Affiliated Computer Services, Inc., ACS, is a global FORTUNE 500 company with more than 55,000 plus people working together to support client operations in nearly 100 countries. By providing business process outsourcing, human resources outsourcing and information technology solutions to world-class commercial and government clients, ACS offers its associates vast opportunities to succeed. Recognized worldwide for generating possibilities and creating solutions, ACS welcomes you to become part of our growing team. Join our mission and vision for the future. Thank you for your interest!







May perform one or more of the following:



Plans, designs, develops and tests software systems or applications for software enhancements and new products.



May develop a range of products including device drivers, patches, operating system modifications, graphics modules, etc.



Analyzes, programs, and modifies software enhancements and/or new products used in local, networked, or Internet-related computer programs.



Using current programming languages and technologies, writes code, completes programming, and performs testing and debugging of applications.



Plans and directs studies of potential electronic data processing applications.



Develops and installs programs to support general business applications running on PCs.



Designs web pages, including graphics, animation, and functionality; develops infrastructure and applications related to pages.



May make hardware or software purchasing recommendations regarding web development.



All other duties as assigned.









ACS is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate against any applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, military/veteran status, or any other status protected by Federal or State law or local ordinance.

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Minimum 3 years experience required.



Knowledge of contracts required: Candidates must understand contracts and be able to identify each piece of a contract/how they fit together, verbiage, terms etc.



Major Duties



Examines contract documents which includes, master agreements, SOW's, addendums and amendments to ensure documents are complete and fully executed.



Communicates and follow-up with internal partners regarding incomplete information.



Assist in the input of the Enterprise Contract Management (ECM) system.



Develops and maintains files for supplier relationships. Ensures file information is complete by completing process flow of scanning, updating ECM system and accurately filed away.



Knowledge/Skills:



Knowledge of Contract Law and Procurement Industry knowledge acquired through training or experience to assist in completing the Contract Life Cycle process within the IT Procurement department.



Knowledge of various forms of contracts and procurement terminology usually acquired through training or experience is needed to review the contract documents for accuracy. Organizational skills are also needed to process and file documents within a scheduled timeframes.



Familiarity with a contract management system (DiCarta, Upside, Oracle) is desired.



Paralegal Training or Certificate is desired.

Microsoft Office skills are required.

30 wpm typing skills also required.



- Important: Interviews will not start until after Jan 2, 2008 -


Experience: 3 years

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We are currently seeking to fill a Data Management - Project Manager position for our client in Chicago, IL. We invite you to review the position requirements below and apply today if your skills match our need.



Overview:

The Data Management Project Manager will be responsible for the day-to-day operation and direction of Data Acquisition and Delivery project effort(s) including overall budgeting, planning, controlling and management status reporting.



Responsibilities:

- Develop and manage project goals, objectives and scope

- Set day-to-day project operations and direction

- Develop and maintain overall work plan

- Develop and maintain project budget

- Manage all aspects of the project effort and coordinate issue resolution

- Coordinate project effort with team members (internal and external), applications and business units

- Report overall project status to management

- Determine appropriate resources to fill project positions

- Perform an overall risk analysis for the project



Qualifications:

- 4 year college degree or equivalency required

- Project Management Institutes Project Management Professional (PMP) preferred

- Project Management training, certificate or degree

- Excellent verbal and written communication

- 5+ years experience in estimating, staffing, managing, controlling, administering, budgeting and executing project efforts

- 2 years experience in Financial Services (preferred / brokerage knowledge desired)

- Experience in Data Warehousing (preferred)

- A substantial track record of successfully delivering projects on-time and within budget that provide the agreed upon scope to meet the business goals

- Significant experience in project management skills, methods and techniques (planning, scheduling, project control procedures, etc.)

- Significant experience in issue and risk management

- Strong organizational skills

- Strong leadership and motivational skills

- Ability to effectively interact with business unit management

- Significant experience with SDLCs and structured approaches to project management

- Solid experience with MS Project



In addition to great career opportunities, Harvey Nash is proud to offer its valued contract professionals a number of benefits including health insurance and 401(k) matching. Apply now if your skills and experience are a good match for the position and remember this: At Harvey Nash, the door to opportunity is always wide open.

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Our client located in the North suburbs of CHICAGO, ILLINOIS currently seeks a JAVA PROGRAMMER for either a "DIRECT-HIRE" or 6 month "OPTION-TO-HIRE" opportunity.

Required skills:

5+ years experience and in depth knowledge of Software Engineering utilizing Client / Server and Object Oriented Technologies.

Experience in Swing / AWT, SWT, Eclipse Forms, JFace, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript and related technologies.

Hands-on experience using Eclipse or Eclipse based development tools
Experience in Iterative and Agile development methodologies such as
XP, SCRUM, or TD.


Helpful skills:

Experience in using Rational tools (ClearCase, ClearQuest, and RAD/RSA) a plus
Strong J2EE experience on WebSphere or any other related application servers a plus
Working knowledge / experience of Eclipse-plugin or Eclipse RCP development a huge plus.

Create / maintain UI patterns and standards library; develop information classification systems, diagram relationships between site content/features
Document scenarios, workflows, site architectures, interaction notes and wireframe formats.

Expert design of easy-to-use interfaces, user / task analysis, usability testing, and interface design.


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My client, a downtown Insurance company, seeks a Business Analyst with an application development background to join their team on a full- time basis. The Business Analyst will be working on software development projects for the Insurance Firm. He/she will work with the users to facilitate requirements gathering sessions, create use-case models and specifications, design and populate requirements repositories, establish requirements traceability, and manage full lifecycle change against requirements. They will also serve as liaison between the business community and the IT Application Development team, in order to provide technical solutions that meet user needs and translate business requirements into functional specifications.
Experience: Candidates MUST HAVE 3+ years of overall business analysis for systems and software experience. They must also have 2+ years experience gathering requirements for web application projects. Candidates should have a strong knowledge of SQL as well as some knowledge of .NET.

CANDIDATES PLEASE EMAIL RESUME TO

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Our client located in the North suburbs of CHICAGO, ILLINOIS currently seeks an APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT MANAGER for either a "DIRECT-HIRE" or 6 month "OPTION-TO-HIRE" opportunity.

Prior work and management experience in an IT department
Candidate MUST have a "stable" work history...several
years at each employer.

Required skills:


Prior "hands-on" experience creating and developing web pages and site applications using HTML, ASP, JavaScript, CSS, and ASP.NET 2.0 (VB.NET and C#)
Knowledge of Database design and SQL, SQL Server, T-SQL, and ADO.NET

Maintain, enhance, and develop extranet and intranet using programs such as ASP, VB, HTML, SQL, JavaScript, and CSS.

Maintain, enhance, and develop applications using SQL Server 2000 & Microsoft Access-constructed databases.

Work to develop a Cognos decision support system using a series of SQL Server
data marts.



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Our client is looking for excellent VB.Net and SQL developers for an ongoing project. This position is a part time contract role for a minimum of 6 months, January through June,with 20-30 hours / week. The VB.Net and SQL Developer will start onsite with the opportunity to go offsite. The ideal candidate will be coding to support the client's CMS system and also will be helping to build new functionality in the client's intranet site. Entry level candidates with a good attitude are also preferred. This is an ongoing recruiting effort by Robert Half Technology.<br/><br/>All applicants applying for U.S. job openings must be authorized to work in the United States. All applicants applying for Canadian job openings must be authorized to work in Canada.
Experience: VB.NET , SQL

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The Creative Group has multiple ongoing opportunities for exceptional web and interactive designers with FLASH. Our clients are looking for designers with portfolios that showcase outstanding web site design, banner ad experience, interactive ads and multi-media work. Please send us your samples! <br/><br/>All applicants applying for U.S. job openings must be authorized to work in the United States. All applicants applying for Canadian job openings must be authorized to work in Canada.
Experience: To be considered for this opportunity you must have compelling samples to show. Must have at least 4+ years of experience in interactive design and Flash, experience with HTML Action Script and Java Script a plus.

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Our client located in the North suburbs of CHICAGO, ILLINOIS currently seeks an AS/400 MANAGER for a 6 month "OPTION-TO-HIRE" assignment.

Required skills:

3+ years AS/400 manager experience / DB2 database experience
Prior RPG IV hands on experience

Responsible for overall strategy, system development, life cycle, and maintenance of the entire suite of AS/400-centric applications
Maintain, enhance, and develop all DB2/400 - constructed databases
Working and management experience in an IT department
Experience developing and maintaining queries using IQ Query and AS/400 Query, along with CL and DDS in an AS/400 environment
Prior "hands-on" RPG IV custom programming experience
Strong team player with good communication skills and the ability to multi-task

Education:

Bachelor's Degree preferred or High School or equivalent required.


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We are currently seeking to fill a Data Management - Conversion Events Coordinator position for our client in Chicago, IL. We invite you to review the position requirements below and apply today if your skills match our need.



Overview:

The Data Management Conversion Events Coordinator will be responsible for the day-to-day operation and direction of Mock (trial run) and Live Conversion events for Data Management including overall coordination of all activities, planning, controlling and management status reporting.



Responsibilities:

- Develop and manage multiple activities for the Mock (trial) and Live Conversion events.

- Set day-to-day conversion operations and direction

- Develop and maintain overall work plan

- Manage all aspects of the conversion efforts and coordinate issue resolution

- Coordinate conversion efforts with team members (internal and external), applications and business units

- Report overall status to management



Qualifications:

- 4 year college degree or equivalency required

- Project Management training, certificate or degree

- Excellent verbal and written communication

- Experience in running one-time data conversion events (similar to managing Y2K event)

- Release Management experience

- 10+ years experience in estimating, staffing, managing, controlling, administering, budgeting and executing project efforts

- 2 years experience in Financial Services (preferred / brokerage knowledge desired)

- Experience in Data Warehousing (preferred)

- A substantial track record of capturing myriad details and being to able quickly categorize, prioritize and disseminate to others in pressure situations.

- Significant experience in project management skills, methods and techniques (planning, scheduling, project control procedures, etc.)

- Substantial experience in issue and risk management

- Strong organizational skills

- Strong leadership and motivational skills

- Ability to effectively interact with business unit management and IT leaders



n addition to great career opportunities, Harvey Nash is proud to offer its valued contract professionals a number of benefits including health insurance and 401(k) matching. Apply now if your skills and experience are a good match for the position and remember this: At Harvey Nash, the door to opportunity is always wide open.

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Fast growing technology company in Phoenix is looking for a Systems Consultant with a minimum of 4 years of experience. This is a great opportunity to be a part of a growing company providing valuable insight and contributing to the companys success.



Systems Consultants provide in-depth technical product assistance during pre-sales discussions, including product demonstrations. As part of the product sale, may provide consulting services to customers, such as product training, design and implementation expertise. This position blends a unique skill set of technical know-how along with excellent customer skills. As new avenues for product sales become available, such as new partner agreements, this position will play a role in developing key relations and consulting opportunities.



The qualified candidate must possess good communication and organizational skills in addition to the following:



Bachelors degree in Business, Computer Science, MIS, or equivalent experience and training required.

Minimum of 4 years of hands-on experience in real-life enterprise environments required, specifically with Microsoft Active Directory. Expertise with other Microsoft products including Exchange, SQL, SMS, IIS and MIIS are preferred.

At least 3 years of consulting experience and technical sales support in a commercial environment.

Excellent communications and interpersonal skills required. Strong writing and speaking abilities necessary to present complex technical concepts in a clear and compelling manner to various levels of a technical and business audience. Must have the ability to handle groups of people in presentation and classroom training situations.

Excellent problem solving skills required. Must have the ability to resolve complex pre-sales technical problems, and discovering solutions to work in diverse customer environments.

Excellent project management and organizational skills needed. Must have the ability to prioritize and estimate time needed to accomplish tasks.

Knowledge of software product development processes desired.

Extensive travel required (greater than 50%).



The essential functions of the position include, but are not limited to the following:



Provides assistance on sales activities requiring advanced technical product knowledge.

Provide consulting services, including design, deployment, and training.

Assist customers and prospects in resolving highly technical problems.

Maintains an advanced technical understanding of products and technology.

May provide work leadership to more junior technical support staff.


Experience: call for details

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Our Chicago-area GLOBAL Client, currently seeks a WEB Usability Analyst.
This is a 9+ month CONTRACT positon.

Position: WEB Usability Analyst

Overview and Description:

Our Client is in search of a talented, passionate and dedicated individual for their eCommerce technology division. This contract position entails usability testing of a wide range web related interfaces. This person will interact with users, interview users, conduct research, perform testing, analyze data and report findings.

This person receives direction from the Senior Information Architect.



Other specific responsibilities:



§ Research audience characteristics and perform competitive analysis



§ Analyze, develop and refine user tasks/processes



§ Plan, facilitate, analyze and report results obtained from usability research





Requirements & Qualifications:



§ Experience in related usability field



§ Ability to plan and conduct usability tests



§ Ability to produce reports yielded from studies.



§ Knowledge of and experience in Usability methods including but not be limited to Usability Testing and

Heuristic Evaluations



§ Knowledge of information architecture and user-centered design processes and techniques



§ Ability to create wireframes a plus



§ Ability to create html prototypes a plus


This individual should have excellent communication, organization, and interpersonal skills and the ability to manage multiple projects.


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****There is a possibility of assignment continuing to end of 2008****



GENERAL DESCRIPTION:



Exciting opportunity for an experienced DBA who can immediately begin to add value to the area.



The candidate should have Oracle and Sybase knowledge. Candidate would be expected to execute multiple application and infrastructure projects ensuring that all DBA and Project checkpoints have been addressed.



For the duration of the project assignment, the candidate will function as the primary database contact for the Technical Services Project Management Office (PMO), Application Partners and Technical Services partners.



The candidate would provide database expertise as either the lead on database-only projects or serve as a virtual team member (VTM) for larger projects with representatives from multiple Technical Services teams.



All database staff rotate through the firecall list and will be expected to provide after hours support for the production environments.



EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:



The candidate should have significant (6+ years) DBA experience in a combination of Oracle and Sybase. A record of working effectively with application teams and executing on multiple projects in varying stages of the development life cycle is important.



Experience in data architecture and design with current Oracle Products is a plus. The candidate must also demonstrate the ability to learn new technologies quickly and be able to transfer knowledge to others.



CANDIDATE QUALIFICATIONS - Skills Required:



Experience with Oracle 9i and 10G.

Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) 10g (10.2.03) experience is required.

Experience with Sybase 11.9.2 and 12.5.x.

DataGuard and/or other replication technologies.

Experience with BMC Patrol, DBArtisan, SQL Backtrack, RMan.

Strong problem solving skills

Ability to address Oracle Very Large Database (VLDB) issues , Oracle Partitioning.

Performance analysis and tuning, Oracle and Sybase P&T utilities.

Ability to work within an established Project Development process

Should be able to work with already established data models and naming conventions

Knowledge of UNIX OS, shell scripting is a plus

Strong project management and planning skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to work in a team atmosphere

Should work effectively with a minimum of direction

Willingness and ability to work in a fast-paced environment

Willingness and ability to handle firecall duties





Performs data modeling, logical and physical database design based on a thorough knowledge of modeling techniques, the modeling tools available on the project, and the business functions of the subject system. Performs database administration including tasks such as loading data, managing data security and user access, performance monitoring and tuning, and all aspects of data integrity, backup, recovery, and user support. Plans, executes, and maintains database capacity, backup and recovery, and disaster recovery plans. Familiar with all phases of database programming (i.e. Assists programmers to troubleshoot and tune programs in terms of efficient database usage)

Thorough knowledge of the subject DBMS, DML (SQL), DDL, utilities, services, troubleshooting, architecture, syntax, etc


Experience: 6+ years

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Candidates interviewed were not as strong as their resumes stated (e.g. Struts, Hibernate questions could not be fully answered). HM feels a few candidates resumes were inflated. Please ensure that candidates can speak to the experience listed on their resume - please screen candidates thoroughly. Attach brainbench or other technical test results if available.



This project is expected to run 12 months.



The candidate should have 5-7 years of web development, primary focus on UI development related to Web 2.0 applications. This should include extensive experience with HTML/DHTML, CSS, JavaScript (OO techniques). The preferred candidate will also have experience with DOJO JavaScript development framework or other 3rd party JavaScript framework.



In addition, the candidate should also have 5-7 years of Java development experience with, JSP, JSTL, Servlets, Web Services, Struts, Spring, Hibernate, and have a working understanding with SOA (Service Oriented Architecture). Database experience should include Sybase and Oracle with the preferred candidate also having experience working with DB2 and writing Transact SQL and PLSQL. Prior experience with performance tuning Web 2.0 applications for a user base that spans US, Europe and Asia would be nice to have but not required. The candidate should be able to communicate well (verbal and written) and has prior experience working in a team environment where sharing ideas and techniques was part of the role.


Experience: 5-7 years

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Qualified candidate must possess Charles River application knowledge.



Looking for a qualified resource to be able to assist in gathering requirements, performing analysis and detail design.



This position requires Charles River Investment Management System knowledge.



Candidate must be able to perform Charles River configuration tasks, including blotter set up.
Experience: 7+ years

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- Note start date will be Jan 7th (or Jan 14th) 2008. -



Need consultant for Unix C++/Server team:



- C++, preferably with STL (standard template library) and database interface library (i.e., dbtools) experience - 40%



- Oracle 9i, PL/SQL, performance tuning. - 30%



- Unix development; shell scripting (ksh), perl. - 30%



- Understanding of multi-threaded programming concepts, i.e., critical sections, locking, etc.



- Experienced in working on huge sets of data in database (bulk inserts, deletes, etc.)



- Oracle load utilities, sqlldr, imp/exp



- Oracle's database interface library OCI/OCCI
Experience: 5-7 years

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** Please inform your candidates that the HM will start interviewing in Jan 2008. If a candidate is no longer available - please withdraw that candidate. Thanks!**



HM is looking for someone who has exp in creating flow chart and system related documents. Wants to see tech writers who have worked with technical documentation in great detail.



Need a librarian for the development team. Will start with establish design documents in the team Sharepoint site.



Will be working with existing documents. May also be creating new documents. Docs are in WORD, PowerPoint, and Power Designer (data modeling tool - not required, a nice to have).



Minimum of 3 years experience in either gathering information or writing documentation. These individuals should have technical writing experience in one of the following areas: user manuals, documenting systems or programs, training manuals, operational run books, installation guides, methods and procedures manuals, and articles about technical subject matter (i.e. products, systems, facilities) for technical newsletters or magazines. Interfaces with users, developers, and trainers or trainees to update/revise documentation to reflect the most effective and concise terminology, the best methods and practices, and new software features.



Greate organizational skill. Attention to detail. Experience in Sharepoint will be a big plus.
Experience: 3-5 years

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Previous candidates were too process focused. Need someone who has exp in software projects/handled multiple projects.



-- Replacement of consultant --



A minimum of 5 years current PM experience in the technology sector is required. Knowledge of securities and investments is a plus but not required.



Project management expertise must be demonstrated in managing all phases of applications development from concept through implementation. Overall responsibility for structuring a project, performing the detailed planning, and managing project execution and completion of moderate or large projects. Specific tasks include tracking deliverables/milestones, identifying schedules, roles and resources, evaluates risks/recommends contingency plans, tracking/resolving issues, status reviews and reporting, & managing change control.



Additional requirements include:



* excellent communication skills

* excellent organization skills

* the ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously

* the candidate must be local



Resumes must demonstrate the required skill set for a candidate to be selected for an initial 30min phone interview. During the phone interview:



* The candidate must be able to talk about successful projects and what made them successful.



* Articulate any project that they put on their resume (what their role was, something about the problem space, challenges, how they overcame obstacles, etc. They should be able to provide a concise summary.



From the phone interview, a determination will be made as to whether an in-person interview should be scheduled.



Minimum of 5 years experience with expertise in managing all phases of systems development from concept through implementation and maintenance. Overall responsibility for structuring a project, performing the detailed planning, and managing project execution and completion of moderate or large projects. Defines the phase deliverables, tracks milestones and incurred expenses versus planned expenses, schedules roles and resources, evaluates risks and recommends contingency plans. Manages the development of the technical strategy. Assigns resources and tasks, and manages quality assurance, resolution of issues, status reviews and reporting, development of standards, change control, customer support, and compliance with all policies and procedures. Able to facilitate workshops such as JAD, RAD and DRP sessions.
Experience: 5+ years

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The position is one of a project manager to lead an upgrade to the current trading and compliance systems. Tasks will include building a plan with an architect, resourcing the plan, coordinating testing (both system and UAT), developing a production conversion and backout plan, coordinating hardware delivery, and managing the first month or two months of shakeout in production.



Minimum of 7 + years experience with expertise in managing all phases of systems development from concept through implementation and maintenance. Overall responsibility for structuring a project, performing the detailed planning, and managing project execution and completion of moderate or large projects. Defines the phase deliverables, tracks milestones and incurred expenses versus planned expenses, schedules roles and resources, evaluates risks and recommends contingency plans. Manages the development of the technical strategy. Assigns resources and tasks, and manages quality assurance, resolution of issues, status reviews and reporting, development of standards, change control, customer support, and compliance with all policies and procedures. Able to facilitate workshops such as JAD, RAD and DRP sessions.

Experience with a Trading and Compliance system, preferably Charles River. Strong understanding of OMS workflows and the investment management business.




Experience: 7+ years

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This is a technical development, administration and support role. The main technical requirements for this role are Perl and DTS (candidates interviewed were lacking in this area). Perl scripting will be used to manipulate flat files (some are in the database, some are in Total Risk). The database is SQL Server, there is also some data in SQL Server. The person in this role will not be creating anything from scratch - everything exists already.



Nice to have: expertise with Barra TotalRisk.



OR - any risk management tools that perform risk measurement and analysis of market-based Value-at-Risk (VAR). Any risk tool experience is acceptable - does not need to be Barra Risk.





The HM assumes that candidates have had direct experience working with third party products. If a candidate has had extensive experience with a 3rd party tool - he/she will be utilized as experts of such products for all related technology solutions utilizing these products.
Experience: 5+ years

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Genesis10 is seeking a Data Management Project Manager in Chicago for a contract position.

The ideal Project Manager candidate should have:

. 5+ years experience in estimating, staffing, managing, controlling, administering, budgeting and executing project efforts

. 2 years experience in Financial Services (preferred / brokerage knowledge desired)

. Experience in Data Warehousing (preferred)

. A substantial track record of successfully delivering projects on-time and within budget that provide the agreed upon scope to meet the business goals

. Significant experience in project management skills, methods and techniques (planning, scheduling, project control procedures, etc.)

. Significant experience in issue and risk management

. Strong organizational skills

. Strong leadership and motivational skills

. Ability to effectively interact with business unit management

. Significant experience with SDLCs and structured approaches to project management

. Solid experience with MS Project



The ideal candidate should be able to:

. Develop and manage project goals, objectives and scope

. Set day-to-day project operations and direction

. Develop and maintain overall work plan

. Develop and maintain project budget

. Manage all aspects of the project effort and coordinate issue resolution

. Coordinate project effort with team members (internal and external), applications and business units

. Report overall project status to management

. Determine appropriate resources to fill project positions

. Perform an overall risk analysis for the project


Experience: The Data Management Project Manager will be responsible for the day-to-day operation and direction of Data Acquisition and Delivery project effort(s) including overall budgeting, planning, controlling and management status reporting.

Additionally, the candidate is expected to have the following or equivalent education and experience:



Education:

. 4 year college degree or equivalency required

. Project Management Institute's Project Management Professional (PMP) preferred

. Project Management training, certificate or degree



Communication:

. Excellent verbal and written communication



Benefits

- Vacation

- Paid Holidays, personal days, sick days

- Medical & Dental Insurance

- 401K

- Disability, AD&D

- Life Insurance



This is an excellent opportunity to join a winning team. Take your career to the next level and turn your interest into action. Apply Now! Or, send your resume directly to . The only way to learn more is by taking the next step.



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Genesis10 is seeking a Data Management - Conversion Events Coordinator in Chicago for a contract position.

The ideal Project Manager candidate should have:

. Experience in running one-time data conversion events (similar to managing Y2K event)

. Release Management experience

. 10+ years experience in estimating, staffing, managing, controlling, administering, budgeting and executing project efforts

. 2 years experience in Financial Services (preferred / brokerage knowledge desired)

. Experience in Data Warehousing (preferred)

. A substantial track record of capturing myriad details and being to able quickly categorize, prioritize and disseminate to others in pressure situations.

. Significant experience in project management skills, methods and techniques (planning, scheduling, project control procedures, etc.)

. Substantial experience in issue and risk management

. Strong organizational skills

. Strong leadership and motivational skills

. Ability to effectively interact with business unit management and IT leaders



The ideal candidate should be able to:

. Develop and manage multiple activities for the Mock (trial) and Live Conversion events.

. Set day-to-day conversion operations and direction

. Develop and maintain overall work plan

. Manage all aspects of the conversion efforts and coordinate issue resolution

. Coordinate conversion efforts with team members (internal and external), applications and business units

. Report overall status to management


Experience: Responsibilities:

The Data Management Conversion Events Coordinator will be responsible for the day-to-day operation and direction of AG Edwards Mock (trial run) and Live Conversion events for Wachovia Data Management including overall coordination of all activities, planning, controlling and management status reporting.

Additionally, the candidate is expected to have the following or equivalent education and experience:



Education:

. 4 year college degree or equivalency required

. Project Management training, certificate or degree



Communication:

. Excellent verbal and written communication





Benefits

- Vacation

- Paid Holidays, personal days, sick days

- Medical & Dental Insurance

- 401K

- Disability, AD&D

- Life Insurance



This is an excellent opportunity to join a winning team. Take your career to the next level and turn your interest into action. Apply Now! Or, send your resume directly to . The only way to learn more is by taking the next step.



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Our client is a top agency in the city looking for a Flash Guru! This is a freelance opportunity starting immediately and lasting through the end of the year. <br/><br/>All applicants applying for U.S. job openings must be authorized to work in the United States. All applicants applying for Canadian job openings must be authorized to work in Canada.
Experience: Candidates should have 5+ years experience developing and designing advanced Flash web sites, banner ads and interactive products. Must have work samples. Must be available to work on-site in the city.

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Genesis10 is seeking a Security Monitoring Analyst in Chicago for a 6 month contract position.

Role Description: Candidate will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team of experts to assess, analyze, and respond to security intrusions and incidents affecting the Bank. Utilizes knowledge of regulatory requirements and security threats to provide critical security analysis and expertise within the Bank. Acts as a consultant on resolving security issues within the bank, including assisting in developing security policies and procedures. Exercises independent judgment assimilating large quantities of data and distilling them down to their essence for management. Able to handle assignments with short deadlines. Must be willing to respond after-hours.



Requirement: Network routing and Cisco NetFlow knowledge.



Responsibilities

. Assess, analyze, and respond to security intrusions and incidents affecting the Bank.

. Develop Security policies and procedures

. Analyze network and routing traffic using Cicso NetFlow


Experience: Essential and Required Skills:

. This requires specific routing and Cisco NetFlow knowledge

. Knowledge of regulatory requirements and security threats



Highly Desired Skills

. Prior experience in banking industry



Years of Experience or Level of Resource: 5 years



Travel Required: No





Benefits

- Vacation

- Paid Holidays, personal days, sick days

- Medical & Dental Insurance

- 401K

- Disability, AD&D

- Life Insurance



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Senior Software Engineer - .Net

My client located in the Loop is looking for a Senior Software Engineer skilled in ASP.Net and C# with SQL to join their team. They are developing in the latest cutting edge technologies and moving to .Net 3.0. This Senior Software Engineer will need experience as a Software Engineer and must be skilled in both ASP.Net and C# with SQL server backend. This Senior Software Engineer must have good communication skills and have the ability to interact with cross functional teams.

TO APPLY for this position please email a resume to Brad Scott at:
Experience: Must have 3+ years as a developer in ASP.Net and C# as well as experience with SQL. A background as a Senior Software Engineer is strongly desired.

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Fast growing technology company in Phoenix is looking for a Systems Consultant with a minimum of 4 years of experience. This is a great opportunity to be a part of a growing company providing valuable insight and contributing to the companys success.



Systems Consultants provide in-depth technical product assistance during pre-sales discussions, including product demonstrations. As part of the product sale, may provide consulting services to customers, such as product training, design and implementation expertise. This position blends a unique skill set of technical know-how along with excellent customer skills. As new avenues for product sales become available, such as new partner agreements, this position will play a role in developing key relations and consulting opportunities.



The qualified candidate must possess good communication and organizational skills in addition to the following:



Bachelors degree in Business, Computer Science, MIS, or equivalent experience and training required.

Minimum of 4 years of hands-on experience in real-life enterprise environments required, specifically with Microsoft Active Directory. Expertise with other Microsoft products including Exchange, SQL, SMS, IIS and MIIS are preferred.

At least 3 years of consulting experience and technical sales support in a commercial environment.

Excellent communications and interpersonal skills required. Strong writing and speaking abilities necessary to present complex technical concepts in a clear and compelling manner to various levels of a technical and business audience. Must have the ability to handle groups of people in presentation and classroom training situations.

Excellent problem solving skills required. Must have the ability to resolve complex pre-sales technical problems, and discovering solutions to work in diverse customer environments.

Excellent project management and organizational skills needed. Must have the ability to prioritize and estimate time needed to accomplish tasks.

Knowledge of software product development processes desired.

Extensive travel required (greater than 50%).



The essential functions of the position include, but are not limited to the following:



Provides assistance on sales activities requiring advanced technical product knowledge.

Provide consulting services, including design, deployment, and training.

Assist customers and prospects in resolving highly technical problems.

Maintains an advanced technical understanding of products and technology.

May provide work leadership to more junior technical support staff.


Experience: call for details

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Our client is a national REIT (Real Estate Investment Trust) that specializes in the acquisition, development, redevelopment and leasing of industrial real estate properties through the United States.The client is seeking to fill a freelance Programmer position to work in their corporate downtown office reporting directly to the Director of Software Development.This is an Ongoing recruiting effort by Robert Half Technology.<br/><br/>All applicants applying for U.S. job openings must be authorized to work in the United States. All applicants applying for Canadian job openings must be authorized to work in Canada.
Experience: The ideal candidate must have good working experience in Information Builder&#146;s WebFocus Developer Studio.He/she should have good experience on Crystal Reports and SQL Language. Knowledge of HTML, DHTML, JavaScript, Cold Fusion, JSP, and ASP would be helpful but not required.

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My client, a downtown trading firm, seeks a Unix Systems Administrator to join their team on a full- time basis. The primary focus of the Unix Systems Administrator position is the operational support of multiple, remote, proprietary trading environments. The second focus of the Unix Systems Administrator involves performance monitoring and analysis of the aforementioned environments and the development of improved monitoring methodologies, tools, and systems reporting processes.
Experience: Candidates MUST HAVE 3+ years of Unix Systems Administration experience. Strong knowledge of Unix operating system (Linux and Solaris preferred) is also required, as well as strong perl and shell programming skills. C/C++ knowledge is a huge plus.

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Our CHICAGO BASED Financial Services client currently seeks a mid-level Network Project Manager for a 6 month "CONTRACT-TO-HIRE" opportunity.

Job Description:

Provides project consulting and advanced project coordination for all Network Services and Technology and Solutions assigned initiatives. Identifies resources and works with team members to develop project plans and task schedules for all assigned project activities. Functions as the primary Network Services client contact and as the Network Services team lead. Will interact with management, clients, line of business analysts, contractors, internal staff, information security and project managers for all assigned projects and will coordinate and support the efforts of several initiatives concurrently.

Skills Required:

- 5-7 years of demonstrated accomplishments in the areas of project consulting, project management, and network communications;
- strong network technology and operations background, have excellent analytical skills and be very detail oriented;
- should be highly customer focused, versed in industry practices, and possess a broad understanding of an internal bank organization;
- Excellent written and oral communication skills;
- ability to work independently, be able to effectively direct or influence others, and ensure significant project issues and challenges are resolved in a timely manner;
- Must be willing to incorporate Client's project methodologies and have basic understanding of office productivity software including Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, Lotus Notes, and the Remedy AR System.
- Must be a self-starter and have the ability to lead multiple projects as a team leader and team member;
- Excellent client and management communication skills required;
- The ability to track project progress and communicate completed tasks on a weekly and monthly basis is required.

Experience: This is a Junior to medium level PM role.

Skills needed:

5-7 years of experience. Heavy PM experience not necessary. Someone who transitioned from being a network installer to a PM.

Requires understanding the technology on a high-level and being focused PM.

Need to have technical expertise. Network services background - some background in data and Telco experience.

Data vs. Voice - data side is more important. Cisco is preferred.

This is a Cisco and Nortel environment and requires an understanding of WAN/LAN technology (high level.

From Telco Nortel side, need to be able to interface with vendors such as AT&T and Verizon, manage their processes appropriately, PBXs and Centrex services from the Telco side (voice side).

Need to understand how routers and switches work and how they can be put together; and will manage an AT&T partner.


Microsoft Project and Office is the key.

Remedy and Lotus Notes would be desired. Visio exp is a plus.

Team:

Small group - network design person and installation staff. Small groups with network services fteam involved.

Personality:

Extraverted, when they can communicate with other individuals very well. Not afraid of challenge people when they think something is not right.

Have to work night and weekends sometimes. More admin role. Will be handling the conference bridge, check points, status points, but not going to go out to configure routers, plugging in switches etc.


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Programmer Analyst

My client is seeking a Programmer Analyst who is skilled in HTML and SQL development. This Analyst will also need a background in Oracle and shell or Bash scripting. The ideal candidate is detail oriented and open to performing a variety of tasks.

TO APPLY please email a resume to Brad Scott at:
Experience: This Programmer Analyst requires professional experience as a developer in HTML and SQL.

Experience in Oracle and shell or Bash scripting is a huge plus.

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Genesis10 is seeking a Security Monitoring Analyst in Chicago for a 6 month contract position.

Role Description: Candidate will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team of experts to assess, analyze, and respond to security intrusions and incidents affecting the Bank. Utilizes knowledge of regulatory requirements and security threats to provide critical security analysis and expertise within the Bank. Acts as a consultant on resolving security issues within the bank, including assisting in developing security policies and procedures. Exercises independent judgment assimilating large quantities of data and distilling them down to their essence for management. Able to handle assignments with short deadlines. Must be willing to respond after-hours.



Requirement: Network routing and Cisco NetFlow knowledge.



Responsibilities

. Assess, analyze, and respond to security intrusions and incidents affecting the Bank.

. Develop Security policies and procedures

. Analyze network and routing traffic using Cicso NetFlow


Experience: Essential and Required Skills:

. This requires specific routing and Cisco NetFlow knowledge

. Knowledge of regulatory requirements and security threats



Highly Desired Skills

. Prior experience in banking industry



Years of Experience or Level of Resource: 5 years



Travel Required: No





Benefits

- Vacation

- Paid Holidays, personal days, sick days

- Medical & Dental Insurance

- 401K

- Disability, AD&D

- Life Insurance



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CDI is looking for a Storage Support Consultant/Mainframe Accounts to join our team.



Location: Remote (Work from home)



Duration: Long term contracting assignment; one year or more



No Travel Required



Pager rotation once or twice every two months



Primarily day shift with some weekend work (would have one day off during the week)



And possible evening (1600-12M) and/or night (12M-0800) shifts.



Job Description: This position will provide storage support for mainframe accounts.



Must be familiar with the following:

DFHSM

SMS

CA Storage Products

Catalog Solutions

DTS Storage Control Center

RACF

ICKDSF

DFDSS

XRC/GDPS

Job Control Language

CA1/TMC

DFHSM RMM

SDSF

JES2

TDMF

IBM Utilities (IEBGENER, IEBCOPY etc)

Managenow/Infoman

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A Downtown Chicago Corporation is seeking a Director of Global Systems who is capable of providing global-level leadership and oversight for more than 10 operations around the world spanning systems, network, data center facilities and corporate IT functions for both internal and external customers. Each local Infrastructure Operations Manager will report to you, and you in turn will report to the Head of Global Infrastructure Operations.

Your primary responsibilities are to oversee the maintenance and support of production servers and tools, localized and globally-connected networks, world-class data centers and corporate IT infrastructures across the globe in order to meet business objectives. You will lead a worldwide corps of talented Systems and Network Operations Managers to ensure successful management of day-to-day operations and effective collaboration and utilization of global resources.

This high level position is responsible for running the global infrastructure, global data centers, and systems administration and management. The Director of Gobal Systems will provide corporation-wide operational leadership for all corporate systems and network infrastructure operations, develop and constantly improve a culture that promotes teamwork and individual accountability, gather operational metrics from each office, ensure timely completion of all projects, and monitor and evaluate the management of each operation to ensure its alignment with departmental goals and business objectives.

The Director of Global Systems will be responsible for developing a culture that promotes and self-enforces the use of sound process, metrics and documentation. He/she will work with the department head and local managers to produce and operate within budgets, provide guidance to managers, senior executives and other stakeholders, and directly oversee multiple Project Manager-led systems and network projects. Candidates must have the ability to enable effective global collaboration and resource utilization, ensure open communication channels within and among groups, enforce a performance-based team management system at all levels, and provide resources to facilitate learning and skills development. This Director will develop and coordinate short and long-term plans for infrastructure capacity and staff development, communicate and share best practices across all operations, standardize operational processes, requirements and tools throughout all offices, and provide regular performance and status reports to entire staff and senior management.
Experience: The Director of Global Systems must have a minimum bachelor&#146;s degree; advanced degree preferred, 5+ years in managing systems and network operations (multiple geographically diverse operations strongly preferred), and proven senior-level experience in managing and leading people. Experience working in Linux/UNIX and Windows server environments, knowledge of data center operations management, and ability to manage remote operations required. A practical knowledge in project management, change management and strategic planning is a must. Excellent oral and written communication skills with both technical and non-technical audiences are required. A knowledge of Web hosting industry and practices preferred. Experience in developing and managing vendor relationships, the ability to work in a highly dynamic environment, and willingness to travel up to 25% of the time are necessary.

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Our CHICAGO AREA client currently seeks an experienced SAS DEVELOPER for a 6 - 12 month (possibly longer) consulting engagement.


MUST have top notch technical experience with good business knowledge.

Required skills: SAS Base, Macros, reporting, ODS all in Unix environment. Experience with Excel. VBA skills also.

Business experience in decision management, Risk, marketing or Finance-not all but one of those areas would be necessary. Additionaly, mainframe / JCL / mainframe-SAS experience would be helpful.

Helpful skills: Analytics, C++ or Java instead of VBA would be acceptable; web development, HTML, JAVA.

Project description- Will be taking over maintenance of current reporting structure, redeveloping for expanded functionality with regard to report capabilities. Current structure has SAS code sitting on Unix box for reporting then dumps into Excel using VBA. Ideally, would like to develop web reporting capabilities. Reports are currently client based and want to move them to a more process orientated functionality to allow Account Acquisition, Authorizations and Existing credit management departments to run reports for their area.

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My client, a downtown trading firm, seeks a C/C++ Application Developer to join their team on a full- time basis. The C/C++ Application Developer will enhance and maintain a high- performance trading system. You will also be developing a proprietary risk management system and high volume real- time electronic exchange interface systems.
Experience: Candidates MUST HAVE 3+ years of C/C++ development experience and 2+ years with real- time server programming experience. Candidates should also possess a solid knowledge of Unix/Linux. Scripting (shell, perl, python) experience and previous financial systems experience is a plus.

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My client located in the Loop is looking for a Senior ASP.Net and C# developer to join their dynamic team.

The Senior Applications Developer will be an expert in ASP.Net and C# development and will be developing .Net applications, database, and reporting solutions. These solutions will interface with SQL server and .Net. The ideal candidate will have deep experience developing .Net applications at a senior level and some experience mentoring junior .Net developers through the full development lifecycle.

To apply for this position directly email resumes to Brad Scott at:
Experience: This Developer role requires 4+ years experience with C#, 3+ years experience programming in ASP or ASP.Net, and extensive experience with .NET and OO programming. Candidate must possess 4+ years SQL Server and/or database maintenance experience, experience with database modeling, stored procedures, jobs, complex queries, and modifications, Enterprise and web based application development experience, experience with .NET 2.0, experience with web services and XML / XSL a plus, and a Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field.

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My downtown client seeks a Manager of Enterprise Applications to join their team on a full- time basis. This person will be charged with managing a small development team, as well as doing hands- on maintenance and development of custom applications. This is a high visibility role within a small technology group, so great communication and a great attitude is a MUST.
Experience: Candidates MUST HAVE extensive experience managing SQL Server 2000 and 2005 databases, some experience with Oracle applications, and extensive development and management of Reporting Services in SQL Server.

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My client located in the Loop is looking for a Senior ASP.Net and C# developer to join their dynamic team.

The Senior Applications Developer will be an expert in ASP.Net and C# development and will be developing .Net applications, database, and reporting solutions. These solutions will interface with SQL server and .Net. The ideal candidate will have deep experience developing .Net applications at a senior level and some experience mentoring junior .Net developers through the full development lifecycle.

To apply for this position directly email resumes to Brad Scott at:
Experience: This Developer role requires 4+ years experience with C#, 3+ years experience programming in ASP or ASP.Net, and extensive experience with .NET and OO programming. Candidate must possess 4+ years SQL Server and/or database maintenance experience, experience with database modeling, stored procedures, jobs, complex queries, and modifications, Enterprise and web based application development experience, experience with .NET 2.0, experience with web services and XML / XSL a plus, and a Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field.

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My client, a downtown trading firm, seeks a C/C++ Application Developer to join their team on a full- time basis. The C/C++ Application Developer will enhance and maintain a high- performance trading system. You will also be developing a proprietary risk management system and high volume real- time electronic exchange interface systems.
Experience: Candidates MUST HAVE 3+ years of C/C++ development experience and 2+ years with real- time server programming experience. Candidates should also possess a solid knowledge of Unix/Linux. Scripting (shell, perl, python) experience and previous financial systems experience is a plus.

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Genesis10 is seeking a Peoplesoft HR Benefits Business System Analyst in Chicago for a 6 month contract position.

. Strong knowledge of Peoplesoft's Base Benefits and Benefits Administration modules version 8.9 is required.

. Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, not limited to but including: strong negotiation, influencing and collaboration skills.

. Strong initiative and facilitation skills are required to interact with both functional and technical resources

. Expertise in developing business requirements, process analysis and design, gap analysis, functional system design and specifications, system configuration, development of system tests, procedures and documentation.

. Experience in mergers and acquisitions and combining two HR applications is helpful.

. Upgrade experience PeopleSoft Version 8.x Setup, Control Tables, Reporting and integration with other PeopleSoft modules is desired

. Experience with Application Designer, PeopleSoft Query, Crystal Reports, Nvision, SQR, and Security Administration is desired




Experience: Location: Chicago

Travel: Yes, between Chicago and Breen bay

Start Date: ASAP

Duration: 6 months with possible extension

Project: Implement 4/1/08 Benefit Changes



Benefits

- Vacation

- Paid Holidays, personal days, sick days

- Medical & Dental Insurance

- 401K

- Disability, AD&D

- Life Insurance



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The Software Implementation Manager is responsible for serving clients and ensuring the successful execution of projects. Managers develop lasting relationships with client personnel and seek to further these relationships through quality product delivery. The Software Implementation Manager is responsible for understanding their client&#146;s business and demonstrating technical competence in their product group and industry.

TO APPLY please email a resume to Brad Scott at:
Experience: This Software Implementation Manager must be able to develop expertise with enabling technology solutions and understand client business requirements, manage client software implementation and training and contribute to employee development by actively mentoring employees, creating development opportunities, and initiating and conducting training. The Manager must also be able to interfaces with local engagement teams to provide knowledge transfer around technology solutions. Experience as a Business Analyst is a plus.

Ability to travel up to 50% is required.

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Affiliated Computer Services, Inc., ACS, is a global FORTUNE 500 company with more than 55,000 plus people working together to support client operations in nearly 100 countries. By providing business process outsourcing, human resources outsourcing and information technology solutions to world-class commercial and government clients, ACS offers its associates vast opportunities to succeed. Recognized worldwide for generating possibilities and creating solutions, ACS welcomes you to become part of our growing team. Join our mission and vision for the future. Thank you for your interest!



We have an exciting opportunity for a Solutions Architect



**Position is Virtual - Anywhere within USA - from home-based office**





Duties and Responsibilities:



Develop and manage strategic plans for multiple client needs and ensures the effective use and application of departmental staff and resources



Exercise working supervision over subordinate/project staff supporting applicable program/solution



Direct the development and implementation of comprehensive strategies focusing on one or more specialized disciplines to meet client needs



Analyze client requirements/standards to develop and implement high level, client-focused solutions



Oversee implementation of applicable solution to ensure client needs are met in a timely manner consistent with specified budget



Interface with upper management to understand and provide solutions consistent with business needs



Interface with client management to evaluate level of service being provided and resolves issues as appropriate



Ensure that vendor contracts/services are adhered to and identifies/addresses issues as needed



Develop and monitor the status of solution/program schedules and tracks all funds associated with the contract, program, project, e.g., direct labor, subcontractors, and temporary labor as appropriate



Acts as subject matter expert and may assist functional management in the performance of special assignments and projects in support of ACS' strategic planning efforts.



Ensure applicable service/operating procedures and practices are in compliance with industry standards and relevant regulations/laws



Education and Typical Years of Experience:



Minimum 5-8 years experience in contact centers - preferably in outsourcing



Minimum of 3-5 years sales experience designing and selling multi-national contact center solutions



Prior experience at the senior leader level



HR knowledge or experience



Benefits knowledge or experience



Implementation experience



PMP Certification preferred



Specific Requirements:



Strong communication and influencing skills in client situations



Strong problem solving skills



Comprehensive ACS benefits apply.





ACS is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate against any applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, military/veteran status, or any other status protected by Federal or State law or local ordinance.

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A Downtown Chicago Corporation is seeking a Director of Global Systems who is capable of providing global-level leadership and oversight for more than 10 operations around the world spanning systems, network, data center facilities and corporate IT functions for both internal and external customers. Each local Infrastructure Operations Manager will report to you, and you in turn will report to the Head of Global Infrastructure Operations.

Your primary responsibilities are to oversee the maintenance and support of production servers and tools, localized and globally-connected networks, world-class data centers and corporate IT infrastructures across the globe in order to meet business objectives. You will lead a worldwide corps of talented Systems and Network Operations Managers to ensure successful management of day-to-day operations and effective collaboration and utilization of global resources.

This high level position is responsible for running the global infrastructure, global data centers, and systems administration and management. They will provide corporation-wide operational leadership for all corporate systems and network infrastructure operations. Develop and constantly improve a culture that promotes teamwork and individual accountability. They will also gather operational metrics from each office, ensure timely completion of all projects, and monitor and evaluate the management of each operation to ensure its alignment with departmental goals and business objectives.

The Director of Global Systems will be responsible for developing a culture that promotes and self-enforces the use of sound process, metrics and documentation. They will work with the department head and local managers to produce and operate within budgets, provide guidance to managers, senior executives and other stakeholders, and directly oversee multiple Project Manager-led systems and network projects. They must have the ability to enable effective global collaboration and resource utilization, ensure open communication channels within and among groups, enforce a performance-based team management system at all levels, and provide resources to facilitate learning and skills development. This candidate will develop and coordinate short and long-term plans for infrastructure capacity and staff development, communicate and share best practices across all operations, standardize operational processes, requirements and tools throughout all offices, and provide regular performance and status reports to entire staff and senior management.
Experience: The Director of Global Systems must have a minimum bachelor&#146;s degree; advanced degree preferred. 5+ years in managing systems and network operations (multiple geographically diverse operations strongly preferred). They must have proven senior-level experience in managing and leading people, experience working in Linux/UNIX and Windows server environments, knowledge of data center operations management, and ability to manage remote operations. A practical knowledge in project management, change management and strategic planning is a must. Excellent oral and written communication skills with both technical and non-technical audiences. A knowledge of Web hosting industry and practices preferred. Experience in developing and managing vendor relationships, the ability to work in a highly dynamic environment, and must be willing to travel up to 25% of the time.

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Programmer Analyst

My client is seeking a programmer analyst who is skilled in HTML and SQL development. This person will also need a background in Oracle and shell or Bash scripting. The ideal candidate is detail oriented and open to performing a variety of tasks.

TO APPLY please email a resume to Brad Scott at:
Experience: This position requires professional experience as a developer in HTML and SQL.

Experience in Oracle and shell or Bash scripting is a huge plus.


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My client, a downtown trading firm, seeks a Unix Systems Administrator to join their team on a full- time basis. The primary focus of the Unix Systems Administrator position is the operational support of multiple, remote, proprietary trading environments. The second focus involves performance monitoring and analysis of the aforementioned environments and the development of improved monitoring methodologies, tools, and systems reporting processes.
Experience: Candidates MUST HAVE 3+ years of Unix Systems Administration experience. Strong knowledge of Unix operating system (Linux and Solaris preferred) is also required, as well as strong perl and shell programming skills. C/C++ knowledge is a huge plus.

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This position will be responsible for managing the eCommerce systems globally for Company eCommerce channels supported include all regional web sites, EDI, other eProcurement channels including CRM and product data systems. The role will also interface with key business stakeholders for eCommerce, eCommerce development teams, and other GBS support teams to automate/increase the efficiency of their processes while delivering an excellent customer experience. Interested candidates can send their information to
Experience: MUST HAVE: Experience from a large consulting firm involved in eCommerce strategies or come from a very strong eCommerce organization. Oracle and Siebel system experience.

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My downtown client seeks a Manager of Enterprise Applications to join their team on a full- time basis. This person will be charged with managing a small development team, as well as doing hands- on maintenance and development of custom applications. This is a high visibility role within a small technology group, so great communication and a great attitude is a MUST.
Experience: Candidates MUST HAVE extensive experience managing SQL Server 2000 and 2005 databases, some experience with Oracle applications, and extensive development and management of Reporting Services in SQL Server.

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My downtown client seeks a Business Systems Analyst to join their team on a full- time basis. The Business Systems Analyst is responsible for working with internal and external customers to determine and implement technology solutions. This position also focuses on designing, developing and implementing custom applications, facilitating and integrating new business systems and software and maintaining all application source code and application development procedures.
Experience: Candidates MUST HAVE 7+ years of technical experience in a Development and Analysis capacity. Candidates should have a development background and 3+ years experience with HTML, XML, and JavaScript. Strong Windows and Linux experience is also required, as well as 2+ years with reporting (preferably Crystal Reports.)

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Manager of Applications Development

My client located in the Loop is looking for a Manager for Applications Development to run their team. The position will have 10+ direct reports and will be managing a group of .Net developers. The ideal candidate will have come from a development background in .Net or have a deep understanding of .Net technologies (ASP.Net and C# with SQL). This person must have experience in web development, Object Oriented programming, and MUST have experience managing a team of .Net developers.

TO APPLY for this position email a resume to Brad Scott at:
Experience: Must have recent experience managing a team of .Net developers and in-depth knowledge of web development and OO development.

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Our suburban Financial Services client currently seeks a Systems Analyst with strong experience in EAGLE for a 1year+ project engagement.

Client seeks a strong Eagle Systems Analyst to provide ongoing support to Eagle systems as well as provide analystical skills and development skills to work with business user community to develope new functionality within eagle system.

Necessary skills include experience with Eagle system development, Oracle, Unix, PL/SQL. Analytics skills also necessary, good comm skills and ability to function in a fast paced environment.

Client projects all revolve around Eagle software tool, integration tools, upgrades and new developement. Will be scoping new projects.

Skills required: Oracle, Unix, Sql, stored procedures, investment/securities experience.
Ideal Candidate should be competent in a Unix environment - commands, cron, edit, view. Candidate needs to be able to write stored procedures that perform, basic SQL statements.

The overall analysis is a plus - someone with some investment background that would understand the different nuances in securities - fixed income vs. factor based vs. equities vs futures, etc. and understand, at least at a very high level, how these securities trade in the market.



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My client, a downtown trading firm, seeks a C/C++ Application Developer to join their team on a full- time basis. The C/C++ Application Developer will enhance and maintain a high- performance trading system. You will also be developing a proprietary risk management system and high volume real- time electronic exchange interface systems.
Experience: Candidates MUST HAVE 3+ years of C/C++ development experience and 2+ years with real- time server programming experience. Candidates should also possess a solid knowledge of Unix/Linux. Scripting (shell, perl, python) experience and previous financial systems experience is a plus.

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My downtown client seeks a Manager of Enterprise Applications to join their team on a full- time basis. This person will be charged with managing a small development team, as well as doing hands- on maintenance and development of custom applications. This is a high visibility role within a small technology group, so great communication and a great attitude is a MUST.
Experience: Candidates MUST HAVE extensive experience managing SQL Server 2000 and 2005 databases, some experience with Oracle applications, and extensive development and management of Reporting Services in SQL Server.

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Manager of Applications Development

My client located in the Loop is looking for a Manager for Applications Development to run their team. The position will have 10+ direct reports and will be managing a group of .Net developers. The ideal candidate will have come from a development background in .Net or have a deep understanding of .Net technologies (ASP.Net and C# with SQL). This person must have experience in web development, Object Oriented programming, and MUST have experience managing a team of .Net developers.

TO APPLY for this position email a resume to Brad Scott at:
Experience: Must have recent experience managing a team of .Net developers and in-depth knowledge of web development and OO development.

TO APPLY for this position email a resume to Brad Scott at:

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We are currently seeking to fill a Systems/Program Designer position for our client in Chicago, IL. We invite you to review the position requirements below and apply today if your skills match our need.



Salary: $64,000- $86,000



Responsibilities:

- Analyze, design, and develop new functionality according to business specifications and technical design. Will work closely with business users and project leads to better understand and refine requirements.

- Keep abreast of current and emerging technologies in the area of web development and user experiences.

- Make recommendations for management consideration of emerging technologies and may be asked to prototype those recommendations.

- Will be responsible for defining and documenting technical design of requirements and communicating that design to business owners and developers. Will also participate in user interface design sessions.

- Develop estimates for completion of development tasks and communicate and/or document those estimates for both the business community as well as other team members.

- Prepare and execute unit test scripts.

- Analyse, document and present test results.

- Responsible for ensuring that developed code meets functional requirements prior to meeting with, or presenting to, business users.



Qualifications:

- A minimum of 6 years of applications programming and analysis experience

- A minimum of 4 years experience working in a Microsoft development environment

- Significant Experience in the following technologies: Microsoft Reporting Services; .NET Development; Visual Basic 6 and ASP; SQL Server

- Strong analytical, problem solving, and communication skills

- Familiarity with OLAP Reporting tools and/or Business Intelligent software is a plus

- Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or related field



Apply now if your skills and experience are a good match for the position and remember this: At Harvey Nash, the door to opportunity is always wide open.

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Programmer Analyst

My client is seeking a programmer analyst who is skilled in HTML and SQL development. This person will also need a background in Oracle and shell or Bash scripting. The ideal candidate is detail oriented and open to performing a variety of tasks.

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Experience: This position requires professional experience as a developer in HTML and SQL.

Experience in Oracle and shell or Bash scripting is a huge plus.


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A Downtown Chicago Corporation is seeking a Director of Global Systems who is capable of providing global-level leadership and oversight for more than 10 operations around the world spanning systems, network, data center facilities and corporate IT functions for both internal and external customers. Each local Infrastructure Operations Manager will report to you, and you in turn will report to the Head of Global Infrastructure Operations.

Your primary responsibilities are to oversee the maintenance and support of production servers and tools, localized and globally-connected networks, world-class data centers and corporate IT infrastructures across the globe in order to meet business objectives. You will lead a worldwide corps of talented Systems and Network Operations Managers to ensure successful management of day-to-day operations and effective collaboration and utilization of global resources.

This high level position is responsible for running the global infrastructure, global data centers, and systems administration and management. They will provide corporation-wide operational leadership for all corporate systems and network infrastructure operations. Develop and constantly improve a culture that promotes teamwork and individual accountability. They will also gather operational metrics from each office, ensure timely completion of all projects, and monitor and evaluate the management of each operation to ensure its alignment with departmental goals and business objectives.

The Director of Global Systems will be responsible for developing a culture that promotes and self-enforces the use of sound process, metrics and documentation. They will work with the department head and local managers to produce and operate within budgets, provide guidance to managers, senior executives and other stakeholders, and directly oversee multiple Project Manager-led systems and network projects. They must have the ability to enable effective global collaboration and resource utilization, ensure open communication channels within and among groups, enforce a performance-based team management system at all levels, and provide resources to facilitate learning and skills development. This candidate will develop and coordinate short and long-term plans for infrastructure capacity and staff development, communicate and share best practices across all operations, standardize operational processes, requirements and tools throughout all offices, and provide regular performance and status reports to entire staff and senior management.
Experience: The Director of Global Systems must have a minimum bachelor&#146;s degree; advanced degree preferred. 5+ years in managing systems and network operations (multiple geographically diverse operations strongly preferred). They must have proven senior-level experience in managing and leading people, experience working in Linux/UNIX and Windows server environments, knowledge of data center operations management, and ability to manage remote operations. A practical knowledge in project management, change management and strategic planning is a must. Excellent oral and written communication skills with both technical and non-technical audiences. A knowledge of Web hosting industry and practices preferred. Experience in developing and managing vendor relationships, the ability to work in a highly dynamic environment, and must be willing to travel up to 25% of the time.

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Our CHICAGO AREA client currently seeks an experienced SAS DEVELOPER for a 6 - 12 month (possibly longer) consulting engagement.


MUST have top notch technical experience with good business knowledge.

Required skills: SAS Base, Macros, reporting, ODS all in Unix environment. Experience with Excel. VBA skills also.

Business experience in decision management, Risk, marketing or Finance-not all but one of those areas would be necessary. Additionaly, mainframe / JCL / mainframe-SAS experience would be helpful.

Helpful skills: Analytics, C++ or Java instead of VBA would be acceptable; web development, HTML, JAVA.

Project description- Will be taking over maintenance of current reporting structure, redeveloping for expanded functionality with regard to report capabilities. Current structure has SAS code sitting on Unix box for reporting then dumps into Excel using VBA. Ideally, would like to develop web reporting capabilities. Reports are currently client based and want to move them to a more process orientated functionality to allow Account Acquisition, Authorizations and Existing credit management departments to run reports for their area.

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Our CHICAGO BASED Financial Services client currently seeks a mid-level Network Project Manager for a 6 month "CONTRACT-TO-HIRE" opportunity.

Job Description:

Provides project consulting and advanced project coordination for all Network Services and Technology and Solutions assigned initiatives. Identifies resources and works with team members to develop project plans and task schedules for all assigned project activities. Functions as the primary Network Services client contact and as the Network Services team lead. Will interact with management, clients, line of business analysts, contractors, internal staff, information security and project managers for all assigned projects and will coordinate and support the efforts of several initiatives concurrently.

Skills Required:

- 5-7 years of demonstrated accomplishments in the areas of project consulting, project management, and network communications;
- strong network technology and operations background, have excellent analytical skills and be very detail oriented;
- should be highly customer focused, versed in industry practices, and possess a broad understanding of an internal bank organization;
- Excellent written and oral communication skills;
- ability to work independently, be able to effectively direct or influence others, and ensure significant project issues and challenges are resolved in a timely manner;
- Must be willing to incorporate Client's project methodologies and have basic understanding of office productivity software including Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, Lotus Notes, and the Remedy AR System.
- Must be a self-starter and have the ability to lead multiple projects as a team leader and team member;
- Excellent client and management communication skills required;
- The ability to track project progress and communicate completed tasks on a weekly and monthly basis is required.

Experience: This is a Junior to medium level PM role.

Skills needed:

5-7 years of experience. Heavy PM experience not necessary. Someone who transitioned from being a network installer to a PM.

Requires understanding the technology on a high-level and being focused PM.

Need to have technical expertise. Network services background - some background in data and Telco experience.

Data vs. Voice - data side is more important. Cisco is preferred.

This is a Cisco and Nortel environment and requires an understanding of WAN/LAN technology (high level.

From Telco Nortel side, need to be able to interface with vendors such as AT&T and Verizon, manage their processes appropriately, PBXs and Centrex services from the Telco side (voice side).

Need to understand how routers and switches work and how they can be put together; and will manage an AT&T partner.


Microsoft Project and Office is the key.

Remedy and Lotus Notes would be desired. Visio exp is a plus.

Team:

Small group - network design person and installation staff. Small groups with network services fteam involved.

Personality:

Extraverted, when they can communicate with other individuals very well. Not afraid of challenge people when they think something is not right.

Have to work night and weekends sometimes. More admin role. Will be handling the conference bridge, check points, status points, but not going to go out to configure routers, plugging in switches etc.


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