The Manager of System Operations will provide direction and leadership to the UNIX and Windows System Administrators. The Manager is responsible for scheduling the system administration resources and proper monitoring of the schedule. Responsibilities include overseeing the day-to-day technical activities related to maintaining a reliable and effective environment conducive to a positive customer experience.

This person must have the ability to supervise, develop and mentor all System Administrators, supervise and participate in the ongoing maintenance of the production, stage and development server environments as well as all related infrastructure. They also must develop and maintain a program of proactive system administration. This manager will ensure the timely troubleshooting and repair all server-related problems, develop and maintain a server recovery plan for all systems to include both a regular backup schedule and tested process for data restoration, and help all departments in assuring that the highest level of customer satisfaction is maintained at all times.

Must be able to develop training and mentoring classes for all system administrators, maintain the highest level of integrity and professionalism in the system administration department, assist the Director of System Operations in hiring, performance evaluations and ongoing development of policies and procedures, and assist in developing ways to reduce the amount of incoming technical support requests.
Experience: This candidate must have a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent coupled with three years people management experience. He or she must have a minimum four years experience managing a large scale combined UNIX/Windows server network. It is very important to have the ability to manage and coordinate multiple projects and have a proven track record of successful leadership. This person must have strong interpersonal skills and excellent communication skills, the ability to continually learn new technologies, work and multi-task in an interactive environment, and must be organized and detail oriented.

Some physical requirements include being able to work flexible shifts to include evenings, weekends and midnights, the ability to lift 70 lbs., and “on call” availability.

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My client is looking for a LAN Systems Administrator who will be in charge of the company's entire Windows LAN environment. This position will include Windows server administration as well as MS Exchange and Active Directory. The LAN Systems Administrator will also work with the fax application servers, Blackberry support, and VOIP phone system. They are looking for someone with great experience in a Windows environment as well as AD and Exchange. This person needs to have good communication skills and the ability to think on their feet. It is an outstanding opportunity with a growing company!

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Experience: 5+ years experience working as a Systems or Network Administrator in a Windows environment. Must have strong experience with Active Directory (AD) and MS Exchange as well as strong hands-on server administration experience.

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PowerBuilder Programmer

Duration: 6 months

Location: Downtown Chicago, IL


Experience: PowerBuilder 9 - Oracle 9i - PL/SQL:

- PowerBuilder == preferably experience with PB 9 - 50%
- Oracle 9i, PL/SQL, Performance tuning. - 50%
- Experience in technical design documentation and working with developers.

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Senior Web / Application Developer with 4+ years of experience needed to report to the Chief Marketing Officer and provide support and leadership for various web-based needs through guidance, maintenance, and development of web-based sites, services and applications. The Web/Application Developer will create, install, configure, maintain, administer support and troubleshooting for the company web site and will also sustain services, applications and their related network components and environment. The Developer will maintain and create new web application for the company web site by adding to or altering existing content, will be responsible for updating charts and margin information, repairing codes, and manually including or excluding industry seminars. The Web/Application Developer will be responsible for managing web analytics by downloading web server logs weekly, ensuring that they are properly processed and recorded in the proper format on new servers, creating WebStatus reports every month, in addition to managing users and permissions for viewing stats on ClickTracks.

The Senior Web / Application Developer will produce and maintain desktop applications, such as Alexa Web Service Consumer, Hosts Swapper and HTML Decrapper for internal use. The Developer will work independently and with project team members to develop the site concept, interface design and architecture of the web site, work closely with the Compliance Department to ensure web content is in alignment with company policies and procedures, and also work with other IT Project Managers to develop standards and operating procedures for change management, automation of procedures, business continuity, and deployment of new applications.

The Web/Application Developer will solve technical issues directly, or diagnose them and involve technical staff or 3rd parties as appropriate and will write maintainable, documented code for future maintenance and implement a library-style coding procedure for future code additions. In addition, the Developer should be adept at working in a team environment, mentoring junior web developers and interns, and promoting creativity of the web development team and interns. The Web/Application Developer will communicate to management and Associates all routine maintenance intervals including contingency or possible interruption of service and will be required to participate in a minimum of 20 hours per calendar year of technical training, either company sponsored or through personal education and professional development learning.
<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 Web/Application Developer should have a Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Web Development or related field, or equivalent experience. The Developer should have experience working with a mix of web technologies such
as Markup Languages - XHTML, Dynamic HTML and XML; Scripting Languages - JavaScript, VBScript, ASP.NET, PHP, Ajax, Coldfusion, Flash, C#, and SQL; Web Servers - Windows, IIS, and Apache; and Relational Database -SQL Server 2000/2005. Experience with Multimedia including Macromedia, Dreamweaver and/or Coldfusion,
Style Sheets and ASP/JSP is also required. Familiarity with Software Development Lifecycles is desirable. Knowledge of Linux is a plus. The Developer must work well in a team environment and should be able to
effectively express, interact with and communicate technical concepts, ideas, instructions and information to management, peers, and a non-technical audience; able to read and interpret documents such as application manuals, knowledge bases and other technical and procedural materials/manuals geared to all levels and furnished in written, verbal, diagram or schedule form.

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Powerbuilder 9 - Oracle 9i - PL/SQL:

- Powerbuilder == preferably experience with PB 9 - 50%
- Oracle 9i, PL/SQL, Performance tuning. - 50%
- Experience in technical design documentation and working with developers.
Experience: 5+years

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Our client in downtown area is looking for a Web/Application Developer with 2+ years of experience who will provide support and leadership for application and Web development functions for the Marketing Department. The Web/Application Developer will work with consultants, the project management office, content writers and Marketing management to ensure efficient day-to-day operations and development of new customer-facing applications. The Developer will maintain existing web sites and develop new sites and web-based applications; and analyze traffic patterns to streamline interfaces and correct issues. The Web/Application Developer will work with the IT Project Managers to develop standards and operating procedures for change management, business continuity and deployment of new applications and communicate to management and Associates all routine maintenance intervals including contingency or possible interruption of service. The Developer will be required to participate in a minimum of 20 hours per calendar year of technical training, either company sponsored or through personal education and professional development learning.
<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 Web/Application Developer should have a Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Web Development or other related field, or equivalent experience. The Developer should have experience working with a mix of web technologies such as Markup Languages - XHTML, Dynamic HTML and XML, CSS; Scripting Languages - JavaScript, VBScript, ASP.NET, PHP, Ajax, Cold fusion, Flash, C#, and SQL;Web Servers - Windows, IIS, and Apache; and Relational Database - SQL Server 2000/2005. Experience with IDEs including Visual Studio 2003/2005 and Dreamweaver is also required. The Web/Application Developer should have excellent oral and written communications skills and be able to work effectively in a multi-task team environment with emphasis on peak performance and results.

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MERIDIAN Technology Group is seeking a Senior Systems Analyst JW6337 with 5 years of business problem analysis and systems development methodology experience. Must have 5 years of IT project and structured system analysis experience. 5 years of requirements gathering and documentation and user/client contact experience required.Your primary duties will include working with the business units and external customers to analyze business opportunities and develop technical solutions which enable the user to satisfy business objectives. Work on system solutions during the creation of proposals for new and current customers. Perform liaison functions with management, user areas, vendors, and sales. Conduct requirements gathering meetings, document user business requirements, transition requirements to the development staff, assists with requirements change control and risk identification. Excellent communication skills both verbal and written, including solid ability to translate technical verbiage into easily understood language for the customer.MERIDIAN Technology Group, Inc. has been providing IT Professional Services to our Clients for 17 years. Our clients are located in Oregon, Washington, Arizona, California, Colorado, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Utah, Idaho, Illinois and Texas.We have a successful history of satisfying our clients by providing them with high-caliber consultants including:? -project managers ? -business analysts ? -application developers ? -database administrators ? -application and database architects ? -systems administrators ? -quality assurance and testers ? -desktop and network engineers ? -hardware and software engineers ? -embedded technology engineers ? -semiconductor/ASIC engineers ? -RF engineers ? -Firmware/BIOS engineers MERIDIAN Technology Group offers our consultants a quality of employment benefits unmatched by similar organizations. Our benefit package includes: ? - paid insurance premiums for health, dental, vision and disability. ? -401K program offering a dollar-for-dollar match up to 4%. ? -Training Program ? -3 weeks of vacation per year Our strong benefit offerings, training programs and support staff allow Meridian to attract high quality consultants, ultimately benefiting our clients not only with a higher than anticipated level of expertise, but with a higher sense of confidence and stability in the consultant-client relationship. Call, email, or write for more information about us and find out what we have to offer you!MERIDIAN Technology Group is an equal opportunity employer! MERIDIAN Technology Group, Inc.4949 SW Meadows Road Suite 440 Lake Oswego, Oregon 97035 800.755.1038 www.meridiangroup.com

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QA Analyst with strong trading and financial experience needed to work for our downtown Chicago Client. This QA Analyst must be able to develop test strategies, test plans and test cases. Trading and Financial experience is absolutely required for this role! At least 3 years experience in a related field and at least 2 years experience with Shell Scripting in a Linux / Solaris environment is ideal. The Q.A. analyst will create and execute test cases for regression, functional and production testing, produce test scenarios and test scripts for all system testing, and document test plans and test results. The QA Analyst will also coordinate tests with external vendors and customers. The ability to communicate with both technical (developers) and non-technical (customers, management) is necessary. Certified Internal systems Auditor is a plus. This opportunity is in the manual environment but our Client is building this environment toward automated. We are looking for a QA Analyst who is highly efficient, motivated, is hungry for a challenging opportunity, and possess strong business skills with excellent analytical and communication skills. This is an ongoing recruiting effort by Robert Half Technology.

Only applicants possessing trading and financial experience will be considered.
<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 QA Analyst must possess at least 3 years experience in a related field. At least 2 years experience with Shell Scripting in a Linux / Solaris environment is ideal. Trading and Financial experience is absolutely required for this role!

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Agency looking for project help with print collateral, identity pieces, branding, concepting and production. Print Designer must be able to see the project thru from start to finish, doing own production.<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: Quark, Illustrator, Photoshop, some InDesign skills required.

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My client, a downtown trading firm, seeks a Cisco Network Engineer to join their team on a full- time basis. The Cisco network engineer will be part of a team that works with software engineers and traders to satisfy the high-availability electronic trading infrastructure needs. They will be responsible for planning, implementing, and documenting installations of network equipment, as well as designing, installing, and supporting the routing, switching, and security/VPN technologies in the WAN/LAN environments. They will be working with vendors to resolve network-related issues as well as carrying out high-level analysis and trouble-shooting of the network infrastructure.
Experience: Qualified candidates will have 3+ years in a technical networking environment.
Experience with designing, configuring, and troubleshooting complex network backbones is a requirement, as well as experience in IGP and BGP routing protocols (EIGRP, OSPF, and RIP) in a Cisco environment, experience in VLAN technology, VTP and STP protocols. experience in Access Control Lists, Cisco firewalls, VPN, and other security technologies are also a must.
Solid understanding of Cisco 2600, 2800, 3600 routers and 3550, 3560 switches is required, while experience with Cisco 7200, 7600 routers and 6500 switches is a plus.

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My client, a downtown trading firm, seeks a couple Software Engineers to join their team on a full- time basis. The Software Engineers will be building custom real- time trading applications. Responsibilities include full life-cycle development of trading applications using C++, C#, SQL, and other languages. They will work with traders to determine application requirements as well as integrate custom systems with trading exchanges and market data vendors. There will also be some support and maintenance of the software.
Experience: Candidates MUST HAVE a degree from an accredited University with a GPA of 3.0 or higher. A software engineering background is preferred, but soft skills, academic achievement and a strong desire to learn are paramount.

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My client, a downtown trading company, seeks a Software Support Specialist to join their team on a full- time basis. The software support specialist will support and trouble-shoot custom real-time trading and reporting systems. The cutting-edge electronic trading platform displays real-time data and performs order routing, order execution, position management, risk analysis, and profit and loss calculations.
Experience: Candidates MUST HAVE 2+ years of Application support experience. They should also have a strong desire to deliver excellent customer support by trouble-shooting and administering proprietary applications, as well as an interest in, and understanding of, trading industry concepts and terminology. A software engineering background is preferred as well as knowledge of C# and SQL.

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Looking for an Artist who can do a fabulous pencil drawing of a head shot. This presidential drawing will hang in the foyer of the accredited society forever. Great opportunity for many to see your work for years to come.<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: Must present samples sketches

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Our client in downtown Chicago is looking for consultants with strong Murex experience. There are at least 4 positions that require Murex. Please refer to the required skills below - if you are qualified, please submit your resume and it will be considered for all positions. The positions will be mostly development and support (third level support), but they also need people in QA as well. Being able to do a combination of everything, including development, QA, support, environments, etc. is VERY helpful. Flexibility is very important for all of these roles.

ONLY QUALIFIED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONSIDERED - SEE REQUIRED SKILLS BELOW.
Experience: REQUIRED SKILLS:

1. MUST have HANDS-ON, TECHNICAL, RELEVANT Murex MXG2000 or OpenLink experience.
2. Experienced Flex (Java or C++) developers, MxML, eTradePad, Simulation, and Configuration are needed.
3. MUST HAVE Commodities or FX Options - you do not have to have both.
4. MUST be able to go full-time with our client immediately or within 3-6 months. To go full time with our client, you MUST AT LEAST have an EAD card, or be getting your EAD within 3 months.

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My client, a downtown trading firm, seeks a Cisco Network Engineer to join their team on a full- time basis. The Cisco network engineer will be part of a team that works with software engineers and traders to satisfy the high-availability electronic trading infrastructure needs. They will be responsible for planning, implementing, and documenting installations of network equipment, as well as designing, installing, and supporting the routing, switching, and security/VPN technologies in the WAN/LAN environments. They will be working with vendors to resolve network-related issues as well as carrying out high-level analysis and trouble-shooting of the network infrastructure.
Experience: Qualified candidates will have 3+ years in a technical networking environment.
Experience with designing, configuring, and troubleshooting complex network backbones is a requirement, as well as experience in IGP and BGP routing protocols (EIGRP, OSPF, and RIP) in a Cisco environment, experience in VLAN technology, VTP and STP protocols. experience in Access Control Lists, Cisco firewalls, VPN, and other security technologies are also a must.
Solid understanding of Cisco 2600, 2800, 3600 routers and 3550, 3560 switches is required, while experience with Cisco 7200, 7600 routers and 6500 switches is a plus.

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Powerbuilder 9 - Oracle 9i - PL/SQL:

- Powerbuilder == preferably experience with PB 9 - 50%
- Oracle 9i, PL/SQL, Performance tuning. - 50%
- Experience in technical design documentation and working with developers.
Experience: 5+years

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PowerBuilder Programmer

Duration: 6 months

Location: Downtown Chicago, IL


Experience: PowerBuilder 9 - Oracle 9i - PL/SQL:

- PowerBuilder == preferably experience with PB 9 - 50%
- Oracle 9i, PL/SQL, Performance tuning. - 50%
- Experience in technical design documentation and working with developers.

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Agency looking for project help with print collateral, identity pieces, branding, concepting and production. Print Designer must be able to see the project thru from start to finish, doing own production.<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: Quark, Illustrator, Photoshop, some InDesign skills required.

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My client, a downtown trading company, seeks a Software Support Specialist to join their team on a full- time basis. The software support specialist will support and trouble-shoot custom real-time trading and reporting systems. The cutting-edge electronic trading platform displays real-time data and performs order routing, order execution, position management, risk analysis, and profit and loss calculations.
Experience: Candidates MUST HAVE 2+ years of Application support experience. They should also have a strong desire to deliver excellent customer support by trouble-shooting and administering proprietary applications, as well as an interest in, and understanding of, trading industry concepts and terminology. A software engineering background is preferred as well as knowledge of C# and SQL.

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MERIDIAN Technology Group is seeking a Senior Systems Analyst JW6336 with 4 years of formal system/software testing and test case preparation and execution experience. Must have 4 years of UNIX experience (meaning logging in to UNIX, knowledge of basic commands). Must also have 4 years of database and SQL experience, including knowledge of SQL queries. 4 years of software development methodologies and business problem analysis experience required. 2 years of test automation and user/client contact experience nice to have. Native Spanish speaker (bilingual - English/Spanish) also nice to have.Your primary duties will include all facets of software testing, including test matrix creation, test case creation, test execution, and defect tracking. You will be involved in all phases of the system development life cycle starting with business requirements and going through implementation. Communicate with project members, including developers, project managers and business analysts. Regularly report status to QC Leads for consolidated status reporting. Excellent communication skills both verbal and written required.MERIDIAN Technology Group, Inc. has been providing IT Professional Services to our Clients for 17 years. Our clients are located in Oregon, Washington, Arizona, California, Colorado, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Utah, Idaho, Illinois and Texas.We have a successful history of satisfying our clients by providing them with high-caliber consultants including:? -project managers ? -business analysts ? -application developers ? -database administrators ? -application and database architects ? -systems administrators ? -quality assurance and testers ? -desktop and network engineers ? -hardware and software engineers ? -embedded technology engineers ? -semiconductor/ASIC engineers ? -RF engineers ? -Firmware/BIOS engineers MERIDIAN Technology Group offers our consultants a quality of employment benefits unmatched by similar organizations. Our benefit package includes: ? - paid insurance premiums for health, dental, vision and disability. ? -401K program offering a dollar-for-dollar match up to 4%. ? -Training Program ? -3 weeks of vacation per year Our strong benefit offerings, training programs and support staff allow Meridian to attract high quality consultants, ultimately benefiting our clients not only with a higher than anticipated level of expertise, but with a higher sense of confidence and stability in the consultant-client relationship. Call, email, or write for more information about us and find out what we have to offer you!MERIDIAN Technology Group is an equal opportunity employer! MERIDIAN Technology Group, Inc.4949 SW Meadows Road Suite 440 Lake Oswego, Oregon 97035 800.755.1038 www.meridiangroup.com

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MERIDIAN Technology Group is seeking a Senior Systems Analyst JW6337 with 5 years of business problem analysis and systems development methodology experience. Must have 5 years of IT project and structured system analysis experience. 5 years of requirements gathering and documentation and user/client contact experience required.Your primary duties will include working with the business units and external customers to analyze business opportunities and develop technical solutions which enable the user to satisfy business objectives. Work on system solutions during the creation of proposals for new and current customers. Perform liaison functions with management, user areas, vendors, and sales. Conduct requirements gathering meetings, document user business requirements, transition requirements to the development staff, assists with requirements change control and risk identification. Excellent communication skills both verbal and written, including solid ability to translate technical verbiage into easily understood language for the customer.MERIDIAN Technology Group, Inc. has been providing IT Professional Services to our Clients for 17 years. Our clients are located in Oregon, Washington, Arizona, California, Colorado, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Utah, Idaho, Illinois and Texas.We have a successful history of satisfying our clients by providing them with high-caliber consultants including:? -project managers ? -business analysts ? -application developers ? -database administrators ? -application and database architects ? -systems administrators ? -quality assurance and testers ? -desktop and network engineers ? -hardware and software engineers ? -embedded technology engineers ? -semiconductor/ASIC engineers ? -RF engineers ? -Firmware/BIOS engineers MERIDIAN Technology Group offers our consultants a quality of employment benefits unmatched by similar organizations. Our benefit package includes: ? - paid insurance premiums for health, dental, vision and disability. ? -401K program offering a dollar-for-dollar match up to 4%. ? -Training Program ? -3 weeks of vacation per year Our strong benefit offerings, training programs and support staff allow Meridian to attract high quality consultants, ultimately benefiting our clients not only with a higher than anticipated level of expertise, but with a higher sense of confidence and stability in the consultant-client relationship. Call, email, or write for more information about us and find out what we have to offer you!MERIDIAN Technology Group is an equal opportunity employer! MERIDIAN Technology Group, Inc.4949 SW Meadows Road Suite 440 Lake Oswego, Oregon 97035 800.755.1038 www.meridiangroup.com

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CDI has an exciting opportunity waiting for you! We are looking for exceptional people! We have an immediate need for Exchange Administrators!

Title: Exchange Administrators

Description:

The position requires the candidate to be on site in the Downtown Chicago area. Good communications, troubleshooting and communication skills, ability to work independently. Must have strong problem management/resolution skills as well as current technical knowledge of the following;
Exchange 2003 experience
Exchange migration experience
Exchange Cluster
Any migration experience with other email platforms
All versions of outlook
RPC Over HTTP connectivity
Working knowledge of SAN hardware
Active Directory Mgmt (create, edit, manage users)
Blackberry experience
Windows Mobile
Windows 2003
Dell Servers

Duration: One year or more
Work Shift: 1st shift
Weekend Coverage: Weekend coverage is required.
On Call: Needs to be on-call
Years Experience: 4
Travel Required: Travel is not required.

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QA Analyst with strong trading and financial experience needed to work for our downtown Chicago Client. This QA Analyst must be able to develop test strategies, test plans and test cases. Trading and Financial experience is absolutely required for this role! At least 3 years experience in a related field and at least 2 years experience with Shell Scripting in a Linux / Solaris environment is ideal. The Q.A. analyst will create and execute test cases for regression, functional and production testing, produce test scenarios and test scripts for all system testing, and document test plans and test results. The QA Analyst will also coordinate tests with external vendors and customers. The ability to communicate with both technical (developers) and non-technical (customers, management) is necessary. Certified Internal systems Auditor is a plus. This opportunity is in the manual environment but our Client is building this environment toward automated. We are looking for a QA Analyst who is highly efficient, motivated, is hungry for a challenging opportunity, and possess strong business skills with excellent analytical and communication skills. This is an ongoing opportunity by Robert Half Technology.



Only applicants possessing trading and financial experience will be consider
<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 QA Analyst should at least 3 years experience in a related field and at least 2 years experience with Shell Scripting in a Linux / Solaris environment is ideal.Trading and Financial experience is absolutely required for this role!

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Our client in downtown area is looking for a Senior Web/Application Developer with 4+ years of experience who will report to the Chief Marketing Officer and will provide support and leadership for various web-based needs through guidance, maintenance, and development of web-based sites, services and applications. The Web/Application Developer will create, install, configure, maintain, administer support and troubleshooting for the company web site and will also sustain services, applications and their related network components and environment. The Developer will maintain and create new web application for the company web site by adding to or altering existing content, will be responsible for updating charts and margin information, repairing codes, and manually including or excluding industry seminars. The Web/Application Developer will be responsible for managing web analytics by downloading web server logs weekly, ensuring that they are properly processed and recorded in the proper format on new servers, creating WebStatus reports every month, in addition to managing users and permissions for viewing stats on ClickTracks. The Developer will produce and maintain desktop applications, such as Alexa Web Service Consumer, Hosts Swapper and HTML Decrapper for internal use. The candidate will work independently and with project team members to develop the site concept, interface design and architecture of the web site; work closely with the Compliance Department to ensure web content is in alignment with company policies and procedures; and will also work with other IT Project Managers to develop standards and operating procedures for change management, automation of
procedures, business continuity, and deployment of new applications. The Web/Application Developer will solve technical issues directly, or diagnose them and involve technical staff or 3rd parties as appropriate, will write maintainable, documented code for future maintenance and implement a library-style coding procedure for future code additions. In addition, the Developer should be adept at working in a team environment, mentoring junior web developers and interns, and promoting creativity of the web development team and interns. The Web/Application Developer will communicate to management and Associates all routine maintenance intervals including contingency or possible interruption of service and will be required to participate in a minimum of 20 hours per calendar year of technical training, either company sponsored or through personal education and professional development learning.
<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 Web/Application Developer should have a Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering,Mathematics, Web Development or related field, or equivalent experience. The Developer should have experience working with a mix of web technologies such
as Markup Languages - XHTML, Dynamic HTML and XML; Scripting Languages - JavaScript, VBScript, ASP.NET, PHP, Ajax, Coldfusion, Flash, C#, and SQL; Web Servers - Windows, IIS, and Apache; and Relational Database -SQL Server 2000/2005. Experience with Multimedia including Macromedia, Dreamweaver and/or Coldfusion,
Style Sheets and ASP/JSP is also required. Familiarity with Software Development Lifecycles is desirable.Knowledge of Linux is a plus. The Developer must work well in a team environment and should be able to
effectively express, interact with and communicate technical concepts, ideas, instructions and information to management, peers, and a non-technical audience; able to read and interpret documents such as application manuals, knowledge bases and other technical and procedural materials/manuals geared to all levels and furnished in written, verbal, diagram or schedule form.

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My client, a downtown trading firm, seeks a couple Software Engineers to join their team on a full- time basis. The Software Engineers will be building custom real- time trading applications. Responsibilities include full life-cycle development of trading applications using C++, C#, SQL, and other languages. They will work with traders to determine application requirements as well as integrate custom systems with trading exchanges and market data vendors. There will also be some support and maintenance of the software.
Experience: Candidates MUST HAVE a degree from an accredited University with a GPA of 3.0 or higher. A software engineering background is preferred, but soft skills, academic achievement and a strong desire to learn are paramount.

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Our client in downtown area is looking for a Web/Application Developer with 2+ years of experience who will provide support and leadership for application and Web development functions for the Marketing Department. The Web/Application Developer will work with consultants, the project management office, content writers and Marketing management to ensure efficient day-to-day operations and development of new customer-facing applications. The Developer will maintain existing web sites and develop new sites and web-based applications; and analyze traffic patterns to streamline interfaces and correct issues. The Web/Application Developer will work with the IT Project Managers to develop standards and operating procedures for change management, business continuity and deployment of new applications and communicate to management and Associates all routine maintenance intervals including contingency or possible interruption of service. The Developer will be required to participate in a minimum of 20 hours per calendar year of technical training, either company sponsored or through personal education and professional development learning.
<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 Web/Application Developer should have a Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering,Mathematics, Web Development or related field, or equivalent experience. The Developer should have experience working with a mix of web technologies such
as Markup Languages - XHTML, Dynamic HTML and XML, CSS; Scripting Languages - JavaScript, VBScript, ASP.NET, PHP, Ajax, Cold fusion, Flash, C#, and SQL;Web Servers - Windows, IIS, and Apache; and Relational Database - SQL Server 2000/2005. Experience with IDEs including Visual Studio 2003/2005 and Dreamweaver is
also required. The Web/Application Developer should have excellent oral and written communications skills and be able to work effectively in a multi-task team environment with emphasis on peak performance and results.

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Looking for an Artist who can do a fabulous pencil drawing of a head shot. This presidential drawing will hang in the foyer of the accredited society forever. Great opportunity for many to see your work for years to come.<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: Must present samples sketches

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My client, a downtown trading firm, seeks a couple Software Engineers to join their team on a full- time basis. The Software Engineers will be building custom real- time trading applications. Responsibilities include full life-cycle development of trading applications using C++, C#, SQL, and other languages. They will work with traders to determine application requirements as well as integrate custom systems with trading exchanges and market data vendors. There will also be some support and maintenance of the software.
Experience: Candidates MUST HAVE a degree from an accredited University with a GPA of 3.0 or higher. A software engineering background is preferred, but soft skills, academic achievement and a strong desire to learn are paramount.

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Our client in downtown area is looking for a Web/Application Developer with 2+ years of experience who will provide support and leadership for application and Web development functions for the Marketing Department. The Web/Application Developer will work with consultants, the project management office, content writers and Marketing management to ensure efficient day-to-day operations and development of new customer-facing applications. The Developer will maintain existing web sites and develop new sites and web-based applications; and analyze traffic patterns to streamline interfaces and correct issues. The Web/Application Developer will work with the IT Project Managers to develop standards and operating procedures for change management, business continuity and deployment of new applications and communicate to management and Associates all routine maintenance intervals including contingency or possible interruption of service. The Developer will be required to participate in a minimum of 20 hours per calendar year of technical training, either company sponsored or through personal education and professional development learning.
<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 Web/Application Developer should have a Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering,Mathematics, Web Development or related field, or equivalent experience. The Developer should have experience working with a mix of web technologies such
as Markup Languages - XHTML, Dynamic HTML and XML, CSS; Scripting Languages - JavaScript, VBScript, ASP.NET, PHP, Ajax, Cold fusion, Flash, C#, and SQL;Web Servers - Windows, IIS, and Apache; and Relational Database - SQL Server 2000/2005. Experience with IDEs including Visual Studio 2003/2005 and Dreamweaver is
also required. The Web/Application Developer should have excellent oral and written communications skills and be able to work effectively in a multi-task team environment with emphasis on peak performance and results.

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QA Analyst with strong trading and financial experience needed to work for our downtown Chicago Client. This QA Analyst must be able to develop test strategies, test plans and test cases. Trading and Financial experience is absolutely required for this role! At least 3 years experience in a related field and at least 2 years experience with Shell Scripting in a Linux / Solaris environment is ideal. The Q.A. analyst will create and execute test cases for regression, functional and production testing, produce test scenarios and test scripts for all system testing, and document test plans and test results. The QA Analyst will also coordinate tests with external vendors and customers. The ability to communicate with both technical (developers) and non-technical (customers, management) is necessary. Certified Internal systems Auditor is a plus. This opportunity is in the manual environment but our Client is building this environment toward automated. We are looking for a QA Analyst who is highly efficient, motivated, is hungry for a challenging opportunity, and possess strong business skills with excellent analytical and communication skills. This is an ongoing opportunity by Robert Half Technology.



Only applicants possessing trading and financial experience will be consider
<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 QA Analyst should at least 3 years experience in a related field and at least 2 years experience with Shell Scripting in a Linux / Solaris environment is ideal.Trading and Financial experience is absolutely required for this role!

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Powerbuilder 9 - Oracle 9i - PL/SQL:

- Powerbuilder == preferably experience with PB 9 - 50%
- Oracle 9i, PL/SQL, Performance tuning. - 50%
- Experience in technical design documentation and working with developers.
Experience: 5+years

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My client, a downtown trading firm, seeks a Cisco Network Engineer to join their team on a full- time basis. The Cisco network engineer will be part of a team that works with software engineers and traders to satisfy the high-availability electronic trading infrastructure needs. They will be responsible for planning, implementing, and documenting installations of network equipment, as well as designing, installing, and supporting the routing, switching, and security/VPN technologies in the WAN/LAN environments. They will be working with vendors to resolve network-related issues as well as carrying out high-level analysis and trouble-shooting of the network infrastructure.
Experience: Qualified candidates will have 3+ years in a technical networking environment.
Experience with designing, configuring, and troubleshooting complex network backbones is a requirement, as well as experience in IGP and BGP routing protocols (EIGRP, OSPF, and RIP) in a Cisco environment, experience in VLAN technology, VTP and STP protocols. experience in Access Control Lists, Cisco firewalls, VPN, and other security technologies are also a must.
Solid understanding of Cisco 2600, 2800, 3600 routers and 3550, 3560 switches is required, while experience with Cisco 7200, 7600 routers and 6500 switches is a plus.

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Our client in downtown area is looking for a Senior Web/Application Developer with 4+ years of experience who will report to the Chief Marketing Officer and will provide support and leadership for various web-based needs through guidance, maintenance, and development of web-based sites, services and applications. The Web/Application Developer will create, install, configure, maintain, administer support and troubleshooting for the company web site and will also sustain services, applications and their related network components and environment. The Developer will maintain and create new web application for the company web site by adding to or altering existing content, will be responsible for updating charts and margin information, repairing codes, and manually including or excluding industry seminars. The Web/Application Developer will be responsible for managing web analytics by downloading web server logs weekly, ensuring that they are properly processed and recorded in the proper format on new servers, creating WebStatus reports every month, in addition to managing users and permissions for viewing stats on ClickTracks. The Developer will produce and maintain desktop applications, such as Alexa Web Service Consumer, Hosts Swapper and HTML Decrapper for internal use. The candidate will work independently and with project team members to develop the site concept, interface design and architecture of the web site; work closely with the Compliance Department to ensure web content is in alignment with company policies and procedures; and will also work with other IT Project Managers to develop standards and operating procedures for change management, automation of
procedures, business continuity, and deployment of new applications. The Web/Application Developer will solve technical issues directly, or diagnose them and involve technical staff or 3rd parties as appropriate, will write maintainable, documented code for future maintenance and implement a library-style coding procedure for future code additions. In addition, the Developer should be adept at working in a team environment, mentoring junior web developers and interns, and promoting creativity of the web development team and interns. The Web/Application Developer will communicate to management and Associates all routine maintenance intervals including contingency or possible interruption of service and will be required to participate in a minimum of 20 hours per calendar year of technical training, either company sponsored or through personal education and professional development learning.
<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 Web/Application Developer should have a Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering,Mathematics, Web Development or related field, or equivalent experience. The Developer should have experience working with a mix of web technologies such
as Markup Languages - XHTML, Dynamic HTML and XML; Scripting Languages - JavaScript, VBScript, ASP.NET, PHP, Ajax, Coldfusion, Flash, C#, and SQL; Web Servers - Windows, IIS, and Apache; and Relational Database -SQL Server 2000/2005. Experience with Multimedia including Macromedia, Dreamweaver and/or Coldfusion,
Style Sheets and ASP/JSP is also required. Familiarity with Software Development Lifecycles is desirable.Knowledge of Linux is a plus. The Developer must work well in a team environment and should be able to
effectively express, interact with and communicate technical concepts, ideas, instructions and information to management, peers, and a non-technical audience; able to read and interpret documents such as application manuals, knowledge bases and other technical and procedural materials/manuals geared to all levels and furnished in written, verbal, diagram or schedule form.

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My client, a downtown trading company, seeks a Software Support Specialist to join their team on a full- time basis. The software support specialist will support and trouble-shoot custom real-time trading and reporting systems. The cutting-edge electronic trading platform displays real-time data and performs order routing, order execution, position management, risk analysis, and profit and loss calculations.
Experience: Candidates MUST HAVE 2+ years of Application support experience. They should also have a strong desire to deliver excellent customer support by trouble-shooting and administering proprietary applications, as well as an interest in, and understanding of, trading industry concepts and terminology. A software engineering background is preferred as well as knowledge of C# and SQL.

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Looking for an Artist who can do a fabulous pencil drawing of a head shot. This presidential drawing will hang in the foyer of the accredited society forever. Great opportunity for many to see your work for years to come.<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: Must present samples sketches

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Agency looking for project help with print collateral, identity pieces, branding, concepting and production. Print Designer must be able to see the project thru from start to finish, doing own production.<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: Quark, Illustrator, Photoshop, some InDesign skills required.

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MERIDIAN Technology Group is seeking a Senior Systems Analyst JW6337 with 5 years of business problem analysis and systems development methodology experience. Must have 5 years of IT project and structured system analysis experience. 5 years of requirements gathering and documentation and user/client contact experience required.Your primary duties will include working with the business units and external customers to analyze business opportunities and develop technical solutions which enable the user to satisfy business objectives. Work on system solutions during the creation of proposals for new and current customers. Perform liaison functions with management, user areas, vendors, and sales. Conduct requirements gathering meetings, document user business requirements, transition requirements to the development staff, assists with requirements change control and risk identification. Excellent communication skills both verbal and written, including solid ability to translate technical verbiage into easily understood language for the customer.MERIDIAN Technology Group, Inc. has been providing IT Professional Services to our Clients for 17 years. Our clients are located in Oregon, Washington, Arizona, California, Colorado, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Utah, Idaho, Illinois and Texas.We have a successful history of satisfying our clients by providing them with high-caliber consultants including:? -project managers ? -business analysts ? -application developers ? -database administrators ? -application and database architects ? -systems administrators ? -quality assurance and testers ? -desktop and network engineers ? -hardware and software engineers ? -embedded technology engineers ? -semiconductor/ASIC engineers ? -RF engineers ? -Firmware/BIOS engineers MERIDIAN Technology Group offers our consultants a quality of employment benefits unmatched by similar organizations. Our benefit package includes: ? - paid insurance premiums for health, dental, vision and disability. ? -401K program offering a dollar-for-dollar match up to 4%. ? -Training Program ? -3 weeks of vacation per year Our strong benefit offerings, training programs and support staff allow Meridian to attract high quality consultants, ultimately benefiting our clients not only with a higher than anticipated level of expertise, but with a higher sense of confidence and stability in the consultant-client relationship. Call, email, or write for more information about us and find out what we have to offer you!MERIDIAN Technology Group is an equal opportunity employer! MERIDIAN Technology Group, Inc.4949 SW Meadows Road Suite 440 Lake Oswego, Oregon 97035 800.755.1038 www.meridiangroup.com

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MERIDIAN Technology Group is seeking a Senior Systems Analyst JW6336 with 4 years of formal system/software testing and test case preparation and execution experience. Must have 4 years of UNIX experience (meaning logging in to UNIX, knowledge of basic commands). Must also have 4 years of database and SQL experience, including knowledge of SQL queries. 4 years of software development methodologies and business problem analysis experience required. 2 years of test automation and user/client contact experience nice to have. Native Spanish speaker (bilingual - English/Spanish) also nice to have.Your primary duties will include all facets of software testing, including test matrix creation, test case creation, test execution, and defect tracking. You will be involved in all phases of the system development life cycle starting with business requirements and going through implementation. Communicate with project members, including developers, project managers and business analysts. Regularly report status to QC Leads for consolidated status reporting. Excellent communication skills both verbal and written required.MERIDIAN Technology Group, Inc. has been providing IT Professional Services to our Clients for 17 years. Our clients are located in Oregon, Washington, Arizona, California, Colorado, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Utah, Idaho, Illinois and Texas.We have a successful history of satisfying our clients by providing them with high-caliber consultants including:? -project managers ? -business analysts ? -application developers ? -database administrators ? -application and database architects ? -systems administrators ? -quality assurance and testers ? -desktop and network engineers ? -hardware and software engineers ? -embedded technology engineers ? -semiconductor/ASIC engineers ? -RF engineers ? -Firmware/BIOS engineers MERIDIAN Technology Group offers our consultants a quality of employment benefits unmatched by similar organizations. Our benefit package includes: ? - paid insurance premiums for health, dental, vision and disability. ? -401K program offering a dollar-for-dollar match up to 4%. ? -Training Program ? -3 weeks of vacation per year Our strong benefit offerings, training programs and support staff allow Meridian to attract high quality consultants, ultimately benefiting our clients not only with a higher than anticipated level of expertise, but with a higher sense of confidence and stability in the consultant-client relationship. Call, email, or write for more information about us and find out what we have to offer you!MERIDIAN Technology Group is an equal opportunity employer! MERIDIAN Technology Group, Inc.4949 SW Meadows Road Suite 440 Lake Oswego, Oregon 97035 800.755.1038 www.meridiangroup.com

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MERIDIAN Technology Group is seeking a Senior Systems Analyst JW6337 with 5 years of business problem analysis and systems development methodology experience. Must have 5 years of IT project and structured system analysis experience. 5 years of requirements gathering and documentation and user/client contact experience required.Your primary duties will include working with the business units and external customers to analyze business opportunities and develop technical solutions which enable the user to satisfy business objectives. Work on system solutions during the creation of proposals for new and current customers. Perform liaison functions with management, user areas, vendors, and sales. Conduct requirements gathering meetings, document user business requirements, transition requirements to the development staff, assists with requirements change control and risk identification. Excellent communication skills both verbal and written, including solid ability to translate technical verbiage into easily understood language for the customer.MERIDIAN Technology Group, Inc. has been providing IT Professional Services to our Clients for 17 years. Our clients are located in Oregon, Washington, Arizona, California, Colorado, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Utah, Idaho, Illinois and Texas.We have a successful history of satisfying our clients by providing them with high-caliber consultants including:? -project managers ? -business analysts ? -application developers ? -database administrators ? -application and database architects ? -systems administrators ? -quality assurance and testers ? -desktop and network engineers ? -hardware and software engineers ? -embedded technology engineers ? -semiconductor/ASIC engineers ? -RF engineers ? -Firmware/BIOS engineers MERIDIAN Technology Group offers our consultants a quality of employment benefits unmatched by similar organizations. Our benefit package includes: ? - paid insurance premiums for health, dental, vision and disability. ? -401K program offering a dollar-for-dollar match up to 4%. ? -Training Program ? -3 weeks of vacation per year Our strong benefit offerings, training programs and support staff allow Meridian to attract high quality consultants, ultimately benefiting our clients not only with a higher than anticipated level of expertise, but with a higher sense of confidence and stability in the consultant-client relationship. Call, email, or write for more information about us and find out what we have to offer you!MERIDIAN Technology Group is an equal opportunity employer! MERIDIAN Technology Group, Inc.4949 SW Meadows Road Suite 440 Lake Oswego, Oregon 97035 800.755.1038 www.meridiangroup.com

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MERIDIAN Technology Group is seeking a Senior Systems Analyst JW6336 with 4 years of formal system/software testing and test case preparation and execution experience. Must have 4 years of UNIX experience (meaning logging in to UNIX, knowledge of basic commands). Must also have 4 years of database and SQL experience, including knowledge of SQL queries. 4 years of software development methodologies and business problem analysis experience required. 2 years of test automation and user/client contact experience nice to have. Native Spanish speaker (bilingual - English/Spanish) also nice to have.Your primary duties will include all facets of software testing, including test matrix creation, test case creation, test execution, and defect tracking. You will be involved in all phases of the system development life cycle starting with business requirements and going through implementation. Communicate with project members, including developers, project managers and business analysts. Regularly report status to QC Leads for consolidated status reporting. Excellent communication skills both verbal and written required.MERIDIAN Technology Group, Inc. has been providing IT Professional Services to our Clients for 17 years. Our clients are located in Oregon, Washington, Arizona, California, Colorado, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Utah, Idaho, Illinois and Texas.We have a successful history of satisfying our clients by providing them with high-caliber consultants including:? -project managers ? -business analysts ? -application developers ? -database administrators ? -application and database architects ? -systems administrators ? -quality assurance and testers ? -desktop and network engineers ? -hardware and software engineers ? -embedded technology engineers ? -semiconductor/ASIC engineers ? -RF engineers ? -Firmware/BIOS engineers MERIDIAN Technology Group offers our consultants a quality of employment benefits unmatched by similar organizations. Our benefit package includes: ? - paid insurance premiums for health, dental, vision and disability. ? -401K program offering a dollar-for-dollar match up to 4%. ? -Training Program ? -3 weeks of vacation per year Our strong benefit offerings, training programs and support staff allow Meridian to attract high quality consultants, ultimately benefiting our clients not only with a higher than anticipated level of expertise, but with a higher sense of confidence and stability in the consultant-client relationship. Call, email, or write for more information about us and find out what we have to offer you!MERIDIAN Technology Group is an equal opportunity employer! MERIDIAN Technology Group, Inc.4949 SW Meadows Road Suite 440 Lake Oswego, Oregon 97035 800.755.1038 www.meridiangroup.com

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Looking for an Artist who can do a fabulous pencil drawing of a head shot. This presidential drawing will hang in the foyer of the accredited society forever. Great opportunity for many to see your work for years to come.<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: Must present samples sketches

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My client, a downtown trading company, seeks a Software Support Specialist to join their team on a full- time basis. The software support specialist will support and trouble-shoot custom real-time trading and reporting systems. The cutting-edge electronic trading platform displays real-time data and performs order routing, order execution, position management, risk analysis, and profit and loss calculations.
Experience: Candidates MUST HAVE 2+ years of Application support experience. They should also have a strong desire to deliver excellent customer support by trouble-shooting and administering proprietary applications, as well as an interest in, and understanding of, trading industry concepts and terminology. A software engineering background is preferred as well as knowledge of C# and SQL.

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My client, a downtown trading firm, seeks a Cisco Network Engineer to join their team on a full- time basis. The Cisco network engineer will be part of a team that works with software engineers and traders to satisfy the high-availability electronic trading infrastructure needs. They will be responsible for planning, implementing, and documenting installations of network equipment, as well as designing, installing, and supporting the routing, switching, and security/VPN technologies in the WAN/LAN environments. They will be working with vendors to resolve network-related issues as well as carrying out high-level analysis and trouble-shooting of the network infrastructure.
Experience: Qualified candidates will have 3+ years in a technical networking environment.
Experience with designing, configuring, and troubleshooting complex network backbones is a requirement, as well as experience in IGP and BGP routing protocols (EIGRP, OSPF, and RIP) in a Cisco environment, experience in VLAN technology, VTP and STP protocols. experience in Access Control Lists, Cisco firewalls, VPN, and other security technologies are also a must.
Solid understanding of Cisco 2600, 2800, 3600 routers and 3550, 3560 switches is required, while experience with Cisco 7200, 7600 routers and 6500 switches is a plus.

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QA Analyst with strong trading and financial experience needed to work for our downtown Chicago Client. This QA Analyst must be able to develop test strategies, test plans and test cases. Trading and Financial experience is absolutely required for this role! At least 3 years experience in a related field and at least 2 years experience with Shell Scripting in a Linux / Solaris environment is ideal. The Q.A. analyst will create and execute test cases for regression, functional and production testing, produce test scenarios and test scripts for all system testing, and document test plans and test results. The QA Analyst will also coordinate tests with external vendors and customers. The ability to communicate with both technical (developers) and non-technical (customers, management) is necessary. Certified Internal systems Auditor is a plus. This opportunity is in the manual environment but our Client is building this environment toward automated. We are looking for a QA Analyst who is highly efficient, motivated, is hungry for a challenging opportunity, and possess strong business skills with excellent analytical and communication skills. This is an ongoing opportunity by Robert Half Technology.



Only applicants possessing trading and financial experience will be consider
<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 QA Analyst should at least 3 years experience in a related field and at least 2 years experience with Shell Scripting in a Linux / Solaris environment is ideal.Trading and Financial experience is absolutely required for this role!

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Our client in downtown area is looking for a Web/Application Developer with 2+ years of experience who will provide support and leadership for application and Web development functions for the Marketing Department. The Web/Application Developer will work with consultants, the project management office, content writers and Marketing management to ensure efficient day-to-day operations and development of new customer-facing applications. The Developer will maintain existing web sites and develop new sites and web-based applications; and analyze traffic patterns to streamline interfaces and correct issues. The Web/Application Developer will work with the IT Project Managers to develop standards and operating procedures for change management, business continuity and deployment of new applications and communicate to management and Associates all routine maintenance intervals including contingency or possible interruption of service. The Developer will be required to participate in a minimum of 20 hours per calendar year of technical training, either company sponsored or through personal education and professional development learning.
<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 Web/Application Developer should have a Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering,Mathematics, Web Development or related field, or equivalent experience. The Developer should have experience working with a mix of web technologies such
as Markup Languages - XHTML, Dynamic HTML and XML, CSS; Scripting Languages - JavaScript, VBScript, ASP.NET, PHP, Ajax, Cold fusion, Flash, C#, and SQL;Web Servers - Windows, IIS, and Apache; and Relational Database - SQL Server 2000/2005. Experience with IDEs including Visual Studio 2003/2005 and Dreamweaver is
also required. The Web/Application Developer should have excellent oral and written communications skills and be able to work effectively in a multi-task team environment with emphasis on peak performance and results.

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My client, a downtown trading firm, seeks a couple Software Engineers to join their team on a full- time basis. The Software Engineers will be building custom real- time trading applications. Responsibilities include full life-cycle development of trading applications using C++, C#, SQL, and other languages. They will work with traders to determine application requirements as well as integrate custom systems with trading exchanges and market data vendors. There will also be some support and maintenance of the software.
Experience: Candidates MUST HAVE a degree from an accredited University with a GPA of 3.0 or higher. A software engineering background is preferred, but soft skills, academic achievement and a strong desire to learn are paramount.

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Our client in downtown area is looking for a Senior Web/Application Developer with 4+ years of experience who will report to the Chief Marketing Officer and will provide support and leadership for various web-based needs through guidance, maintenance, and development of web-based sites, services and applications. The Web/Application Developer will create, install, configure, maintain, administer support and troubleshooting for the company web site and will also sustain services, applications and their related network components and environment. The Developer will maintain and create new web application for the company web site by adding to or altering existing content, will be responsible for updating charts and margin information, repairing codes, and manually including or excluding industry seminars. The Web/Application Developer will be responsible for managing web analytics by downloading web server logs weekly, ensuring that they are properly processed and recorded in the proper format on new servers, creating WebStatus reports every month, in addition to managing users and permissions for viewing stats on ClickTracks. The Developer will produce and maintain desktop applications, such as Alexa Web Service Consumer, Hosts Swapper and HTML Decrapper for internal use. The candidate will work independently and with project team members to develop the site concept, interface design and architecture of the web site; work closely with the Compliance Department to ensure web content is in alignment with company policies and procedures; and will also work with other IT Project Managers to develop standards and operating procedures for change management, automation of
procedures, business continuity, and deployment of new applications. The Web/Application Developer will solve technical issues directly, or diagnose them and involve technical staff or 3rd parties as appropriate, will write maintainable, documented code for future maintenance and implement a library-style coding procedure for future code additions. In addition, the Developer should be adept at working in a team environment, mentoring junior web developers and interns, and promoting creativity of the web development team and interns. The Web/Application Developer will communicate to management and Associates all routine maintenance intervals including contingency or possible interruption of service and will be required to participate in a minimum of 20 hours per calendar year of technical training, either company sponsored or through personal education and professional development learning.
<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 Web/Application Developer should have a Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering,Mathematics, Web Development or related field, or equivalent experience. The Developer should have experience working with a mix of web technologies such
as Markup Languages - XHTML, Dynamic HTML and XML; Scripting Languages - JavaScript, VBScript, ASP.NET, PHP, Ajax, Coldfusion, Flash, C#, and SQL; Web Servers - Windows, IIS, and Apache; and Relational Database -SQL Server 2000/2005. Experience with Multimedia including Macromedia, Dreamweaver and/or Coldfusion,
Style Sheets and ASP/JSP is also required. Familiarity with Software Development Lifecycles is desirable.Knowledge of Linux is a plus. The Developer must work well in a team environment and should be able to
effectively express, interact with and communicate technical concepts, ideas, instructions and information to management, peers, and a non-technical audience; able to read and interpret documents such as application manuals, knowledge bases and other technical and procedural materials/manuals geared to all levels and furnished in written, verbal, diagram or schedule form.

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Agency looking for project help with print collateral, identity pieces, branding, concepting and production. Print Designer must be able to see the project thru from start to finish, doing own production.<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: Quark, Illustrator, Photoshop, some InDesign skills required.

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Our client in downtown Chicago is looking for consultants with strong Murex experience. There are at least 4 positions that require Murex. Please refer to the required skills below - if you are qualified, please submit your resume and it will be considered for all positions. The positions will be mostly development and support (third level support), but they also need people in QA as well. Being able to do a combination of everything, including development, QA, support, environments, etc. is VERY helpful. Flexibility is very important for all of these roles.

ONLY QUALIFIED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONSIDERED - SEE REQUIRED SKILLS BELOW.
Experience: REQUIRED SKILLS:

1. MUST have HANDS-ON, TECHNICAL, RELEVANT Murex MXG2000 or OpenLink experience.
2. Experienced Flex (Java or C++) developers, MxML, eTradePad, Simulation, and Configuration are needed.
3. MUST HAVE Commodities or FX Options - you do not have to have both.
4. MUST be able to go full-time with our client immediately or within 3-6 months. To go full time with our client, you MUST AT LEAST have an EAD card, or be getting your EAD within 3 months.

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CAREER OPPORTUNITY

Position: Junior Applications Systems Analyst
Location: 1000 block south Wabash, Chicago ill 60605
6 month contract to hire (Full-time Salary High 40's to low 50's)
pay while on contract is 23-27 dollars an hour depending on experience and past job salary.

Smartsource's client is a private company, established in 1995, to manage the Chicago Housing Program on behalf of the Chicago Housing Authority. This program is the third largest Housing Program in the country, subsidizing over 36,000 rental units.

We have an immediate need a for Junior Application Systems Analyst: The ideal candidate will have a Bachelors degree from an accredited institution and at least two years of experience that includes programming and developing software applications.

Junior Applications Systems Analyst

The Junior Applications Systems Analyst will contribute to the mission of the Information Technology Department's in developing, installing, maintaining and supporting effective delivery of information through developed programs, reports and queries. Under the guidance of senior staff, the Junior Analyst will make recommendations concerning information delivery methodologies, report formatting and program design. Strong analytical, organizational, written presentation and oral communication skills are a must. Knowledge of at least two of the following is required: MS-Access, SQL, Oracle, DBMS and Crystal Reports

Once hired... they offer an excellent benefit package which includes: Health, Life, Long Term & Short Term Disability, Vision, Dental, and 401K and more! We are an Equal Opportunity Employer MFV/H.
Bilingual Candidates strongly encouraged to apply.

If you are interested in pursuing a career opportunity with Smartsource please email your resume and salary requirements to
refer to job# 8486 in the subject line.

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Our client in downtown Chicago is looking for consultants with strong Murex experience. There are at least 4 positions that require Murex. Please refer to the required skills below - if you are qualified, please submit your resume and it will be considered for all positions. The positions will be mostly development and support (third level support), but they also need people in QA as well. Being able to do a combination of everything, including development, QA, support, environments, etc. is VERY helpful. Flexibility is very important for all of these roles.

ONLY QUALIFIED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONSIDERED - SEE REQUIRED SKILLS BELOW.
Experience: REQUIRED SKILLS:

1. MUST have HANDS-ON, TECHNICAL, RELEVANT Murex MXG2000 or OpenLink experience.
2. Experienced Flex (Java or C++) developers, MxML, eTradePad, Simulation, and Configuration are needed.
3. MUST HAVE Commodities or FX Options - you do not have to have both.
4. MUST be able to go full-time with our client immediately or within 3-6 months. To go full time with our client, you MUST AT LEAST have an EAD card, or be getting your EAD within 3 months.

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Implementation and deployment of SAP Production Planning Module for Production MasterData for ERP initiative. The objective is to accurately portray the business requirements
of the divisions in the context of a standard ERP solution. Ensure that the Business
Process Transformation Vision and design is consistent for Production Master Data,
which include BOMs, Work Centers, Routings, Production Versions, and Cost Collectors. Skill Sets Required Skills:- 5 years experience in Manufacturing, Supply Chain, or related business function.- College degree in a rigorous discipline (Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics,
Economics, Operations Management).- Recent SAP experience in Materials Management
and Production Planning (MM/PP) modules with primary focus on configuration, design,
and maintenance of material master data and production master data. - Floor level
manufacturing experience (managing, running and/or scheduling production line).-
1-2 years Project Management experience preferred.

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Our client is looking for a motivated, hard working Cold Fusion Programmer who can start immediately. The ideal Programmer should have a minimum of one year of recent experience with Cold Fusion in a Windows environment. The Programmer should have a good understanding of business strategy.

<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 Cold Fusion Programmer should have a minimum of one year of recent experience with Cold Fusion in a windows environment.

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Responsible for supporting the development and execution of project communicationsas defined by the communications approach and strategy. Responsible for working
with the Readiness and Training team, Release Leadership, One Up Communications
Lead and the business to manage and optimize communications efforts in support of
the Release Five deployment. Manage communication activities to ensure the associates
and key stakeholders progress through the change process to ensure adoption of the
new systems and processes.Communications will address stakeholders that are internal to the project team (e.g.
project team leads and release team members), across (e.g. Change Network, End-Users,
division leaders), and external to (e.g. customers, bottlers, co-packers and suppliers.The Communication Lead will work closely with the core communication team and the
internal communications team to execute communications and ensure a consistent approach
and voice to the organization. Develop, manage and execute the communication plan.Integrate communication planning with cross-release plan to ensure one face to
the business.Work closely with the Release leadership, One Up Communication Lead, and Release
RandT Leadership to develop and deliver content and tools to the business and project.Apply solid writing, editing and core communication skills to inform and equip target
audiences.Execute and maintain projectspecific channels, such as the Web-based Change Network
Toolkit and other online solutions to support the Change Network and release/process
teams.Implement templates, leverage tools and work within defined standards.Develop release-specific content and contribute to corporate, project and divisions-specific
channels as well as release leadership.Support the approval and editing process for specific communications to drive timely
delivery of messages.Work closely with core project communications to ensure all project messages are
aligned with standards and culture (i.e. work with division communication professionals
to leverage channels, culture and expertise).Equip release leadership and team to be effective project ambassadors.Contribute as necessary to meet the needs of overall One Up communications. Skill Sets Required Skills:5-10 years Experience in leading change management effort for a large project or
system implementation.5-10 Strong facilitation as well as written and verbal communication skills.Able to grasp concept quickly and pays close attention to detail.Knowledgeable with Microsoft Office products - specificially Powerpoint, Excel and
Word.Bachelors Degree requried. Required Qualifications Desired Skills:Experience with SAP implementation.Ability to take ownership and independently drive process.Ability to engage/partner with multiple constituents while driving to time sensitive
deadlines.,br Organized and capable of multi-tasking.Positive attitude.

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CDI has an exciting opportunity waiting for you! We are looking for exceptional people! We have an immediate need for Exchange Administrators!

Title: Exchange Administrators

Description:

The position requires the candidate to be on site in the Downtown Chicago area. Good communications, troubleshooting and communication skills, ability to work independently. Must have strong problem management/resolution skills as well as current technical knowledge of the following;
Exchange 2003 experience
Exchange migration experience
Exchange Cluster
Any migration experience with other email platforms
All versions of outlook
RPC Over HTTP connectivity
Working knowledge of SAN hardware
Active Directory Mgmt (create, edit, manage users)
Blackberry experience
Windows Mobile
Windows 2003
Dell Servers

Duration: One year or more
Work Shift: 1st shift
Weekend Coverage: Weekend coverage is required.
On Call: Needs to be on-call
Years Experience: 4
Travel Required: Travel is not required.

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Provide IDOC baseline support for inbound and outbound documents. Monitor and resolveerrors and issues with interfaces among all Planning/Manufacturing/Warehouse/Legacy
reporting applications and SAP. Act as liaison between End-users, SAP Technical
Support and the Data Management Organization to resolve issues around inbound and
outbound IDOCs Skill Sets Education/Experience Requirements: Bachelors degree in Supply Chain, Management Information Systems, or related
fields. 2-5 years experience in Customer Service, Supply Chain and/or Warehouse
Operations. Strong Knowledge of Business Processes. Demonstrate understanding of logistics Supply Chain systems. System implementation or baseline support experience.Skill Requirements: Strong knowledge of SAP 4.7 or higher. Strong MS Office skills in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access. Understanding of Logistics operating systems will be a plus. Highly organized and can prioritize multiple projects. Highly self-motivated and self-managed, with excellent prioritization and organizational
skill. Ability to communicate effectively, internally and externally, to all levels
of management. Ability to work across multiple functional groups. Proven learning agility in new and fast paced environment.

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Our client currently seeks an EDI DEVELOPER SPECIALIST with Mainframe experience. This is a 6 month project engagement with possible extenstions. This is for Mainframe environmentRequired Skills: Knowledge of communication and security protocols and software.FTP/FTPS, HTTP/HTTPS.Cleo LexiCom.PGP Encryption and Keys.EDI Tools.GXS Application Integrator - EDI translator.EDIFECS - EDI specification softwareExperience with EDI Mappings and transactions (850, 820, etc.).VAN Experience.UNIX.Shell Script Programming.UNIX Commands and Tools
Experience: WE ARE UNABLE TO SPONSER OR TRANSFER H1B-VISA'SINCLUDE SALARY HISTORY FOR CONSIDERATIONPLEASE INCLUDE JOB TITLE IN SUBJECT HEADING

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Our Chicago-area GLOBAL Client, currently seeks a Information Architect - UI. This is a LONG-TERM CONTRACT assignment.Experience with site maps, site flows, wireframes, UI design, Visio wireframesWill do UI design, gathering requirements from the business and creating wireframes, implementing new products, usability for e-Commerce,B2C. Duration: 9-12 mths
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Our client, located in downtown Chicago, is looking for a Programmer with 2+ years of experience in the related field. The Programmer must have experience in two of the following technical skills: Access, DMS, SQL, Oracle, or Crystal Reports. The ideal Programmer for this position will possess knowledge of the techniques and methodology of programming, familiarity with computer language and ability to apply computer systems to business problems. The Programmer should be a self-starter and possess the ability to work in a team environment.

<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: Programmer must possess a minimum of two years of experience in a related field. The Programmer must have experience in two of the following technical skills: Access, DMS, SQL, Oracle, Crystal Reports.

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Our client is a large financial institution and they are looking for a freelance designer to help on some projects during their busy season. This position is both design and desktop publishing, so you need to be comfortable doing both. You must have a portfolio that showcases your design and also have the skills to format documents and annual reports.<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 successful in this project you need to have 4+ years experience in graphic design and desktop publishing. You must have advanced skills in In Design, Photoshop, and Illustrator and can work on a PC.

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