.NET DEVELOPER in CHICAGO, IL

WE ARE UNABLE TO SPONSER OR TRANSFER H1B-VISA'SSALARY: Open (based upon experience and qualifications)BENEFITS AS FOLLOWS:*401(k) Plan with Match * Flexible Spending Accounts * Health Plan * Group Auto and Home * Dental Plan * Holidays and Vacation * Disability Coverage * Long-Term Care * Educational Assistance * Life Insurance Our suburban Client, currently seeks a .NET Developer with 5 or more years of professional experience in applications development. Must be proficient in .Net, C#.Net, HTML and T-SQL. Object oriented methods and web-based technologies a MUST. Knowledge of Crystal and/or Reporting Services highly preferred.Must have solid SQL Server experience including developing and debugging stored procedures and triggers. Should have experience with Internet Server platforms.Ability to organize, prioritize and follow-through on projects and related tasks required.Excellent analytical and interpersonal skills required.Evaluates existing operations & applications and recommends appropriate business solution optionsEnsures appropriate information from user department is obtained to identify, establish consensus on and document operational procedures and project requirements.* Researches and identifies potential solution options.Communicates business solution options and other relevant data to appropriate personnel.* Determines/Evaluates scope and impact of recommended solutions.* Develops business processes that ensure developed application meets all project requirements.* Codes, tests, debugs, installs and documents operating programs and procedures. Manages and monitors implemented business solution(s).Ensures appropriateness of operational procedure documents.* Trains end-users on operational procedures.* Acts as a point-of-contact resource for end-users.* Translates technical information into functional information for end-users.* Confers with project personnel to provide technical advice and resolve problems.Assumes responsibility for addressing/resolving production problems and errors.Incumbents in this position are viewed as technical experts in multiple languages and systems as well as in manufacturing operations. Completes complex projects with limited direction. The applicant must be able to identify relevant issues as well as timelines required to successfully complete projects.
Experience: WE ARE UNABLE TO SPONSER OR TRANSFER H1B-VISA'SSALARY: Open (based upon experience and qualifications)

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Team Leader of WebSphere Commerce in Chicago, IL

DUTIES: You will initially be responsible for migrating this IBM partners environment from JBOSS to WebSphere Commerce 7.0. This is a triple play environment where there is opportunity to work with Ecommerce, Portal, and Web Content Management. They are committed to the full spectrum of IBM products, so you will always be on the leading edge of technology. Continuing to work with WebSphere Commerce as this companies on site expert internally and for their clients.
Experience: REQUIRED: A minimum of 3 years as a lead for a major web-based application from architecture, design, through implementation. Have participated in a minimum of 2 migrations to WebSphere Commerce to deployment. Other WebSphere related products, ie. WAS(WebSphere Application Server), Java J2EE.

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APP DEV SPECIALIST in Chicago, IL

Job Description
Under technical direction, analyzes client area requirements and processes, prepares application system specifications, and programs automated solutions or integrates applications to resolve business problems. Maintains centrally developed systems. The focus of this position will be designing or developing business applications and/or designing or developing alternative solutions.
Duties
Develop, create and modify specialized utility programs, automated solutions and integrated applications. Maintain centrally developed systems. Code a Series-3 based underwriting application. Perform defect incident management using PeopleSoft. Use JAVA.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities
1. Evaluates defined client area requirements and processes (e.g., new enhancements or maintenance) and detailed designs and develops moderate to complex application program solutions.
2.Assists with the high level design of solutions. Consults with the client area to analyze system requirements and capabilities, identify associated risks, and resolve problems. May act as a liaison between clients and applications area.
3. In conjunction with operations area technical staff, supports the implementation of the application into production and testing environments. May confer with technical personnel to identify and resolve issues.
Mon-Fri., 8:30am to 4:45pm, $80,000 per year; overtime exempt.
Additional Responsibilities
1. Performs other essential duties as assigned.Education & Experience

Bachelor's in Computer Science or Engineering
Four years of experience in position or related field
Will accept any suitable combination of education, training or experience.
Experience must include:

(1) coding a Series-3 based underwriting application,
(2) JAVA,
(3) defect incident management using PeopleSoft
Listed duties, responsibilities, requirements and functions are not meant to be all inclusive.
Refer to Job # KB-210
Experience: JAVA application development and analysis

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Freelance On-Site Desktop Publisher in Chicago, IL

Temporary
Experience: Candidate will have 3+ years of experience and an expert working in Adobe, Illustrator, Power Point, Excel and familiarity with Visio.

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Business Analyst in Chicago, IL

SAP Business Warehouse (BW) Consultant who is responsible for meeting with businessusers and analyzing BW reporting requirements, developing detailed reporting specifications,
reviewing BW data models and designs, and developing or modifying custom BW reports.
Skill Sets Design and configure BW queries and workbooks utilizing BEx functionality; Analyze, design and configure reconciliations between BW and data sources; Understands Consumer Packaged Goods company process and operations with a focus
on the Finance functional area (Planning/forecasting, Period close, Control, etc).
Ability to translate business processes into business and technical requirements
Proficient in BW design and architectural discipline; The complete range of BW configuration knowledge and skills for data sources,
data loads, transfer rules, update rules, data targets query and workbook, for BW
3.5, would be expected, as well as documentation skills. Exp w/transfer rules,
update rules desired Exp w/data targets query, and workbook f/BW 3.5 Required
Exp w/data sources, data loads Required Mentor and coach business users of BW (Reporting Superusers) Project Management experience desired Reviews, analyzes, and evaluates business systems and user needs Work well with IT and functional areas; Ability to develop detailed documentation for BW architecture designs; Communicates effectively Meet project deadlines, accept responsibilities, and report progress; Proficiency in MicroSoft desktop applications; Ensure that all project goals are accomplished according to specifications and
reporting requirements; Determine time estimates and schedules for own and dependent
work and resolve issues in a timely manner; Identify and track issues, risks and
action items; Anticipate, identify, track and resolve issues and risks affecting
own work and related work of the project team. Develop contingency plans as necessary.
Consistently provide accurate and detailed estimates; Execute all assigned responsibilities with little direct supervision; Documentation skills Required

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Excel Programmer in Downtown in CHICAGO, IL

Our Client in Downtown is looking for a very strong Excel programmer, for an ongoing contract position. The ideal candidate should be very proficient in Excel Macros. He/she should be able to build a macro in excel that exports specific cells in an excel spreadsheet and put them into a pdf file. The Excel programmer must know about graphing data from separate spreadsheets into one unified graph. <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 solid working knowledge of SQL, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel and the ability to translate user requirements into results. Also experience in Advanced Microsoft Excel including calculation formulas, LOOKUP formulas, pivot tables, and linking to external data, is a must.

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Contract to Hire Interactive Project Manager in Chicago, IL

Our client is a full-service marketing firm headquartered in Chicago. They are currently looking for a interactive project manager with a strategic mentality. The ideal candidate will work with the account managers as well as the creative team to research, organize findings, direct, coordinate, plan, organize, and finally present all steps of the project.<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 will have a 50/50 background in both interactive and strategic. He/She will be a PRO with brand identity, have excellent writing skills, presentation experience, and an extraordinary attention to detail. This person should be familiar with IT solutions, HTML, and CSS. If he/she has knowledge of workgroups/base camps it is a plus. Lastly, this person must have a presentable, confident, professional work ethic with the ability to interact with the team and become a leader in any situation.

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SAN Storage Administrator in Chicago, IL

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!
Experience: WE ARE UNABLE TO SPONSER OR TRANSFER H1B-VISA'SPLEASE INCLUDE JOB TITLE IN SUBJECT HEADINGSALARY: Open (based upon experience and qualifications)

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