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KillHour
Oct 28, 2007


My experience: Just graduated from ECC with a certificate in info-sec. I have a previous certificate in network design and implementation.
What I'm looking for: An entry-level job in info-sec. Setting up firewalls, making disaster plans, that kind of thing. Pen testing would be pretty awesome, but I'm not holding my breath.
What I'm NOT looking for: Entry level help desk
Where I live: Buffalo, NY :cry:
Where I'm looking: Buffalo / Niagara area
When I can start: Immediately
Requirements: Full time preferred, at least 35k annually. Not willing to relocate for less than 45k.
Can be reached via: This thread, PM, email: killhour@gmail.com (I have a business email, but I don't want to put it on a public forum)

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KillHour
Oct 28, 2007


Mackieman posted:

It's not like that in every group. This is why it is important to make use of the time in interviews where you get to ask the interviewer(s) questions to determine how the team functions.

This can't be stressed enough. I just had an interview where they asked me a bunch of technical questions and then escorted me out without letting me ask questions or talk about myself at all. Also, they want me to work for 15k/year. If they call back, I'm going to laugh at them over the phone.

KillHour
Oct 28, 2007


Sepist posted:

Where exactly do you live that a company can believe you can sustain on 15k a year?

Buffalo. And the best part? With real estate prices here, you probably could. :eng99:

http://www.trulia.com/home_prices/New_York/Buffalo-heat_map/

KillHour fucked around with this message at 21:34 on Jul 5, 2011

KillHour
Oct 28, 2007


mattmofob posted:

Full time job in Rochester, NY
Jr. System Admin
- I am looking for someone just out of college or a help desk person that wants to move up to system administration.
- Hours: 8-5 with some weekend or remote work.
- You will be working with the following things: XP, W7, office, exchange, vmware, nortel phones, windows servers, quickbooks, networking, firewalls, 2 different ERP systems, end users, terminal server, remote offices, old hardware, special projects, web design, SQL, etc.
- Must be a self-starter, willing to learn new things and implement them.

Email resume or questions to: mattbmofo@gmail.com

Resume sent.

KillHour
Oct 28, 2007


Ouch, dude. Hard times all around. :smith::respek::smith:

KillHour
Oct 28, 2007


Dolemite posted:

Too bad you aren't in Tampa. When I was looking for a new IT job, I swear I saw a ton of entry level stuff but it all required a secret clearance. Of course I couldn't apply for any of it since I've never been in the service.

You should have applied anyways. Companies can get you security clearance if you need it to perform your job.

KillHour
Oct 28, 2007


I figured I'd throw this up here.

First thing's first. I have a full time job, and I'm not looking to leave. I love my job, but it doesn't give me a ton of hands on experience with hardware, and I'd like to get my feet wet on that.

I'm just looking for a part time weekends and nights only deal in Buffalo, NY. Anything where I can get hands on experience with networks is fine.

I have a certificate in network design and a certificate in network security, along with years of troubleshooting and system building experience.

You can hit me up with a PM or email me at [username]@gmail.com

KillHour
Oct 28, 2007


heathkit posted:

Job Title: Software Development Engineer in Test
Location: Seattle, WA
Company: HTC, Innovation
Qualifications: Unix/Linux experience, knowledge of Java build system, not being a Dickhole

I work in HTCs Connected Services division. Basically, we make web services for HTC phones in order to provide features that other phone manufacturers, like Samsung, may not be able to offer. Also, I heard from a guy that Samsung phones give you cancer. I don't know if it's true, that's just what I heard.

Anyway, we're looking for people with good unix skills to join our team. This means someone who can handle deploying and running software on RHEL or Ubuntu systems. We develop automated testing and build infrastructure for our other teams, so knowledge of Java build systems (ant, gradle, ivy, etc) and some degree of java programming ability is a real plus. We do have some former microsoft stack people on our team and that's fine - you just need to be willing to learn and self-motivated enough to train yourself to a certain extent. We're willing to help guide and train people, we're just really understaffed now and don't have time to hold anyone's hand.

Are you the rear end in a top hat that programmed the non removable or disable-able (without rooting) spyware that sends everything I do to Sprint?

KillHour
Oct 28, 2007


HTC modified it to be hidden and removed any way of disabling it.

KillHour
Oct 28, 2007


H110Hawk posted:

Let me be clear I'm advocating not applying to your shady fly by night company until you've been rejected by my shady fly by night company.

I base all my decisions on which shady fly by night company to apply to first on who has the lower amount of posts in the various IT bitching threads. It's like a more honest glass door.

KillHour
Oct 28, 2007


Agrikk posted:

Thanks for all the resumes, everyone.

I'm currently on the road, and will be home tonight, so my plan is to review and forward resumes to my friend in HR tomorrow.

And to everyone else, there is no specific position to be filled, nor does this opportunity expire so if you are considering applying please do so! (If we find one person, we'll hire one person. If we find 100 people, we'll hire a hundred people.)

I sent you an email - this looks like exactly what I'm looking for.

KillHour
Oct 28, 2007



Wait... are you looking for a Chief Technical Officer or a person to help you finish a website? Cause uh... those two things are really different.

KillHour
Oct 28, 2007


Senior management and/or HR department with heads up their own asses, usually.

KillHour
Oct 28, 2007


Sounds like a great reason to not work at your company. :shrug:

KillHour
Oct 28, 2007



I've had a beer with this guy before. He's cool - go work for him.

KillHour
Oct 28, 2007


MJP posted:

I've got a position to backfill for my current job. We don't have an official posting yet, but I got the go-ahead to circulate word.

Anyone got experience as an Azure IaaS/PaaS sysadmin/engineer, preferably with some kind of Cisco networking experience or knowledge? We're located catty corner to WTC, pay's in the $100k-$110k range (they also give stock options), occasional WFH is an option once you're trained up, we have snacks and weekly free breakfast, kegs, and a very close team full of good people.

I'll have some more details once the job spec gets finalized.

You should probably mention what city you're in.

KillHour
Oct 28, 2007


Docjowles posted:

They said they’re by the WTC (world trade center?) so I figured New York, but yeah doesn’t hurt to explicitly call it out.

I figured, too. I'm intentionally giving them poo poo because New Yorkers like to think there's only one city in the world, and they live in it. :v:

KillHour
Oct 28, 2007


MJP posted:

To be fair, I'm from Jersey

I've spent a lot of time in the area so believe me when I say the following: there's no appreciable distinction between North Jersey and New York.

More importantly, 100k for a cloud engineer in lower Manhattan feels... low.

KillHour
Oct 28, 2007


My idea of a baller health plan is "I don't die in a ditch of preventable illness." I know that's a stretch for the US, but your health plan isn't going to make up the $50k difference between what that company pays and the market price for the position. Stock options are nice, but probably the same deal there.

KillHour
Oct 28, 2007


Rex-Goliath posted:

Reposting as our pipeline is expanding and we're hiring again:

You beat me to it. :argh:

Come work with us. You'll love it.

One of us. One of us. One of us.

KillHour
Oct 28, 2007


Plinkey posted:

This is a good place to work for, I did for like 6 months but had to leave due to family reason, and not wanting to live around DC.

Just to clarify, you're only stuck around DC if you're on the federal side (i.e.: You have a security clearance). Commercial consultants get to WFH/travel.

Engineers have to live in the Bay area - sorry. But consulting is more fun, anyways!

On the other hand, if you have clearance and you love DC but hate to travel as much as us commercial suckers, good news!

KillHour fucked around with this message at 04:00 on Sep 11, 2019

KillHour
Oct 28, 2007



I always wondered what you did. I'm not in the market unless you're looking for a CISO/CTO, but we should get together for a drink considering you're right across the border.

KillHour
Oct 28, 2007


Subjunctive posted:

You’d have to defeat me in single combat to be CTO, and I would rather you didn’t. I think we’re probably 9-12 months from an interesting CISO position, but I’ll probably post back here when I do!

A drink would be great. Ping me when you might be in town!

Might go up to Toronto next Saturday if you're free.

I'll make sure to wear sparring gear, just in case.

KillHour
Oct 28, 2007


Tab8715 posted:

Toronto seems like a great city but drat that rent is expensive.

That's why I live in Buffalo :v:

To answer your question, it can be pretty hard. You need to find a company willing to certify that they couldn't find a Canadian qualified for the job.

KillHour
Oct 28, 2007


Buffalo is great - good food, cheap, day trip distance to Toronto, and big enough to have real sports teams but small enough to not have real traffic.

You better work remote if you want any hope of pulling down 6 figures, but you're a straight-up baller if you do.

KillHour
Oct 28, 2007


PCjr sidecar posted:

Too bad they don’t have any.

Oh, look, we got a wiseguy here.

KillHour
Oct 28, 2007


NuclearEagleFox!!! posted:

Isn't this the reboot of that vigilante recruitment app?

It's like Next Door, except instead of complaining about minorites in your neighborhood, you get a posse together to chase them out!

KillHour
Oct 28, 2007


Why would you leave a help desk job with 3 years of experience aiming for another help desk job? Don't you have a career path in mind by now?

KillHour
Oct 28, 2007


Sorry you work for a crappy company?

KillHour
Oct 28, 2007


Curious about how much that director of engineering role pays. Probably not enough to afford living in San Francisco, but I have to admit it would be an interesting role.

KillHour
Oct 28, 2007


I'm a weird edge case, but Nerd Wallet says I'd have to make >$330k in SF to have a comparable lifestyle to what I have now - which I totally believe. I imagine you have to hit C-level (or at least VP) to make in the 4's, even there.

KillHour
Oct 28, 2007


luminalflux posted:

I guess it depends on "lifestyle", I live comfortably in SF (2BR in the mission shared with my partner who makes significantly less), but I don't have a broken sports car to pay for.

Excuse me - it's a broken supercar. :colbert:

Of course it depends on your lifestyle. That's the entire point - why would I uproot my entire life and move to the other side of the country to live in a smaller house with fewer cars?

KillHour fucked around with this message at 20:01 on Apr 12, 2020

KillHour
Oct 28, 2007



I don't care if I dropped out of school; I'm hanging that up on my wall.

KillHour
Oct 28, 2007


Who we are: Up and coming player in the entertainment industry, with yearly sales of 10,000+ kilos.

Where we're located: Miami

What we're looking for: Sales, marketing, security. Must be able to pass a background check and entrance exam. Military or law enforcement experience highly desired. Must be willing to sign a non-compete. Pay is commission based.

KillHour
Oct 28, 2007


vyst posted:

I'm in if the entrance exam isn't simulation based. Fool me once CISCO!!!!

I assure you, the exam is very... hands-on. :toughguy:

BrianBoitano posted:

Do you provide PPE

We give all employees a 9mm, but you have to buy your own bullets.


We're a very family-friendly organization. Your kids can help package product.

KillHour fucked around with this message at 21:52 on Apr 14, 2020

KillHour
Oct 28, 2007


The Iron Rose posted:

you should add a 1 in front of your salary requirement

Someone with no actual data science experience besides self-learning isn't going to pull down a data scientist salary out of the gate.

That being said, 40k without benefits in a big city is straight up poverty. Maybe aim just a little higher?

KillHour
Oct 28, 2007


I wonder if there are any countries where it's theoretically possible to owe more in taxes than you make.

KillHour
Oct 28, 2007


SurgicalOntologist posted:

Besides the positions I posted above, my company is also considering outsourcing the development of one of our products (a SPA). I would anticipate 3-4 FTE for 4-6 months. We already have elaborate designs in invision.

Anyone have a shop or part of a team of freelancers who we should consider? One thing to note is we're in Spain so we cannot compete with Silicon Valley prices.

For maximum reusability and integration, the ideal stack would be React/Spring Boot/Mongo, but I'm happy to discuss details and the pros and cons of going in a different direction based on the specific points of integration.

Swap out Mongo for [NO-SQL DB my company makes] and you can have not just one, but two goons building your product! :v:

KillHour
Oct 28, 2007


my cat is norris posted:

Salary range is $40 - 45k.

I have no input other than to thank you for doing this. I know not all companies let you do this but they really should.

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KillHour
Oct 28, 2007


Sirotan posted:

Job opening within my department for a Linux sysadmin. The job is located in Ann Arbor, MI but I've been told it will "probably" become a 100% remote job once the college gets their WFH policies defined, which I don't expect will happen until the fall. There is a salary range of $58,000-$64,000 but you can likely negotiate higher depending on experience. Work/life balance on this team is very good, there is no on-call or expectation to do work outside the typical 9-5 M-F (except for a couple maintenance Saturdays), and university benefits are very, very good.

Feel free to PM me if you'd like any additional details. Sorry I procrastinated a bit on sharing this, the application deadline is this Monday, April 11: https://careers.umich.edu/job_detail/195315/systems_administrator_intermediate


Also no clue how many people starting out in IT are reading this thread who might want to relocate to Ann Arbor, but we're also hiring some entry level Desktop Support positions. These will not become remote: https://careers.umich.edu/job_detail/195564/desktop_support_specialist_associate

I may or may not know OP IRL, but I can confirm the UMichigan guys are cool. Go work with them.

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