Description Our client, one of the largest banks in the US with wealth management, investment banking, and international business, is seeking a J2EE/Sybase Developer. Location: Chicago, IL Type of Position: Contract Description: The desired Lead Programmer will assist in the retirement of a Legacy trading application (IRP). Coordination with other groups to remove their dependency on its data, building a historical data tool, and assist with the migration to the new platform. Must be able to lead a team, coordinate with others, understand a complex application to help drive its retirement. The Lead Programmer will split his/her time between T-SQL and Querries via Sybase v11.9 and v12.5(50%) and J2ee, EJB, JDBC (50%). Must also have experience with Weblogic. Financical and GUI knowledge beneficial. Responsibilities:Perform a variety of programming assignments requiring knowledge of established programming procedures and data processing requirements. Maintain and modify programs. Refine data and format final product. Maintain and modify programs; make approved changes by amending flow charts, develop detailed programming logic, and coding changes. Evaluate simple interrelationships between programs such as whether a contemplated change in one part of a program would cause unwanted results in a related part. Analyze performance of programs and take action to correct deficiencies based on consultation with users and approval of supervisor. Confer with users to gain understanding of needed changes or modifications of existing programs. Resolve questions of program intent, data input, output requirements, and inclusion of internal checks and controls. Maintain confidentiality with regard to the information being processed, stored or accessed. Required Skills: J2ee, EJB, JDBC Sybase 11.92 and 12.53 Sybase Querries and T-SQL Weblogic Preferred Qualifications: Hibernate Financial experience Experience working on Trading Applications To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here

Description Our client one of the largest commercial, property & casualty insurers in the US is seeking a QM Lead - Business Project Manager Type of position: Contract Location: Chicago , IL Activities/Functions: Tailors standards and best practices (including methodologies, processes, procedures, approaches, samples, templates, tools) from Client s process asset library and industry into the working practices of the work effort . Ensures that the Quality Management Strategy and Plan is tailored to the appropriate level to provide the highest level of value for the work effort at the appropriate level of cost, while addressing the risk of the work effort. Provides Quality Strategies and Plans based on enterprise lessons learned and best practices. . Develops proposed improvement plans to product, process, and resource quality gaps for alignment and action, via After Action Reviews, Quality Reviews, and Quality Metrics . Assists with decision on appropriate phase and subphase exit criteria in order to properly govern the delivery and ensure quality throughout the lifecycle . Consults in defining and governing the appropriate quality metrics to use in measuring the overall product, process, and resource quality within the work effort . Consults in defining and governing the quality reviews of the work effort s products, processes, and resources . Performs collection, analysis and trending reports on quality metrics and key performance indicators to enable decisions and action plans . Accountable for Quality Management, methodology, process, and tool training material and coordination and delivery of training to the work effort s team members . Provides coaching and expertise in delivery lifecycle functions on work effort .Leads internal quality audits, as needed Essential Duties & Responsibilities 1. Manages the work activities and staff of the functional area and has full management responsibilities for the performance and development of subordinate staff in accordance with corporate strategic directions. 2. Manages the work activities for multiple projects, consisting of one or more project teams. 3. Leads project prioritization processes for the area, linking to business strategies. Reviews and evaluates project plans and objectives, project plans and budgets and priorities. 4. Supervises project execution including scheduling, team building, and maintains working relationships with functional areas, monitoring progress and results. 5. Establishes quality and performance targets. Applies effective project management methodologies and control techniques and financial trending analysis for evaluation of projects. 6. May provide technical expertise for technically complex aspects of assigned projects. 7. Develops and implements communication plan, and implements document management process. 8. Participates in the development of financial plans and budgets. 9. Responsible for staying up to date on trends and developments within functional area of expertise as well as the insurance industry. 10. May participate in development of business requirements to support continuous improvement in project management capabilities. Organizational Alignment: . Direct Line report to the Quality Management Function in the ePMO . In-direct/Dotted Line report to the work effort lead/sponsor (PRT Lead or Business Sponsor) as a consulting role to the PRT/RRT Qualifications: . Graduate Degree/MBA in business and/or Information Technology is preferred . Total experience: 10+ years of both consulting and general industry experience in Software Engineering practices with approximately 5-6 years specific to Software Engineering Quality . Extensive and up-to-date knowledge of quality management challenges, trends, and leading practices .High competency of written and verbal communication, influencing, presentation, and listening skills in order to interact with executive leadership .Knowledge of industry standards such as: ISO9001, COBIT, CMMi, ITIL. .Knowledge of and experience of industry software lifecycle techniques such as: Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, Spiral, Enterprise Package Implementation, Business Intelligence, Custom Development, Integration . Strong organizational, time management, and follow up skills . Ability to be independent and complete work assignments with little oversight . Hands on experience in implementing Software CMM, CMMI at least at Level 3 . Should have exposure in Quantitative process management across the organization . Experience in Product Quality Assurance, including Quality Planning, Assurance, and Control . Should be familiar with Six Sigma/Total Quality Management/Lean and other models. * Experience with Standard CMMI Appraisal Method for Process Improvement (SCAMPI) To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here

Prestigious Enterprise Company, located in the far northern suburbs of Chicago, is currently seeking a .NET Web Developer. Candidate will be developing n-tier Web/Windows/Mobile applications using C#, ASP.NET 2.0/3.5, HTML & JavascriptPOSITION RESPONSIBILITIES/REQUIREMENTS:* Work with all areas of the company to make sure requested applications are clearly designed, easy to use, self-explanatory & fulfilling user needs* Provide production support for existing Legacy applications * Document & read technical requirements * Solid understanding of Object-oriented design* Proven knowledge of .NET Framework (C#, ASP.NET 2.0/3.5, ADO.NET)* Understanding of Client Server architecture & MVC design pattern* Knowledge of AJAX frameworks, Web services and/or Flash is a plus* Experience with Microsoft Visual Studio 2003/2005/2008, Microsoft Team Foundation Server, SQL Server Enterprise Manager/Query Analyzer, Visual Source Safe * Knowledge of relational database design; proven experience using SQL Server & T-SQL, with ability to write stored procedures, user defined functions & SQL queries * Bachelor's degree preferred To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here

Due to rapid growth of our company we are currently looking for experienced Enterprise DataStage Architect and Project Manager to work for one of our major customers in Chicago, Illinois.Requirements:- over 12 years of experience in large scale ETL projects, preferably for big international companies- deep understanding of IBM DataStage tool- experience in project and team management- experience in architecting ETL projects- advanced interpersonal and communication skillsWe offer:- competitive salary packages- opportunity to work on most challenging and innovative information integration projects for big international corporations- visa sponsorship To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here

Duties: Co-lead development of Enterprise Application Security Professional Services Design, implement and update security consulting processes in support of enterprise information security policies Provide solutions to resolve gaps in security, architecture and infrastructure support as well as support of operating systems and networks Requirements: 4+ years of experience in technical security control architecture, design, information security solution engineering, security service delivery Technical implementation experience - enterprise authentication, cryptography, encryption 4+ years experience in security engineering including security testing and evaluation, requirements, logical/physical architecture design Knowledge of service oriented architecture concepts Expertise with Security Event Management (full life cycle) Working knowledge of the inner workings and security aspects of a variety of application servers, Web servers, media/content servers, messaging servers, database servers, integration Servers Excellent documentation Servers Development knowledge: C, C++, C#, Java, UML, XML, XSLT, OO General application security APIs and protocols: GSS-API, MS Crypto API, PAM etc. Application authentication and authorization systems, Embedded operating systems knowledge BS Degree required; Masters preferred To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here

Description System/Software Engineer AnalystRole: Development Environment Analyst Tasks:Defining standard models for the pre-production future state architecture.Assessment of existing environments against the standard and providing targeted recommendations for rationalization.Analyzing and providing adjustments to Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) for new pre-production structureDefining a Governance/Exception Process for Release ManagementNew Roles/Responsibilities for managing preproductionExperience Required:Experience analyzing and defining development environment structures for large companies that have large numbers of highly interconnected applications.Sufficient software development experience to support the implementation of the new environment structure and the necessary adjustments to the SDLC.Experience rationalizing preproduction environments to a new standardStrong written and verbal communication skills. To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here

Description Our client one of the largest commercial, property & casualty insurers in the US . Location: Chicago Position: Contract to Hire Job Description: The Release Manager is responsible for managing the intake, delivery and deployment of technology infrastructure projects. The projects cover a broad range of technologies such as networking, storage, database and web server efforts. The individual must be highly organized with strong understanding of the governance and control of projects. There are typically 25-50 active projects that are monitored. Given the large number of projects the individual will not need an in depth understanding of each project. However, they will be providing status and will escalate key issues to management. The individual will also oversee the work intake process to consolidate project and funding requests. In summary the individuals should have the following skills: Proven project management skills to manage projects from inception to implementation. In-depth knowledge and ability to apply project development methodologies, reporting techniques, and measurement techniques. A solid knowledge of the system development life cycle Proven experience delivering infrastructure projects. Excellent communication and interpersonal and consultative skills to work effectively with clients, peers, and IT management and staff. Proven experience in project financial and change control processes. To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here

* 3-Month Contract to Hire, or Permanent.*Prestigious Global Financial Institution, located in the Chicago Loop, is currently seeking an Oracle Database Architect with strong design and modelling skills. Candidate is responsible for working as part of a team to design databases and data models in a distributed environment.Duties:* Producing and documenting logical and physical database design using Erwin as a data modelling tool, while working with users and developers to understand their data needs and relationships to existing corporate data * Performing physical database design at the object level, creating DDL scripts, as well as defining database snapshots, table partitions, and backup/recovery strategy for Oracle 10g databases * Performing Oracle database tuning and administration including security management, instance performance monitoring, tablespace utilization, schema object management, database capacity planning, "bottlenecks" and "offensive" SQL activity monitoring and resolution * Maintaining the Enterprise data model repository using Erwin ModelMart software * Assisting developers with application design and performance tuning * Coordinating testing with other development groups and operations, identifying appropriate level of testing and ensure that testing is complete before signing off * Providing support for development and production systemsQualifications: * Minimum 5 years experience in Relational database design and administration * Experience with Oracle 10g and 10i RAC, with special emphasis on data modelling, data analysis and deployment of databases. Strong Erwin skills, including ModelMart experience. Experience with logical and physical design and administration of multiple Oracle databases for both Real Time and batch applications; design experience should include VLDB - Very Large Data Bases - (500+ tables, 1 TB or larger) and table partitioning experience.* 3-5 years experience with applications analysis and design. Knowledge and practical experience of Oracle 9.1 RAC is a plus. Ability to provide design alternatives to proposed processes as needed. Experience with queries tuning and performance monitoring. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, & excellent analytical skills. Must be self motivated and have the ability to work as part of a group, or at times, independently To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here