Job Responsibilities
I do a vareity of tasks including:
a) BEA WebLogic Webserver System Administration
1) Setup development and production servers
2) Securing production server
3) Publishing
b) SQL Server 2000 Database Administration
1) Designing and Developing Database Scheme
2) Scheduling weekly backups
3) Migrating data between production server, development,
server, and client-site server
c) As part of a team, developing enterprise Web Application
supporting United Joint Forces Command Department
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Job Requirements
As part of hiring contract, Computer Science degree required,
and required to pursue a Master's funded by tutuition
reimbursement program.
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Uppers
Flexible Hours. Casual Dress Code. Location on major college campus. Location
in Midtown Atlanta. College employee perks and discounts. Interaction with
graduate and undergraduate students. Great salary and benefits. Great
relationship with project director (direct supervisor), who encourages
initiative, discusses clients' issues and administrative tasks, and encourages
participation in high level design and problem solving. Nice and wonderful
administration staff. Inexpensive membership fee to world-class recreation and
athletic facilities, very inexpensive compared to Bally's upfront membership fee.
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Downers
Stress of traveling solo to client site and handling client's
issue. Depending on project director, when contracts expire, you
have to hunt down work for yourself on someone else's contract.
Working with university bureaucracy.
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Lifestyle
Flexible Hours. Casual Dress Code. Location on major college campus. Upcoming
department-wide luncheon. College faculty functions, external to department.
Opportunities to join faculty committees. Very technical environment. Very
informal. Strong School spirit.
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Compensation
$50K-$54K to start with. Pay increase with higher education,
i.e., Master's, PH.D.
Employer Match Retirement Plan, employee 5%, employer 9%. HMO,
dental, free basic life insurance, flexible spending account.
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Advice to Jobseekers
Get to know all the Project Directors in the department becuase
good possibly you will need them, therefore, make them need you.
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