Perl Developer (Internal Systems) (onsite), Houston, TX

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Posted: May  4, 2012

Job title: Perl Developer (Internal Systems)

Company name: cPanel

Location: Houston, TX

Pay rate: Competitive

Terms of employment: Salaried employee

Hours: Full time

Onsite: yes

Description:
cPanel is growing its Internal Systems Development department and looking
for a software craftsman with advanced knowledge of Perl and working
knowledge of Linux and FreeBSD operating systems.  You'll be tasked with
developing, implementing, and maintaining cPanel's internal and external
software products.  Sound like this could be you?  Read on. 


The Mission (what you’ll be responsible for)

Refactors, optimizes, and maintains existing software to perform more
efficiently or to work within new constraints.

Creates new software used to support, distribute or maintain cPanel
products.

Performs advanced testing and debugging to identify and resolve problems in
existing systems.

Participates in code reviews and assists other team members with support
and analysis of external and internal systems.

Contributes knowledge from personal analysis to company databases.

Adheres to the policies and procedures of the company.

Adheres to coding and development standards and practices provided by
cPanel.

Prepares ad hoc reports for management and company executives.

Required skills:
The Tools (what knowledge, skills, abilities, and experiences we’re looking
for) 

Project Management skills - able to perform all aspects of software
development life cycle, including requirements, development, quality
assurance, and documentation

Oral Communication - able to speak clearly and effectively to employees and
members of management

Written Communication - able to communicate effectively in all written
work, particularly as it pertains to documentation phase of the software
development life cycle which requires writing support level and user level
documentation

Time Management - able to use time effectively in an unsupervised fashion;
able to complete projects in a timely manner

Planning/Organizing skills - able to prioritize work activities, use time
efficiently and work through large projects in a self-motivated manner 

Adaptability - able to adapt to changes in the work environment, manage
competing demands and able to deal with frequent change, delays or
unexpected events

Computer knowledge - strong knowledge of word processing software; strong
knowledge of electronic communication systems; able to navigate the
internet 

Problem solving skills - able to identify and resolve problems in a timely
manner, gather and analyze information skillfully; able to apply
independent 

judgement on regular basis in making decisions
Interpersonal skills - able to interact with co-workers and customers in
professional and effective manner

Technical skills - advanced technical skills which include: 
Advanced knowledge of Perl including:  CGI, DBI, Object Oriented 

Programming, Perl best practices, and deployment of CPAN modules within a
production environment

Strong working knowledge of web development technologies including
Javascript, Ajax, and the Yahoo User Interface Library

Strong working knowledge of Linux and FreeBSD operating systems, their
underlying components and hosting related services such as:  Web Servers
(Apache, Tux, Lighttpd, etc), Mail Servers (Exim, Sendmail, etc.), DNS
Servers (BIND, NSD, etc.), understanding of Linux Filesystem and volume
management  

Strong	working knowledge of SQL syntax and usage

Strong working	knowledge of MySQL database administration, including
database replication

Working  knowledge of relational database design

Familiarity with PHP

Familiarity with jQuery

Education/Experience - High School diploma or equivalent;

Three years of Linux and FreeBSD system troubleshooting or a related
certification (RHCE)

Two years of Perl development experience

Travel - Occasional local and/or overnight travel may be required

Website for more information:
http://job.listings.cpanel.net/x/detail/a2ldog9w0ykj

Contact information at:
http://jobs.perl.org/job/15960#contact

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