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<p class=MsoNormal><font face="Times New Roman" size=3><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Please read this posting in its
entirety. Our company is a leader is the online dating and social networking
industry for gay men around the world. Our company and suite of websites serve
over 4 million users around the globe, including a website containing
user-generated explicit adult content. If you are not comfortable with adult
content, this position is not for you. For more information about our company,
our websites, positions available, and our benefits package, visit our
corporate website at www.online-buddies.com. We offer very competitive salaries
and a comprehensive benefits package.<br>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font face="Times New Roman" size=3><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Required Skills..<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font face="Times New Roman" size=3><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Red Hat, OpenSUSE, Cron,
Subversion, Git,CVS, Ant, Make, Bamboo, CruiseControl, Bash, Csh, Ksh, Perl,
Jira, Bugzilla, PHPUnit, Clover, Java, C++, Python, Perl, OOP, SQL, Fisheye,
Crucible, LAMP<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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The Release Engineer will be responsible for managing code builds and
supervising day-to-day code integration activities for a team of ~10
developers. The candidate will be responsible for developing and maintaining
portions of the integration and release processes for a large scale social
network/e-commerce website. The Release Engineer will be responsible for
maintaining environment configuration and controls, code integrity, code
conflict resolution. Work closely with software development, QA and systems
engineering teams to improve and implement best in class code management
processes. Work collaboratively with Systems Engineering team on ensuring build
systems work with existing code deployment methods. <br>
<br>
Responsibilities Include...<br>
<br>
* Create, maintain and support extensive build and test environments
(Development/Integration/Staging)<br>
* Create, publish and manage formal release notification, instructions, and
collaborate with Systems Engineering on deployment notes and launch plans as
needed<br>
* Experience with setting up pre and post commit hooks in a version control
system such as Subversion<br>
* General knowledge of Cron or other job scheduler<br>
* Comfortable in Linux (Red Hat, OpenSUSE)<br>
* Support and enhance build and release processes through automation using a
combination of processes, existing tools and enhancements.<br>
* Coordinate release activities with Project Management, Engineering, QA, and
Systems Engineering teams to ensure a smooth and trouble-free roll out of
releases<br>
* Manage, deploy and support multiple concurrent releases through various test
environments<br>
* Manage and maintain multiple test environments, ensuring that these
environments are properly setup, configured, and available for each project as
scheduled.<br>
* Trace complex build problems release issues and environment issues in a
multi-component environment<br>
* Develop, maintain and enhance key parts of the daily build and release
procedures and processes. <br>
* Communicating and training those aspects to management and other stakeholders
where applicable.<br>
<br>
Education, Experience & Training Requirements...<br>
<br>
* BS or BA degree preferred<br>
* Solid understanding and practical experience of software development life
cycles, with particular emphasis on release engineering functions.<br>
* 3+ years of experience with source control and build automation solutions.<br>
* Solid understanding and experience with Agile software development
methodologies<br>
* Excellent customer service attitude, communication skills (written and
verbal), and interpersonal skills<br>
* Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills<br>
* Ability to be flexible and adapt to any given situation<br>
* In-depth understanding of the principles and best practices of Software
Configuration Management<br>
* Ability to work under pressure and in high stress situations with a calm
demeanor<br>
* Willingness to work occasional evenings and weekends in support of
deployments<br>
* Desired experience working in an e-Commerce and/or social networking web
sites.<br>
* Version control system (Subversion,Git,CVS)<br>
* Build scripting experience (Ant, Make)<br>
* Continuous Integration Platform (Bamboo, CruiseControl)<br>
* Shell scripting experience (Bash, Csh, Ksh, Perl)<br>
* Bug tracking experience (Jira, Bugzilla)<br>
* Unit testing and code coverage experience (PHPUnit, Clover)<br>
* Additional Skills are a plus<br>
* OOP Programming experience (Java, C++, Python, Perl)<br>
* SQL experience<br>
* Experience with other Atlassian software (Fisheye, Crucible, Crucible)<br>
* Experience in a LAMP environment<br>
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NO PHONE INQUIRIES PLEASE!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<B><SPAN STYLE="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #222222; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Don Harpin</SPAN></B><SPAN STYLE="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><BR>Director of Human Resources</SPAN><SPAN STYLE="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><BR>
<P CLASS="MsoNormal"><SPAN STYLE="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #404040; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif">Online Buddies, Inc.</SPAN></P></SPAN><SPAN STYLE="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #444444; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><A HREF="http://www.online-buddies.com/" STYLE="COLOR: #444444">http://www.online-buddies.com/</A></SPAN><BR><SPAN STYLE="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #444444; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><BR>Office: 617-674-8949</SPAN><SPAN STYLE="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #444444; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><BR>FAX: 617-674-8881</SPAN><SPAN STYLE="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #444444; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><BR>Mobile: 617-823-4240</SPAN><SPAN STYLE="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #777777; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><BR><BR>NOTICE: This e-mail message and all attachments transmitted with it may contain legally privileged and confidential information intended solely for the use of the addressee. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any reading, dissemination, distribution, copying, or other use of this message or its attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete this message and all copies and backups thereof. Thank you.<BR><BR></SPAN><BR><DISCLAIMER></DISCLAIMER></BODY></HTML>