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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">Interesting opportunity for those interested working with IBM.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">Candidate Profile (see the attachment for full details).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">Candidates are current BS or MS/MEng students or recent graduates in Computer
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">Science, Electrical Engineering or a related field. PhDs and PostDocs are also invited to
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">apply. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">Candidates can show a background in software engineering and in areas such as:
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">• Basic software engineering tools/methods, e.g. Agile, GIT, ECLIPSE, IDEs
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">• Systems programming in OO languages, e.g. Java, C++, Python, Javascript
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">• Experience using frameworks, e.g. node.js, JQuery, Google App Engine, React.js, Django
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">• Good OS foundation in Linux, Unix, and/or Windows Server
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">• Understanding of software-defined infrastructure concepts, such as:
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-indent:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US">◦ Software-defined networking (SDN)
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-indent:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US">◦ Software-defined storage (SDS)
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-indent:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US">◦ Automated provisioning, cloud orchestration and management/DevOps
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">• Awareness/use of infrastructure management tools, e.g. Jenkins, Puppet, Chef
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">• Understanding of distributed systems: client-server, web services, networking, protocols, configuration
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">• Understanding of virtualization: hypervisors, private and public cloud, e.g. IBM Bluemix, VmWare, OpenStack, AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, etc.
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">• Ability to use / program SQL databases. NoSQL, graph DBs, etc. would be a plus
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">• Awareness of Machine Learning and how to apply it<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">For more information, see the web page (or contact Tony West, see below).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Gentlemen: <br>
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I sent you a previous version of this IBM Research call for ECT applicants for a number of 1-year placements at the IBM Research lab in Silicon Valley. Here’s an updated/simplified version.
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As you know, we pay all expenses, provide housing, and pay a salary. But it’s the JOB CONTENT that makes these stand out, along with working at IBM Research, which is probably the most prestigious industry research lab in Silicon Valley.
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Please let me know if there are others I should be dealing with to enable your students and graduates to become aware of these opportunities.
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Regards, Tony <br>
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<b>Tony West, President & CEO</b><br>
ectalent, Inc. | </span><a href="http://www.ectalent.global/"><span lang="EN-US">ectalent.global</span></a><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color:blue"><br>
</span></u><a href="mailto:tony@ectalent.global"><span lang="EN-US">tony@ectalent.global</span></a><span lang="EN-US"> | +1 650 868 3546</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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