Robert Half Technology has a client, located in the downtown loop area, who is looking for a SQL Database Developer to join their team on a contract-to-hire basis. The SQL Database Developer must be strong in SQL 2000/2005. The environment is faced paced - high stress at times, challenging and demanding. At the same time, it can be very gratifying and rewarding. The SQL Database Developer will be a part of a strong team, bringing ideas and business intelligence to the table. Responsibilities will include: developing the technical systems knowledge to ensure a complete understanding of the entire Microsoft application architecture and platform as implemented in the company from end to end. Optimizing database performance by analyzing queries, stored procedures and database structures and then implementing necessary changes to meet application performance service level agreements. Working with application teams to develop and implement the logical and physical databases models based upon business requirements as well as architectural and development standards. Developing and maintaining the database architecture standards and working with the application developers and teams to ensure applications are compatible with the current operating systems and database standards.

Candidates who meet the requirements of this SQL Database Administrator position should contact Sheri Johnson at or (312) 616-7974.<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: BS or MS preferred. 5+ years experience with and knowledge of writing and optimizing T-SQL, stored procedures, and triggers, SSIS / DTS. 8+ years of experience of broad range of database administration and management in Microsoft Environments. Knowledge of database performance tuning, optimization for large-scale transactional database installations. Solid understanding of the application development process, including analysis and design, development tools and technologies, release management and version control and contemporary testing methodologies. Thorough understanding of the Microsoft SQL Server RDBMS platform, data modeling, database performance tuning and optimization methodologies. Strong analytical, problem-solving, account management, and conceptual skills. Solid teamwork and interpersonal skills; ability to work well on cross-functional project teams and foster team commitment to tasks. Ability to adapt and rapidly apply changing technology to meet business needs. Significant experience with the design, management and maintenance of SQL Server databases in OLTP and OLAP environments. Significant experience with the design, deployment and maintenance of Analysis Services / Reporting Services. Experience on SQL Server 2005 strongly preferred. MCDBA a plus.

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Founded in 1990, Citadel is a world leader in alternative investments. Our team of more than 1000 professionals excels in relative value, event-driven and fundamental investment strategies. With world class analytics, risk management capabilities, state of the art technology and a global footprint we work every day to gain an edge in the global financial markets. Determined, focused, and passionate about winning, our team members capitalize on their individual and collective expertise to identify and seize market opportunities.

We are looking for a Market Data Developer whose focus will be data extraction, parsing and loading to database for use by front office and back office data systems.
Systems: Existing ETL software environment and database systems
Tasks: Learn the environment and current database systems for support and maintenance develop and maintain new parsers/loader systems.
Current Projects: ETL: Web download / PDF parsing
Technical Knowledge needed: Linux / Windows XP platforms, OO Perl, SQL, RDBMS (Sybase a plus)
The Market Data Developer will develop code for new projects and provide support on a rotating basis with the team for existing Middle/Back Office IT production systems.

Experience: We are looking for an individual with a solid background in data structures, algorithms, and programming practices which will be all be needed for this role.

Must have at least 3-5 years experience with Perl, not necessarily a scripter, but a developer who understands the object-oriented capabilities of Perl and can use them

Must have experience programming in Linux or other Unix environments.

Must have experience with parsing files.

Nice to Have:
Experience with TWS (Tivoli Work Scheduler) is a plus.

Any Unix Admin or DBA experience will be helpful, but there definitely should be evidence of software development and not just administration.

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Prestigious Professional Services Firm is currently seeking a Senior SAP Basis Manager. Business & Systems Integration Consulting professionals are responsible for delivering large-scale, complex programs that marry processes with technology to help our clients achieve high performance. SAP professionals have skills in delivering SAP enterprise solutions. The focus is on architecting a solution using SAP to achieve a defined business outcome. The SAP suite includes solutions for specific industries, ERP, CRM, HCM, SCM and Business Intelligence. Individuals possess skills in SAP process design and configuration, SAP design, development, integration, testing and deployment, and SAP technical architecture. SAP Development & Execution professionals have skills in developing and architecting SAP solutions. These individuals implement the technology solutions for our SAP applications including application extensions, interfaces, reports, conversions and development, execution and operations architecture components.

Key Responsibilities May Include:
Ability to travel up to 75%
Can be based out of any major city


Experience: Basic Qualifications:
Individuals with at least 5 years experience with SAP-BASIS
Individuals with at least 3 years experience managing teams of 5+ SAP professionals
Bachelor's degree

Preferred Skill Requirements:
Full development lifecycle experience: requirements, design, build, test, deploy
Previous Consulting or client service delivery experience preferred
Planning and managing Application Assessment and Requirements activities
Assisting clients in defining key capabilities /requirements that will enable their strategy
Defining application entrance and exit criteria
Planning and managing application design and architecture activities
Being recognized as an expert on one or more application vendors/products
Creating project deliverable templates and standards (including coding standards, etc)
Creating complex conceptual designs (including application interfaces and interactions)
Planning and managing program-wide application build, test, and deploy activities
Identifying and monitoring interdependencies between various application implementation activities
Planning and establishing after go-live activities including ongoing application support

Professional Skill Requirements
Ability to build, manage and foster a team-oriented environment
Ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment
Strong communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills
Strong leadership and management skills


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Exciting ground floor opportunity!!!! Opportunities for advancement are in place. Have multiple opportunities in new Program Management Office. Must be willing to travel internationally for a 2 or 3 week period during certain roll out phases. Not road warrior travel, but significant short term monthly travel at times over the next 3 5 years. Need qualified talented candidates in both Project and Process Management areas. Detailed description available to qualified prospects!!! Email your resume ASAP!

Relocation assistance is available.

Sorry, no sponsorship at this time. US Citizens or Green Card only


Experience: BS degree with 5 to 8 years IT Project Management experience.

SAP implementation experience in a consumer products, manufacturing or retail setting is REQUIRED. Global and / or multi-national locations necessary. With all other qualifications, PMP / PMI certification gets interviews IMMEDIATELY.

Must possess strong knowledge and successful experiences for project and process management best practices i.e. PMBOK, ITIL, Six Sigma or related.

Must have a proven ability to manage multiple projects, under tight deadlines, often with competing priorities and complexities.

Relocation assistance is available.

Sorry, no sponsorship at this time. US Citizens or Green Card only



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Robert Half Technology has a client, located in the downtown loop, who is seeking a SQL Developer to join their team on a contract basis. The SQL Developer's responsibilities will include:SQL development including stored procedures, triggers and replication. Providing data warehousing/data integration. Designing/modifying scripts, views and stored procedures to store/retrieve data to/from server. Programming in SQL, VB, ASP. Recommending, building and analyzing indexes, Performing database backups. Creating and maintaining DTS packages. Assisting with disaster recovery planning. Creating and running reports using SQL Reporting Services.

Candidates who meet the requirements of this position should contact Bob Szarek at or (312) 616-7974.

<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: 2+ years hands on SQL Server administration. BS in computer science or information technology. Experience in VB, Crystal Reports and ASP. Proficiency with table and index design. Experience using SQL Server Performance Monitor and Profiler. Understanding of full Software Development Life Cycle, methodologies, standards, and practices.

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My downtown financial services client seeks a Senior Web Developer / Web Designer to join their team on a full- time basis. The Web Developer / Designer will possess a broad understanding of front-end coding, object oriented programming and design, database design and structure, and information architectures used for internet/intranet development. This person will partner with line of business managers to assure that the Web presence supports their business objectives.
Experience: The Senior Web Developer / Web Designer candidates MUST HAVE 5+ years of development experience using CSS and semantic HTML markup as well as JavaScript. They should also have experience with T- SQL, ASP/VBScript, relational database design and data manipulation. Knowledge of DHTML, PDF and Flash is required as well. ASP.NET and C# are HUGE pluses.

CANDIDATES PLEASE EMAIL RESUME TO

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Founded in 1990, Citadel is a world leader in alternative investments. Our team of more than 1000 professionals excels in relative value, event-driven and fundamental investment strategies. With world class analytics, risk management capabilities, state of the art technology and a global footprint we work every day to gain an edge in the global financial markets. Determined, focused, and passionate about winning, our team members capitalize on their individual and collective expertise to identify and seize market opportunities.

Citadel has a variety of different .Net/C# positions available in our downtown Chicago location. We have a wide variety of development within the different groups here at Citadel. For some groups, we will consider C# developers who dont have any financial experience as well. Any prior exposure to migrating from VC++/MFC to C# will be helpful, but not required.
We also have more quantitative development opportunities and groups that require more specific financial experience within a trading realm.

If you are a C++ or C# developer, we would really like to see your resume!



Experience: Must have at least 3 years of C++ experience prior to C#
Must have good communication skills
Must be a team player
Must have a drive to learn more about financial application development

Please send resumes to itjobs0015@


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Prestigious Professional Services Firm is currently seeking a Senior SAP CRM Manager. Business & Systems Integration Consulting professionals are responsible for delivering large-scale, complex programs that marry processes with technology to help our clients achieve high performance. SAP professionals have skills in delivering SAP enterprise solutions. The focus is on architecting a solution using SAP to achieve a defined business outcome.

Key Responsibilities May Include:
Ability to travel up to 75%
Based in any major city.


Experience: Basic Qualifications:
Individuals with at least 8 years experience with SAP-CRM
Individuals with at least 5 years experience managing teams of 10+ SAP professionals
Individuals with at least 8 years configuration experience within SAP-CRM

Preferred Skill Requirements:
Full development lifecycle experience: requirements, design, build, test, deploy
Previous Consulting or client service delivery experience preferred
Supervising application design and architecture components
Supervising process and functional design activities
Creating functional requirements as an input to application design
Developing and testing detailed functional designs for business solution components and prototypes
Supervising application build, test and deploy activities
Planning and executing conversion activities
Driving test planning and execution

Professional Skill Requirements
Ability to build, manage and foster a team-oriented environment
Ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment
Strong communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills
Strong leadership and management skills


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Robert Half Technology has a client with an immediate need for an experienced Visual Basic programmer to develop Excel macros on a contract basis. The role involves writing specifications, designing, building, and testing the application for hand-off to client upon project completion. An initial requirements document will be supplied, however there will be ongoing integration with agency team members to guide development of the application to exact detailed specifications. The goal is to develop an Excel macro that effectively merges multiple data sets into a formatted report, including visuals and tables. It is necessary that they be built for non-technical users.

Candidates who meet the requirements of this Visual Basic Programmer position should contact Sheri Johnson at or (312) 616-7974.<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: Excellent VB and Excel skills required. The data relates digital marketing, as such, familiarity with terminology and data sets relevant to this field is a plus, but not necessary.

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Very prominent financial firm located in downtown Chicago is seeking a Java/J2EE Developer with 3+ years of experience. This individual must have strong server side/backend experience. Candidate must have JSP, servlets, TSQL, and full SDLC experience. Any Websphere MQ and financial trading environment experience is a definite plus. Must have excellent communication skills and must have a stable job history.

Experience: 5 years experience in technical area, with some experience at a leadership/Architect level.
3 years Java Server Side Programming (JSP and Servlets)
Knowledge of J2EE application Servers
2 years server side development in SQL Server using TSQL
Extensive knowledge of software development life cycle and accepted practices
Knowledge of J2SE Java and Web Services development
Understanding of financial products (Futures, fixed income, equities, etc.)
Ability to quickly assess application requirements and implement n-tier applications with OO environment and Sql Server 2000
Knowledge of using WebSphere MQ in Windows based application development.
Bachelor Degree in Computer Science.

It would be advantageous to have experience of Oracle, DB2 (especially DB2/400).
Previous experience in the financial sector would be advantageous however it is not essential.

Job Duties:
Uses expertise in appropriate techniques and tools to design, develop and maintain effective application software.
Provides mentoring to those with less knowledge of application design and development
Participates in the development and implementation of standards related to the application development, security and system support activities
Performs formal and informal reviews of software development processes and products to ascertain quality and adherence to standards
Level 3 support of the in-house applications




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We are currently seeking to fill a Technical Project Manager position for our client in Chicago, Illinois. We invite you to review the position requirements below and apply today if your skills match our need.



Type: Contract-to-hire opportunity



Overview:

In collaboration with the project team the Project Manager will plan, direct and coordinate project team activities to ensure the objectives of the project plan are accomplished according to customer specifications and within established delivery and budget goals. The Project Manager has ultimate responsibility for project performance and is the main interface with the customer, the project team and company management.



Responsibilities:

- Lead the creation of customer contract proposals

- Review customer contracts for accuracy, budget and delivery feasibility

- With the project team, create and execute project plans and revise as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements

- Identify resources needed and assign individual responsibilities

- Manage the creation and execution of the project technical approach

- Manage the day-to-day operational aspects of the project and scope

- Conduct project team meetings to monitor status, identify, resolve and/or escalate issues and ensure project tasks are being completed on time

- Facilitate technical ideas sessions and problem solving sessions

- Manage the project budget, purchasing activities and labor allocation

- Conduct customer status meetings and technical design review meetings

- Manage project sub-contractors and suppliers

- Report project status to customers and company management

- Ensure project documents are complete, current and stored appropriately - Ensure timely and accurate customer invoicing



Qualifications:

- Qualified candidates must have a minimum 6 years experience leading customers and team members through large complex technical development projects involving OO (.NET/JAVA), RDBMS (Oracle/MSSQL), SOA (WebServices)

- Minimum bachelors degree; with 8-10 years work related experience in a relevant technical discipline

- Demonstrated leadership, communication, analytical problem solving skills, short term and long term planning skills

- Demonstrated track record of successful project planning and execution in a multidisciplinary technical environment

- Prior market research experience preferred

- PMP or equivalent certification preferred

- Software: MS Project, MS Office

- Ability to travel ~ 15%



Leadership Skills:

- Mentor and coach assigned personnel to enhance performance and encourage professional development.

- Manage the development of the team by ensuring, when possible, that project tasks are in line with individuals career interests.

- Motivate and inspire co-workers to attain goals and pursue excellence.

- Identify opportunities for improvement and make constructive suggestions for change.



Management Skills:

- Project planning and execution skills including; task definition, scheduling, resource planning, supervision, progress tracking, and project status reporting.

- Set and manage customer expectations

- Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills

- Supplier and technical consultant liaison and direction



Functional Mastery:

- Possess extensive expertise and practical experience leading customers and team members through large complex technical development projects.

- The ideal candidate will be well organized, have great follow-up skills, be process oriented, be able to multi-task, have a logical thought process, be able to determine root causes, have good analytical ability, be a good estimator and budget manager and have good self-discipline.



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.

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Robert Half Technology has a client, located in the downtown loop area, who is seeking a Senior SQL Database Administrator to join their team on a contract basis. Areas of specialization will include: database administration, performance tuning, TSQL optimization and Indexing strategy design. Responsibilities will include: capacity planning for large mission critical systems, upgrades and migration of production systems to SQL 2005. The Senior SQL Database Administrator will be rewriting queries and examining application layers through database.

Candidates who meet the requirements of this position should contact Amy Oliver at or (312) 616-7974. <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: 7+ years of experience in Microsoft SQL Server consulting, product support and software development. Must have expert level knowledge and experience in Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and 2005.

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Microsoft Office Trainer / Documentation Specialist / IT analyst - Microsoft Office Trainer

Position Objective: The IT Analyst is responsible for assisting in the documenting, testing, installation, training and continued support of assigned computer hardware and software systems in order to meet the process, efficiency and reporting requirements of the company.

Position Responsibilities
A. Testing, installing and supporting hardware and software as assigned by the National IT Manager and or Director of National IT.

1. Maintain and have a complete understanding of the list of user requirements and open issues for each program.

2. Develop plans for testing, installation and rollout concepts for all national programs.

3. Test all new programs and hardware, as well as program updates in the corporate lab followed by parallel and live tests in corporate, divisions and/or stores.

4. Test to assure all national programs meet company requirements for security and integrity of information.

5. Prepare all program update bulletins, as well as all corresponding program updates, for distribution to corporate, divisions and/or stores.

6. Coordinate and track the initial rollout of new programs and further distribution of updates to ensure they are performed in a timely and consistent manner.

7. Provide first level support to corporate, divisions and/or stores and contact IIT or appropriate contractors when 2nd level support is required.

8. Attend project or committee meetings as required.

B. Assist with the training of corporate, division and/or store users to ensure a consistent understanding and use of assigned programs.

C. Prepare complete user documentation for each program that can be easily read and understood by the user. (Assist multiple departments with creation and maintenance of documentation and training manuals, etc.)

1. For national programs, adapt or write user manuals.

2. For international programs, adapt program update bulletins and user manuals provided by IIT to meet country language and country specific requirements.


For consideration please submit your resume attached as a word document to or call Michelle at 630.359.0955.
<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: Job Specifications:

Education and Experience

Bachelor of Science Degree
Microsoft Office Specialist &#150; Master Certification required
Minimum 2 years relevant IT experience
Minimum 2 years experience in a support or customer service oriented position

Additional Knowledge Specifications

Software Knowledge:

Basic knowledge of DOS commands

Expert level user of Microsoft Office Suite of Products (Word, Excel, Outlook)
Microsoft Office Specialist &#150; Master Certification required

Software program installation, update, and management

Hardware Knowledge:

PC/Desktop Hardware & Software &#150; Basic Skills

Internet Knowledge:

Familiarity with Internet Explorer and other web browser programs

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Founded in 1990, Citadel is a world leader in alternative investments. Our team of more than 1000 professionals excels in relative value, event-driven and fundamental investment strategies. With world class analytics, risk management capabilities, state of the art technology and a global footprint we work every day to gain an edge in the global financial markets. Determined, focused, and passionate about winning, our team members capitalize on their individual and collective expertise to identify and seize market opportunities.

Citadel Investment Group is seeking to hire an experienced Trade Support Analyst to work in their Chicago Headquarters.

Position: Trade Support Analyst

The Trade Support Analyst will be responsible for providing support to users of Front Office systems within the organization. The successful candidate will be working very closely with the traders and will have the opportunity to learn business while providing support to FO users. This position provides support for the current trading applications, while performing deployment tasks such as software installations, patch upgrades, code deployments, coordinating with external application vendors on software changes, and other related tasks.



Successful applicants must be able to demonstrate the following:

• Proven experience of application support and administration
• 2-3 years UNIX/Linux, Perl , Scripting, problem solving & support experience in a financial markets environment
• Prior experience supporting traders, trading desks is highly desirable although candidates with strong communication lacking front-office experience will be considered.
• Experience managing the production & support on key financial markets systems maintenance, bug-fixing, development, code enhancement
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience of C++ is desirable

• Responsible for the production environment for core business applications across front office covering electronic trading, pricing and risk systems across multiple product groups
• Day-to-Day Support of Production Environment: hands-on assistance to ensure issues are handled quickly and effectively
• Pro-actively managing resolution of issue
• Analysis and Small Project Development: work with the business to generate small-scale development and/or configuration changes.
• Escalate hot issues pro-actively and ensure all stakeholders are kept abreast of issues and development.
• Manage direct communication with FO users of respective business.
• Work on tactical technical solutions for business.
• Assist DR/BCP planning and execution for respective businesses.
• Develop Tools to manage the production environment.
• Provide trader with Tactical fixes and enhancements
  
  
  Please send resumes to itjobs0015@
  
  Experience:
  • Proven experience of application support and administration
    
  • 2-3 years UNIX/Linux, Perl , Scripting, problem solving & support experience in a financial markets environment
    
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BASIC FUNCTION:

This position is responsible for designing, developing, deploying and automating Enterprise Content Management systems within a portal framework to provide dynamic content; working with end users, content creators, portal architects and requirement analysts; and providing content information architecture based of Interwoven product suite.


Experience: JOB REQUIREMENTS:
1) UNIT, string, integration and performance testing
2) JAVA code deployment
3) Programming and shell scripting for UNIX
4) Application code promotion and configuration management (CVS preferred)
5) Minimum four years experience using and supporting WSAD/Eclipse or comparable development environment
6) Supporting production applications-incident response and troubleshooting
7) Excellent verbal and written communication skills
8) Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
9) Team player with good organization skills and attention to detail.

PREFERRED JOB REQUIREMETNS:
1) Supporting and testing software and platforms for large, multi-site organizations 2) Complex development projects applying formal life cycle methodology
3) Using and supporting development tools such as WSAD and MS Project
4) Java language,
5) ANT (JRE)
6) Programming for relational database management systems (DB2, SQL)
7) Mainframe development and routine environments (CICS, TSO, JCL)
8) Network concepts and components (TCP/IP, DNS)
9) Web site administration
10) End User support and problem analysis
11) System & project documentation (Powerpoint, MS Word, MS Visio, and MS Excel)


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BASIC FUNCTION: Responsible for understanding project data requirements from a business side and from the application side including sources of information, transitional data stores and Operational Data Stores (ODS) Moderate leadership communication and influence skills in working with support teams that do not report into this position. Data Subject Matter Expert to the project team. Responsible for usage of data management approaches, standards and procedures for performing project-level data-related activities.



Experience: JOB REQUIREMENTS:
1) Three years of work experience with a Bachelor Degree OR Four years of work experience with a Technical Certificate or college courses OR Five years of work experience.
2) five years working in a formal project management environment using a software development methodology;
3) Strong Relational Database Management experience, including data modeling, logical and physical database design, DB operations tuning, DB operations support, DB applications tuning;
4) five years database application development, deployment and support experience including data modeling, logical and physical design, DB operations tuning, DB operations support, DB applications tuning;
5) Familiarity with mainframe DB2 (including triggers and stored procedurs) VSAM files and UDB;
6) Familiarity with data Extraction, Transformation and Load (ETL) tools;
7) experience in healthcare industry;
8) Experience in system or application documentation;
9) Analytical, organizational and planning skills;
10) Interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills to influence and lead.


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Technical Skills (5 Years Experience):
1. ASP, ASP.net
2. SQL Server 2000
3. Use of Component DLLs
4. Excellent knowledge of IIS server

Responsibilities:
1. Take over and maintain existing asp application
2. Make changes that are needed immediately for a big business need in next 3 weeks
3. Help offshore team to Port the application to Java.
Green Card holders and US citizen only please.

Experience: -ASP
-ASP.Net
-SQL Server
-DLL

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Microsoft Office Trainer / Documentation Specialist / IT analyst - Microsoft Office Trainer

Position Objective: The IT Analyst is responsible for assisting in the documenting, testing, installation, training and continued support of assigned computer hardware and software systems in order to meet the process, efficiency and reporting requirements of the company.

Position Responsibilities
A. Testing, installing and supporting hardware and software as assigned by the National IT Manager and or Director of National IT.

1. Maintain and have a complete understanding of the list of user requirements and open issues for each program.

2. Develop plans for testing, installation and rollout concepts for all national programs.

3. Test all new programs and hardware, as well as program updates in the corporate lab followed by parallel and live tests in corporate, divisions and/or stores.

4. Test to assure all national programs meet company requirements for security and integrity of information.

5. Prepare all program update bulletins, as well as all corresponding program updates, for distribution to corporate, divisions and/or stores.

6. Coordinate and track the initial rollout of new programs and further distribution of updates to ensure they are performed in a timely and consistent manner.

7. Provide first level support to corporate, divisions and/or stores and contact IIT or appropriate contractors when 2nd level support is required.

8. Attend project or committee meetings as required.

B. Assist with the training of corporate, division and/or store users to ensure a consistent understanding and use of assigned programs.

C. Prepare complete user documentation for each program that can be easily read and understood by the user. (Assist multiple departments with creation and maintenance of documentation and training manuals, etc.)

1. For national programs, adapt or write user manuals.

2. For international programs, adapt program update bulletins and user manuals provided by IIT to meet country language and country specific requirements.


For consideration please submit your resume attached as a word document to or call Michelle at 630.359.0955.
<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: Job Specifications:

Education and Experience

Bachelor of Science Degree
Microsoft Office Specialist &#150; Master Certification required
Minimum 2 years relevant IT experience
Minimum 2 years experience in a support or customer service oriented position

Additional Knowledge Specifications

Software Knowledge:

Basic knowledge of DOS commands

Expert level user of Microsoft Office Suite of Products (Word, Excel, Outlook)
Microsoft Office Specialist &#150; Master Certification required

Software program installation, update, and management

Hardware Knowledge:

PC/Desktop Hardware & Software &#150; Basic Skills

Internet Knowledge:

Familiarity with Internet Explorer and other web browser programs

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Job Description:
Web Designer (not Graphics Designer):
-Excellent knowledge of Dreamweaver, DHTML, -Java Script, CSS.
-Good knowledge of Flash.
-Must have knowledge of RIA (Rich Internet Applications).
-Must have experience working with Development Team and BA to create UI elements.
Green Card holders and US citizen only please.

Experience: -Java
-CSS
-DHTML
-JavaScript

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BASIC FUNCTION: Oversees multiple applications programming and analysis projects which include development, installation and maintenance of application programs. Communicates and endorses strict adherence to development and quality standards and monitors adherence on an on-going basis. Directs, motivates and develops staff, maximizing their individual contribution, their professional growth and their ability to function effectively with their colleagues as a team. Leads analysis of organizational needs for development and implementation of applications. Interfaces with clients to ensure that systems are developed which meet their business needs and specifications

Experience: JOB REQUIREMENTS:
1) Five years of work experience with a Bachelor Degree OR Six years of work experience.
2) Four years of demonstrated project experience with distributed -or- mainframe technologies.
3) Demonstrated experience with SDLC adherence and quality management for execution of projects.
4) Held leadership and supervisory roles in execution of projects for a minimum of 3 years.
5) Demonstrated project experience managing projects across all phases of development; requirements analysis through implementation.
6) Possess and demonstrated knowledge of SQL, Java, MQ -or- COBOL, CICS, MQ.
7) Demonstrated experience with testing and defect management tools such as the Rational Suite.

PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS:
1) Project experience with both distributed -and- mainframe technologies.
2) Healthcare of Insurance Industry experience.
3) Project experience implementing an ODS solution or SOA.
4) Other preferred technology areas - DB2, VSAM, Unix and multi-tier systems

Needs offshore management experience


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BASIC FUNCTION:
This position is responsible for defining and coordinating standards, processes and procedures for deploying application releases to the Companys Test, Pre-Production, and Production environments. Responsible for deployment coordination, planning, QA and oversight with Project Team(s), Preparing the Deployment plan. Developing approaches, and procedures for software deployment, contingency planning and rollback in multiple test and production environments which may encompass multiple platforms, Overseeing the deployment of application systems within a large, multi-project, multi-platform environment. Planning and coordinating the deployment of release packaged software components into various test and production environments. Developing procedures for preparing a Release Plan document describing the activities, schedule, checklists, approvals and contingency procedures for coordinating a Production Release. Planning and coordinating Release deployment with Operations, Change Control, Release Management, Enterprise Infrastructure Services, Database Operations, Help Desk, Problem Management and other departments and vendor teams that have no reporting structure to this position.


Experience: JOB REQUIREMENTS:
1) Three years of work experience with a Bachelor Degree in Computer Sciences or related software development and deployment experience OR Four years of work experience with a Technical Certificate or college courses OR Five years of work experience.
2) Minimum 5 years working in a formal project management environment using a software development methodology.
3) Strong operations support experience.
4) Operations Change Management experience.
5) Disaster Recovery planning and implementation.
6) Strong planning and organizational skills.
7) Excellent communication skills and ability to influence and lead.
8) Demonstrated project experience managing software development and deployment projects across all phases.
9) Deployment experience in the following environments: USS, UNIX, AIX, WINDOWS, CICS (batch and interactive) with DB2

PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS:
1) Mainframe USS, CICS, (batch and interactive), Distributed environments AIX, Windows, VSAM, DB2.
2) Languages: COBOL, Java, SQL, JCL.
3) Formal methodologies: SDLC, RUP.
4) Tools: WebSphere, Endevor, Rational, CVS, Zeek, Zeena, Omegamon, MS Office


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Founded in 1990, Citadel is a world leader in alternative investments. Our team of more than 1000 professionals excels in relative value, event-driven and fundamental investment strategies. With world class analytics, risk management capabilities, state of the art technology and a global footprint we work every day to gain an edge in the global financial markets. Determined, focused, and passionate about winning, our team members capitalize on their individual and collective expertise to identify and seize market opportunities.

We are looking for a Market Data Developer whose focus will be data extraction, parsing and loading to database for use by front office and back office data systems.
Systems: Existing ETL software environment and database systems
Tasks: Learn the environment and current database systems for support and maintenance develop and maintain new parsers/loader systems.
Current Projects: ETL: Web download / PDF parsing
Technical Knowledge needed: Linux / Windows XP platforms, OO Perl, SQL, RDBMS (Sybase a plus)
The Market Data Developer will develop code for new projects and provide support on a rotating basis with the team for existing Middle/Back Office IT production systems.

Experience: We are looking for an individual with a solid background in data structures, algorithms, and programming practices which will be all be needed for this role.

Must have at least 3-5 years experience with Perl, not necessarily a scripter, but a developer who understands the object-oriented capabilities of Perl and can use them

Must have experience programming in Linux or other Unix environments.

Must have experience with parsing files.

Nice to Have:
Experience with TWS (Tivoli Work Scheduler) is a plus.

Any Unix Admin or DBA experience will be helpful, but there definitely should be evidence of software development and not just administration.

Please send resumes to itjobs0015@


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We are currently seeking to fill a Technical Project Manager position for our client in Chicago, Illinois. We invite you to review the position requirements below and apply today if your skills match our need.



Type: Contract-to-hire opportunity



Overview:

In collaboration with the project team the Project Manager will plan, direct and coordinate project team activities to ensure the objectives of the project plan are accomplished according to customer specifications and within established delivery and budget goals. The Project Manager has ultimate responsibility for project performance and is the main interface with the customer, the project team and company management.



Responsibilities:

- Lead the creation of customer contract proposals

- Review customer contracts for accuracy, budget and delivery feasibility

- With the project team, create and execute project plans and revise as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements

- Identify resources needed and assign individual responsibilities

- Manage the creation and execution of the project technical approach

- Manage the day-to-day operational aspects of the project and scope

- Conduct project team meetings to monitor status, identify, resolve and/or escalate issues and ensure project tasks are being completed on time

- Facilitate technical ideas sessions and problem solving sessions

- Manage the project budget, purchasing activities and labor allocation

- Conduct customer status meetings and technical design review meetings

- Manage project sub-contractors and suppliers

- Report project status to customers and company management

- Ensure project documents are complete, current and stored appropriately - Ensure timely and accurate customer invoicing



Qualifications:

- Qualified candidates must have a minimum 6 years experience leading customers and team members through large complex technical development projects involving OO (.NET/JAVA), RDBMS (Oracle/MSSQL), SOA (WebServices)

- Minimum bachelors degree; with 8-10 years work related experience in a relevant technical discipline

- Demonstrated leadership, communication, analytical problem solving skills, short term and long term planning skills

- Demonstrated track record of successful project planning and execution in a multidisciplinary technical environment

- Prior market research experience preferred

- PMP or equivalent certification preferred

- Software: MS Project, MS Office

- Ability to travel ~ 15%



Leadership Skills:

- Mentor and coach assigned personnel to enhance performance and encourage professional development.

- Manage the development of the team by ensuring, when possible, that project tasks are in line with individuals career interests.

- Motivate and inspire co-workers to attain goals and pursue excellence.

- Identify opportunities for improvement and make constructive suggestions for change.



Management Skills:

- Project planning and execution skills including; task definition, scheduling, resource planning, supervision, progress tracking, and project status reporting.

- Set and manage customer expectations

- Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills

- Supplier and technical consultant liaison and direction



Functional Mastery:

- Possess extensive expertise and practical experience leading customers and team members through large complex technical development projects.

- The ideal candidate will be well organized, have great follow-up skills, be process oriented, be able to multi-task, have a logical thought process, be able to determine root causes, have good analytical ability, be a good estimator and budget manager and have good self-discipline.



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.

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BASIC FUNCTION:
This position is responsible for supporting and participating in identification, prioritization, and implementation of e-business initiatives; developing, implementing and maintaining Web applications; maintaining graphical and navigational consistency across Company Web sites; and acting as liaison between the Information Technology Groups and the client organization for e-business initiatives.


Experience: JOB REQUIREMENTS:
1) UNIT, String, integration and performance testing
2) JAVA code deployment
3) Programming and Shell scripting
4) Application code promotion and configuration management (CVS preferred)
5) Minimum two years experience using and supporting WSAD/Eclipse or comparable development environment
6) Supporting production applications-incident response and troubleshooting
7) Excellent verbal and written communication skills
8) Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
9) Team player with good organization skills and attention to detail


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We are looking for a Manager of Development who can work closely with the project teams, rapidly developing solutions that provide new functionality and services to our customers. This position will also be responsible for delivering projects on time and within budget. Management of on and off shore resources will be key to the success of delivering solutions. This role will also partner with the training organization to determine necessary skills and training plans for associates. As a member of the team, you will have the chance to work on unique and innovative solutions on a highly scalable eCommerce platform. The online channel is a key focus area for the company and is growing at an aggressive rate, creating an exciting workplace and utilizing your skills to their potential.

Responsibilities/Skills/Experience Requirements
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Rapidly develop solutions using approved methodology
Coordinate teams activities to effectively utilize all roles and associates
Understand business and technical requirements, working with resource and project managers to determine timelines
Leverage off shore associates
Manage the creation of detail design documentation
Build subject matter expertise within the development teams
Provide and communicate project status and issue resolution
Motivate team to achieve results utilizing their potential
Participate in technology forums and industry user groups

Role Measurements:
Delivery of projects on time
Delivery of projects in budget
Delivery of quality applications and functionality that meet the business objective
Effective utilization of all allocated resources
Training plans for associates
Feedback on organizational effectiveness from team members and peers



Experience: KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED TO PERFORM ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
1. Bachelor of Science/Arts is Computer Science or related field
2. 5-7 years of work experience in managing a web development team of 10-15 associates
3. 5-7 years experience in coding applications, specifically customer facing web applications
4. Ability to code in a variety of languages, Java, XML, HTTP, SOAP, AJAX and other web technologies
5. Experience in managing with remote teams internal and external teams
6. Experience with off shore development
7. Ability to lead and motivate associates to their fullest potential
8. Strong oral and written communication skills
9. Strong project organizational skills, including project prioritization, planning and organization
10. Ability to work in a team environment
11. Ability to work in a fast paced exciting environment
Preferred Minimum Education Bachelors Level Degree Years Experience 5 - 10 Years Experience Travel Requirements On Occasion



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Founded in 1990, Citadel is a world leader in alternative investments. Our team of more than 1000 professionals excels in relative value, event-driven and fundamental investment strategies. With world class analytics, risk management capabilities, state of the art technology and a global footprint we work every day to gain an edge in the global financial markets. Determined, focused, and passionate about winning, our team members capitalize on their individual and collective expertise to identify and seize market opportunities.

Citadel has a variety of different .Net/C# positions available in our downtown Chicago location. We have a wide variety of development within the different groups here at Citadel. For some groups, we will consider C# developers who dont have any financial experience as well. Any prior exposure to migrating from VC++/MFC to C# will be helpful, but not required.
We also have more quantitative development opportunities and groups that require more specific financial experience within a trading realm.

If you are a C++ or C# developer, we would really like to see your resume!



Experience: Must have at least 3 years of C++ experience prior to C#
Must have good communication skills
Must be a team player
Must have a drive to learn more about financial application development

Please send resumes to itjobs0015@


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Robert Half Technology has an ongoing need for a Lead Java Developer. The Lead Java Developer will work with other software developers, architects and project managers to create applications components and services. As lead Java Developer you will have the chance to work on unique and innovative solutions on a highly scalable eCommerce platform. The Lead Java Developer position is responsible for working on the development and design, using new technologies and concepts to quickly deliver functionality for our customers. The Lead Java Developer will educate and mentor other associates in complex technical solutions to meet business needs. The online channel is a key focus area for the company and is growing at an aggressive rate, creating an exciting workplace.

Candidates who meet the requirements of this position should contact Dan Jessup at or (312) 616-7974.<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: Bachelors degree required. 7+ years experience in developing web applications. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Results oriented person with a delivery focus &#150; especially in the areas of writing high-performance, reliable and maintainable code. Ability to adapt to new development environments, changing business requirements and learning new systems. Core competencies in Java, XML, HTTP, SOAP is required; experience with eCommerce platforms such as IBM Websphere Commerce is a plus. Deep understanding of web services software architectural and design issues. Object Oriented Design and Programming, J2EE applications, tier components (JDBC, Servlets, JMS, JNDI, etc.), Java/J2EE design patterns, SOAP, Web Services and stand alone Java applications. Thorough understanding of software development lifecycle and methodologies including code reviews and version control software such as CVS or Clearcase. Experience with E-Commerce is a MUST HAVE.

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My downtown client is looking for a .NET Lead to join their team on a full- time basis. The Senior .NET Developer will be the Technical Lead when designing, building, testing, implementing and maintaining applications to meet specific business requirements. These duties include design and development of complex n-tier web applications. The ability to independently design, code, and test major features, as well as work, jointly with other team members to deliver complex solutions. Working with users to elaborate on requirements and document solution designs is important to the role. The ability to communicate effectively with business owners, translating business requirements into technical requirements and also explain technical issues in an easily comprehensible manner is critical. In addition, the Senior Developer will maintain and improve existing applications in a timely fashion. The responsibilities require that the Senior Developer support other team members, including: assisting with, identifying, and resolving application development issues; providing recommendations for development infrastructure tools and technologies; soliciting feedback from and provide feedback to other team members; iteratively provide deliverables to ensure quality and adherence to requirements.

CANDIDATES PLEASE EMAIL YOUR RESUME TO
Experience: Candidates MUST HAVE 7+ years developing application software. 2+ years .NET experience, including VB.NET and ASP.NET. Experience with object oriented development. Experience with multi-tiered applications. 3 years of related work experience with building enterprise web applications with Microsoft tools, including: ASP, VB 6, COM+, IIS, MS SQL, HTML, CSS & JavaScript. Knowledge/Experience using the following Tools/Technologies: ADO.NET; Web Services; XML; UML Modeling; .NET Security; and COM Interop. Microsoft 2005 Products: .NET 2005; VS 2005; VS 2005 Team System; and SQL 2005. Three years of related work experience with Software Life Cycle Development including the use of VSS and deploying releases through multiple environments as part of a repeatable and reversible release management procedure. Experience in creating written requirements documents and project plans that can be understood and useful to both end users and developers

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Rapidly expanding global consulting firm's mid-market practice has an multiple opportunities for Technology Strategy Consultants (TSC) to provide strategy consulting to their external mid-market clients which includes: analysis and recommendations of growth and cost savings through technology initiatives; application portfolio analysis and management; T/business alignment; IT governance; IT strategy, and IT organization design. As a Technology Strategy Consultant you will provide team leadership as well as manage client relationships in complex environments. This is a hands-on delivery role that includes proposal work such as developing business cases and other deliverables to win strategy work.



Live in Chicago with weekday travel typically three nights away from home with an emphasis on achieving a satisfying work-life balance. Occasional weeks may require four nights.
Experience: Here is a summary of what you must have before being considered. Please review carefully and submit your resume if you meet the following criteria



. Minimum 6 years Technology Strategy consulting experience with a consulting firm

. Experience must include IT assessment, IT portfolio analysis and management, enterprise architecture, IT/business alignment, IT governance, IT strategy, and IT organization design

. Team leadership/project management experience required, as well as strong verbal and written communication skills with C-level executives

. Preferred candidates will have experience working in global consulting firms as well as with mid-market clients

. Preferred candidates will also have some operations strategy background as well

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At Arc, you'll work with a team of smart marketers and gain global marketing insights, as we share our capabilities across 37 offices in 31 countries. And talk about our marquis list of clients! We partner with Diageo, Disney, Kellogg, McDonald's, Procter & Gamble, Purina, Visa, Whirlpool, and the list goes on... We're also part of Paris-based Publicis Groupe, the world's fourth-largest marketing and communications company.



As a member of the Arc Worldwide team, you'll have the opportunity to make an impact on a wide array of marketing practice areas, share ideas with some of the best minds in the business, and meet creative and professional challenges. Are you ready?



The Senior Software Engineer (SSE) is responsible for design and development of complex applications, and for owning the applications through QA, Production Deploy and Application Maintenance phases. Responsibilities include implementation and completion of assigned development tasks, supervision of junior team members, and ensuring quality deliverables throughout the application lifecycle. The SSE's other responsibilities include project estimation, providing detailed documentation, mentoring of other members of the team, and enhancement of the Engineering Group's application frameworks and toolsets. The SSE position reports directly to the Director of Engineering.



Essential Job Functions



Technical Skills and Experience

1. 5+ years of Java software programming experience

2. Thorough knowledge and understanding of J2EE technologies and implementations.

3. Experience with J2EE Application Servers (JBoss, Tomcat, IBM WebSphere, BEA WebLogic)

4. Thorough familiarity with Object-oriented design concepts, and with Design Patterns (particularly relating to Java and J2EE).

5. Experience applying the MVC pattern to web applications using STRUTS framework Knowledgeable with application frameworks such as Spring, Hibernate

6. Been involved in software applications throughout development lifecycle.

7. Familiar with the Extreme Programming (XP) methodology.

8. Proficient with XML and knowledgeable of associated technologies.

9. Familiar with application development and deployment strategies (CVS & other source code control applications, Ant, CruiseControl, JUnit etc.)

10. Knowledge of Rich Internet Application (RIA) technologies (Macromedia Flex, Laszlo) a plus but not required.

11. Knowledge of Microsoft.NET Framework and the C# language are a plus but not required.



Education and Experience

BS/BA in Computer Science or MIS, or equivalent work experience

Typically requires 5 years experience in full lifecycle application development capacity.

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We are currently seeking to fill a Magic Programmer 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.



Qualifications:

- Must have recent .Net (or Java) skills to help re-engineer the old Magic code into more modern web services

- At least 2 to 3 years Magic programming experise

- Good PL/SQL/Oracle programming experise

- Oracle DB optimising knowledge



Nice to have:

- 3 to 5 years SAS programming

- Experience of SilverStream web programming



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.

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We are currently seeking to fill a Business Intelligence Analyst 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.



Overview:

As a member of cross-functional project team(s), advises and consults on definition of reporting solution requirements and applicable technologies to ensure overall successful project execution; pays particular attention to BI related issues and acts as an advocate for the BI Department. Position seeks to fully understand client business issues to deliver effective client solutions. Manages and disseminates information for decision support. Consults and advises regarding report data, related technologies and general business operations. Overall OLAP Developer with MSAS skill set. The reporting system utilizes SQL and OLAP cubes (SQL Server 2000, Microsoft Analysis Services, Microsoft Reporting Services, and ProClarity). This role reports to the Director, Business Intelligence.



Responsibilities:

- Create post-collection quality control specifications; programming and executing code on audit data using SQL and DTS.

- Monitor, analyze, and create audit data quality reports using a combination of statistical concepts and SQL/DTS.

- Designs, builds, tests, deploys and maintains relational &multidimensional databases, reports & presentations.

- Assembles and compiles data from various sources.

- Designs, builds, tests, deploys, executes and maintains data extraction, transformation and load (ETL) jobs to populate databases

- Perform quality assurance of report content and reporting/analytic tool operations/functionality to eliminate errors, ensure accuracy

- Trains both internal and external end-users; may include preparation of training documents or classroom materials

- Maintains broad knowledge of current and emerging technologies, trends, issues, techniques and approaches in area of expertise

- Develops or assists with the development and implementation of policies, procedures and standards consistent with those of the organization to ensure efficient and safe operation of the department

- Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned



Qualifications:

- Microsoft SQL Server 2000 (3+ years)

* Relational Database, T-SQL and Stored Procedures

* Analysis Services and MDX

* Data Transformation Services (DTS) and ActiveX Scripting (VBScript)

* Reporting Services

- Excellent debugging and issues resolution skills related to all aspects of a database environment

- Experience managing large volumes of data, extraction of data from SQL Server tables (ETL) and building cubes with many dimensions

- Strong written and verbal communication; ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audience

- Possesses a passion for solving problems and business issues to drive growth and operational efficiency

- Embraces teamwork & possesses ability to effectively work cross functionally

- Experience in ProClarity is a plus

- Understands data warehousing concepts in order to translate the data via business intelligence into the proper tool

- Experience with summarized data marts and architecture of data warehouses

- Experience managing large volumes of data, extraction of data from SQL Server tables (ETL)

- Report Development and Deployment

- Excellent debugging and issues resolution skills related to all aspects of a database environment

- Experience building large cubes with many dimensions

- Experience with different partition methodologies

- Bachelors Degree in related Information Technology field

- 3 years experience directly related to the position requirements as specified



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.

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We are currently seeking to fill a Project Manager 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.



Overview:

The primary purpose of this position is to serve as agile project lead and manager for the development of features in the product line. We are looking for someone with a strong technical background who has chosen to move into the management-side of development.



Responsibilities:

- Serve as project manager in an agile software development process

- Manage Release Tasks/Defects

- Running standup and iteration meetings

- Work with team members to remove roadblocks that may cause process delays

- Track burn down and other matrixes on release and iteration progress

- Manage the daily builds and deployments to the testing environment

- Serve as a lead member of the technical team

- Facilitate discussion and conflict resolution

- Strong facilitation skills/experience leading meetings

- Experience training staff and mentoring



Qualifications:

- Bachelors or Masters Degree in Computer Science or Math or equivalent work experience

- Project Management skills a must.

- 10+ years technical development experience

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

- Possess the ability to work independently and be self-motivated.

- Must be knowledgeable of Internet and Microsoft Office Products.

- Strong sense of ownership and good follow through skills required.

- Strong organizational, troubleshooting and problem solving skills required.

- Ability to work consistently without requiring constant supervision and take initiative to generate new ideas to improve department operations.

- Excellent organizational skills with an attention for detail and ability to handle and prioritize multiple tasks at the same time.

- Familiarity with Agile methodology

- Must have a good sense of humor, patience and a positive attitude.

- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

- Willingness to learn

- SCRUM experience preferred.



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.

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We are currently seeking to fill two Software Engineer positions for our client in Chicago, IL. We invite you to review the position requirements below and apply today if your skills match our need.



Overview:

This position is to be 100% hands-on development on our client's web applications and the associated services and database. The Software Engineers will be building new features for existing products as well as developing for new products. The role is primarily responsible for coding features of the product line.



Responsibilities:

- Design, build, and implement new products and new features for the existing systems.

- Design, build, and implement graphical user interface for the web applications.

- Design, build, and implement the code for the applications.

- Work with the Program Managers and Software Engineers to turn requirements into code

- Maintain configurations and settings of the web servers

Working Conditions

- Move intermittently during working hours.

- Is subject to frequent interruptions.



Qualifications:

- Extensive support and customer service experience with a results-oriented attitude

- Bachelors Degree or equivalent work experience

- 1+ years C# and ASP.NET

- 1+ years ADO.NET

- 1+ years ASP, VBScript & Jscript

- 1+ years SQL Server (especially stored procedures and user-defined functions)

- 1+ years XML, XSLT, XSD development

- Ability to work independently and be self-motivated.

- Strong sense of ownership and good follow through skills required.

- Strong organizational, troubleshooting and problem solving skills required.

- Ability to work consistently without requiring constant supervision and take initiative to generate new ideas to improve department operations.

- Strong analytical skills to facilitate code design and impact analysis.

- Excellent organizational skills with an attention for detail and ability to handle and prioritize multiple tasks at the same time.

- Must have a good sense of humor, patience and a positive attitude.

- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

- Must be able to work after hours including nights, weekends, and holidays. - Strong unit testing knowledge and skills.

- Ability to manage multiple/demanding tasks is required

- Willingness to learn

- Must have high energy level, positive attitude, and strong work ethic.

- Professional interaction with internal/external customers (via phone, email or other messaging tools).

- Knowledge of Internet, Windows and Microsoft Office Tools (Word, Excel, Project, Power Point) and databases

- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, meticulous, a strong sense of ownership, good follow-through skills, troubleshooting ability and problem-solving skills and generate new ideas to improve departmental operations.

- Excellent organizational skills with an attention for detail and ability to handle and prioritize multiple tasks at the same time.

- Must have a good sense of humor, patience and a positive attitude

- Willingness to travel up to 30% and ability to secure credit card

- Must be able to work after hours to include nights, weekends, and holidays (as needed)

- College Degree required

- Previous system (software, web or healthcare CRM-oriented) implementation experience a plus



Desired Experience:

- 1+ years SOAP development

- 1+ years Nunit

- Windows Services development using .NET

- SQL Server Reporting Services development

- MS Application Blocks (data and exception management)



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.

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My downtown client seeks a Systems Administrator to join their team on a full- time basis. The Systems Administrator will maintain and operate computer systems and networks for the entire organization. Duties include routine checks of systems/software, performing backups of data, applying operating system updates and configuration changes. Other duties include moves, adds and changes of all email, network and phone accounts. This position will also be an escalation point for the Service Desk and will be responsible for responding to, troubleshooting and resolving computer and telephony related issues.

CANDIDATES PLEASE EMAIL RESUME TO
Experience: Candidates MUST HAVE 3+ years of Active Directory and Exchange experience. They should also have extensive knowledge and experience supporting: MS Windows XP Professional, MSOffice 2003, Norton Anti-Virus, VNC remoting software, Internet Explorer, computer hardware/software, Norton Ghost, commonly used Blackberry devices, MS Outlook2003, Winzip, Network printers, basic network troubleshooting skills (DNS, WINS,DHCP, TCP/IP, NETBUI/NetBios).

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We are currently seeking to fill a Unix Administrator 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.



Overview:

We are looking for a candidate with experience with Disaster Recovery type environments, not just what is involved in setting them up, but also knowledge on what is needed to maintain them to ensure the systems involved are kept consistent. The candidate will also need a strong ability to communicate effectively with others, to document procedures and what has been implemented, and to transfer knowledge effectively.



Requirements:

- Solaris 10

- Veritas Cluster Server

- Global Cluster Server

- SAN (EMC)

- Replication software (preferably Kashya)

- Symantec snap



Preferred Qualifications:

- LDAP

- Weblogic

- Business Objects

- Informatica

- Cronacle

- Oracle RMAN



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.

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Instructions: You must include the following when applying for this position. NO EXCEPTIONS! Include your 1) current and 2) expected salary; 3) in the case of contracting engagements, you must include all employers as well as end clients on your resume. We need this information to be able to submit you to the hiring manager.

You must also include a short paragraph in the body of your email which briefly summarizes matches from your professional experience to the "Required Background/Experience" and "Major Pluses To Have" sections below. We appreciate your time in advance on this matter.

Note to H1-B candidates: You must be willing to transfer your H1. We cannot work through third-party contracting agencies holding your H1

Role

As a Senior webMethods Developer, you will be accountable for providing expert solution development advice and assistance to personnel and project teams whose missions are to design, develop, integrate, and facilitate the effective creation of IT business solutions in a timely and cost-effective manner. You will also work independently with management reviewof end results. You will evaluate new technologies and recommend appropriate technical solutions to meet business objectives. You must contribute to the achievement of departmental operational plans based on operational issues, service-level agreements, and available resources.

• Analyzing, designing, developing, testing, implementing, supporting, and maintaining webMethods middleware solutions for application integration
• Work with Project Management, Business Representatives, webMethods Developers, and offsite vendor consultants
• Lead integration projects
• Manage and mentor junior application integrators as well as off-site developers in delivering solutions that adhere to the EAI architecture and webMethods environment
• Assist with development and perform code reviews
• Implement integration design, development best practices, strategies, and object reuse policies. Ensure adherence to all development processes and standards
• Facilitate and lead technical sessions to define data mapping, technical integration requirements, and application-interface requirements
• Assist in system monitoring responsibilities

• Fulltime permanent (salaried):
• W-2:

• Sponsorship Permanent residency sponsorship for H1-B, TN-1, and TN-2 Visa holders
• Medical Benefits We pay 100% of health insurance premiums for employees and their family!
• Flexible Spending Plan Contribute pre-tax up to $5650 annually for Medical Care
• Retirement Contribute up to 10,500 tax-deferred, annually. We will match up to 3% of your contribution
• Vacation Two weeks annually.

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, MIS, or IT-related field
• 5+ years of business and technical experience
• 3+ years of solid experience in a webMethods development environment
• Deep understanding of data and application integration concepts
• Proficient with XML and XSD schema design
• General knowledge of data transfer protocols such as ftp, http, etc.
• Experience with Oracle databases and SQL programming
• Working knowledge of Java object-oriented design and development
• Conversant with the following EAI areas: Message Brokers, Messaging Middleware, Workflow,and Business Process Management
• Basic knowledge of Web Services, SOAP, WSDL, UDDI, and business process modeling

We are currently seeking to fill a Project Manager, Application Development 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.



Overview:

Do you enjoy the challenge of leading complex projects that have tangible business results? Do you instinctively set direction and deliver on time? Our client is seeking future leaders with project delivery and management experience in a fast-paced and complex organization. The Project Manager will lead an experienced development team of approximately 5 full time employees that are focused on implementing automated process improvements and custom workflow applications. This individual would liaison with business leaders and stakeholders in gathering requirements, creating project plans, overseeing development, and implementation. Projects are visible, targeted and provide a platform for future success. Join and lead the highly-skilled application development team.



Responsibilities:

- Define approach, plan, estimate, and promote project efforts.

- Manage multiple project efforts that span 1 to 6 month durations.

- Support team in resolving issues and effectively communicating with executive leadership.

- Develop solutions that are scalable, efficient and easily maintained.

- Assure development standards and processes are followed.

- Provide a positive and collaborative team environment.

- Participate in department budgeting and staffing exercises.

- Work with cross-functional groups in order to achieve project goals.



Qualifications:

- Microsoft .NET and SQL Server 2000 (1-3 years)

* Rapid .NET application development

* Relational Database, T-SQL and Stored Procedures

* Data Transformation Services (DTS) and ActiveX Scripting (VBScript)

- Microsoft Project

- A minimum of three years experience leading and managing efforts with at least 5 FTEs.

- Team builder and collaborative management style.

- Self starter with strong problem solving and analysis skills.

- Articulate and concise communicator both written and verbal.

- Ability to work independently and set direction for a development team.

- Ability to capture complex concepts and issues in simple frameworks to drive change and decision making.

- Possesses a passion for solving technical and business issues to drive growth and operational efficiency.

- Ability to quickly learn and apply new technologies and skills.

- SDLC knowledge

- Six Sigma Certifications or Process Re-Engineering experience preferred

- PMP Certification preferred

- Previous Visual Basic development experience a plus



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.

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We are currently seeking to fill a Senior Performance Consultant 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.



Overview:

Responsible for handling the most difficult system performance issues, this position will work directly with clients to diagnose and resolve issues impacting speed and performance of the TouchWorks application. Senior Consultants will also perform regular health checks of client systems in preparation for upgrades, producing reports and making recommendations for client system improvement.



Consultants will travel often (about 50%) and need to be located near a major airport. Consultants also must establish immediate credibility with clients, teach clients best practices in network/server optimization and specify maintenance requirements to keep client systems working at a high level of speed and reliability. 20% of the job will be spent writing scripts and utilities that automatically implement best-practice based solutions. The experience learned in the field will be translated to all customers.



Responsibilities:

- Work directly with clients to resolve performance issues impacting TouchWorks EHR

- Perform regular reviews of client systems to identify areas of opportunity for system performance or areas of non-compliance with the TouchWorks System Environment Specification document.

- Produce and deliver reports to the client.

- Engage in direct client interaction to address any questions clients may have

- Lead and/or support performance engagements at key clients.

- Identify and resolve technical issues to optimize performance of the EHR

- Debrief and educate clients on best practices and proper maintenance to ensure proper system speed.

- Write and implement scripts that automate the performance compliance of the TouchWorks product.



Qualifications:

- Ability to perform a combination of lead and supporting technical roles in multiple simultaneous projects

- Microsoft certification (MCSE) and Cisco certifications (CCNP or CCNE)



4+ years experience in most of the following technologies:

- Microsoft server operating systems and application servers (Windows 2003 Server, IIS 6.0, SQL Server 2000/2005)

- Microsoft infrastructure support applications such as ADS, DNS, FRS

- Microsoft clustering technologies

- Load testing and analysis skills, performance management tools; packet sniffers, bandwidth analyzers, NetMon, etc.

- Microsoft .NET web application configuration and deployment

- Layer-3 switched networking technologies and other related technologies (VLAN, HSRP, spanning tree, etc)

- Firewall and other network security technologies

- Routing technologies including WAN Routing Protocols such as BGP, OSPF and EIGRP

- Hardware and software load balancing

- Common network-based services such as LDAP, DNS, SNMP, SMTP, etc. - Storage Area Networking (SAN) and Network Attached Storage (NAS)

- Application and SLA monitoring and reporting

- SourceSafe

- VBScript, WMI, Windows Shell programming experience.



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.

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At Arc, you'll work with a team of smart marketers and gain global marketing insights, as we share our capabilities across 37 offices in 31 countries. And talk about our marquis list of clients! We partner with Diageo, Disney, Kellogg, McDonald's, Procter & Gamble, Purina, Visa, Whirlpool, and the list goes on... We're also part of Paris-based Publicis Groupe, the world's fourth-largest marketing and communications company.



As a member of the Arc Worldwide team, you'll have the opportunity to make an impact on a wide array of marketing practice areas, share ideas with some of the best minds in the business, and meet creative and professional challenges. Are you ready?



Purpose

The Flash Build Engineer (FB) is responsible for the development of rich media applications on the Macromedia Flash platform, and for owning the applications through QA, Production Deploy and Application Maintenance phases. Responsibilities include implementation and completion of assigned development tasks, and ensuring quality deliverables throughout the application lifecycle. The FB's other responsibilities include project estimation, providing detailed documentation, and enhancement of the Engineering Group's rich media application frameworks and toolsets.



We are looking for someone with:

- 1-3 years of Flash/ActionScript software programming experience, specializing in rich web applications

- Thorough familiarity with Object-oriented design concepts, and with Design Patterns

- Experience applying the MVC Model 2 pattern to rich media web applications

- Past involvement in software applications throughout the full development lifecycle.

- Familiarity with the Extreme Programming (XP) methodology.

- Proficiency with XML and knowledgeable of associated technologies such as schemas, XSLT, transformers and parsers.

- Familiar with application development and deployment strategies (CVS, VSS & other source code control applications, Ant, CruiseControl, NUnit, JUnit etc.)

- Knowledge of alternative Rich Internet Application (RIA) technologies (Macromedia Flex, Laszlo) a plus but not required.

- Knowledge of non-flash web development platforms (Microsoft.NET, Java/J2EE) is a plus, but not required.



Education and Experience

BS/BA in Media, Computer Science or MIS, or equivalent work experience

Typically requires 1-3 years experience in full lifecycle application development capacity.



*PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR PORTFOLIO AND/OR CODE SAMPLES WITH YOUR RESUME*

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Dynamics GP Consultant/Manager

OPPORTUNITY:
Under its core purpose of "Building Value with Values," Crowe Chizek and Company LLC (www.crowechizek.com) provides innovative business solutions in the areas of assurance, benefit plan services, financial advisory, forensic services, performance services, risk consulting and tax consulting. Crowe Chizek, a Crowe Group LLP entity, was founded in 1942. One of the top 10 public accounting and consulting firms in the United States, Crowe also serves clients worldwide as a leading independent member of the Horwath International global professional services organization.

The world leaders in technology products and processes recognize Crowe Chizek as a leading consulting firm in helping clients develop and implement technology solutions to solve business issues. Our technology consulting practice has been helping clients maximize their technology investments by implementing new Web and network applications and processes that build shareholder value, improve performance and create competitive advantage. We provide services in areas such as industry specific applications, system integration and business processes. We also help clients select or develop systems or processes and assist them in the implementation. There is a tremendous opportunity to learn just in terms of Crowe's growth and stability, have challenging client work, and work with a high quality team.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Dynamics GP Consultant, with primary experience/capability in financials and technical, as well as experience/ capability in inventory and order management.

Responsible for the implementation of the Dynamics GP Finance, Inventory, and Order Management modules.

Responsible for defining and documenting business requirements, developing business process flow charts and narratives, leading client requirement sessions, leading client training sessions, leading system configuration activities, guiding clients through prototyping, piloting, data conversion, and cutover and post production support.

Responsible for providing application and technical support to clients.

QUALIFICATIONS:
Dynamics GP implementation experience
- Great Plains Integration Manager
- Great Plains Dynamics Commerce
- Great Plains SQL Foundation
- Great Plains Dynamics Installation
- Great Plains Dynamics Inventory Applications
- Great Plains Customization Tools
- Great Plains C/S+ for SQL Server Installation
- Great Plains Using Visual Basic for Applications with Dynamics
- Great Plains Dexterity

Dynamics GP certifications
- Great Plains Master
- Great Plains Integration Manager 80-215
- Small Business Financials 8.0
- FRx 6.7 Reporting Design
- Great Plains Report Writer 70-006
- Great Plains Financials 80-216
- Dynamics Installation and Configuration
- Dynamics Financials

ERP and Project Management Experience
- Project management experience
- Proven ability to define and document business processes leveraging business tools such as Visio
- Experience writing functional design documents
- Knowledgeable in the various data conversion techniques
- Experience with project management tools such as MS Project
- Must be willing to travel (no travel restrictions). May require heavy travel at times.

Minimum 5 years Dynamics GP finance & technical implementation experience

* THIS POSITION REQUIRES TRAVEL

EOE
M/F/D/V

We are currently seeking to fill two Software Engineer positions for our client in Chicago, IL. We invite you to review the position requirements below and apply today if your skills match our need.



Overview:

This position is to be 100% hands-on development on our client's web applications and the associated services and database. The Software Engineers will be building new features for existing products as well as developing for new products. The role is primarily responsible for coding features of the product line.



Responsibilities:

- Design, build, and implement new products and new features for the existing systems.

- Design, build, and implement graphical user interface for the web applications.

- Design, build, and implement the code for the applications.

- Work with the Program Managers and Software Engineers to turn requirements into code

- Maintain configurations and settings of the web servers

Working Conditions

- Move intermittently during working hours.

- Is subject to frequent interruptions.



Qualifications:

- Extensive support and customer service experience with a results-oriented attitude

- Bachelors Degree or equivalent work experience

- 1+ years C# and ASP.NET

- 1+ years ADO.NET

- 1+ years ASP, VBScript & Jscript

- 1+ years SQL Server (especially stored procedures and user-defined functions)

- 1+ years XML, XSLT, XSD development

- Ability to work independently and be self-motivated.

- Strong sense of ownership and good follow through skills required.

- Strong organizational, troubleshooting and problem solving skills required.

- Ability to work consistently without requiring constant supervision and take initiative to generate new ideas to improve department operations.

- Strong analytical skills to facilitate code design and impact analysis.

- Excellent organizational skills with an attention for detail and ability to handle and prioritize multiple tasks at the same time.

- Must have a good sense of humor, patience and a positive attitude.

- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

- Must be able to work after hours including nights, weekends, and holidays. - Strong unit testing knowledge and skills.

- Ability to manage multiple/demanding tasks is required

- Willingness to learn

- Must have high energy level, positive attitude, and strong work ethic.

- Professional interaction with internal/external customers (via phone, email or other messaging tools).

- Knowledge of Internet, Windows and Microsoft Office Tools (Word, Excel, Project, Power Point) and databases

- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, meticulous, a strong sense of ownership, good follow-through skills, troubleshooting ability and problem-solving skills and generate new ideas to improve departmental operations.

- Excellent organizational skills with an attention for detail and ability to handle and prioritize multiple tasks at the same time.

- Must have a good sense of humor, patience and a positive attitude

- Willingness to travel up to 30% and ability to secure credit card

- Must be able to work after hours to include nights, weekends, and holidays (as needed)

- College Degree required

- Previous system (software, web or healthcare CRM-oriented) implementation experience a plus



Desired Experience:

- 1+ years SOAP development

- 1+ years Nunit

- Windows Services development using .NET

- SQL Server Reporting Services development

- MS Application Blocks (data and exception management)



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.

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