Hi Mark, I had the exact same thoughts when reading this ad. Thankfully I'm not in the market at the moment, but I always read job ads just to see what people are asking for and offering, but I was surprised to see such a low salary range on offer for a role that requires a fair bit of experience.
It certainly seems like a Uni grad with 1-2 years experience type salary with mid/senior Linux Sysadmin requirements. David, your email certainly surprised me. I have had calls (recent ones too) in the last few months for Linux sysadmin roles and they were all at least 80K (or at least $500/day for contract roles) so it does surprise me to read your story. I hope it's just bad timing and things will pick up and you'll get what you're worth. Best regards, Gonzalo On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 9:24 AM, Mark Walkom <markwal...@gmail.com> wrote: > On a more general note, cause it's always nice to see what the market > thinks, I noticed this advertised this morning on the jobs list and I was > curious; > How many sysadmins would have enough programming experience to fulfil this > job, or programmers with sysadmin experience. > And more importantly, of those, who would want to work for such a low wage > - > at least, it's low for Sydney for such a strong skill set? > > My experience would put that salary at a high level helpdesk person, with > what they are asking more towards the 80-100K range. > Or am I being somewhat ambitious with my views? > > On 23 May 2011 10:55, Steve Wang <ste...@bigworldtech.com> wrote: > > > *Systems Admin - Build Engineer* > > > > *About BigWorld:* > > > > BigWorld is an Australian company that creates leading middleware MMO > > technology using Linux mission critical servers and Windows based 3D > > clients. We are interested in hiring staff that have the required > > technical abilities, are passionate about the games industry and enjoy > > thinking and solving technical and design challenges creatively. > > > > BigWorld Technology is developed by a creative, dynamic and innovative > > team working in an environment that is challenging, exciting and > constantly > > evolving. > > > > * * > > > > *The Role:* > > > > We are looking for an experienced and resourceful Systems Admin / Build > > Engineer with a strong technical mind and programming ability to > > administer our internal network. In this varied role you will assist in > > maintaining and improving our small Linux and Windows mixed network used > by > > our developers, administering and trouble shooting our network including > > firewalls, SSL and ftp, email, backup and recovery processes, web > > connectivity, web products such as MediaWiki and PHPBB and providing the > > dev team with support for software and hardware issues. As an integral > > part of the development team you will be responsible for expanding and > > maintaining the software development build environment. Working with the > > latest technology you will implement and maintain continuous build and > unit > > testing and release infrastructure, and deploy Bigworld Technology builds > > to new licensees. > > > > This role is ideal for someone with sound Sys Admin and technical skills > > looking to extend their skillset further in scripting and programming. > > > > > > > > *The Requirements:* > > > > · Qualifications in computer science or software > > engineering as well as experience in a commercial software development > > environment > > > > · Scripting or Programming Experience (eg. Python, > > Perl, PHP, Awk, Shell, C, C++) > > > > · An understanding of the software development > process > > > > · Previous experience setting-up build frameworks and > > infrastructure. > > > > · Strong Linux experience > > > > · An intermediate level in Linux administration that > > includes basic Linux (LAMP) server administration tasks (MySQL, FTP, > HTTP, > > SMB, automated tasks, automated backups) > > > > · Basic Windows administration skills > > > > · Demonstrate a good understanding of server security > > issues, and network/web protocols > > > > · Extensive Networking Experience > > (configuring/managing switches and firewalls) > > > > · Ability to troubleshoot and solve all day to day > > issues associated with the Network, Internet link, PCs, Printers and > Phones > > > > · Self-motivated and able to work well both > > independently and as part of a project team > > > > · Excellent written and verbal communication and > > collaboration skills > > > > · Highly organised with excellent time management and > > an ability to deliver on deadlines with multiple tasks > > > > · Demonstrated ability to quickly and effectively > > develop a good working knowledge of new technologies > > > > > > > > *Desirable skills and knowledge:* > > > > · Competent with C++ programming > > > > · Automated build/continuous integration tool > > administration (Hudson/Jenkins) > > > > · Issue tracking tool administration (such as > > Bugzilla) > > > > · Web development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, etc > > > > · Familiar with SVN > > > > · Have experience in MySQL database server > > administration > > > > Salary*:* $50k to $60k Depending on ability and experience. > > > > If you believe that you are the right person for this position, please > > forward your resume by email to: j...@bigworldtech.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > jobs mailing list > > j...@slug.org.au > > http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/jobs > > > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html > -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
