Description
For one of our clients we are looking for a Perl Designer/Developer.
Location: The Hague/Rotterdam (The Netherlands)
Start date: ASAP
Contract length: 1 year +
Language: English
General description
Our client is executing a number of IT infrastructure related projects. One of these is to provide complete insight in the availability of a vast volume (4+ Petabyte) of technical data files stored NetApp and EMC filers. The PERL programming involves designing and developing routines ('crawlers') to build inventories of meta data of the technical data. The inventories are stored in relational databases which can be queried by data managers through a web interface. The tools will be deployed globally in 15+ locations and will have a direct impact on the containing storage cost increases by providing insight into aging of (large multi-TB) technical data files.
Scope of activities:
- Design and develop data crawler for meta data collection
- Optimize the existing code to reduce elapsed run times
- Work in a small development team;
- Train the (offshore) support staff
Must haves
- Mandatory: min of 4-5 years PERL development experience
- Mandatory: work experience in a technical/upstream Linux environment
- Mandatory: PERL development in combination with relational database (MySQL, Oracle)
- Recommended: Experience in working in complex organizations with global teams, ie remote/virtual collaboration
Nice to haves
- Mandatory: good communicator, eg being able to explain program design to development team members
- Self-starter, work without supervision