Data Center architecture and implementation along with documentation and support. Candidate must have extensive experience in a web-based environment.  Candidate must also poses a demonstrated ability for performing network management and documentation using industry standard network management tools. An in-depth knowledge of industry standard protocols, i.e., MPLS, BGP, OSPF, HSRP, VRRP, HDLC, PPP, STP, RSTP and TCP/IP are required.  Exceptional technical judgment is required in resolving complex non-standard problems in a web-based environment. 

Key Responsibilities:
• Design, implement, configure and upgrade large complex enterprise infrastructure
• Leverage both proven and innovative technology approaches to solve challenging business problems.
• Perform secure Local and Wide Area Network design, implementation, documentation and support
• Directly work with service providers to resolve outages and initial activation.
• Monitor and troubleshoot network performance issues
• Configure, install and troubleshoot Data Center, campus wired/wireless network
• Develop detailed documentation and diagrams as required
• Equal participation in 24x7x365 on-call coverage is required

Education Requirements:
B.S./B.A. in Computer Science, Information Systems, Electrical/Computer Engineering or equivalent experience preferred.

Experience Requirements:
• 7+ years of direct Network Engineering and design experience in a ISP/ASP environment
• CCIE R&S or equivalent certification or demonstrated knowledge and experience required.
• Expert knowledge of WAN technologies (ATM, Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Frame Relay, ISDN, Private Line, MPLS, GigaMAN)
• Strong understanding of wiring/signaling standard for WAN and LAN circuits
• Expert knowledge of TCP/IP and the OSI model
• Experience with network management tools (e.g. Sniffers, Ethereal, MRTG, Cacti, Nagios)
• Must have experience with a variety of router & switch hardware, carrier services, network services, network management, network termination equipment and associated diagnostic equipment.
• Highly experienced in scripting languages (shell, perl)
• Firewall/VPN expertise a must
• Unix/Linux system administration background is required
• Strong technical skills with in depth knowledge of data networking and networking protocols (WAN and LAN).
• Expertise in all layers of data communications, customer applications and associated technologies.
• Strong skills and experience with IP routers and LAN switches. Extensive knowledge of IP routing and IP routing protocols (OSPF, ISIS, EIGRP, and BGP).
• Strong knowledge of VPN technologies such as IPSEC, IKE, DMVPN.
• Knowledge of QoS techniques and class of service/QoS, MPLS technologies.
• Very strong hands-on skills with extensive experience in the troubleshooting and solving complex network related issues.

Required Certifications:
• CCIE (R&S), CCNP, CCDP, JNCIE or demonstrated knowledge and experience.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:
• Experience in creating and maintaining highly available, reliable, scalable network architectures.
• Expert experience with web technologies as they relate to the network.
o Layer 4 - 7 load balancing
o In-depth focus on Security
• In-depth experience with performance tuning, monitoring systems, statistics/metrics collection, and disaster recovery planning in a web-based environment
• Expert working knowledge (including the ability to setup, configure, upgrade, manage, and troubleshoot) the following:
o Cisco, Juniper & Force10 routers and carrier class switches
o Netscreen/Juniper & Cisco firewalls
o F5 & Cisco load balancers.
• Good understanding of transport protocols, routing protocols, and security/authentication protocols at all layers of the OSI model with emphasis on TCP/IP are essential.
• Network design, Routing, VLSM, TCP/IP protocol, (OSFP, BGP, MPLS, VPLS), GSLB
• Application and routing protocol knowledge including TCP, IP, routing, NAT, DNS, DHCP, HTTP, MMS, RTSP, FTP, IM, Socks; Advanced TCP/IP skills are required.
• Strong technical troubleshooting ability along with strong organizational and customer service skills.
• Working knowledge of Internet Services, e.g. Web Services, Media Servers, Proxy Services, Browser and Media Player operations.
• Advanced experience using telecommunications and data networking test equipment such as Ethereal and/or SnifferPro.
• Ability to work independently with little supervision
• Excellent problem solving and communication skills
• Demonstrated team player.

$36,000-$50,000/yr DOE plus Medical & Dental benefits

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var street = "Diftbqfblf".split("");

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$36,000-$50,000/yr DOE plus Medical & Dental benefits

var address = "Dr";
address += "\n"+"San Diego, CA";
address += " " + Math.sqrt(8486647129);

var map = new Array();
var street = "Diftbqfblf".split("");

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• Plan and coordinate work to support 24x7x365 IT infrastructure and online games by installing, configuring, and maintaining Unix/Linux/Windows servers
• Design, install, configure, and maintain highly reliable 24x7x365 production servers for internal and Internet services, including, but not limited to: WWW, ftp, DNS, email, nntp, ntp, NIS, authentication, file sharing
• Install, modify, and support highly reliable 24x7x365 production systems
• Create game server configuration files in a configuration controlled manner, staging to a set of hosts and coordinating restart of applications; validating successful startup or debug/remedy failures; reporting results for online game applications
• Design, create, monitor, and debug application suites deployed on dozens of islands of hosts
• Support non-Unix server infrastructure efforts, including Windows domain integration, and NAS and SAN servers
• Write advanced-level scripts to automate system maintenance and monitor systems health, performance, and security
• Provide leadership, make recommendations, and collaborate with software developers, system and network administrators, and other support staff
• Supervise the work of more junior team members, mentoring as needed
• Monitor important technology innovations and work to incorporate technology that improves overall services delivered
• Manage vendor relationships to enable efficient and cost-effective purchase plans and decisions for necessary goods and services
• Contribute to annual budget and internal IT roadmap planning by having a wide knowledge of vendor products, roadmaps, and industry trends
• Occasional travel as needed to support remote offices and server collocation facilities

• At least 7+ years experience as a System Administrator
• Senior level Unix/Linux systems administration and scripting knowledge
• Strong experience with teamwork in Internet-related server operation groups
• Ability to participate in process definition for change management and problem resolution to support large-scale 7x24 system operations
• Must be able to create new complex system concepts and communicate them to technical teams
• Intermediate MicrosSoft Office skills
• Advanced level Internet and related networking expertise; and in-depth understanding of PlayStation game online technologies
• Must be able to create and maintain project plans in collaboration with technical teams and management

• Responsible for creating and maintaining procedures required to successfully host online game environments
• Develop and document architecture/topology for online game environments and supporting services
• Develop and document detailed hosting plans from hosting requirements, track progress, assess risks, and communicate status to team members, customers, and senior management
• Develop and document long term online game hosting support plans to improve game server robustness, upgrade software, implement new services, rehost services to new servers, and deprecate old services
• Create game server configuration files in a configuration controlled manner, staging to a set of hosts and coordinating restart of applications; validating successful startup or debug/remedy failures; reporting results for online game applications
• Provide technical support as needed to the SCEA online games and developers on a wide range of hosting technology and architecture issues
• Work with developers, producers, studios, producers and managers to create and maintain hosting plans and schedules for all online games and the services they depend on
• 24x7 on-call support
• Conduct and participate in code and deployment reviews, and conduct/lead post-mortems
• Responsible for defining and enforcing access restrictions to those who are authorized
• Support online games by writing and maintaining complex programs that monitor network usage and provides task automation

• Expert experience creating robust, repeatable, and stable automation of complex administrative procedures
• Able to travel internationally and adjust work hours for work (teleconferences, web meetings, coordinating work, and executing tasks) with teams around the world
• An expert understanding of enterprise class change management best practices, revision control systems, and able to adapt and apply these principles in an enterprise that is distributed around the world and is frequently changed
• Experience administering more than 200 servers in customer-facing production environments with high-traffic and with servers mixed in public, private, and load balanced network spaces
• Write/code moderately complex Linux/Unix shell scripts utilizing built-in shell variables, regular expressions, conditional expressions and functions
• Expert knowledge of Linux/Unix tools such as vi, su, sudo, ssh, bash/ksh/csh, perl/awk, snmp/monitoring, crontab, kickstart/yum, and other key Unix/Linux administration tools
• Understand how to diagnose all server resources with tools such as iostat, netstat, vmstat, syslog, sar, top, and ps
• Must have computer science knowledge adequate to understand and communicate complex real time system concepts to technical team
• Should have working knowledge of network services such as DNS and understand database SQL
• Must be familiar with PlayStation online games
• Must be able to create and maintain project plans in collaboration with technical teams and management
• Must have an expert knowledge of large installations (number of servers), operational security, and network planning, have internet background sufficient to understanding operations, security, and network planning
• Understand the software design that can be inferred by architecture, configuration files, programs, logs, and other means of obtaining information by observation
• Familiarity with version control systems such as rcs, svn, git, or hg
• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems or equivalent
• At least 6+ years of experience required
• Linux, CNE, Oracle, or Industry recognized certifications preferred
• Project Management or Software Project Planning is highly ideal

• The networking server architecture is typically deployed on Linux-based hardware, with client software running on a variety of PlayStation platforms as well as Linux and Windows
• The candidate should have experience developing networked application and will have had some experience working on an online game title
• The networking server architecture is typically deployed on Linux-based hardware, with client software running on a variety of PlayStation platforms as well as Linux and Windows 
• The position requires a detail oriented person and a creative individual who can work to provide solutions that are consistent and easy to understand
• The team is developing an API for the networking SDK and the candidate should have some experience implementing, using and maintaining an SDK
• Develop software within the networking API and provide the ideal solution to meet the requirements for the customer's features
• Implement sample applications and tools related to the Networking API
• Generate and interpret benchmarks to quantify the solution for performance and correctness
• Evaluate changes to optimize the solution
• Investigate and analyze new technologies related to networking and determine how game developers can utilize those new technologies
• Create documentation for the networking API and related technologies for internal and external groups
• Schedule daily tasks and development within the context of Scrum
• Handoff and educate the games integration support and the game studios on the networking API such that the respective groups can support and implement solutions going forward
• Communicate effectively both in written and verbal form with internal support and engineering teams

• B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent and at least 5 years programming experience
• Java proficiency
• Multithreaded C/C++, in Unix and Windows environments (PlayStation coding a plus)
• Network and real-time system programming
• Have worked on at least one shipped game title as a network developer
• Worked on large-scale network server applications
• Networking/Platforms: TCP/IP, UDP, HTTP, Linux, Apache, and Tomcat
• Experience writing and maintaining technical documentation used by engineers
• Network and real-time system programming in Client/Server and PeerToPeer distributed systems
• Basic understanding of mathematics as it relates to algorithm analysis and the ability to calculate and extrapolate peak performance for implemented solutions
• Ability to analyze, design and implement technical solutions to complex problems
• Previous experience in the gaming industry
• Experience with embedded systems

Systems Engineer
San Diego

Job Description:
The purpose of the Systems Engineer is to provide planning, recommendations and be responsible for maintenance on all hardware and software for all Unix infrastructures and rollout of these strategies both internally and externally.  In general, responsibilities will include any requirements regarding the Unix environment, from day to day system administration to planning and management as well as other duties as assigned.

Key Responsibilities:

• Plan, design, and build medium and large-scale Unix environments and provide computing services required by end users, which can include process automation using shell scripts or other programming languages. 
• Ensure the reliable backup of critical systems and data.  
• Analyze user requirements, procedures, and problems to automate processing or to improve existing systems. 
• Confer with personnel of business units to analyze and document current operational procedures, identify problems, and learn specific system requirements. 
• Write detailed description of user needs, program functions, and steps required to develop or modify systems.   
• Create and maintain documentation of environment design and workflow. 
• Provide timelines for specific tasks assigned.  
• Review computer system capabilities, workflow, and scheduling limitations to determine if requested program or program change is possible within existing system. 
• Study existing information processing systems to evaluate effectiveness and develop new systems to improve production or workflow as required. 
• Prepare workflow and network diagrams that specify the operations performed by the applications running on systems. 
• Engineer automated systems to ensure stability and security of Unix environments.  
• Assist developers in resolving work problems related to project specifications and/or system configuration.  
• Provide end-user support as required. 
• Provision access to systems and applications as requested and approved according to policies.

Job Requirements:

• 3-5 years supporting production web environments is required. 
• Strong scripting skills are required (shell, perl or python).
• In-depth knowledge of Intel and Sun-based hardware
• Familiar with various TCP/IP protocols.
• Experience working with enterprise (SAN/NAS) storage systems.
• Expert knowledge of Tomcat and Apache.
• Must possess a strong ability to document standards, methods and produce drawings of environments.  
• Highly effective and professional written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong ability to perform multiple tasks at a high level.  
• Ability to meet timelines, work under pressure and have strong analytical/problem solving skills.  
• Exceptional team work as well as being able to work under own initiative are highly desired.  
• Take part in 24x7x365 on-call coverage as part of the proactive, production support role.

The successful candidate will support the preparation and development of graphics, briefings and multimedia presentations. Preparation includes creating illustrations, diagrams, and charts, as directed. Material must be prepared in accordance with specified formats, be free of errors, and submitted according to the schedule of the requestor.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Access, Power Point).
• Extensive experience in developing high quality Microsoft Power Point presentations.
• Preparation and maintenance of management data inclusive of Project schedules and briefings
• Ability to “translate” highly technical information into laymen’s terms (or graphically)
• Understanding of Navy C4I afloat networks helpful
• Post and send out updates to team members
• Storyboarding concepts for presentation development

• DoD Acquisition program
• Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) or similar DoD command.
• Military background of minimum of O-3 or is equivelent mandatory

Must be a U.S. citizen. Must be eligible to obtain security clearance. Active SECRET clearance is desirable.

Send resume and cover letter to Predicate Logic, Inc at personnel@predicate.com.