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OVERVIEW: Aon is a global leader in risk management, insurance and reinsurance brokerage, human capital and management consulting, and outsourcing with more than 55,000 employees in 600 offices.

POSITION OVERVIEW: Currently, we have an excellent career opportunity for a Director, IT Global Services with Combined Insurance Company of America, a wholly owned subsidiary of Aon Corporation located in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES: Direct the operations of Aon Insurance Underwriting companies Global Messaging, WAN, Security, Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity plans. Develop, enhance and publish security information, security strategy, policy, governance processes and best practices and guidelines. Monitor compliance with security standards to ensure systems controls are successful at providing adequate security to data, hardware, software and applications. Design and administer programs to include policies, standards, guidelines, training programs and viable quality assurance process for disaster recovery and business continuity programs. Direct administration and coordination of global messaging systems. Plans, develops, documents, and implement enhancements to messaging network. Provide support and consultation to remote locations or clients in order to identify requirements and configuration resources. Maintain regular checks on the global messing systems and resolve or escalate problems as required. Direct global WAN activities, primarily for Strategic planning and design of data, video and image telecommunications systems globally. Audit systems (globally) to ensure messaging standards are being maintained and systems are secure. Ensure long-term strategic planning requirements include planning for remote hardware and communications facilities; development and installation and support. Create reports for management measuring availability, capacity, and other statistics to insure maximum processing capabilities due to growth, etc. In performance of position, employs extremely strong managerial skills, analytical abilities and excellent interpersonal skills. Communicate and coordinate with upper management within various business units that process at Aon's Insurance Underwriting Data Center the technology that's needed to support their production environments. Investigate and evaluate ideas to reduce expenses in the business units and in the global environment.

REQUIRED education: BA/BS or equivalent. Security, Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity, Messaging and WAN experience.

BENEFITS: Aon offers: Competitive Compensation, Exceptional Benefits, Continuing Education & Training, A Unique Internal Advancement Program, and Tremendous Potential with A Growing Worldwide Organization. For more information about Aon Corporation, visit our website at www.aon.com. Aon is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse workforce. M/F/D/V Experience: REQUIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:Minimum 8-10 years experience in largely diversified technical environment. Experience as senior level IT manager with comprehensive knowledge of Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity, Messaging, WAN and Security technology and processes. Solid, proven experience in extracting business requirements and formulating technical solutions to provide quality solutions. To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here

Great Financial Institution, located in the Chicago Loop, is currently seeking a 2+ year BMC Patrol Administrator to maintain and develop custom Patrol KMs for various applications, and to manage all Patrol agent machines for proper functionality. Candidate will manage and improve the Patrol and Perform consoles (menu structures, notification standards, etc.), as well as assist with administrative duties for additional UNIX-based applications: Filenet/P8, Remedy, Control-M, Control-D, TME NetView, and SAS.

Qualifications:
-Previous related work experience to include technical support/troubleshooting experience on UNIX and/or Windows operating systems
-The applicant must have excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills as well as superior interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.
-Proven experience in working directly with technical users
-Proven experience in working within a group setting as well as managing stressful situations
-Proven experience with standard MS-Office tools including Excel; MS-Project and MS-Access as well as UNIX systems administration experience would be a strong plus
-Degree in Computer Science or a related field is preferred
--depth experience with BMC's Patrol software (running on Unix/Windows platforms).
-Expertise with other BMC products (Perform, Remedy, Control-M, Control-D) is a plus, as is familiarity with shell and Perl scripting

Experience: See Above. To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here

Dynamic Global Trading Institution, located in the Chicago Loop, is currntly seeking an Application Support Analyst with Java and/or .NET experience. Candidate will provide 2nd level support for a large web application which includes:
-Analyze and tentatively resolve 2nd level requests escalated by the Production Services Helpdesk.
-Direct interaction with Clients Service Representatives.
-Analyze, document and relay to the Development team issues requiring code changes.
-Participate to UAT test on new functionalities.
-Participate to the DR readiness.
-Participate to monthly Service Reports with facts and comments.
- Ensure all important technical documentation for supporting the application is complete including check lists and procedures used by the Production Services Dept.
-Help training Internal users personnel on the utilization of the system.
-Help training Production Service personnel for 1st level support.

Qualifications:
-Programming experience in at least one language (Java / .Net / JSP / HTML) with exposure to application logs.
-A good understanding of the IBM Websphere Portal v.5.x, IBM HTTP SERVER, SQL SERVER, Crystal Enterprise.
-Excellent written and spoken communication skills.

Experience: See Above. To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here

My downtown client is seeking bright and eager Java Developers to join their team. The company is growing at a very rapid pace, and to keep up, need to bring in the best Java talent around. QUALIFIED CANDIDATES PLEASE SEND RESUME TO Experience: CANDIDATES MUST POSSESS AT LEAST 2 YEARS OF PRFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE DEVELOPING IN CORE JAVA. THEY SHOULD ALSO HAVE EXPERIENCE SETTING UP AN APPLICATION SERVER, WORKING WITH A RELATIONAL DATABASE (MYSQL DESIRED), AND OPEN SOURCE FRAMEWORKS (STRUTS, HIBERNATE, ETC) To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here

Experience Oracle Discoverer developers needed for a 1+ year project beginning 1/2007. Candidates must have at least 3 years of experience, good communication skills and a high level of professionalism.

Client is located in downtown Chicago.

Please submit a current resume and contact information. To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here

POSITION SUMMARY

The Enterprise Content Management ( ECM ) Analyst analyzes, maintains, supports, and provides training on firm ECM technologies. This position is based in Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
-Maintain production and development ECM environments for ECM application users.
-Train on the use of ECM technologies and tools which support enterprise content management needs.
-Perform system administration of ECM systems and related technologies ( ECM software, application servers, indexers, content repositories, web servers, etc. ).
-Provide technical support on assigned ECM technologies and tools, and coordinate support needs with other divisions within Information Technology ( IT ).
-Provide excellent customer service to ECM application users.
-Develop effective ECM technologies and tools that support system users.
-Report exception issues, problems or customer needs as they occur to IT management.
-Respond proactively to identified training, technical support, and customer service needs in line with IT management and business guidelines.
-Coordinate identified user technical needs with others in the Applications Development and Reporting division and throughout the ECM department.
-Document ECM issues and solutions that resolve re-occurring user requests.
-Develop materials to educate users on the use of ECM technologies.
-Participate in testing and quality assurance work for products prior to release into the production environment.
-Perform system administration tasks.
-Adhere to the highest degree of professional standards and strict confidentiality in matters that require discretion.
-Attend professional development and training sessions on a regular basis.
-Perform other job-related duties as necessary. Experience: QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS
-Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, MIS, or related field.
-3 years of demonstrated experience in a user support role.
-Experience with document management systems, record management systems, document imaging and other ECM technologies a plus.
-Experience in the professional services or accounting industry a plus.
-Ability to work with minimal supervision.
-Strong troubleshooting skills.
-Experience performing application testing.
-Ability to integrate procedural steps and processes with technical requirements and system functions to ensure successful delivery of work.
-Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communications skills.
-Strong training and presentation skills in individual and group settings.
-Proven ability to effectively multitask with strong attention to detail.
-Team oriented, flexible and able to work in a changing work environment
-Advanced knowledge of MS Word.
-Experience with MS Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, SQL Server and internet technologies.
-Reports to the ECM Manager who is a member of the Applications Development and Reporting division in the ECM department.
-Ability to work additional hours as needed. To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here

Renowned company in Chicagos loop area is looking for a BMC Patrol systems admin who has 2+ years of experience with BMC Patrol in a Unix environment. This person will be responsible for installing, enhancing, tuning, and maintaining BMC Patrol and Perform as well as support other Unix based applications such as Perform, Remedy, Control-M and Control-D consoles. The company is currently running 3.6 and is in the process of upgrading to 7.14.

Responsibilities:
Maintain and develop custom Patrol KMs for various applications; manage all Patrol agent machines for proper functionality.
In conjunction with Operations, manage and improve the Patrol and Perform consoles (menu structures, notification standards, etc.)
Assist with administrative duties for additional UNIX-based applications: Filenet/P8, Remedy, Control-M, Control-D, TME NetView, and SAS.
Assist with administrative duties related to other UNIX/Oracle utilities as needed.
Handle major projects from start to finish, including the development of detailed timelines and task lists, as will as providing complete supporting documentation.

Qualifications:
Previous related work experience to include technical support/troubleshooting experience on UNIX and/or Windows operating systems
The applicant must have excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills as well as superior interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.
Proven experience in working directly with technical users.
Proven experience in working within a group setting as well as managing stressful situations.
Proven experience with standard MS-Office tools including Excel; MS-Project and MS-Access as well as UNIX systems administration experience would be a strong plus.
A degree in Computer Science or a related field is preferred
In-depth experience with BMC's Patrol software (running on Unix/Windows platforms).
Expertise with other BMC products (Perform, Remedy, Control-M, Control-D) is a plus, as is familiarity with shell and Perl scripting.

Experience: BMC, BMC Patrol, BMC Perform, Unix To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here