Senior Network Computing Analyst (0822) in Buffalo, NY

Basic Function:
As part of M&T's Technology & Banking Operations, the Sr. Network Computing Analyst would be responsible for daily maintenance and support of the current production GroupWise, Tumbleweed SPAM, Anti-Virus and encryption systems, CA/iLumin e-mail Archiving and compliance systems, List Manager, SMTP Application Integration Services, GroupWise Web Access and Live Remote systems, BlackBerry device and infrastructure along with related applications and tools. In addition, this person will provide technical support for discretionary client project consulting, implementation and integration requirements.

Responsibilities: 
Development and project management of upgrades, enhancements, patches and releases to the e-Mail Services systems and solutions. As well as client-based applications that interface with e-Mail Services.

Document technical procedures for the support and monitoring of GroupWise, Tumbleweed, CA/iLumin, List Manager, SMTP services, BlackBerry, GroupWise Web Access and Live Remote systems. 

Development, maintenance and support of GroupWise, Tumbleweed, iLumin, List Manager, SMTP services, BlackBerry, GroupWise Web Access, and Live Remote systems.

Provide consulting assistance for business units and enterprise wide projects.

Develop, implement and/or assist in same for deployments of virus software, security updates, service packs and third party software updates to all e-Mail Services components.

Provide testing, certification and validation for all infrastructure component patches, releases, and other changes that support the e-Mail Services systems and solutions.

Provide general training, cross training, and "knowledge transfer" to lesser experienced personnel, support staff, peers, and business units where applicable.

Provide third level support for all e-Mail Services system components. 

Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Information Systems or related field, or at least 5+ years equivalent in work experience. 

GroupWise 6.5+

Novell Netware 6.5+

Windows Server 2000, 2003

Windows PC 2000, XP

Ideal Qualifications:
Excellent written and verbal communication skills

MS SQL 2000+

Blackberry Devices and Infrastructure

Tumbleweed

Solid understanding of vendor hardware configurations and software concepts both in the current environments and future technologies.  

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Business Analyst in New York, NY

Ref #101289
Description:
The main role of the Business Analyst – Front End Developer is to leverage the Data Warehouse architecture to create reporting and analyses that will support key business decision making. This involves interviewing business users to gather their information requirements, understanding the business impact and meaning of those requirements and then translating the requirements into reporting solutions. The reporting solutions will span
- Distributed/Push reporting via email of multiple reporting outputs
- On Demand/Pull reporting via SQL Server Reporting Services web capabilities
- Ad Hoc User-Created reporting via SQL Server Reporting Services using Report Builder and Model Designer
- Dynamic/Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) reporting via SQL Server Analysis Services and Microsoft Excel
- Data Mining via SQL Server Data Mining Models

Position Description:
1. COMMUNICATION
Business Community - Interview with business users to understand and document their departments, roles and responsibilities, performance/goal measurement and data, reporting and analysis needs. Accurately document the meeting results including follow-up with business users to validate findings.
Interdepartmental – Collaborate with Systems Engineers and Data Modelers to develop and support semantic layer (Report Builder, Model Designer) for front-end analysis. Develop and maintain Data Dictionary and training curriculums.
2. TECHNICAL EXECUTION
• Develop Semantic Reporting Layer for SQL Server Reporting Services
• Direct Systems Engineers in developing SQL Server Analysis Services Cubes
• Develop Reporting solutions that support Business Requirements
• Coordinate Training to facilitate End-User success with reporting deliverables
• Validate finished solutions against the requirements specification generated from business community interviews.

Technical Skill Requirements:
The successful candidate will have excellent communication, business requirements gathering and report development abilities. The candidate will have been responsible for and had broad exposure to a wide variety of projects and technologies and be able to develop, maintain and lead multiple project initiatives. The candidate will have coordinated and communicated with third party vendors and participated in the Business Intelligence community. Requires a bachelor's degree or comparable work experience with at least 5-10 years of experience in the field.

Experience: SKILLS Technical Knowledge and Skills o Elements of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Technology Stack o Microsoft Business Intelligence Development Studio (BIDS) o Microsoft SQL Server Relational Database o Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) o Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) o Microsoft SQL Server Data Mining o Microsoft Access o TOAD o Visio Business Skills o Interviewing and Requirements Gathering o Understanding of Database Design o Effective Written and Oral Communication o Problem solving o Kimball Data Warehouse Lifecycle Methodology To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here

P-TCG-Web Site Designer in BROOKLYN, NY

Must want to work in Brooklyn Daily responsibilities will be to complete tasks as assigned and maintain production goals on larger projects. Projects will include new site development, banners, emails, and site maintenance. Each design project will have unique requirements that must be achieved while maintaining outstanding aesthetic quality. The Web Designer must be able to take specific verbal/written direction from client to produce exacting results. Key Responsibilities Review photographic requirements for projects; Find, manipulate and crop images as needed to enhance the design of the site. Review final production of projects to ensure that the quality and consistency of the design is maintained in its execution. for immediate consideration email Experience: Must want to work in Brooklyn 2+ years experience -Online Direct Marketing Knowledge / Experience Proficiency Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Flash and Quark; Must have strong working knowledge of both Macintosh and PC platforms; Understanding of html and dhtml, javascript. Expert HTML and CSS Knowledge (coding not required) -Web Optimization / Banner Creation -Creativity -Analytical Thinking -Bonus for Actionscript Skills Photoshop Skills for immediate consideration email To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here

Biz Analyst - Data Modeler in New York, NY

Ref #101290
Description:
The main role of the Business Analyst - Data Modeler is to develop a Data Warehouse architecture that will support analyses of the key business processes. This involves understanding the analysis requirements of the business users and then leveraging all necessary transaction systems to build a data store that supports complex analyses.
- Analytic Themes
- Business Process Model / BUS Matrix
- Dimensional Model
- ETL Development
- Source System
o Understand processes
o Communicate with experts
o Understand data interrelationships

Position Description:
1. COMMUNICATION
 Business Community - Meet with business users to understand their departments, roles and responsibilities, performance/goal measurement and data, reporting and analysis needs. Accurately document the meeting results including follow-up with business users to validate findings.
 Interdepartmental - Collaborate with Systems Engineers for data architecture development and with Business Analysts - Reporting for front-end analysis development
2. TECHNICAL EXECUTION
. Perform translation sequence of business requirements into data models:
o Business Requirements  Analytic Themes  Bus Matrix  Dimensional Model  Physical Model
. Analyze Source Systems to confirm availability of data for Business Requirements
. Work with Source System Experts to design data transfer processes
. Direct Systems Engineers in developing Extraction, Transformation & Load (ETL) processes, Physical Data Warehouse schema and SQL Server Analysis Services Cubes
 Develop Semantic Reporting Layer for SQL Server Reporting Services

Technical Skill Requirements:
The successful candidate will have excellent communication, SQL coding and data modeling abilities. The candidate will have been responsible for and had broad exposure to a wide variety of projects and technologies and be able to develop, maintain and lead multiple project initiatives. The candidate will have coordinated and communicated with third party vendors and participated in the Business Intelligence community. Requires a bachelor's degree or comparable work experience with at least 5-10 years of experience in the field.

Experience: Technical Knowledge and Skills Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Technology Stack Microsoft Business Intelligence Development Studio (BIDS) Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) Microsoft SQL Server Relational Database Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) Microsoft SQL Server Data Mining Microsoft SQL Server T-SQL Microsoft Access TOAD Visio Oracle PL/SQL Business Skills Interviewing and Requirements Gathering Understanding of Database Design Effective Written and Oral Communication Problem solving Kimball Data Warehouse Lifecycle Methodology To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here

Senior Internet Engineer in NEW YORK, NY

We seek strong candidates for the Senior Internet Systems Engineer position. The position will be responsible for developing and supporting the continued growth all the company's external and internal web applications and sites. They are in the process of building their on-line business, so the responsibilities of the Senior Internet Systems Engineer are key. Interacting with business units, the Senior Internet Systems Engineer will be responsible for delivering efficient and robust solutions in a timely manner. The position will be responsible for clearly articulating internet and intranet related projects and will act as a consultant and subject matter expert for everything related to the company’s internet and intranet. • Establish robust architecture for future web infrastructure • Manage, administer, and maintain all internet and intranet sites • Plan and budget for web operations growth and needs • Clearly articulate internet and intranet related projects • Maintain internet and intranet sites for high availability (IIS and Apache) • Interface with different departments within the organization regarding new deployments • Act as point liaison with the IT Operations, QA, and Engineering teams when deploying new sites and applications • Develop, maintain, and report intranet metrics • Participate in the evaluation, recommendation, and selection of hardware and software solutions • Analyze hardware and software needs to resolve problems in the most efficient and timely manner Experience: • Bachelor’s degree • Strong experience managing the day-to-day operations of a mission-critical, client/customer-facing production website • 8+ years experience with IIS • 8 + years Experience in Windows System Administration and Active Directory. • 8+ years front-end integration experience working with development teams on the deployment of web based applications (Java, ASP, ASP.NET) • Project management experience with strong organization and planning skills • Strong problem solving ability • Proven ability to analyze web traffic patterns, usage, and abandon rates using web tools and application monitoring products • Proven understanding of web encryption technologies (SSL Certificates, https, etc.) • Strong experience working with relational databases (Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle) • Experience working with third party hosting companies • Experience meeting service level agreements (SLAs) which guarantee clients website availability • Strong written and verbal communication skills • E-Commerce experience desired send resume to: To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here

Database Developer in NEW YORK, NY

We are searching for an accomplished Database Developer/Software Engineer (.Net and Microsoft Platform) to join our engineering team. Candidates must have proven experience of building large scale database driven enterprise level web applications. The successful candidate will be part of a team of other database and application developers responsible for building and maintaining multi-tier distributed web applications using IIS, ASP.Net/C# and SQL Server database. Candidates must be highly skilled & motivated and able to adapt and learn quickly. This is a dynamic team environment where effort is rewarded and accomplishments are recognized. Excellent communication skills and the ability to manage multiple assignments are essential qualities necessary for success in this position. The position offers the opportunity to be part of highly motivated professionals, associated with key initiatives and there is great potential for career advancement. Responsibilities will include: • Design and develop distributed web applications and web services • Assess business rules, logical and physical database modeling • Develop optimized stored procedures to solve complex business problems • Work with operations, development, and business to define our data needs • Provide support to other developers and work with them to solve critical problems Experience: • Degree in a computer science, engineering or related area • 7+ years of total work experience • 3+ years experience building, implementing and integrating enterprise web applications • 5+ years experience with Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 and higher • 5+ years experience with writing TSQL stored procedures, triggers, etc • Experience reading query execution plans • Experience with DTS packages and data exchanges between SQL Server instances • Experience developing with .Net/C# including ASP.Net, ADO.Net, and Web Services a plus • Experience in taking a software product through the entire product life cycle • Strong communication and time management skills • Highly motivated with keen ability to motivate others on team • Skills in building relationships with clients and technology peers • Good understanding of relevant hardware and software technologies • Must believe in extremely high quality engineering and have self-driven initiative to innovate • Must be able to provide leadership to challenge the team • Must have an attitude to accomplish goals and lead the team send resume to: To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here

Customer Support Manager in Syracuse, NY

We are currently seeking a Customer Service Manager to work directly for our client.

This is a challenging role for a true innovator, but one that comes with singular rewards. You will be working with a management team that has already embraced this initiative and will provide you with ample support and room to be creative. We expect that you will bring a solid understanding of technology to the table.


Responsibilities:
. Manage the processing of customer service requests to the engineering group via application requests, telephone and e-mail to ensure courteous, timely, and effective resolution of end user issues.
. Manage the development and delivery of scheduled operational reviews of our customers environments
. Manage the delivery our product suite to our customers
. Enhance, create and enforce request handling and escalation policies and procedures.
. Enforce service levels agreements to meet problem resolution expectations and timeframes.
. Ensure escalated customer issues are resolved.
. Work with service delivery teams when they are engaged in system reconfigurations (minor or significant).
. Generate statistical reports to analyze performance of center activities and documented resolutions, identify problem areas, and devise and deliver solutions to enhance quality of service and to prevent future problems.
. Identify, recommend, develop, and implement end user training programs designed to enhance our customers and our engineer's use of Product as a tool set.
. Collaborate with other departments to identify improvements to existing software
. Attend training seminars, conferences, and trade shows to broaden knowledge of current and future customer service issues and technologies.
. Train, coach, develop and mentor team members.
. Plan and conduct performance appraisals of staff and review appraisals, administer raises, bonuses, promotions and disciplinary action when necessary.

Experience: Requirements:
. A minimum of four years management experience with a focus on customer satisfaction; relevant TAC management and / or Service Center management experience is preferred.
. An exceptional customer service orientation.
. A minimum of four years engineering management experience with direct supervisory responsibility for an engineering staff is preferred
. Demonstrated experience in the management of an application and technical support team.
. Proven record of accomplishment in the development and delivery of Service Level Agreements and related service deliverables.
. Solid relationship management and performance management skills.
. Ability to motivate and direct staff members in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
. Exceptional written and oral communication skills.
. Exceptional interpersonal skills, with a focus on listening and questioning skills.
. Strong documentation skills.
. Ability to absorb and retain information quickly.
. Ability to present ideas in user-friendly language to non-technical staff and end users.
. Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities.
. Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
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. Strong leadership skills; a desire to set aggressive expectations for self and team, and hold self and team accountable.
. Extensive experience in metric based management of staff including customer satisfaction metrics, financial metrics and staff performance metrics
. Extensive experience as an escalation point for customer satisfaction issues is required


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Project Wolf Presales Support and Implementation S in New York, NY

Summary:
A Presales-Implementation Specialist is an integral customer facing role crucial to the success of an exciting, new DoubleClick initiative. This role allows an individual to leverage digital advertising experience to translate client objectives into appropriate product and feature usage through training, implementation consulting, and day-to-day support.

Key Responsibilities:

Obtain in-depth understanding of strategic client business in relation to digital advertising efforts

Assist sales team with needs assessments and product presentation during presales opportunities

Project manage clients through each step of the product implementation process

Consult clients on how best to utilize the product to meet their strategic goals through documented recommendations and product demonstrations

Ensure clients are educated in and following outlined DoubleClick policies and procedures

Escalate product feedback to Product Management

Coordinate with DoubleClick internal personnel to resolve client product issues.

Serve as liaison between client and other internal groups during product implementations

Contribute to internal and customer facing documentation recommending product usage procedures and best practices


Knowledge and Skill Requirements:

2+ years experience in customer facing role

1+ year(s) in digital advertising or marketing environment (i.e. ad operations, media planning, digital advertising solution technical support)

1+ year(s) experience with one or more of DoubleClick digital advertising solutions, namely DART for Publishers (DFP), DART Enterprise (DE), or DART for Advertisers (DFA)

Strong presentation and communication skills (oral and written)

Experience with fundamental internet technologies such as HTML and JavaScript

Experience in applying basic project management concepts

Knowledge of CRM tools (i.e. , Remedy) a plus

Effective decision making skills.

Effective organizational and documentation skills

Ability to accept accountability for actions

Ability to work well across functional groups

Comfortable in an entrepreneurial, startup environment Experience: Knowledge and Skill Requirements:
? 2+ years experience in customer facing role
? 1+ year(s) in digital advertising or marketing environment (i.e. ad operations, media planning, digital advertising solution technical support)
? 1+ year(s) experience with one or more of DoubleClick digital advertising solutions, namely DART for Publishers (DFP), DART Enterprise (DE), or DART for Advertisers (DFA)
? Strong presentation and communication skills (oral and written)
? Experience with fundamental internet technologies such as HTML and JavaScript
? Experience in applying basic project management concepts
? Knowledge of CRM tools (i.e. , Remedy) a plus
? Effective decision making skills.
? Effective organizational and documentation skills
? Ability to accept accountability for actions
? Ability to work well across functional groups
? Comfortable in an entrepreneurial, startup environment To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here

Statistician in New York, NY

Title: Optimization Statistical Analyst
Location: New York, NY or Thornton, CO

About DoubleClick
DoubleClick develops tools that advertisers and publishers use to plan, execute and analyze on-line marketing programs. DoubleClick is an application service provider, handling a staggering 9 billion transactions per day, and managing up to 160,000+ hits per second on its global network.

Our suite of products is driven by the DoubleClick Technology Group (DTG), comprised of over 300 IT professionals, located in New York, Colorado, Chicago, San Francisco and Europe. DTG is an agile software development shop, and employs a mix of open-source and third-party technologies including Java, C++, Perl, ASP.NET, Ab Initio and Oracle running on Windows, Linux, and Solaris platforms. In this rapidly growing industry, DoubleClick is both a market leader and innovator, creating an impressive number of new product releases every year.

DoubleClick offers great health, dental and visual insurance, 401(k), generous time-off policy, and dot com benefits, such as casual dress, a great work environment, ping pong and pool tables.

We pride ourselves with hiring passionate, self-motivated and innovative professionals who enjoy working with cutting-edge technologies and pushing those technologies to their limits. If this sounds exciting, come join us taking our world-class, high-volume systems to the next level!


Responsibilities:

Analyze client data and identify/resolve performance issues

Work directly with clients/sales team to explain statistical concepts and results of research

Conduct independent client research that will drive research topics and improve the optimization system

Perform statistical duties of client implementations: including initial research, model recommendations/creation, and implementation

Understand all statistical/mathematical aspects of optimized ad delivery (i.e. DoubleClick's DART product) - including business purpose and deep system knowledge of DART

Skills:

Knowledge of basic statistical methods (linear regression, anova, estimation, hypothesis testing, inference, and basic probability)

Programming skills: competency in several of the following: Perl, Java, C/C++, SQL, R/S-PLUS, SAS, shell scripting, Excel macros

Experience with UNIX/Linux

Desire and willingness to work with clients/sales team

Desire and willingness to learn the DART ad serving system

Desire to work with data

Ability to work independently

Proactive

Excellent project management skills

Excellent troubleshooting and problem solving skills

Excellent oral & written communication skills

Excellent presentation skills

Excellent consulting skills

Qualifications:

Bachelors degree in a statistical/quantitative field, required

Ability to travel once per quarter, required To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here

Senior Level Java Developer - NY (Job #6805) in Staten Island, NY

Position: Senior Java Developer
Location: Staten Island, NY 10301 (there is periodic travel to clients as specified in the job requirements)
6 Month contract to hire

Scope of work:
1) Looking for someone who will spend bulk of time developing applications but with periodic customer interaction to capture requirements and deploy solutions. (travel to client site)
2) Will be responsible for requirements, development and delivery of J2ee software solutions.
3) 5+ Developing software applications.
4) 4+ years experience developing with Java required.
5) 4+ years experience developing with J2EE required.
6) Experience developing and deploying Web based J2EE applications
7) Experience Maintaining J2EE applications
8) Solid SQL development background
9) Exposure to database design and tuning
10)Good communication skills
11) Good Documentation skills
12) Exposure and experience in leading small development teams
13) Understanding of Software development life cycle.

Specific skills
Eclipse(or similar), JDBC, Struts, JNDI, XML

Helpful
WebSphere 5 or 6
DB2 7,8 or 9
Java Swing experience
Java Certification
Linux, Shell scripting

To apply please email your resume and hourly / salary requirements
US Citizen or Green card holders only To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here

Consultant Business Systems in Buffalo, NY

I. Summary of Position



Provides technical and project leadership, complex systems analysis and development, and ongoing support for varied technologies, architectures and projects for lending applications within the HTS Consumer Banking group. Initial focus will involve multiple products used by the Commercial Real Estate Division. Strong project management, customer business support and technical problem solving skills are a must. The candidate will interact with other HTS groups to complete assignments.





II. Principal Accountabilities



1. Provide system development and technical support for highly complex, critical programs and systems. Implement strategies to address automation, productivity and infrastructure problems and issues.



2. Provide technical leadership and consultation to project team members as directed by the application manager. Ability to function as an individual contributor or lead teams or projects of high complexity. Prepare cost/benefit analyses, functional requirements and detail specifications. Provide direct guidance in planning, designing, programming, documentation and implementation of the systems. Coordinate activities of assigned personnel and projects. Control project risks and impact on business and strategic plans.



3. Manage large or critical projects as assigned to ensure objectives are met on time and within cost while continuing to utilize technical expertise. Assist in defining and delivering global and strategic technical projects. Identify and address interfacing functions and applications affected by projects.



4. Provide technical analysis and consulting to the business. Research and present alternative technical solutions to the business and design and implement agreed technical alternatives. Maintain awareness of business technology strategies and the technical infrastructure to meet business requirements. Experience: III. Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

This position requires an individual with:

A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience with a major or minor in computer science or related field and a minimum of ten years proven and progressive experience, including a minimum of three years experience in project management required.

Development experience in a mainframe Cobol/ AS400/ client server environments.

Demonstrated knowledge of all systems development phases and deliverables.

Demonstrated proficiency in Systems analysis and technical design.

Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Strong project management, analytical, and leadership skills.

Strong interpersonal, customer service and problem solving skills.

A sense of urgency and ability to prioritize and respond to multiple activities and problems concurrently.

Knowledge of client server applications and SQL server database structures a plus. To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here

MAJOR MUTUAL FUND SEEKING CAMRA BUSINESS ANALYST NYC!!! in New York, NY

MAJOR MUTUAL FUND SEEKING CAMRA BUSINESS ANALYST NYC!!!
Skills: CAMRA-See job description

Date: 2-26-2007
Location: New York, NY
Area code: 212

Tax term: FULLTIME CON_CORP CON_IND CON_W2 CON_HIRE_CORP CON_HIRE_IND CON_HIRE_W2
Pay rate: MKT
Length:

Position ID: Camra
Dice ID: cxkenwak

Job description:
ALL QUALIFIED APPLICANTS PLEASE CONTACT RACHEL COHEN AT munication Skills
BUSINESS-Desirable:
Knowledge of FX Forwards and other Derivatives
APPLICATION-Mandatory:
SDLC, Excel, MS-Project

ALL QUALIFIED APPLICANTS PLEASE CONTACT RACHEL COHEN AT rachel.cohen@ FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION


Experience: MUST HAVE CAMRA EXPERIENCE AND CAMRA MODULES TO QUALIFY To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here

Java Project Lead in New York, NY

A project leader, who is able to lead 2 to 4 developers.

Face-to-face interview is preferred.

Duration : 12 Months
Experience: At least 2 years of project leader experience. . The candidate should be strong in technical skills. . Good leadership and communication skills. The candidate should be strong in the following technologies. .Money transfer back-ground is a plus. .Java and J2EE Oracle 10g / PL SQL JDBC Web programming, JSP, Servlets, STRUTS framework Solaris UNIX, Weblogic, prefer 9.2 version To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here

QA Analyst in New York, NY

DescriptionMajor international investment bank is currently seeking a Senior QA/QC Analyst for a long-term project in mid-town NYC.

Project Description
Wealth Management Report (WMR) is the consolidation of brokerage and individual brokerage management information. The project goal is to create a single view, consolidating multiple accounts and assets for the purpose of reporting data and performance accurately to our clients. The candidate must be able to manage multiple project initiatives aimed at achieving this goal.

The candidate must be a leader in Quality Assurance, providing clear testing scope and objectives for each initiative. The candidate must be able to meet challenging deadlines while implementing "best practices" throughout the development life cycle.


Responsibilities:

--Create test plans for assigned projects and applications.
--Develop test cases based on business requirements, functional and technical specifications, and development standards for assigned projects/applications.
--Build sql queries to validate data
--Maintain existing test plans and test cases based on code changes and enhancements to assigned applications.
--Perform system load/stress tests for selected applications.
--Track issues and work with project managers and developers to resolve.
--Create and send issue reports to project team and management during test cycles.
--Coordinate user acceptance testing.


Required Skills:
--Strong communication and follow up skills (verbal/written).
--Ability to decipher requirements and test scope when documentation is unavailable
--Work independently. Attention to details.
--Hard working, self motivated, and assertive
--Excellent organizational skills
--Capable of facilitating and leading meetings
--Ability to create screen designs/mock-ups, and report definitions
--Skills in Microsoft Office, ability to create documentation and presentations, develop spreadsheets
--SQL queries
--Visio and MS Project Skills
--Mercury QuickTest Professional and Quality Center
--Ability to create/present executive level report and presentations
--SDLC

Business Experience & Education:
--BA/BS Required
--5-7 years QA/IT experience in the financial industry
--3-4 years QA experience in capital markets with respect to any or all of the following applications: Asset / Wealth Management, trust, hedge funds, performance reporting, personal and family assets.
--QA/QC certification a plus (from PMI, QAI, IIST or other organization)

Can pay in the neighborhood of 550-575day

Experience: Desired skills: . To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here

Multimedia Designer in Melville, NY

The Creative Group has is looking for Long Island's best Multimedia designers! We have ongoing onsite freelance opportunities with some of Long Island's best Advertising Agencies. If you are interested in working on great projects with award-winning firms and have the portfolio to back it up, please forward your resume and samples to today!<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: Photoshop, Illustrator, Quark Knowldege of InDesign Flash, Dreamweaver To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here

Web Site Designer in Commack, NY

Award-winning Advertising Agency in Suffolk County, Long Island is seeking a top-notch Web Designer. This is a onsite freelance opportunity for the right designer with the right portfolio! Please forward your very best URLS to now! Corporate, elegant, sophisticated or trendy, edgy, hip - all styles will be considered.<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: Advanced design skills Advanced Flash skills Web Development skills To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here

Product Manager in Uniondale, NY

Nassau County based Tool Manufacturer seeks a Product/Merchandising Manager. The qualified individual will be responsible for putting together programs and plan-o-grams for hardware categories. This includes item selection and product placement with possible merchandiser creating, and suggesting MSRP. These programs will be for everyday sale and must be effectively communicated to the sales force. Another main responsibility will be aiding in the creating of sales promotions by selecting products and suggesting sale prices. The Product Manager will be responsible for the make up of hardware lines. This includes learning all the company's products and a good knowledge of our competitor&#146;s lines as well as customer&#146;s needs. The position will be responsible for suggesting which items to discontinue and what new items need to be added. This may include working with overseas vendors and design firms. Contact with overseas vendors, our sales force, and our customers is necessary. There is also the possibility of travel 1 to 2 times a year. <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: Knowledge of the hand tool industry and products is preferred. Background in product management is also preferred. The ability to work with a team and independently with good time management skills, the ability to hit deadlines, a strong attention to details, and good communication and follow up skills are necessary. To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here

C++ Developer in NEW YORK, NY

A Software Engineer in our Software Development Group designs, builds, and maintains the software infrastructure that provides trading technology to the Company. This work includes everything from implementing interfaces to various exchanges, data feeds, information storage and management software, algorithmic trading agents to designing trader front-ends and system management tools. Engineers have the unique opportunity to work on every component of an increasingly complex distributed system that has been developed from the ground up. Each engineer maintains expertise in certain aspects of the system.<p> We are looking for developers with a strong academic background, who are highly motivated and can work in a challenging unstructured environment. The ideal candidate has a strong background in the theory of computer science with at least 5 years of practical programming experience. All software engineers participate in the full software engineering lifecycle from design and implementation to verification and production deployment.<p> Experience: Position requirements include B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science or equivalent field. <br>Require a strong background in Computer Science, engineering, and mathematical analysis. <br> Should be experienced in C/C++, data structures and algorithms, software engineering concepts, and object oriented methodology.<br> Must have excellent written and oral communication skills and ability to work independently as well as be a team player. <p> Desired skills include in-depth knowledge of TCP/IP, Windows SDK, Real-Time Distributed Systems, Multi-Threading, and Perl. <p>Knowledge of the Securities/Derivatives industry and/or financial programming a plus.<p> <b>Please send resume to </b><p> To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here

Database Developer - SQL in IRVINGTON, NY

Immediate need for a 1-2 yr experienced SQL developer. Contract-to-hire. <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: 1-2+ years experience with SQL database development, Crystal Reports, Gentran and/or EDI experience a plus. For immediate consideration, please forward resume in .doc or .pdf format to . Local candidates seeking w2 employment only. To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here

VB.NET Developer in RYE BROOK, NY

Rye Brook, NY client seeking mid-level+ VB.NET/SQL developer for immediate contract-to-hire need. <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: 3-4 yrs experience with the following technologies: VB.NET (*Required, VS2005 Preferred) MS SQL 2000 or Higher (*SQL experience important, Experience with SQL Server optimization a Plus) Experience developing Spec's for New Systems (as opposed to maintenance role only) Crystal Reports (a plus) For immediate consideration, please forward resume in .doc or .pdf format to . Local candidates seeking W2 employment only. To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here

SQL Database Developer in White Plains, NY

Immediate need for a SQL Developer, contract-to-hire opportunity, 75-80k + bonus (15% annual potential).<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: 2-3+ years experience with the following technologies: SQL Reporting Services Datawarehousing Experience (import/export, data cleansing, etc) Some DBA responsibilities (performance tuning, etc) Experience with Cubes and any front-end .NET dev experience would be a plus. For immediate consideration, please forward your resume in .doc or .pdf format to . Local candidates seeking w2 employment only. To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here

IT Support Specialist - LAW FIRM in New York, NY

Position Title: IT Support Specialist (NY)
Classification: Technology
Status: Non-Exempt
Hours: Shifts include 8:00 AM - 5:45 PM, 10:00 AM - 7:45 PM,
12:15 PM-10:00 PM (Some Overtime)
Flexible Work Arrangement (4-day week)
Reports to: IT Operations Manager
Supervisory Responsibility: This position has no direct supervisory responsibility.

Primary Responsibilities: The IT Support Specialist provides intermediate to advanced technology support to the firm's end users. This professional has a broad knowledge of information technology but also specializes in one or more areas, including desktop applications, desktop and laptop hardware, printing and scanning, teleconferencing, and networking. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, is customer-focused, detail oriented and self-motivated. The IT Support Specialist will contribute to the completion of projects, consult with their supervisor for task prioritization and assist others in the technology department, as needed.

Requirements: Must have 2-5 years of relevant experience in technology support with a working knowledge of a functional specialty. Must have a BS or BA Degree in MIS, Computer Science or a related discipline. Preference will be for candidates with prior experience in a law firm or in a professional services environment. Must possess strong communication, organizational and time management skills. Must be able to clearly explain technical subjects orally and in writing.

Computer Knowledge: Qualified candidates must have advanced knowledge of Microsoft 2000/XP and Microsoft Office 2003. Candidate should have at least 1-2 years experience supporting Outlook, Interwoven Desksite and Delta View. Candidate should be proficient with Dell laptop/desktop hardware, audio/visual/teleconferencing equipment, Blackberry hardware and software, RSA SecurIDs, Norton Ghost, Active Directory, HP Printers, scanning devices, Citrix, TCP/IP, WLAN, and VOIP telephony. MCSE, CCNA preferred.

Duties:

? Respond to customer inquiries concerning support requests, systems status, and network connectivity either via phone or in person;
? Meticulously document all customer inquiries in the call management database;
? Diagnose and resolve problems for all firm-standard hardware through research, isolation and resolution steps. Escalate to or consult with senior staff when a solution is unclear;
? Ensure call management database is kept up to date, resolutions are coded properly, and descriptions are entered accurately;
? Demonstrate technical knowledge effectively through written communications, which include submission of technical information, which is to be used by all members of the IT staff and possibly by end users;
? Assist with the deployment of hardware to firm including installation, configuration and testing;
? Assist with the equipment and setup for conference/meeting facilities, as directed;
? Assist with off-site support for firm functions and meetings;
? Perform telephone installation and inventory;
? Report problems with procedures and make suggestions for improvements;
? Provide after-hours service for escalated issues;
? Make recommendations to management regarding update and maintenance processes;
? Willingness to work the day, swing, and closing shifts;
? Perform administrative duties, as required;
? Other duties as assigned.

THIS IS URGENT! LAW FIRM EXPERIENCE PREFFERRED! Experience: See Above To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here

Business/Systems Analyst in Somers, NY

Systems Analyst: Support the operational needs of the Treasury Department's computer systems, providing daily technical and application baseline support in running the business. Maintain high standards of client server. Work with vendors and clients to perform analysis, design, test, and implementation of changes, enhancements, upgrades.


Experience: Solid understanding of Treasury - 5+ years of relevant job experience (preferrably) supporting Treasury functions; good communication and interpersonal client relationship skills; excellent analytical skills. Problem Resolution 5+ QA Testing 5+ Change Control Management 5+ Requirements Management 5+ Crystal Reports 5+
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Operation Manager (website production) in New York, NY

A well known publishing organization is looking to bring on a Customer Care operations Manager for there online division. The position ensures the day-to-day operations of this division's website. They provide support to the business units and project sponsors for each application in the production environment. This includes tracking all issues, troubleshooting and communicating with all necessary parties. General responsibilities include: *logs all issues and assigns them to appropriate individual(s), troubleshoots issues, escalates issues appropriately to the Technology teams, informs the business unit/project sponsor of all production issues and resolutions, reviews, approves and occasionally writes operational training manuals. The position is also responsible to be aware of critical projected traffic peaks and monitoring affected applications with special diligence at those times. Experience: Succesful canddiates must have the following quailifications / requirements to be considered:
ability to easily communicate with business users and technical teams alike, have basic project management skills with the ability to effectively translate technology issues into plain-English. Have a facility with standard internet project management tools, including but not limited to: MS Project, Visio, Word, and Excel. Experienced with web technology, supporting applications in a multi-platform environment using different types of technologies (i.e.: dbs, application servers, web servers, etc. A basic understanding of database concepts with N-tier technology and standard industry applications a huge plus. To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here

Tibco Staffware in New York, NY

Headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey, Technology Brokers is a full service staffing solution dedicated to providing qualified technology professionals to our clients. Technology Brokers provides Consulting/Contract, Temp to Perm, Full Time Permanent, and Project Outsourcing Solutions. Our thorough candidate pre-screening process allows us to present the most qualified professionals for any staffing need.
Our success is a result of strong client partnerships where we have a solid understanding of their corporate structure and how our candidates can contribute to their business. In addition, our solid relationships with our candidates allow us to find the best suited environment and opportunity for each individual. To review our credentials and accolades please go to our website:




Job Title: Java Developer (Tibco Staffware)



Job Description:
Looking for Team Lead / Sr. Developer for small team that is working on client onborading team. This is a fairly new project. This candidate must have TIBCO Staffware development experience. Must have Strong Java skills with at least 5 years experience in developing applications using J2EE, JSP, Struts, Javascript, WebLogic, Sybase (including stored procedures). Excellent communication skills a must. Must have recent experience working in a Investment Banking environment.

Technologies:

- Java, J2EE

- JSP

- Struts

- Tibco Staffware

- Javascript

- WebLogic

- Sybase (stored procedures)

Duration: 12 to 18 months

Experience: Desired skills: . To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here

Quality Assurance in White Plains, NY

Westchester derivatives company seeks QA/tester with 3+ yrs. exp to test their software during development life cycle, including regression and new features testing, must be able to 'own' the testing process and work well with little instruction, Winrunner or Loadrunner a plus but not required consult to hire opportunity.<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: 3+ yrs experience Quality Assurance in Financial Industry, demonstrated ability to work in small team environment in small to midsize company development environment, this is a contract to hire opportunity To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here

T-RHT-CS-Database Analyst in White Plains, NY

Westchester county school seeks MS Access Database Analyst to assist in conversion of student records into new database. Must have advanced MS Access and MS Excel, have exp working with data conversion, extracting data from source, setting up and populating conversion tables, one to two contract opportunity<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: Advanced MS Excel, Advanced MS Access, None, None None. To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here