POSITION SUMMARY



The Web Developer is a member of the Web Services team in the Information Technology ( IT ) department. This position analyzes, develops, supports, and provides training on firm internet and intranet technologies. Key components of this position are technical analysis skills, programming Java, supporting content management systems (Vignette), positive customer service skills, and facilitating effective combinations of business needs and web technologies. This position is based in Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181.



ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

-Maintain production and development of internet / intranet environments for content authors, editors, publishers, and users.

-Train on the use of internet / intranet technologies and tools which support business information publishing needs.

-Perform system administration of content management systems and related technologies (content management software, web server, etc.).

-Provide technical support on assigned internet / intranet technologies and tools and coordinate support needs with other divisions within the IT department.

-Develop effective web technologies and tools that support business information publishing needs.

-Provide excellent customer service to all internet and intranet users (authors, editors, publishers, management, and end users).

-Use web technologies and tools in the publishing of firm internet and intranet websites on a daily basis.

-Provide content publishing assistance in the application of best practices of knowledge management and internet / intranet use.

-Perform exception reporting of issues, problems, and customer needs as they occur to IT management.

-Provide proactive response to identified training, technical support, and customer service needs in line with IT management and business guidelines.

-Coordinate identified user technical needs with others in immediate team or division and throughout the IT department.

-Adhere to highest degree of professional standards and strict confidentiality in matters that require discretion.

-Attend professional development and training sessions on a regular basis.

-Participate in special projects as assigned by management.
Experience: QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

-Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, MIS, or related field

-1 to 3 years of experience with the following technologies: HTML, Java ( J2EE applications, not Swing ), JavaScript, Active Server Pages, Microsoft Internet Information Server ( IIS ), Apache Tomcat, Microsoft SQL Server, Java Server Pages and other internet technologies in the production and publishing of internet and / or intranet websites.

-Previous experience in the professional services or accounting industry a plus.

-Experience with Vignette Content Management system ( or competitive product ).

-Previous experience in the application of knowledge management best practices in the publishing of information systems content a plus.

-Ability to work with minimal supervision.

-Excellent written and oral communications skills.

-Strong training and presentation skills in individual and group settings.

-Proven ability to effectively multitask with strong attention to detail.

-Ability to integrate procedural steps and processes with technical requirements and system functions to ensure successful delivery of work.

-Team oriented, flexible, and able to work in a changing work environment.

-100% in-office work arrangement required; pager required. Infrequent overtime required ( evenings / weekends ).

-Reports directly to Website Technology Manager



KEY PERFORMANCE MEASURES

-Successful daily publishing of internet and intranet websites that comply with management and firm guidelines.

-Excellent customer service experiences by all customers and IT personnel.

-Effective training and support of user communities with web technologies and tools.

-Effective coordination of user needs and business requirements with others within the IT department and IT management.

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We are currently seeking to fill an EDI Mapper 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:

- Experience with Gentran for Unix 6.0.1/ visual mapper - moderately complex mapping

- Previous work on ANSI X12, Edifact and App to App mapping

- Basic knowledge of UNIX (AIX)

- Knowledge of SAP R3 processes and transactions that relate to idoc processing, including partner profiles

- Knowledge of SAP idoc structure

- Understanding of Value Added Network processes

- Must be able to work with minimal supervision.

- Basic understanding/experience with AS2 functionality preferred (GIS AS2 Edition)



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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Our GLOBAL Client located in the Chicago suburbs, currently seeks an IT SOLUTIONS ENGINEER. This is a 3-6 month CONTRACT positon.

IT SOLUTIONS ENGINEER


Position Description:


Research, plan and deliver IT infrastructure and application enabling solutions to support the business needs of the Client. Candidate will play key role in evolution of new IT infrastructure and application services leveraging primarily IBM iSeries and IBM BladeCenter server technology coupled to a CISCO LAN / WAN Networking infrastructure.


Position Responsibilities:



· Provide engineering and ongoing system administration guidance for infrastructure which centers on IBM iSeries and BladeCenter hardware platforms hosting primarily IBM i5/OS and Linux operating systems with some Windows 2003 server instances.

· Lead Infrastructure initiatives and help provide leadership and support to the IT support areas to resolve operational issues.

· Participate in IT directional planning for the use of infrastructure solutions.

· Assist in the development of IT standards, policies and processes.

· Collaborate with internal and external customers to achieve defined goals while fostering and maintaining good business relationships internal and external.

· Coordinate inter-departmental activities with other areas as required for projects.

· Own lead technical engineer / architect role in projects.

· Help create and foster a team environment.

· Perform the following as required:

- Travel to international and domestic sites in support of project, task, assignment, or educational enhancement.

- Report to work during non-scheduled hours if / when required.



Qualifications:



· Candidate should come from a medium to large scale data center environment with a high-availability, continuous-improvement and service delivery orientation.

· Minimum of 8 years professional experience in a relevant infrastructure engineering / administration role.

· Strong technical aptitude coupled with good logical / analytical skills.

· Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience.

· Strong verbal and written communications skills.

· Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills; ability to communicate and persuade at all management levels.

· Project Management Experience.

· Experience in developing strategic plans.

· Experience with any of the following is considered a plus: ITIL, SAS-70, Sarbanes-Oxley, C-TPAT.



Technical Knowledge:



Required:

· 5+ years technical experience with IBM iSeries hardware, i5/OS operating system and iSeries storage subsystems.

· 3+ years experience with IBM BladeCenter Servers

· 3+ years experience with Linux Operating System environments

· 3+ years experience with LAN / WAN networking in a CISCO environment.

(Above experience should be demonstrated by professional experience in Infrastructure Engineering / Administration roles)



Preferred: Experience with any of the following will be considered a plus.

· IBM Websphere Portal Server

· LOTUS Domino

· APACHE

· VOIP

· VMware

· SAP

· CITRIX

· LDAP

· Windows2003 Server

· DB2

· Oracle

· SQL



Successful candidates will possess the following characteristics:

· Willingness and ability to pursue and grasp new technical / functional skills

· Strong personal ownership

· Outstanding logic and troubleshooting skills

· Strong ability to multitask

· Results oriented

· Relationship builder

· Teamwork orientation

· Enterprise focus

· Creative thinker

· Problem solver

Experience: WE ARE UNABLE TO SPONSER OR TRANSFER H1B-VISA'S
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Human Capital Consultants is a strategic professional services consulting organization serving industry leading clients across the United States. Our offerings include;

Recruitment Process Outsourcing
Contract and Project Recruitment and Candidate Sourcing
Corporate Recruitment Process Implementation and Improvement
Retained Search
Staffing Vendor Management
Human Resources Consulting
We offer proven, customizable, and matrix driven solutions for our clients' recruitment and staffing, employee retention, and human resources consulting needs.

Work Practice Designer/User Researcher

Curious about people, Creative, Smart & Quick?

If this describes you read on.

· Do you understand people?

· Are you curious about seeing how people work, and then designing technology solutions that help them to work better?

· Do you enjoy technology? Do you wish that software would work the way you want it to?

· Does working in a team-based, collaborative environment interest you?

· Do you enjoy travel?

· Does finding the right piece to a puzzle bring you satisfaction?

Our client is looking for candidates who answered yes to the above. Their customer centered team-based approach is the framework for designing technology applications, websites, internal systems and more for their clients. Contextual Design is their front-end, customer-centered design methodology used and taught world-wide.
Our client is looking for candidates who answered yes to the above. Their customer centered team-based approach is the framework for designing technology applications, websites, internal systems and more for their clients. Contextual Design is their front-end, customer-centered design methodology used and taught world-wide.



Individuals receive the training and mentoring to excel as a Work Practice Designer (User Researcher) participate in the full design process - from ethnographic field interviews to interaction design. Work practice designers will participate fully in all phases of the Contextual Design process, including field interviews with end users, data interpretation and modeling, visioning new concepts, storyboarding, paper prototyping and deliverable creation. They must also be systemic thinkers: able to see the design implications implied by the existing work practice and envision new solutions that will improve the user's experience while meeting the business needs of the clients.



Those who have a background in the social sciences, technical writing, human-computer interaction, information systems, user research or other related fields are ideal candidates for our Work Practice Designer. Or perhaps you are a product manager or software engineer who wants to work in a small company environment and focus on designing products that are driven by actually face-to face customer research.



Experience:
This position is ideal for someone with a Bachelor's degree and 3 years of relevant post-graduation experience - or recent grads with a Masters or PhD with 1-2 years of experience - and who are looking to expand their horizons by performing in a fast-paced, consulting environment.

We are looking for people with these characteristics:

· Training or experience in ethnographic research or related methods

· Eagerness to learn the Contextual Design process and follow it

· Excited to produce innovative and practical designs that impact the life and work of the end user/employees while meeting the business needs of our client

· Good communication skills, both written and stand-up presentations

· Good interpersonal skills, with the ability to get along easily with others working on small, collaborative teams over extended periods of time while maintaining a positive attitude

· Willingness to travel on a regular basis, occasionally on short notice

· Currently living in the greater Chicago area is a must.

· Special consideration will be given to candidates with any of the following: background in business process redesign or Six Sigma.

· Effective tracking of activities, well-organized, and talent to eventually lead projects is a plus

· Special consideration will be given to candidates with a second language (e.g., Japanese, Chinese, German, and others).

Join the organization that is in the forefront of technological design and client satisfaction with their user friendly, customer-focused processes.

Interested and qualified candidates are invited to submit resumes to Mike Astringer by e-mail .



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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 Manager within the Tools & Technology group has primary responsibility for the development and/or maintenance of Client and Agency systems that support the delivery of data(base)-driven marketing initiatives that build Client business. Towards this end, the manager may be responsible for the accurate and timely delivery of a variety of projects including, but not limited to, the following:

Genesis10 is seeking a Release Iteration Manager in Chicago for a 3-6 month contract position.

Role: Release Iteration Manager Role



Responsibilities:

. Mechanics of each release, including: unlocking for check-ins, coordinating builds, tracking DR and CR verification and completion, tracking iteration and release milestones, reporting to management, coordination of cut over and maintaining development velocity.

. Transition from release to release. Documentation archives, release notes, conducting and documenting surveys and lessons learned and turn over to Production Operations.

. SharePoint site management.

. Day to day issue management. Interface with QA, developers and deployment to ensure issues are addressed in a timeframe appropriate to the priority.

Duties

. Facilitate daily Stand up meeting. Prepare and publish meeting minutes, and follow up on action items.

. Facilitate daily testing issues meeting. Update issue tracking tool with information from meeting. Follow up on issues as needed.

. Create daily turn over to Offshore Support team, including preparing updated testing issues list and compiling updates from QA.

. Coordination of builds and deployments for point releases into non-Production environments. Interface with QA, Dev, CM team, and deployment for appropriate timing.

. Facilitate Pre-iteration Planning meeting, to determine capacity and scope for next iteration and to review outstanding release risk items.

. Facilitate Iteration Planning meeting to close out completed iteration and begin next iteration. This includes preparation of the slides, facilitation of tasking process and preparation of cards for wall.

. Maintain Jira (issue tracking software) items for each iteration.

. Work with Scope and Governance Manager to determine stories that are ready for iteration.

. Work with Business Line Representative to determine priority of stories ready for iteration.

. Document daily progress for each iteration and update the iteration tracker as required.

. Document iteration and release process, work flows and transitions.

. Prepare and facilitate cut over weekend for releases, including: Release notes, gathering release sign offs, creation and execution of cut over weekend plan and turn over to Production Operations.

. Administer SharePoint by understanding limitations and processes needed to move from one release to another.

. Communicate regularly with Configuration Management team to ensure timely delivery of new branches or changes around build process.



Role Dependencies

. Communication to Project Manager on updates to golden list, project plan or milestones, and Release activities for reporting purposes.

. Coordination with Environment Manager for scheduled down time and weekend project plan for non-production environments.

. Communication from Governance Manager on scope item and defect additions for Releases.




Experience: Required Skills:

. Strong Project Management background. Experience ranging from information gathering to delivery. Manage more than one project at a given time. (2 years minimum)

. Java/OO programming environment experience ( familiarity with a structured development environment)

. MS Project, SharePoint, Excel, Word and Visio (Intermediate/Expert level in all 4)



Recommended Skills:

. Jira (issue tracking software), Perforce (configuration management software), ClearCase (revision control software) and Clear Quest (bug tracking software for SDLC) (2 years intense usage is strong plus)

. Experience with CMMI, ISO, 6-Sigma, or other quality methodologies / processes

. Experience with RUP (Rational Unified Process) or Iterative process.



Very nice to Have:

Investment banking experience (from the technology side) would be a big plus



The characteristics needed to be successful in this environment are: Strong Communication skills - essential

Problem Solving

Pragmatic self starter



Benefits

- Vacation

- Paid Holidays, personal days, sick days

- Medical & Dental Insurance

- 401K

- Disability, AD&D

- Life Insurance



This is an excellent opportunity to join a winning team. Take your career to the next level and turn your interest into action. Apply Now! The only way to learn more is by taking the next step.



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POSITION SUMMARY



The Manager, CMS Applications is responsible for the firm's implementation and support of CMS software. The Manager maintains and manages the application throughout its lifecycle, focused on meeting or exceeding the firm's service level agreements ( SLAs ) for all CMS-based applications. This includes managing all related vendor relationships for service, support, and licensing. Additionally, the Manager coordinates with all other relevant areas of the Information Technology ( IT ) department, including Relationship Management, Operations, Development, Project Management Office ( PMO ), etc., to ensure the highest levels of customer satisfaction for their applications. The Manager looks closely at the CMS user community to help drive both strategy and operations accordingly. Finally, the Manager works closely with IT Governance to provide vision and leadership in support of a broad firm technology strategy and architecture. This position reports to the Director of Applications Development and Management ( ADM ) and is based in Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181.



ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

-Ensure proper application monitoring to maintain expected performance and availability as defined in customer SLAs.

-Provide leadership and act as the single point of ownership to address any application outages or issues as they occur, communicating effectively with other IT groups as appropriate.

-Provide functional expertise to support continued improvement and usage of applications.

-Evaluate current support and operations procedures and continually look for ways to improve overall customer satisfaction.

-Identify and build CMS education and training strategy and execution, in coordination with the IT Finance Relationship Manager.

-Coordinate all systems maintenance and new applications development through standard IT Change Management and PM methodologies.

-Coordinate resource scheduling for any project work in conjunction with assigned project managers and through normal PMO practices.

-Ensure consistent application of standard IT development methodologies and best practices, and contribute to the consistent refinement and improvements to the same.

-Report application health and status to IT Leadership via regular updates and status meetings.

-Develop and execute against a CMS strategy that is aligned with ADM and firm IT visions.

-Develop a thorough understanding of the firm's financial systems and needs.

-Define and manage the entire CMS application lifecycle.

-Manage all relevant vendor relationships in support of the CMS applications strategy.

-Develop and maintain appropriate service level agreements.

-Review financial applications capabilities and identify process fits and gaps as per the firm's business requirements.

-Coordinate activities with the Enterprise Architecture team to ensure alignment of strategy and planning.

-Participate with other ADM division managers in developing a world class IT organization.

-Adhere to the highest degree of professional standards and strict confidentiality in matters that required discretion.

-Attend professional development and training sessions on a regular basis.

-Perform other job-related duties as necessary.
Experience: QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

-Bachelor's degree in Information Systems. MBA preferred.

-8-10 years in overall IT experience.

-3 + years in IT technology management.

-3+ years in a similar position in the areas of people, process, technology and project management.

-Project Management experience or exposure to at least one development methodology.

-Proven project management capabilities; led at least five successful projects.

-Must be experienced in all areas of the Software Development Lifecycle.

-Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.

-Must be able to deliver in an environment of competing priorities and changing project scope.

-Proven effectiveness as a creative problem solver; ability to challenge conventional approaches and 'think outside the box'.

-Experience in assessing business needs and selecting the right analytic approach for the problem at hand.

-Team oriented with a track record of excellence in internal and external customer service.

-Must be able to think big picture and tie it to day-to-day work.

-Excellent customer service and verbal and written communications skills.

-Good time management skills, i.e. the ability to take on and prioritize several tasks.

-Good interpersonal skills and a high level of professionalism.

-Ability to work additional hours as needed.

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2-4 years - Technical Data Warehouse/Project Manager - Start in January
Chicago, Charlotte, and Dallas - 14 job openings

Beautiful offices with fantastic views, Fortune 500 company. Restaurants everywhere within walking distance, Mountains and the ocean within hours
Sports and entertainment close to your office

Manage technology solution delivery and execution (not re-engineering)
Understanding of Data Warehousing
Ability to work with Governance model
Manage issues, risks, status reporting.
Solid background in process/project framework(PMBOK, Six Sigma, DMAIC)
Strong communication skills working with sponsors, stakeholders and executive staff
GOOD SENSE OF HUMOR

Respond today with updated word resume and salary history. Also please include professional references. All qualified candidates will be considered. Must be US Citizen or Green Card holder. No Relo available.
Experience: Mid level Technical PM/Technical delivery manager 2-5 years.
Candidate needs to have worked in a Data Warehouse environment utilizing basic PM skills working with process/project methodology.


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Seeking a well rounded IT Analyst with a broad financial systems background for the Derivatives Systems group. A quick mind, understanding of asset processing and keen interest in new financial products would be a valuable addition to the team. This candidate would work with a team of developers and analysts to resolve production support and short term projects. Must have Derivatives Operations, GMI and/or AS/400 experience.
Experience: An ideal candidate would have the following skills:



- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written

- Excellent business process analysis skills

- Experience in investment systems/processes (buy and sell side)

- Ability to produce tight/effective scope and requirements documents

- Ability to quickly understand the data requirements and processing required of derivatives assets especially ETDs.

- 2-5 years of either development or operational experience supporting derivatives assets

- Excellent team player

- Experience with GMI

- Pragmatic attitude

- Detail oriented

- Ability to interact and communicate effectively with business and technology partners

- Driven attitude to resolve production issues and deliver projects quickly.

- Ability to quickly and effectively facilitate communication between groups to resolve problems.

- Experience with working and understanding needs of operations is very important.

- AS400 and RPG experience is a definite plus.



Proficiency in the use of the following tools.

- Microsoft Office

- PowerPoint

- Microsoft Project

- Microsoft Visio

- Microsoft Excel

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Human Capital Consultants is a strategic professional services consulting organization serving industry leading clients across the United States. Our offerings include;

Recruitment Process Outsourcing
Contract and Project Recruitment and Candidate Sourcing
Corporate Recruitment Process Implementation and Improvement
Retained Search
Staffing Vendor Management
Human Resources Consulting
We offer proven, customizable, and matrix driven solutions for our clients' recruitment and staffing, employee retention, and human resources consulting needs.

Interaction Design Assistant

Since 1992 our client has used their Contextual Design methodology to design innovative, customer-centered products, business systems, websites, and hardware/software systems. They deliver strategic market characterizations, personas, and full product, website, and system designs all defined by data and tested with users. They take a whole systems view - making their solutions work for the users, the platform, and their clients' business goals.

The Contextual Design methodology is a customer-centered design process taught in universities and used in companies world-wide. The techniques rely on extensive field data as the foundation for understanding users' needs, tasks, and processes in order to design solutions that work.

Our client is looking for Interaction Design Assistants to be based in Concord, MA. Interaction Design Assistants use their visual design skills to work closely with multiple teams, on a wide variety of client projects representing different user activities and technology platforms. Candidates must be passionate about creating products, systems, and websites that really meet the needs of users. Qualified candidates can expect to become Interaction Designers within 1-3 years.

Effective interaction design begins with understanding how people work on a daily basis, which is why their interaction designers are trained in Contextual Design. Design Assistants will be trained in all phases of the Contextual Design process, including field interviews with end users, data interpretation, work modeling and consolidation, visioning, storyboarding, system design, paper prototyping and final visual design. They will use these skills to provide extra hands to the team and support creating deliverables.


Experience: Bachelor's or Master's degree in graphic design, fine art, or interaction design

· One year of demonstrated interaction design experience.

· Experience designing web or client-based applications (not merely web page design) is desirable.

· Visual design experience is preferred, but not necessary.

· Demonstrated experience with the following (or similar) design software: FreeHand, Dreamweaver, PowerPoint, Photoshop, HTML, and CSS.

· Must work quickly under short deadlines, handle multiple tasks, and work in a highly collaborative team environment

· Currently living in the greater Boston area is a must

· Willingness to travel when necessary

· Special consideration will be given to candidates with a second language (e.g., Japanese, Chinese, German, and others).

Advancement will also depend on:

· Aptitude and interest in quickly grasping diverse, sometimes complicated domains without previously having worked with them.

· Systemic thinking: to see design implications in the existing work practice and envision new solutions that will improve the user's experience while meeting the business needs of the clients.

· Good presentation and verbal communication skills, as well as positive client relation skills. Good writing is a plus.

· Strong, effective interpersonal skills to professionally interface with end users and clients.

· Willingness to travel on a regular basis, occasionally on short notice.

Join the organization that is in the forefront of technological design and client satisfaction with their user friendly, customer-focused processes.

Interested and qualified candidates are invited to submit resumes to Mike Astringer by e-mail or call 800-378-0847 Ext: 701.

Our client is an Equal Opportunity Employer

PLEASE NOTE: Only local candidates will be considered for this role.




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We are currently seeking to fill an IT Lead 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.



Salary: $78,000- $105,000



Responsibilities:

- Create project plans with timelines, resolve problems, control project, and ensure deadlines and project budgets are met

- Understand business needs and provide innovative technical solutions to business opportunities. While doing so, individual appropriately manages customer expectations and ensurse appropriate communications take place.

- Ensure department quality standards and project deadlines are met while still meeting business and technical requirements and specifications

- Supervisory role includes assigning work and reviewing work of others; providing guidance and direction; identifying growth opportunities for staff; advising management regarding staffing issues; may participate in staff performance reviews



Qualifications:

- Strong understanding of the Documentum 5 tool set and development lifecycle that will allow them to help in the development and support of several Documentum based applications.

- At least 7 years experience in Information Technology field

- At least 3 years experience in Supervisory role as Project or Team Lead. PMP Certification is a plus

- Technical experience with Documentum version 5.3, specifically Web Publisher and Digital Asset Manager.

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

- Bachelor of Science. MBA is a plus

- Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or related field



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 Sr. Project Manager - Cyber Infrastructure Resource Planning position for our client in Evanston, IL. We invite you to review the position requirements below and apply today if your skills match our need.



Salary: $112,000 to $120,000



Overview:

The Senior Project Manager for Cyber Infrastructure, Facilities and Resource Planning provides project management and technical leadership on all infrastructure planning and operations for the central data and network centers as well as their distributed components, including assessing risk. The infrastructure includes the critical systems of power, cooling, uninterruptible power equipment including generators and systems, physical security, space management, etc. This position interacts with all levels within the company and outside vendors and consultants. It is critical to the day to day operations of these important University resources and planning to ensure continued focus on the expansion requirements.



Responsibilities:

- Overseeing, interfacing and managing internal resources and/or outside firms that design, install, support and supply cyber infrastructure components and support services

- Managing successful outcomes, including contracts, documentation, budgets, etc

- Proactively assessing and planning requirements for all of the support systems associated with the cyber center, including but not limited to power (both AC and DC), cooling, physical security, physical space management, cable pathways and other infrastructure requirements to ensure that the availability of the support systems match or exceed the requirements defined by the computing and networking systems housed within the facility(s)

- Monitoring and managing usage of critical support systems on an ongoing basis

- Serving as consultant and in-house expert in cyber center infrastructure engineering to ensure services are provided without interruption or as defined by system requirements, including managing the deployment processes, to ensure the operational integrity is met

- Performing other related duties as required or assigned



Requirements:

- Minimum 10-15 years in data center/network center environment

- Experience in complex computing and networking environment, large scale UPS/generator back-up systems/battery plants, electrical systems - AC & DC, HVAC, fire suppression, overall cyber center design, racking and cabling standards

- Excellent project management skills

- Excellent verbal and written skills

- Demonstrated skills in leadership, people management, including risk management, project management, and strong commitment to excellence

- Ability to maintain flexibility and openness to a rapidly changing environment

Technical experience is a must, demonstrated by knowledge of server/networking hardware, data facilities/data center hardware and engineering design and Telecom, knowledge of operating systems (Windows & UNIX/LINUX)

- Four-year college degree in a technical discipline (Computer Science, Engineering, Math or Science) or the equivalent combination of education, training and experience from which comparable skills can be acquired



Preferred Qualifications:

- An electrical engineering degree and or at least 15 years certification experience in complex computing and networking environment focused on infrastructure, or the equivalent combination of education, training and experience from which comparable skills can be acquired

- Extensive knowledge of power, cooling, fire suppression, security, safety and other cyber infrastructure components to support computing and networking, including physical security and the use of automated notification systems

- Familiarity with the internal support processes 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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****There is a possibility of assignment continuing to end of 2008****



GENERAL DESCRIPTION:



Exciting opportunity for an experienced DBA who can immediately begin to add value to the area.



The candidate should have Oracle and Sybase knowledge. Candidate would be expected to execute multiple application and infrastructure projects ensuring that all DBA and Project checkpoints have been addressed.



For the duration of the project assignment, the candidate will function as the primary database contact for the Technical Services Project Management Office (PMO), Application Partners and Technical Services partners.



The candidate would provide database expertise as either the lead on database-only projects or serve as a virtual team member (VTM) for larger projects with representatives from multiple Technical Services teams.



All database staff rotate through the firecall list and will be expected to provide after hours support for the production environments.



EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:



The candidate should have significant (6+ years) DBA experience in a combination of Oracle and Sybase. A record of working effectively with application teams and executing on multiple projects in varying stages of the development life cycle is important.



Experience in data architecture and design with current Oracle Products is a plus. The candidate must also demonstrate the ability to learn new technologies quickly and be able to transfer knowledge to others.



CANDIDATE QUALIFICATIONS - Skills Required:



Experience with Oracle 9i and 10G.

Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) 10g (10.2.03) experience is required.

Experience with Sybase 11.9.2 and 12.5.x.

DataGuard and/or other replication technologies.

Experience with BMC Patrol, DBArtisan, SQL Backtrack, RMan.

Strong problem solving skills

Ability to address Oracle Very Large Database (VLDB) issues , Oracle Partitioning.

Performance analysis and tuning, Oracle and Sybase P&T utilities.

Ability to work within an established Project Development process

Should be able to work with already established data models and naming conventions

Knowledge of UNIX OS, shell scripting is a plus

Strong project management and planning skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to work in a team atmosphere

Should work effectively with a minimum of direction

Willingness and ability to work in a fast-paced environment

Willingness and ability to handle firecall duties





Performs data modeling, logical and physical database design based on a thorough knowledge of modeling techniques, the modeling tools available on the project, and the business functions of the subject system. Performs database administration including tasks such as loading data, managing data security and user access, performance monitoring and tuning, and all aspects of data integrity, backup, recovery, and user support. Plans, executes, and maintains database capacity, backup and recovery, and disaster recovery plans. Familiar with all phases of database programming (i.e. Assists programmers to troubleshoot and tune programs in terms of efficient database usage)

Thorough knowledge of the subject DBMS, DML (SQL), DDL, utilities, services, troubleshooting, architecture, syntax, etc


Experience: 6+ years

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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 Manager within the Tools & Technology group has primary responsibility for the development and/or maintenance of Client and Agency systems that support the delivery of data(base)-driven marketing initiatives that build Client business. Towards this end, the manager may be responsible for the accurate and timely delivery of a variety of projects including, but not limited to, the following:

Seeking a well rounded IT Analyst with a broad financial systems background for the Derivatives Systems group. A quick mind, understanding of asset processing and keen interest in new financial products would be a valuable addition to the team. This candidate would work with a team of developers and analysts to resolve production support and short term projects. Must have Derivatives Operations, GMI and/or AS/400 experience.
Experience: An ideal candidate would have the following skills:



- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written

- Excellent business process analysis skills

- Experience in investment systems/processes (buy and sell side)

- Ability to produce tight/effective scope and requirements documents

- Ability to quickly understand the data requirements and processing required of derivatives assets especially ETDs.

- 2-5 years of either development or operational experience supporting derivatives assets

- Excellent team player

- Experience with GMI

- Pragmatic attitude

- Detail oriented

- Ability to interact and communicate effectively with business and technology partners

- Driven attitude to resolve production issues and deliver projects quickly.

- Ability to quickly and effectively facilitate communication between groups to resolve problems.

- Experience with working and understanding needs of operations is very important.

- AS400 and RPG experience is a definite plus.



Proficiency in the use of the following tools.

- Microsoft Office

- PowerPoint

- Microsoft Project

- Microsoft Visio

- Microsoft Excel

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Human Capital Consultants is a strategic professional services consulting organization serving industry leading clients across the United States. Our offerings include;

Recruitment Process Outsourcing
Contract and Project Recruitment and Candidate Sourcing
Corporate Recruitment Process Implementation and Improvement
Retained Search
Staffing Vendor Management
Human Resources Consulting
We offer proven, customizable, and matrix driven solutions for our clients' recruitment and staffing, employee retention, and human resources consulting needs.

Work Practice Designer/User Researcher

Curious about people, Creative, Smart & Quick?

If this describes you read on.

· Do you understand people?

· Are you curious about seeing how people work, and then designing technology solutions that help them to work better?

· Do you enjoy technology? Do you wish that software would work the way you want it to?

· Does working in a team-based, collaborative environment interest you?

· Do you enjoy travel?

· Does finding the right piece to a puzzle bring you satisfaction?

Our client is looking for candidates who answered yes to the above. Their customer centered team-based approach is the framework for designing technology applications, websites, internal systems and more for their clients. Contextual Design is their front-end, customer-centered design methodology used and taught world-wide.
Our client is looking for candidates who answered yes to the above. Their customer centered team-based approach is the framework for designing technology applications, websites, internal systems and more for their clients. Contextual Design is their front-end, customer-centered design methodology used and taught world-wide.



Individuals receive the training and mentoring to excel as a Work Practice Designer (User Researcher) participate in the full design process - from ethnographic field interviews to interaction design. Work practice designers will participate fully in all phases of the Contextual Design process, including field interviews with end users, data interpretation and modeling, visioning new concepts, storyboarding, paper prototyping and deliverable creation. They must also be systemic thinkers: able to see the design implications implied by the existing work practice and envision new solutions that will improve the user's experience while meeting the business needs of the clients.



Those who have a background in the social sciences, technical writing, human-computer interaction, information systems, user research or other related fields are ideal candidates for our Work Practice Designer. Or perhaps you are a product manager or software engineer who wants to work in a small company environment and focus on designing products that are driven by actually face-to face customer research.



Experience:
This position is ideal for someone with a Bachelor's degree and 3 years of relevant post-graduation experience - or recent grads with a Masters or PhD with 1-2 years of experience - and who are looking to expand their horizons by performing in a fast-paced, consulting environment.

We are looking for people with these characteristics:

· Training or experience in ethnographic research or related methods

· Eagerness to learn the Contextual Design process and follow it

· Excited to produce innovative and practical designs that impact the life and work of the end user/employees while meeting the business needs of our client

· Good communication skills, both written and stand-up presentations

· Good interpersonal skills, with the ability to get along easily with others working on small, collaborative teams over extended periods of time while maintaining a positive attitude

· Willingness to travel on a regular basis, occasionally on short notice

· Currently living in the greater Chicago area is a must.

· Special consideration will be given to candidates with any of the following: background in business process redesign or Six Sigma.

· Effective tracking of activities, well-organized, and talent to eventually lead projects is a plus

· Special consideration will be given to candidates with a second language (e.g., Japanese, Chinese, German, and others).

Join the organization that is in the forefront of technological design and client satisfaction with their user friendly, customer-focused processes.

Interested and qualified candidates are invited to submit resumes to Mike Astringer by e-mail .



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Our GLOBAL Client located in the Chicago suburbs, currently seeks an IT SOLUTIONS ENGINEER. This is a 3-6 month CONTRACT positon.

IT SOLUTIONS ENGINEER


Position Description:


Research, plan and deliver IT infrastructure and application enabling solutions to support the business needs of the Client. Candidate will play key role in evolution of new IT infrastructure and application services leveraging primarily IBM iSeries and IBM BladeCenter server technology coupled to a CISCO LAN / WAN Networking infrastructure.


Position Responsibilities:



· Provide engineering and ongoing system administration guidance for infrastructure which centers on IBM iSeries and BladeCenter hardware platforms hosting primarily IBM i5/OS and Linux operating systems with some Windows 2003 server instances.

· Lead Infrastructure initiatives and help provide leadership and support to the IT support areas to resolve operational issues.

· Participate in IT directional planning for the use of infrastructure solutions.

· Assist in the development of IT standards, policies and processes.

· Collaborate with internal and external customers to achieve defined goals while fostering and maintaining good business relationships internal and external.

· Coordinate inter-departmental activities with other areas as required for projects.

· Own lead technical engineer / architect role in projects.

· Help create and foster a team environment.

· Perform the following as required:

- Travel to international and domestic sites in support of project, task, assignment, or educational enhancement.

- Report to work during non-scheduled hours if / when required.



Qualifications:



· Candidate should come from a medium to large scale data center environment with a high-availability, continuous-improvement and service delivery orientation.

· Minimum of 8 years professional experience in a relevant infrastructure engineering / administration role.

· Strong technical aptitude coupled with good logical / analytical skills.

· Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience.

· Strong verbal and written communications skills.

· Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills; ability to communicate and persuade at all management levels.

· Project Management Experience.

· Experience in developing strategic plans.

· Experience with any of the following is considered a plus: ITIL, SAS-70, Sarbanes-Oxley, C-TPAT.



Technical Knowledge:



Required:

· 5+ years technical experience with IBM iSeries hardware, i5/OS operating system and iSeries storage subsystems.

· 3+ years experience with IBM BladeCenter Servers

· 3+ years experience with Linux Operating System environments

· 3+ years experience with LAN / WAN networking in a CISCO environment.

(Above experience should be demonstrated by professional experience in Infrastructure Engineering / Administration roles)



Preferred: Experience with any of the following will be considered a plus.

· IBM Websphere Portal Server

· LOTUS Domino

· APACHE

· VOIP

· VMware

· SAP

· CITRIX

· LDAP

· Windows2003 Server

· DB2

· Oracle

· SQL



Successful candidates will possess the following characteristics:

· Willingness and ability to pursue and grasp new technical / functional skills

· Strong personal ownership

· Outstanding logic and troubleshooting skills

· Strong ability to multitask

· Results oriented

· Relationship builder

· Teamwork orientation

· Enterprise focus

· Creative thinker

· Problem solver

Experience: WE ARE UNABLE TO SPONSER OR TRANSFER H1B-VISA'S
INCLUDE SALARY HISTORY FOR CONSIDERATION
PLEASE INCLUDE JOB TITLE IN SUBJECT HEADING

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2-4 years - Technical Data Warehouse/Project Manager - Start in January
Chicago, Charlotte, and Dallas - 14 job openings

Beautiful offices with fantastic views, Fortune 500 company. Restaurants everywhere within walking distance, Mountains and the ocean within hours
Sports and entertainment close to your office

Manage technology solution delivery and execution (not re-engineering)
Understanding of Data Warehousing
Ability to work with Governance model
Manage issues, risks, status reporting.
Solid background in process/project framework(PMBOK, Six Sigma, DMAIC)
Strong communication skills working with sponsors, stakeholders and executive staff
GOOD SENSE OF HUMOR

Respond today with updated word resume and salary history. Also please include professional references. All qualified candidates will be considered. Must be US Citizen or Green Card holder. No Relo available.
Experience: Mid level Technical PM/Technical delivery manager 2-5 years.
Candidate needs to have worked in a Data Warehouse environment utilizing basic PM skills working with process/project methodology.


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POSITION SUMMARY



The Web Developer is a member of the Web Services team in the Information Technology ( IT ) department. This position analyzes, develops, supports, and provides training on firm internet and intranet technologies. Key components of this position are technical analysis skills, programming Java, supporting content management systems (Vignette), positive customer service skills, and facilitating effective combinations of business needs and web technologies. This position is based in Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181.



ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

-Maintain production and development of internet / intranet environments for content authors, editors, publishers, and users.

-Train on the use of internet / intranet technologies and tools which support business information publishing needs.

-Perform system administration of content management systems and related technologies (content management software, web server, etc.).

-Provide technical support on assigned internet / intranet technologies and tools and coordinate support needs with other divisions within the IT department.

-Develop effective web technologies and tools that support business information publishing needs.

-Provide excellent customer service to all internet and intranet users (authors, editors, publishers, management, and end users).

-Use web technologies and tools in the publishing of firm internet and intranet websites on a daily basis.

-Provide content publishing assistance in the application of best practices of knowledge management and internet / intranet use.

-Perform exception reporting of issues, problems, and customer needs as they occur to IT management.

-Provide proactive response to identified training, technical support, and customer service needs in line with IT management and business guidelines.

-Coordinate identified user technical needs with others in immediate team or division and throughout the IT department.

-Adhere to highest degree of professional standards and strict confidentiality in matters that require discretion.

-Attend professional development and training sessions on a regular basis.

-Participate in special projects as assigned by management.
Experience: QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

-Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, MIS, or related field

-1 to 3 years of experience with the following technologies: HTML, Java ( J2EE applications, not Swing ), JavaScript, Active Server Pages, Microsoft Internet Information Server ( IIS ), Apache Tomcat, Microsoft SQL Server, Java Server Pages and other internet technologies in the production and publishing of internet and / or intranet websites.

-Previous experience in the professional services or accounting industry a plus.

-Experience with Vignette Content Management system ( or competitive product ).

-Previous experience in the application of knowledge management best practices in the publishing of information systems content a plus.

-Ability to work with minimal supervision.

-Excellent written and oral communications skills.

-Strong training and presentation skills in individual and group settings.

-Proven ability to effectively multitask with strong attention to detail.

-Ability to integrate procedural steps and processes with technical requirements and system functions to ensure successful delivery of work.

-Team oriented, flexible, and able to work in a changing work environment.

-100% in-office work arrangement required; pager required. Infrequent overtime required ( evenings / weekends ).

-Reports directly to Website Technology Manager



KEY PERFORMANCE MEASURES

-Successful daily publishing of internet and intranet websites that comply with management and firm guidelines.

-Excellent customer service experiences by all customers and IT personnel.

-Effective training and support of user communities with web technologies and tools.

-Effective coordination of user needs and business requirements with others within the IT department and IT management.

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POSITION SUMMARY



The Manager, CMS Applications is responsible for the firm's implementation and support of CMS software. The Manager maintains and manages the application throughout its lifecycle, focused on meeting or exceeding the firm's service level agreements ( SLAs ) for all CMS-based applications. This includes managing all related vendor relationships for service, support, and licensing. Additionally, the Manager coordinates with all other relevant areas of the Information Technology ( IT ) department, including Relationship Management, Operations, Development, Project Management Office ( PMO ), etc., to ensure the highest levels of customer satisfaction for their applications. The Manager looks closely at the CMS user community to help drive both strategy and operations accordingly. Finally, the Manager works closely with IT Governance to provide vision and leadership in support of a broad firm technology strategy and architecture. This position reports to the Director of Applications Development and Management ( ADM ) and is based in Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181.



ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

-Ensure proper application monitoring to maintain expected performance and availability as defined in customer SLAs.

-Provide leadership and act as the single point of ownership to address any application outages or issues as they occur, communicating effectively with other IT groups as appropriate.

-Provide functional expertise to support continued improvement and usage of applications.

-Evaluate current support and operations procedures and continually look for ways to improve overall customer satisfaction.

-Identify and build CMS education and training strategy and execution, in coordination with the IT Finance Relationship Manager.

-Coordinate all systems maintenance and new applications development through standard IT Change Management and PM methodologies.

-Coordinate resource scheduling for any project work in conjunction with assigned project managers and through normal PMO practices.

-Ensure consistent application of standard IT development methodologies and best practices, and contribute to the consistent refinement and improvements to the same.

-Report application health and status to IT Leadership via regular updates and status meetings.

-Develop and execute against a CMS strategy that is aligned with ADM and firm IT visions.

-Develop a thorough understanding of the firm's financial systems and needs.

-Define and manage the entire CMS application lifecycle.

-Manage all relevant vendor relationships in support of the CMS applications strategy.

-Develop and maintain appropriate service level agreements.

-Review financial applications capabilities and identify process fits and gaps as per the firm's business requirements.

-Coordinate activities with the Enterprise Architecture team to ensure alignment of strategy and planning.

-Participate with other ADM division managers in developing a world class IT organization.

-Adhere to the highest degree of professional standards and strict confidentiality in matters that required discretion.

-Attend professional development and training sessions on a regular basis.

-Perform other job-related duties as necessary.
Experience: QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

-Bachelor's degree in Information Systems. MBA preferred.

-8-10 years in overall IT experience.

-3 + years in IT technology management.

-3+ years in a similar position in the areas of people, process, technology and project management.

-Project Management experience or exposure to at least one development methodology.

-Proven project management capabilities; led at least five successful projects.

-Must be experienced in all areas of the Software Development Lifecycle.

-Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.

-Must be able to deliver in an environment of competing priorities and changing project scope.

-Proven effectiveness as a creative problem solver; ability to challenge conventional approaches and 'think outside the box'.

-Experience in assessing business needs and selecting the right analytic approach for the problem at hand.

-Team oriented with a track record of excellence in internal and external customer service.

-Must be able to think big picture and tie it to day-to-day work.

-Excellent customer service and verbal and written communications skills.

-Good time management skills, i.e. the ability to take on and prioritize several tasks.

-Good interpersonal skills and a high level of professionalism.

-Ability to work additional hours as needed.

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****There is a possibility of assignment continuing to end of 2008****



GENERAL DESCRIPTION:



Exciting opportunity for an experienced DBA who can immediately begin to add value to the area.



The candidate should have Oracle and Sybase knowledge. Candidate would be expected to execute multiple application and infrastructure projects ensuring that all DBA and Project checkpoints have been addressed.



For the duration of the project assignment, the candidate will function as the primary database contact for the Technical Services Project Management Office (PMO), Application Partners and Technical Services partners.



The candidate would provide database expertise as either the lead on database-only projects or serve as a virtual team member (VTM) for larger projects with representatives from multiple Technical Services teams.



All database staff rotate through the firecall list and will be expected to provide after hours support for the production environments.



EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:



The candidate should have significant (6+ years) DBA experience in a combination of Oracle and Sybase. A record of working effectively with application teams and executing on multiple projects in varying stages of the development life cycle is important.



Experience in data architecture and design with current Oracle Products is a plus. The candidate must also demonstrate the ability to learn new technologies quickly and be able to transfer knowledge to others.



CANDIDATE QUALIFICATIONS - Skills Required:



Experience with Oracle 9i and 10G.

Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) 10g (10.2.03) experience is required.

Experience with Sybase 11.9.2 and 12.5.x.

DataGuard and/or other replication technologies.

Experience with BMC Patrol, DBArtisan, SQL Backtrack, RMan.

Strong problem solving skills

Ability to address Oracle Very Large Database (VLDB) issues , Oracle Partitioning.

Performance analysis and tuning, Oracle and Sybase P&T utilities.

Ability to work within an established Project Development process

Should be able to work with already established data models and naming conventions

Knowledge of UNIX OS, shell scripting is a plus

Strong project management and planning skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to work in a team atmosphere

Should work effectively with a minimum of direction

Willingness and ability to work in a fast-paced environment

Willingness and ability to handle firecall duties





Performs data modeling, logical and physical database design based on a thorough knowledge of modeling techniques, the modeling tools available on the project, and the business functions of the subject system. Performs database administration including tasks such as loading data, managing data security and user access, performance monitoring and tuning, and all aspects of data integrity, backup, recovery, and user support. Plans, executes, and maintains database capacity, backup and recovery, and disaster recovery plans. Familiar with all phases of database programming (i.e. Assists programmers to troubleshoot and tune programs in terms of efficient database usage)

Thorough knowledge of the subject DBMS, DML (SQL), DDL, utilities, services, troubleshooting, architecture, syntax, etc


Experience: 6+ years

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Genesis10 is seeking a Release Iteration Manager in Chicago for a 3-6 month contract position.

Role: Release Iteration Manager Role



Responsibilities:

. Mechanics of each release, including: unlocking for check-ins, coordinating builds, tracking DR and CR verification and completion, tracking iteration and release milestones, reporting to management, coordination of cut over and maintaining development velocity.

. Transition from release to release. Documentation archives, release notes, conducting and documenting surveys and lessons learned and turn over to Production Operations.

. SharePoint site management.

. Day to day issue management. Interface with QA, developers and deployment to ensure issues are addressed in a timeframe appropriate to the priority.

Duties

. Facilitate daily Stand up meeting. Prepare and publish meeting minutes, and follow up on action items.

. Facilitate daily testing issues meeting. Update issue tracking tool with information from meeting. Follow up on issues as needed.

. Create daily turn over to Offshore Support team, including preparing updated testing issues list and compiling updates from QA.

. Coordination of builds and deployments for point releases into non-Production environments. Interface with QA, Dev, CM team, and deployment for appropriate timing.

. Facilitate Pre-iteration Planning meeting, to determine capacity and scope for next iteration and to review outstanding release risk items.

. Facilitate Iteration Planning meeting to close out completed iteration and begin next iteration. This includes preparation of the slides, facilitation of tasking process and preparation of cards for wall.

. Maintain Jira (issue tracking software) items for each iteration.

. Work with Scope and Governance Manager to determine stories that are ready for iteration.

. Work with Business Line Representative to determine priority of stories ready for iteration.

. Document daily progress for each iteration and update the iteration tracker as required.

. Document iteration and release process, work flows and transitions.

. Prepare and facilitate cut over weekend for releases, including: Release notes, gathering release sign offs, creation and execution of cut over weekend plan and turn over to Production Operations.

. Administer SharePoint by understanding limitations and processes needed to move from one release to another.

. Communicate regularly with Configuration Management team to ensure timely delivery of new branches or changes around build process.



Role Dependencies

. Communication to Project Manager on updates to golden list, project plan or milestones, and Release activities for reporting purposes.

. Coordination with Environment Manager for scheduled down time and weekend project plan for non-production environments.

. Communication from Governance Manager on scope item and defect additions for Releases.




Experience: Required Skills:

. Strong Project Management background. Experience ranging from information gathering to delivery. Manage more than one project at a given time. (2 years minimum)

. Java/OO programming environment experience ( familiarity with a structured development environment)

. MS Project, SharePoint, Excel, Word and Visio (Intermediate/Expert level in all 4)



Recommended Skills:

. Jira (issue tracking software), Perforce (configuration management software), ClearCase (revision control software) and Clear Quest (bug tracking software for SDLC) (2 years intense usage is strong plus)

. Experience with CMMI, ISO, 6-Sigma, or other quality methodologies / processes

. Experience with RUP (Rational Unified Process) or Iterative process.



Very nice to Have:

Investment banking experience (from the technology side) would be a big plus



The characteristics needed to be successful in this environment are: Strong Communication skills - essential

Problem Solving

Pragmatic self starter



Benefits

- Vacation

- Paid Holidays, personal days, sick days

- Medical & Dental Insurance

- 401K

- Disability, AD&D

- Life Insurance



This is an excellent opportunity to join a winning team. Take your career to the next level and turn your interest into action. Apply Now! The only way to learn more is by taking the next step.



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We are currently seeking to fill an EDI Mapper 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:

- Experience with Gentran for Unix 6.0.1/ visual mapper - moderately complex mapping

- Previous work on ANSI X12, Edifact and App to App mapping

- Basic knowledge of UNIX (AIX)

- Knowledge of SAP R3 processes and transactions that relate to idoc processing, including partner profiles

- Knowledge of SAP idoc structure

- Understanding of Value Added Network processes

- Must be able to work with minimal supervision.

- Basic understanding/experience with AS2 functionality preferred (GIS AS2 Edition)



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 an IT Lead 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.



Salary: $78,000- $105,000



Responsibilities:

- Create project plans with timelines, resolve problems, control project, and ensure deadlines and project budgets are met

- Understand business needs and provide innovative technical solutions to business opportunities. While doing so, individual appropriately manages customer expectations and ensurse appropriate communications take place.

- Ensure department quality standards and project deadlines are met while still meeting business and technical requirements and specifications

- Supervisory role includes assigning work and reviewing work of others; providing guidance and direction; identifying growth opportunities for staff; advising management regarding staffing issues; may participate in staff performance reviews



Qualifications:

- Strong understanding of the Documentum 5 tool set and development lifecycle that will allow them to help in the development and support of several Documentum based applications.

- At least 7 years experience in Information Technology field

- At least 3 years experience in Supervisory role as Project or Team Lead. PMP Certification is a plus

- Technical experience with Documentum version 5.3, specifically Web Publisher and Digital Asset Manager.

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

- Bachelor of Science. MBA is a plus

- Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or related field



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 Sr. Project Manager - Cyber Infrastructure Resource Planning position for our client in Evanston, IL. We invite you to review the position requirements below and apply today if your skills match our need.



Salary: $112,000 to $120,000



Overview:

The Senior Project Manager for Cyber Infrastructure, Facilities and Resource Planning provides project management and technical leadership on all infrastructure planning and operations for the central data and network centers as well as their distributed components, including assessing risk. The infrastructure includes the critical systems of power, cooling, uninterruptible power equipment including generators and systems, physical security, space management, etc. This position interacts with all levels within the company and outside vendors and consultants. It is critical to the day to day operations of these important University resources and planning to ensure continued focus on the expansion requirements.



Responsibilities:

- Overseeing, interfacing and managing internal resources and/or outside firms that design, install, support and supply cyber infrastructure components and support services

- Managing successful outcomes, including contracts, documentation, budgets, etc

- Proactively assessing and planning requirements for all of the support systems associated with the cyber center, including but not limited to power (both AC and DC), cooling, physical security, physical space management, cable pathways and other infrastructure requirements to ensure that the availability of the support systems match or exceed the requirements defined by the computing and networking systems housed within the facility(s)

- Monitoring and managing usage of critical support systems on an ongoing basis

- Serving as consultant and in-house expert in cyber center infrastructure engineering to ensure services are provided without interruption or as defined by system requirements, including managing the deployment processes, to ensure the operational integrity is met

- Performing other related duties as required or assigned



Requirements:

- Minimum 10-15 years in data center/network center environment

- Experience in complex computing and networking environment, large scale UPS/generator back-up systems/battery plants, electrical systems - AC & DC, HVAC, fire suppression, overall cyber center design, racking and cabling standards

- Excellent project management skills

- Excellent verbal and written skills

- Demonstrated skills in leadership, people management, including risk management, project management, and strong commitment to excellence

- Ability to maintain flexibility and openness to a rapidly changing environment

Technical experience is a must, demonstrated by knowledge of server/networking hardware, data facilities/data center hardware and engineering design and Telecom, knowledge of operating systems (Windows & UNIX/LINUX)

- Four-year college degree in a technical discipline (Computer Science, Engineering, Math or Science) or the equivalent combination of education, training and experience from which comparable skills can be acquired



Preferred Qualifications:

- An electrical engineering degree and or at least 15 years certification experience in complex computing and networking environment focused on infrastructure, or the equivalent combination of education, training and experience from which comparable skills can be acquired

- Extensive knowledge of power, cooling, fire suppression, security, safety and other cyber infrastructure components to support computing and networking, including physical security and the use of automated notification systems

- Familiarity with the internal support processes 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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Human Capital Consultants is a strategic professional services consulting organization serving industry leading clients across the United States. Our offerings include;

Recruitment Process Outsourcing
Contract and Project Recruitment and Candidate Sourcing
Corporate Recruitment Process Implementation and Improvement
Retained Search
Staffing Vendor Management
Human Resources Consulting
We offer proven, customizable, and matrix driven solutions for our clients' recruitment and staffing, employee retention, and human resources consulting needs.

Interaction Design Assistant

Since 1992 our client has used their Contextual Design methodology to design innovative, customer-centered products, business systems, websites, and hardware/software systems. They deliver strategic market characterizations, personas, and full product, website, and system designs all defined by data and tested with users. They take a whole systems view - making their solutions work for the users, the platform, and their clients' business goals.

The Contextual Design methodology is a customer-centered design process taught in universities and used in companies world-wide. The techniques rely on extensive field data as the foundation for understanding users' needs, tasks, and processes in order to design solutions that work.

Our client is looking for Interaction Design Assistants to be based in Concord, MA. Interaction Design Assistants use their visual design skills to work closely with multiple teams, on a wide variety of client projects representing different user activities and technology platforms. Candidates must be passionate about creating products, systems, and websites that really meet the needs of users. Qualified candidates can expect to become Interaction Designers within 1-3 years.

Effective interaction design begins with understanding how people work on a daily basis, which is why their interaction designers are trained in Contextual Design. Design Assistants will be trained in all phases of the Contextual Design process, including field interviews with end users, data interpretation, work modeling and consolidation, visioning, storyboarding, system design, paper prototyping and final visual design. They will use these skills to provide extra hands to the team and support creating deliverables.


Experience: Bachelor's or Master's degree in graphic design, fine art, or interaction design

· One year of demonstrated interaction design experience.

· Experience designing web or client-based applications (not merely web page design) is desirable.

· Visual design experience is preferred, but not necessary.

· Demonstrated experience with the following (or similar) design software: FreeHand, Dreamweaver, PowerPoint, Photoshop, HTML, and CSS.

· Must work quickly under short deadlines, handle multiple tasks, and work in a highly collaborative team environment

· Currently living in the greater Boston area is a must

· Willingness to travel when necessary

· Special consideration will be given to candidates with a second language (e.g., Japanese, Chinese, German, and others).

Advancement will also depend on:

· Aptitude and interest in quickly grasping diverse, sometimes complicated domains without previously having worked with them.

· Systemic thinking: to see design implications in the existing work practice and envision new solutions that will improve the user's experience while meeting the business needs of the clients.

· Good presentation and verbal communication skills, as well as positive client relation skills. Good writing is a plus.

· Strong, effective interpersonal skills to professionally interface with end users and clients.

· Willingness to travel on a regular basis, occasionally on short notice.

Join the organization that is in the forefront of technological design and client satisfaction with their user friendly, customer-focused processes.

Interested and qualified candidates are invited to submit resumes to Mike Astringer by e-mail or call 800-378-0847 Ext: 701.

Our client is an Equal Opportunity Employer

PLEASE NOTE: Only local candidates will be considered for this role.




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We are currently seeking to fill an IT Lead 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.



Salary: $78,000- $105,000



Responsibilities:

- Create project plans with timelines, resolve problems, control project, and ensure deadlines and project budgets are met

- Understand business needs and provide innovative technical solutions to business opportunities. While doing so, individual appropriately manages customer expectations and ensurse appropriate communications take place.

- Ensure department quality standards and project deadlines are met while still meeting business and technical requirements and specifications

- Supervisory role includes assigning work and reviewing work of others; providing guidance and direction; identifying growth opportunities for staff; advising management regarding staffing issues; may participate in staff performance reviews



Qualifications:

- Strong understanding of the Documentum 5 tool set and development lifecycle that will allow them to help in the development and support of several Documentum based applications.

- At least 7 years experience in Information Technology field

- At least 3 years experience in Supervisory role as Project or Team Lead. PMP Certification is a plus

- Technical experience with Documentum version 5.3, specifically Web Publisher and Digital Asset Manager.

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

- Bachelor of Science. MBA is a plus

- Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or related field



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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POSITION SUMMARY



The Manager, CMS Applications is responsible for the firm's implementation and support of CMS software. The Manager maintains and manages the application throughout its lifecycle, focused on meeting or exceeding the firm's service level agreements ( SLAs ) for all CMS-based applications. This includes managing all related vendor relationships for service, support, and licensing. Additionally, the Manager coordinates with all other relevant areas of the Information Technology ( IT ) department, including Relationship Management, Operations, Development, Project Management Office ( PMO ), etc., to ensure the highest levels of customer satisfaction for their applications. The Manager looks closely at the CMS user community to help drive both strategy and operations accordingly. Finally, the Manager works closely with IT Governance to provide vision and leadership in support of a broad firm technology strategy and architecture. This position reports to the Director of Applications Development and Management ( ADM ) and is based in Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181.



ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

-Ensure proper application monitoring to maintain expected performance and availability as defined in customer SLAs.

-Provide leadership and act as the single point of ownership to address any application outages or issues as they occur, communicating effectively with other IT groups as appropriate.

-Provide functional expertise to support continued improvement and usage of applications.

-Evaluate current support and operations procedures and continually look for ways to improve overall customer satisfaction.

-Identify and build CMS education and training strategy and execution, in coordination with the IT Finance Relationship Manager.

-Coordinate all systems maintenance and new applications development through standard IT Change Management and PM methodologies.

-Coordinate resource scheduling for any project work in conjunction with assigned project managers and through normal PMO practices.

-Ensure consistent application of standard IT development methodologies and best practices, and contribute to the consistent refinement and improvements to the same.

-Report application health and status to IT Leadership via regular updates and status meetings.

-Develop and execute against a CMS strategy that is aligned with ADM and firm IT visions.

-Develop a thorough understanding of the firm's financial systems and needs.

-Define and manage the entire CMS application lifecycle.

-Manage all relevant vendor relationships in support of the CMS applications strategy.

-Develop and maintain appropriate service level agreements.

-Review financial applications capabilities and identify process fits and gaps as per the firm's business requirements.

-Coordinate activities with the Enterprise Architecture team to ensure alignment of strategy and planning.

-Participate with other ADM division managers in developing a world class IT organization.

-Adhere to the highest degree of professional standards and strict confidentiality in matters that required discretion.

-Attend professional development and training sessions on a regular basis.

-Perform other job-related duties as necessary.
Experience: QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

-Bachelor's degree in Information Systems. MBA preferred.

-8-10 years in overall IT experience.

-3 + years in IT technology management.

-3+ years in a similar position in the areas of people, process, technology and project management.

-Project Management experience or exposure to at least one development methodology.

-Proven project management capabilities; led at least five successful projects.

-Must be experienced in all areas of the Software Development Lifecycle.

-Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.

-Must be able to deliver in an environment of competing priorities and changing project scope.

-Proven effectiveness as a creative problem solver; ability to challenge conventional approaches and 'think outside the box'.

-Experience in assessing business needs and selecting the right analytic approach for the problem at hand.

-Team oriented with a track record of excellence in internal and external customer service.

-Must be able to think big picture and tie it to day-to-day work.

-Excellent customer service and verbal and written communications skills.

-Good time management skills, i.e. the ability to take on and prioritize several tasks.

-Good interpersonal skills and a high level of professionalism.

-Ability to work additional hours as needed.

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