IT Ascent is a leading national technology solutions firm. We implement tactical and strategic solutions through our flexible global delivery model. By partnering with our clients to craft solutions through creative people and a proven engagement methodology, we are able to successfully drive enterprise initiatives.




We are currently accepting resumes for a Sr. Business Analyst.



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The Business Analyst (BA) will work with specific business areas analyzing their existing business processes and information needs thereby allowing them to discover opportunities to leverage technology resources that will enable the business to function more effectively.
The BA will serve as a liaison between the business areas and the Systems department, particularly the ISG and technical designers & developers.



Responsibilities



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Works closely with business areas to learn about their business objectives, processes and information needs

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Discover opportunities and analyze feasibility of potential technology projects which could be beneficial to business areas

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Organize and facilitate meetings with business to gather and document requirements

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Look for opportunities to improve existing processes or provide new value to business areas through the application of technology resources

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Attend business meetings (some travel required)

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Work closely with the ISG to determine if a solution already exists within our technology portfolio or if one needs to be built or modified

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Collaborate with the ISG on scope definition, cost/benefit analysis and project timelines

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Participate in design and development meetings with project teams to provide perspective on the needs of the business users and help to resolve issues arising during the project

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Provide ongoing support to the applications development team during construction to insure delivered solution will fully satisfy the business needs for which it is intended

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Facilitate meetings with the business area throughout duration of project, demonstrating prototypes and early product versions in order to keep business users up-to-date with project status and obtain timely, relevant feedback






Qualifications

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Experience as a business analyst for an enterprise software or top-tier consulting firm

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College degree with focus in business, computer science or management information systems (or equivalent), advanced degree in business preferred

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Experience writing business requirements

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Familiarity with and knowledge of the following technical concepts:

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Browser-based applications

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Client-server applications

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SQL data models

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Business intelligence and data warehousing

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Content management systems

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Mobile technologies

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Excellent time management and organizational skills



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Willing to travel (10-20% travel is required)


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IT Ascent is a leading national technology solutions firm. We implement tactical and strategic solutions through our flexible global delivery model. By partnering with our clients to craft solutions through creative people and a proven engagement methodology, we are able to successfully drive enterprise initiatives.



Minimum Qualifications:




Demonstration of a successful history of having worked on enterprise level, high visibility projects.



3 years experience in technical area, with some experience at a leadership level.
Prior years of experience as a leader on software development projects can be substituted for technical experience.



High end Java developer



High end MQ Series developer



Financial industry experience, including experience of developing off one or more market APIs

Technical skills:



Very good understanding of Enterprise Bus architectures.



Good comprehension OO Design and concepts



Must be comfortable in setting up and developing off IBM Websphere MQ series.




Strong in SQL.
Solid experience on how to create and utilize views, stored procedures. Understanding of data modeling.



Solid experience in XML using XSD and XSLT




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IT Ascent is a leading national technology solutions firm. We implement tactical and strategic solutions through our flexible global delivery model. By partnering with our clients to craft solutions through creative people and a proven engagement methodology, we are able to successfully drive enterprise initiatives.


We are currently accepting resumes for a DesktopSupport Professional.

Position Description:

The Support Analyst is responsible for internal end user support for a global financial institution. The person filling this role will be primarily responsible for e-mail requests and assigned fault tickets with software related issues. This role also involves new user setup, building workstations, and other daily administrative tasks. Candidate must be a team player and follow methodical practices in support duties.

Required Skills:

* Office 2000, XP and 2003 experience
* Microsoft Office Specialist certification (Office 2000, Office XP, or Office 2003)
* Third party application support
* Good communication skills
* Windows 2000 / XP support
* Active Directory administration
* Knowledge of LAN support
* Knowledge of Exchange support
* Knowledge of Ghost Imaging application

Responsibilities:

*Delivery of a first class IT support service.
*Co-ordination of changes to Telecommunications system.
*Provide technical support to customers by telephone and desk-side.
*Install proprietary business applications, market data products and off-the-shelf software.
*Write or update installation instructions for business applications, market data products and off-the-shelf software.
*Build positive relationships with customers.
*Plan and execute system acceptance of new applications or existing application upgrades.

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

IT Ascent is a leading national technology solutions firm. We implement tactical and strategic solutions through our flexible global delivery model. By partnering with our clients to craft solutions through creative people and a proven engagement methodology, we are able to successfully drive enterprise initiatives.





We are currently accepting resumes for a Product Manager. The Business Services Project manager maintains and coordinates all response and management of assigned services.
As part of the Client Technology Services (CTS) group, you function as a product manager for systems as well as a project manager for various projects around those platforms and is in constant contact with the user community in the day-to-day support and maintenance of Company client facing applications.




Profile requirements
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Strong organization and communication skills

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Good understanding of a development life cycle process and methodology

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8+ years of IT experience

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Knowledgeable of application development, Web design and Architecture

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Knowledgeable of .Net, Java

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Knowledgeable in the use of reporting tools such as Crystal Reports and Microsoft Reporting Services.

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Business exposure in operations domains.

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Bachelors degree.




Primary Responsibilities:

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Coordinates quality testing of in-house or 3rd party applications prior to formal user acceptance and deployment.

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Creates technical support guides to new applications and shares these documents with the application support team.

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Works with the application support group and the rest of the information technology team to give the best service to user community.



Other Responsibilities:

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Establishes a cordial working relationship with business managers for the purpose of keeping informed of business direction and the goals of management;

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Establishes a cordial working relationship with other IT managers in order to stay informed on available technology and procedures;

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Stays current and informed on the business knowledge to better serve the business departments.






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IT Ascent is a leading national technology solutions firm. We implement tactical and strategic solutions through our flexible global delivery model. By partnering with our clients to craft solutions through creative people and a proven engagement methodology, we are able to successfully drive enterprise initiatives.

We are currently accepting resumes for an Enterprise Environment Administrator. This is a perm/direct hire position with excellent pay, great benefits, and very strong bonus potential.


Working in a team environment, design, configure, support and upgrade all client company operating environments, including test, development and production
Develop methods to increase automation in the environmental creation process
Manage the environment build process by coordinating all necessary activity between several departments
Manage environment shakeout process and create/manage Service Level Agreements relating to the process

Requirements:

Bachelors degree in Computer Science or a related discipline or an equivalent combination of education and work experience
5-7 years experience within application development and/or technical support environments, including UNIX, Windows, Virtual server, and/or Middleware technologies
4 years experience in a system design and/or support role in a complex multivendor environment
Strong delivery experience across multiple groups
Experience documenting new operating environment settings for both third party and internally developed applications
Location

Chicago, IL (Loop)



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IT Ascent is a leading national technology solutions firm. We implement tactical and strategic solutions through our flexible global delivery model. By partnering with our clients to craft solutions through creative people and a proven engagement methodology, we are able to successfully drive enterprise initiatives.



We are currently accepting resumes for an
Etrading Report Services Specialist



Primary contact for implementation, maintenance and support of systems collecting trades executed on Clients systems.

Responsible for analysis, pre-production test and setup of all trade data delivery connections with customers worldwide using Client execution systems.

In charge of monitoring and supporting Production Drop Copy services to ensure 24*5 availability.

Organize and test Disaster recovery and Backup for Production services

Production environment tuning and troubleshooting.


Essential Functions:
Knowledge of globally traded electronic exchanges (Futures/Options, Equities)

Be the first point of contact for all trade reporting issues 24*5, which includes potential work time during week-ends and holidays.

Work with customers to identify reporting needs, provide initial samples, proceed with implementation including request Firewall rules changes where necessary, and be overall responsible for quality of implementation

Knowledge of SQL database, stored procedure, trigger, DTS package in order to work efficiently with the DBA team.

Ability to deploy and troubleshoot applications provided by Information Service Provider (ISV) to collect trading activity, in a challenging 24*5 environment.

Good documentation skills, for procedural documents and diagrams presented to customer and/or management

Perform routine data maintenance for all Etrading data : values integrity checking, standardization, improve quality of feed, etc?

Self initiative to implement new / improve existing monitoring when an issue has been identified


Minimum Qualifications
Bachelors degree in field and/or related field.


3+ years of industry experience


2+ years of development experience

2+ years of working with a database environment







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We are currently seeking to fill a Distribution Siebel Associate Partner position for our client, a Global billion dollar organization. This is an excellent, once in a life time opportunity. Our client provides leading edge benefits, such as:

- Very competitive base salary
- 401(K)/Pension Program
- Employee Stock Purchase Program
- Competitive Health Benefits
- Health Care Spending Account
- Dependent Care Spending Account
- Bonus

We invite you to review the position requirements below and apply today if your skills match our need.

Responsibilities:
The Siebel Associate Partner has direct accountability for the overall successful delivery of large-scale Distribution Sector Siebel engagements involving technology, process, & organizational change initiatives. The Siebel AP provides hands-on leadership & direction to the team as well as manages client executive relationships. The Siebel AP will also be responsible for leading business case development & performance measurement.

This is a hands-on consulting delivery role in a complex & integrated environment which is multi-functional, multi-national, and/or crosses multiple locations. This is not an account management or business development role. Preferred Candidates should have Siebel Certification (7 or Greater) and management consulting experience with Pharma, Retail, CPG or Travel/Transportation clients on Siebel engagements.

Qualifications:
- Minimum of 7 years of project management experience with 5 years minimum experience implementing Siebel
- Minimum of three years employment in a top-tier management consulting firm (Andersen/Accenture, Deloitte, BearingPoint, CGE&Y, or PwCC)
- At least 3 full lifecycle Siebel implementations as a project manager
- Track record of Siebel consulting sales in most recent two years
- Program Management (Level5 - Can give expert advice and lead others to perform)
- Business Case Development (Level5 - Can give expert advice and lead others to perform)
- Distribution Sector focus in recent 4-5 years (Level5 - Can give expert advice and lead others to perform)
- Understanding of CPG, Pharma, Retail or Travel/Transportation Industry Ops (Level5 - Can give expert advice and lead others to perform)
- Applied func/tech knowledge of Siebel to solve clients' bus probs (Level5 - Can give expert advice and lead others to perform)
- Complex consulting/client management experience with VP level & above (Level5 - Can give expert advice and lead others to perform)
- Hands-on developed deliverables defined by formal/structured methodology (Level5 - Can give expert advice and lead others to perform)
- Experience articulating complex solutions and program benefits. (Level5 - Can give expert advice and lead others to perform)
- Team Leadership (Level5 - Can give expert advice and lead others to perform)
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, & Visio (Level4 - Can perform without assistance. Has in-depth knowledge)

Up to 100% Travel is required. Our client works diligently at finding client work in the market that hired resources live. Qualified candidates must live within the following metro areas: Atlanta, GA; Boston, MA; Charlotte, NC; Chicago, IL; Cincinnati, OH; Columbus, OH; Cleveland, OH; Dallas, TX; Denver, CO; Detroit, MI; Hartford, CT; Houston, TX; Kansas City, MO; Los Angeles, CA; Miami, FL; New York City, NY and surrounding area; Philadelphia, PA; San Francisco, CA; and Washington, DC.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex or national origin. 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. To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here

We are currently seeking to fill an Oracle Developer 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.

Responsibilities:
- Design, develop and implement programming changes to new and existing forms, reports, functions, and stored procedures
- Review existing applications and determine the impact of new requirements and programming changes
- Create and execute test plans and procedures to ensure program code adheres to stated business requirements.
- Data warehousing knowledge a plus!

Requirements:
- Minimum of 4 years as an Oracle Developer
- PL/SQL
- Stored Packages, Procedures, Functions
- Unix (AIX)
- SQL Loader

In addition to great career opportunities, Harvey Nash is proud to offer its valued contract professionals a number of benefits including health insurance and 401(k) matching. 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. To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here