We’re Hiring Super Engineers

Are you looking around for a new job? Or perhaps your first job? Well, we’re hiring! We’re recruiting to fill the vacancy of Systems Engineer (Network). You will work with our Network Team which manages overall Network operations, Data Centre operations and IT Security operations. (Yes, if it sounds like three jobs rolled into one, it is.)

What are the perks of this job? Well, you’ll get lots and lots of learning opportunities in a relaxed and friendly working environment. We do run state-of-the-art network infrastructure and data centre facilities, so it is not like you’re stuck with some yester-year’s technologies.

Why Super Engineers? Well, the term Systems Engineers is often abbreviated as SE. But SE can also mean many things: Sales Engineer, Software Engineer, Security Engineer, Support Engineer, Service Engineer, etc. And I learned from an IBMer many years ago, who was tasked to shift office (and thus earned the title Shifting Engineer), SE might as well mean Super Engineer. SEs do everything!

And honestly, what we really need here are Super Engineers too. Our SEs crawl around to lay cables, carry heavy equipment, make UTP patch cords, get their hands dirty assembling and disassembling equipment, climb rooftops and investigate plumbing problems, climb over mountains (okay it’s just a hill…) to follow cable trenching works, etc. Yes, there are certainly some work hazards too. But remember the benefits? That’s where you get to learn! Where do you get to be involved in such varied work?

Our operating culture here is that we often build rather than buy. Hence, many systems and applications are built ourselves. We build on many open source technologies (e.g. LAMP) and program in Perl. We run lots of Cisco hardware, but we don’t really consider ourselves a Cisco shop… because we do continue to procure other brands of products. We run two data centres with state-of-the-art facilities monitoring and water cooling. And while traditionally many network teams cannot get along with security teams… well, we’re the same team, which means we get to run security efficiently and effectively too.

Alright, if all these sounds interesting to you, let me know. I’ll drop you a formal recruitment advert. 🙂