WE ARE UNABLE TO SPONSER OR TRANSFER H1B-VISA'SPLEASE INCLUDE JOB TITLE IN SUBJECT HEADINGSALARY: Open (based upon experience and qualifications)Client offers a business casual, entrepreneurial work environment with strong growth potential; a competitive compensation package; along with a complete benefits package including medical/dental/vision/life insurance; education assistance; 401(k) with company match and much more!Our Client,has an immediate opening for a SAN Storage Administrator located at their suburban facility. We are seeking a dynamic, hard-working professional with a solid education or background in SAN administration and a desire to work for a fast-paced, large corporate organization. In addition to exceptional leadership and analytical skills, and you must have a roll up your sleeves attitude.Required Skills*Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information systems, or other related field. Or equivalent work experience.* Proven interpersonal, communication, organizational and leadership skills* 3 to 5 years of IT work experience with at least 2 years as a SAN Administrator* Hitachi SAN Admin experience A MUST HAVE!* Cisco MDS 95xx series San switch expertise* SUN, Linux, Windows 2000/2003 server admin experience* Knowledge of VMware and Solaris Zones* Expertise with SAN Administration Tools * Enterprise backup experience, Netbackup, Commvault Galaxy* Experience with Veritas Volume Manager, Solaris Volume Manager, Oracle RMAN* Experience with large high transactional RDBMS environments* Solid understanding of SCSI, Fibre Channel, SAN, NAS, RAID and I/O Storage Sub-Systems* Working knowledge of LAN/WAN infrastructures* Proven ability to maintain leading edge skills Required Experience* Hitachi SAN Admin experience A MUST HAVE!* Efficient and reliable storage allocation and define backup, recovery, archival procedures* Develops and implements business continuity practices for storage management* Installs, configures, tests and implements storage management software and hardware* Monitors use and availability of storage resources* Maintains and modifies backup and recovery procedures to meet high availability and mission critical business needs* Troubleshoots storage related issues and takes appropriate actions* Generates reports and analysis on storage usage* Maintains storage configurations to provide capacity planning and performance monitoring/tuning of systems* Benchmarks, evaluates and makes recommendations for the selection of storage management software and hardware products* Possesses skills and knowledge related to network, operating systems, Storage Area Network (SAN), Network Attached Storage (NAS) and tape backup solutionsIn return, Client offers a business casual, entrepreneurial work environment with strong growth potential; a competitive compensation package; along with a complete benefits package including medical/dental/vision/life insurance; education assistance; 401(k) with company match and much more!
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DUTIES: You will be responsible for: (1) Providing senior technical leadership to the infrastructure operations organization in efforts to improve operations through enterprise wide systems, network infrastructure, database, security technologies and provide business reporting in this 24x7x365 global operation; (2) Ensuring maximum availability, stability and situational awareness for all key operational technologies driving the global business; (3) Hiring, developing, and managing staff; (4) Administration of business processes, maintaining cross-functional working relationships, identifying opportunities for improvement and driving change and continuous improvement; (5) Developing an office to serve as a global single point of contact, operational control, decision-making and status office for products, services and systems in production and production support; (6) Managing shift team leaders who oversee and/or perform all aspects of site planned and unplanned maintenance; (7) Providing leadership and making decisions regarding priorities, best practice methodologies and operational execution to build and maintain a 'best in class' global infrastructure operations team; (8) Overseeing global operations teams that perform upgrades, system changes, and software build promotions, executing required jobs and system maintenance; (9) Conducting steady state reviews of systems, administering servers, networks, databases, and storage monitoring and responding to alarms; (10) Assessing impact, resolving problems, escalating to subject matter experts, managing incidents, coordinating resources, and ensuring continuity and transition between shifts; (11) Developing a service management vs. device management approach to site operations; (12) Developing and/or enhancing policy, process and runtime procedures suitable to meet business expectations of reducing unscheduled downtime; (13) Improving mean time to recovery, lessening undesired impact as a result of changes, developing and maintaining real-time situational awareness of products, services and supporting infrastructure, and managing and owning detection, notification, communication, escalation of events and incidents to resolution; (14) Participating in change management, incident review, and root cause analysis for all production deployments, maintenances and outages; (15) Identifying new monitoring procedures and continually reviewing existing procedures; (16) Demonstrating consistently accurate and timely escalation of production outages both internally and externally with a strong focus on sense of urgency and customer service.
Experience: MUST have an undergraduate degree (i.e. BA, BS, BBA)MUST (NOT AS THE CIO OR VP IS) have STRONG/CURRENT experience as an operations manager of a large-scale e-commerce Unix 24x7 production environment for at least the last 5 years.MUST have STRONG/CURRENT experience with high-end monitoring tools, automation of tasks, Unix scripting (Perl or Shell), and root-cause problem resolution for at least the last 5 years.MUST have passion for uptime, stability, and customer service in large scale e-commerce environments.MUST have excellent troubleshooting skills in a complex, large-scale environment.MUST have detailed understanding of support processes.MUST have call center, customer service, and e-commerce industry experience.MUST have STRONG/CURRENT large scale WAN and LAN network management, architecture, and security experience.MUST have STRONG/CURRENT knowledge of TCP/IP, networking principles, and web technologies.MUST have excellent written and verbal communication skills. Must have strong presentation skills. Must have strong interpersonal skills, ability to mediate and delegate, and enforce operational policies.Must be willing to work outside normal business hours as needed to manage and communicate regarding site incidents.Demonstrated ability to remain calm and perform well under pressure and to smoothly switch between issues and prioritize them appropriately.

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Our client in Downtown Chicago is currently looking for a LINUX, MySQL, VMware specialist. They must have minimum of 4 years of experience in building virtual machines, building databases and also in migrating databases. This project could start this week.!!!<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 for this role, must have strong experience in LINUX, MySQL and VMware.

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Will hire immediately!!!

Our client is seeking a Systems Administrator for their downtown operations and this individual will be the solo IT person on-site.
Experience: MUST HAVE KNOWLEDGE OR FAMILIARITY WITH:

Toshiba CTX Phone System; EMC Clariion; EMC Centera; Linux: Ubuntu and Red Hat; VMWare ESX Server; Apache Web Server; PHP; Perl; MySQL; Exchange Server 2003; Active Directory; PC & Mac troubleshooting and repair


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Job Summary
This position leads and directs the staff and activities of an operations analysis area and acts as senior level technical expert within functional area of expertise responsible for providing senior management with analysis, guidance and strategic recommendations to support the business portfolio and/or operations.


IT Financial Management, Operational Results and Business Value Realization:
Lead the Financial and Operational elements of the Annual Planning Process for IT. Partner with IT Strategy, Reporting, and Communication role for the Annual Planning process to ensure Annual Plan meets the expectations of the corporation from a financial and strategy perspective.
Financial and Operational Management responsibilities:
Lead the Reporting Initiative to develop and implement actionable reporting the ensures the IT Organization has visibility to the right information to successfully deliver the Annual Plan
Monthly Financial Management Meeting
Monthly Operational results by Domain (move from monthly meetings to re –vamp Operations Review)
Monthly Operational results by Business Deliver yTeam
Monthly Operational Results by Portfolio
Monthly IT Investment Review of new investments and benefits
Develop Reporting needs for Transformation Results
Capital Planning
Controllership for Capitalization Process and Business Value Realization
Drive methodology and achievement of benefit realization by partnering with Corporate Finance
Put in place the methodology and process to ensure ties to CBA and business plans
Communicate out results to business and EMC
Other ad hoc projects/responsibilities:
Affiliate Reporting
Liaison with Corporate Real Estate; IT restack/floor management
ALP Project Support


Essential Duties & Responsibilities

1. Directs, plans, and controls all activities and staff of an operations analysis area and has full management responsibility for performance and development of subordinate staff in accordance with corporate strategic directions.
2. Determines and develops departmental strategies to maximize performance and improve business results. Presents recommendations to senior management.
3. Acts as technical resource within functional area of expertise.
4. Liaisons with internal stakeholders to build collaboration, foster cross functional learning, and ensure consistency.
5. Stays current on trends and developments within functional area of expertise and the insurance industry. Monitors local, state, and federal changes in government regulations.

May perform additional duties as assigned.
Reporting Relationship

Typically AVP or above
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

1. In-depth knowledge of the insurance industry, its products, practices and operations.
2. Ability to exercise professional judgment and assume responsibility for decisions which have an impact on business goals.
3. Excellent communication, negotiation and presentation skills. Ability to effectively interact with all levels of CNA's internal and external business partners.
4. Excellent analytical and problem solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects.
5. Ability to deal with ambiguous situations and issues.
6. Creativity in resolving unique and challenging business problems.
7. Ability to achieve results by taking a proactive long-term view of business goals and objectives.
8. Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and other business-related software.

Education & Experience

1. Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
2. Minimum eight years progressive experience in the insurance industry.
3. Direct management and/or project management experience strongly preferred.



Experience: IT Financial Management, Operational Results and Business Value Realization:

• Lead the Financial and Operational elements of the Annual Planning Process for IT. Partner with IT Strategy, Reporting, and Communication role for the Annual Planning process to ensure Annual Plan meets the expectations of the corporation from a financial and strategy perspective.

• Financial and Operational Management responsibilities:

• Lead the Reporting Initiative to develop and implement actionable reporting the ensures the IT Organization has visibility to the right information to successfully deliver the Annual Plan

• Monthly Financial Management Meeting

• Monthly Operational results by Domain (move from monthly meetings to re –vamp Operations Review)

• Monthly Operational results by Business Deliver yTeam

• Monthly Operational Results by Portfolio

• Monthly IT Investment Review of new investments and benefits

• Develop Reporting needs for Transformation Results

• Capital Planning

• Controllership for Capitalization Process and Business Value Realization

• Drive methodology and achievement of benefit realization by partnering with Corporate Finance

• Put in place the methodology and process to ensure ties to CBA and business plans

• Communicate out results to business and EMC

• Other ad hoc projects/responsibilities:

• Affiliate Reporting

• Liaison with Corporate Real Estate; IT restack/floor management

• ALP Project Support

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eConsultAmerica is a preferred vendor supplier on retainer with a FORTUNE 500 Global Solutions provider who is seeking an experience and savvy OBIEE Technical Specialist, as a Full-time, permanent employee. This career opportunity will required to travel 75% plus, which will not require relocation. Qualified candidates do not have location restrictions for like or similar career opportunities with this client. Candidates may reside in any city/state within the continental US. If you are interested please forward a brief cover-letter and your updated resume and I will respond back within one (1) business day. QualificationsThe candidate must meet each of the following requirements to be considered qualified: 2+ years of current OBIEE or Siebel Analytics experience 2+ years of current OBIEE testing experience 3+ years of current BI analysis experience 2+ years of current experience in reporting / dashboard development Ability to travel Mon- Thurs to client sitesCompensation100K - 150K

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Our client is a prestigious not for profit organization looking for the right web developer/designer to join their team. This person will be completely responsible for managing the organization's web site in terms of informing and linking individual supporters, funders, donors, and organizations involved in early childhood education reform. This person's responsibilities will range from managing/updating content, function and design of the site, managing growth of the site, developing standardized templates and branding for web and print, ensuring that all materials and communications adhere to verbal and visual brand management guidelines, and also serve as the in-house designer for all print materials.<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: -B.A. Degree
-3+ years not for profit experience
-2+ years working with HTML
-2+ years working with Powerpoint, Excel, Publisher, Quark, Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDeisgn
-1+ year working with Flash
-Experience with online/email marketing and online customer/donor relationship management tolls (Kintera, Convio) is a plus
-Strong graphic design (print) experience
-Excellent interpersonal skills and communication skills

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eConsultAmerica is a preferred vendor supplier on retainer with a FORTUNE 500 Global Solutions provider who is seeking an experienced Associate Partner - Application Integration (Mid Markets), as a Full-time, permanent employee. This career opportunity will require 100% travel. This position will be based in Minneapolis, MN. If you are interested please forward a brief cover-letter and your updated resume and I will respond back within one (1) business day. US Citizens or Green Card Holders only apply.Position DetailsThe candidate must meet each of the following core requirements to be considered qualified: - 10+ years of current experience selling (Business Development) and delivering (project / program management) application integration services. - Current experience selling (business development) & delivering application integration solutions into Mid-Market Companies (2500 employees or less) - Current experience selling & delivering the following types of engagements (web-portal development, e-commerce, content management, and custom web applications, web-based application upgrades, and web-application integration) - Current experience meeting & exceeding sales / business development quotas and goals - Technical project management experience - Current experience selling and delivering application integration engagements with a focus into the following industries: Retail, Life Sciences, Insurance, Financial - Ability to travel up to Mon- Thurs to customer sites in the mid-west - Masters degree or similar amount of on the job experience
Experience: Bachelors Degree is required. Masters Degree is preferred.10+ years of current experience selling & delivering Application integration solutions (Web -based) Current experience selling & delivering Application integration solutions into Mid-Market Companies (2500 employees or less) Current exp. selling & delivering web-portal development, e-commerce, custom web apps, web-integration solutions Current project / program management exp AS WELL AS current business development exp Current exp selling & delivering into Life Sciences, Insurance, Retail, or Financial industries COMPENSATION120K - 180K

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