Amaze is an informal and growing company whose employees are also involved with technology and open source in their spare time. We use a well thought-out project approach tailored to the specific features of open source content management to handle projects in a professional manner based on the idea of 'quality and flexibility'. In doing so, the company does not lose sight of the fact that innovation stems from the opportunity for people to learn within a company and that successful projects depend on the individuals involved therein.

Job opening for a Developer

Amaze is looking for a skilled developer with a knowledge of Zope, Plone or Python.

Tasks

Quality and professionalism are your aims and you feel comfortable working in an informal organisation. You will be deployed in CMS-related projects developed in Zope and Plone and will report to the Project Manager. During projects, you will be responsible for:

* Designing and developing components in Zope, Plone and Python

* Testing components

* Examining existing components

* Participating in the development of framework solutions

Requirements

Amaze is a small and informal company that tackles projects in a professional manner. Our customer portfolio includes small and medium-sized companies, interest groups, educational and public institutions. Given the importance that we attach to quality and flexibility, we have laid down several requirements that new employees must meet:

* A higher education degree at least

* Experience in at least one of the following fields: Zope, Plone, Python

* Java (J2EE) or Delphi experience is a pre

* Projects are carried out in a team and value is attached to individuals who can work independently

* Experience in the development of CMS environments

* Knowledge of Open Source and Open Standards

* Familiarity with modern methods relating to functional and technical design (including UML)

Information

We would like to meet you if you think that Amaze is a company you wish to work for. For information in this regard, please contact us at info@amaze.nl.

Job opening for a Systems Manager

We are looking for a Systems Manager with a thorough knowledge of Linux to manage and maintain Amaze’s infrastructure.

Tasks

Your primary tasks will entail managing and maintaining Debian Linux servers, setting up hosting environments and configuring mail servers.

You will work in an informal environment in which professionalism and quality are paramount. You will focus on supporting primary processes within Amaze, which will require flexibility. You will also be familiar with Zope and Plone, the Content Management Systems provided by Amaze.

Your tasks will include:

* Setting up servers

* Setting up hosting environments

* Setting up DNS/mail/user accounts

* Log verification

* Performing backups

* Processing domain requests

* Responding to questions put forward by users

* Resolving user problems

Requirements

Amaze is looking for people with knowledge of the following areas at least:

* Linux/Unix

* Apache setups

* General network knowledge

* General system management

* Basic knowledge of shell scripting

* Raid, software as well as hardware

* Installation and maintenance of software from source

Desired knowledge/expertise

Experience in or knowledge of the following is highly recommended:

* Apache2

* Mod_proxy, mod_*

* Squid, forward as well as reverse proxy

* LDAP

* SNMP

* Debian Linux, server as well as desktop

* Windows/Mac OSX as well as desktop system

* Experience with backup systems such as Amanda

* Experience with tracker systems such as Roundup or RT

* Postfix

* Maildir (Courier Imapd)

* Load balancing

* Experience with Zope 2 management

* Experience with CMS systems or application servers (MMBase, Tomcat, Apache Cocoon)

* Some programming experience in Python

* Free/Net/OpenBSD

Information

We would like to meet you if you think that Amaze is a company you wish to work for. For information in this regard, please contact us at info@amaze.nl.