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 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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Title: Microsoft ETL Developer

Location: Chicago, IL, 60606

Start: ASAP

Duration: permanent

Hours: 8 am to 5 pm



Scope: Reporting to VP of Software Engineering. Candidate will be responsible for design, development and maintenance of a number of incoming and outgoing data feeds.



Qualifications:

A strong desire and drive to be part of a business that is transforming the real estate industry

A Minimum of 3 years experience in designing and developing high-volume DTS/SSIS or ETL type SQL applications for efficiency and maintainability

Experience with Microsoft development technologies including VBScript, Javascript, C#, .NET, SQL Server 2000/2005

Experience working on a team and with third-party data providers

Strong oral and written communication skills



For immediate consideration, please feel free to reply back to this email with word .doc of your resume, your contact info and availability to interview/start. Julia:

(As it is our intent to offer a safe and healthy work environment for our employees, we conduct a pre-employment background check)

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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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Our Client currently seeks an experienced SR. .NET DEVELOPER/ANALYST with working knowledge of Microsoft .NET and server based technologies (Visual Studio, SharePoint, Office) for a 'PERM-HIRE" opportunity.

The successful candidate will have the following:

--Excellent written and verbal communication skills,influential communicator
--Extensive experience leading and managing large projects (1000+ hours), but
also small/medium projects
--Agile/iterative methodology experience
--Working knowledge of Microsoft .NET and server based technologies (Visual
Studio, SharePoint, Office)
--Excellent organizational skills
--Independent/self starter
--Ability to multi-task
--Good meeting facilitator
--Ability to work as a team member (including leadership role) as well as
independently
--Function as a liaison between business area and systems team.
--Create business requirements
--Create conceptual designs
--Analyze and specify user interfaces, data and workflows among the workgroups,
individuals and clients relating to current and new business systems.
--Advocate for productivity / process improvements

--BS Degree required


Location: CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
Compensation: SALARY: UP TO $100,000.00 P/YR + BONUS + FULL BENEFITS


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Our GLOBAL Client located in the Chicago suburbs, currently seeks an IT SOLUTIONS ENGINEER. This is a 3-6 month CONTRACT positon.

IT SOLUTIONS ENGINEER


Position Description:


Research, plan and deliver IT infrastructure and application enabling solutions to support the business needs of the Client. Candidate will play key role in evolution of new IT infrastructure and application services leveraging primarily IBM iSeries and IBM BladeCenter server technology coupled to a CISCO LAN / WAN Networking infrastructure.


Position Responsibilities:



· Provide engineering and ongoing system administration guidance for infrastructure which centers on IBM iSeries and BladeCenter hardware platforms hosting primarily IBM i5/OS and Linux operating systems with some Windows 2003 server instances.

· Lead Infrastructure initiatives and help provide leadership and support to the IT support areas to resolve operational issues.

· Participate in IT directional planning for the use of infrastructure solutions.

· Assist in the development of IT standards, policies and processes.

· Collaborate with internal and external customers to achieve defined goals while fostering and maintaining good business relationships internal and external.

· Coordinate inter-departmental activities with other areas as required for projects.

· Own lead technical engineer / architect role in projects.

· Help create and foster a team environment.

· Perform the following as required:

- Travel to international and domestic sites in support of project, task, assignment, or educational enhancement.

- Report to work during non-scheduled hours if / when required.



Qualifications:



· Candidate should come from a medium to large scale data center environment with a high-availability, continuous-improvement and service delivery orientation.

· Minimum of 8 years professional experience in a relevant infrastructure engineering / administration role.

· Strong technical aptitude coupled with good logical / analytical skills.

· Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience.

· Strong verbal and written communications skills.

· Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills; ability to communicate and persuade at all management levels.

· Project Management Experience.

· Experience in developing strategic plans.

· Experience with any of the following is considered a plus: ITIL, SAS-70, Sarbanes-Oxley, C-TPAT.



Technical Knowledge:



Required:

· 5+ years technical experience with IBM iSeries hardware, i5/OS operating system and iSeries storage subsystems.

· 3+ years experience with IBM BladeCenter Servers

· 3+ years experience with Linux Operating System environments

· 3+ years experience with LAN / WAN networking in a CISCO environment.

(Above experience should be demonstrated by professional experience in Infrastructure Engineering / Administration roles)



Preferred: Experience with any of the following will be considered a plus.

· IBM Websphere Portal Server

· LOTUS Domino

· APACHE

· VOIP

· VMware

· SAP

· CITRIX

· LDAP

· Windows2003 Server

· DB2

· Oracle

· SQL



Successful candidates will possess the following characteristics:

· Willingness and ability to pursue and grasp new technical / functional skills

· Strong personal ownership

· Outstanding logic and troubleshooting skills

· Strong ability to multitask

· Results oriented

· Relationship builder

· Teamwork orientation

· Enterprise focus

· Creative thinker

· Problem solver

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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 Sr. Project Manager - Cyber Infrastructure Resource Planning position for our client in Evanston, IL. We invite you to review the position requirements below and apply today if your skills match our need.



Salary: $112,000 to $120,000



Overview:

The Senior Project Manager for Cyber Infrastructure, Facilities and Resource Planning provides project management and technical leadership on all infrastructure planning and operations for the central data and network centers as well as their distributed components, including assessing risk. The infrastructure includes the critical systems of power, cooling, uninterruptible power equipment including generators and systems, physical security, space management, etc. This position interacts with all levels within the company and outside vendors and consultants. It is critical to the day to day operations of these important University resources and planning to ensure continued focus on the expansion requirements.



Responsibilities:

- Overseeing, interfacing and managing internal resources and/or outside firms that design, install, support and supply cyber infrastructure components and support services

- Managing successful outcomes, including contracts, documentation, budgets, etc

- Proactively assessing and planning requirements for all of the support systems associated with the cyber center, including but not limited to power (both AC and DC), cooling, physical security, physical space management, cable pathways and other infrastructure requirements to ensure that the availability of the support systems match or exceed the requirements defined by the computing and networking systems housed within the facility(s)

- Monitoring and managing usage of critical support systems on an ongoing basis

- Serving as consultant and in-house expert in cyber center infrastructure engineering to ensure services are provided without interruption or as defined by system requirements, including managing the deployment processes, to ensure the operational integrity is met

- Performing other related duties as required or assigned



Requirements:

- Minimum 10-15 years in data center/network center environment

- Experience in complex computing and networking environment, large scale UPS/generator back-up systems/battery plants, electrical systems - AC & DC, HVAC, fire suppression, overall cyber center design, racking and cabling standards

- Excellent project management skills

- Excellent verbal and written skills

- Demonstrated skills in leadership, people management, including risk management, project management, and strong commitment to excellence

- Ability to maintain flexibility and openness to a rapidly changing environment

Technical experience is a must, demonstrated by knowledge of server/networking hardware, data facilities/data center hardware and engineering design and Telecom, knowledge of operating systems (Windows & UNIX/LINUX)

- Four-year college degree in a technical discipline (Computer Science, Engineering, Math or Science) or the equivalent combination of education, training and experience from which comparable skills can be acquired



Preferred Qualifications:

- An electrical engineering degree and or at least 15 years certification experience in complex computing and networking environment focused on infrastructure, or the equivalent combination of education, training and experience from which comparable skills can be acquired

- Extensive knowledge of power, cooling, fire suppression, security, safety and other cyber infrastructure components to support computing and networking, including physical security and the use of automated notification systems

- Familiarity with the internal support processes preferred



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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Human Capital Consultants is a strategic professional services consulting organization serving industry leading clients across the United States. Our offerings include;

Recruitment Process Outsourcing
Contract and Project Recruitment and Candidate Sourcing
Corporate Recruitment Process Implementation and Improvement
Retained Search
Staffing Vendor Management
Human Resources Consulting
We offer proven, customizable, and matrix driven solutions for our clients' recruitment and staffing, employee retention, and human resources consulting needs.

Interaction Design Assistant

Since 1992 our client has used their Contextual Design methodology to design innovative, customer-centered products, business systems, websites, and hardware/software systems. They deliver strategic market characterizations, personas, and full product, website, and system designs all defined by data and tested with users. They take a whole systems view - making their solutions work for the users, the platform, and their clients' business goals.

The Contextual Design methodology is a customer-centered design process taught in universities and used in companies world-wide. The techniques rely on extensive field data as the foundation for understanding users' needs, tasks, and processes in order to design solutions that work.

Our client is looking for Interaction Design Assistants to be based in Concord, MA. Interaction Design Assistants use their visual design skills to work closely with multiple teams, on a wide variety of client projects representing different user activities and technology platforms. Candidates must be passionate about creating products, systems, and websites that really meet the needs of users. Qualified candidates can expect to become Interaction Designers within 1-3 years.

Effective interaction design begins with understanding how people work on a daily basis, which is why their interaction designers are trained in Contextual Design. Design Assistants will be trained in all phases of the Contextual Design process, including field interviews with end users, data interpretation, work modeling and consolidation, visioning, storyboarding, system design, paper prototyping and final visual design. They will use these skills to provide extra hands to the team and support creating deliverables.


Experience: Bachelor's or Master's degree in graphic design, fine art, or interaction design

· One year of demonstrated interaction design experience.

· Experience designing web or client-based applications (not merely web page design) is desirable.

· Visual design experience is preferred, but not necessary.

· Demonstrated experience with the following (or similar) design software: FreeHand, Dreamweaver, PowerPoint, Photoshop, HTML, and CSS.

· Must work quickly under short deadlines, handle multiple tasks, and work in a highly collaborative team environment

· Currently living in the greater Boston area is a must

· Willingness to travel when necessary

· Special consideration will be given to candidates with a second language (e.g., Japanese, Chinese, German, and others).

Advancement will also depend on:

· Aptitude and interest in quickly grasping diverse, sometimes complicated domains without previously having worked with them.

· Systemic thinking: to see design implications in the existing work practice and envision new solutions that will improve the user's experience while meeting the business needs of the clients.

· Good presentation and verbal communication skills, as well as positive client relation skills. Good writing is a plus.

· Strong, effective interpersonal skills to professionally interface with end users and clients.

· Willingness to travel on a regular basis, occasionally on short notice.

Join the organization that is in the forefront of technological design and client satisfaction with their user friendly, customer-focused processes.

Interested and qualified candidates are invited to submit resumes to Mike Astringer by e-mail or call 800-378-0847 Ext: 701.

Our client is an Equal Opportunity Employer

PLEASE NOTE: Only local candidates will be considered for this role.




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Human Capital Consultants is a strategic professional services consulting organization serving industry leading clients across the United States. Our offerings include;

Recruitment Process Outsourcing
Contract and Project Recruitment and Candidate Sourcing
Corporate Recruitment Process Implementation and Improvement
Retained Search
Staffing Vendor Management
Human Resources Consulting
We offer proven, customizable, and matrix driven solutions for our clients' recruitment and staffing, employee retention, and human resources consulting needs.

Work Practice Designer/User Researcher

Curious about people, Creative, Smart & Quick?

If this describes you read on.

· Do you understand people?

· Are you curious about seeing how people work, and then designing technology solutions that help them to work better?

· Do you enjoy technology? Do you wish that software would work the way you want it to?

· Does working in a team-based, collaborative environment interest you?

· Do you enjoy travel?

· Does finding the right piece to a puzzle bring you satisfaction?

Our client is looking for candidates who answered yes to the above. Their customer centered team-based approach is the framework for designing technology applications, websites, internal systems and more for their clients. Contextual Design is their front-end, customer-centered design methodology used and taught world-wide.
Our client is looking for candidates who answered yes to the above. Their customer centered team-based approach is the framework for designing technology applications, websites, internal systems and more for their clients. Contextual Design is their front-end, customer-centered design methodology used and taught world-wide.



Individuals receive the training and mentoring to excel as a Work Practice Designer (User Researcher) participate in the full design process - from ethnographic field interviews to interaction design. Work practice designers will participate fully in all phases of the Contextual Design process, including field interviews with end users, data interpretation and modeling, visioning new concepts, storyboarding, paper prototyping and deliverable creation. They must also be systemic thinkers: able to see the design implications implied by the existing work practice and envision new solutions that will improve the user's experience while meeting the business needs of the clients.



Those who have a background in the social sciences, technical writing, human-computer interaction, information systems, user research or other related fields are ideal candidates for our Work Practice Designer. Or perhaps you are a product manager or software engineer who wants to work in a small company environment and focus on designing products that are driven by actually face-to face customer research.



Experience:
This position is ideal for someone with a Bachelor's degree and 3 years of relevant post-graduation experience - or recent grads with a Masters or PhD with 1-2 years of experience - and who are looking to expand their horizons by performing in a fast-paced, consulting environment.

We are looking for people with these characteristics:

· Training or experience in ethnographic research or related methods

· Eagerness to learn the Contextual Design process and follow it

· Excited to produce innovative and practical designs that impact the life and work of the end user/employees while meeting the business needs of our client

· Good communication skills, both written and stand-up presentations

· Good interpersonal skills, with the ability to get along easily with others working on small, collaborative teams over extended periods of time while maintaining a positive attitude

· Willingness to travel on a regular basis, occasionally on short notice

· Currently living in the greater Chicago area is a must.

· Special consideration will be given to candidates with any of the following: background in business process redesign or Six Sigma.

· Effective tracking of activities, well-organized, and talent to eventually lead projects is a plus

· Special consideration will be given to candidates with a second language (e.g., Japanese, Chinese, German, and others).

Join the organization that is in the forefront of technological design and client satisfaction with their user friendly, customer-focused processes.

Interested and qualified candidates are invited to submit resumes to Mike Astringer by e-mail .



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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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Title: IT Architect

Location: Chicago, IL, 60606

Start: ASAP

Duration: permanent

Hours: 8 am to 5 pm



Scope: Reporting to VP of Software Engineering. Candidate will provide architectural, design and development leadership on a team of software engineers who are responsible for building and maintaining web-based solutions.



Qualifications:

A strong desire and drive to be part of a business that is transforming the real estate industry

Minimum of 5 years experience in a architect/lead software engineer role

5 - 10 years of mentoring/management experience

Strong oral and written communication skills, including ability to concisely articulate business and architectural concepts

Experience designing and delivering solutions based on the salesforce.com platform

Experience with web development technologies including classic ASP and VBScript, ASP.NET, C#, Javascript, Web Services, AJAX and SQL Server 2000/2005. Experience with Web 2.0 solutions highly desired.

Knowledge of full systems development lifecycle including development methodologies ranging from Waterfall to Agile



For immediate consideration, please feel free to reply back to this email with word .doc of your resume, your contact info and availability to interview/start. Julia:



(As it is our intent to offer a safe and healthy work environment for our employees, we conduct a pre-employment background check)

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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!







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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Title: Microsoft ETL Developer

Location: Chicago, IL, 60606

Start: ASAP

Duration: permanent

Hours: 8 am to 5 pm



Scope: Reporting to VP of Software Engineering. Candidate will be responsible for design, development and maintenance of a number of incoming and outgoing data feeds.



Qualifications:

A strong desire and drive to be part of a business that is transforming the real estate industry

A Minimum of 3 years experience in designing and developing high-volume DTS/SSIS or ETL type SQL applications for efficiency and maintainability

Experience with Microsoft development technologies including VBScript, Javascript, C#, .NET, SQL Server 2000/2005

Experience working on a team and with third-party data providers

Strong oral and written communication skills



For immediate consideration, please feel free to reply back to this email with word .doc of your resume, your contact info and availability to interview/start. Julia:

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Title: IT Architect

Location: Chicago, IL, 60606

Start: ASAP

Duration: permanent

Hours: 8 am to 5 pm



Scope: Reporting to VP of Software Engineering. Candidate will provide architectural, design and development leadership on a team of software engineers who are responsible for building and maintaining web-based solutions.



Qualifications:

A strong desire and drive to be part of a business that is transforming the real estate industry

Minimum of 5 years experience in a architect/lead software engineer role

5 - 10 years of mentoring/management experience

Strong oral and written communication skills, including ability to concisely articulate business and architectural concepts

Experience designing and delivering solutions based on the salesforce.com platform

Experience with web development technologies including classic ASP and VBScript, ASP.NET, C#, Javascript, Web Services, AJAX and SQL Server 2000/2005. Experience with Web 2.0 solutions highly desired.

Knowledge of full systems development lifecycle including development methodologies ranging from Waterfall to Agile



For immediate consideration, please feel free to reply back to this email with word .doc of your resume, your contact info and availability to interview/start. Julia:



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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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****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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We are currently seeking to fill a Sr. Project Manager - Cyber Infrastructure Resource Planning position for our client in Evanston, IL. We invite you to review the position requirements below and apply today if your skills match our need.



Salary: $112,000 to $120,000



Overview:

The Senior Project Manager for Cyber Infrastructure, Facilities and Resource Planning provides project management and technical leadership on all infrastructure planning and operations for the central data and network centers as well as their distributed components, including assessing risk. The infrastructure includes the critical systems of power, cooling, uninterruptible power equipment including generators and systems, physical security, space management, etc. This position interacts with all levels within the company and outside vendors and consultants. It is critical to the day to day operations of these important University resources and planning to ensure continued focus on the expansion requirements.



Responsibilities:

- Overseeing, interfacing and managing internal resources and/or outside firms that design, install, support and supply cyber infrastructure components and support services

- Managing successful outcomes, including contracts, documentation, budgets, etc

- Proactively assessing and planning requirements for all of the support systems associated with the cyber center, including but not limited to power (both AC and DC), cooling, physical security, physical space management, cable pathways and other infrastructure requirements to ensure that the availability of the support systems match or exceed the requirements defined by the computing and networking systems housed within the facility(s)

- Monitoring and managing usage of critical support systems on an ongoing basis

- Serving as consultant and in-house expert in cyber center infrastructure engineering to ensure services are provided without interruption or as defined by system requirements, including managing the deployment processes, to ensure the operational integrity is met

- Performing other related duties as required or assigned



Requirements:

- Minimum 10-15 years in data center/network center environment

- Experience in complex computing and networking environment, large scale UPS/generator back-up systems/battery plants, electrical systems - AC & DC, HVAC, fire suppression, overall cyber center design, racking and cabling standards

- Excellent project management skills

- Excellent verbal and written skills

- Demonstrated skills in leadership, people management, including risk management, project management, and strong commitment to excellence

- Ability to maintain flexibility and openness to a rapidly changing environment

Technical experience is a must, demonstrated by knowledge of server/networking hardware, data facilities/data center hardware and engineering design and Telecom, knowledge of operating systems (Windows & UNIX/LINUX)

- Four-year college degree in a technical discipline (Computer Science, Engineering, Math or Science) or the equivalent combination of education, training and experience from which comparable skills can be acquired



Preferred Qualifications:

- An electrical engineering degree and or at least 15 years certification experience in complex computing and networking environment focused on infrastructure, or the equivalent combination of education, training and experience from which comparable skills can be acquired

- Extensive knowledge of power, cooling, fire suppression, security, safety and other cyber infrastructure components to support computing and networking, including physical security and the use of automated notification systems

- Familiarity with the internal support processes preferred



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 currently seeks an experienced SR. .NET DEVELOPER/ANALYST with working knowledge of Microsoft .NET and server based technologies (Visual Studio, SharePoint, Office) for a 'PERM-HIRE" opportunity.

The successful candidate will have the following:

--Excellent written and verbal communication skills,influential communicator
--Extensive experience leading and managing large projects (1000+ hours), but
also small/medium projects
--Agile/iterative methodology experience
--Working knowledge of Microsoft .NET and server based technologies (Visual
Studio, SharePoint, Office)
--Excellent organizational skills
--Independent/self starter
--Ability to multi-task
--Good meeting facilitator
--Ability to work as a team member (including leadership role) as well as
independently
--Function as a liaison between business area and systems team.
--Create business requirements
--Create conceptual designs
--Analyze and specify user interfaces, data and workflows among the workgroups,
individuals and clients relating to current and new business systems.
--Advocate for productivity / process improvements

--BS Degree required


Location: CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
Compensation: SALARY: UP TO $100,000.00 P/YR + BONUS + FULL BENEFITS


Experience: WE ARE UNABLE TO SPONSER OR TRANSFER H1B-VISA'S
INCLUDE SALARY HISTORY FOR CONSIDERATION
PLEASE INCLUDE JOB TITLE IN SUBJECT HEADING


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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.



Experience: WE ARE UNABLE TO SPONSER OR TRANSFER H1B-VISA'S
INCLUDE SALARY HISTORY FOR CONSIDERATION
PLEASE INCLUDE JOB TITLE IN SUBJECT HEADING

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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.


Experience: WE ARE UNABLE TO SPONSER OR TRANSFER H1B-VISA'S
INCLUDE SALARY HISTORY FOR CONSIDERATION
PLEASE INCLUDE JOB TITLE IN SUBJECT HEADING

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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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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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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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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.

To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here

****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

To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here

Our client is looking for highly mobile, talented and driven Software Engineers with minimum of three years of experience, whose commercial experience and communication skills allow them to bridge the fabled IT-business divide. The ideal candidate will be working with Our client's cutting-edge Business Process Management platform, and their pioneering customer interaction solution.

Ideal candidates will have a First or 2:1 degree in Computing Science, Software Engineering or a related subject. He/she must also have experience of developing software solutions to solve complex, business-critical challenges, as well as the tenacity and professionalism to deliver world-class solutions for the global blue-chip clients.

Our client will be interested in candidates who have lead and managed teams of software engineers through all phases of the software development lifecycle and ideally in a client-facing environment. Preference will be given to individuals with a background in Java/object-oriented design and full project delivery experience within a commercial software environment, from requirements gathering and analysis through to build, test and go-live.
<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: Java and object oriented design

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Our Client currently seeks an experienced SR. .NET DEVELOPER/ANALYST with working knowledge of Microsoft .NET and server based technologies (Visual Studio, SharePoint, Office) for a 'PERM-HIRE" opportunity.

The successful candidate will have the following:

--Excellent written and verbal communication skills,influential communicator
--Extensive experience leading and managing large projects (1000+ hours), but
also small/medium projects
--Agile/iterative methodology experience
--Working knowledge of Microsoft .NET and server based technologies (Visual
Studio, SharePoint, Office)
--Excellent organizational skills
--Independent/self starter
--Ability to multi-task
--Good meeting facilitator
--Ability to work as a team member (including leadership role) as well as
independently
--Function as a liaison between business area and systems team.
--Create business requirements
--Create conceptual designs
--Analyze and specify user interfaces, data and workflows among the workgroups,
individuals and clients relating to current and new business systems.
--Advocate for productivity / process improvements

--BS Degree required


Location: CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
Compensation: SALARY: UP TO $100,000.00 P/YR + BONUS + FULL BENEFITS


Experience: WE ARE UNABLE TO SPONSER OR TRANSFER H1B-VISA'S
INCLUDE SALARY HISTORY FOR CONSIDERATION
PLEASE INCLUDE JOB TITLE IN SUBJECT HEADING


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We are currently seeking to fill a Sr. Project Manager - Cyber Infrastructure Resource Planning position for our client in Evanston, IL. We invite you to review the position requirements below and apply today if your skills match our need.



Salary: $112,000 to $120,000



Overview:

The Senior Project Manager for Cyber Infrastructure, Facilities and Resource Planning provides project management and technical leadership on all infrastructure planning and operations for the central data and network centers as well as their distributed components, including assessing risk. The infrastructure includes the critical systems of power, cooling, uninterruptible power equipment including generators and systems, physical security, space management, etc. This position interacts with all levels within the company and outside vendors and consultants. It is critical to the day to day operations of these important University resources and planning to ensure continued focus on the expansion requirements.



Responsibilities:

- Overseeing, interfacing and managing internal resources and/or outside firms that design, install, support and supply cyber infrastructure components and support services

- Managing successful outcomes, including contracts, documentation, budgets, etc

- Proactively assessing and planning requirements for all of the support systems associated with the cyber center, including but not limited to power (both AC and DC), cooling, physical security, physical space management, cable pathways and other infrastructure requirements to ensure that the availability of the support systems match or exceed the requirements defined by the computing and networking systems housed within the facility(s)

- Monitoring and managing usage of critical support systems on an ongoing basis

- Serving as consultant and in-house expert in cyber center infrastructure engineering to ensure services are provided without interruption or as defined by system requirements, including managing the deployment processes, to ensure the operational integrity is met

- Performing other related duties as required or assigned



Requirements:

- Minimum 10-15 years in data center/network center environment

- Experience in complex computing and networking environment, large scale UPS/generator back-up systems/battery plants, electrical systems - AC & DC, HVAC, fire suppression, overall cyber center design, racking and cabling standards

- Excellent project management skills

- Excellent verbal and written skills

- Demonstrated skills in leadership, people management, including risk management, project management, and strong commitment to excellence

- Ability to maintain flexibility and openness to a rapidly changing environment

Technical experience is a must, demonstrated by knowledge of server/networking hardware, data facilities/data center hardware and engineering design and Telecom, knowledge of operating systems (Windows & UNIX/LINUX)

- Four-year college degree in a technical discipline (Computer Science, Engineering, Math or Science) or the equivalent combination of education, training and experience from which comparable skills can be acquired



Preferred Qualifications:

- An electrical engineering degree and or at least 15 years certification experience in complex computing and networking environment focused on infrastructure, or the equivalent combination of education, training and experience from which comparable skills can be acquired

- Extensive knowledge of power, cooling, fire suppression, security, safety and other cyber infrastructure components to support computing and networking, including physical security and the use of automated notification systems

- Familiarity with the internal support processes preferred



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.

To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here

****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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Our client is looking for highly mobile, talented and driven Project Managers to lead high performance teams of software engineers through the challenges of delivering high-quality business solutions to the blue-chip clients.

With a B.S. in Computing Science or related degree, the ideal candidate will have a proven track record in driving software projects through the full software development lifecycle. The ideal Project Manager's exceptional organizational and leadership skills allows him/her to navigate the team through the daily challenges of delivering highly technical and innovative solutions on time and on budget.

The Project Manager's people skills should be outstanding. Inspiring his/her team to solve impossible problems and seamlessly working with customers as if he/she were part of your team, and thus consistently exceed their expectations. Results-driven and self-starting, the Project Manager thrives on delivering cost-effective technical solutions that will yield rapid return on investment.

Needless to say, ideal candidate's project management toolkit is as wide and as varied as your experience. Project Manager should be able to understand the challenges and complexities of big-budget software projects, ideally in the telco, utilities, finance and retail sectors. He/she should have the flexibility to use the appropriate tools to the most effect to ensure outstanding project delivery.
<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: Intermediate Customer Relationship Manager (CRM)

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Consultant needed to work for our client, a fast growing Consulting firm located downtown on Michigan Avenue. Client is looking for people who will work in the healthcare industry and are open to moving into other industries as the client does. Working with this client will help you develop skills that will shape your future and open future opportunities. You'll learn about many aspects of business-operations, marketing, technology, and business strategy. You'll gain invaluable skills and hands-on experience in several important areas. You'll be able to effectively tackle a wide range of business problems. You'll learn how to break down a complex problem, ask the right questions, and know what processes are needed to answer them. You'll gain firsthand knowledge of the attributes of leadership. We'll help you communicate your ideas so they have impact. The work you do will help you build analytic fundamentals and hone your business sense by focusing in on critical issues, using financial modeling to produce reliable data, making fact-based decisions, and taking a broad view of the interdependencies inherent in different parts of an organization. Teamwork will be vital to your success and you'll learn how to work effectively with others to brainstorm, spur one another's thinking, work efficiently in concert, and leverage our people and resources to solve problems.

Robert Half - Robert Half has been the leader in specialized financial recruiting for over 50 years. We provide exceptional full-time opportunities Accounting and Finance Professionals. Our client a leading technology consulting firm is looking for Consultants to join their downtown Chicago office.

For immediate consideration call Tom Casey at (312)616-8200 or email your resume directly to .
Experience: This consulting role requires flexible candidates, as the environment is constantly changing and responsibilities will vary. Strong customer service skills with the ability to respond quickly to client needs are a must. An excellent understanding of financial concepts, including financial statement analysis, finance and accounting coursework background is needed. Candidates must possess knowledge of finance and statistics, excellent communication skills, and in-depth problem solving and analytical skills. A Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance, with a 3.4-4.0 GPA is required. 1 plus years of experience is preferred but strong internship experience will also be considered. Experience with operating budgets, financial forecasting, sales, and/or healthcare are all a plus.

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Our client is looking for a Citrix Engineer who can be a part of their regional team that provides support across Data Centers under CIT management. The Citrix Engineer will provide both project support and technical support. As a part of Project support, he/she will provide engineering consulting and design services for business projects as identified and also will provide input to Citrix system architecture in coordination with engineers across other sites. The Citric engineer will develop, implement and follow processes for integration of applications into a Citrix environment and also assess client requirements for application deployment via Citrix. The Citrix Engineer will design solutions that allow client applications to be deployed via Citrix and also implement, document, and support the deployment of client applications via Citrix.He/she will interface with Platform Implementation and Operational Acceptance for system builds.
The Citrix Engineer will also be providing third level technical support and consultation to Platform Implementation and Operational Acceptance on project activities. He/she will ensure general operation of and provide technical support for the Citrix environments. The Engineer will also perform problem isolation and also determine to ensure proper handling of issues with applications in the Citrix environments. The Citrix Engineer will implement, document, and support the deployment of a Citrix automated build process. The Citrix Engineer will evaluate emerging technologies and make recommendations as necessary. He/she will ensure compliance with all pre-defined SLA and target measures, enhance support processes accordingly to meet those measures.<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: Ideal candidate must have five plus years of Citrix expertise in an enterprise environment, with five plus years of experience in supporting WinTel based systems and tools. Dynamic Project Manager with exemplary communication, organization, and management skills is preferred.

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Our client is looking for Applications Architects,with minimum of two years of experience, who has an experience to lead multi-discipline teams through the analysis, design and implementation of an enterprise-wide architecture .Ideal candidates should have excellent communication skills and a background in both application development and architecture. Team leading experience would be advantageous.
Ideal candidate must have a broad set of web development technologies such as J2EE, EJB, MQ, XML, Web Services, and JavaScript. He/she must have experience in enterprise application integration, SOAs, configuration management and relational databases (Oracle, SQL Server and DB2) and also exposure to Ajax and Web 2.0
<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: Intermediate MQSeries, Intermediate Java Script, Intermediate XML, Intermediate Enterprise Java Beans (EJB) , Intermediate Java2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) , Intermediate DB2, Intermediate Oracle, Intermediate SQL/DS

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Our client is looking for candidates who have a minimum of 7 years of experience in implementing JDE (JD Edwards) Inventory, Purchasing, Sales Order, Advanced Pricing, Transportation, and Warehouse within discrete manufacturing and / or distribution, multi-org environments. Ideally, the Support Project Manager will have completed at least 3 full life cycle implementations within Procure to Pay or Order to Cash business flows. The ideal candidate's implementation experience must include requirement determination, gap analysis , business process and solution design, application setup, application testing and support.
<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 with experience in Microsoft Projects, Excel, and Visio are preferred. JDE Enterprise One experience with releases 8.9, 8.10, 8.11, 8.11 and experience with Business Accelerators is a plus.

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Title: IT Architect

Location: Chicago, IL, 60606

Start: ASAP

Duration: permanent

Hours: 8 am to 5 pm



Scope: Reporting to VP of Software Engineering. Candidate will provide architectural, design and development leadership on a team of software engineers who are responsible for building and maintaining web-based solutions.



Qualifications:

A strong desire and drive to be part of a business that is transforming the real estate industry

Minimum of 5 years experience in a architect/lead software engineer role

5 - 10 years of mentoring/management experience

Strong oral and written communication skills, including ability to concisely articulate business and architectural concepts

Experience designing and delivering solutions based on the salesforce.com platform

Experience with web development technologies including classic ASP and VBScript, ASP.NET, C#, Javascript, Web Services, AJAX and SQL Server 2000/2005. Experience with Web 2.0 solutions highly desired.

Knowledge of full systems development lifecycle including development methodologies ranging from Waterfall to Agile



For immediate consideration, please feel free to reply back to this email with word .doc of your resume, your contact info and availability to interview/start. Julia:



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Title: Microsoft ETL Developer

Location: Chicago, IL, 60606

Start: ASAP

Duration: permanent

Hours: 8 am to 5 pm



Scope: Reporting to VP of Software Engineering. Candidate will be responsible for design, development and maintenance of a number of incoming and outgoing data feeds.



Qualifications:

A strong desire and drive to be part of a business that is transforming the real estate industry

A Minimum of 3 years experience in designing and developing high-volume DTS/SSIS or ETL type SQL applications for efficiency and maintainability

Experience with Microsoft development technologies including VBScript, Javascript, C#, .NET, SQL Server 2000/2005

Experience working on a team and with third-party data providers

Strong oral and written communication skills



For immediate consideration, please feel free to reply back to this email with word .doc of your resume, your contact info and availability to interview/start. Julia:

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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.



Experience: WE ARE UNABLE TO SPONSER OR TRANSFER H1B-VISA'S
INCLUDE SALARY HISTORY FOR CONSIDERATION
PLEASE INCLUDE JOB TITLE IN SUBJECT HEADING

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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.


Experience: WE ARE UNABLE TO SPONSER OR TRANSFER H1B-VISA'S
INCLUDE SALARY HISTORY FOR CONSIDERATION
PLEASE INCLUDE JOB TITLE IN SUBJECT HEADING

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Our Client currently seeks an experienced SR. .NET DEVELOPER/ANALYST with working knowledge of Microsoft .NET and server based technologies (Visual Studio, SharePoint, Office) for a 'PERM-HIRE" opportunity.

The successful candidate will have the following:

--Excellent written and verbal communication skills,influential communicator
--Extensive experience leading and managing large projects (1000+ hours), but
also small/medium projects
--Agile/iterative methodology experience
--Working knowledge of Microsoft .NET and server based technologies (Visual
Studio, SharePoint, Office)
--Excellent organizational skills
--Independent/self starter
--Ability to multi-task
--Good meeting facilitator
--Ability to work as a team member (including leadership role) as well as
independently
--Function as a liaison between business area and systems team.
--Create business requirements
--Create conceptual designs
--Analyze and specify user interfaces, data and workflows among the workgroups,
individuals and clients relating to current and new business systems.
--Advocate for productivity / process improvements

--BS Degree required


Location: CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
Compensation: SALARY: UP TO $100,000.00 P/YR + BONUS + FULL BENEFITS


Experience: WE ARE UNABLE TO SPONSER OR TRANSFER H1B-VISA'S
INCLUDE SALARY HISTORY FOR CONSIDERATION
PLEASE INCLUDE JOB TITLE IN SUBJECT HEADING


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Consultant needed to work for our client, a fast growing Consulting firm located downtown on Michigan Avenue. Client is looking for people who will work in the healthcare industry and are open to moving into other industries as the client does. Working with this client will help you develop skills that will shape your future and open future opportunities. You'll learn about many aspects of business-operations, marketing, technology, and business strategy. You'll gain invaluable skills and hands-on experience in several important areas. You'll be able to effectively tackle a wide range of business problems. You'll learn how to break down a complex problem, ask the right questions, and know what processes are needed to answer them. You'll gain firsthand knowledge of the attributes of leadership. We'll help you communicate your ideas so they have impact. The work you do will help you build analytic fundamentals and hone your business sense by focusing in on critical issues, using financial modeling to produce reliable data, making fact-based decisions, and taking a broad view of the interdependencies inherent in different parts of an organization. Teamwork will be vital to your success and you'll learn how to work effectively with others to brainstorm, spur one another's thinking, work efficiently in concert, and leverage our people and resources to solve problems.

Robert Half - Robert Half has been the leader in specialized financial recruiting for over 50 years. We provide exceptional full-time opportunities Accounting and Finance Professionals. Our client a leading technology consulting firm is looking for Consultants to join their downtown Chicago office.

For immediate consideration call Tom Casey at (312)616-8200 or email your resume directly to .
Experience: This consulting role requires flexible candidates, as the environment is constantly changing and responsibilities will vary. Strong customer service skills with the ability to respond quickly to client needs are a must. An excellent understanding of financial concepts, including financial statement analysis, finance and accounting coursework background is needed. Candidates must possess knowledge of finance and statistics, excellent communication skills, and in-depth problem solving and analytical skills. A Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance, with a 3.4-4.0 GPA is required. 1 plus years of experience is preferred but strong internship experience will also be considered. Experience with operating budgets, financial forecasting, sales, and/or healthcare are all a plus.

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Title: Microsoft ETL Developer

Location: Chicago, IL, 60606

Start: ASAP

Duration: permanent

Hours: 8 am to 5 pm



Scope: Reporting to VP of Software Engineering. Candidate will be responsible for design, development and maintenance of a number of incoming and outgoing data feeds.



Qualifications:

A strong desire and drive to be part of a business that is transforming the real estate industry

A Minimum of 3 years experience in designing and developing high-volume DTS/SSIS or ETL type SQL applications for efficiency and maintainability

Experience with Microsoft development technologies including VBScript, Javascript, C#, .NET, SQL Server 2000/2005

Experience working on a team and with third-party data providers

Strong oral and written communication skills



For immediate consideration, please feel free to reply back to this email with word .doc of your resume, your contact info and availability to interview/start. Julia:

(As it is our intent to offer a safe and healthy work environment for our employees, we conduct a pre-employment background check)

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