Senior Application Support Engineer in Chicago, IL
Strong organizational skills and thrives while juggling many concurrent task. Must work well with others, love to make the impossible possible, and desire to transform multibillion dollar industries Required Skills: Industry shaking startup seeks applications engineering staff. Join the team moving global travel distribution to the 21st century. We need your experience keeping high transactions rate Java applications running at their best. These systems are the secret behind some of the best and largest travel companies on the planet. Our team has a long track record of success but we aren t above learning new tricks. Our applications engineering team is responsible for all software and database concerns. They direct their lackeys to fix hardware, network, and operating system issues. Recent fun tasks including load and stress testing till the app cried uncle, instilling discipline in unruly Java developers, the design and installation of an in-depth application performance network, and passing insanely stringent security audits. Come share your best Ruby, Perl, Zsh, Ant, CVS, Subversion, PHP, Python, s/RPM Kung Fu and we ll save you a spot. General Qualification: Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or similar Minimum 3 years of experience in application support of mission critical Web based systems Minimum 2 years experience with J2EE app Server administration including build / deploy / management Strong Shell Scripting experience with one of Bash/Ksh, Perl, Ruby, or Python In depth experience with distributed Linux systems Experience in Software Development life cycle Experience in Business Application, Production Control and Change Management disciplines. Understanding of System/Network administration concepts, procedures, and processes Available for on-call 24x7 support Ability to effectively and professionally communicate with management, staff, and customers Strong ability to assess complex situations, set priorities, and implement action plans. Desired Skills: Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or similar To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here