I've decided to delete the 4 previous posts and combine them in to one big one.

Brief Description.

The role is to work with the team to improve and expand the Linux platform and to provide testing and debugging. The employers are looking for an applicant with previous experience in Virtualisation, Kernel patching and analysis of the Linux performance and scripting. The applicant must also show a keen interest in open source concept, distributed computing solutions, and Linux based platforms.

As a Linux system engineer, I must have good interpersonal and intra-personal skill (soft skills) to excel at this job. The soft skills include:

Interpersonal Skills:
-Good communication skills specifically listening, verbal and written skills
-A team player
-Motivational
-Has good problem solving skills
-Can employ decision making skills
Intra-personal skills:
-Must know how to keep calm on a stressful environment or situation
-Must know how to effectively manage stress
-Genuine passion for open source concepts, distributed computing solutions and Linux based platforms.

Helpful Modules
I have listed and explained what modules I may need and why.
Modules That Will Help Improve Soft Skills:

Creativity,Innovation&Teamwork and Communication deals with improving communication skills.
Group Project and Software Project Management helps improve student’s motivational skills and being a good team player.
Algorithmic Problem Solving, and Artificial Intelligence will really help to improve problem-solving skills of the student.

Modules that Will Help Me Understand The Job Key Words (See Below)

Virtualization:
COMP8030: Storage Networking : Deals with virtualization
Open source:
SOFT8015: Software Quality Assurance : Deals with improving the efficiency of the team to develop quality software. This is important when developing on an open source project.
SOFT8016: Software Reuse: The module is about developing a software using existing resources. This is important because the very concept of open source is to use existing source code and then improving it.
Distributed systems:
SOFT8006: Distributed Architectures: The module aim to teach students the skills on how distributed systems work and its application.
SOFT8007: Distributed Objects : This module develops the analytical skills and practical knowledge for developing distributed systems.
Kernel patching and OS Performance and scripting:
SOFT6003: Operating Systems Fundamentals :Teaches the fundamentals of operating systems.
SOFT7006: Operating Systems : Teaches more advance knowledge of operating systems.

Job Key Words
I’ve highlighted the key words that will help me do the job. These are:

Virtualization:
Virtualization is one of those IT buzzwords that have many different meanings. For this job I think what they meant with “strength in virtualization” is that the applicant must have experience in all aspect of virtualization. This includes:

Platform virtualization- which separates an operating system from the underlying platform resources.
Application virtualization- the hosting of individual applications on alien hardware/software.
Network virtualization- creation of a virtualised network addressing space within or across network subnets.
Virtual private network (VPN) - a computer network in which some of the links between nodes are carried by open connections or virtual circuits in some larger network(s), such as the Internet.
Database virtualization - the decoupling of the database layer, which lies between the storage and application layers within the application stack.


Distributed Computing:
The use of multiple computers working together over a network to perform an overall task much more quicker than a single computer.

Open Source:
It is a concept where the source code of a software and certain rights normally reserved to the copyright holders are provided to the public. This let programmers to use, change and improve the software and redistribute it in a modified or unmodified versions without infringing copyrights.

Kernel patching:
It is the practice of modifying or replacing codes of the Linux kernel to improve it.