Technical Operations Analyst in Chicago, IL

Employee must be willing work second shift from 3 pm until 11 pm Thursday through Monday.

" Working knowledge of the following operating systems:
o Unix, especially Solaris, from a command prompt. Exposure to Linux and AIX a plus.
o Windows 2000 Professional and Windows 2000 Server. Networking exposure is vital.
" Experience in Tier 2 support, or extensive experience in Tier 1 support.
" Technical writing skills must be sufficient to document office and application procedures, as well as to provide good written communication in e-mail.
" Verbal communication skills must be sufficient to handle bridgeline calls with multiple attendees, and relay information between technical and management bridgelines.
" Ability to work in a high-stress, fast-paced environment with minimal direct supervision, and responsibility for the activities of multiple technicians.


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Quality Assurance Tester in Chicago, IL

CDI Business Solutions is currently looking to fill multiple Quality Assurance Tester opportunities in Schaumburg, IL. This is a W2 12 month contract. The QA Tester performs individual testing and validation to ensure that the application package installation meets the customer supplied requirements and internal quality guidelines. The QA Tester uses standard scripts and processes to manage day-to-day activities, implement improvements and to assist in problem resolution. Must have proficiency with Windows 2000, XP and Vista. Ability to analyze requirements documents and determines appropriate test cases. Ability to understand expected package behavior and validates results and meets expectations. Experience with SMS and VMware helpful but not required. Preferred Skills: Vista, VBS, JScript or ISScript.

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Contract for 4-6 months for a PHP Developer in Chicago, IL

Our client downtown is looking for an excellent back-end PHP developer to create a seamless dynamic interface with their Internal Database. The candidate will be connecting the front end of the web application to the back end of the application. Past experience doing a project like this will be most desirable for the client. This is an ongoing recruiting effort by 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: This role requires 5+ years of PHP development, 5+ years of CSS experience and 5+ years of file maker experience (MySQL & HTML).

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Web Developer in Chicago, IL

We are in search of a Web Developer with 3+ years of professional experience, experience with implementation of one or more web projects, and leadership experience of one or more web projects. Project experience working with multiple disciplines is also needed.

Experience in interactive web design programming and integration with a strong knowledge of usability/functional design document layout, output and assembly is required. Project experience using multiple technologies including HTML, DHTML, JavaScript, CSS, Flash/ActionScript, XML, PHP/MySQL, .NET/SQL is also required.

<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: Web Developer must be fluent in all Graphical and Development applications, (eg. Adobe, BBedit) fluent in rich media development, (Flash, video, etc.) familiar with at least one Internet Web Server, (IIS/SQL, Apache/MySQL) fluent in browser based GUI design and implementation and fluent in all HTML constructs including forms, tables, image maps, frames, browser and platform inconsistencies, FTP clients, embedded objects and Java media. Familiarity with scripting languages &#150; JavaScript, ActionScript and familiarity with middleware &#150; PHP, ASP/.NET Operating Systems &#150; PC, MAC required. The Web Developer will perform quality assurance testing and develop QA strategy. Working knowledge of image making and an understanding of brand-building strategies required. Aesthetic sensibility and a vision of the future of the web needed!

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Sr Firewall SME in Chicago, IL

Location can be Charlotte, NC or Dallas, TX (DFW area), or Chicago, IL (other locations may also be considered).
Senior firewall engineer capable of managing large scale and complex network environment. Experience with Checkpoint firewall platform and business to business implementations required. Extensive rule set creation and log analysis experience required.




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SAN Engineer in Chicago, IL

Robert Half Technology is looking for a SAN Engineer to be responsible for the following things: performing hardware troubleshooting, managing spare part inventory, opening trouble tickets and scheduling hardware repairs/service calls. The SAN Engineer will be responsible for hardware inventory, database inventory updates, hardware migrations and removal of end-of-life hardware; responsible for the configuration, testing, implementation and troubleshooting of unix systems &#150; including web services, FTP services, E-Mail, and DNS; responsible for SAN switch configuration (Cisco and Brocade); responsible for SAN storage configuration (EMC and Hitachi); coordinates production environment changes with the computer operations division in order to maintain a stable production environment; hardware inventory, database inventory updates, hardware migrations, and removal of end-of-life hardware. The ideal candidate for this position must have an excellent understanding of replication (SRDF,TrueCopy); ability to collect and analyze performance data, troubleshoot bottlenecks and verbally explain issues to large groups. This is an ongoing opportunities by 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: 7+ years of storage area network experience is required for this position.

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Pre-sales Engineer in Chicago, IL

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

Overview:
The highly motivated self-starter who fills this position is responsible for the overall technical architecture and design of internetworking and wireless mesh solutions. The Pre-sales Engineer performs comprehensive discovery analysis and definition of client issues and documents implementation in the form of a technical (blue-print) solution. The Pre-sales Engineer will design leading-edge solutions containing a wide variety of technologies.

Responsibilities:
- Provide consultation and design services
- Determine scope and developing proposals
- Provide pre-sales consulting support
- Coordinate installation, migration, consolidation and support plans
- Ensure all projects deliver a quality product on schedule with a completely satisfied customer
- Develop high-level professional relationships with customer
- Ensure company is delivering the required service(s)
- Provide documentation for configurations and processes

Requirements:
- 5+ years experience in the network industry
- Detailed knowledge of LAN and WAN technologies
- Detailed knowledge in Cisco Wireless and Wireless Mesh technologies
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Ability to recognize business opportunities
- Willingness to travel

Preferred Requirements:
- Bachelors degree in computer science or business with equivalent experience
- Industry certifications (CCIE, CCNP)
- Pre-sales support experience

Apply now if your skills and experience are a good match for the position and remember this: At Harvey Nash, the door to opportunity is always wide open.

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ETL Data Warehouse/Business Intel Developer in Chicago, IL

Join the next wave of high performance enterprise information integration solutions!


Strong demand for our expertise has created multiple openings for data warehousing professionals with 2 to 15 years of experience.



You should have good knowledge of UNIX and one or more databases including Oracle, DB2, Teradata, Informix, and Sybase.



Experience in ETL application design using one or more major ETL tool (Datastage, Ab Initio, or Informatica) is required. In particular, we are looking for several people with Ab Initio experience.
Experience: Experience in one or more Business Intelligence tools (Business Objects, Microstrategy, Cognos, Hyperion) is highly desirable.



If you have hands-on team lead experience in delivering data warehousing solutions we want to talk to you. Applicants must have prior consulting experience and should be willing to travel 100%. Relocation is not necessary. As a member of our team you'll cross-train in all the major data integration and business intelligence technologies.



Other Requirements:



Prefer Chicago/Washington DC based

Must have US citizenship or green card

Must have prior consulting experience (Big five and HP/Knightsbridge experience highly desirable)

Must have a university degree (Masters Degree preferred) in Computer Science or Engineering

Must be fluent in spoken and written English

Must be a high-energy person who enjoys working in teams and solving challenging problems

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