Vice President Chief Information Security Officer – CISO

Reports To
The CISO reports to the CIO and leads 3 direct reports with a total staff of 15 – 25 people across; Security Operations, IT Audit, and Business Continuity.The CISO will also interface with Enterprise Emergency Team and Internal Audit.

Accountability
The Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) is responsible for leading, providing operational support and program management for the security of the CNA IT environment by following, implementing and refining security best practices and regulatory requirements.

The CISO will implement IS/IT security policies; gather, analyze and organize technical information about the security posture of CNA’s applications and infrastructure, existing security products and ongoing security initiatives; perform risk assessments, conduct analyses and prepare evaluation reports; and plan, coordinate and implement CNA’s information security policy and procedures, risk assessments and compliance support. Lead security team’s strategy and planning efforts in identifying current security and compliance requirements and recommend security solutions or actions.

The CISO will have a wide range of knowledge, will independently assess the information security posture of the organization using applicable tools, assess information network threats such as computer viruses, operate vulnerability assessment equipment in support of penetration analyses, prepare evaluation reports, and recommend remedial action.

Leadership


Serve as the IT security subject matter expert for the CNA Enterprise


Represents the security team on enterprise level project teams, at executive management meetings, and with external organizations


Ensures all documentation is sufficient for successful Board of Director approvals


Determine the acceptable level of information security risk in conjunction with senior management. Reviews and evaluates the security impact of changes to the CNA environment


Advise senior management on information security risks and appropriate course of action


Acts as liaison with IS/IT business partners to ensure full understanding of data flow, data integrity, and system security


Lead CNA’s Security Team and serve on the Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery Team, the Crisis Management Team and the Change and Configuration Management Teams


Establish and foster a culture that considers information security in day to day Insurance operations




Lead and develop a staff of 15 – 25 people


Pursues professional development opportunities, including external and internal training and professional association memberships




Programs


Establishes, documents, implements and monitors the Security, Information Assurance and Risk Remediation programs and related procedures to ensures the IT environment is operational and secure and complaint with applicable federal and state regulations


Lead the development, enforcement, and maintenance of policies, procedures, measures, and mechanisms to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of information and to prevent, detect, contain, and correct information security breaches by aligning information security standards and compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements


Ensures the logical and physical security and integrity of all systems and data. Ensures systems are developed, operated and maintained per company policies


Prepares, disseminates and maintains plans, instructions, policies and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) concerning IT security


Assesses information technology control elements to mitigate security risks regarding the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of business information


Participate in the evaluation, selection and implementation of security products and technologies


Monitoring


Conducts threats and vulnerability assessments to properly analyze the risks to information security and determines appropriate measures to effectively manage those risks


Implements and maintains Host-based and Network-based intrusion prevention systems




Manages on-going information security monitoring of systems, networks, applications, the workforce, and training programs. Monitors for and reports actual or suspected security incidents and technical vulnerabilities


Manage the investigation of security breaches or potential breaches and assist with disciplinary and legal matters associated with such breaches


Monitors and certifies users and security profiles on a periodic basis. Ensures all personnel have the appropriate security clearance, authorization and need-to-know prior to granting access to the network



Audits


Works collaboratively with the internal audit department on the planning, scope and execution of IS/IT audits


Performs, prepares and maintains IT risk assessment process and assists in the development of the annual audit plan


Oversee the development of IT audit documentation (i.e., control framework, work flows (if applicable), test plans, controls testing and preparation of compliance reports


Supports audits pertaining to the pre and post implementation of key IS/IT system and project initiatives




Reviews and maintains system audit data and provides auditing reports and system patch compliance


Goals

Emerge as a visible thought leader both internally and externally
Develop world class IT security program
Develops a security awareness program and ensures all levels of the organization receive appropriate system-specific and general security awareness training

Overview
The CISO will be a “hands-on” leader/driver with a strong background dealing with complex enterprise level security solutions issues across; the technical and non technical realms (relationship management, consulting and practice management).Further candidate must have a demonstrated success working in a matrix environment capable of functioning and adding value as a key member on the IT Leadership team.Tacitly candidate must have high quality leadership skills and a demonstrated executive presence.

The CISO must possess the skills to identify reasonably foreseeable internal and external threats that could result in unauthorized disclosure, misuse, alteration, or destruction of customer information or customer information systems. The CISO must also possess the ability to assess the likelihood and potential damage to CNA and its customers of these threats.

The successful candidate will have a minimum of 15 years of experience in progressive enterprise level IT security roles ideally within the environment of similar size and scope or Tier I Professional Services Practice focused on IT security programs.Ideally, candidate should have experience working in a matrix environment capable of developing and fostering high quality relationships with all levels of the enterprise.

Education


Minimum Bachelors Degree, Advanced degree preferred in Computer Science, Information Technology, Electrical Engineering, or related discipline Value added certifications CISSP


Demonstrated success in environment of similar size and scope ideally with the insurance, financial or professional service verticals


Experience
The ideal candidate will have the following skills and experiences. Though each of the following items is not a requirement, a compelling combination of the following is a must:


Executive presence and professional image with consultative polish – excellent communication skills. Must project an image of competence, efficiency and complete professionalism


Strong leadership skills including negotiation, influence and conflict resolution - ability to win via compromise


Ability to translate between business and technical client requirements clearly and verbally to individuals of varying backgrounds


Understanding and experience in business applications/systems and how they are planned, specified, designed, built, tested, deployed and managed


Proven project management skills to manage projects from inception to implementation - ability to apply project development methodologies, reporting techniques, and measurement techniques


Must have functional knowledge of security applications, their reporting, monitoring and tuning


Works with cross-functional, multi-disciplined team to formulate, institute, and monitor security policies and procedures


Working knowledge of security policies and procedures relating to end-user situational awareness (securing private information, user ID / password protection, etc.)


Demonstrated ability to keep company/departmental goals in clear focus


Ability to prioritize work in a logical, consistent way and attention to detail


Strong interpersonal skills and a desire to promote team accomplishment.
Experience: The CISO will be a “hands-on” leader/driver with a strong background dealing with complex enterprise level security solutions issues across; the technical and non technical realms (relationship management, consulting and practice management). Further candidate must have a demonstrated success working in a matrix environment capable of functioning and adding value as a key member on the IT Leadership team. Tacitly candidate must have high quality leadership skills and a demonstrated executive presence.

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C++ Developer 2-5-1JWDescription: The primary development efforts involve creating proprietary, real time systems to use in automated and click trading. This developer will be involved with the design and ongoing development of the firms's trading systems; first becoming familiar with the current systems, then participating in the development of black box/gray box applications.
Experience: Requirements: BS or MS in Computer Science with experience in C++, C#, ASP.NET, SQL, and LINUX as well as Custom.net controls, threading, and agile. Experience with TIBCO, 29West, and/or FIX would be pluses.

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Our client in Downtown Chicago is currently looking for Web Developer, with over five years of Industry experience in the same field. The Web developer will be providing support for applications and web development for the Marketing Department. The Web Developer will be maintaining existing web sites and development of new sites and web-based applications and also will be analyzing traffic patterns to streamline interfaces and correct issues. This is an ongoing recruiting effort by Robert Half Technology.<br/><br/>All applicants applying for U.S. job openings must be authorized to work in the United States. All applicants applying for Canadian job openings must be authorized to work in Canada.
Experience: The ideal candidate should have a Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Web Development or related field, or equivalent experience. He/she should be very proficient in XHTML, Dynamic HTML, XML, CSS, JavaScript, VBScript, C#, PHP, ASP, ASP.NET, Ajax and Flash. The ideal Web Developer should have a good understanding of Languages &#150;Web Servers &#150; IIS and Apache . The candidate must have excellent oral and written communication skills.

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Our client is seeking a technology professional to manage storage infrastructure that supports ERP, exchange, VMWare, web, Oracle DB, SQL, and other web-based or client server related applications. Will be responsible for establishing and enforcing system policies and procedures for all support related issues, capacity planning, and disaster recovery planning, implementation and quality assurance. Responsible for the installation, configuration, and maintenance of all storage systems, this includes NetApps, Hitachi storage arrays, Fiber Channel switch management, Agami NAS, Apple storage and DAS storages.


Well-qualified candidates can send their resumes to:
Experience: Deep technical knowledge of storage arrays and SAN technology along with deep knowledge of messaging platforms, system O/S (UNIX, Linux, MS), competent in DB and DW knowledge (Oracle and MS SQL), security and monitoring of systems, system architectures, power and back-up, failover and recovery (fault tolerance methodologies) and capacity planning.

Experience with storage system including storage arrays, fiber channel infrastructure, NAS system with NFS and CIFS connectivity. Experience with supporting multi-platform Unix, Linux and Windows systems in 7x24, high availability environment. Knowledge of high availability solutions on HP-UX, Linux and Windows platforms.


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PHP/SQL/LINUX Developer 1-1JWDescription: This developer will be responsible for the development as well as support of a web-based reporting system. This system will handle mission critical accounting and back office applications. Looking for someone who has the ability to multi-task and prioritize their responsibilities.
Experience: PHP/SQL/LINUX Developer 1-1JWRequirements: BS in Computer Science or related industry experience, as well as 3 years of work related experience with SQL, PHP development and a solid understanding of LINUX. Any exposure to the financial industry (trading) is definitely a plus. Would also like someone with Perl or UNIX Shell or awk experience.

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SUMMARY:The Director of Information Management provides ongoing management and assessment of the IT infrastructure and makes recommendations regarding support and security needs. He/she also manages the IT budget and oversees business process improvement projects. RESPONSIBILITIES:* Manages and directs IT services including ongoing management and assessment of infrastructure* Makes recommendations regarding acquisitions to support goals and security (backup, disaster recovery, etc.) * Creates and manages IT budgets and ongoing projects* Tracks and ensures quality of services delivered to operating units* Manages transition, transformation, and infrastructure projects from inception to completion * Leads continuing assessment and improvement of processes for all cross-functional business units* Leads rollout of new enterprise applcations and processes * Accountable for key activities such as blueprinting processes, overseeing security strategies, and system readiness testing, tracking, and resolving issues* Develops project plans for specific goals, strategy, staffing, scheduling, risk and contingency plans, resource allocation* Ensures proper coordination and management of projects and adjusts scope, timing, and budgets* Tracks and reviews key project milestones and recommends adjustments* Uses Gant charts and other tools to provide timely project status reporting* Reviews and monitors effectiveness of administrative processes such as purchasing, AP, marketing, documentation, scheduling, and associated systems.
Experience: QUALIFICATIONS:* Bachelor's degree in IS, Quality Management Systems AND relevant exp in both areas* MBA and PMP -- highly preferred * Exp in healthcare industry -- highly preferred * 7+ yrs overall IT exp* 3+ yrs management exp* Training and exp in project and change management * Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills.

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Our progressively growing client is seeking a technology leader who will be responsible for all activities relating to technical guidance for planning, directing, and monitoring information systems operations. Will analyze the results of workflow plans, monitors the operating system(s) and recommends changes to improve processing and utilization. Will develop a support infrastructure to ensure that OSS has appropriate primary and secondary support personnel for all mission critical systems in a 7x24 environment. Will also define, implement and enforce policies ISO and procedures for departmental support infrastructure including high availability and server farming, application installation, system performance, capacity planning and data backup and recovery.


Well-qualified candidates can send their resumes to:
Experience: Advanced skills: Project Management (MS Project), MS Office (Excel, Word, Access), PeopleTools, Reporting tools (Oracle Reports. PS Query), Presentation (Power Point), Server monitoring, Storage arrays/architectures, Messaging platforms, Security architectures, management of datacenter operations and Capacity planning. Experience with supporting multi-platform UNIX systems in 7x24, high availability environment. Knowledge of high availability solutions on HP-UX, IBM, Solaris and Linux platforms. Experience with host based UNIX or other related server security as well as a basic understanding of firewall design and implementation.


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WE ARE UNABLE TO SPONSER OR TRANSFER H1B-VISA'SDuties: Conduct IT audits of various business units. Advocate and educate employees about IT audit processes. Interact with various sources for audits. Provide audit draft reports and final reports.Present report and audit findings to management team(s).Provide problem determination/resolution to audit findings.Requirements: 4 yr. Degree (MANDATORY)3+ yrs. of experience in the IT audit function of a "Big 4" firm Oracle Financials or similar.CISA highly preferred, CIA, CISSP. Knowledgeable of the business processes from the IT and accounting side. Excellent oral and written communication skills with influential abilities. Solid IT internal controls and processes expereince. Possess high energy level, sense of urgency, decisiveness, strong work ethic and ability to work well under pressure. Ability to travel at least 20%
Experience: WE ARE UNABLE TO SPONSER OR TRANSFER H1B-VISA'SINCLUDE SALARY HISTORY FOR CONSIDERATIONSALARY: Open (based upon experience and qualifications)

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We are looking for an Instructure Engineer to make an immediate impact and perform infrastructure engineering, implementing and configuring Unix Server, network storage implementation, consolidation of backup systems, design and implement a solutions architecture for business applications, and other related dutiesREQUIRED EXPERIENCECandidates must have 5-10+ years Infrastructure Engineering experienceCandidates must have 3-5+ years HP-UX OS Server experienceCandidates must have 3-5+ years experience with HP Integrity ServersCandidates must have 3-5+ years experience with EVA and HP XP storageCandidates must have 3-5+ years experience with HP Data Protector backup software
Experience: Candidates must have 5-10+ years Infrastructure Engineering experienceCandidates must have 3-5+ years HP-UX OS Server experienceCandidates must have 3-5+ years experience with HP Integrity ServersCandidates must have 3-5+ years experience with EVA and HP XP storageCandidates must have 3-5+ years experience with HP Data Protector backup software

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Sr. Application Developer 2-4-1RODescription: This Developer will be developing new trading applications, not optimizing current applications. You will be working with a team of four developers, utilizing technical experience with C#, SQL, multithreaded programming sockets, and overall equity options experience.
Experience: Requirements:BS Computer Science, Math or other technical degree. Want someone who has "hand-built" real-time high frequency trading applications. Need C#, SQL Server, or C++/Java experience. Must be real-time developer, with multithreaded applications experience. Prefer someone with trading industry experience.

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We are currently seeking to fill a Senior Connectivity Developer- Software Engineer position for our client in Chicago, IL. We invite you to review the position requirements below and apply today if your skills match our need.

Salary: 60K- 110K

Qualifications:
- Extensive experience programming directly to an exchange as well as fluent in C++/C#/Python programming,
- Excellent experience with Linux/Unix including Linux development
- Strong problem solving skills.
- Experience with a major financial institution or Trading/Exchange, plus.
- Experience with a distributed client/server system and multi-threaded programming.

Preferred skills:
- Experience in developing and testing proprietary software to help manage trading risk a plus
- Previous experience working with a proprietary Futures trading system analyzing, designing and developing for an automated and algorithmic trading platform using C++, C# and STL a plus

Will sponsor visa if necessary.

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 in Downtown Chicago is currently looking for Web Developer, with over five years of Industry experience in the same field. The Web developer will be providing support for applications and web development for the Marketing Department. The Web Developer will be maintaining existing web sites and development of new sites and web-based applications and also will be analyzing traffic patterns to streamline interfaces and correct issues. This is an ongoing recruiting effort by Robert Half Technology.<br/><br/>All applicants applying for U.S. job openings must be authorized to work in the United States. All applicants applying for Canadian job openings must be authorized to work in Canada.
Experience: The ideal candidate should have a Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Web Development or related field, or equivalent experience. He/she should be very proficient in XHTML, Dynamic HTML, XML, CSS, JavaScript, VBScript, C#, PHP, ASP, ASP.NET, Ajax and Flash. The ideal Web Developer should have a good understanding of Languages &#150;Web Servers &#150; IIS and Apache . The candidate must have excellent oral and written communication skills.

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We are currently seeking to fill a Senior Connectivity Developer- Software Engineer position for our client in Chicago, IL. We invite you to review the position requirements below and apply today if your skills match our need.

Salary: 60K- 110K

Qualifications:
- Extensive experience programming directly to an exchange as well as fluent in C++/C#/Python programming,
- Excellent experience with Linux/Unix including Linux development
- Strong problem solving skills.
- Experience with a major financial institution or Trading/Exchange, plus.
- Experience with a distributed client/server system and multi-threaded programming.

Preferred skills:
- Experience in developing and testing proprietary software to help manage trading risk a plus
- Previous experience working with a proprietary Futures trading system analyzing, designing and developing for an automated and algorithmic trading platform using C++, C# and STL a plus

Will sponsor visa if necessary.

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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C++ Developer 2-5-1JWDescription: The primary development efforts involve creating proprietary, real time systems to use in automated and click trading. This developer will be involved with the design and ongoing development of the firms's trading systems; first becoming familiar with the current systems, then participating in the development of black box/gray box applications.
Experience: Requirements: BS or MS in Computer Science with experience in C++, C#, ASP.NET, SQL, and LINUX as well as Custom.net controls, threading, and agile. Experience with TIBCO, 29West, and/or FIX would be pluses.

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Our progressively growing client is seeking a technology leader who will be responsible for all activities relating to technical guidance for planning, directing, and monitoring information systems operations. Will analyze the results of workflow plans, monitors the operating system(s) and recommends changes to improve processing and utilization. Will develop a support infrastructure to ensure that OSS has appropriate primary and secondary support personnel for all mission critical systems in a 7x24 environment. Will also define, implement and enforce policies ISO and procedures for departmental support infrastructure including high availability and server farming, application installation, system performance, capacity planning and data backup and recovery.


Well-qualified candidates can send their resumes to:
Experience: Advanced skills: Project Management (MS Project), MS Office (Excel, Word, Access), PeopleTools, Reporting tools (Oracle Reports. PS Query), Presentation (Power Point), Server monitoring, Storage arrays/architectures, Messaging platforms, Security architectures, management of datacenter operations and Capacity planning. Experience with supporting multi-platform UNIX systems in 7x24, high availability environment. Knowledge of high availability solutions on HP-UX, IBM, Solaris and Linux platforms. Experience with host based UNIX or other related server security as well as a basic understanding of firewall design and implementation.


Well-qualified candidates can send their resumes to:

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Develop and Analyze Java Portal Applications for Major Insurance Applications
Design technical requirements and components

Apply Resusability and future state architectures

5+Years of expereince with JAVA/J2EE and Web applications

Websphere Portal Background 5.x or 6.x

JSR 168 and JSF background required

Design and build Stored Procedures for SQL Server or Oracle

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. Required a talented young and dynamic IT Security professional with at least 5+ years IT Security experience.. Out of this at least 2 years should have been in Oracle Identity Manager 9.1 support/development projects. . Individual should be a self starter and should be able to independently handle all aspects of Oracle Identity Manager support issues. . The resource should be able to do hands on coding and customization of OIM. Experience with large clients in OIM implementation and maintenance projects will be a big plus.. Candidate should have experience in working with the various adapters and should be able to provide support for PeopleSoft HR and PeopleSoft Finance adapters. . Experience working with offshore/onsite model will be helpful
Experience: Experience Level 5 - 8 Yrs

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Provide a Intel VIRTUALIZATION consultant resource to client for a period of twelve (12) months.
The consultant will assist client team in designing, deploying, and managing VIRTUALIZATION Infrastructure.
The consultant will take project, task, and day-to-day direction from the client's project manager. The consultant will be capable of performing the following tasks (but not limited to) as a member of team:
PHYSICAL to VIRTUAL SERVER MIGRATION as required
VCB Configuration, Design and Implementation
Develop a more robust backup and restore solution using VCB. Activities will include making design recommendations, third party tool recommendations, installing the upgraded platform, testing the solution and assisting in deployment of the solution
Develop a more robust security environments. Components of this design and recommendation will include (but not limited to) Active Directory authentication, permissioning recommendations, auditing considerations, hardening guide, Virtual Center access, ESX host access
Assist in design of following: MOB platform buildout, capacity planning, additional operations procedures. Test new procedures and processes as required
Update and/or add templates as needed.
Build out VM"s when necessary
Assist in the development of a standardized physical to virtual migration procedure. Test new procedures and implement in production
Create documentation in support of VM environment when needed
Assist in the design, configuration, testing and implementation of resource pools in the VM environment
Meet with team project on to review milestones achieved and the deliverables associated with those milestones,.
The migrations for Virtualization may be done at night and on the weekends.
Assist in the design, development, installation and testing of a disaster recovery solution for the virtual environment.
Experience: 10 + years in Infrastructure. Proper Certifications.
AT LEAST ONE MAJOR CONVERSION FROM PHYSICAL TO VIRTUAL SERVER MIGRATION (without this skill no need apply)

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We are seeking assistance with our migration from our E*Gate environment to Intersystem's Ensemble product. We will be working closely with our Intersystem's representative to provide initial installation guidance and product training. We are looking for a partner that has worked with Ensemble in at least a few different Hospital environments to help facilitate an independent view of at least the following: · Architectural review - review architecture and configurations making recommendations for improvements and optimization. We are planning a clustered production environment (2 Sun M4000 servers) with a DR site several blocks away at our backup datacenter (Sun server). · Help design common error handling and other monitoring functions to support maintainable production interfaces · Mentor our development team (5 Developers) on best practices of design, coding, unit testing. The goal would be that our developers would do the bulk of the actual development with assistance and guidance from the experienced partner. · Perform code reviews and make suggestions for improvements on utilization of the Ensemble product · Relate best practices on production operational monitoring procedures · Assist in planning and review of results from load, High Availability and DR testing · Initial production support at our go-live Although we currently support over 100 real-time HL-7 interfaces and 500 FTP file transmissions we are planning phased implementation. We are currently looking breaking our HL-7 Interfaces into 4 phases and the 5th being our batch FTP file interfaces. Our initial go-live will consist of migration of about a dozen existing interface from egate to ensemble and the creation of one or two new ones (new projects).

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Our client is seeking a technology professional to manage storage infrastructure that supports ERP, exchange, VMWare, web, Oracle DB, SQL, and other web-based or client server related applications. Will be responsible for establishing and enforcing system policies and procedures for all support related issues, capacity planning, and disaster recovery planning, implementation and quality assurance. Responsible for the installation, configuration, and maintenance of all storage systems, this includes NetApps, Hitachi storage arrays, Fiber Channel switch management, Agami NAS, Apple storage and DAS storages.


Well-qualified candidates can send their resumes to:
Experience: Deep technical knowledge of storage arrays and SAN technology along with deep knowledge of messaging platforms, system O/S (UNIX, Linux, MS), competent in DB and DW knowledge (Oracle and MS SQL), security and monitoring of systems, system architectures, power and back-up, failover and recovery (fault tolerance methodologies) and capacity planning.

Experience with storage system including storage arrays, fiber channel infrastructure, NAS system with NFS and CIFS connectivity. Experience with supporting multi-platform Unix, Linux and Windows systems in 7x24, high availability environment. Knowledge of high availability solutions on HP-UX, Linux and Windows platforms.


Well-qualified candidates can send their resumes to:

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Opportunities for excellent Helpdesk professional in Downtown Chicago!! The ideal candidate must be able to respond, research and resolve requests and problems received via telephone and email ; manage the process of incidents, requests, and problem tickets to ensure they have been resolved according to the appropriate service level management; provide answers to non-technical customer questions.; escalate problems that can not be resolved in a timely manner.<br/><br/>All applicants applying for U.S. job openings must be authorized to work in the United States. All applicants applying for Canadian job openings must be authorized to work in Canada.
Experience: The ideal candidate must have minimum of 2 years of experience in a Helpdesk environment and a Bachelors degree. The ideal candidate must have strong customer service skills with ability to balance technical support; basic understanding of WANs, LANs, servers and PCs; knowledge of Mac OSX platforms; knowledge of Acronis Imaging software

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DIRECTOR, PROGRAM MANAGEMENT - CHICAGO

SEE THINGS DIFFERENTLY.

Technology and creativity serve the idea. Together. To view them any other way is to view them with the narrowest of vision.

We are Sapient. Since 1990, we have partnered with some of the world’s most recognized brands, and - by leveraging the power of both creativity and technology - helped them achieve success at a rate nearly three times the industry average. Our commitment to our clients is renowned; our passion for delivering exceptional value unparalleled.

Sapient is looking for individuals who want to make a difference. We are inventors, rule-breakers and catalysts, and the work we do changes lives. Our environment fosters growth and creativity, demands openness and client-focused delivery, and celebrates initiative and risk-taking.

Does this speak to you? Then whether you’re fluent in the language of program management, HTML, strategy, Java, or consumer research, we invite you to bring your talents and passion to Sapient.

Job Title:
Director, Program Management

Job Summary:
This exciting leadership opportunity for a senior-level Project Management professional encompasses all facets of project management, client management and team leadership. The most typical project roles for the Director, Program Management are Delivery Lead or Engagement Lead. The Director, Program Management will be accountable for delivery of large scale engagements to clients as well as managing the client relationship from a delivery and commercial standpoint.

A Director of Program Management must have excellent program management skills to lead teams in distributed environments involved in delivering complex business systems. Relationship building skills, as well as strong leadership and team management skills are key expectations too. He/she must have a deep understanding of various commercial parameters and their business impact on delivery.

The Director, Program Management creates a positive team environment that promotes coaching, individual development and high performance standards, and is responsible for career management and demonstrable growth of the people on his/her teams. He/she also contributes to the development of the Program Management Domain and community through training/mentoring others, knowledge sharing and leveraging of best practices.


Primary Responsibilities:
Structures and manages integrated projects and programs to achieve expected business results
Manages large, complex projects/programs (50-100 people) to an acceptable level of risk by balancing scope, time, cost and quality
Leads proposal efforts and can sell Sapient value proposition
Leads diverse teams (i.e., multiple domains, across geographies, potential partners involved) to deliver integrated client solutions that achieve measurable business results for our clients
Manages the financial profitability of the engagement - costs, collections, etc.
Responsible for relationships with client's senior leadership team and communicates status and issues regularly
Shaping follow-on opportunities for Sapient at existing clients
Identifying business development opportunities for Sapient with new or existing clients and leading our response efforts
Plans Sapient projects or work packages up front by leading the estimation efforts
Mobilizes and manages a team to execute against project plans
Manages the growth of the project team


Experience Guidelines:
10+ years of Project and Program Management
Previous consulting experience with interactive projects in the telecommunications vertical highly desired.
Experience in sales efforts such as writing proposals, RFP responses and other sales related activities
Experience in managing complex IT projects with teams of 40+, must have been part of multiple full project lifecycles and has been in a client facing role
Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously (preferably in an integrated program)
Led a Business Design AND a Technical Design phase
Led teams with multiple discipline representation (especially technology, user experience, and business consulting)
Experience managing J2EE or MS .Net projects
Experience managing new build, upgrade and package implementation projects
Familiarity with Agile and Iterative Development (or other new PM methodologies)

Education:
Bachelor’s degree required
4+ years of education required, Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or Business or related field desired.

About Sapient
Sapient, a global services firm, helps clients compete, evolve and grow in an increasingly complex marketplace. We operate two groups—Sapient Interactive and Sapient Consulting—positioned at the intersection of marketing, business and technology. Sapient Interactive provides brand and marketing strategy, award-winning creative work, web design and development and emerging media expertise. Sapient Consulting provides business and IT strategy, process and systems design, package implementation and custom development, as well as outsourcing services such as testing, maintenance and support.

Our passion for client success—evidenced by our ability to foster collaboration, drive innovation and solve challenging problems—is the subject of case studies on leadership and organizational behavior used by MBA students at both Harvard and Yale. Leading clients, including BP, Essent Energie, Harrah's Entertainment, Hilton International, Janus, Sony Electronics and Verizon, rely on our unique approach to drive growth and market momentum. Headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Sapient operates across North America, Europe and India. For more information, please visit .

Sapient is a registered service mark of Sapient Corporation. Sapient is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

*Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this role, which include hearing, speaking, typing, and occasionally moving and/or lifting up to 15 pounds.

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Vice President Chief Information Security Officer – CISO

Reports To
The CISO reports to the CIO and leads 3 direct reports with a total staff of 15 – 25 people across; Security Operations, IT Audit, and Business Continuity.The CISO will also interface with Enterprise Emergency Team and Internal Audit.

Accountability
The Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) is responsible for leading, providing operational support and program management for the security of the CNA IT environment by following, implementing and refining security best practices and regulatory requirements.

The CISO will implement IS/IT security policies; gather, analyze and organize technical information about the security posture of CNA’s applications and infrastructure, existing security products and ongoing security initiatives; perform risk assessments, conduct analyses and prepare evaluation reports; and plan, coordinate and implement CNA’s information security policy and procedures, risk assessments and compliance support. Lead security team’s strategy and planning efforts in identifying current security and compliance requirements and recommend security solutions or actions.

The CISO will have a wide range of knowledge, will independently assess the information security posture of the organization using applicable tools, assess information network threats such as computer viruses, operate vulnerability assessment equipment in support of penetration analyses, prepare evaluation reports, and recommend remedial action.

Leadership


Serve as the IT security subject matter expert for the CNA Enterprise


Represents the security team on enterprise level project teams, at executive management meetings, and with external organizations


Ensures all documentation is sufficient for successful Board of Director approvals


Determine the acceptable level of information security risk in conjunction with senior management. Reviews and evaluates the security impact of changes to the CNA environment


Advise senior management on information security risks and appropriate course of action


Acts as liaison with IS/IT business partners to ensure full understanding of data flow, data integrity, and system security


Lead CNA’s Security Team and serve on the Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery Team, the Crisis Management Team and the Change and Configuration Management Teams


Establish and foster a culture that considers information security in day to day Insurance operations




Lead and develop a staff of 15 – 25 people


Pursues professional development opportunities, including external and internal training and professional association memberships




Programs


Establishes, documents, implements and monitors the Security, Information Assurance and Risk Remediation programs and related procedures to ensures the IT environment is operational and secure and complaint with applicable federal and state regulations


Lead the development, enforcement, and maintenance of policies, procedures, measures, and mechanisms to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of information and to prevent, detect, contain, and correct information security breaches by aligning information security standards and compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements


Ensures the logical and physical security and integrity of all systems and data. Ensures systems are developed, operated and maintained per company policies


Prepares, disseminates and maintains plans, instructions, policies and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) concerning IT security


Assesses information technology control elements to mitigate security risks regarding the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of business information


Participate in the evaluation, selection and implementation of security products and technologies


Monitoring


Conducts threats and vulnerability assessments to properly analyze the risks to information security and determines appropriate measures to effectively manage those risks


Implements and maintains Host-based and Network-based intrusion prevention systems




Manages on-going information security monitoring of systems, networks, applications, the workforce, and training programs. Monitors for and reports actual or suspected security incidents and technical vulnerabilities


Manage the investigation of security breaches or potential breaches and assist with disciplinary and legal matters associated with such breaches


Monitors and certifies users and security profiles on a periodic basis. Ensures all personnel have the appropriate security clearance, authorization and need-to-know prior to granting access to the network



Audits


Works collaboratively with the internal audit department on the planning, scope and execution of IS/IT audits


Performs, prepares and maintains IT risk assessment process and assists in the development of the annual audit plan


Oversee the development of IT audit documentation (i.e., control framework, work flows (if applicable), test plans, controls testing and preparation of compliance reports


Supports audits pertaining to the pre and post implementation of key IS/IT system and project initiatives




Reviews and maintains system audit data and provides auditing reports and system patch compliance


Goals

Emerge as a visible thought leader both internally and externally
Develop world class IT security program
Develops a security awareness program and ensures all levels of the organization receive appropriate system-specific and general security awareness training

Overview
The CISO will be a “hands-on” leader/driver with a strong background dealing with complex enterprise level security solutions issues across; the technical and non technical realms (relationship management, consulting and practice management).Further candidate must have a demonstrated success working in a matrix environment capable of functioning and adding value as a key member on the IT Leadership team.Tacitly candidate must have high quality leadership skills and a demonstrated executive presence.

The CISO must possess the skills to identify reasonably foreseeable internal and external threats that could result in unauthorized disclosure, misuse, alteration, or destruction of customer information or customer information systems. The CISO must also possess the ability to assess the likelihood and potential damage to CNA and its customers of these threats.

The successful candidate will have a minimum of 15 years of experience in progressive enterprise level IT security roles ideally within the environment of similar size and scope or Tier I Professional Services Practice focused on IT security programs.Ideally, candidate should have experience working in a matrix environment capable of developing and fostering high quality relationships with all levels of the enterprise.

Education


Minimum Bachelors Degree, Advanced degree preferred in Computer Science, Information Technology, Electrical Engineering, or related discipline Value added certifications CISSP


Demonstrated success in environment of similar size and scope ideally with the insurance, financial or professional service verticals


Experience
The ideal candidate will have the following skills and experiences. Though each of the following items is not a requirement, a compelling combination of the following is a must:


Executive presence and professional image with consultative polish – excellent communication skills. Must project an image of competence, efficiency and complete professionalism


Strong leadership skills including negotiation, influence and conflict resolution - ability to win via compromise


Ability to translate between business and technical client requirements clearly and verbally to individuals of varying backgrounds


Understanding and experience in business applications/systems and how they are planned, specified, designed, built, tested, deployed and managed


Proven project management skills to manage projects from inception to implementation - ability to apply project development methodologies, reporting techniques, and measurement techniques


Must have functional knowledge of security applications, their reporting, monitoring and tuning


Works with cross-functional, multi-disciplined team to formulate, institute, and monitor security policies and procedures


Working knowledge of security policies and procedures relating to end-user situational awareness (securing private information, user ID / password protection, etc.)


Demonstrated ability to keep company/departmental goals in clear focus


Ability to prioritize work in a logical, consistent way and attention to detail


Strong interpersonal skills and a desire to promote team accomplishment.
Experience: The CISO will be a “hands-on” leader/driver with a strong background dealing with complex enterprise level security solutions issues across; the technical and non technical realms (relationship management, consulting and practice management). Further candidate must have a demonstrated success working in a matrix environment capable of functioning and adding value as a key member on the IT Leadership team. Tacitly candidate must have high quality leadership skills and a demonstrated executive presence.

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WE ARE UNABLE TO SPONSER OR TRANSFER H1B-VISA'SDuties: Conduct IT audits of various business units. Advocate and educate employees about IT audit processes. Interact with various sources for audits. Provide audit draft reports and final reports.Present report and audit findings to management team(s).Provide problem determination/resolution to audit findings.Requirements: 4 yr. Degree (MANDATORY)3+ yrs. of experience in the IT audit function of a "Big 4" firm Oracle Financials or similar.CISA highly preferred, CIA, CISSP. Knowledgeable of the business processes from the IT and accounting side. Excellent oral and written communication skills with influential abilities. Solid IT internal controls and processes expereince. Possess high energy level, sense of urgency, decisiveness, strong work ethic and ability to work well under pressure. Ability to travel at least 20%
Experience: WE ARE UNABLE TO SPONSER OR TRANSFER H1B-VISA'SINCLUDE SALARY HISTORY FOR CONSIDERATIONSALARY: Open (based upon experience and qualifications)

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We are seeking assistance with our migration from our E*Gate environment to Intersystem's Ensemble product. We will be working closely with our Intersystem's representative to provide initial installation guidance and product training. We are looking for a partner that has worked with Ensemble in at least a few different Hospital environments to help facilitate an independent view of at least the following: · Architectural review - review architecture and configurations making recommendations for improvements and optimization. We are planning a clustered production environment (2 Sun M4000 servers) with a DR site several blocks away at our backup datacenter (Sun server). · Help design common error handling and other monitoring functions to support maintainable production interfaces · Mentor our development team (5 Developers) on best practices of design, coding, unit testing. The goal would be that our developers would do the bulk of the actual development with assistance and guidance from the experienced partner. · Perform code reviews and make suggestions for improvements on utilization of the Ensemble product · Relate best practices on production operational monitoring procedures · Assist in planning and review of results from load, High Availability and DR testing · Initial production support at our go-live Although we currently support over 100 real-time HL-7 interfaces and 500 FTP file transmissions we are planning phased implementation. We are currently looking breaking our HL-7 Interfaces into 4 phases and the 5th being our batch FTP file interfaces. Our initial go-live will consist of migration of about a dozen existing interface from egate to ensemble and the creation of one or two new ones (new projects).

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Vice President Chief Information Security Officer – CISO

Reports To
The CISO reports to the CIO and leads 3 direct reports with a total staff of 15 – 25 people across; Security Operations, IT Audit, and Business Continuity.The CISO will also interface with Enterprise Emergency Team and Internal Audit.

Accountability
The Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) is responsible for leading, providing operational support and program management for the security of the CNA IT environment by following, implementing and refining security best practices and regulatory requirements.

The CISO will implement IS/IT security policies; gather, analyze and organize technical information about the security posture of CNA’s applications and infrastructure, existing security products and ongoing security initiatives; perform risk assessments, conduct analyses and prepare evaluation reports; and plan, coordinate and implement CNA’s information security policy and procedures, risk assessments and compliance support. Lead security team’s strategy and planning efforts in identifying current security and compliance requirements and recommend security solutions or actions.

The CISO will have a wide range of knowledge, will independently assess the information security posture of the organization using applicable tools, assess information network threats such as computer viruses, operate vulnerability assessment equipment in support of penetration analyses, prepare evaluation reports, and recommend remedial action.

Leadership


Serve as the IT security subject matter expert for the CNA Enterprise


Represents the security team on enterprise level project teams, at executive management meetings, and with external organizations


Ensures all documentation is sufficient for successful Board of Director approvals


Determine the acceptable level of information security risk in conjunction with senior management. Reviews and evaluates the security impact of changes to the CNA environment


Advise senior management on information security risks and appropriate course of action


Acts as liaison with IS/IT business partners to ensure full understanding of data flow, data integrity, and system security


Lead CNA’s Security Team and serve on the Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery Team, the Crisis Management Team and the Change and Configuration Management Teams


Establish and foster a culture that considers information security in day to day Insurance operations




Lead and develop a staff of 15 – 25 people


Pursues professional development opportunities, including external and internal training and professional association memberships




Programs


Establishes, documents, implements and monitors the Security, Information Assurance and Risk Remediation programs and related procedures to ensures the IT environment is operational and secure and complaint with applicable federal and state regulations


Lead the development, enforcement, and maintenance of policies, procedures, measures, and mechanisms to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of information and to prevent, detect, contain, and correct information security breaches by aligning information security standards and compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements


Ensures the logical and physical security and integrity of all systems and data. Ensures systems are developed, operated and maintained per company policies


Prepares, disseminates and maintains plans, instructions, policies and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) concerning IT security


Assesses information technology control elements to mitigate security risks regarding the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of business information


Participate in the evaluation, selection and implementation of security products and technologies


Monitoring


Conducts threats and vulnerability assessments to properly analyze the risks to information security and determines appropriate measures to effectively manage those risks


Implements and maintains Host-based and Network-based intrusion prevention systems




Manages on-going information security monitoring of systems, networks, applications, the workforce, and training programs. Monitors for and reports actual or suspected security incidents and technical vulnerabilities


Manage the investigation of security breaches or potential breaches and assist with disciplinary and legal matters associated with such breaches


Monitors and certifies users and security profiles on a periodic basis. Ensures all personnel have the appropriate security clearance, authorization and need-to-know prior to granting access to the network



Audits


Works collaboratively with the internal audit department on the planning, scope and execution of IS/IT audits


Performs, prepares and maintains IT risk assessment process and assists in the development of the annual audit plan


Oversee the development of IT audit documentation (i.e., control framework, work flows (if applicable), test plans, controls testing and preparation of compliance reports


Supports audits pertaining to the pre and post implementation of key IS/IT system and project initiatives




Reviews and maintains system audit data and provides auditing reports and system patch compliance


Goals

Emerge as a visible thought leader both internally and externally
Develop world class IT security program
Develops a security awareness program and ensures all levels of the organization receive appropriate system-specific and general security awareness training

Overview
The CISO will be a “hands-on” leader/driver with a strong background dealing with complex enterprise level security solutions issues across; the technical and non technical realms (relationship management, consulting and practice management).Further candidate must have a demonstrated success working in a matrix environment capable of functioning and adding value as a key member on the IT Leadership team.Tacitly candidate must have high quality leadership skills and a demonstrated executive presence.

The CISO must possess the skills to identify reasonably foreseeable internal and external threats that could result in unauthorized disclosure, misuse, alteration, or destruction of customer information or customer information systems. The CISO must also possess the ability to assess the likelihood and potential damage to CNA and its customers of these threats.

The successful candidate will have a minimum of 15 years of experience in progressive enterprise level IT security roles ideally within the environment of similar size and scope or Tier I Professional Services Practice focused on IT security programs.Ideally, candidate should have experience working in a matrix environment capable of developing and fostering high quality relationships with all levels of the enterprise.

Education


Minimum Bachelors Degree, Advanced degree preferred in Computer Science, Information Technology, Electrical Engineering, or related discipline Value added certifications CISSP


Demonstrated success in environment of similar size and scope ideally with the insurance, financial or professional service verticals


Experience
The ideal candidate will have the following skills and experiences. Though each of the following items is not a requirement, a compelling combination of the following is a must:


Executive presence and professional image with consultative polish – excellent communication skills. Must project an image of competence, efficiency and complete professionalism


Strong leadership skills including negotiation, influence and conflict resolution - ability to win via compromise


Ability to translate between business and technical client requirements clearly and verbally to individuals of varying backgrounds


Understanding and experience in business applications/systems and how they are planned, specified, designed, built, tested, deployed and managed


Proven project management skills to manage projects from inception to implementation - ability to apply project development methodologies, reporting techniques, and measurement techniques


Must have functional knowledge of security applications, their reporting, monitoring and tuning


Works with cross-functional, multi-disciplined team to formulate, institute, and monitor security policies and procedures


Working knowledge of security policies and procedures relating to end-user situational awareness (securing private information, user ID / password protection, etc.)


Demonstrated ability to keep company/departmental goals in clear focus


Ability to prioritize work in a logical, consistent way and attention to detail


Strong interpersonal skills and a desire to promote team accomplishment.
Experience: The CISO will be a “hands-on” leader/driver with a strong background dealing with complex enterprise level security solutions issues across; the technical and non technical realms (relationship management, consulting and practice management). Further candidate must have a demonstrated success working in a matrix environment capable of functioning and adding value as a key member on the IT Leadership team. Tacitly candidate must have high quality leadership skills and a demonstrated executive presence.

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Provide a Intel VIRTUALIZATION consultant resource to client for a period of twelve (12) months.
The consultant will assist client team in designing, deploying, and managing VIRTUALIZATION Infrastructure.
The consultant will take project, task, and day-to-day direction from the client's project manager. The consultant will be capable of performing the following tasks (but not limited to) as a member of team:
PHYSICAL to VIRTUAL SERVER MIGRATION as required
VCB Configuration, Design and Implementation
Develop a more robust backup and restore solution using VCB. Activities will include making design recommendations, third party tool recommendations, installing the upgraded platform, testing the solution and assisting in deployment of the solution
Develop a more robust security environments. Components of this design and recommendation will include (but not limited to) Active Directory authentication, permissioning recommendations, auditing considerations, hardening guide, Virtual Center access, ESX host access
Assist in design of following: MOB platform buildout, capacity planning, additional operations procedures. Test new procedures and processes as required
Update and/or add templates as needed.
Build out VM"s when necessary
Assist in the development of a standardized physical to virtual migration procedure. Test new procedures and implement in production
Create documentation in support of VM environment when needed
Assist in the design, configuration, testing and implementation of resource pools in the VM environment
Meet with team project on to review milestones achieved and the deliverables associated with those milestones,.
The migrations for Virtualization may be done at night and on the weekends.
Assist in the design, development, installation and testing of a disaster recovery solution for the virtual environment.
Experience: 10 + years in Infrastructure. Proper Certifications.
AT LEAST ONE MAJOR CONVERSION FROM PHYSICAL TO VIRTUAL SERVER MIGRATION (without this skill no need apply)

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Our client is seeking a technology professional to manage storage infrastructure that supports ERP, exchange, VMWare, web, Oracle DB, SQL, and other web-based or client server related applications. Will be responsible for establishing and enforcing system policies and procedures for all support related issues, capacity planning, and disaster recovery planning, implementation and quality assurance. Responsible for the installation, configuration, and maintenance of all storage systems, this includes NetApps, Hitachi storage arrays, Fiber Channel switch management, Agami NAS, Apple storage and DAS storages.


Well-qualified candidates can send their resumes to:
Experience: Deep technical knowledge of storage arrays and SAN technology along with deep knowledge of messaging platforms, system O/S (UNIX, Linux, MS), competent in DB and DW knowledge (Oracle and MS SQL), security and monitoring of systems, system architectures, power and back-up, failover and recovery (fault tolerance methodologies) and capacity planning.

Experience with storage system including storage arrays, fiber channel infrastructure, NAS system with NFS and CIFS connectivity. Experience with supporting multi-platform Unix, Linux and Windows systems in 7x24, high availability environment. Knowledge of high availability solutions on HP-UX, Linux and Windows platforms.


Well-qualified candidates can send their resumes to:

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Develop and Analyze Java Portal Applications for Major Insurance Applications
Design technical requirements and components

Apply Resusability and future state architectures

5+Years of expereince with JAVA/J2EE and Web applications

Websphere Portal Background 5.x or 6.x

JSR 168 and JSF background required

Design and build Stored Procedures for SQL Server or Oracle

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. Required a talented young and dynamic IT Security professional with at least 5+ years IT Security experience.. Out of this at least 2 years should have been in Oracle Identity Manager 9.1 support/development projects. . Individual should be a self starter and should be able to independently handle all aspects of Oracle Identity Manager support issues. . The resource should be able to do hands on coding and customization of OIM. Experience with large clients in OIM implementation and maintenance projects will be a big plus.. Candidate should have experience in working with the various adapters and should be able to provide support for PeopleSoft HR and PeopleSoft Finance adapters. . Experience working with offshore/onsite model will be helpful
Experience: Experience Level 5 - 8 Yrs

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WE ARE UNABLE TO SPONSER OR TRANSFER H1B-VISA'SDuties: Conduct IT audits of various business units. Advocate and educate employees about IT audit processes. Interact with various sources for audits. Provide audit draft reports and final reports.Present report and audit findings to management team(s).Provide problem determination/resolution to audit findings.Requirements: 4 yr. Degree (MANDATORY)3+ yrs. of experience in the IT audit function of a "Big 4" firm Oracle Financials or similar.CISA highly preferred, CIA, CISSP. Knowledgeable of the business processes from the IT and accounting side. Excellent oral and written communication skills with influential abilities. Solid IT internal controls and processes expereince. Possess high energy level, sense of urgency, decisiveness, strong work ethic and ability to work well under pressure. Ability to travel at least 20%
Experience: WE ARE UNABLE TO SPONSER OR TRANSFER H1B-VISA'SINCLUDE SALARY HISTORY FOR CONSIDERATIONSALARY: Open (based upon experience and qualifications)

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Our client in Downtown Chicago is currently looking for Web Developer, with over five years of Industry experience in the same field. The Web developer will be providing support for applications and web development for the Marketing Department. The Web Developer will be maintaining existing web sites and development of new sites and web-based applications and also will be analyzing traffic patterns to streamline interfaces and correct issues. This is an ongoing recruiting effort by Robert Half Technology.<br/><br/>All applicants applying for U.S. job openings must be authorized to work in the United States. All applicants applying for Canadian job openings must be authorized to work in Canada.
Experience: The ideal candidate should have a Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Web Development or related field, or equivalent experience. He/she should be very proficient in XHTML, Dynamic HTML, XML, CSS, JavaScript, VBScript, C#, PHP, ASP, ASP.NET, Ajax and Flash. The ideal Web Developer should have a good understanding of Languages &#150;Web Servers &#150; IIS and Apache . The candidate must have excellent oral and written communication skills.

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We are currently seeking to fill a Senior Connectivity Developer- Software Engineer position for our client in Chicago, IL. We invite you to review the position requirements below and apply today if your skills match our need.

Salary: 60K- 110K

Qualifications:
- Extensive experience programming directly to an exchange as well as fluent in C++/C#/Python programming,
- Excellent experience with Linux/Unix including Linux development
- Strong problem solving skills.
- Experience with a major financial institution or Trading/Exchange, plus.
- Experience with a distributed client/server system and multi-threaded programming.

Preferred skills:
- Experience in developing and testing proprietary software to help manage trading risk a plus
- Previous experience working with a proprietary Futures trading system analyzing, designing and developing for an automated and algorithmic trading platform using C++, C# and STL a plus

Will sponsor visa if necessary.

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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DIRECTOR, PROGRAM MANAGEMENT - CHICAGO

SEE THINGS DIFFERENTLY.

Technology and creativity serve the idea. Together. To view them any other way is to view them with the narrowest of vision.

We are Sapient. Since 1990, we have partnered with some of the world’s most recognized brands, and - by leveraging the power of both creativity and technology - helped them achieve success at a rate nearly three times the industry average. Our commitment to our clients is renowned; our passion for delivering exceptional value unparalleled.

Sapient is looking for individuals who want to make a difference. We are inventors, rule-breakers and catalysts, and the work we do changes lives. Our environment fosters growth and creativity, demands openness and client-focused delivery, and celebrates initiative and risk-taking.

Does this speak to you? Then whether you’re fluent in the language of program management, HTML, strategy, Java, or consumer research, we invite you to bring your talents and passion to Sapient.

Job Title:
Director, Program Management

Job Summary:
This exciting leadership opportunity for a senior-level Project Management professional encompasses all facets of project management, client management and team leadership. The most typical project roles for the Director, Program Management are Delivery Lead or Engagement Lead. The Director, Program Management will be accountable for delivery of large scale engagements to clients as well as managing the client relationship from a delivery and commercial standpoint.

A Director of Program Management must have excellent program management skills to lead teams in distributed environments involved in delivering complex business systems. Relationship building skills, as well as strong leadership and team management skills are key expectations too. He/she must have a deep understanding of various commercial parameters and their business impact on delivery.

The Director, Program Management creates a positive team environment that promotes coaching, individual development and high performance standards, and is responsible for career management and demonstrable growth of the people on his/her teams. He/she also contributes to the development of the Program Management Domain and community through training/mentoring others, knowledge sharing and leveraging of best practices.


Primary Responsibilities:
Structures and manages integrated projects and programs to achieve expected business results
Manages large, complex projects/programs (50-100 people) to an acceptable level of risk by balancing scope, time, cost and quality
Leads proposal efforts and can sell Sapient value proposition
Leads diverse teams (i.e., multiple domains, across geographies, potential partners involved) to deliver integrated client solutions that achieve measurable business results for our clients
Manages the financial profitability of the engagement - costs, collections, etc.
Responsible for relationships with client's senior leadership team and communicates status and issues regularly
Shaping follow-on opportunities for Sapient at existing clients
Identifying business development opportunities for Sapient with new or existing clients and leading our response efforts
Plans Sapient projects or work packages up front by leading the estimation efforts
Mobilizes and manages a team to execute against project plans
Manages the growth of the project team


Experience Guidelines:
10+ years of Project and Program Management
Previous consulting experience with interactive projects in the telecommunications vertical highly desired.
Experience in sales efforts such as writing proposals, RFP responses and other sales related activities
Experience in managing complex IT projects with teams of 40+, must have been part of multiple full project lifecycles and has been in a client facing role
Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously (preferably in an integrated program)
Led a Business Design AND a Technical Design phase
Led teams with multiple discipline representation (especially technology, user experience, and business consulting)
Experience managing J2EE or MS .Net projects
Experience managing new build, upgrade and package implementation projects
Familiarity with Agile and Iterative Development (or other new PM methodologies)

Education:
Bachelor’s degree required
4+ years of education required, Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or Business or related field desired.

About Sapient
Sapient, a global services firm, helps clients compete, evolve and grow in an increasingly complex marketplace. We operate two groups—Sapient Interactive and Sapient Consulting—positioned at the intersection of marketing, business and technology. Sapient Interactive provides brand and marketing strategy, award-winning creative work, web design and development and emerging media expertise. Sapient Consulting provides business and IT strategy, process and systems design, package implementation and custom development, as well as outsourcing services such as testing, maintenance and support.

Our passion for client success—evidenced by our ability to foster collaboration, drive innovation and solve challenging problems—is the subject of case studies on leadership and organizational behavior used by MBA students at both Harvard and Yale. Leading clients, including BP, Essent Energie, Harrah's Entertainment, Hilton International, Janus, Sony Electronics and Verizon, rely on our unique approach to drive growth and market momentum. Headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Sapient operates across North America, Europe and India. For more information, please visit .

Sapient is a registered service mark of Sapient Corporation. Sapient is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

*Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this role, which include hearing, speaking, typing, and occasionally moving and/or lifting up to 15 pounds.

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C++ Developer 2-5-1JWDescription: The primary development efforts involve creating proprietary, real time systems to use in automated and click trading. This developer will be involved with the design and ongoing development of the firms's trading systems; first becoming familiar with the current systems, then participating in the development of black box/gray box applications.
Experience: Requirements: BS or MS in Computer Science with experience in C++, C#, ASP.NET, SQL, and LINUX as well as Custom.net controls, threading, and agile. Experience with TIBCO, 29West, and/or FIX would be pluses.

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Our progressively growing client is seeking a technology leader who will be responsible for all activities relating to technical guidance for planning, directing, and monitoring information systems operations. Will analyze the results of workflow plans, monitors the operating system(s) and recommends changes to improve processing and utilization. Will develop a support infrastructure to ensure that OSS has appropriate primary and secondary support personnel for all mission critical systems in a 7x24 environment. Will also define, implement and enforce policies ISO and procedures for departmental support infrastructure including high availability and server farming, application installation, system performance, capacity planning and data backup and recovery.


Well-qualified candidates can send their resumes to:
Experience: Advanced skills: Project Management (MS Project), MS Office (Excel, Word, Access), PeopleTools, Reporting tools (Oracle Reports. PS Query), Presentation (Power Point), Server monitoring, Storage arrays/architectures, Messaging platforms, Security architectures, management of datacenter operations and Capacity planning. Experience with supporting multi-platform UNIX systems in 7x24, high availability environment. Knowledge of high availability solutions on HP-UX, IBM, Solaris and Linux platforms. Experience with host based UNIX or other related server security as well as a basic understanding of firewall design and implementation.


Well-qualified candidates can send their resumes to:

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Provide a Intel VIRTUALIZATION consultant resource to client for a period of twelve (12) months.
The consultant will assist client team in designing, deploying, and managing VIRTUALIZATION Infrastructure.
The consultant will take project, task, and day-to-day direction from the client's project manager. The consultant will be capable of performing the following tasks (but not limited to) as a member of team:
PHYSICAL to VIRTUAL SERVER MIGRATION as required
VCB Configuration, Design and Implementation
Develop a more robust backup and restore solution using VCB. Activities will include making design recommendations, third party tool recommendations, installing the upgraded platform, testing the solution and assisting in deployment of the solution
Develop a more robust security environments. Components of this design and recommendation will include (but not limited to) Active Directory authentication, permissioning recommendations, auditing considerations, hardening guide, Virtual Center access, ESX host access
Assist in design of following: MOB platform buildout, capacity planning, additional operations procedures. Test new procedures and processes as required
Update and/or add templates as needed.
Build out VM"s when necessary
Assist in the development of a standardized physical to virtual migration procedure. Test new procedures and implement in production
Create documentation in support of VM environment when needed
Assist in the design, configuration, testing and implementation of resource pools in the VM environment
Meet with team project on to review milestones achieved and the deliverables associated with those milestones,.
The migrations for Virtualization may be done at night and on the weekends.
Assist in the design, development, installation and testing of a disaster recovery solution for the virtual environment.
Experience: 10 + years in Infrastructure. Proper Certifications.
AT LEAST ONE MAJOR CONVERSION FROM PHYSICAL TO VIRTUAL SERVER MIGRATION (without this skill no need apply)

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DIRECTOR, PROGRAM MANAGEMENT - CHICAGO

SEE THINGS DIFFERENTLY.

Technology and creativity serve the idea. Together. To view them any other way is to view them with the narrowest of vision.

We are Sapient. Since 1990, we have partnered with some of the world’s most recognized brands, and - by leveraging the power of both creativity and technology - helped them achieve success at a rate nearly three times the industry average. Our commitment to our clients is renowned; our passion for delivering exceptional value unparalleled.

Sapient is looking for individuals who want to make a difference. We are inventors, rule-breakers and catalysts, and the work we do changes lives. Our environment fosters growth and creativity, demands openness and client-focused delivery, and celebrates initiative and risk-taking.

Does this speak to you? Then whether you’re fluent in the language of program management, HTML, strategy, Java, or consumer research, we invite you to bring your talents and passion to Sapient.

Job Title:
Director, Program Management

Job Summary:
This exciting leadership opportunity for a senior-level Project Management professional encompasses all facets of project management, client management and team leadership. The most typical project roles for the Director, Program Management are Delivery Lead or Engagement Lead. The Director, Program Management will be accountable for delivery of large scale engagements to clients as well as managing the client relationship from a delivery and commercial standpoint.

A Director of Program Management must have excellent program management skills to lead teams in distributed environments involved in delivering complex business systems. Relationship building skills, as well as strong leadership and team management skills are key expectations too. He/she must have a deep understanding of various commercial parameters and their business impact on delivery.

The Director, Program Management creates a positive team environment that promotes coaching, individual development and high performance standards, and is responsible for career management and demonstrable growth of the people on his/her teams. He/she also contributes to the development of the Program Management Domain and community through training/mentoring others, knowledge sharing and leveraging of best practices.


Primary Responsibilities:
Structures and manages integrated projects and programs to achieve expected business results
Manages large, complex projects/programs (50-100 people) to an acceptable level of risk by balancing scope, time, cost and quality
Leads proposal efforts and can sell Sapient value proposition
Leads diverse teams (i.e., multiple domains, across geographies, potential partners involved) to deliver integrated client solutions that achieve measurable business results for our clients
Manages the financial profitability of the engagement - costs, collections, etc.
Responsible for relationships with client's senior leadership team and communicates status and issues regularly
Shaping follow-on opportunities for Sapient at existing clients
Identifying business development opportunities for Sapient with new or existing clients and leading our response efforts
Plans Sapient projects or work packages up front by leading the estimation efforts
Mobilizes and manages a team to execute against project plans
Manages the growth of the project team


Experience Guidelines:
10+ years of Project and Program Management
Previous consulting experience with interactive projects in the telecommunications vertical highly desired.
Experience in sales efforts such as writing proposals, RFP responses and other sales related activities
Experience in managing complex IT projects with teams of 40+, must have been part of multiple full project lifecycles and has been in a client facing role
Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously (preferably in an integrated program)
Led a Business Design AND a Technical Design phase
Led teams with multiple discipline representation (especially technology, user experience, and business consulting)
Experience managing J2EE or MS .Net projects
Experience managing new build, upgrade and package implementation projects
Familiarity with Agile and Iterative Development (or other new PM methodologies)

Education:
Bachelor’s degree required
4+ years of education required, Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or Business or related field desired.

About Sapient
Sapient, a global services firm, helps clients compete, evolve and grow in an increasingly complex marketplace. We operate two groups—Sapient Interactive and Sapient Consulting—positioned at the intersection of marketing, business and technology. Sapient Interactive provides brand and marketing strategy, award-winning creative work, web design and development and emerging media expertise. Sapient Consulting provides business and IT strategy, process and systems design, package implementation and custom development, as well as outsourcing services such as testing, maintenance and support.

Our passion for client success—evidenced by our ability to foster collaboration, drive innovation and solve challenging problems—is the subject of case studies on leadership and organizational behavior used by MBA students at both Harvard and Yale. Leading clients, including BP, Essent Energie, Harrah's Entertainment, Hilton International, Janus, Sony Electronics and Verizon, rely on our unique approach to drive growth and market momentum. Headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Sapient operates across North America, Europe and India. For more information, please visit .

Sapient is a registered service mark of Sapient Corporation. Sapient is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

*Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this role, which include hearing, speaking, typing, and occasionally moving and/or lifting up to 15 pounds.

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