Client is a $150 billion investment management firm in Boston.
Reporting to the Infrastructure Leader, the Enterprise Architecture ensures the viability, interoperability and reliability of technology by translating business requirements and business strategy into effective Enterprise solutions. This individual is also responsible for articulating the architectural vision, conceptualizing and experimenting with alternative architectural approaches, validating the architecture against business requirements, guide and support IT solutions, design and mentor development teams on methodologies, processes and guidelines.
Primary Responsibilities:
• Demonstrated application of architecture strategies, standards, processes, and tools in their solution designs
• Design of high quality application architectures that meet their customers requirements and are consistent with enterprise architectural standards
• Increased re-use and reduced redundancy in applications and technology designs
• Supports the development of strategy, frameworks, best practices and patterns for the application architects.
• Ensures compliance with all architecture directions and standards through cross organization consulting in development efforts.
• Works with constituents and the architectures to gain consensus and establish application architecture standards, policies and directions.
• Support the definition and selection of enterprise tools, technologies and processes
• Ensure representation from the all stakeholders in the design of application solutions
• Act as an expert in application design and development
• Monitor adherence to company standards in application design, development, and testing
• Assist in aligning business strategy to IT strategy. Actively seek opportunities to leverage current IT solutions for new business offerings and services. Align IT solutions with business functions to improve flexibility, facilitate large scale reuse, and improve comprehensibility and visibility of IT’s value to the business.
• Assess, formulate, and communicate go forward information architecture and technology direction for company, collaborating with IT development teams and business sponsors.
• Review and approve project deliverables to ensure that they are architecturally sound and achieve as great a degree of fit with the desired architectures as possible.
• Aggressively identify enterprise IT solution/technology initiatives that are of value. Collaborate with other architects and teams in execution of the initiatives
• Facilitate the availability of relevant technologies and tools to development teams in a timely manner, subject to technology availability
• Facilitate cross team collaboration.
Must have the ability to contribute to future vision and strategy by conducting research and proof of concepts, maintaining a broad knowledge of new technical tools and trends, and envisioning how those tools could be used in improving the business processes
Mandatory requirements:
• 10+ years in an IT Solutions Architecture role with heavy emphasis in .Net / Java (ideally in Financial sector)
• 10+ years in IT, application design, development and maintenance (ideally in the Financial sector)
• 10+ years experience managing technical organizations
• 3+ years experience with offshore vendors
Skills:
• Translate business strategy into technical vision and strategy
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal
• Understand what the teams want and need from architecture
• Help teams see the value of the architecture and understand how to use it successfully
• Strong understanding of architecture principles and frameworks
• Experience with application and Integration design methodologies, standards and best practices
• Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) and business integration
• TIBCO, NetApps, or IBM MQ integration environments
• Experience with BI, EDWs, and DB environment
• Experience with security architecture
• Application Design, Development, and Testing – Software Life Cycle
• Management techniques and Tools for managing requirements, processes, and object versioning
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Friday, August 22, 2008
Project Management / Business Analysis Manager – Investment Systems
Client is a $150 billion investment management firm in Boston.
This is a full time, permanent position.
Reporting to the Head of Investment Systems, the Project Management and Business Analysis Manager will oversee the business analysis and project management activities associated with several Investment Systems applications. The primary focus of this position will be with activities supporting the development of the Eagle PACE data warehouse. In addition, this position will oversee projects associated with the development and enhancement of several other investment control applications that support the asset management process. Functionally, this organization will perform detailed analysis and the generation of business requirements to support any Investment Systems changes required by the business. This position will also serve as the primary point of contact with key business users in the Investment and Investment Control areas.
Primary Responsibilities:
• Supports the development of business solutions for Investment Systems applications, primarily Eagle PACE to support the enterprise warehouse.
• Ensures, coordinates and expedites successful generation of business requirements to support application changes
• Oversees the project management and prioritization of initiatives in the Investment Systems area
• Participates in the resolution of application problems pertinent to Investment Systems Applications in
collaboration, if required, with the support teams or third-party vendors.
• Acquires and maintains knowledge base for Investment System Applications
• Coordinates application acceptance testing with the users and support teams
• Document or define Investment System Application operational workflows.
Mandatory requirements:
• Strong background in Financial Services operations relative to asset management
• Strong project management skills and ability to oversee simultaneous initiatives
• Background with Eagle PACE or other data warehouse solutions preferred
• Undergraduate degree in technology discipline or equivalent experience
• 3-5 years experience in an IT organization with application development experience
• 3-5 years experience in a managerial capacity within IT
• 5+ years experience in the financial services industry
Skills:
• Ability to analyze user requests and guide appropriate solutions
• Ability to develop business solutions consistent with application standards
• Ability to develop and communicate application solutions and corresponding project plans
• Broad experience with Microsoft Products required (MS Project / MS Office, etc.)
• Experience with Corporate Products listed below. CRD, XIP, Eagle PACE and FMC Pacer highly desired
• Ability to supervise and guide a team of application business analysts
• Ability to work with Investment and Operations personnel to understand business requirements and to formulate acceptable solutions
• Ability to work with IT Development, Support and Operations teams to prioritize, schedule and implement application solutions
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
This is a full time, permanent position.
Reporting to the Head of Investment Systems, the Project Management and Business Analysis Manager will oversee the business analysis and project management activities associated with several Investment Systems applications. The primary focus of this position will be with activities supporting the development of the Eagle PACE data warehouse. In addition, this position will oversee projects associated with the development and enhancement of several other investment control applications that support the asset management process. Functionally, this organization will perform detailed analysis and the generation of business requirements to support any Investment Systems changes required by the business. This position will also serve as the primary point of contact with key business users in the Investment and Investment Control areas.
Primary Responsibilities:
• Supports the development of business solutions for Investment Systems applications, primarily Eagle PACE to support the enterprise warehouse.
• Ensures, coordinates and expedites successful generation of business requirements to support application changes
• Oversees the project management and prioritization of initiatives in the Investment Systems area
• Participates in the resolution of application problems pertinent to Investment Systems Applications in
collaboration, if required, with the support teams or third-party vendors.
• Acquires and maintains knowledge base for Investment System Applications
• Coordinates application acceptance testing with the users and support teams
• Document or define Investment System Application operational workflows.
Mandatory requirements:
• Strong background in Financial Services operations relative to asset management
• Strong project management skills and ability to oversee simultaneous initiatives
• Background with Eagle PACE or other data warehouse solutions preferred
• Undergraduate degree in technology discipline or equivalent experience
• 3-5 years experience in an IT organization with application development experience
• 3-5 years experience in a managerial capacity within IT
• 5+ years experience in the financial services industry
Skills:
• Ability to analyze user requests and guide appropriate solutions
• Ability to develop business solutions consistent with application standards
• Ability to develop and communicate application solutions and corresponding project plans
• Broad experience with Microsoft Products required (MS Project / MS Office, etc.)
• Experience with Corporate Products listed below. CRD, XIP, Eagle PACE and FMC Pacer highly desired
• Ability to supervise and guide a team of application business analysts
• Ability to work with Investment and Operations personnel to understand business requirements and to formulate acceptable solutions
• Ability to work with IT Development, Support and Operations teams to prioritize, schedule and implement application solutions
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Business Systems Analyst - Financial Applications
Client is a Private Equity firm in the back bay area of Boston.
This is a full time, permanent position.
The candidate will participate at various levels in all technology related initiatives from inception to implementation and support. Through in-depth knowledge of the business, this position will document business processes, develop needs analysis, functional / technical specifications and perform system / user acceptance testing around hardware and software implementations.
Key skills:
- Must have experience with either accounting system implementations (i.e. Geneva) OR must have trading desk experience
- Must have a significant background in finance (corporate actions and compliance don't count) OR must have an MBA
RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Form strong working relationships with internal users - both business and technical - to facilitate reporting.
• Fulfill responsibilities related to production support as well as application development projects simultaneously.
• Create documentation in support of technology requests
• Gather, validate, document, and facilitate implementation of business requirements for technology initiatives (includes business/data requirements, data flows, data modeling, workflow context and design, and user interface designs)
• Responsible for system planning and testing
• Participate in user acceptance testing and support system training / documentation.
QUALIFICATIONS:
• MBA with concentration in finance or technology preferred
• 2 - 3 years experience with financial applications
• Strong project management experience in all stages of the project lifecycle required
• Background in application development or infrastructure preferred
• Knowledge of securities, currencies and derivatives required
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
TECHNOLOGY EXPERIENCE:
• Experience with a large, functionally diverse, and informed user base that demands high quality applications.
• Strong understanding of relational databases, reporting schemas
• Experience with Reporting systems for investment management required
• Strong MS Excel skills including experience with building macros required
• Experience with data warehouse and reporting data marts preferred
• Exposure to Total Return, Eze Castle Traders Console, and Electronic Communication Networks preferred
• Intermediate skill level in data modeling, normalization, and SQL queries.
• Experience in User Interface design in web and client-server environments.
• Familiarity with multiple architectures: n-tier, .NET, client-server, etc. and multi-system application integration
• Fundamental understanding of software development lifecycle.
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
This is a full time, permanent position.
The candidate will participate at various levels in all technology related initiatives from inception to implementation and support. Through in-depth knowledge of the business, this position will document business processes, develop needs analysis, functional / technical specifications and perform system / user acceptance testing around hardware and software implementations.
Key skills:
- Must have experience with either accounting system implementations (i.e. Geneva) OR must have trading desk experience
- Must have a significant background in finance (corporate actions and compliance don't count) OR must have an MBA
RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Form strong working relationships with internal users - both business and technical - to facilitate reporting.
• Fulfill responsibilities related to production support as well as application development projects simultaneously.
• Create documentation in support of technology requests
• Gather, validate, document, and facilitate implementation of business requirements for technology initiatives (includes business/data requirements, data flows, data modeling, workflow context and design, and user interface designs)
• Responsible for system planning and testing
• Participate in user acceptance testing and support system training / documentation.
QUALIFICATIONS:
• MBA with concentration in finance or technology preferred
• 2 - 3 years experience with financial applications
• Strong project management experience in all stages of the project lifecycle required
• Background in application development or infrastructure preferred
• Knowledge of securities, currencies and derivatives required
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
TECHNOLOGY EXPERIENCE:
• Experience with a large, functionally diverse, and informed user base that demands high quality applications.
• Strong understanding of relational databases, reporting schemas
• Experience with Reporting systems for investment management required
• Strong MS Excel skills including experience with building macros required
• Experience with data warehouse and reporting data marts preferred
• Exposure to Total Return, Eze Castle Traders Console, and Electronic Communication Networks preferred
• Intermediate skill level in data modeling, normalization, and SQL queries.
• Experience in User Interface design in web and client-server environments.
• Familiarity with multiple architectures: n-tier, .NET, client-server, etc. and multi-system application integration
• Fundamental understanding of software development lifecycle.
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
VMware expert contract - Start ASAP
Local candidates only. This is a financial client therefore there will be a background check.
3 month contract to start with the possibility of an extension.
The right candidate can phone interview tomorrow and start as early as three days from now.
o Vmware Server and ESX
o Vmware certification is a big plus but not a must
o Disk Architecture and management from local attached to NAS and SAN
o Microsoft Operating systems from XP and 2000 to Vista and 2003
o Active Directory
o Standard Intel/AMD architecture from Dell and HP
o Microsoft enterprise applications ranging from IIS to Exchange and SQL
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
3 month contract to start with the possibility of an extension.
The right candidate can phone interview tomorrow and start as early as three days from now.
o Vmware Server and ESX
o Vmware certification is a big plus but not a must
o Disk Architecture and management from local attached to NAS and SAN
o Microsoft Operating systems from XP and 2000 to Vista and 2003
o Active Directory
o Standard Intel/AMD architecture from Dell and HP
o Microsoft enterprise applications ranging from IIS to Exchange and SQL
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Telecommunications Engineer
Client is a Private Equity firm in the back bay area of Boston.
This is a full time, permanent position.
QUALIFICATIONS:
• Seeking candidates with a minimum of 3 to 5 years experience in the telecommunications career field.
• Candidates MUSThave a minimum of 3 to 5 years with Avaya PBXs, Avaya Modular Messaging, Avaya CMS, and Avaya Vectoring.
o Prefer Avaya 8700 Series PBXs
• Candidates MUSThave a minimum of 3 years with APC UPS product line and InfraStruXure Manager.
• Willing to be available 24X7X365 via cell phone.
• Must be available for on call duties and scheduled duties outside of normal working hours – Nights, Weekends, and Holidays.
• Must be willing to travel nationally and internationally.
• Must posses the ability to assist with the design, coordination, and project management of new construction and remodeling as it pertains to all cabling and environmental factors for IT spaces – data centers, MDFs, IDFs and disaster recovery locations.
• Strong customer service skills are essential. (The culture is high demand, high expectation where every request is an immediate need.)
• Must be able to work in an environment of open communications and teamwork.
• Dedicated to exceeding quality standards and providing products and services of the highest caliber.
• Exceptional work ethic, uses time productively, maximizes efficiency, and meets challenging work goals.
• Manages time effectively. Uses work plans to prioritize completing and interdependent tasks and meet deadlines.
• Meet the challenging requirement of 24X7X365 uptime for all services.
• Ability to work extended hours, including evenings and weekend hours to meet project deadlines or resolve issues.
• Be open to assume additional responsibilities as requested, and perform ad-hoc duties as required.
• Ability to identify, troubleshoot, and resolve problems without direct supervision.
• Must possess the ability to work in a high-volume, fast paced, dynamic environment with a positive "can do" attitude.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to identify gaps and propose solutions in an unstructured environment.
• The individual should also have strong analytical and communication skills and the ability to work efficiently and effectively with co-workers and other IT Team members.
• Willingness to learn new products, services, and interfaces relative to the position.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Assist with day-to-day design, installation, management and trouble shooting of the cabling plant at all locations globally. (Fiber & copper for voice, data, cable television, voice and video conferencing.)
• Assist with day-to-day design, installation, and management of the power (UPS & generators) and other environmental factors (HVAC) pertinent to IT spaces globally. (All data centers, MDFs, IDFs, and disaster recovery locations.)
• Responsible for/assists with all telecommunications endeavors, including programming and administering all telecommunications servers – PBXs, Voice Messaging Systems, Fax Systems, and Trading Turret Systems globally. (MACs, design, installation, administration & management, and trouble shooting.)
• The Telecommunications Engineer will work closely with departmental staff and internal business partners to ensure that their day to day telecommunications requirements are met.
• Assists with the design, installation, management, and trouble shooting of all circuits for voice, data, video, cable television and the WAN globally.
• Ability to assist with the management of all vendors providing telecommunications services to all locations globally.
• Assist with and ensure delivery of consistently superior customer experience by working closely with the IT Technical Service Group (TSG) and all members of the IT Team.
• Recommend products and services that will improve telecommunications services to the organization globally.
• Comfortable with and required to interface daily with all levels of the organization globally.
• Resolves customer inquiries and complaints that have escalated beyond the IT Technical Service Group (TSG)
• Management of all projects as assigned by manager.
• Assist with all telecommunications contracts, billing, and budgeting for services provided to all locations globally.
• Prioritizes work load to ensure that escalated IT Technical Service Group tickets are first and foremost and are resolved as quickly and efficiently as possible.
Communications Skills
• Ability to effectively communicate with co-workers, peers and management through written and verbal communication.
• Ability to communicate with customers, inter-department and other third parties in a professional manner.
• Ability to deal with varied and often difficult personalities while maintaining an even temperament.
• Ability to resolve recurring problems in a tactful manner.
• Excellent listening skills.
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
This is a full time, permanent position.
QUALIFICATIONS:
• Seeking candidates with a minimum of 3 to 5 years experience in the telecommunications career field.
• Candidates MUSThave a minimum of 3 to 5 years with Avaya PBXs, Avaya Modular Messaging, Avaya CMS, and Avaya Vectoring.
o Prefer Avaya 8700 Series PBXs
• Candidates MUSThave a minimum of 3 years with APC UPS product line and InfraStruXure Manager.
• Willing to be available 24X7X365 via cell phone.
• Must be available for on call duties and scheduled duties outside of normal working hours – Nights, Weekends, and Holidays.
• Must be willing to travel nationally and internationally.
• Must posses the ability to assist with the design, coordination, and project management of new construction and remodeling as it pertains to all cabling and environmental factors for IT spaces – data centers, MDFs, IDFs and disaster recovery locations.
• Strong customer service skills are essential. (The culture is high demand, high expectation where every request is an immediate need.)
• Must be able to work in an environment of open communications and teamwork.
• Dedicated to exceeding quality standards and providing products and services of the highest caliber.
• Exceptional work ethic, uses time productively, maximizes efficiency, and meets challenging work goals.
• Manages time effectively. Uses work plans to prioritize completing and interdependent tasks and meet deadlines.
• Meet the challenging requirement of 24X7X365 uptime for all services.
• Ability to work extended hours, including evenings and weekend hours to meet project deadlines or resolve issues.
• Be open to assume additional responsibilities as requested, and perform ad-hoc duties as required.
• Ability to identify, troubleshoot, and resolve problems without direct supervision.
• Must possess the ability to work in a high-volume, fast paced, dynamic environment with a positive "can do" attitude.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to identify gaps and propose solutions in an unstructured environment.
• The individual should also have strong analytical and communication skills and the ability to work efficiently and effectively with co-workers and other IT Team members.
• Willingness to learn new products, services, and interfaces relative to the position.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Assist with day-to-day design, installation, management and trouble shooting of the cabling plant at all locations globally. (Fiber & copper for voice, data, cable television, voice and video conferencing.)
• Assist with day-to-day design, installation, and management of the power (UPS & generators) and other environmental factors (HVAC) pertinent to IT spaces globally. (All data centers, MDFs, IDFs, and disaster recovery locations.)
• Responsible for/assists with all telecommunications endeavors, including programming and administering all telecommunications servers – PBXs, Voice Messaging Systems, Fax Systems, and Trading Turret Systems globally. (MACs, design, installation, administration & management, and trouble shooting.)
• The Telecommunications Engineer will work closely with departmental staff and internal business partners to ensure that their day to day telecommunications requirements are met.
• Assists with the design, installation, management, and trouble shooting of all circuits for voice, data, video, cable television and the WAN globally.
• Ability to assist with the management of all vendors providing telecommunications services to all locations globally.
• Assist with and ensure delivery of consistently superior customer experience by working closely with the IT Technical Service Group (TSG) and all members of the IT Team.
• Recommend products and services that will improve telecommunications services to the organization globally.
• Comfortable with and required to interface daily with all levels of the organization globally.
• Resolves customer inquiries and complaints that have escalated beyond the IT Technical Service Group (TSG)
• Management of all projects as assigned by manager.
• Assist with all telecommunications contracts, billing, and budgeting for services provided to all locations globally.
• Prioritizes work load to ensure that escalated IT Technical Service Group tickets are first and foremost and are resolved as quickly and efficiently as possible.
Communications Skills
• Ability to effectively communicate with co-workers, peers and management through written and verbal communication.
• Ability to communicate with customers, inter-department and other third parties in a professional manner.
• Ability to deal with varied and often difficult personalities while maintaining an even temperament.
• Ability to resolve recurring problems in a tactful manner.
• Excellent listening skills.
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
Financial Windows Application Developer (.NET)
Client is a mid sized investment firm in Boston.
Multiple positions open for both a permanent employee and a contractor.
Any quantitative/research/analytical experience or Matlab is a big plus.
The Windows Applications Developer would work closely with business users, developers and third parties to identify areas where technology could be leveraged to enhance the investment process. The candidate would design and implement software solutions to provide financial analysis, streamline workflow process, and automate trading.
Primary Responsibilities:
• Propose and design technical solutions.
• Architect, build or expand existing applications for research, trading, reporting and analysis across the firm.
• Implement applications based on the solutions proposed and work closely with users to test and integrate the applications into the current production environment.
• Support the applications developed as well as legacy systems.
Mandatory requirements:
• Undergraduate degree in technology discipline.
• 3 years experience developing Windows applications with .NET.
• Experience designing complex applications with .NET (VB or C#), C++ or Java.
• Experience using relational databases.
Skills:
• Excellent communication skills – both written and oral.
• Mathematics or other analytical background would be a plus.
• Knowledge of Matlab would be a plus.
Character:
• Self-starter, able to work as part of a small team as well as independently, with minimal supervision.
• High energy, positive attitude, professional and mature.
• Detail-oriented, able to prioritize work and effectively manage multiple tasks.
• Interest in Finance and Economics.
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
Multiple positions open for both a permanent employee and a contractor.
Any quantitative/research/analytical experience or Matlab is a big plus.
The Windows Applications Developer would work closely with business users, developers and third parties to identify areas where technology could be leveraged to enhance the investment process. The candidate would design and implement software solutions to provide financial analysis, streamline workflow process, and automate trading.
Primary Responsibilities:
• Propose and design technical solutions.
• Architect, build or expand existing applications for research, trading, reporting and analysis across the firm.
• Implement applications based on the solutions proposed and work closely with users to test and integrate the applications into the current production environment.
• Support the applications developed as well as legacy systems.
Mandatory requirements:
• Undergraduate degree in technology discipline.
• 3 years experience developing Windows applications with .NET.
• Experience designing complex applications with .NET (VB or C#), C++ or Java.
• Experience using relational databases.
Skills:
• Excellent communication skills – both written and oral.
• Mathematics or other analytical background would be a plus.
• Knowledge of Matlab would be a plus.
Character:
• Self-starter, able to work as part of a small team as well as independently, with minimal supervision.
• High energy, positive attitude, professional and mature.
• Detail-oriented, able to prioritize work and effectively manage multiple tasks.
• Interest in Finance and Economics.
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
SQL Server Developer - Financial
Client is a mid sized investment firm in Boston.
Multiple positions open for both a permanent employee and a contractor.
Any quantitative/research/analytical experience or Matlab is a big plus.
The Database Developer would work closely with business users, developers and third parties to identify areas where technology could be leveraged to enhance the investment process. The candidate would design and implement database systems and software solutions used for research, analysis, and trading.
Primary Responsibilities:
• Propose and design financial data solutions and interfaces.
• Architect, build or expand existing database systems for research, trading and operations functions across the firm.
• Implement applications based on the solutions proposed and work closely with users to test and integrate the applications into the current production environment.
• Support the applications developed as well as legacy systems.
Mandatory requirements:
• Undergraduate degree in technology discipline.
• 2 years experience developing database applications.
• Experience designing and building database systems.
• Experience developing applications with Microsoft SQL Server as a backend.
• Experience with .NET (VB or C#).
• Knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services, Reporting Services or Analysis Services.
Skills:
• Proven ability to deliver quality applications based on given time estimates.
• Ability to provide creative solutions and desire to keep up with advances in technology.
• Excellent communication skills – both written and oral.
• Mathematics or other analytical background would be a plus.
• Knowledge of Matlab preferred.
Character:
• Self-starter, able to work as part of a small team as well as independently, with minimal supervision.
• High energy, positive attitude, professional and mature.
• Detail-oriented, able to prioritize work and effectively manage multiple tasks.
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
Multiple positions open for both a permanent employee and a contractor.
Any quantitative/research/analytical experience or Matlab is a big plus.
The Database Developer would work closely with business users, developers and third parties to identify areas where technology could be leveraged to enhance the investment process. The candidate would design and implement database systems and software solutions used for research, analysis, and trading.
Primary Responsibilities:
• Propose and design financial data solutions and interfaces.
• Architect, build or expand existing database systems for research, trading and operations functions across the firm.
• Implement applications based on the solutions proposed and work closely with users to test and integrate the applications into the current production environment.
• Support the applications developed as well as legacy systems.
Mandatory requirements:
• Undergraduate degree in technology discipline.
• 2 years experience developing database applications.
• Experience designing and building database systems.
• Experience developing applications with Microsoft SQL Server as a backend.
• Experience with .NET (VB or C#).
• Knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services, Reporting Services or Analysis Services.
Skills:
• Proven ability to deliver quality applications based on given time estimates.
• Ability to provide creative solutions and desire to keep up with advances in technology.
• Excellent communication skills – both written and oral.
• Mathematics or other analytical background would be a plus.
• Knowledge of Matlab preferred.
Character:
• Self-starter, able to work as part of a small team as well as independently, with minimal supervision.
• High energy, positive attitude, professional and mature.
• Detail-oriented, able to prioritize work and effectively manage multiple tasks.
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
Senior Release Engineer
Client is a $200 billion mutual fund firm in the Back Bay area of Boston.
This is a permanent position.
Job Description:
-The Release Engineering Architect is a subject matter expert in release engineering and is responsible for the design, implementation, and effective and efficient maintenance of related technologies. In addition, this individual has expert knowledge of Information Technology at large, with a firm understanding of related disciplines and how they interoperate.
-Serves as key subject matter expert in the field of release engineering, maintaining a deep understanding of the field and its related technologies.
-Using a full understanding of approved application life cycle phases, participates in strategic planning, project management, process reengineering, and code release management.
-Promotes application objects (i.e. code, reports, text files) from a development or staging environment to a production environment using tools appropriate for application deployment.
-Provides technical support to ensure the ongoing efficient and reliable operations of related information systems.
-Proactively develops and maintains strong knowledge of information systems and their related components.
-Leverages technology to automate manual tasks, and seeks to improve efficiency wherever practicable and appropriate.
-Develops, enforces and maintains Information Security controls, procedures, and standards.
-Receives broad goals and overall objectives from Management and proactively establishes and implements the methods to attain them.
-Leads projects and is directly accountable for meeting project objectives including timelines and budgeting.
-Serves as mentor to other technical team members, and presents technology briefings to IT and business line management as required.
-Researches and implements industry best practices.
-Correlates technology advancements and implementation plans with business benefits.
Requirements:
-Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a related technical field. Master's degree or equivalent preferred.
-Ten or more years of related Information Technology experience.
-Considered subject matter expert in the area.
-Strong knowledge of multiple technologies, platforms, and programming languages.
-Solid understanding of Systems Development Life Cycle models.
-Strong analytical, problem solving and organizational skills.
-Demonstrated financial skills.
-Demonstrated ability to work effectively with employees at all organizational levels through well-honed interpersonal, communication, negotiation, presentation and relationship-building skills.
-Proven ability to manage complex projects and related resources efficiently and to meet all project objectives.
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
This is a permanent position.
Job Description:
-The Release Engineering Architect is a subject matter expert in release engineering and is responsible for the design, implementation, and effective and efficient maintenance of related technologies. In addition, this individual has expert knowledge of Information Technology at large, with a firm understanding of related disciplines and how they interoperate.
-Serves as key subject matter expert in the field of release engineering, maintaining a deep understanding of the field and its related technologies.
-Using a full understanding of approved application life cycle phases, participates in strategic planning, project management, process reengineering, and code release management.
-Promotes application objects (i.e. code, reports, text files) from a development or staging environment to a production environment using tools appropriate for application deployment.
-Provides technical support to ensure the ongoing efficient and reliable operations of related information systems.
-Proactively develops and maintains strong knowledge of information systems and their related components.
-Leverages technology to automate manual tasks, and seeks to improve efficiency wherever practicable and appropriate.
-Develops, enforces and maintains Information Security controls, procedures, and standards.
-Receives broad goals and overall objectives from Management and proactively establishes and implements the methods to attain them.
-Leads projects and is directly accountable for meeting project objectives including timelines and budgeting.
-Serves as mentor to other technical team members, and presents technology briefings to IT and business line management as required.
-Researches and implements industry best practices.
-Correlates technology advancements and implementation plans with business benefits.
Requirements:
-Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a related technical field. Master's degree or equivalent preferred.
-Ten or more years of related Information Technology experience.
-Considered subject matter expert in the area.
-Strong knowledge of multiple technologies, platforms, and programming languages.
-Solid understanding of Systems Development Life Cycle models.
-Strong analytical, problem solving and organizational skills.
-Demonstrated financial skills.
-Demonstrated ability to work effectively with employees at all organizational levels through well-honed interpersonal, communication, negotiation, presentation and relationship-building skills.
-Proven ability to manage complex projects and related resources efficiently and to meet all project objectives.
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Desktop Support Technician
Client: One of the top investment firms in Boston
This is a full time, permanent position.
SUMMARY:
The Desktop Support Technician will work as part of the Information Technology Desktop Support group of a global investment management firm. The group is responsible for the support of workstations, user accounts, local applications, telephony and general technical troubleshooting, working in an ITIL service model. Excellent communication skills and friendly demeanor are required. Company works primarily with Microsoft products, but the candidate should be flexible and willing to learn new technologies.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Support internal customers with technology related questions and incidents
• Monitor the Desktop Support problem tracking queue
• Triage and resolve incidents
• When necessary, escalate problems to the appropriate IT resources
• Create and update documentation
• Communicate incident status to customers
• Deploy desktop systems and troubleshoot problems
• Install patches and updates to desktop systems
• Maintain desktop images
• Deploy software to desktop systems using Altiris Deployment Server
• Track inventory of desktop hardware
• Manage laptop and handheld loaner equipment
• Manage the initial phases of the Purchasing process (specifying hardware, creating quotes, obtaining approvals)
• Support the employee new hire, transfer, and termination processes
• Manage approval process and implementation of application access
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
• Knowledge of business practices and procedures
• Ability to advance a cooperative work environment
• Ability to perform systematic analysis and convey in documentation
• Detail oriented with the ability to deliver solutions on deadline
• Ability to prioritize workload and handle multiple tasks
• Strong aptitude toward systems and applications
SYSTEMS/APPLICATIONS SUPPORTED OR USED:
• Microsoft Operating Systems, XP, 2000, Vista and 2003
• Active Directory
• Standard Intel/AMD architecture from Dell
• Altiris Notification Server and Deployment Server
• Symantec Endpoint Protection
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Blackberry and Windows Mobile Handheld devices
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
This is a full time, permanent position.
SUMMARY:
The Desktop Support Technician will work as part of the Information Technology Desktop Support group of a global investment management firm. The group is responsible for the support of workstations, user accounts, local applications, telephony and general technical troubleshooting, working in an ITIL service model. Excellent communication skills and friendly demeanor are required. Company works primarily with Microsoft products, but the candidate should be flexible and willing to learn new technologies.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Support internal customers with technology related questions and incidents
• Monitor the Desktop Support problem tracking queue
• Triage and resolve incidents
• When necessary, escalate problems to the appropriate IT resources
• Create and update documentation
• Communicate incident status to customers
• Deploy desktop systems and troubleshoot problems
• Install patches and updates to desktop systems
• Maintain desktop images
• Deploy software to desktop systems using Altiris Deployment Server
• Track inventory of desktop hardware
• Manage laptop and handheld loaner equipment
• Manage the initial phases of the Purchasing process (specifying hardware, creating quotes, obtaining approvals)
• Support the employee new hire, transfer, and termination processes
• Manage approval process and implementation of application access
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
• Knowledge of business practices and procedures
• Ability to advance a cooperative work environment
• Ability to perform systematic analysis and convey in documentation
• Detail oriented with the ability to deliver solutions on deadline
• Ability to prioritize workload and handle multiple tasks
• Strong aptitude toward systems and applications
SYSTEMS/APPLICATIONS SUPPORTED OR USED:
• Microsoft Operating Systems, XP, 2000, Vista and 2003
• Active Directory
• Standard Intel/AMD architecture from Dell
• Altiris Notification Server and Deployment Server
• Symantec Endpoint Protection
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Blackberry and Windows Mobile Handheld devices
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
Tidal Process Engineer
Boston cased investment management firm.
This is a full time, permanent position.
POSITION PROFILE
The Tidal Process Engineer works under the guidance of the Release Manager. The Tidal Engineer is responsible for the Tidal Enterprise Scheduler and a suite of supporting products. Tidal Process Engineer builds is responsible for the release management aspects of job lifecycle through company environments. Position works closely with Quality Assurance and other Release Team members to ensure Tidal job processing conforms to established organizational standards. This position may also require some Operational job documentation of job structures or working with Development on coming up with a set of job notes.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Responsible for design, development, implementation, and analysis of technical products and systems related to enterprise scheduling
• Performs engineering design evaluations of enterprise scheduling servers and processes
• Develop release standards for job process migration through company environments
• Create, maintain, and evaluate job streams in our enterprise scheduling software
• Provide expertise to the job design and development stages to improve quality of enterprise scheduling processes and procedures
• Acts as a resource within IT for all to ensure full understanding of scheduling best practices and standards
MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience
• 2-5 years experience in the financial services industry
• 2-5 years experience working with Windows 2003 Server in an enterprise environment
• Familiarity with Citrix, VMWare ESX Server, and Microsoft SQL Server 2005
PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS
• Knowledge of commonly-used concepts, practices, and procedures related to enterprise scheduling
• Basic understanding of the T-SQL database language
• Experience with batch and command line processing and scripting in a Windows environment
• Experience with VBScript, WMI, and SysInternals tools
• Experience with Job Scheduling applications such Tidal Enterprise Scheduler, CONTROL-M, AppWorx, Argent, Redwood, etc.
• Ability to research and evaluate new systems and technology to solve business, operations, and technology problems
• Experience with FTP servers and the following protocols FTP, SFTP, and FTPS
• Ability to troubleshoot complex problems from start to finish
• Experience troubleshooting Active Directory user authentication problems
• Knowledge of Windows file and share security
• Experience with remote software installation using Altiris
• Ability to efficiently analyze log files to troubleshoot problems
• Experience with Ipswitch Move-IT product
CANDIDATE CHARACTERISTICS
• Ability to provide a professional interface to internal and external customers and vendors
• Ability to work effectively as individual contributor and as part of a larger IT team
• Ability to perform self and team project management (prior technical leadership roles)
• Ability to be an effective leader and take imitative when required
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills,
• Excellent attention to detail, strong organizational skills
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
• Ability to scope projects, create project plans, and manage deliverables & deadlines
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
This is a full time, permanent position.
POSITION PROFILE
The Tidal Process Engineer works under the guidance of the Release Manager. The Tidal Engineer is responsible for the Tidal Enterprise Scheduler and a suite of supporting products. Tidal Process Engineer builds is responsible for the release management aspects of job lifecycle through company environments. Position works closely with Quality Assurance and other Release Team members to ensure Tidal job processing conforms to established organizational standards. This position may also require some Operational job documentation of job structures or working with Development on coming up with a set of job notes.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Responsible for design, development, implementation, and analysis of technical products and systems related to enterprise scheduling
• Performs engineering design evaluations of enterprise scheduling servers and processes
• Develop release standards for job process migration through company environments
• Create, maintain, and evaluate job streams in our enterprise scheduling software
• Provide expertise to the job design and development stages to improve quality of enterprise scheduling processes and procedures
• Acts as a resource within IT for all to ensure full understanding of scheduling best practices and standards
MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience
• 2-5 years experience in the financial services industry
• 2-5 years experience working with Windows 2003 Server in an enterprise environment
• Familiarity with Citrix, VMWare ESX Server, and Microsoft SQL Server 2005
PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS
• Knowledge of commonly-used concepts, practices, and procedures related to enterprise scheduling
• Basic understanding of the T-SQL database language
• Experience with batch and command line processing and scripting in a Windows environment
• Experience with VBScript, WMI, and SysInternals tools
• Experience with Job Scheduling applications such Tidal Enterprise Scheduler, CONTROL-M, AppWorx, Argent, Redwood, etc.
• Ability to research and evaluate new systems and technology to solve business, operations, and technology problems
• Experience with FTP servers and the following protocols FTP, SFTP, and FTPS
• Ability to troubleshoot complex problems from start to finish
• Experience troubleshooting Active Directory user authentication problems
• Knowledge of Windows file and share security
• Experience with remote software installation using Altiris
• Ability to efficiently analyze log files to troubleshoot problems
• Experience with Ipswitch Move-IT product
CANDIDATE CHARACTERISTICS
• Ability to provide a professional interface to internal and external customers and vendors
• Ability to work effectively as individual contributor and as part of a larger IT team
• Ability to perform self and team project management (prior technical leadership roles)
• Ability to be an effective leader and take imitative when required
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills,
• Excellent attention to detail, strong organizational skills
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
• Ability to scope projects, create project plans, and manage deliverables & deadlines
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
Release Engineer, Release Management
Boston cased investment management firm.
This is a full time, permanent position.
POSITION PROFILE
The Release Engineer works under the guidance of the Release Manager. Release Engineer is responsible for software builds, installation procedures, and releases standards. Release Engineer is responsible for source code control and change tracking systems and works closely with a quality assurance team to ensure final version is up to organizational standards while relying on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. This position may lead and direct the work of others.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Implement and maintain the Change Management infrastructure including license management, tool/environment troubleshooting, upgrades, migrations, and disaster recovery
• Design and implement improvements to Change Management practices such as automation (e.g. triggers for code review), integration with other development tools such as defect tracking or IDE software
• Perform and troubleshoot software builds. Improve and streamline build and build processes using change and build management tools and edits to related XML and parameters files
• Track and package all components of the software release that comprise a full working system as the end product. These items may include build deliverables (code), data, data structure, content, software configuration files and instructions, etc. And work with a BA or Project Manager to collate this information to create a comprehensive set of Release Notes (AKA Roll-out Plan / Back-out Plan)
• Deploy the release to pre-release and staging environments using the preliminary release notes. Refine and test the deployment continuously through the promotion and roll-back of environments as needed
• Create and maintain documentation on processes, procedures, and policies related to above tasks. Ensure that documentation is current and comprehensive
• Work collaboratively with Developers and advise the Manager of Release Management on improvements and efficiencies
MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS
• Requires a bachelor's degree in a related area and 5-8+ years of experience in the field
• Familiar with a variety of the Release Management concepts, practices, and procedures
• Knowledge of the financial industry (capital markets) is required
• Experience with SQL Server 2000/2005, TSQL, DTS, SSIS, and stored procedures
• Experience with scripting languages
• Experience with automation techniques
• Experience with automated build and delivery tools
• Solid understanding of operating systems ( Windows 2003, Linux)
PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS
• 8-10+ years of total IT experience
• Certification in Change Management practices (ITIL, etc)
• Team Foundation Server and Visual Source Safe experience
• ANT / NANT, MSBuild, and TFSBuild experience
• .NET and JAVA experience
• Experience with off-shore resources
• Experience in development
• Experience writing comprehensive and descriptive documentation
• Experience with user management /security administration systems such as Active Directory
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
This is a full time, permanent position.
POSITION PROFILE
The Release Engineer works under the guidance of the Release Manager. Release Engineer is responsible for software builds, installation procedures, and releases standards. Release Engineer is responsible for source code control and change tracking systems and works closely with a quality assurance team to ensure final version is up to organizational standards while relying on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. This position may lead and direct the work of others.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Implement and maintain the Change Management infrastructure including license management, tool/environment troubleshooting, upgrades, migrations, and disaster recovery
• Design and implement improvements to Change Management practices such as automation (e.g. triggers for code review), integration with other development tools such as defect tracking or IDE software
• Perform and troubleshoot software builds. Improve and streamline build and build processes using change and build management tools and edits to related XML and parameters files
• Track and package all components of the software release that comprise a full working system as the end product. These items may include build deliverables (code), data, data structure, content, software configuration files and instructions, etc. And work with a BA or Project Manager to collate this information to create a comprehensive set of Release Notes (AKA Roll-out Plan / Back-out Plan)
• Deploy the release to pre-release and staging environments using the preliminary release notes. Refine and test the deployment continuously through the promotion and roll-back of environments as needed
• Create and maintain documentation on processes, procedures, and policies related to above tasks. Ensure that documentation is current and comprehensive
• Work collaboratively with Developers and advise the Manager of Release Management on improvements and efficiencies
MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS
• Requires a bachelor's degree in a related area and 5-8+ years of experience in the field
• Familiar with a variety of the Release Management concepts, practices, and procedures
• Knowledge of the financial industry (capital markets) is required
• Experience with SQL Server 2000/2005, TSQL, DTS, SSIS, and stored procedures
• Experience with scripting languages
• Experience with automation techniques
• Experience with automated build and delivery tools
• Solid understanding of operating systems ( Windows 2003, Linux)
PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS
• 8-10+ years of total IT experience
• Certification in Change Management practices (ITIL, etc)
• Team Foundation Server and Visual Source Safe experience
• ANT / NANT, MSBuild, and TFSBuild experience
• .NET and JAVA experience
• Experience with off-shore resources
• Experience in development
• Experience writing comprehensive and descriptive documentation
• Experience with user management /security administration systems such as Active Directory
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
Monday, August 4, 2008
Network Manager
Client is a private equity firm located in the Back Bay area of Boston.
This is a full time, permanent position.
JOB SUMMARY
The Manager of Network Services will be part of the Infrastructure Team in the Information Technology department. Responsible for all aspects of our Global WAN, LAN and Remote Access Networks. Under the guidance of the Production Services Manager you will operate and maintain the global worldwide networking infrastructure.
Based in Boston, this position will require some domestic and international travel. This is a full time position. Occasional night and weekend hours are required for scheduled system maintenance and upgrades.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Conceives, designs, and oversees the implementation of global enterprise network architecture and design.
• Network design project deliverables including testing, analysis, and documentation.
• Ensures that the technical architecture of delivered solutions meet business requirements.
• Ensures the technical accuracy of all designs within the scope of the existing production network infrastructure.
• Ensures that implementation plans are complete and well executed.
• Deploys, configures, and maintains the health of the network infrastructure.
• Responsible for the day to day sustaining activities for the global enterprise network.
• Monitoring, alerting, troubleshooting and resolution of issues and escalating to the appropriate technical resources to resolve issues.
• Provides advanced escalation support for all networking issues
• Analyzes and maintains performance data to ensure optimal network utilization.
• Assists in the development, management, and enforcement of company's network security policy.
• Develops solutions for secure network access.
• Ensures that all network designs adhere to industry best practices for ensuring secured network computing.
• Works with IT Security Personnel to develop and implement security policies affecting network service.
• Develops, maintains, and executes documentation, policies, and procedures.
• Develops user policy and procedures regarding use of network resources.
• Complies with company's change management control process.
• Provides advanced support and guidance to other network engineers.
• Acts as project/technical lead on key network deliverables
• Manages all relationships with vendors, SLAs, performance and cost
TECHNOLOGY EXPERIENCE:
• Familiarity with all Cisco switches, including Catalyst 65XX, 45XX, 37XX, 95XX series core switches and routers.
• Cisco – Switching, Routing, SSLVPN, VTP, IPD/IDS, PIX/ASA, QoS, IPSEC, 802.11x, HSRP, EIGRP, OSPF, LMS, ACS, BGP, ACLs, STP, RSTP, VLANs, PoE
• Some familiarity with other networking manufacturers including Extreme Networks – Extreme Ware, XOS (Summit, Alpine and Black Diamond)
• Wireless AP deployment, configuration, and support (Aruba)
• Configuration of switch ports to include appropriate application of configurations and VLAN assignment
• Cisco IOS configuration and administration
• Support and maintain WAN links including T1s, DS3s, Sonet Rings, and MPLS
• Familiar with SSL and IPSec VPN configuration
• Checkpoint Firewall Administration in Global Multi Site Environment
• Experience in designing and implementing security architectures (i.e. firewalls, access-lists, IDS, proxy, content filtering and delivery systems).
• Extensive network configuration and troubleshooting (TCP/IP, routing, SNMP, site-to-site VPN's, dial-up VPN's, VLAN's, Wireless)
• Bandwidth Management and Event Correlation allowing for proactive troubleshooting
• Ability to develop project plans and execute to ensure timely implementation of network services.
• Manage and troubleshoot VPN implementations/connections.
• Cisco SAN Switching not required but a plus
• Experience in Load Balancing and Intelligent DNS including for Disaster Recovery
• Provide third level technical support for all LAN/WAN related operations
• Ability to provide 24/7 coverage on a paid on-call rotational basis
• ITIL Certification a plus – Including concepts surrounding Change and Problem management
• Financial industry experience, including familiarity with market vendor applications a plus.
• Experience with Intrusion Prevention/Intrusion Detection appliances
• Experience with Solar Winds suite.
• Experience with WAN VOIP and Softphones (Avaya)
• Experience with Network Maintenance tools – Kiwi, Syslog, Wireshark, SSH, TFTP, Net Flow
• Design, implement, and manage new DMZ/WAN Distribution Layer
• Experience with DNS, DHCP, WINS, RADIUS, AD, LDAP
• Experience implementing network security initiatives and policies
• Experience with trading network systems – Business to Business Routers
• Experience with F5 products - GTM, 3DNS
Additional Experience in the following Technologies not required but definite PLUS
• Experience supporting Citrix MetaFrame / Presentation Server 4.0 and 4.5
• Knowledge and / or configuration of Citrix products including Citrix Access Gateway, NetScaler, SSL VPN and solutions Backup and Restore Technologies
• Active Directory / Exchange Administration/ Blackberry Enterprise Server
• VMware - Hands on experience with mid to large scale VMware environments (VMware ESX 2.5.x, 3.0.x and VirtualCenter 1.x and 2.0.x) in development and production settings, including implementing, troubleshooting, managing, configuring, and patching. (VDI, LabManager)
QUALIFICATIONS:
• This individual should have strong analytical and communication skills and the ability to work efficiently and effectively.
• Ability to excel in a fast pace environment while maintaining a calm and a professional demeanor
• Dedicated to exceeding quality standards and providing products and services of the highest caliber.
• Exceptional work ethic, uses time productively, maximizes efficiency, and meets challenging work goals.
• Manages time effectively. Uses work plans to prioritize completing and interdependent tasks and meet deadlines.
• 24 x 7 uptime requirements.
• Ability to solve complex systems problems quickly with little technical guidance, and develop automated corrective measures.
• Must be available for paid on call duties that will require being available to carry a pager or cell phone and respond to calls outside normal work hours and/or during weekends/holidays.
• Be open to assume additional responsibilities as requested, and perform ad-hoc duties as required.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Must be able to demonstrate initiative, be conscientious and provide complete follow-through on areas of responsibility.
• Able to produce and maintain clear and usable documentation of hardware, software, and problem resolutions.
• Some domestic and international travel
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
This is a full time, permanent position.
JOB SUMMARY
The Manager of Network Services will be part of the Infrastructure Team in the Information Technology department. Responsible for all aspects of our Global WAN, LAN and Remote Access Networks. Under the guidance of the Production Services Manager you will operate and maintain the global worldwide networking infrastructure.
Based in Boston, this position will require some domestic and international travel. This is a full time position. Occasional night and weekend hours are required for scheduled system maintenance and upgrades.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Conceives, designs, and oversees the implementation of global enterprise network architecture and design.
• Network design project deliverables including testing, analysis, and documentation.
• Ensures that the technical architecture of delivered solutions meet business requirements.
• Ensures the technical accuracy of all designs within the scope of the existing production network infrastructure.
• Ensures that implementation plans are complete and well executed.
• Deploys, configures, and maintains the health of the network infrastructure.
• Responsible for the day to day sustaining activities for the global enterprise network.
• Monitoring, alerting, troubleshooting and resolution of issues and escalating to the appropriate technical resources to resolve issues.
• Provides advanced escalation support for all networking issues
• Analyzes and maintains performance data to ensure optimal network utilization.
• Assists in the development, management, and enforcement of company's network security policy.
• Develops solutions for secure network access.
• Ensures that all network designs adhere to industry best practices for ensuring secured network computing.
• Works with IT Security Personnel to develop and implement security policies affecting network service.
• Develops, maintains, and executes documentation, policies, and procedures.
• Develops user policy and procedures regarding use of network resources.
• Complies with company's change management control process.
• Provides advanced support and guidance to other network engineers.
• Acts as project/technical lead on key network deliverables
• Manages all relationships with vendors, SLAs, performance and cost
TECHNOLOGY EXPERIENCE:
• Familiarity with all Cisco switches, including Catalyst 65XX, 45XX, 37XX, 95XX series core switches and routers.
• Cisco – Switching, Routing, SSLVPN, VTP, IPD/IDS, PIX/ASA, QoS, IPSEC, 802.11x, HSRP, EIGRP, OSPF, LMS, ACS, BGP, ACLs, STP, RSTP, VLANs, PoE
• Some familiarity with other networking manufacturers including Extreme Networks – Extreme Ware, XOS (Summit, Alpine and Black Diamond)
• Wireless AP deployment, configuration, and support (Aruba)
• Configuration of switch ports to include appropriate application of configurations and VLAN assignment
• Cisco IOS configuration and administration
• Support and maintain WAN links including T1s, DS3s, Sonet Rings, and MPLS
• Familiar with SSL and IPSec VPN configuration
• Checkpoint Firewall Administration in Global Multi Site Environment
• Experience in designing and implementing security architectures (i.e. firewalls, access-lists, IDS, proxy, content filtering and delivery systems).
• Extensive network configuration and troubleshooting (TCP/IP, routing, SNMP, site-to-site VPN's, dial-up VPN's, VLAN's, Wireless)
• Bandwidth Management and Event Correlation allowing for proactive troubleshooting
• Ability to develop project plans and execute to ensure timely implementation of network services.
• Manage and troubleshoot VPN implementations/connections.
• Cisco SAN Switching not required but a plus
• Experience in Load Balancing and Intelligent DNS including for Disaster Recovery
• Provide third level technical support for all LAN/WAN related operations
• Ability to provide 24/7 coverage on a paid on-call rotational basis
• ITIL Certification a plus – Including concepts surrounding Change and Problem management
• Financial industry experience, including familiarity with market vendor applications a plus.
• Experience with Intrusion Prevention/Intrusion Detection appliances
• Experience with Solar Winds suite.
• Experience with WAN VOIP and Softphones (Avaya)
• Experience with Network Maintenance tools – Kiwi, Syslog, Wireshark, SSH, TFTP, Net Flow
• Design, implement, and manage new DMZ/WAN Distribution Layer
• Experience with DNS, DHCP, WINS, RADIUS, AD, LDAP
• Experience implementing network security initiatives and policies
• Experience with trading network systems – Business to Business Routers
• Experience with F5 products - GTM, 3DNS
Additional Experience in the following Technologies not required but definite PLUS
• Experience supporting Citrix MetaFrame / Presentation Server 4.0 and 4.5
• Knowledge and / or configuration of Citrix products including Citrix Access Gateway, NetScaler, SSL VPN and solutions Backup and Restore Technologies
• Active Directory / Exchange Administration/ Blackberry Enterprise Server
• VMware - Hands on experience with mid to large scale VMware environments (VMware ESX 2.5.x, 3.0.x and VirtualCenter 1.x and 2.0.x) in development and production settings, including implementing, troubleshooting, managing, configuring, and patching. (VDI, LabManager)
QUALIFICATIONS:
• This individual should have strong analytical and communication skills and the ability to work efficiently and effectively.
• Ability to excel in a fast pace environment while maintaining a calm and a professional demeanor
• Dedicated to exceeding quality standards and providing products and services of the highest caliber.
• Exceptional work ethic, uses time productively, maximizes efficiency, and meets challenging work goals.
• Manages time effectively. Uses work plans to prioritize completing and interdependent tasks and meet deadlines.
• 24 x 7 uptime requirements.
• Ability to solve complex systems problems quickly with little technical guidance, and develop automated corrective measures.
• Must be available for paid on call duties that will require being available to carry a pager or cell phone and respond to calls outside normal work hours and/or during weekends/holidays.
• Be open to assume additional responsibilities as requested, and perform ad-hoc duties as required.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Must be able to demonstrate initiative, be conscientious and provide complete follow-through on areas of responsibility.
• Able to produce and maintain clear and usable documentation of hardware, software, and problem resolutions.
• Some domestic and international travel
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
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