Robert Half Technology has a client, located in the downtown loop area, who is seeking a Computer Operator to join their team on a contract basis. The Computer Operator will maintain and support all iSeries hardware, software, and peripherals within the Agency. He/she will act as back up support to the Network Analyst, providing support to the Windows environment. The Computer Operator will assist all users through problem areas. He/she will execute and monitor iSeries production jobs, prints reports, and distributes reports in a timely manner. He/she will monitor the iSeries and WIN servers for error messages and possesses strong analytical skills to investigate and solve these errors. The Computer Operator will create and delete user accounts and permission for the iSeries and Windows, as required. The Computer Operator must be proficient with iSeries commands, iSeries security, and CL programming and possess strong knowledge of iSeries PTF installation, Client Access installations and upgrades and OS upgrades. He/she must also be familiar with iSeries system and performance management. Send all data, via FTP or other means, to our carriers. Assist all users with their submitted problem tickets. Close or status all tickets with in the thirty minute service level. Install and maintains all hardware, including PC&#146;s, printers, and new models of iSeries and software upgrades. Communicate continuously with users and the Manager, IT Operations. Keep all procedural documentation current. Participate in the disaster recovery testing, at Sungard, at least every two years. Provide back up support to the Network Analyst, as needed. Must possess the basic skills to provide network administration. This includes creating user accounts, changing permissions, creating directories, performing desktop upgrades, Outlook and Exchange, etc. Candidates who meet the requirements of this position should contact Jessica DeLopez at or (312) 616-7974.<br/><br/>All applicants applying for U.S. job openings must be authorized to work in the United States. All applicants applying for Canadian job openings must be authorized to work in Canada. Experience: 5+ years iSeries experience in a Computer Operator role. 1+ years Windows experience in an administrator role. Strong knowledge of all aspects of the iSeries from submitting jobs to upgrading the Operating System. Excellent problem solving skills. Excellent customer service skills. Must be able to work in a team environment. To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here

Robert Half Technology has a client in downtown Chicago who is currently looking for a Linux Systems Administrator. The Linux Systems Administrator is responsible for managing Linux/UNIX development and production environments running enterprise level applications. The Linux Systems Administrator will focus on maintaining high levels of availability and service for the development, staging and production environments. Specific responsibilities include the following: supporting the production and development/staging web infrastructure environments. Responding to monitoring alerts and perform detailed level troubleshooting as needed. Supporting the following applications: Oracle Database 10g, Oracle Portal, Oracle Identity Management, Oracle Application Server, Interwoven TeamSite, Jive Clearspace, Autonomy IDOL and other internally developed applications. Create shell/perl scripts as needed. Supporting the release management process through development, staging and production environments. Candidates who meet the requirements of this Linux Systems Administrator position should contact Bob Szarek at or (312 )616-7974.<br/><br/>All applicants applying for U.S. job openings must be authorized to work in the United States. All applicants applying for Canadian job openings must be authorized to work in Canada. Experience: 2+ years experience with UNIX/Linux (Solaris and SUSE preferred) with deep command line experience. ( There are little to no GUI's in this environment). Extensive experience installing and managing Web Servers like Apache or Oracle HTTP Server. Experience Installing, Configuring and Troubleshooting with some type of Java Application server. Oracle Database experience (Any versions). To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here

Our Financial Services client currently seeks a SOFTWARE ENGINEER for a DIRECT-HIRE opportunity.

This individual will be part of a service technology group. Excellent verbal skills important as you will work directly with traders and other developers to build real time trading systems.


DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:


· Participate in all phases of the software development process for computerized trading applications/models, which includes requirements analysis, specification generation, application design, and software coding.

· Participate in coding front end GUI and backend server side development.

· Perform quantitative analysis.

· Stay informed of advances in technology.


KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

· Have an interest in trading and financial markets

· Strong communication skills

· Computer programming skills using C++ or C#

· Strong working knowledge of MFC or .NET applications

· Strong working knowledge of MS Visual Studio

· Analytical and problem solving skills

· Multi-threaded programming experience a plus

· Knowledge of operating systems and networks

· Proven history of being successful within a team-oriented environment

· Confident team player motivated by a fast paced environment.


EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE:

· Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering

· 3-5 years of experience programming in C++ or C#

· Real time software development experience dealing with trading or financial markets desired (NOT REQUIRED)


COMPENSATION: $90,000 to $105,000 base salary + BONUS (10-15%) + FULL BENEFITS...depending on experience and education


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My client located in the Loop is looking for a Senior ASP.Net and C# developer to join their dynamic team. The Senior Applications Developer will be an expert in ASP.Net and C# development and will be developing applications, database, and reporting solutions. These solutions will interface with SQL server. The ideal candidate will have deep experience developing .Net applications at a senior level and some experience mentoring junior developers through the full development lifecycle. To apply for this position directly email resumes to Brad Scott at: Experience: 4+ years experience with C# 3+ years experience programming in ASP or ASP.Net Must have extensive experience with .NET and OO programming 4+ years SQL Server and/or database maintenance experience Experience with database modeling, stored procedures, jobs, complex queries, and modifications Enterprise and web based application development experience Experience with .NET 2.0 Experience with web services and XML / XSL a plus Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field To apply for this position directly email resumes to Brad Scott at: To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here

Robert Half Technology has a client in the downtown loop who is seeking a SAS Programmer. The SAS Programmer will design, develop, process and maintain software to support and facilitate the metered samples of Statistical Research department. Candidates who meet the requirements of the SAS Programmer position should contact Jessica DeLopez at or (312) 616-7974. <br/><br/>All applicants applying for U.S. job openings must be authorized to work in the United States. All applicants applying for Canadian job openings must be authorized to work in Canada. Experience: Proficiency SAS in Unix environment. Proficiency in Unix and Microsoft operating systems. Adept at gathering and converting end user requirements into software solutions. Strong oral and written communication skills. Quality focused and detail orientated. Key Skills/Competencies SQL, Shell Scripting, FORTRAN. Bachelors degree required. To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here

Robert Half Technology has a client, located in downtown Chicago, with an immediate need for a SQL Database Administrator. This long-term position will start immediately as a contract position and become full-time after 3-6 months based on performance. In this role, the consultant will be provide hands-on support in the design and development of all relational database systems. This will include staging, development, and production database servers and applications. The SQL Database Administrator will be responsible for MS SQL Server 2000 installations, setup, configuration, and service pack / hot fix updates. Other aspects of this role include but are not limited to managing database performance and optimization, planning, and tuning. The SQL Database Administrator will install and configuring SQL Server software on new servers and upgrade existing SQL Server software to newer versions / Service Pack Levels. More responsibilities include maintaining database security, integrity, and availability, setting up and monitoring alerts, operators, SQL Mail, linked server connections, DTS packages, and scheduled jobs that perform specific database tasks. This position will assist with (ETL) of data from disparate sources and ensure its integrity. Interface with the IS Infrastructure team for hardware upgrades and builds. Administering periodic backups of databases and transaction logs. Developing and maintaining database recovery plan. Collaborating with developers on creating, debugging and deploying Stored Procedures, Custom DTS Jobs, tables, indexes, triggers etc. Creating automated TSQL scripts to process summary database transactions that run off-hours. Running ad-hoc reports from the databases. Creating, Monitoring and managing the periodic EXCEL spreadsheets that deliver data to the various business owners. Candidates who meet the requirements of this SQL Database Administrator position should contact Candace Murphy at or (312)616-7974.<br/><br/>All applicants applying for U.S. job openings must be authorized to work in the United States. All applicants applying for Canadian job openings must be authorized to work in Canada. Experience: Our client is requesting that the candidate have a Bachelors degree in CS or related / equivalent experience. 4+ years of Database Administration experience with recent SQL Server 2005 is preferred. 4+ total years DBA experience with Microsoft SQL Server 2000 in an operations environment is required. Experience supporting and implementing complex logical database designs and relational database concepts. A minimum of 3 years Transact SQL experience with an advanced ability to analyze and architect data and data models/schema. Candidates should also have 5+ years of SQL Server administrative experience including managing multiple database servers. Data modeling experience (ERWIN) or equivalent preferred. Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills. Effective analyst able to work closely with non-technical users. Advanced ETL Extract Transform Load, Advanced ERwin, Advanced MS SQL Server. To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here

The Business Intelligence team at DoubleClick/Performics is looking for a senior developer to help create a company-wide data warehouse. We are in need of someone who is an expert PL/SQL programmer and preferably has a fair amount of ETL and Perl experience. The job entails extracting data from multiple sources using a mix of SQL and Perl and loading that into an Oracle database using PL/SQL. The project is still in it's early development days, so this is a good time to enjoy green-field programming in an environment that demands quality and well tested code. You will have the opportunity to work on a small team in a mid-sized company, so you get the fun and fast-paced feel of a small group, but the security and benefits of a larger, more established, company. This is a full-time on-site position in downtown Chicago. Required Skills:

Consultant / Senior Consultant needed to provide financial and accounting related consulting services primarily in the Corporate Finance practice areas as requested and supervised by Senior Consultants, Directors and Managing Directors. This practice provides services in Corporate restructuring and transaction services. Are you sharp in Corporate Accounting, working for a good company, but bored with your current position? This may be the opportunity for you! Consulting services provided by this client include an array of strategic alternatives to help right-size infrastructure, improve working capital management, sell non-core assets or business unites, and recapitalize. This client is experiencing tremendous growth, and therefore is looking to bring on good people! The salary rage for this position is 64K - 90K plus bonuses. Growth opportunity is tremendous! For immediate consideration, please e-mail a resume to Leigh Chaban at . Experience: This Consultant / Senior Consultant position requires a bachelor's degree in Accounting and one plus years experience in corporate accounting / finance. Public Accounting experience is a big plus, but not required. Candidates must have general knowledge of corporate finance and accounting principals and terminology, proficiency with PC environment and related software, including Microsoft Office applications. Candidates must possess the ability to work independently in a fast-paced, multi-task environment and be willing to research, analyze and develop new skills. Familiarity with www-based financial research resources for corporate information, SEC filings, and competitive data, flexibility, and excellent communication skills are a also a must. 50% travel (generally one week in, one week out) is required. To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here