Brett ([info]wakko) wrote,
@ 2005-11-07 09:29:00
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Job Openings
Looks like F5 is hiring many different positions, including several in Network Support.

If you're looking for work, this is a great company to work for. They treat their support staff with loads of respect and allow us to work issues until completion.

Also, there's several development positions open that may be a good fit for the Java and C++ code monkeys out there.

Hit up http://www.f5.com/careers/ and check it out.

Tell 'em I sent ya, and I'll split the hiring bonus with ya.


Here's a basic list of stuff you'll need to know to get a job in F5's Network Support:

* TCP and IP protocol implementation details and troubleshooting.
* 5 and 7 layer network models: what they are, how they work, and what protocols are in which layers.
* Network design and deployment concepts.
* Linux/Unix fundamentals
* Ability to read and understand tcpdump/snoop output.
* Routing




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[info]burgunder
2005-11-07 06:46 pm UTC (link)
Is F5 on the east side?

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[info]wakko
2005-11-07 06:52 pm UTC (link)
Nope. They're on Elliott Ave, right on the waterfront.

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[info]designmonkey_ko
2005-11-07 09:46 pm UTC (link)
Well, poop. The Network Engineer III position looked good but my Linux skills aren't quite maxed out, infact they are extremely rusty. That was probably the position Jesse got and interview for but had his job at Internap.

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[info]wakko
2005-11-07 10:23 pm UTC (link)
I'm fairly certain you could get into one of the Network Support Engineer jobs. It's the same position as I currently occupy.

Most of the Linux skills we require are basic command-line familiarity and knowing the names of about a dozen commands and locations of a handful of configuration and log files. The bar really isn't set very high.

If you want, I'd be happy to help you study up a bit.

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[info]metalmensch
2005-11-08 04:07 am UTC (link)
Sadly I don't know much about unix in the command line (yet). I've learned all microsoft is willing to teach it's server monkeys though, but that's pretty small.

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[info]wakko
2005-11-08 05:29 am UTC (link)
It's mostly easy stuff that you would need to know. Roughly a dozen commands and a handful of file locations.

I could teach it to you pretty easily. Knowing the networking side is more important.

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[info]metalmensch
2005-11-08 05:35 am UTC (link)
I've listened to it from behind me, and I've read the networking docs detailing layers and whatnot; but I'm not as up on it as I used to be.

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[info]metalmensch
2005-11-08 05:39 am UTC (link)
That said, I'd probably be able to learn anything to do with it. I've had a creepy line of ability lately.

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[info]wakko
2005-11-09 06:12 pm UTC (link)
Good resources to start with:

http://protocols.com/
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/
http://tldp.org/LDP/sag/html/index.html
http://tldp.org/LDP/nag2/index.html

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