Until I turn up in the office on the 1st day of my new job, I consider myself to be available so i have still been applying for a few jobs that i have seen.
I suspect the hedge fund that was offended by my interest in cloud technology is still hiring for the role, nearly 4 months later, and also i saw this job at another hedge fund.
the spec says they want
infrastructure experience – 2nd / 3rd line support and engineering - Yeah I can do that.
Great Networking skills – Routing and Switching, Firewalls etc- I am OK, if you want someone great you should hire a network specialist.
Great server / platform experience (Windows, Linux). Yes, we get it. you want someone 'great' and i can actually support Windows and Linux and that is quite rare.
Good Azure cloud experience - On-prem to Cloud migrations - I have migrated from on-prem to AWS and migrating to Azure wont be rocket science.
Strong Virtualisation skills – VMWare, Citrix etc - I have used VMware a lot, but not so much Citrix. again, maybe hire a Citrix specialist if its that important.
Automation, Containers and Infrastructure as Code knowledge (Terraform, Kubernetes etc) - Yes i have done Terraform and a little bit of kubernetes as well, but i aint no specialist. Maybe hire a DevOps specialist.
basically they are looking for a Networking expert and a DevOps engineer and a Windows engineer and a Linux engineer who can also do VMware and Citrix and who will also take general support calls from the helpdesk when they escalate it and do 2nd and 3rd line support.
They have adverstised this role a few times over the last few weeks and i have applied to it repeatedly and yet they have not got back to me because evidently they believe that they can find candidates that are a better fit. They wont.
This is where recruitment consultants let themselves down. they do not push back on their clients unreasonable technical specifications and do not tell them that this person does not really exist. people who are managing Kubernetes clusters do not also do Citrix. People configure networks, routers and firewalls tend not to also do general 2nd line support. There are not that many people who can support Windows and Linux, let alone also support VMware and Firewalls and Kubernetes and that know Terraform and Azure. I have worked with some fantastically talented and clever people on my travels across IT departments in London, but i have never met anyone that could or would be able to do everything they are asking for. these people are living in la la land.
i did speak to another agent about this role and they said they dont want anyone with general Cisco routing and switching experience but specifically Fortinet firewalls and Meraki and Palo Alto.
She said they really want a network specialist who specialises in configuring those devices....but who will also do 2nd line support.......and Windows.....and Linux.......and VMware.......and Citirx......and Azure.......and Kubernetes........and Terraform.
Fucking clowns.
This clip below is The Gaslight Anthem performing in Los Angeles at the Henry Fonda theatre on Hollywood Blvd in September 2009. I was there. what a great night.
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