Technical Business Analyst - NEEDED NOW!! in New York, NY

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We have an immediate need for a Technical Business Analyst

JOB DESCRIPTION
Experienced Business Analyst needed to work on team in an agile development approach to prepare functional requirement documents and technical design for investment research applications. BA will work closely with developers - technical skills and awareness of investment management concepts will facilitate the capture of functional requirement and design information.

There is the possibility of extending work to assist in test preparation

Required skills:
- Technical analyst with investment banking background
- Knowledge of Research XML (RiXML)
- Knowledge of investment management concepts and ideally experience with investment research applications
- Ability to produce high quality requirements documents, including process flows and data tables
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Strong financial aptitude and competency in quantitative and qualitative analysis
- Highly motivated individual able to work independently
- Optional - Development of test strategy, scenarios and use cases

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Hardware install (Job #9709) in New York, NY

SMARTSOURCE is starting a project where we will have Hardware Engineers installing hardware and troubleshooting it throughout the US

We have been contracted to install hardware that performs sleep studies and are looking for good Hardware Engineers that can travel to perform installs
Installs are scheduled to start the week of Jan 18th with Training taking place in San Diego, CA the week of January 11th
We will be pretty busy for a month and then sporadic for a month. After that, we will work through all of the sites as they become available for install.

Job Type: Project
Duration: open ended
Pay rate is $25 an hour
Start Date: January 11th, 2010
Location: Work will be done in New York and New Jersey. Some sites will require overnight traveling

Requirements:
• Candidates MUST have good Computer hardware and software experience / Logic
• Must have excellent customer service skills
• Must have professional Appearance
• Must be able to lift and hang equipment that weighs 40-50 pounds, able to bend and maneuver around other equipment
• A+ certification or equivalent experience required SOHO router/switch experience a plus
• Must have a Credit Card for car rental. All expenses are reimbursed
• Must have a Valid Driver's License
• Must be able to travel and stay overnight
• Must be able to pass a criminal background check
Must have a relaible Vehicle
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Embedded Linux C++ Position in Corning, NY

If you have embedded and C++ experience and are available for a 12+ month Contract assignment in Corning , NY take a look at the job description below, if it is something you are interested in please apply with your resume and I will give you a call.




Development Skills

Very strong C / C++ development skills
Meticulous, organized, detail oriented developer
Proficient in UML design / diagram interpretation
Experience using UML/SYSML modeling languages to communicate system design.
Proficient with multi-threaded and multi-process design / development
10+ years of development experience
Proven expertise in software architecture and design
Strong background in high level software design.
Strong background in developing highly reliable systems.
Track record of working on larger (3 or more developer) software development projects.
Ability to influence design choices through the design review process.
Strong experience developing/integrating software, electrical hardware, and mechanics.
Experienced at developing database centric test systems.
Healthy amount of common sense
BS or MS in Electrical or Software Engineering or related area


Testing Skills

Experience performing whitebox and blackbox testing
Experience developing "in product" test features
Experience developing regression test suites


Embedded Linux Skills



Very strong Linux / embedded Linux skills
Embedded Linux administration / setup
Denx Linux target with Open Suse development environment a plus
U-Boot experience a plus
Linux device driver skills a plus
Linux IPC / threading skills


GUI Specific Skills



Embedded HTTP based graphical user interface (GUI) development
Experience developing an embedded HTML / CGI based user interface for use by any web browser
Knowledgeable regarding embedded HTTP servers (THTTPD server)
Experience using toolkits such as YUI to ensure that the user interface is browser independent
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Digital Marketing Solutions Specialist - NEEDED NOW!! in New York, NY

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We have an immediate need for a Digital Marketing Solutions Specialist

JOB DESCRIPTION
We are currently seeking a Digital Marketing Solutions Specialist to assist with the development and implementation of online marketing campaigns on Digital Media websites. The Marketing Coordinator will serve as a point of contact within the Group for external sales and marketing teams.



Candidate should be a team player and self starter who's deadline driven, highly organized with excellent writing, communication, and presentation skills.



Responsibilities

• Develop a thorough understanding of the websites including site analytics, research information,

editorial platforms and custom marketing capabilities.

• Participate in brainstorms for RFPs containing $50K+ online budgets

• Participate in creation of online proposals as needed. Includes concept checks, copy editing or

providing more detailed descriptions of sponsorship packages and custom marketing solutions.

• Assist with maintenance of educational materials and information outlining online capabilities and

packages.

• Working with client services managers to translate post-campaign reports into case studies.

• Manage smaller marketing projects such as rich media units, consumer marketing related projects, etc.

• Assisting with maintenance of Online Mediakit information and updates with designers and production

teams.

• Assist with the creating templatized write-ups for off the shelf packages for each Brand site.

• Serve as a point of contact for sales and marketing teams by fielding general questions regarding sales

marketing opportunities and tools

• Develop and maintain healthy relationships with clients and internal sales and marketing teams and

senior level executives

• Create media plans for larger programs that require extensive pricing for custom work and sponsorships.

• May perform other duties as needed



PLEASE NOTE - This is a 6 month + W2 hourly contract position



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Embedded C++ - Contract Position - Corning NY in Corning, NY

Our client in Corning, NY is looking for a consultant for a long term project (over 12+ months) with the following skill set. If you are interested in this position, please forward your resume to .

Development Skills
. Very strong C / C++ development skills
. Meticulous, organized, detail oriented developer
. Proficient in UML design / diagram interpretation
. Experience using UML/SYSML modeling languages to communicate system design.
. Proficient with multi-threaded and multi-process design / development
. 10+ years of development experience
. Proven expertise in software architecture and design
. Strong background in high level software design.
. Strong background in developing highly reliable systems.
. Track record of working on larger (3 or more developer) software development projects.
. Ability to influence design choices through the design review process.
. Strong experience developing/integrating software, electrical hardware, and mechanics.
. Experienced at developing database centric test systems.
. Healthy amount of common sense
. BS or MS in Electrical or Software Engineering or related area

Testing Skills
. Experience performing whitebox and blackbox testing
. Experience developing "in product" test features
. Experience developing regression test suites

Embedded Linux Skills

. Very strong Linux / embedded Linux skills
o Embedded Linux administration / setup
o Denx Linux target with Open Suse development environment a plus
o U-Boot experience a plus
o Linux device driver skills a plus
o Linux IPC / threading skills

GUI Specific Skills

. Embedded HTTP based graphical user interface (GUI) development
o Experience developing an embedded HTML / CGI based user interface for use by any web browser
o Knowledgeable regarding embedded HTTP servers (THTTPD server)
o Experience using toolkits such as YUI to ensure that the user interface is browser independent



Thank you,

Barb Connelly
Manager, Consulting Services
York Solutions


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Incident & Problem Management Analyst in New York, NY

RESPONSIBILITIES Furnish technical support to internal and commercial customers through collaboration with various support teams. Provide technical, educational and professional leadership to my team members as well as cross-functional teams. Process Critical Global Issues in a timely fashion. Ability to multi-task 10-12 issues, prioritizing and re-prioritizing as necessary. Ensure the correct support teams are engaged and working to resolve the issue Communicate issue to End User Community; inform them of an ETU. Update Process and Procedure Database with new and valuable information for the HelpDesk Update On call support database with new names and numbers. Handle escalations that are out of criteria according to SLAs Research and gather information for Root Cause Analysis to prevent further critical situations that impact the End User Community on a Global Scale. Follow up on previous closed tickets for trend analysis. REQUIREMENTS Prior experience in a high paced FINANCIAL environment 5-7 years of Solaris/UNIX/Linux experience. Experience with Critical Situation Management Experience Root Cause Analysis: Incident vs. Problem Analysis Experience with Problem Management and Change Process controls and tools. Strong project management and organizational skills Excellent written and verbal communications Excellent listening and analytical skills Successful candidate remains calm under pressure, is team player and customer focused. Assertive, tenacious character, with a strong desire to see things through to completion fills the bill. *Bachelors Degree * This position supports the European Client and Developer base Thom Thom Guida
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Business Analyst - Brokerage Operations - NEEDED NOW!! in New York, NY

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We have an immediate need for a Business Analyst with Broerage Operations experience

JOB DESCRIPTION
8 – 12 month contract engagement for local candidates with Operations experience in Financial Markets, specifically Retail Brokerage or Banking.



This role will function as a liaison between Brokerage Operations and IT for client integration

Great Communications skills Great Powerpoint and Excell skills.



Local Candidates only, please. No corp-to-corp or 3rd party vendors

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Web Producer - NEEDED NOW!! in New York, NY

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We have an immediate need for a Web Producer

JOB DESCRIPTION
We are currently seeking an experienced candidate to manage the development of online marketing projects. Candidate will work with a team of designers, producers, and developers in the production process of microsites, banners and email campaigns to ensure timely delivery of all materials. Ocassional interactions with agencies may be required.



Candidate should be a self starter who's deadline driven, highly organized with excellent writing, communication, and presentation skills. Experience with writing and maintaining high level schematics and specifications documents is a must.





Required Skills and Experience

• 3+ years experience in professional web project management including tracking of timelines in

MS Project, budget management, creating supporting documentation (ie sitemaps,

wireframes, etc.) and managing resources needed to execute a project.

• Problem solving skills

• Ability to meet agressive deadlines

• Extremely organized

• Ability to communicate requirements to internal teams along with any issues

• Strong attention to detail and ability to QA source codes before launch

• Knowledge of basic front end coding (CSS, HTML and Javascript)

• Knowledge of basic search engine optimization principles

• Ability to produce pages from Photoshop, InDesign and PDF mockups

• Experience optimizing images for web

• Adobe Photoshop

• Homesite

• CheetahMail

• Javascript

• Coldfusion



PLEASE NOTE - This is a 6 month + W2 hourly contract position



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Master Data Management - NEEDED NOW!! in Rochester, NY

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We have an immediate need for a Data Specialist - Master Data Management

JOB DESCRIPTION
Data Management specialist with hands on data mapping experience, preferably in a telephony setting

Should have a strong understanding of billing/ordering data and processes; analyzing business and user needs, analyzing business processes and determining system needs, analyzing source system data, documenting business rules
Experienced with the use of data query tools for Oracle databases, DB400, and ETL tools

No third party vendors, corp-to-corp or sponsorship available


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Infrastructure Management Associate in New York, NY

Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. (ACS) is expertise in action™. We are a FORTUNE 500 company with 74,000 employees worldwide supporting client operations reaching more than 100 countries. We provide business process outsourcing and information technology solutions to world-class commercial and government clients. Our employees operate with integrity, and are flexible, reliable and responsive. If you meet the requirements of this position and want to work for a world-class company with a great marketplace reputation, apply today. May perform one or more of the following: Designs and implements system requirements for customers and analyzes existing systems. Installs and maintains mainframe, midrange, or NT operating systems and related software to ensure stable performance. Evaluates system specifications, input/output processes, and working parameters for hardware/software compatibility. Develops, tests, installs, and modifies computer software for operating systems, compilers, utilities, multiprogramming, and telecommunications systems. Develops and installs programs for large-scale or high volume transactions requiring IBM/MVS or similar mainframe processing. Develops and installs programs to support general business applications. Develops programs on midrange computers such as the IBM AS/400 or UNIX based mini/midrange computers. Evaluates and installs database management systems. Plans computerized databases, including base definition, structure, documentation, long-range requirements, operational guidelines and protection. All other duties as assigned. ACS is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not Discriminate against any applicant on the basis of race, color, religion/creed, national origin, gender, or sex, marital status, age, disability, use of a guide dog or service animal, sexual orientation, military/veteran status, or any other status protected by Federal or State law or local ordinance. People with disabilities who need a reasonable accommodation to apply or compete for employment with ACS may request such accommodations by calling or by sending an e-mail to accommodations@acs-.
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Dr. LAN Engineering in New York, NY

The McGraw-Hill Companies is one of the world's leading providers of information services and publishers of educational, business and professional information Provide engineering direction, leadership and vision for Telecom Technologies in the Enterprise. Lead framework development for Telecom technology, assessing short and long term implications for selected solutions (strategic versus tactical). Make leadership decisions on strategic and tactical initiatives that have significant business impact. Collaborate with segment developers and top management peers to deliver strategic business results.  The candidate must act as role model, an agent of change, mentor and coach to others both within and outside the team.   Telecom Technologies include A?    LAN Infrastructure A?    Voice Technologies A?    Video Technologies A?    Wireless Technologies A?    ISP Technologies A?    Voice and Data Convergence Technologies   Accountabilities:  A?         Oversee product lifecycle for identified Telecom technology products o        Interpret industry trends to ascertain appropriate optimization of product catalog, driving cost savings and efficiencies in the support model. o        Work with business segments to identify current issues and emerging needs. o        Adopt a value chain approach to define Telecom services. Develop the ability to measure and manage Telecom technologies in a holistic manner in relation to user centric services such as application hosting, messaging, desktop, etc. o        Identify and introduce new products to meet business trends and demand, analyzing impact and integration of new products; steer new products through discovery, testing and approvals process for adoption while managing the retirement of declining technologies. o        Manage, refresh and optimize the product catalog available to Solutions Engineering required for solutions development. o        Steer new products through discovery, testing and approvals process for adoption including the preparation and presentation of design, build, presentation and architectural materials o        Influence development teams on product lifecycle adoption o        Oversee development of reference architecture and implementation standards for identified products. o        Develop and manage vendors relationships for NDA, product roadmaps, emerging Telecom technologies o        Oversee development of Operating Level Agreements, while ensuring alignment to Service Level Agreements. o        Oversee development of operations support documentation including runbooks etc. to meet Operational handover requirements, ensuring quality and content standards are met.  Oversee support to the Solutions Engineering team towards designing solutions to meet project requirements. Lead, coach, develop and mentor high skilled infrastructure engineers. Perform resource management duties including allocation of resources to projects and other work requests. Study product usage in the enterprise to identify cost reduction opportunities and directs projects to rationalize the product footprint in the enterprise. Champion efforts to identify and correct inconsistent deployment of approved products. Develop and manage an infrastructure budget for Telecom technologies. Oversee the deployment Level 3 Engineering Support for Production Support Significant expertise and experience in defining philosophy and principles for global engineering in networking technologies. A?         Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to communicate new concepts, and drive change in process and behaviors. A?         Personnel management and leadership skills, adept in identifying and managing to key behaviors. Must be able to assess individual strengths and weaknesses, and develop and implement plans to build required competencies and generate required behaviors. A?         Strong analytical focus, results-oriented and execution driven, with the ability to align technology developments with the generation of potential competitive business advantage. A?         Technology competencies include LAN/Networking installation and configuration; Voice/Data Convergence Technologies Video Conferencing Tools, Router, Switches, Load Balancers, Wireless AP, TCP/IP, Radius etc. A?         Bottom-line oriented with the ability to push self and team for results, demonstrated success at managing resources to achieve goals. A?         Able to identify and elaborate enterprise-wide impact of major product technology trends A?         Has played a lead role in research, development and implementation of new product technologies. A?         Architecture and design for Telecom systems infrastructure technologies, with SME knowledge in one or more Telecom-related technologies. A?         Significant experience with product testing, prototyping proof of concept and migration issues, problems and considerations. A?         Has a clear perspective on product technology integration and interconnectivity A?         Has significant experience in vendor management, communication with vendor engineering and vendor product development A?         Strong problem solving and root cause analysis skills, with the ability to identify learning opportunities, improve current processes. A?         Reporting and metric production and utilization to support strategic planning and decisions A?         Effective communications and presentation delivery skills, especially to senior management on technology strategies and standards; able to create and maintain cross-segment relationships and foster collaboration, knowledge sharing and cooperation. A?         Bachelor in computer-related field
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Incident & Problem Management Analyst in New York, NY

RESPONSIBILITIES Furnish technical support to internal and commercial customers through collaboration with various support teams. Provide technical, educational and professional leadership to my team members as well as cross-functional teams. Process Critical Global Issues in a timely fashion. Ability to multi-task 10-12 issues, prioritizing and re-prioritizing as necessary. Ensure the correct support teams are engaged and working to resolve the issue Communicate issue to End User Community; inform them of an ETU. Update Process and Procedure Database with new and valuable information for the HelpDesk Update On call support database with new names and numbers. Handle escalations that are out of criteria according to SLAs Research and gather information for Root Cause Analysis to prevent further critical situations that impact the End User Community on a Global Scale. Follow up on previous closed tickets for trend analysis. REQUIREMENTS Prior experience in a high paced FINANCIAL environment 5-7 years of Solaris/UNIX/Linux experience. Experience with Critical Situation Management Experience Root Cause Analysis: Incident vs. Problem Analysis Experience with Problem Management and Change Process controls and tools. Strong project management and organizational skills Excellent written and verbal communications Excellent listening and analytical skills Successful candidate remains calm under pressure, is team player and customer focused. Assertive, tenacious character, with a strong desire to see things through to completion fills the bill. *Bachelors Degree * This position supports the European Client and Developer base Thom Thom Guida
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Senior C#/.Net Developer in Not Specified, NY

Description Our client, a major global financial services provider engaged in retail and commercial banking, is seeking a Senior Developer Full time, Permanent position New York , NY Main Function Must have Financial Background Solid understanding of C#/VB.NET, Microsoft .NET platform and Framework, workflow foundations working knowledge of web services, Windows Platform, messaging architectures, data models, UML Must have thorough understanding of modern development technologies and infrastructures such as Object Oriented design, .NET/Java technologies, and middleware, databases and Unix/Windows Servers Candidates MUST have recent exp. with WINFORMS. Core skills are C#. Net/WinForms/SQL Must have exposure to either MSMQ or IBM Websphere MQ Must have at least 3+ years of experience with Oracle/SQL Server/Sybase 4+ years of in-depth experience in Object Oriented business application design and development 3 years solid .NET development using C# Working knowledge of OPICS/OPICSplus is a plus Experience with windows-based applications Person Requirements Exceptional communication skills (verbal, written, and presentation), Team player Comfortable in quickly learning technologies to achieve business solution Structured, organized, comfortable with multi-tasking, detail oriented, proactive, high energy team player Engaging personality who can foster relationships with business and technology community , Must have some business analysis skills
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Project Manager/Web based in Buffalo, NY

Project Manager, 5+ years experience - MUST HAVE WEB-BASED PROJECT EXPERIENCE (does not need to know how to develop a portal, but should have a generalized knowledge of web-based app development using portals) Contract with option to hire Must be able to support multiple projects at various stages, have experience working with demanding project sponsors/stakeholders. The IT Project Manager II will be the first responder to incoming project requests requiring IT resources for the Web Technologies Team. They are responsible for facilitating, planning, and coordinating all Corporate and Internal IT Projects requiring IT resources. They will assist in analyzing all projects involving IT resources and assure compliance with standard project planning guidelines while maintaining alignment with IT objectives and corporate priorities. They advise IT Management of over/under allocated staff, missed target dates, potential risks and/or budgetary concerns. They are also responsible for writing project status reports and for project documentation. The IT Project Manager will be responsible for developing and enhancing core project management disciplines within IT and evangelizing these practices/technologies throughout the Corporation. This will be accomplished through formal and informal training, everyday interactions with business Project Managers and via consistent application of an effective project management methodology across groups. Engages IT management and business owners in discussions on prioritization and estimated completion dates with the aim to successfully deliver all critical requirements in an acceptable timeframe within IT resource constraints. Also, recommends improvements to workflow/processes by identifying efficiencies within IT. Managing and controlling project requests from receipt to completion. Administrative duties including status reports, meeting facilitation, project communication meetings, budget preparation, management reporting, staff training. Relationship building with business line project management resources to facilitate a consistent corporate project management methodology while consistently exceeding customer expectations. Developing and enhancing project management disciplines, processes, templates. Candidates must have 5+ years of Project Management experience, specifically with web applications development projects. An understanding of web technologies is preferred. Project Management Certification (PMP) required, but 6+ years experience as an IT Project Manager or equivalent will be considered as a substitute. Demonstrated experience leading enterprise strategic projects required. Proven project management, leadership, and communication skills (written & verbal). Familiarity with, and a working knowledge of, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Office Suite, and/or other Project Management applications. Demonstrated facilitation between business units and technology groups. Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities. Solid communication skills and the ability to handle multiple priorities. Effective interpersonal skills and the ability to work and act with minimal supervision. Flexible and able to change to the needs of the day to day requirements. Possess ability to have a strategic view of all active projects to minimize duplication of effort or recognize commonality between projects. Must possess a strong customer service attitude. Responsible for the coordination and completion of Projects requiring IT resources; Set deadlines, assign responsibilities, project change management, monitor staff utilization and summarize progress. Ensures that projects adhere to IT policies, procedures, standards, and project management methodologies. Assists in formulating the scope, objectives, and priorities of each project. Responsible for reporting project progress and status. Design and implement key performance metrics or SLAs (Balanced Scorecard and/or Storyboards) to monitor/report ongoing activities and progress. This includes Service Desk, Information Security, and Network Systems requirements for production turnover. Coordinates and controls project communication, requests, issues, problems and documentation in an effective, efficient, and timely manner. Coordinates with the appropriate IT departments to ensure proper knowledge of project management standards and techniques, and make recommendations of project management software and tools. Recommends implementation of processes and products to increase project management effectiveness. Serves as a subject matter expert for project management processes and tools. Offers consulting support to departments for new and on-going initiatives. Continuously improving project management processes and tools based on metrics and feedback. Establishes communication plans and roll out strategies for implementing projects. Please use #163611 in e mail, send resume to: (see below) Thank you!
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Data Analyst/Production Support in Not Specified, NY

Description Our client, one of the largest banks in the US with wealth management, investment banking, and international business, is seeking a Junior Data Analyst/Production Support.Full time positionNew York, NY Full time employee. Potential to advance into application development role. Responsibilities: Will work with a geographically distributed user base encompassing trading desks, middle office, finance, and operations in their daily requests. These requests range from user training, granting permissions to performing research on complicated business problems. Required Skills: Great attention to details Good communication skills Good database skills Good problem solving and analytical skills Familiar with Excel Desired Skills: Understanding of Java Code Knowledge of Unix commands, Shell Scripting Whole Loan/Fixed Income business knowledge
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Senior Software Developer in Not Specified, NY

Description Our client, a global hedge fund, is looking for senior level developer to work on mid and Back Office systems. Location: New York, NY Type of Position: Full Time Requirements: At least 5 years of development experience in investment/securities industry, 2 year or more must be in hedge fund or asset management. Experience with Advent Geneva portfolio accounting system Strong technical and development skills o .NET Framework, Visual Studio, C# programming o Object oriented development experience o SQL Server development for data query and update o Report development using SQL Server reporting service o Worked with Geneva RSL and understands Geneva object structure Strong project management skills o Demonstrated success in building applications and working with 3 rd party to implementing vendor systems o Full lifecycle development including requirement, architecture, implementation, testing, and release to production/DR environments. Hands on development experience related to reconciliation systems, reporting systems, market data and reference data systems. Knowledge of system integration practices involving positions, transactions, security master, Real Time and batch processing, etc. Broad financial instrument knowledge, including Equities, Options, Futures, FX, Fixed Income, Exchange and OTC Traded Derivatives, etc. Bachelors degree in Computer Science or Engineering Excellent written and verbal communications skills Desired Skills: Experience with Electra STaARS system Other Application System Experience (such as Collateral Management, Performance Measurement, Risk, Trading or Order Management System, etc.)
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Database Architect/Developer in Not Specified, NY

Description Our client, a major global financial services provider engaged in retail and commercial banking, is seeking a Database Architect/Developer. Permanent position Location: New York, NY Looking for a Database/Java architect and developer to enhance Client publishing systems, web-based content and analytical tools. Main Duties: Successful candidates will Closely working with business to conduct data requirements analysis and logical and physical modeling. Design and implement enhancements to our publishing systems, research archives, and client web sites Exercise technology leadership - optimize performance, reliability, scalability and extensibility Experience all aspects of the project life-cycle, from design and development to routine support. Code in every area: Back End database design, server configuration, and Scripting work., Front End GUI development and mid-tier applications services. Person Requirements 5+ years of experience of relational database systems (Oracle, SQL Server and Sybase) ? database modeling, engineering, optimization, depth of understanding. Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, should be able to multitask and switch gears quickly Project management experience. Good communication skills - you will work directly with many parts of the business. Linux/Solaris experience and Web Server (Apache) and Enterprise Application Servers (Weblogic/JBoss) experience 3+ years of experience in Java (J2EE, XML/XSL, Web Services) Experience with Open Source technologies such as Spring and Hibernate a plus Able to work independently in a fast-paced environment
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Support Analyst in Not Specified, NY

Description Our client, one of the top US investment banks, offering securities underwriting and trading, mergers and acquisitions advice, research, private equity investment, and risk management products, is seeking a Support Analyst. Location: New York, NY Type of Position: Contract Main Duties/Responsibilities Of The Role: The Principal Objectives of this position are: Support analyst in a technology application support team. Responsible for providing application support to internal users (front, middle and Back Office functions as well as other IT groups) and external clients. Should have a technology background and be comfortable working across a range of systems and technologies. Must demonstrate the ability to analyse and understand complex problems, make sound technical decisions/recommendations, and communicate solutions in a proactive manner. Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills and be able to articulate concepts effectively to business users and technologists at all levels. Must demonstrate a keen interest to learn the business and its processes, in order to best support internal users and external clients. Must be able to combine attention to detail whilst understanding the wider business and technology context. Should be a self-starter, motivated, with aptitude and willingness to learn. The Principal Responsibilities of this position are: Field support queries from users (front office, external clients and internal operations and technology groups) in Asia and globally. Take ownership for, investigate, log/track and resolve 1st/2nd level support queries. This will involve an understanding of the systems supported as well as the underlying business concepts. Assess the relative severity and impact of incidents on the business and external clients and prioritize appropriately. Pro-actively identify areas where support queries can be reduced, and identify, document and potentially implement (small scale) solutions. Ensure that down-time in the trading environments is minimized Proactively monitor application status against service levels and address any issues. Accurately record incidents and their resolution and use this to facilitate route cause analysis and permanently fix repeat problems Communicate status and resolution of issues on a timely basis to users and technologists Communicate and escalate issues on a timely basis. Keep management informed of progress and issues Communicate clearly and concisely both verbally and in writing Develop and maintain relationships with other technology teams including other global PSP teams/business lines, application development teams and infrastructure (eg DBA, server teams, web services, etc) Develop and maintain relationships with users, including front office and other internal groups. Required Skills: Good degree in a numerate discipline (for example, Computer Science, Electroniclient, Physiclient, Mathematiclient, Engineering, Finance, Economiclient). Understanding of the full software development lifecycle Relevant experience in application support in a Front Office/Trading environment SQL Knowledge of financial markets Understanding of enterprise systems Fluent written and spoken English Excellent written and verbal communication skills Demonstrated ability to support demanding users with proven ability to handle pressure Strong analytical and problem solving skills Ability to operate in a global team environment Proven ability to assimilate and apply information rapidly and effectively Willingness to learn both the technology and business Self starter with proven experience of ability to multi-task, being able to prioritize and follow through on tasks Uses initiative and creativity in solving issues Willingness to work on a shift basis/flexible hours Desired Skills: ITIL certification Experience in development or support in Equities or Prime Services business line, with exposure to Securities Lending business Knowledge of some of Equities and Fixed Income processing, or preferably Securities Lending processing Knowledge of Scripting languages such as Perl/python/ksh Track record of working pro-actively in a support environment, identifying issues and finding ways to automate/resolve them
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Java/Web Services Developer in Not Specified, NY

Description Our client, a major global financial services provider engaged in retail and commercial banking, is seeking a Java/SQL Server/Linux developer Location: New York, NY Fulltime Position Looking for a Java/SQL Server/Linux developer to enhance publishing systems, web-based content and analytical tools. This position in the Research IT group will offer the opportunity to participate in all phases of the development process and make a significant contribution to the success of the department. Main Duties Successful candidates will: Design and implement enhancements to our publishing systems, research archives, and client web sites Exercise technology leadership - optimize performance, reliability, scalability and extensibility Experience all aspects of the project life-cycle, from design and development to routine support. Code in every area: Front End GUI development, mid-tier applications services, and Back End database, server configuration, and Scripting work. Person Requirements Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, should be able to multitask and switch gears quickly 3+ years of experience in Java (J2EE, XML/XSL, Web Services) Relational database system - relational design, optimization, depth of understanding. Linux/Solaris experience and Web Server (Apache) and Enterprise Application Servers (Weblogic/JBoss) experience HTML/JavaScript/AJAX , Flex a plus Experience with Open Source technologies such as Spring and Hibernate a plus Able to work independently in a fast-paced environment Good communication skills - you will work directly with many parts of the business.
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Support Analyst in Not Specified, NY

Description Our client, one of the top US investment banks, offering securities underwriting and trading, mergers and acquisitions advice, research, private equity investment, and risk management products, is seeking a Support Analyst. Location: New York, NY Type of Position: Contract Responsibilities: 2nd level support and DR of Equities Execution Systems. Primarily Exchange Links. Problem troubleshooting, root cause analysis and facilitation of both short and long-term solutions Problem ownership until resolution Issue prioritization and escalation Overnight and weekend on-call responsibilities In-depth problem analysis Planning, coordination and execution of production deployment of system upgrades and emergency bug fixes Functional testing of the system upgrades, as well as disaster recovery tests User training and documentation Bug fixes, and other development work as the workload permits for applications not assigned to development groups Provide ?Follow the Sun support for non-Americas applications. Shift cover will be required(7:00am ? 7:00pm) Required Skills: 2+ years of Exchange Links Support. Equities Sales and Trading knowledge Order Management and Exchange Connectivity knowledge 2+ years of Exchange Links Support.Knowledge of FIX protocolsProficient in Unix, Windows and Sybase or Oracle environments ? min 2+ years of experience.Proficient in writing SQL queries ? 2+ years of solid experience on Oracle/SybaseFamiliarity with Perl and Unix Shell scriptingExcellent problem solving and analytical skillsTechnical Support experience Desired Skills:HTML/ASPXMLSybaseOracleC++/Cbatch schedulers exposure (eg Control M)MQ SeriesVisual BasicFinancial Markets - Equities Personal Skills:Excellent oral and written communicationsTeam playerWorks well under pressure to tight deadlinesProactiveTroubleshooting skillsMethodical
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Java/Web Services Developer in Not Specified, NY

Description Our client, a major global financial services provider engaged in retail and commercial banking, is seeking a Java/SQL Server/Linux developer. Location: New York NY Fulltime Position Looking for a Java/SQL Server/Linux developer to enhance publishing systems, web-based content and analytical tools. This position in the Research IT group will offer the opportunity to participate in all phases of the development process and make a significant contribution to the success of the department. Main Duties Design and implement enhancements to our publishing systems, research archives, and client web sites Exercise technology leadership - optimize performance, reliability, scalability and extensibility Experience all aspects of the project life-cycle, from design and development to routine support. Code in every area: Front End GUI development, mid-tier applications services, and Back End database, server configuration, and Scripting work. Person Requirements: Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, should be able to multitask and switch gears quickly 3+ years of experience in Java (J2EE, XML/XSL, Web Services) Relational database system - relational design, optimization, depth of understanding. Linux/Solaris experience and Web Server (Apache) and Enterprise Application Servers (Weblogic/JBoss) experience HTML/JavaScript/AJAX , Flex a plus Experience with Open Source technologies such as Spring and Hibernate a plus Able to work independently in a fast-paced environment Good communication skills - you will work directly with many parts of the business.
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IT Support - UNIX, Oracle 10, .NET framework and Business Objects in Not Specified, NY

Description Our client, one of the top US investment banks, offering securities underwriting and trading, mergers and acquisitions advice, research, private equity investment, and risk management products is seeking an IT professional with knowledge of UNIX, Oracle 10, .NET framework and Business Objects technologies to work in an IT Support role.Contract positionNew York, NY Main Responsibilities; Duties: Provide support of Order Management System (Charles River IMS) and Business Objects XIMaintain adequate communication with clients and IT management; act as liaison between development, project management and other support teams.Escalate issues when required to ensure timely resolution.Documentation of production applications and infrastructure. . Required Skills: 5+ years of IT experience. Oracle Database development on UNIX platforms ( 3+ yrs). Shell Scripting (3+yrs) .NET framework (3+yrs) Working in networked environment (3+yrs) Unix Administration skills (2+ yrs) Understanding of enterprise infrastructure UNIX/shell scripting Strong Oracle database development skills - data modeling, stored procedures, triggers, etc. Solid knowledge of .NET framework CVS, Clear Case for Source Control Excellent oral and written communication skills, business writing skills Understanding of network administration concepts Familiarity with enterprise scheduling & Oracle utilities and tools Good knowledge of equities, some experience using or supporting electronic execution systems Client Service experience in high pressure situations Experience/knowledge of the trade lifecycle, with the capability to work with sales, trading and operational environments A good level of knowledge around the FIX Protocol and its implementation within trading technologies Experience of troubleshooting application installations and connectivity issues, Confident in dealing with clients face to face/over the phone. Proven track record of working effectively as part of a team, Strong communication skills.Desired Skills: 3+ years of application development experience in the financial/banking domain, on the Java, JSP, including data modelling. Building Perl, Open source software (use of C/C++ compilers) desirable. Experience with Charles River Investment Management System Experience with FIX technology Understanding of Business Objects XI reporting Remedy and ITIL Process.
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Incident & Problem Management Analyst in New York, NY

RESPONSIBILITIES Furnish technical support to internal and commercial customers through collaboration with various support teams. Provide technical, educational and professional leadership to my team members as well as cross-functional teams. Process Critical Global Issues in a timely fashion. Ability to multi-task 10-12 issues, prioritizing and re-prioritizing as necessary. Ensure the correct support teams are engaged and working to resolve the issue Communicate issue to End User Community; inform them of an ETU. Update Process and Procedure Database with new and valuable information for the HelpDesk Update On call support database with new names and numbers. Handle escalations that are out of criteria according to SLAs Research and gather information for Root Cause Analysis to prevent further critical situations that impact the End User Community on a Global Scale. Follow up on previous closed tickets for trend analysis. REQUIREMENTS Prior experience in a high paced FINANCIAL environment 5-7 years of Solaris/UNIX/Linux experience. Experience with Critical Situation Management Experience Root Cause Analysis: Incident vs. Problem Analysis Experience with Problem Management and Change Process controls and tools. Strong project management and organizational skills Excellent written and verbal communications Excellent listening and analytical skills Successful candidate remains calm under pressure, is team player and customer focused. Assertive, tenacious character, with a strong desire to see things through to completion fills the bill. *Bachelors Degree * This position supports the European Client and Developer base Thom Thom Guida
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Senior Security Architect in Not Specified, NY

Description Our client ,a global financial services firm and a market leader in securities, asset management and credit services, is seeking a Senior Security Architect. Contract position Location: New York , NY Senior Security Architect to help design security architecture for web services communication within client (as well as communication with external clients and services). Will need to integrate various security protocols through appliance(s). Will need to coordinate with various operations team to configure the different tiers (web, web services, MQ, networks) so that all the systems are integrated as per the design Required skills: WS-SecuritySSLX.509 CertificatesKerberosSAMLCryptography conceptsWindows and Unix security configurationExperience configuring Datapower XI50 security Desired Skills: Network securityOS SecurityWeb Services developmentJava, C# skillsWASIISExcellent communication skills
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Websphere Administrator (SPBUAP - 28) in New York, NY

Websphere Administrator (SPBUAP - 28)12 Months contract in New York City, NYJob Description :-The candidate must have proven knowledge with a minimum of 7 years experience with Websphere versions 5.X and 6.0 and 6.1 running on AIX. Expert knowledge with a minimum of 5 years experience in analyzing and identifying Websphere application performance issues. Highly skilled using Websphere performance diagnostics tools such as CA*s Wily product. Also a basic understanding of AIX administration including basic shell scripting is required. Excellent communication (oral and written), interpersonal, and organizational skills are required. Knowledge of one or more of the following technologies is highly desirable: MQSeries, BMC Patrol Websphere KM, Pervasive Data Integrator and Unix shell scripting.Design and installation of Websphere application Server, Deployment Enterprise applications, installation and configuration new application, configuring or modifying application content, proactively monitoring the health of applications, configuring and managing security of the applications. Strong emphasis and highly skilled at monitoring, optimizing, tuning and troubleshooting Websphere applications. Knowledge of Websphere Horizontal/vertical Clustering, Webseal, and Tivoli Access Manager is required.
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QA Manager - NEEDED NOW in Brooklyn, NY

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JOB DESCRIPTION
PLEASE RESPOND ONLY IF YOU HAVE (and are documented on your resume):
- 4+ years of Project Management
- Performed quantitative and qualitative analyses
- Led Quality Assurance Team
- Worked with one or more of the following testing tools: HP Functional Testing, HP LoadRunner Software, HP LoadRunner Monitors and HP Test Director for Quality Center
- Bachelors or Masters Degree
- Prefer local candidates - no relocation or travel expenses will be paid and in-person interview will be required, if selected.
(Please make sure the requirements are clearly detailed in your resume.)
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QA Manager - Brooklyn, New York

Education Required:
Bachelors Degree from an accredited college or university or equivalent experience. Minimum of 2 years management experience

Education Preferred:
Masters Degree

Technical Skills / Knowledge Required:
Proficient in Microsoft Office (strong Word and Excel skills)

Experience Required:
- Prior people or project management experience
- Ability to manage both staff and process as it pertains to the quality assurance
- Ability to develop and implement quality assurance practices
- Experience in administrative support, record keeping and data management
- Ability to use the computer and applications to facilitate record retention
- Demonstrated ability to edit documents for final quality control before they are presented to clients.
- Demonstrated experience and ability to work with one or more of the following testing tools: HP Functional Testing, HP LoadRunner Software, HP LoadRunner Monitors and HP Test Director for Quality Center
- Demonstrated ability to learn technical concepts quickly
- Demonstrated experience in quality assurance

QA Manager:
- 4+ year project management experience.
- Excellent written and verbal comm. skills.
- Ability to perform quantitative and qualitative analyses of existing business processes, ability to help coach others, develop and mentor team members.
- Work well in a fast paced, deadline driven environment, ability to work under standards-based performance measures.
- Ability to successfully execute many complex tasks simultaneously
- Will report to the Functional Lead
- Work with team and independently.
- Provide ongoing supervision to assigned staff
- Responsible for identifying and resolving issues, problems and concerns
- Receive assignments in the form of objectives and determines how to use resources to meet schedules and goals
- Recommend changes to policies and establishes procedures
Interacts with different levels of external and internal customers
- Complete daily and weekly reports
- Ensure the confidentiality and security of all corporate information
- This QA Manager will be responsible for Coordinating, managing and performing all quality assurance activates required to validate and document all of the SESIS software components including the SESIS configuration, SW enhancements, data conversion, SESIS ODS, and systems integration.
- Responsible for formulating test plans, coordinating tests (e.g. usability, scalability, regression, and UAT) and ensuring that test results and metrics are captured.

Responsibilities:
- Perform overall management of the quality assurance process for the System Implementation.
- Work hard at increasing the clients satisfaction
- Ensure project timelines are met
- Lead the Quality Assurance team
- Formulate the overall, high-level plan for testing activities
- Create strategies for testing data conversion.
- Assist Quality Assurance Specialists in developing test plan and test cases and preparing test data for identified test cases
- Coordinate test meetings
- Participate in the execution of test cases
- Participate in documenting test results, review them with the technical team, and retest
- Test all configurations prior to configuration review sessions
- Test all configurations following remediation and communicate findings to business analyst
- Review project scope and notify Project Manager of any client requests inconsistent with project scope
- Participate in strategic planning for the Division as it pertains to system training

BENEFITS:
Client offers a comprehensive benefits package including:
Healthcare Insurance (medical, dental, vision)
Short and Long Term Disability Insurance
Life/Accident Insurance
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
401(k) Retirement Plan with company match

Benefit program also includes paid holidays, vacation and sick leave, tuition reimbursement, and supplemental insurance (pet ins., auto ins., legal plan, long-term care ins, and credit union).

NO RELOCATION ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS POSITION



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CICS Support Engineer in Not Specified, NY

Description Our client, a global financial services firm and a market leader in securities, asset management and credit services, is seeking a CICS Support Engineer. Contract position New York , NY The Middleware group needs an intermediate level Mainframe engineer to help with day-to-day activities around production support, implementing configuration requests etc around Mainframe based applications like MQ, Grapevine (clients proprietary transport protocol) and External Partner Gateway. Also he is expected to develop support tools including metrics gathering and reporting for all these systems. Required skills: 8+ years using COBOL, VSAM, advanced CICS, JCL and TSO. Advanced CICS technical know-how (eg memory management in CICS). Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to work with minimal supervision. Ability to work in a team environment and/or as an individual contributor. Ability to analyze and define project requirements. Develop/test/implement technical solutions. Critical and creative thinker for identifying problems and recommending solutions. Desired: Knowledge of CICS Web Service and messaging experience (IBM MQSeries) is a big plus.
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Commercial Credit Data Analyst (0892) in Buffalo, NY

Did you know that M&T Bank made Forbes Magazine’s “400 Best Big Companies” list for the 10th time this year, that we’ve been in business for over 150 years and are one of the nation’s top 20 bank holding companies with close to $66 billion in assets? M&T Bank is a great place to be because we’re established, strong, and even in these turbulent financial times, we remain stable and profitable.  We value work-life balance and carry out our mission of making M&T Bank the best place our employees have ever worked. Due to our consistent growth and prosperity, we are looking to fill a key MIS Analyst IV role within the Credit Data Strategy group of M&T Bank.RESPONSIBILITIES: Provide highly specialized data support to Commercial Credit Risk and Credit Reporting. Act in a liaison capacity between Commercial Credit Risk, Credit Reporting and Credit TechnologySatisfy complex, specialized reporting requests using PC and client server applications Perform complex queries and programming in order to create ad-hoc results Responsible for understanding the complexity and interrelations of commercial credit data Participate on departmental, division and enterprise-wide projects serving as a credit data subject matter expert Responsible for continual data management process improvement including historical impact of any changes May serve as technical resource to lower level MIS Analysts Perform other related assignments and special projects as requested by managementBASIC QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor’s Degree in Information Systems, Finance or Business 2 - 3 years Commercial Credit Data Analysis experience requiredMinimum of three (3) years experience with data aggregation and/or reporting Demonstrated technical ability to obtain and aggregate information from disparate sources Advanced MS Excel and Access skills with basic T-SQL knowledge (macros/pivot tables/v-look ups etc.)Demonstrated excellence in written and verbal communication skillsIDEAL QUALIFICATIONS: Working knowledge of data on the bank’s commercial loan accounting systems as well as the various supplemental systems Advanced T-SQL skills Strong knowledge of Commercial Credit
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Incident & Problem Management Analyst in New York, NY

RESPONSIBILITIES Furnish technical support to internal and commercial customers through collaboration with various support teams. Provide technical, educational and professional leadership to my team members as well as cross-functional teams. Process Critical Global Issues in a timely fashion. Ability to multi-task 10-12 issues, prioritizing and re-prioritizing as necessary. Ensure the correct support teams are engaged and working to resolve the issue Communicate issue to End User Community; inform them of an ETU. Update Process and Procedure Database with new and valuable information for the HelpDesk Update On call support database with new names and numbers. Handle escalations that are out of criteria according to SLAs Research and gather information for Root Cause Analysis to prevent further critical situations that impact the End User Community on a Global Scale. Follow up on previous closed tickets for trend analysis. REQUIREMENTS Prior experience in a high paced FINANCIAL environment 5-7 years of Solaris/UNIX/Linux experience. Experience with Critical Situation Management Experience Root Cause Analysis: Incident vs. Problem Analysis Experience with Problem Management and Change Process controls and tools. Strong project management and organizational skills Excellent written and verbal communications Excellent listening and analytical skills Successful candidate remains calm under pressure, is team player and customer focused. Assertive, tenacious character, with a strong desire to see things through to completion fills the bill. *Bachelors Degree * This position supports the European Client and Developer base Thom Thom Guida
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Incident & Problem Management Analyst in New York, NY

RESPONSIBILITIES Furnish technical support to internal and commercial customers through collaboration with various support teams. Provide technical, educational and professional leadership to my team members as well as cross-functional teams. Process Critical Global Issues in a timely fashion. Ability to multi-task 10-12 issues, prioritizing and re-prioritizing as necessary. Ensure the correct support teams are engaged and working to resolve the issue Communicate issue to End User Community; inform them of an ETU. Update Process and Procedure Database with new and valuable information for the HelpDesk Update On call support database with new names and numbers. Handle escalations that are out of criteria according to SLAs Research and gather information for Root Cause Analysis to prevent further critical situations that impact the End User Community on a Global Scale. Follow up on previous closed tickets for trend analysis. REQUIREMENTS Prior experience in a high paced FINANCIAL environment 5-7 years of Solaris/UNIX/Linux experience. Experience with Critical Situation Management Experience Root Cause Analysis: Incident vs. Problem Analysis Experience with Problem Management and Change Process controls and tools. Strong project management and organizational skills Excellent written and verbal communications Excellent listening and analytical skills Successful candidate remains calm under pressure, is team player and customer focused. Assertive, tenacious character, with a strong desire to see things through to completion fills the bill. *Bachelors Degree * This position supports the European Client and Developer base Thom Thom Guida
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Java Swing Developer - Trading Systems in New York, NY

Our client, a major New York City based Investment bank, is recruiting for a Java Swing developer to develop an effective interface of a trading system and applications used for all Fixed Income products. This is a global system with thousands of users across America, Europe and Asia.

Experience: Required Experience/Skills:
- 5 to 10 years of experience as a Core Java and Swing developer.
- Experience with AWT, SWT, Eclipse RCP framework, design patterns, multi-threading, JMS and Tibco RV.
- Must have worked within the finance industry and have good knowledge of Fixed Income products including derivatives, interest rate, basis swaps, cash, credit, government bonds, interest rate options & swaptions, FRAs and caps / floors, High Yield, High Grade Credit, Mortgage, Municipal Bonds, Credit Default Swaps (CDS).

Preferred Experience/Skills:
- Experience with Trade Flow, Trade Capture or Trade Processing is a major advantage.
- Front office exposure and familiarity with unit tests and continuous integration is highly desired.

If you are looking to take your career in the finance industry to the next level by leveraging your strong Core Java and Swing development skills to gain front office and Fixed income business exposure, Apply Now! Or, send your resume directly to . This is an excellent opportunity to join a winning team.

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.

Java, swing, GUI, developer, programmer, new york city, nyc, finance, investment bank, fixed income, bonds, trading system, derivatives, interest rate, credit, AWT, SWT, Eclipse RCP framework, design patterns, multi-threading, JMS, Tibco RV, basis swaps, government bonds, interest rate options & swaptions, FRAs and caps / floors, High Yield, High Grade Credit, Mortgage, Municipal Bonds, Credit Default Swaps, CDS, trade flow, trade processing, trade capture
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Senior C# GUI Developer in Not Specified, NY

Description Our client, a major global financial services provider engaged in retail and commercial banking, is seeking a Senior C# GUI Developer. Location: New York , NY Fulltime Position Securitized Products IT is based in New York , NY . We generate risk analytics for structured products (ABS, MBS, CMBS, etc.) We are currently building a series of new C# windows GUI applications to do various things for eg to do risk analysis for structured products. This GUI will communicate asynchronously to a remote calculation grid to run bond calculations. This GUI will be used to display Real Time positions and overnight risk reports. A GUI to administer users, ledger, user groups, user permissions and entitlements etc. These GUIs are used by Securitized Products Front Office (Traders and risk managers). Main responsibilities are: Write C# code for a new GUI being developed in C#.Net. Thoroughly unit test/system test all code written. Ability to debug bugs/errors, find root cause and fix them. Work closely with the rest of the team and coordinate development, testing, deployment activities. Candidate MUST have the following: Expert in messaging Middleware like Tibco EMS, RV, SmartSocket, IBM MQ series. Must have experience coding asynchronous multi-threading windows applications. Proficient in windows GUI programming (event handling, windows events, error/exception handling etc.) Proficient in C# programming. Knowledge in .NET 3.x technologies like WPF, XAML etc. Expert in XML parsers, XRef, XPath etc. Knowledge in databases/SQL - either Sybase or Oracle. Strong hands-on developer with a track record of delivering quality software applications in financial vertical. Must have at least 3 years industry experience on Wall Street. Must be a team player, easy to work with and with positive attitude. Excellent written and spoken communication skills. Must be able to convey technical ideas lucidly and understand technical concepts etc. Expert in version control tools, branching, merging etc. (CSV and/or Perforce) Preferred to have: Mortgage backed product knowledge. Fixed Income knowledge in general. Knowledge in third-party software like Infragistics, DevXpress controls etc.
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Developer for IRD trading platform in Not Specified, NY

Description Our client, a global financial services firm and a market leader in securities, asset management and credit services, is seeking a Developer for IRD trading platform Contract position, 6 openings Location: New York , NY Description: Candidate will be a member of a global team that provides technology solutions and trading platform for OTC derivatives trading desks. The primary system is the Front Office application for trade capture and trade life cycle management of IRD products, as well as a critical component for STP and for meeting Fed targets and regulations. The candidate will be involved in the design and development of new system features and components, varied from new product coverage and trade capture requirements to integration with other systems in the firm. The scope of the projects will soon expand beyond interest rate products. The role requires someone who is self-motivated, quick-learning and comfortable working across numerous technologies, and who can take ownership of critical problems and work throughout the full project lifecycle from problem analysis to successful timely delivery of the solution. A strong interest in learning about the business will contribute to the candidate's success in the team. The position provides opportunities for interaction with many Front End business users, including traders and Operations, as well as active engagement with other IT groups in the firm. Excellent communication skills are a big plus since direct interaction with traders and senior business decision makers is common.Ideal candidate will possess both Back End (Java, DBs) and Front End (C#, .NET, WPF) skills as most new projects require both. Excellent communication skills are a big plus since direct interaction with traders and senior business decision makers is common. Required skills: Strong software engineering, analytical, and problem solving skillsExperience in medium to large scale multi-threaded applications and service based architectureJava, C#, Databases, XML processing Desired Skills: Financial products knowledge
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Exstream Consultant in Rochester, NY

Ajilon Consulting is a global provider of IT solutions with 40 years of experience and offices throughout North America, Europe, and Australia. We support clients' immediate and long-term business needs by delivering a wide array of consultative IT services and by providing contingent consultants on an individual or group staffing basis. Our contingent consultants possess IT skills that supplement internal client resources during workload peaks, fill critical areas of expertise, and staff mission critical projects.
With our parent company Adecco, we have a wide presence in North America and globally with more than 6,600 offices in 70 countries worldwide. Together we employ more than 700,000 associates on-assignment supporting over 150,000 clients.

Work must be done on site, c to c, H1B, W2 or salary for the duration of the project.
Experience: They are using Exstream for the end to end content management and docuement publishing solution. Basically the Java Server developers work with the Exstream developers to produce the end reports. The app. provides data that is fed to Exstream as XML that populates the templates that are turned into PDF's. They need someone with Version 6.0 or higher. Paychex is on version 6.1.023. They need 2+ years of experience with Exstream. They are developing in Windows XP with Oracle as the DB, XML data files. Strong table and data file knowledge. Good if they have Printer experience, knowledge of output queues and bundling as well as SQL and Java.
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Mainframe Ops Support - NEEDED NOW!! in Hopewell Junction, NY

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Project Description and Tasks

Data Collection of SMF mainframe records and dasd dcollects for IBM internal & external customers. SMF records are used to monitor mainframe performace, security records, IMS, CICS and networking related data.

High level of REXX and DB2, moderately high levels of TSO, JCL, QMF, batch job creation, submissions and repair

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Informatica Cosultant - Composite - Contract - New York in New York, NY

Recruit360's global financial is looking for an Informatica Consultant with Composite experience.Experience of Informatica and Composite is essential. Experience of working in investment banking would be highly advantageous.Informatica - Composite - Contract - New York
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low latency trading systems technologists (C++) in New York, NY

New York ( USA )-Tier 1 Investment Bank seeks talented low latency trading systems technologists (C++) C++, Unix/linux Circa $155,000 plus significant bonus potential Prestigious Investment Bank seeks exceptional low latency trading systems technologist (C++) to lead the development of the algorithmic trading systems. Successful technologists (C++) will manage co-location set ups, market data and exchange feeds and will build, maintain, and provide support to a critical Real Time trading system. This team offers an entrepreneurial and autonomous work environment where ambitious technologists are rewarded directly for what they put into their work. Successful trading systems gurus (C++) will exhibit the following talents; Expert C++ programming skills Unix/Linux Extensive experience working on low latency trading systems Shell/Perl Scripting Team leading experience is preferred Experience managing/developing market data feeds/exchange feeds A history of academic/professional excellence and boosting productivity within a team A keen interest in algorithmic trading/previous trading experience Above all, raw talent and expert knowledge of low latency trading systems is a must. For this role within a flexible and unique team, frequent interaction with business users and technologists across the firm and around the globe will be required. Therefore you must have excellent communication skills and this is an excellent opportunity to play a key role within the firm's expansion into European markets. Please apply directly to (see below) , or call (0) .
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Java in Albany, NY

Description The position is for a Senior Java Developer in a cutting-edge rapidly moving application development environment. The primary responsibilities will be designing and developing Java Web applications. The position requires working with a team of Java developers on the overall design, development, and deployment of multiple applications. Production support efforts as needed. Excellent oral and written communication skills are necessary.Java Programming Experience including Web development, JSP, Struts, and JDBC (5 to 10 years).BS in Computer Science or related field Working knowledge of the Eclipse IDE, XML
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Senior Network Administrator in Ardsley, NY

Description: Senior Network Administrator for a contract to hire opportunity in Ardsley, NY. This position requires hands on knowledge of LAN networking and devices; operating systems and server technologies; must have a thorough knowledge of industry hardware types and interoperability; basic understanding of application software is necessary. Person in this senior role provides feedback, suggestions and guidance to system administrators located at other sites. Person in position must be proactive in notifying colleagues about patches and updates, testing and sharing results. Must comprehend legacy, current and emerging technologies and possess the ability to articulate the value of technology to the business. Responsibilities include: Primary Support WAN/LAN infrastructure Maintain existing global Cisco infrastructure and enterprise architecture Work with IM management to plan and improve network design with growth and change of company, knowledge of firewalls, interoperability of network devices, and Internet connectivity is necessary. Ability to configure and support IP video conferencing and IP phone services inclusive of QOS Purchase and configure new Cisco equipment and rebuild routes and configurations to reflect changes. Maintain circuit availability for all sites, maintain and periodically test redundant failover, and monitor all network devices from switches/routers to Servers Identify and mitigate security risks; work with management to improve technologies; must stay on top of latest issues and technologies. Ability to implement and maintain remote services. Troubleshoot and resolve system issues Constantly work to improve existing network designs and bring new technology ideas to the table. Ability to identify need for and write documentation. May perform hardware repair, monitors systems proactively and responds to alerts. Secondary Maintain Windows and Linux Servers Understand messaging design principles and support exchange Design/setup/maintain/monitor Servers and backup system Perform system recoveries. Maintain monitoring tools and ensure all sites are up to date with monitoring information. This position liaises closely with the Enterprise Applications and IM departments to support applications infrastructure This position works closely with the scientific areas to support Must be proactive and identify most efficient solutions for business owners, explain and assist in implementation of these solutions Position works closely with desktop support representatives to provide technical guidance. Person in this position is required to stay on top of latest issues and technologies, works closely with infrastructure and enterprise application managers to make sure suggestions and ideas are aligned with the business. Must pitch in when necessary to assist with help desk calls and video conference setups. This position is second level of backup to desktop support. Must enter end user requests into the Magic ticket system.Education/Experience Required: Solid background designing, troubleshooting, and administering WAN/LAN networks. Ability to create and maintain documentation; results oriented individual with the ability to clearly communicate and collaborate on projects. Project management experience a plus. 5-7 years experience in the networking field, with 3-5 implementing and maintaining networks. Ability to support all levels of the business contributes to the success of required Back End engineering. Cisco certified engineer preferred. Must understand and adhere to validation requirements, including change control. Candidates need to be local and no third party candidates. Required Skills: LAN/WAN, Cisco, IP video, QOS, switches, Routers Job Category Keywords:Cisco Router Configuration, LAN, Network Administration, Routers, Switches, WANEducation Requirements:College preferredSoft Skills:Excellent written and verbal and communication skills
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Equities Architecture - Reference Data in Not Specified, NY

Description Our client a major global financial services provider engaged in retail and commercial banking is seeking a Equities Architecture - Reference DataPermanent position New York Department Overview The Reference Data Services (RDS) group, part of the Equities IT Core Architecture Area, offers a variety of data services and related products to the bank s Equities systems application teams. Main Function Seeking an experienced Equity Reference Data Developer for the firm's global equity reference data team that is responsible for providing reference data to all equities systems. Implement centralized and meaningful data governance while ensuring while ensuring the consistent usage of enterprise reference, accounts, clients and CRM data. Main Duties Deliver a Common Equities Platform to Collect, Store and Distribute Equities Product, Client and Account Reference Data. Improve data quality and service levels of the sourced enterprise reference data systems. Maintain metrics/measures around DQ and coverage. The individual will work closely within the global team (based in New York , Singapore and London ). Candidate should be able to follow Client EQT front office development standards dictated by the global team, and be able to deliver solutions in a timely manner Aggressive approach to develop skills and learn new technologies Person Requirements Technical skills: (70%) Data base (30%) Java development Experience building multithreaded Real Time systems with high volume of messages using Tibco or similar Middleware Strong knowledge of databases is required; Oracle is must, preferred is both Oracle and MS Sql server Experience with Tibco EMS, Tibco Rendezvous, IBM MQ Series required. Development and maintenance of the distributed caching infrastructure Prior Experience in Enterprise Integration/Messaging Projects (including publishing and subscribing) preferred Good to have skills: Tangosol Cache Coherence Non-technical skills: Excellent communication and presentation skills Team player Self motivated Ability to work in dynamic environment demanding multi-tasking skills
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Project Manager in Ardsley, NY

Description: Project Manager for an initial 9 month contract that could extend in Ardsley NY and they prefer a local candidate. The client will be migrating 4 data centers ( 2 in New York, 1 in Newark, 1 in Boulder) into one 3000 ft raised floor data center in Ardsley, NY approx. 30 min. North of NYC. There is also an additional 1000 sq/ft UPS room. The data center will consist of about 44 to 50 racks. 10 KW per rack. Candidate will be involved in every facet of the Data Center build beginning with the construction management. They need to have successfully completed prior migrations, be able to roll up there sleeves and get involved technically and manage every aspect of the project. If they have any D/R experience, that would be a plus but not required. No third party candidates. Required Skills: Project Manager, Data Center Job Category Keywords:Project ManagerEducation Requirements:College preferredPreferred Skills:D/RSoft Skills:Excellent verbal and written communication skills
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Senior Systems Administrator in Ardsley, NY

Description: Senior Systems Administrator for a contract to hire opportunity in Ardsley, NY. This position requires hands on knowledge of operating systems and server technologies; LAN networking and devices; must have a thorough knowledge of industry hardware types and interoperability; basic understanding of application software is necessary. Person in this senior role provides feedback, suggestions and guidance to system administrators located at other sites. Person in position must be proactive in notifying colleagues about patches and updates, testing and sharing results. Must comprehend legacy, current and emerging technologies and possess the ability to articulate the value of technology to the business. Maintain Windows and Linux Servers and support WAN/LAN infrastructure Understand messaging design principles and support exchange; Design/setup/maintain/monitor Servers and backup system Perform system recoveries. Maintain existing global Cisco infrastructure and enterprise architecture Work with IT management to plan and improve network design with growth and change of company, knowledge of firewalls, interoperability of network devices, and Internet connectivity is necessary. Ability to configure QOS to support IP video conferencing. Purchase and configure new Cisco equipment and rebuild routes and configurations to reflect changes. Maintain circuit availability for all sites, maintain and periodically test redundant failover, and monitor all network devices from switches/routers to Servers Maintain monitoring tools and ensure all sites are up to date with monitoring information. Identify and mitigate security risks; work with management to improve technologies; must stay on top of latest issues and technologies. Ability to implement and maintain remote services. Troubleshoot and resolve system issues Constantly work to improve existing system designs and bring new technology ideas to the table. Ability to identify need for and write documentation. This position liaises closely with Enterprise Applications and BDM and Infrastructure teams to support the Oracle applications infrastructure This position works closely with the scientific areas to support Unix based SGI systems and computational chemistry Linux cluster. Must be proactive and identify most efficient solutions for business owners, explain and assist in implementation of these solutions; May perform hardware repair, monitors systems proactively and responds to alerts. Position works closely with desktop support representatives to provide technical guidance. Person in this position is required to stay on top of latest issues and technologies, works closely with IT manager to make sure suggestions and ideas are aligned with the business. Must pitch in when necessary to assist with help desk calls and video conference setups. This position is second level of backup to desktop support. Must enter end user requests into the Magic ticket system. Education/Experience Required: Solid background designing, troubleshooting, and administering both Windows and Linux servers. Ability to create and maintain documentation; results oriented individual with the ability to clearly communicate and collaborate on projects. Project management experience a plus. 5-7 years experience in the systems field, with 3-5 implementing and maintaining servers. Ability to support all levels of the business contributes to the success of required Back End engineering. Windows and Cisco certified engineer preferred. Must understand and adhere to validation requirements, including change control. Candidates need to be local and no third party candidates. Required Skills: Windows, Linux, WAN/LAN, Cisco, IP video, QOS, Job Category Keywords:Cisco Router Configuration, LAN, Linux, Network Administration, WAN, Windows 2000, Windows 95/98Education Requirements:College preferredSoft Skills:Excellent verbal and written communication skills
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Trading operations specialist (Unix/linux) in New York, NY

New York ( USA ) - Prestigious Hedge fund seeks Trading operations specialist (Unix/linux) Unix/Linux, Windows, Oracle, SQL,Sybase Circa $150,000 plus significant bonus package Prestigious Global Hedge fund seeks a talented individual (unix/linux) who can play a key role in the day-to-day operations of high-frequency proprietary trading systems. You must be able to understand the intricacies of a complex production trading environment, to quickly determine the source of problems, and resolve issues promptly. You will manage day-to-day operations for a high-frequency financial trading system, provide technical/operational support for daily trading operations: First Point of Contact and perform systems development and maintenance to support new trading initiatives. Successful trading operations specialists (unix/linux) will exhibit the following talents; BS, MS, or PhD or equivalent experience in Computer Science or other technical field. Previous experience in software engineering and/or operational support. Previous experience in working with and managing massive data sets is highly desirable. Previous experience in system administration and hardware management. High level of expertise in systems programming on UNIX, Linux, Windows, and database systems (Oracle, Sybase - SQL). High level of expertise in a variety of Scripting languages (eg Perl, Awk, Bash). Familiarity with C/C++ and Java is a plus. Keen interest and aptitude for both mathematics and finance is required. Total compensation is highly competitive, dependent on experience and performance. Above all, raw talent and high expertise in systems programming (unix/linux) and support is a must. For this role within a flexible and unique team, frequent interaction with business users and technologists across the firm and around the globe will be required, therefore you must have excellent communication skills. Please apply directly to (see below) , or call (0) .
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Senior C# Developer in Not Specified, NY

Description Our client one of the top US investment banks, offering securities underwriting and trading, mergers and acquisitions advice, research, private equity investment, and risk management products Location: NYC Position: Contract Title: Senior C# Developer Main Function Personal Requirements - Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities 3+ years of experience in C# application development Strong knowledge of C# and Windows Forms/Rich Client applications Strong Multi-threading, Object Oriented Design, Design Patterns, Refactoring and Unit Testing Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) experience Experience with XML/XSL, Web services/SOAP Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment Solid communication skills A plus but not required NET - Java Interop Knowledge of fixed-income products and fixed-income mathematics Adobe Flex experience Prior experience with CAB (Composite UI Application Block) Microsoft Silverlight experience Microsoft Unity or Equivalent Agile containers Prior experience with Developer Express Windows Forms Prior experience with trading systems Working knowledge of J2EE and Weblogic Servers
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Business Analyst ? Advanced in Not Specified, NY

Description Our client, major bank which monitors the monetary policy, financial supervision and the payments system, is seeking a Business Analyst. Location: New York, NY Type of Position: Contract Job Description Assist business area in defining business requirements. Describe the project vision, scope, and objectives Work with stakeholders to help them understand their requirements within the scope of a project. Elicit requirements, brainstorm business process enhancements, analyze existing business documentation, observe existing business operations, and facilitate focus groups Document the functional and non functional requirements in a testable and unambiguous form Develop business design documents, models, and diagrams for verification by stakeholders including business users, developers, and testers. The business design includes functional designs to describe how users will interface with a system and non-functional requirements such as response time, contingency, and throughput requirements Provides direction and mentoring to project analysts in performing activities for business analysis and design Gather feedback and perform iterative business design sessions Analyze requirements to identify additional requirements that can be derived from what the users specified. Identify and resolve inconsistencies in requirements and business designs Communicate requirements, resolve conflicts, facilitate requirements prioritization, and gain formal approval Perform the following activities or guide others in performing them Maintain traceability between business design and requirements Perform analysis on change requests to help determine their impact on the project Identify, track, and resolve defects in requirements and business designs Review system test plans and test cases to verify that they thoroughly and accurately test the system Attends periodic meetings, capturing meeting minutes and follow up actions Identifies process improvement needs and recommends solutions. May assist in developing GUI standards or business analysis processes. Required Skills: Modeling skills; ability to define processes and workflows Strong business knowledge Excellent communication skills including listening and observation skills, interviewing/questioning skills, meeting facilitation skills, writing skills Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills Ability to develop, teach and present material Good planning and organizational skills Strong interpersonal skills Ability to facilitate, collaborate and gain common solutions for conflicting requirements Creativity in providing business solutions via technology Proficient in MS Word, Excel, and Powerpoint
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C++ Developer in Not Specified, NY

Description Our client, a major global financial services provider engaged in retail and commercial banking, is seeking a C++ Developer. Location: New York, NY Type of Position: Contract Main Duties: Should be part of the Securitized Products Risk team to re-architect the risk processes, create automated processes to risk securities, develop database tables to hold the risk measures and automate report creation. The work would entail working with Trading desk and GFRM to define the assumptions and risk measures. Would be expected to do the following: Design and develop new processes to risk all cash products using existing analytic infrastructure Database work to manage all the risk measures by desk and product Testing and matching numbers to the existing system Investigation and understanding analytical calculations and improving upon the methods. Person Requirements 3+ years of C++ Unix and Linux OS Scripting - Perl and Shell Knowledgeable about XML Schemas Knowledgeable about relational databases Strong knowledge of Mortgage Analytics (such as OAS, Partial Duration and prepayments) Good communication skills and ability to work with others Should be detail oriented and thorough with all aspects of implementation and testing
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