[TriLUG] Technical Project Manager position at McClatchy Interactive

[Martin Streicher]

As a Technical Project Manager at McClatchy Interactive, you will  
manage the development, deployment, operation, and maintenance of  
software and systems that power the Web sites of thirty-one major  
metropolitan daily newspapers and an additional fifty weekly,  
community papers.

McClatchy Interactive is a stalwart proponent of open source. Today,  
Linux, Apache, MySQL, Perl, Template Toolkit, Ruby on Rails, PHP,  
Solr, and many other open source products form the foundation of the  
company’s Web application infrastructure.  The company’s primary  
data center is composed of commodity hardware, largely x86 blades. A  
combination of home-grown tools and open source packages monitor  
uptime 24/7.

McClatchy Interactive is currently re-architecting its entire content  
management system. The back-end is a grid of Ruby on Rails applets  
based on open source and proprietary plugins. The front-end is a rich  
Internet application written in Flex 3. The renovated system also  
includes distributed processing, centralized log and monitoring  
components, a search engine farm, intelligent cache farms, and more.   
The end-result will be a scalable, extensible, and highly-modular  
system that can adapt readily to new applications. Development is  
ongoing.

If you can demonstrate three or more of the following requirements,  
please consider applying for the Technical Project Manager position.

* Extraordinary dedication.  You “manage by walking  
around” (MBWA).  You connect the dots. You obliterate obstacles and  
find workarounds. You keep it simple. You say “no” to feature  
creep. You rush into crises, yelling “Don’t panic!” You see the  
big picture, and sweat the small stuff.

* Excellent communication skills. You evangelize your projects. You  
always provide the straight dope. You provide constructive feedback.  
You intelligently debate critical issue. You listen. You consider. You  
make decisions and vet opinions.

* A track record of success. You can point to a large Web site you  
built. Your name is in the credits of commercial software. You  
survived the Bubble. Your old boss regularly offers you a new job.

* A geek streak. You tinker. You learn constantly. You buy books. You  
have a pet project (or ten). You secretly code in the envelope of  
night. You speak in acronyms during Thanksgiving dinner.

* A previous life as a developer. As a former software developer, you  
know how to walk the walk, and talk the talk, and separate truth from  
fiction. You can (still) build the Linux kernel.

* Live in or near Raleigh, NC. The offices of McClatchy Interactive  
are located just down the street from Cary Crossroads.


McClatchy Interactive is a rare company: Simultaneously, it offers  
software as a service (SaaS), an Internet service provider (ISP), a  
hosting company, a software company, and a collection of nearly one  
hundred demanding customers.

The Technical Project Manager position is available immediately. If  
you would like to apply, please send your resume in PDF, Word, or Open  
Office form to mstreicher at mcclatchyinteractive.com. Please, no calls.   
You must have the permanent legal right to work in the United States  
and must pass a drug screening test.


(If you’re playing buzzword bingo, be sure to mark MBWA, Rails, Flex,  
grid, Bubble, and ISP on your card.)