[job] Contract position in Waltham/Boston area

[jnoller at gmail.com (Jesse Noller)]

Hello everyone - 

Below is a contract description for the company I work for in Waltham,
feel free to send resumes to me (jnoller at gmail.com), I can also answer
any questions you might have. Also feel free to forward this to people
outside of the list if you know any.

-jesse noller

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Archivas is a well-funded software start up building 3rd generation
archival storage sub systems. We are located on West Street in
Waltham, MA.
 
If you thrive in a small, challenging, results-oriented, and rewarding
environment take a closer look at Archivas. Team up with other highly
motivated individuals and create the next generation of storage.
Archivas wants to talk to candidates interested in the following
opportunity:

Responsibilities
The core Archivas application, ArC, runs on ArC-OS which is at its
core a thin Linux distribution containing a standard Linux kernel,
binaries and a customized init subsystem.  For the next revision of
ArC updates are planned for ArC-OS in evaluating a different base
distribution and kernel, configuration of the distribution, and
changes to the init subsystem that starts the OS and ArC services.
Archivas does not write device drivers and has not made any Linux
kernel modifications and believes strongly in the strength of the open
source community. Archivas is looking for a talented individual to
lead these changes. This is a 2-3 month contract position.

Experience and Education
- 3+ years experience in a software development environment
- 3+ years experience in Linux system administration/configuration
- Proven ability to configure and compile Linux kernels, drivers and
applications
- Proven driver/hardware debug capabilities for standard Intel
hardware in the Linux environment
- Proven knowledge of the operation of major Linux subsystems
including logging/log rotation, file systems, run levels, etc.
- Excellent scripting skills (perl, python, bash)
- Candidates should possess effective verbal and written communications skills. 
- Candidates should have a solid grasp of software engineering
principles and have experience with all phases of development life
cycle methodologies.

Strongly Desired
- In-depth knowledge of multiple Linux distributions, preferences
around Fedora/Red Hat/Slackware
- Linux/UNIX development experience
- Extensive clustering experience
- Knowledge of other languages (C, C++, JavaScript, Java, etc.) 
- Cluster Networking knowledge
- File System (ext2/ext3) knowledge
- Knowledge of Auto-Installation/OS Bootstrap systems
- Familiarity with Fibre channel systems a plus.

Archivas is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that values the
strength diversity brings to the workplace.