BW Developer in Chicago, IL

Primary focus will be to design, develop and test the SAP Business Warehouse (BW)components required to support Project 1Up Release 6 TPM including BW infocubes,
virtual infocube, infoobjects, BW extractors, ODS objects etc. as necessary. Work
with other members of the Data Warehouse Realization team to integrate these designs
within the context of the overall data strategy while also leveraging SAP pre-delivered
content as much as possible. Also support the Project 1Up process teams by providing
guidance on how BW can best be leveraged within the total delivered solution and
where appropriate build prototypes to demonstrate capabilities.

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Video Editor! Do you have the skills as a VeeJay? in CHICAGO, IL

2-3 week assignment!
Are you an aspiring or established Video editor that can put together a REAL TIME video with VDMX?

All the creative and content are done, just need to put the 8 minute video together!<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: MUST MUST MUST have VDMX experience

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Rolfe & Nolan Services Analyst in Chicago, IL

Required:
. In depth knowledge of Rolfe & Nolan futures customer accounting systems.
. In depth knowledge of futures operations input and balancing processes including automated point balancing.
. Basic knowledge of CFTC, SEC and exchange rules and regulations for trade clearance, trade input, position balancing, margin and settlements.
. Minimum of 4-10 years of experience supporting or using the futures operations and / or futures customer accounting system functions for a FCM within a multi-national financial services firm.
. Excellent written and oral communication skills required. Works well with teams.
. Highly motivated and energetic self-starter will need to take initiative as we expand infrastructure to support the broadening Futures business.

Preferred:
. Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
. Support the day-to-day running of the Rolfe & Nolan futures customer accounting system for the Futures Group operations in Chicago, Toronto / Montreal and London.
. Assist with systems changes and integration of new product features of Rolfe & Nolan.
. Assist with implementation of Rolfe & Nolan system during startup phases for new regional futures operations and client service functions.
. Support acceptance and allocation software for straight through processing.
. Be a knowledge expert on Rolfe & Nolan for the Futures Group.
. Provide extra support for Toronto and London Rolfe and Nolan user functionality.
. Support maintenance of BCP.

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Technical Project Manager in Chicago, IL

Note that communication (verbal and written) and presentation is extremely important for this position. Resumes must be well-written and the candidate must be able to communicate effectively during a phone screen. This person will work directly with clients, virtual clients, application teams, and tech services teams. Must be able to work with people at all of these levels.

Enthusiasm is required - must show an excitement about the opportunity. Need someone who can hit the ground running. This person will be assigned a mentor when they initially start the project. Projects will be MS Server, Unix, Linux, or Oracle related. It will be a lower priority project to start with - within approx 3 weeks this person will be expected to create a solution (present the design/risks/assumptions)

Also extremely important - ideal candidate must be team-oriented, someone who can collaborate with other people to develop a solution.

Job Description

- Bachelor's degree is not required. Equivalent Experience is acceptable.
- 10+ years in Project Management experience is required
- SDLC experience is required. Must be able to explain experience in this area.


- Project Management methodology is required (any type, whether formal or homegrown)
- Prior financial/bank experience is highly desired. Any type of banking (mortgage, investment services, checking/savings).

Reporting to Manager or Team Lead in the Project Management Office or in some cases may also report to key stakeholders in the project.

Job description Summary

The Project Manager oversees all aspects of the project using planning, monitoring and controlling processes. The Project Manager is responsible for coordination and completion of the project and to this end will perform a variety of tasks including setting deadlines, assigning responsibilities, and monitoring and summarizing progress of the project. The Project Manager will be responsible for more than one project at a time.

Detailed Job description

Planning/problem-solving skills

. Responsible for planning the project in order to accomplish its goals required within constraints such as time, cost and agreed quality standards.
. Responsible for maintaining the project budget.
. Continuously monitor progress in terms of the status of the plan and the budget and report back to the board, senior management, the client, or the funding organization via weekly or other progress reporting and by organizing and managing status meetings and board meetings.
. Anticipate and catch deviations from a plan or schedule early and keep all participants and stakeholders informed.
. Identify, log, analyze and manage potential and actual issues and risks, taking corrective action by tackling day-to-day issues head on and reviewing how serious issues and risks might impact on scope, schedule, quality and cost.
. Identify where and when management of issues and risks or accommodating altered requirements will involve extra time or extra resources and where efficiencies can be made.
Communication skills
. Articulate and negotiate consensus on a final vision of the core project goals from scoping the requirements of all stakeholders including the end-user.
. Define acceptance criteria or working with specialists in defining acceptance criteria for project deliverables and will works towards achieving stakeholder acceptance of deliverables.
. Solid written and oral communication skills. Able to get ideas across in a non-confrontational manner in one-to-one situations, small groups, and before large audiences.

Team management skills
. Work directly with the team members or with their team leaders (planners, resource managers) to estimate effort, plan activities and negotiate consensus among individual team members on their tasks.
. Exercise good judgement in whether tasks should be broken down into smaller detail or not.
. Use tools identified or be creative in managing that people and tasks are kept up to date (PWA, Email, Status Reports)
. Provide the team with direction and vision, including motivating people to perform, listening to people, providing feedback, recognizing strengths and providing challenges.
. Completing project-complete evaluation document, holding sunset' meetings and activities, and capturing and using relevant lessons learned.


Technical and quality tasks

. Make an effort to understand the technology being used in order to understand and question requests coming from specialists and technical staff and to evaluate what is reasonable or possible.
. Understanding of various methodologies, processes and standards and ensures that all project team members understand and follow (SDLC, IPLC)
. Responsible for the project's commitment to quality -using the resources available when necessary.

Organizing tasks
. Keeper of documentation- including requirement specifications, contracts, schedules, project reports, communication (email) records, design specifications, meeting agendas, minutes and status reports.
. Create a structure for project documentation and remain conscientious in using it and ensuring that the team understands and uses it. (PWA. SharePoint)
Specific Requirements:
. Experience working with internal clients (business partners)
. PMI certification a plus
. Knowledge of various PM methodologies: SDLC, IPLC
. Familiarity in working with MS Project, Project Server, Lotus Notes, SharePoint
. Familiarity of various architectures: .Net, Java
. Familiarity of various databases: Oracle, Sybase, MS SQL, DB2
. Familiarity of various platforms: Unix, Ms Server, Mainframe

**Key qualities**

Accountability: Candidate must meet the deliverable they agree to; whatever it takes. The HM wants a regular, reliable, reporting update of the programs, plans, and governance that is mutually agreed up. If they get behind, they need them to be willing to put the OT in to make it up.

Flexibility: The candidate must be able to work in a flexible, fluid environment. Bend when they need to bend, and mentor others on program management best practices.

Fast: The candidate must work quickly and should be self sufficient; a true "go getter" that is self motivated and ambitious. The individual needs to thrive in a fast paced environment.

Skilled; The candidate must also have strong PM skills and the ability to use automation and tools; this includes MS Office, MS Project, SharePoint, etc....

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Remote Access Architect in CHICAGO, IL

This position is responsible for operational support of and project initiatives involving the Remote Access environment. This position provides maintenance, support, and enhancements of the remote access systems including all published business critical applications. Candidates should be team players with excellent communication skills and have the ability to manage a multitude of assignments independently.

Candidate must handle analyzing, planning, testing, and implementation of application software (3rd party & custom developed) within the remote access environment.

He/she will be monitoring and analyzing the remote access systems to ensure 100% uptime operational availability, act as technical project manager for all Remote Access projects/upgrades, supporting high availability technologies (load-balancing), performing root cause analysis and providing recommendations to improve efficiencies and resolve problems, resolving problems with remote access systems and technologies, escalating problems to vendors or applications teams with supporting documentation, providing troubleshooting training and documentation to the User Support team, implementation and maintenance of disaster recovery solutions, documenting system uptime and usage metrics, maintaining documentation of processes, procedures, troubleshooting guides and change management logs, provide 24x7 On-Call support on a rotating basis, flexible to work overtime as required.
Experience: Requirements include a BA/BS in computer science/related field, strong expertise (7+ years) in Remote Access systems, proven troubleshooting abilities, specific Remote Access Administration experience including: Citrix Access Gateway ,Citrix Netscaler,Citrix Presentation Server (XenApp),Citrix Edgesight, Terminal Services, RAS,
VPN, Strong understanding of technical networking, Strong knowledge of Windows 2000, 2003 and XP, Strong planning and analysis skills,
Strong documentation skills, Strong understanding of MS Office Suite and Document Management Systems, and strong understanding of email clients.

It is preferred to have prior experience with SQL or relational database concepts.

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.Net Application Engineer in Chicago, IL

Responsibilities:
As an MIS Applications Engineer, you would be responsible for maintaining, developing, customizing and supporting business applications, providing technical support/help desk services to all other departments, for carrying out various scheduled tasks, assisting others with technical projects, and hardware/software patches, roll-outs and migrations.

Experience with Visual Studio, ASP.NET, VB/VBA/VBScript, SQL Server, Windows Server and supporting and installing PCs running Windows in a networked environment is also required. Also required is an expert knowledge of Microsoft Office applications including their ability to be used as a front-end to back-office applications and data. Experience with Microsoft Dynamics GP (Great Plains), Microsoft Dynamics CRM, C#, local- and wide-area networking, Mac OS, and FileMaker Pro are plusses. This position will report to the MIS Director.


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TIBCO Architect in Chicago, IL

Tibco Architect
Must have Integration, Business Works and Business Events.

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Senior Vice President, Ambulatory Operations (18650) in Chicago, IL

Perot Systems Corporation is a worldwide provider of information technology services and business solutions to a broad range of clients. We are currently looking for a Senior Vice President, Ambulatory Operations to join our team in the Central Region.

Job Responsibilities:
The Senior Vice President, Ambulatory Operations provides leadership, direction, administration and oversight of the Ambulatory Services business line in order to accomplish established strategic objectives and the realization of high quality, economical healthcare services. The incumbent also has oversight of operational delivery and financial performance for all accounts within the Ambulatory Services Practice. The incumbent inspires others to achieve all related financial and operational outcomes at consistently high levels of customer service, while maintaining effective client relationships. The Senior Vice President, Ambulatory Operations, reports directly to the CEO, Healthcare Process Solutions Group and is a participating member of Perot Systems Healthcare Division Leadership Team.

Perot Systems is in constant pursuit of new clients, the incumbent in this role will be a critical contributor to aggressive and strategic business and market development plans.

As a business line leader, the incumbent will work with Perot healthcare and business executives to ensure key performance objectives including exceeding client expectations through superior service, creating and deepening positive client relationships and expanding the scope and duration of services provided to the client, are met. In addition, s/he will ensure that resource models, business planning and forecasts, and performance reporting are managed on a weekly and monthly basis.

Finally, the Senior Vice President, Ambulatory Operations, is responsible for ensuring that the business line is positioned to respond quickly to market changes and client demands through solid business models, market relationships and effective communication.

Required Skills:
Ten to fifteen year experience demonstrating effective operational management within a hospital ambulatory services or physician practice management environment
Prior experience demonstrating effective organizational performance improvement skills
In-depth working knowledge of integrated healthcare organization and administration, agency standards/compliance, and laws applicable to healthcare operations
Integrating various components and support systems of healthcare into a functional continuum of care
A thorough knowledge of healthcare administration, care delivery models with special knowledge in finance, planning, physician relations, human resource management, and nursing
Thorough knowledge of regulations affecting healthcare delivery
Must have thorough understanding of healthcare administration in a highly managed care environment
Excellent team leadership and organizational skills are required
An ability to prioritize multiple demands and projects is critical
Proven written and oral communication skills demonstrating excellent interpersonal skills are required
Must be adept at public speaking and making persuasive presentations.
Must demonstrate strong business acumen, entrepreneurial risk-taking ability, proactive attitude and creativity in problem solving
Strong leadership and negotiation skills and sound decision-making ability are required.
Ability to lead, challenge, and motivate staff
Ability to build teams, as well as consensus is crucial
Ability to deal with complex situations and a large degree of variation in policies, rules and regulations is critical
Flexibility, adaptability, creativity and innovation are required
Must be a self-starter with a high degree of initiative and ability to work independently
A consultative approach to solving client business issues with be critical to success in this position

Minimum Educational Requirements:
Master's Degree in Healthcare Administration from an accredited college or university or an equivalent combination of education and experience required

* Candidates can live anywhere in the Central Region of the US but must be willing to travel 50-75%

More about Perot Systems
At Perot Systems, we are looking for candidates that have a high level of integrity, are tenacious and can thrive in a team environment. We will provide you with the tools and opportunities to enhance, expand and support your personal and professional growth. The Associates at Perot Systems enjoy a very entrepreneurial, dynamic environment. We do not have a rigid corporate ladder in place for you to climb but rather a career path that allows you to explore career opportunities throughout the entire organization.

In addition to a dynamic environment, Perot Systems will provide you with a very competitive salary, performance based bonuses, stock purchase program, tuition reimbursement (5K annually), 401K (100% match for first 4% of salary), health, dental and vision insurance coverage, paid holidays and vacation.

Perot Systems is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity. It is the policy of Perot Systems Corporation to encourage and support equal employment opportunity for all Associates and applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, ancestry, religious creed, national origin, pregnancy, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, age, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, disabled veteran or Vietnam era veteran status.

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Investments Business Analyst in Chicago, IL

Looking for a Business Analyst with at least 2-3 years experience associated with the investment management business. This person will be a part of the Data Management Team.

We will be implementing Blackrock's Aladdin system for fixed income and OTC derivatives, and we will be upgrading the Eagle Investment System which is the primary investment accounting system.

Responsible for identifying and documenting requirements, developing and executing test plans, and working with partners in Operations, technology and the business unit to ensure that we have appropriate procedures and controls around data quality.

Primary focus will be on the data needs associated with the two applications. The analyst will be examining and documenting data requirements for the security master file.

We are looking for a person with experience around investment accounting applications, Eagle in particular, and if they have any experience with Blackrock that would be a huge plus.

We want someone who understands standing data and characteristics associated with various types of securities as well as derived values that are used in investment decision support systems.

Familiarity with Charles River, Barrra, Lehman Point, YieldBook, Factset and similar decision support systems would be very helpful.

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Technical Program Manager in Chicago, IL

Required:

- Experience managing large streams of related projects or medium programs. Must be able to manage several projects concurrently.

- Candidates must have 10 + years in project management and 5 years program management.

- For this position, financial background is not an absolute necessity, but would be greatly preferred.

- Candidates must have exp in managing programs that are valued in the millions.

- Candidates must be committed to the long term piece of the project (may go more than 12 months)

- Candidates must have experience with updating a financial database (e.g. ECSR)

- Candidates must be technically savvy (don't need to have programming exp, but they will be providing direction to technical teams.

- Candidates must be able to negotiate with diverse teams of people (act as a non-biased 3rd party).

Note that his has the potential of going beyond 12 months.

Reporting to: Manager in the Project Management Office or in some cases may also report to key stakeholders in the program.

Job summary

Program Manager coordinates the development, consolidation and subsequent tracking of stream plans, consolidates key issues, consolidates risks and ensures appropriate risk avoidance and mitigation strategies are employed. Consolidates program status and reports to Program Director and PMO team. The Program manager may be responsible for more than one program at a time

Detailed Job description

Leadership skills
. Integrates technology with Strategic direction roadmap and program charter
. Able to implement IT Governance Program Management Model
. Sets direction for new projects feeding into the program.

Planning/problem-solving skills
. Responsible for establishing and maintaining the program budget.
. Able to define staffing needs
. Continuously monitor progress in terms of the status of the program and the budget and report back to the board, senior management, the client, or the funding organization via weekly or other progress reporting and by organizing and managing status meetings and board meetings.
. Anticipate and catch deviations from a plan or schedule early and keep all participants and stakeholders informed.
. Produces milestone plan
. Manage and resolve issues effectively
. Identify and mitigates risks proactively
. Owns dependencies and lead program

Communication skills
. Articulate and negotiate consensus on a final vision of the core program goals.
. Define acceptance criteria or working with specialists in defining acceptance criteria for program deliverables and will works towards achieving stakeholder acceptance of deliverables.
. Solid written/oral communication skills. Able to get ideas across in a non-confrontational manner in one-to-one situations, small groups, and before large audiences.
. Leads program status meetings
. Produces milestone plan
. Ability to implement program status and communication plans
. Creates and owns traffic light report
. Provides ECSR status and capital report

Team management skills
. Work directly with the team members or with their team leaders to estimate effort, plan activities and negotiate consensus among individual team members on their tasks.
. Provide the team with direction and vision, including motivating people to perform, listening to people, providing feedback, recognizing strengths and providing challenges.

Technical and quality tasks
. Make an effort to understand the technology being used in order to understand and question requests coming from specialists and technical staff and to evaluate what is reasonable or possible.
. Understanding of various software and Infrastructure process, project management methodologies, standards and ensures that all project team members understand and adhere to the above.
. Responsible for the programs commitment to quality - using the resources
available when necessary.
. Assure quality and consistency of output
. Identify and address gaps
. Maintain strategic direction and avoid "reinventing the wheel"


Other Requirements:

. Bachelor degree or relative experience (10+ years) specifically in Project Management
. Experience working with internal clients (business partners)
. PMI certification preferred
. Knowledge of SDLC, IPLC and PM methodologies.
. Familiarity in working with MS Project, Project Server, Lotus Notes, SharePoint, ESCR.
. Familiarity of various architectures: .Net, Java
. Familiarity of various databases: Oracle, Sybase, MS SQL, DB2
. Familiarity of various platforms: Unix, Ms Server, Mainframe


Facilitates the development and ensures completion of the business program through the coordination of tasks, issues and risks through the System Architect and the Project Managers on the program. He/She Measures and monitors progress to ensure that the business capability is delivered on time and within budget, and that it meets or exceeds expectations. Experience, both in the problem domain (through a thorough understanding of business requirements) and the software engineering domain.

Other responsibilities include client management relationship, leadership and management of the program typically delivering results through others, setting the technical and business direction for the group, effective allocation and use of resources through out releases, establishing team environment, hiring, and performance appraisals.

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Expert SFHA Resident in Chicago, IL

Design X Attend meetings where advice and consulting is needed regarding Storage Foundationand VCS product suites. X Provide input to design discussions for new systems or
new clusters. X Provide input for upgrade strategies and new implementations. Develop X Develop best practices and processes for Storage Foundation and VCS product suites.
X Assist in developing processes for other environments using product suites. Assist X Assist in client efforts for storage, server and cluster consolidation. X Assist in client efforts for storage, server and cluster migrations. X Assist with testing and deployment plans for products and patches. X Assist with upgrading older versions of Storage Foundation products, including
best practices, recommended processes, and any re-design or re-architecture that
may be needed. Deploy X Install Storage Foundation product bundles on newly built systems. X Build, configure and test new VCS local and global clusters. X Perform acceptance testing of Storage Foundation products on newly built systems
and clusters. X Advanced Storage Foundation and VCS features. Maintain and Support X General o Acquire/Download required software for deployments and patching. o Install and configure management consoles for Storage Foundation and VCS. o Apply Maintenance Packs (patch bundles) to systems for VERITAS Storage Foundation
products. o Monitor OS patches to be implemented and suggest product patches that
are relevant. o Develop scripts to perform routine tasks. X Storage Foundation o Create and Modify and validate volume manager objects (Disk Groups, Volumes and
File Systems). o Create and Modify and validate VVR objects (RLINKS, SRL etc). X Veritas Cluster Server o Create and Modify VCS objects (Service groups, Resources, Dependencies, GCO etc).
o Perform failover/failback and site migration testing with VCS, VVR, GCO. Manage X Open and track support cases with Technical Support . X Act as a liaison for customer personnel and support and /or business critical
services team. The consulting team will provide weekly status reports to the Client outlining:
X Program Status/Progress for Storage Foundation and VCS management activities
and tasks. X Action Items and Next Steps relative to the Storage Foundation and
VCS program. X Assist client with updating general documentation related to interviews,
logistics, licensing and applicable project artifacts. Skills: Guru in SF, SF/HA
Documentation and architectural skills Able to answer HSBC engineer questions Provide guidance for tuning, improving, re-architecting HSBC''s environment Platforms Solaris and Linux (70%) AIX (30%) UIX

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Senior Storage and Virtualization Administrator in Chicago, IL

The Systems Virtualization and Storage Administrator will be responsible for maintaining and managing the corporate computing infrastructure. The Information Technology team has completed a cutting edge virtualization and optimization strategy, and needs a operations lead to oversee and build upon the system and storage layer subsystems, for new server creation and maintenance.

Responsibilities include the day-to-day operations of the storage infrastructure, creation and management of virtual machine infrastructure, design, plan, and maintain continued improvements of the corporate datacenter facilities, design, install and maintain core infrastructure services, test disaster recovery cycles at the virtualization and storage layers, maintain systems and backup strategy, install and configure new hardware/software, document processes/procedures/changes, system performance tuning and capacity planning, Linux System & SAN troubleshooting.
Experience: Requirements include a Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related field.

Self motivated problem solver who has worked in or consulted for a large server environment will be given preference. We look for intelligent, ambitious people willing to work hard in a team oriented environment. Candidates must have excellent organization skills, diagnostics and problem solving abilities as well as strong written and verbal communication skills.

At least 8 to 10 years of Systems administration experience. Complete understanding and experience in the following technologies:

Design, implement, support of Virtualization Environment, based on VMWare ESX 3. VCP Certification preferred.
NetApp FAS series filers, DataONTAP 7.x FlexVol, FlexClone, SnapManager for Exchange/SQL/Oracle, DFM, SnapDrive, Multipath I/O, boot-from-san, Fiber Channel Protocol, iSCSI, NFS, CIFS
NACE or NACP Certifications from Network Appliance preferred.
Experience supporting Oracle10g RAC with NetApp SAN.
IBM BladeCenter and xSeries servers
Brocade Silkworm SAN switches, directors, and management suites
Redhat packaging and compiling experience, database troubleshooting of any flavor under Linux (MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL).RHCE Preferred. Advanced TCP/IP troubleshooting skills

Strong candidates will be energetic, able to clearly communicate ideas, and willing to be on call 24 x 7.

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Database Admin - Raiser's Edge Software in Chicago, IL

Our client is a Non- profit organization, located, in Downtown Chicago. They are looking for a Database & Membership Coordinator to oversee the database management.The main duties / responsibilities would include : overseeing the database using the Raiser's Edge fundraising software ; managing accuracy and security of confidential records ; producing reports and conducting research to identify prospects ; advising and training staff ; depositing gifts and membership contributions ; serving as a liaison with Business Office ; overseeing fulfillment mailings for membership program ; attending special event, members; functions and other meeting as required.This is an ongoing recruiting effort by Robert Half<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: The ideal candidate must have a Bachelors Degree or substantial work towards a degree is required. He/she must have one to three years of data entry / database experience. The ideal database admin must have Raiser's Edge fundraising software training and experience.

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Expert SFHA Resident in Chicago, IL

Design X Attend meetings where advice and consulting is needed regarding Storage Foundationand VCS product suites. X Provide input to design discussions for new systems or
new clusters. X Provide input for upgrade strategies and new implementations. Develop X Develop best practices and processes for Storage Foundation and VCS product suites.
X Assist in developing processes for other environments using product suites. Assist X Assist in client efforts for storage, server and cluster consolidation. X Assist in client efforts for storage, server and cluster migrations. X Assist with testing and deployment plans for products and patches. X Assist with upgrading older versions of Storage Foundation products, including
best practices, recommended processes, and any re-design or re-architecture that
may be needed. Deploy X Install Storage Foundation product bundles on newly built systems. X Build, configure and test new VCS local and global clusters. X Perform acceptance testing of Storage Foundation products on newly built systems
and clusters. X Advanced Storage Foundation and VCS features. Maintain and Support X General o Acquire/Download required software for deployments and patching. o Install and configure management consoles for Storage Foundation and VCS. o Apply Maintenance Packs (patch bundles) to systems for VERITAS Storage Foundation
products. o Monitor OS patches to be implemented and suggest product patches that
are relevant. o Develop scripts to perform routine tasks. X Storage Foundation o Create and Modify and validate volume manager objects (Disk Groups, Volumes and
File Systems). o Create and Modify and validate VVR objects (RLINKS, SRL etc). X Veritas Cluster Server o Create and Modify VCS objects (Service groups, Resources, Dependencies, GCO etc).
o Perform failover/failback and site migration testing with VCS, VVR, GCO. Manage X Open and track support cases with Technical Support . X Act as a liaison for customer personnel and support and /or business critical
services team. The consulting team will provide weekly status reports to the Client outlining:
X Program Status/Progress for Storage Foundation and VCS management activities
and tasks. X Action Items and Next Steps relative to the Storage Foundation and
VCS program. X Assist client with updating general documentation related to interviews,
logistics, licensing and applicable project artifacts. Skills: Guru in SF, SF/HA
Documentation and architectural skills Able to answer HSBC engineer questions Provide guidance for tuning, improving, re-architecting HSBC''s environment Platforms Solaris and Linux (70%) AIX (30%) UIX

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BW Developer in Chicago, IL

Primary focus will be to design, develop and test the SAP Business Warehouse (BW)components required to support Project 1Up Release 6 TPM including BW infocubes,
virtual infocube, infoobjects, BW extractors, ODS objects etc. as necessary. Work
with other members of the Data Warehouse Realization team to integrate these designs
within the context of the overall data strategy while also leveraging SAP pre-delivered
content as much as possible. Also support the Project 1Up process teams by providing
guidance on how BW can best be leveraged within the total delivered solution and
where appropriate build prototypes to demonstrate capabilities.

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Remote Access Architect in CHICAGO, IL

This position is responsible for operational support of and project initiatives involving the Remote Access environment. This position provides maintenance, support, and enhancements of the remote access systems including all published business critical applications. Candidates should be team players with excellent communication skills and have the ability to manage a multitude of assignments independently.

Candidate must handle analyzing, planning, testing, and implementation of application software (3rd party & custom developed) within the remote access environment.

He/she will be monitoring and analyzing the remote access systems to ensure 100% uptime operational availability, act as technical project manager for all Remote Access projects/upgrades, supporting high availability technologies (load-balancing), performing root cause analysis and providing recommendations to improve efficiencies and resolve problems, resolving problems with remote access systems and technologies, escalating problems to vendors or applications teams with supporting documentation, providing troubleshooting training and documentation to the User Support team, implementation and maintenance of disaster recovery solutions, documenting system uptime and usage metrics, maintaining documentation of processes, procedures, troubleshooting guides and change management logs, provide 24x7 On-Call support on a rotating basis, flexible to work overtime as required.
Experience: Requirements include a BA/BS in computer science/related field, strong expertise (7+ years) in Remote Access systems, proven troubleshooting abilities, specific Remote Access Administration experience including: Citrix Access Gateway ,Citrix Netscaler,Citrix Presentation Server (XenApp),Citrix Edgesight, Terminal Services, RAS,
VPN, Strong understanding of technical networking, Strong knowledge of Windows 2000, 2003 and XP, Strong planning and analysis skills,
Strong documentation skills, Strong understanding of MS Office Suite and Document Management Systems, and strong understanding of email clients.

It is preferred to have prior experience with SQL or relational database concepts.

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Senior Vice President, Ambulatory Operations (18650) in Chicago, IL

Perot Systems Corporation is a worldwide provider of information technology services and business solutions to a broad range of clients. We are currently looking for a Senior Vice President, Ambulatory Operations to join our team in the Central Region.

Job Responsibilities:
The Senior Vice President, Ambulatory Operations provides leadership, direction, administration and oversight of the Ambulatory Services business line in order to accomplish established strategic objectives and the realization of high quality, economical healthcare services. The incumbent also has oversight of operational delivery and financial performance for all accounts within the Ambulatory Services Practice. The incumbent inspires others to achieve all related financial and operational outcomes at consistently high levels of customer service, while maintaining effective client relationships. The Senior Vice President, Ambulatory Operations, reports directly to the CEO, Healthcare Process Solutions Group and is a participating member of Perot Systems Healthcare Division Leadership Team.

Perot Systems is in constant pursuit of new clients, the incumbent in this role will be a critical contributor to aggressive and strategic business and market development plans.

As a business line leader, the incumbent will work with Perot healthcare and business executives to ensure key performance objectives including exceeding client expectations through superior service, creating and deepening positive client relationships and expanding the scope and duration of services provided to the client, are met. In addition, s/he will ensure that resource models, business planning and forecasts, and performance reporting are managed on a weekly and monthly basis.

Finally, the Senior Vice President, Ambulatory Operations, is responsible for ensuring that the business line is positioned to respond quickly to market changes and client demands through solid business models, market relationships and effective communication.

Required Skills:
Ten to fifteen year experience demonstrating effective operational management within a hospital ambulatory services or physician practice management environment
Prior experience demonstrating effective organizational performance improvement skills
In-depth working knowledge of integrated healthcare organization and administration, agency standards/compliance, and laws applicable to healthcare operations
Integrating various components and support systems of healthcare into a functional continuum of care
A thorough knowledge of healthcare administration, care delivery models with special knowledge in finance, planning, physician relations, human resource management, and nursing
Thorough knowledge of regulations affecting healthcare delivery
Must have thorough understanding of healthcare administration in a highly managed care environment
Excellent team leadership and organizational skills are required
An ability to prioritize multiple demands and projects is critical
Proven written and oral communication skills demonstrating excellent interpersonal skills are required
Must be adept at public speaking and making persuasive presentations.
Must demonstrate strong business acumen, entrepreneurial risk-taking ability, proactive attitude and creativity in problem solving
Strong leadership and negotiation skills and sound decision-making ability are required.
Ability to lead, challenge, and motivate staff
Ability to build teams, as well as consensus is crucial
Ability to deal with complex situations and a large degree of variation in policies, rules and regulations is critical
Flexibility, adaptability, creativity and innovation are required
Must be a self-starter with a high degree of initiative and ability to work independently
A consultative approach to solving client business issues with be critical to success in this position

Minimum Educational Requirements:
Master's Degree in Healthcare Administration from an accredited college or university or an equivalent combination of education and experience required

* Candidates can live anywhere in the Central Region of the US but must be willing to travel 50-75%

More about Perot Systems
At Perot Systems, we are looking for candidates that have a high level of integrity, are tenacious and can thrive in a team environment. We will provide you with the tools and opportunities to enhance, expand and support your personal and professional growth. The Associates at Perot Systems enjoy a very entrepreneurial, dynamic environment. We do not have a rigid corporate ladder in place for you to climb but rather a career path that allows you to explore career opportunities throughout the entire organization.

In addition to a dynamic environment, Perot Systems will provide you with a very competitive salary, performance based bonuses, stock purchase program, tuition reimbursement (5K annually), 401K (100% match for first 4% of salary), health, dental and vision insurance coverage, paid holidays and vacation.

Perot Systems is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity. It is the policy of Perot Systems Corporation to encourage and support equal employment opportunity for all Associates and applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, ancestry, religious creed, national origin, pregnancy, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, age, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, disabled veteran or Vietnam era veteran status.

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Data Analyst in Chicago, IL

We currently have a position available for Data Analyst who will be responsible for ongoing integrity, availability, technical maintenance and performance of the server environment. The Data Analyst will develop and maintain data extraction, transformation and loading of the data. He/ She will ensure availability of information from OLAP data structure; monitors the effectiveness and efficiency of database systems operation and recommends/leads implementation of performance improvements for database systems and user applications. This is an ongoing opportunity with Robert Half Technology<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: Bachelor's degree and 5+ years experience, or equivalent are required for this position. Excellent project management skills, strong understanding of basic statistical measures and problems skills are required for this position. Knowledge of CRM is a big plus.

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Technical Project Manager in Chicago, IL

Note that communication (verbal and written) and presentation is extremely important for this position. Resumes must be well-written and the candidate must be able to communicate effectively during a phone screen. This person will work directly with clients, virtual clients, application teams, and tech services teams. Must be able to work with people at all of these levels.

Enthusiasm is required - must show an excitement about the opportunity. Need someone who can hit the ground running. This person will be assigned a mentor when they initially start the project. Projects will be MS Server, Unix, Linux, or Oracle related. It will be a lower priority project to start with - within approx 3 weeks this person will be expected to create a solution (present the design/risks/assumptions)

Also extremely important - ideal candidate must be team-oriented, someone who can collaborate with other people to develop a solution.

Job Description

- Bachelor's degree is not required. Equivalent Experience is acceptable.
- 10+ years in Project Management experience is required
- SDLC experience is required. Must be able to explain experience in this area.


- Project Management methodology is required (any type, whether formal or homegrown)
- Prior financial/bank experience is highly desired. Any type of banking (mortgage, investment services, checking/savings).

Reporting to Manager or Team Lead in the Project Management Office or in some cases may also report to key stakeholders in the project.

Job description Summary

The Project Manager oversees all aspects of the project using planning, monitoring and controlling processes. The Project Manager is responsible for coordination and completion of the project and to this end will perform a variety of tasks including setting deadlines, assigning responsibilities, and monitoring and summarizing progress of the project. The Project Manager will be responsible for more than one project at a time.

Detailed Job description

Planning/problem-solving skills

. Responsible for planning the project in order to accomplish its goals required within constraints such as time, cost and agreed quality standards.
. Responsible for maintaining the project budget.
. Continuously monitor progress in terms of the status of the plan and the budget and report back to the board, senior management, the client, or the funding organization via weekly or other progress reporting and by organizing and managing status meetings and board meetings.
. Anticipate and catch deviations from a plan or schedule early and keep all participants and stakeholders informed.
. Identify, log, analyze and manage potential and actual issues and risks, taking corrective action by tackling day-to-day issues head on and reviewing how serious issues and risks might impact on scope, schedule, quality and cost.
. Identify where and when management of issues and risks or accommodating altered requirements will involve extra time or extra resources and where efficiencies can be made.
Communication skills
. Articulate and negotiate consensus on a final vision of the core project goals from scoping the requirements of all stakeholders including the end-user.
. Define acceptance criteria or working with specialists in defining acceptance criteria for project deliverables and will works towards achieving stakeholder acceptance of deliverables.
. Solid written and oral communication skills. Able to get ideas across in a non-confrontational manner in one-to-one situations, small groups, and before large audiences.

Team management skills
. Work directly with the team members or with their team leaders (planners, resource managers) to estimate effort, plan activities and negotiate consensus among individual team members on their tasks.
. Exercise good judgement in whether tasks should be broken down into smaller detail or not.
. Use tools identified or be creative in managing that people and tasks are kept up to date (PWA, Email, Status Reports)
. Provide the team with direction and vision, including motivating people to perform, listening to people, providing feedback, recognizing strengths and providing challenges.
. Completing project-complete evaluation document, holding sunset' meetings and activities, and capturing and using relevant lessons learned.


Technical and quality tasks

. Make an effort to understand the technology being used in order to understand and question requests coming from specialists and technical staff and to evaluate what is reasonable or possible.
. Understanding of various methodologies, processes and standards and ensures that all project team members understand and follow (SDLC, IPLC)
. Responsible for the project's commitment to quality -using the resources available when necessary.

Organizing tasks
. Keeper of documentation- including requirement specifications, contracts, schedules, project reports, communication (email) records, design specifications, meeting agendas, minutes and status reports.
. Create a structure for project documentation and remain conscientious in using it and ensuring that the team understands and uses it. (PWA. SharePoint)
Specific Requirements:
. Experience working with internal clients (business partners)
. PMI certification a plus
. Knowledge of various PM methodologies: SDLC, IPLC
. Familiarity in working with MS Project, Project Server, Lotus Notes, SharePoint
. Familiarity of various architectures: .Net, Java
. Familiarity of various databases: Oracle, Sybase, MS SQL, DB2
. Familiarity of various platforms: Unix, Ms Server, Mainframe

**Key qualities**

Accountability: Candidate must meet the deliverable they agree to; whatever it takes. The HM wants a regular, reliable, reporting update of the programs, plans, and governance that is mutually agreed up. If they get behind, they need them to be willing to put the OT in to make it up.

Flexibility: The candidate must be able to work in a flexible, fluid environment. Bend when they need to bend, and mentor others on program management best practices.

Fast: The candidate must work quickly and should be self sufficient; a true "go getter" that is self motivated and ambitious. The individual needs to thrive in a fast paced environment.

Skilled; The candidate must also have strong PM skills and the ability to use automation and tools; this includes MS Office, MS Project, SharePoint, etc....

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BW Designer/Developer in Chicago, IL

Primary focus will be to design, develop and test the SAP Business Warehouse (BW)components required to support Project 1Up release 6 TPM including BW infocubes,
virtual infocube, infoobjects, BW extractors, ODS objects etc. as necessary. Work
with other members of the Data Warehouse Realization team to integrate these designs
within the context of the overall data strategy while also leveraging SAP pre-delivered
content as much as possible. Also support the project process teams by providing
guidance on how BW can best be leveraged within the total delivered solution and
where appropriate build prototypes to demonstrate capabilities.

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Kiosk-printer installs Nationwide(Job #8823) in Chicago, IL

Smartsource, Inc. a nationwide technical staffing agency is looking for a Field Techs (road Warriors) to installs Kiosks & colored printers at Walmarts Nationwide.

Looking for techs in the following areas to start ASAP!

New Mexico, Denver, CO, Orange County, CA, Washington State, San Antonio, Omaha, NE, Altoona, PA, Syracuse, NY, Western Michigan, Fargo, ND, Minneapolis, MN, Chicago IL, Des Moines IA, WEst Virginia, Baltimore, Washting DC, Charlotte, NC, Winston-Salem NC, Charleston SC, Svannah GA, Gainesville FL, Tallahasse FL, Orlando FL, Ft Wayne IN, Mobile AL, Lake Charles LA, Lafayette LA, Louisville KY, Kansas City, Little Rock AR, North Mississippi, Atlanta GA,


Job opportunity: Field Service Executive

Pay rate: $14.00 per hour
Start date:ASAP
Location: Nationwide
Duration: Project description listed below
Fuji called it a "Walmart Upgrade Project" at this time. This project consists of upgrading the Frontier, installing a kiosk along with upgrading servers. Fuji has a packaged kit that is shipped to each site and a technician will unpacked items, upgrade systems, load software and on the second day they will catalog and train customers. Currently each site completed takes two days at this time.

Performance Requirements

Must have a vehicle that is in good working condition.
Must be willing to travel extensively throughout your area.
Must be willing to provide expenses up front for hotel and gas, reimbursed for hotels and car rental, however you will be paid .38 cents per mile for the gas.
Four 10 hour day work week
Two week in classroom training with one week ride with required.
Laptop required.
Must report times within 24 hours after completing installation. The required paper work must also be mailed within 24 hours after completing installation.
Must have great customer relations skills.

Skill sets required:

Must have excellent computer skills PC and must be able to load software and perform tasking.
Basic networking skills.
Excellent electro- mechanical skills.
Experience in printers and scanners.
Imaging experience very helpful. Industry experience very helpful. Basic color printer background helpful.
Basic network cabling knowledge.
Use of voltage meter to determine incoming power.
Must have strong knowledge of computer skills.
Must have excellent communications skills.


Workweek schedules are implemented to provide Monday through Sunday coverage.
General work hours are from 9:00am to 6:00pm from Monday through Friday, where a standard workweek consists of 44 hours.
However, it is required that on any given day a tech may need to work up to 12 hours.
Additional work weeks may be required by Fuji, but will be pre-scheduled with mutual agreement by both parties.
Fuji must give 30 days notice for any additional workweek requests for a tech.

The FSEs will be required to travel as dictated by Fuji and its customers' requirements.
The FSE's workday starts either once he has traveled 50 miles or has arrived on-site if the site is less than 50 miles traveled.
This workday start is referred to as portal start. The FSE's workday ends when he leaves the site.
If the site is beyond 50 miles from his home then the workday ends when he is within 50 miles of his home.
This only applies to the closest FSE to the site, unless the closest FSE is unavailable due to performing other Services for Fuji.
This workday end is referred to as portal end.
The standard workday for a FSE is 8 hours from portal start to portal end.
Any hours worked beyond 44 hours in a week, Monday through Friday, during portal start to portal end, is chargeable overtime.
Overtime is charged at the rates listed in the pricing section of this document. Any work done on a National Holiday will be charged double time.

The FSEs are expected to take a one-hour meal break close to mid-shift and/or based on individual state laws.
If state law allows, altering the meal break due to business needs may occur. During all meal breaks the FSE will be unavailable to Fuji dispatch.

If you meet the requirements listed above please send your RESUME to Carissa at
YOU MUST PUT "WALMART-(name of the city/state you are interested in) In the subject line

Carissa

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Technical Program Manager in Chicago, IL

Required:

- Experience managing large streams of related projects or medium programs. Must be able to manage several projects concurrently.

- Candidates must have 10 + years in project management and 5 years program management.

- For this position, financial background is not an absolute necessity, but would be greatly preferred.

- Candidates must have exp in managing programs that are valued in the millions.

- Candidates must be committed to the long term piece of the project (may go more than 12 months)

- Candidates must have experience with updating a financial database (e.g. ECSR)

- Candidates must be technically savvy (don't need to have programming exp, but they will be providing direction to technical teams.

- Candidates must be able to negotiate with diverse teams of people (act as a non-biased 3rd party).

Note that his has the potential of going beyond 12 months.

Reporting to: Manager in the Project Management Office or in some cases may also report to key stakeholders in the program.

Job summary

Program Manager coordinates the development, consolidation and subsequent tracking of stream plans, consolidates key issues, consolidates risks and ensures appropriate risk avoidance and mitigation strategies are employed. Consolidates program status and reports to Program Director and PMO team. The Program manager may be responsible for more than one program at a time

Detailed Job description

Leadership skills
. Integrates technology with Strategic direction roadmap and program charter
. Able to implement IT Governance Program Management Model
. Sets direction for new projects feeding into the program.

Planning/problem-solving skills
. Responsible for establishing and maintaining the program budget.
. Able to define staffing needs
. Continuously monitor progress in terms of the status of the program and the budget and report back to the board, senior management, the client, or the funding organization via weekly or other progress reporting and by organizing and managing status meetings and board meetings.
. Anticipate and catch deviations from a plan or schedule early and keep all participants and stakeholders informed.
. Produces milestone plan
. Manage and resolve issues effectively
. Identify and mitigates risks proactively
. Owns dependencies and lead program

Communication skills
. Articulate and negotiate consensus on a final vision of the core program goals.
. Define acceptance criteria or working with specialists in defining acceptance criteria for program deliverables and will works towards achieving stakeholder acceptance of deliverables.
. Solid written/oral communication skills. Able to get ideas across in a non-confrontational manner in one-to-one situations, small groups, and before large audiences.
. Leads program status meetings
. Produces milestone plan
. Ability to implement program status and communication plans
. Creates and owns traffic light report
. Provides ECSR status and capital report

Team management skills
. Work directly with the team members or with their team leaders to estimate effort, plan activities and negotiate consensus among individual team members on their tasks.
. Provide the team with direction and vision, including motivating people to perform, listening to people, providing feedback, recognizing strengths and providing challenges.

Technical and quality tasks
. Make an effort to understand the technology being used in order to understand and question requests coming from specialists and technical staff and to evaluate what is reasonable or possible.
. Understanding of various software and Infrastructure process, project management methodologies, standards and ensures that all project team members understand and adhere to the above.
. Responsible for the programs commitment to quality - using the resources
available when necessary.
. Assure quality and consistency of output
. Identify and address gaps
. Maintain strategic direction and avoid "reinventing the wheel"


Other Requirements:

. Bachelor degree or relative experience (10+ years) specifically in Project Management
. Experience working with internal clients (business partners)
. PMI certification preferred
. Knowledge of SDLC, IPLC and PM methodologies.
. Familiarity in working with MS Project, Project Server, Lotus Notes, SharePoint, ESCR.
. Familiarity of various architectures: .Net, Java
. Familiarity of various databases: Oracle, Sybase, MS SQL, DB2
. Familiarity of various platforms: Unix, Ms Server, Mainframe


Facilitates the development and ensures completion of the business program through the coordination of tasks, issues and risks through the System Architect and the Project Managers on the program. He/She Measures and monitors progress to ensure that the business capability is delivered on time and within budget, and that it meets or exceeds expectations. Experience, both in the problem domain (through a thorough understanding of business requirements) and the software engineering domain.

Other responsibilities include client management relationship, leadership and management of the program typically delivering results through others, setting the technical and business direction for the group, effective allocation and use of resources through out releases, establishing team environment, hiring, and performance appraisals.

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Unix Systems Administrator in Chicago, IL

The primary focus of this position is the operational support of multiple, remote, proprietary trading environments. The second focus involves performance monitoring and analysis of the aforementioned environments and the development of improved monitoring methodologies, tools, and systems reporting processes. This person will provide first level technical support for trading staff, communicate systems related issues to trading staff, understand the architecture of the trading environment, manage the startup of the trading environment, monitor the trading environment and identify and report system failures and inefficiencies, understand the purpose of the applications used by the trading staff, understand how these applications are accessed by the trading staff and the communications needs and expected behavior of these applications, troubleshoot and resolve unexpected application or system behavior, recommend improvements to facilitate better management and monitoring of the environment.
Experience: Requirements include a BS in Computer Science or 2 to 3 years work experience as a UNIX systems administrator, knowledge of the UNIX operating system (Solaris and Linux preferred), strong perl and shell programming skills, C and C++ knowledge is a plus, strong interpersonal skills &#150; ability to work well with users, excellent verbal and written communication skills, self-motivated with interest in learning new applications and systems, ability to handle multiple issues of varying priority effectively, ability to work unsupervised

Please contact

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OBIEE/Siebel analytics administrator in Chicago, IL

urgently required OBIEE/Siebel analytics administrator in Chicago, IL(no salutation)Please forward the profiles only to the following link for immediate interview and closures http://tbe.taleo.net/NA7/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=MANSASYS&cws=1&rid=353 Title: OBIEE/Siebel analytics administratorSkills: Siebel Admin, OBIEE, Siebel AnalyticsDate: 6-23-2008Location: Chicago, ILLength: 6 monthsJob description: We urgently require OBIEE/Siebel analytics administrator for our direct client.Please send resumes ASAPSkills:Need Senior Siebel Analytics Administrator with good experience inAdministration and OBIEE.Please contact recruiter @ 510-228-4225Thanks & RegardsAnuradhaMansa Systems

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Senior Storage and Virtualization Administrator in Chicago, IL

The Systems Virtualization and Storage Administrator will be responsible for maintaining and managing the corporate computing infrastructure. The Information Technology team has completed a cutting edge virtualization and optimization strategy, and needs a operations lead to oversee and build upon the system and storage layer subsystems, for new server creation and maintenance.

Responsibilities include the day-to-day operations of the storage infrastructure, creation and management of virtual machine infrastructure, design, plan, and maintain continued improvements of the corporate datacenter facilities, design, install and maintain core infrastructure services, test disaster recovery cycles at the virtualization and storage layers, maintain systems and backup strategy, install and configure new hardware/software, document processes/procedures/changes, system performance tuning and capacity planning, Linux System & SAN troubleshooting.
Experience: Requirements include a Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related field.

Self motivated problem solver who has worked in or consulted for a large server environment will be given preference. We look for intelligent, ambitious people willing to work hard in a team oriented environment. Candidates must have excellent organization skills, diagnostics and problem solving abilities as well as strong written and verbal communication skills.

At least 8 to 10 years of Systems administration experience. Complete understanding and experience in the following technologies:

Design, implement, support of Virtualization Environment, based on VMWare ESX 3. VCP Certification preferred.
NetApp FAS series filers, DataONTAP 7.x FlexVol, FlexClone, SnapManager for Exchange/SQL/Oracle, DFM, SnapDrive, Multipath I/O, boot-from-san, Fiber Channel Protocol, iSCSI, NFS, CIFS
NACE or NACP Certifications from Network Appliance preferred.
Experience supporting Oracle10g RAC with NetApp SAN.
IBM BladeCenter and xSeries servers
Brocade Silkworm SAN switches, directors, and management suites
Redhat packaging and compiling experience, database troubleshooting of any flavor under Linux (MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL).RHCE Preferred. Advanced TCP/IP troubleshooting skills

Strong candidates will be energetic, able to clearly communicate ideas, and willing to be on call 24 x 7.

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Investments Business Analyst in Chicago, IL

Looking for a Business Analyst with at least 2-3 years experience associated with the investment management business. This person will be a part of the Data Management Team.

We will be implementing Blackrock's Aladdin system for fixed income and OTC derivatives, and we will be upgrading the Eagle Investment System which is the primary investment accounting system.

Responsible for identifying and documenting requirements, developing and executing test plans, and working with partners in Operations, technology and the business unit to ensure that we have appropriate procedures and controls around data quality.

Primary focus will be on the data needs associated with the two applications. The analyst will be examining and documenting data requirements for the security master file.

We are looking for a person with experience around investment accounting applications, Eagle in particular, and if they have any experience with Blackrock that would be a huge plus.

We want someone who understands standing data and characteristics associated with various types of securities as well as derived values that are used in investment decision support systems.

Familiarity with Charles River, Barrra, Lehman Point, YieldBook, Factset and similar decision support systems would be very helpful.

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Project Manager with Six Sigma and Technology Background - 12 Month Contract in Chicago, IL

Genesis10 is looking for a PMP certified Project Manager for a large financial institution. This is a 12 month contract assignment which can be worked in either Charlotte, NC, Chicago, IL, Delaware, or Los Angeles, CA. We are specifically looking for managers that bring current experience with business continuity process tools and managing end to end processes. Six Sigma and a technology background is a must.

No Third Party companies need apply.
Experience: Required Skills/Experience:
- Current experience with business continuity process tools.
- Ability to manage end to end processes.
- Six Sigma and a technology background is a must.

This is an excellent opportunity to join an innovative and growing enterprise. Take your career to the next level and turn your interest into action by applying now. Or, send your Word resume to . The only way to learn more is by taking the next step!

Genesis10 is a business and technology consulting company specializing in project management, business analysis, business transformation and large-scale systems infrastructure and application integration. Genesis10 services a variety of industries including banking and financial services, insurance, energy, manufacturing, healthcare, telecommunications and more. At Genesis10, we recognize that our consultants are our most powerful resource. Selecting only the most talented and experienced consultants provides our clients with the best the industry has to offer. We take pride in attracting the world's finest business and technology consultants.

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Unix Systems Administrator in Chicago, IL

The primary focus of this position is the operational support of multiple, remote, proprietary trading environments. The second focus involves performance monitoring and analysis of the aforementioned environments and the development of improved monitoring methodologies, tools, and systems reporting processes. This person will provide first level technical support for trading staff, communicate systems related issues to trading staff, understand the architecture of the trading environment, manage the startup of the trading environment, monitor the trading environment and identify and report system failures and inefficiencies, understand the purpose of the applications used by the trading staff, understand how these applications are accessed by the trading staff and the communications needs and expected behavior of these applications, troubleshoot and resolve unexpected application or system behavior, recommend improvements to facilitate better management and monitoring of the environment.
Experience: Requirements include a BS in Computer Science or 2 to 3 years work experience as a UNIX systems administrator, knowledge of the UNIX operating system (Solaris and Linux preferred), strong perl and shell programming skills, C and C++ knowledge is a plus, strong interpersonal skills &#150; ability to work well with users, excellent verbal and written communication skills, self-motivated with interest in learning new applications and systems, ability to handle multiple issues of varying priority effectively, ability to work unsupervised

Please contact

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Expert SFHA Resident in Chicago, IL

Design X Attend meetings where advice and consulting is needed regarding Storage Foundationand VCS product suites. X Provide input to design discussions for new systems or
new clusters. X Provide input for upgrade strategies and new implementations. Develop X Develop best practices and processes for Storage Foundation and VCS product suites.
X Assist in developing processes for other environments using product suites. Assist X Assist in client efforts for storage, server and cluster consolidation. X Assist in client efforts for storage, server and cluster migrations. X Assist with testing and deployment plans for products and patches. X Assist with upgrading older versions of Storage Foundation products, including
best practices, recommended processes, and any re-design or re-architecture that
may be needed. Deploy X Install Storage Foundation product bundles on newly built systems. X Build, configure and test new VCS local and global clusters. X Perform acceptance testing of Storage Foundation products on newly built systems
and clusters. X Advanced Storage Foundation and VCS features. Maintain and Support X General o Acquire/Download required software for deployments and patching. o Install and configure management consoles for Storage Foundation and VCS. o Apply Maintenance Packs (patch bundles) to systems for VERITAS Storage Foundation
products. o Monitor OS patches to be implemented and suggest product patches that
are relevant. o Develop scripts to perform routine tasks. X Storage Foundation o Create and Modify and validate volume manager objects (Disk Groups, Volumes and
File Systems). o Create and Modify and validate VVR objects (RLINKS, SRL etc). X Veritas Cluster Server o Create and Modify VCS objects (Service groups, Resources, Dependencies, GCO etc).
o Perform failover/failback and site migration testing with VCS, VVR, GCO. Manage X Open and track support cases with Technical Support . X Act as a liaison for customer personnel and support and /or business critical
services team. The consulting team will provide weekly status reports to the Client outlining:
X Program Status/Progress for Storage Foundation and VCS management activities
and tasks. X Action Items and Next Steps relative to the Storage Foundation and
VCS program. X Assist client with updating general documentation related to interviews,
logistics, licensing and applicable project artifacts. Skills: Guru in SF, SF/HA
Documentation and architectural skills Able to answer HSBC engineer questions Provide guidance for tuning, improving, re-architecting HSBC''s environment Platforms Solaris and Linux (70%) AIX (30%) UIX

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BW Developer in Chicago, IL

Primary focus will be to design, develop and test the SAP Business Warehouse (BW)components required to support Project 1Up Release 6 TPM including BW infocubes,
virtual infocube, infoobjects, BW extractors, ODS objects etc. as necessary. Work
with other members of the Data Warehouse Realization team to integrate these designs
within the context of the overall data strategy while also leveraging SAP pre-delivered
content as much as possible. Also support the Project 1Up process teams by providing
guidance on how BW can best be leveraged within the total delivered solution and
where appropriate build prototypes to demonstrate capabilities.

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Assett Management (Job #8830) in Chicago, IL

SMARTSOURCE is currently searching for someone for a 6 month contract possible contract to hire assignment in Chicago, IL

Location: Chicago Loop

Job Descriptions

Assist in managing the hardware and software lifecycle processes, including but not limited to:

. Responsible for maintaining accurate and timely records related to inventory status, location and technical specifications.
. Timely processing of inventory transactions such as inventory receipt, issuance, transfer and disposal in asset tracking systems such as Remedy.
. Collaborate with architecture and engineers to establish policy, procedure, standards and controls to ensure effective management of IT assets.
. Schedules and reconciles periodic physical inventories to ensure accuracy.
. Creates, maintains, analyzes, and distributes inventory and exception reports.
. Monitor & manages contractual events for hardware and software assets.
. Create, document, follow and enforce processes and procedures. Identify and implement process improvements.
. Establish and monitor inventory levels for critical configuration items.
. Perform periodic asset usage and compliance exercises.

Qualifications



. Asset Management experience and certification (CSAM, CHAMP or ITIL) strongly preferred

. Demonstrates a high level of hardware knowledge or aptitude

. Experience and proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite

. Familiarity with BMC Remedy or any other asset mgmt system.

. Ability to manage multiple tasks, while effectively focusing on priority issues

. Strong analytical and organizational skills

. Excellent verbal and written communication skills

. Ability to work independently without high degree of supervision

. Ability to make decisions using critical reasoning

. Ability to interact with and manage vendor relationships

Resumes should be sent to:
Rick


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Data Analyst in Chicago, IL

We currently have a position available for Data Analyst who will be responsible for ongoing integrity, availability, technical maintenance and performance of the server environment. The Data Analyst will develop and maintain data extraction, transformation and loading of the data. He/ She will ensure availability of information from OLAP data structure; monitors the effectiveness and efficiency of database systems operation and recommends/leads implementation of performance improvements for database systems and user applications. This is an ongoing opportunity with Robert Half Technology<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: Bachelor's degree and 5+ years experience, or equivalent are required for this position. Excellent project management skills, strong understanding of basic statistical measures and problems skills are required for this position. Knowledge of CRM is a big plus.

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Project Manager with Six Sigma and Technology Background - 12 Month Contract in Chicago, IL

Genesis10 is looking for a PMP certified Project Manager for a large financial institution. This is a 12 month contract assignment which can be worked in either Charlotte, NC, Chicago, IL, Delaware, or Los Angeles, CA. We are specifically looking for managers that bring current experience with business continuity process tools and managing end to end processes. Six Sigma and a technology background is a must.

No Third Party companies need apply.
Experience: Required Skills/Experience:
- Current experience with business continuity process tools.
- Ability to manage end to end processes.
- Six Sigma and a technology background is a must.

This is an excellent opportunity to join an innovative and growing enterprise. Take your career to the next level and turn your interest into action by applying now. Or, send your Word resume to . The only way to learn more is by taking the next step!

Genesis10 is a business and technology consulting company specializing in project management, business analysis, business transformation and large-scale systems infrastructure and application integration. Genesis10 services a variety of industries including banking and financial services, insurance, energy, manufacturing, healthcare, telecommunications and more. At Genesis10, we recognize that our consultants are our most powerful resource. Selecting only the most talented and experienced consultants provides our clients with the best the industry has to offer. We take pride in attracting the world's finest business and technology consultants.

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BW Designer/Developer in Chicago, IL

Primary focus will be to design, develop and test the SAP Business Warehouse (BW)components required to support Project 1Up release 6 TPM including BW infocubes,
virtual infocube, infoobjects, BW extractors, ODS objects etc. as necessary. Work
with other members of the Data Warehouse Realization team to integrate these designs
within the context of the overall data strategy while also leveraging SAP pre-delivered
content as much as possible. Also support the project process teams by providing
guidance on how BW can best be leveraged within the total delivered solution and
where appropriate build prototypes to demonstrate capabilities.

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Database Analyst - SQL Server in Chicago, IL

Responsible for IT Department&#146;s design, development, implementation and maintenance of databases and database-related systems. The Database Analyst serves as contact person for database-related systems. The Database Analyst is also responsible for translating business requirements into technical requirements for completing implementation as well as the creation and management of data stores in proprietary Association Management System (AMS), along with creating custom reports to analyze data.
Experience: This candidate must have a very good understanding of SQL Server, preferably 2005. The applicant must be able to pick up new skills quickly and have a strong willingness to learn.

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Senior Vice President, Ambulatory Operations (18650) in Chicago, IL

Perot Systems Corporation is a worldwide provider of information technology services and business solutions to a broad range of clients. We are currently looking for a Senior Vice President, Ambulatory Operations to join our team in the Central Region.

Job Responsibilities:
The Senior Vice President, Ambulatory Operations provides leadership, direction, administration and oversight of the Ambulatory Services business line in order to accomplish established strategic objectives and the realization of high quality, economical healthcare services. The incumbent also has oversight of operational delivery and financial performance for all accounts within the Ambulatory Services Practice. The incumbent inspires others to achieve all related financial and operational outcomes at consistently high levels of customer service, while maintaining effective client relationships. The Senior Vice President, Ambulatory Operations, reports directly to the CEO, Healthcare Process Solutions Group and is a participating member of Perot Systems Healthcare Division Leadership Team.

Perot Systems is in constant pursuit of new clients, the incumbent in this role will be a critical contributor to aggressive and strategic business and market development plans.

As a business line leader, the incumbent will work with Perot healthcare and business executives to ensure key performance objectives including exceeding client expectations through superior service, creating and deepening positive client relationships and expanding the scope and duration of services provided to the client, are met. In addition, s/he will ensure that resource models, business planning and forecasts, and performance reporting are managed on a weekly and monthly basis.

Finally, the Senior Vice President, Ambulatory Operations, is responsible for ensuring that the business line is positioned to respond quickly to market changes and client demands through solid business models, market relationships and effective communication.

Required Skills:
Ten to fifteen year experience demonstrating effective operational management within a hospital ambulatory services or physician practice management environment
Prior experience demonstrating effective organizational performance improvement skills
In-depth working knowledge of integrated healthcare organization and administration, agency standards/compliance, and laws applicable to healthcare operations
Integrating various components and support systems of healthcare into a functional continuum of care
A thorough knowledge of healthcare administration, care delivery models with special knowledge in finance, planning, physician relations, human resource management, and nursing
Thorough knowledge of regulations affecting healthcare delivery
Must have thorough understanding of healthcare administration in a highly managed care environment
Excellent team leadership and organizational skills are required
An ability to prioritize multiple demands and projects is critical
Proven written and oral communication skills demonstrating excellent interpersonal skills are required
Must be adept at public speaking and making persuasive presentations.
Must demonstrate strong business acumen, entrepreneurial risk-taking ability, proactive attitude and creativity in problem solving
Strong leadership and negotiation skills and sound decision-making ability are required.
Ability to lead, challenge, and motivate staff
Ability to build teams, as well as consensus is crucial
Ability to deal with complex situations and a large degree of variation in policies, rules and regulations is critical
Flexibility, adaptability, creativity and innovation are required
Must be a self-starter with a high degree of initiative and ability to work independently
A consultative approach to solving client business issues with be critical to success in this position

Minimum Educational Requirements:
Master's Degree in Healthcare Administration from an accredited college or university or an equivalent combination of education and experience required

* Candidates can live anywhere in the Central Region of the US but must be willing to travel 50-75%

More about Perot Systems
At Perot Systems, we are looking for candidates that have a high level of integrity, are tenacious and can thrive in a team environment. We will provide you with the tools and opportunities to enhance, expand and support your personal and professional growth. The Associates at Perot Systems enjoy a very entrepreneurial, dynamic environment. We do not have a rigid corporate ladder in place for you to climb but rather a career path that allows you to explore career opportunities throughout the entire organization.

In addition to a dynamic environment, Perot Systems will provide you with a very competitive salary, performance based bonuses, stock purchase program, tuition reimbursement (5K annually), 401K (100% match for first 4% of salary), health, dental and vision insurance coverage, paid holidays and vacation.

Perot Systems is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity. It is the policy of Perot Systems Corporation to encourage and support equal employment opportunity for all Associates and applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, ancestry, religious creed, national origin, pregnancy, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, age, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, disabled veteran or Vietnam era veteran status.

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Kiosk-printer installs Nationwide(Job #8823) in Chicago, IL

Smartsource, Inc. a nationwide technical staffing agency is looking for a Field Techs (road Warriors) to installs Kiosks & colored printers at Walmarts Nationwide.

Looking for techs in the following areas to start ASAP!

New Mexico, Denver, CO, Orange County, CA, Washington State, San Antonio, Omaha, NE, Altoona, PA, Syracuse, NY, Western Michigan, Fargo, ND, Minneapolis, MN, Chicago IL, Des Moines IA, WEst Virginia, Baltimore, Washting DC, Charlotte, NC, Winston-Salem NC, Charleston SC, Svannah GA, Gainesville FL, Tallahasse FL, Orlando FL, Ft Wayne IN, Mobile AL, Lake Charles LA, Lafayette LA, Louisville KY, Kansas City, Little Rock AR, North Mississippi, Atlanta GA,


Job opportunity: Field Service Executive

Pay rate: $14.00 per hour
Start date:ASAP
Location: Nationwide
Duration: Project description listed below
Fuji called it a "Walmart Upgrade Project" at this time. This project consists of upgrading the Frontier, installing a kiosk along with upgrading servers. Fuji has a packaged kit that is shipped to each site and a technician will unpacked items, upgrade systems, load software and on the second day they will catalog and train customers. Currently each site completed takes two days at this time.

Performance Requirements

Must have a vehicle that is in good working condition.
Must be willing to travel extensively throughout your area.
Must be willing to provide expenses up front for hotel and gas, reimbursed for hotels and car rental, however you will be paid .38 cents per mile for the gas.
Four 10 hour day work week
Two week in classroom training with one week ride with required.
Laptop required.
Must report times within 24 hours after completing installation. The required paper work must also be mailed within 24 hours after completing installation.
Must have great customer relations skills.

Skill sets required:

Must have excellent computer skills PC and must be able to load software and perform tasking.
Basic networking skills.
Excellent electro- mechanical skills.
Experience in printers and scanners.
Imaging experience very helpful. Industry experience very helpful. Basic color printer background helpful.
Basic network cabling knowledge.
Use of voltage meter to determine incoming power.
Must have strong knowledge of computer skills.
Must have excellent communications skills.


Workweek schedules are implemented to provide Monday through Sunday coverage.
General work hours are from 9:00am to 6:00pm from Monday through Friday, where a standard workweek consists of 44 hours.
However, it is required that on any given day a tech may need to work up to 12 hours.
Additional work weeks may be required by Fuji, but will be pre-scheduled with mutual agreement by both parties.
Fuji must give 30 days notice for any additional workweek requests for a tech.

The FSEs will be required to travel as dictated by Fuji and its customers' requirements.
The FSE's workday starts either once he has traveled 50 miles or has arrived on-site if the site is less than 50 miles traveled.
This workday start is referred to as portal start. The FSE's workday ends when he leaves the site.
If the site is beyond 50 miles from his home then the workday ends when he is within 50 miles of his home.
This only applies to the closest FSE to the site, unless the closest FSE is unavailable due to performing other Services for Fuji.
This workday end is referred to as portal end.
The standard workday for a FSE is 8 hours from portal start to portal end.
Any hours worked beyond 44 hours in a week, Monday through Friday, during portal start to portal end, is chargeable overtime.
Overtime is charged at the rates listed in the pricing section of this document. Any work done on a National Holiday will be charged double time.

The FSEs are expected to take a one-hour meal break close to mid-shift and/or based on individual state laws.
If state law allows, altering the meal break due to business needs may occur. During all meal breaks the FSE will be unavailable to Fuji dispatch.

If you meet the requirements listed above please send your RESUME to Carissa at
YOU MUST PUT "WALMART-(name of the city/state you are interested in) In the subject line

Carissa

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OBIEE/Siebel analytics administrator in Chicago, IL

urgently required OBIEE/Siebel analytics administrator in Chicago, IL(no salutation)Please forward the profiles only to the following link for immediate interview and closures http://tbe.taleo.net/NA7/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=MANSASYS&cws=1&rid=353 Title: OBIEE/Siebel analytics administratorSkills: Siebel Admin, OBIEE, Siebel AnalyticsDate: 6-23-2008Location: Chicago, ILLength: 6 monthsJob description: We urgently require OBIEE/Siebel analytics administrator for our direct client.Please send resumes ASAPSkills:Need Senior Siebel Analytics Administrator with good experience inAdministration and OBIEE.Please contact recruiter @ 510-228-4225Thanks & RegardsAnuradhaMansa Systems

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Kiosk-printer installs Nationwide(Job #8823) in Chicago, IL

Smartsource, Inc. a nationwide technical staffing agency is looking for a Field Techs (road Warriors) to installs Kiosks & colored printers at Walmarts Nationwide.

Looking for techs in the following areas to start ASAP!

New Mexico, Denver, CO, Orange County, CA, Washington State, San Antonio, Omaha, NE, Altoona, PA, Syracuse, NY, Western Michigan, Fargo, ND, Minneapolis, MN, Chicago IL, Des Moines IA, WEst Virginia, Baltimore, Washting DC, Charlotte, NC, Winston-Salem NC, Charleston SC, Svannah GA, Gainesville FL, Tallahasse FL, Orlando FL, Ft Wayne IN, Mobile AL, Lake Charles LA, Lafayette LA, Louisville KY, Kansas City, Little Rock AR, North Mississippi, Atlanta GA,


Job opportunity: Field Service Executive

Pay rate: $14.00 per hour
Start date:ASAP
Location: Nationwide
Duration: Project description listed below
Fuji called it a "Walmart Upgrade Project" at this time. This project consists of upgrading the Frontier, installing a kiosk along with upgrading servers. Fuji has a packaged kit that is shipped to each site and a technician will unpacked items, upgrade systems, load software and on the second day they will catalog and train customers. Currently each site completed takes two days at this time.

Performance Requirements

Must have a vehicle that is in good working condition.
Must be willing to travel extensively throughout your area.
Must be willing to provide expenses up front for hotel and gas, reimbursed for hotels and car rental, however you will be paid .38 cents per mile for the gas.
Four 10 hour day work week
Two week in classroom training with one week ride with required.
Laptop required.
Must report times within 24 hours after completing installation. The required paper work must also be mailed within 24 hours after completing installation.
Must have great customer relations skills.

Skill sets required:

Must have excellent computer skills PC and must be able to load software and perform tasking.
Basic networking skills.
Excellent electro- mechanical skills.
Experience in printers and scanners.
Imaging experience very helpful. Industry experience very helpful. Basic color printer background helpful.
Basic network cabling knowledge.
Use of voltage meter to determine incoming power.
Must have strong knowledge of computer skills.
Must have excellent communications skills.


Workweek schedules are implemented to provide Monday through Sunday coverage.
General work hours are from 9:00am to 6:00pm from Monday through Friday, where a standard workweek consists of 44 hours.
However, it is required that on any given day a tech may need to work up to 12 hours.
Additional work weeks may be required by Fuji, but will be pre-scheduled with mutual agreement by both parties.
Fuji must give 30 days notice for any additional workweek requests for a tech.

The FSEs will be required to travel as dictated by Fuji and its customers' requirements.
The FSE's workday starts either once he has traveled 50 miles or has arrived on-site if the site is less than 50 miles traveled.
This workday start is referred to as portal start. The FSE's workday ends when he leaves the site.
If the site is beyond 50 miles from his home then the workday ends when he is within 50 miles of his home.
This only applies to the closest FSE to the site, unless the closest FSE is unavailable due to performing other Services for Fuji.
This workday end is referred to as portal end.
The standard workday for a FSE is 8 hours from portal start to portal end.
Any hours worked beyond 44 hours in a week, Monday through Friday, during portal start to portal end, is chargeable overtime.
Overtime is charged at the rates listed in the pricing section of this document. Any work done on a National Holiday will be charged double time.

The FSEs are expected to take a one-hour meal break close to mid-shift and/or based on individual state laws.
If state law allows, altering the meal break due to business needs may occur. During all meal breaks the FSE will be unavailable to Fuji dispatch.

If you meet the requirements listed above please send your RESUME to Carissa at
YOU MUST PUT "WALMART-(name of the city/state you are interested in) In the subject line

Carissa

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