new position at EUnet NOC in Amsterdam: Senior Technical Staff Member

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Glenn
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                    Job Posting and Call for Applicants
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                  Senior Member of Technical Staff, EUnet
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    The EUnet European Network Operations Center in Amsterdam has an po-
    sition  open  for a Senior Member of our Technical Staff.  The posi-
    tion will report directly to the EUnet Managing Director in  Amster-
    dam,  and  will work locally with EUnet Amsterdam Network Operations
    Center staff and remotely with EUnet  national  networks'  technical
    staff throughout the greater European region.

    The position's duties include:
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      - Direct technical support for EUnet European operations.
      - Indirect technical support for EUnet national operations.
      - Technical analysis and reporting.
      - Development and refinement of EUnet services and procedures.
      - Network planning both at the NOC and across Europe, including
        recommending future technical directions, network topology, and
        purchasing of equipment, services, and telecommunications media.
      - Evaluation and development of high-level services.
      - Participation, in a leadership role, in EUnet technical meetings.
      - Technical coordination with other international and national
        networks, and representation of EUnet at external meetings and
        technical conferences as required (e.g,. IETF).


    Candidate Qualifications and Professional Background:
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      - Significant experience in international or national level network
        operations and planning, including:

        - network system hardware and software technology,
        - protocols, routing, network management, and related
          technologies, especially the Internet suite of protocols
          and their use (familiarity with OSI protocols is a plus),
        - unix system internals and administration,
        - trouble desk operations,
        - network architecture,
        - operational planning and management, including budgeting
          and purchasing specification,
        - high-level service design and use, and
        - user support.

      - A technical degree in a related field such as Computer
        Science, Engineering, or Mathematics.

      - Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to lead technical staff
        dispersed throughout the European region, and to work closely with
        other international networks and networking organizations.

      - Sensitivity to user needs and requirements.

      - Fluency in both written and spoken English (fluency in one
        additional European language is preferred).

      - Willing and able to travel.

    Other Considerations
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      EUnet operates in an environment which  depends  upon  efficiency,
      reliability, energy, and creativity. The successful applicant will
      enjoy a challenging, fast-moving environment which will exercise a
      broad range of skills, and be able to adapt to a varying work load
      and schedule.

      The applicant should be able to work independently, and  also  via
      the  network with many different people within the European region
      and around the world.

      EUnet and Internetworking in general  are  undergoing  significant
      change  and  rapid growth.  The senior technologist who fills this
      job will have significant impact  on  the  future  directions  and
      technical character of EUnet.

      EUnet offers competitive salary and benefits.

    Please Direct Enquiries To:
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        Glenn Kowack                    Tel: +31 20 592-5109
        EUnet                           Fax: +31 20 592-5155
        Kruislaan 409                   E-mail:  office@localhost
        1098 SJ Amsterdam
        The Netherlands

      Applications should include detailed CV and work history.


    The Organization
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      EUnet is the leader in providing pan-European commercial  Internet
      services  and  connectivity.  In operation since 1982, EUnet today
      consists of 30 national networks ranging from the Nordic countries
      to  Northern  Africa,  and from Iceland to Vladivostok.  The EUnet
      user community consists of over 10,000 sites and networks.

      EUnet provides the full suite of internet-related services such as
      Electronic  Mail,  File  Transfer, Remote Login, Network News, and
      Archive Access, WWW and related services, as  well  as  X.400  and
      other  services.   EUnet  is  a member of the CIX Association, The
      ISODE Consortium, RARE, and RIPE.
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