Wednesday, October 23, 2013

[NE-Financial-Services-IT-Jobs] Digest Number 937

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Digest #937
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WARNING: VERY ELABORATE JOB SCAM by "Gary Wright" wrightassociates

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Tue Oct 22, 2013 10:12 am (PDT) . Posted by:

"Gary Wright" wrightassociates



With permission from Warner I am posting this article from another group.

Gary Wright - Moderator

All,

Please beware of a VERY ELABORATE job scam I just encountered. I am a savvy
computer user and this one had me fooled for a while.

I responded to a job posting I found on Indeed.com. The job was from a
local company and I looked up their web site. The positing requested I
email my resume to their HR hiring manager. In response they asked I plan
for a Yahoo IM chat as an introductory "job briefing and interview".
Interview by Yahoo IM chat is unusual but not unsurprising these days.
There were some grammatical errors in the emails I received that left me a
little suspicious but not enough to discount things.

The Yahoo IM chat, however, was a different story. The grammatical errors
continued and there were several disconnects between questions I asked and
the responses I got. As I became more suspicious I dug into the company
further while on the chat. On the company web site I found they have an
online application system and do not ask for resumes to be emailed. None of
the jobs the scammer mentioned were listed on the web site. I called the
company and asked about the job. I found it was filled already, so it MAY
have originally been a legitimate opening. Their operator would not put me
through to their HR department so I was unable to verify things further. I
looked up the person on LinkedIn and the grammatical errors sent up a red
flag. At this point I voiced my concerns on the chat and asked for the
person's phone number. In response they disconnected from the chat. I did
not provide any personal information beyond what I already have publically
online and would not have on an a chat.

The cunning and scary part of this scam is that they did a LOT of homework
in preparation for it. They researched the company and were able to convey
accurate information about it. They even researched the HR person on
LinkedIn and were able to provide info about their background! I called the
company back after ending the chat, and they are aware of this scam so
others have been fooled by it.

So it seems the moral of the story is to do a lot of research up front. I
hope this helps others avoid similar scams.

-- Warner -

warner.pierce@comcast.net

Tue Oct 22, 2013 1:17 pm (PDT) . Posted by:

"Gary Wright" wrightassociates

Please feel free to refer this position to other groups and people you
know – Referrals Appreciated

Position Title – WRCFSUSA102013

Sr. Unix System Admin – Contract to Hire - (Solaris 10, Scripting, RedHat,
Oracle) - Boston, MA Area

This is a contract role - Right person will be converted to FT down the
road – Candidates local to Mass. only

Company

Smaller, successful, Boston based bank

Position Responsibilities - Summary

The Senior UNIX Administrator position is a hands-on administrative job
responsible for the day-to-day support, maintenance and project support of
my client's UNIX, (Solaris), environment and to a lessor extent, some Linux,
(Red Hat), support. Responsibilities will be based primary in their Boston
office, and will also extend to their co-location facility and disaster
recovery facility, both in the Eastern Massachusetts region.

The Senior UNIX Administrator is responsible for all aspects of UNIX
administration including, but not limited to monitoring, troubleshooting and
repairing software issues at the OS level on servers running Solaris and
Oracle Sun Cluster. The candidate will also be assigned project-based work
based on the current demands of the business project portfolio.

Detailed Responsibilities:

· Administration of UNIX/Linux environment including but not limited
to patching, troubleshooting, account management, and security.

· Act as the Infrastructure Services technical advisor on any
projects that will involve UNIX and/or Linux environments.

· Installation and support of all third-party tools which reside on
the OS including both application middleware and performance/security
monitoring tools.

· Configure and install new servers, devices, and peripherals.

· Monitors and corrects hardware issues involving, disk, memory, and
CPU.

· Install and configure all Unix OS related patches and system
upgrades as prescribed by company standards.

· Adhere to a strict Change Management policy to ensure timely
notification, testing and approval for ALL system related changes that
impact the environment.

· Handle Tier 2 calls escalated from the help desk.

· Document, draft and maintain UNIX server procedures including but
not limited to security, patching, standard operating procedures, server
checklists, etc. regarding the UNIX environment.

· Report weekly the status of ongoing projects, tasks, and
responsibilities to his/her manager.

· Of paramount importance is the strict adherence to policies and
procedures and, where necessary or requested, drafting and promoting new
policies and procedures.

· Ensure that detailed inventories and maintenance agreements are
available and in place for all UNIX devices.

· Develop and maintain technical documentation for system and user
support staff regarding all system issues.

· Provide metrics for the UNIX environment reporting on stability of
environment.

· Mentoring and training of others to provide backup support.

Required Skills and Competencies:

· Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience in a multi-server
environment with proven Solaris system administration responsibilities.

· Experience in a transaction-oriented environment helpful.

· Experience with Solaris 10 is required.

· Working knowledge of Oracle databases. - Experience with Oracle
Sun Cluster is required

· Shell scripting knowledge is required.

· Experience with the build, distribution, installation, and
maintenance of Open Source tools (Apache, Tomcat, OpenSSH, OpenSSL, BIND,
Java, and Samba) is required.

· Hands-on experience with Veritas Volume Manager, Solaris Volume
Manager, and ZFS is preferred.

· Hands-on experience with dynamically adding and removing SAN
storage on Solaris hosts.

· Must be a team player and willing to partner with internal and
external groups.

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Education
· Bachelor's Degree in computer science or equivalent work
experience required.

· IT related certification(s) preferred.

Contact Information - Resumes in Word format to:

Gary Wright - President - Wright Associates

Phone - (508) 761-6354 - Email - GaryWright@WrightAssociates.org - WEB
Site - www.wrightassociates.org
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