Friday, December 22, 2006

QA/QC Analyst - 2 openings NYC - LNDJA11

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Position: QA/QC Analyst - 2 openings NYC - IMD

Functional Title: Analyst/Sr. Analyst for Asset Advisor

Open to Sr Analyst or Analyst depending on talent, prefers someone with

2-3 years experience

Base range 70-80 or so

Responsibilities:

The position is for a Sr. QA/QC Analyst who will be a member of the

IMD-Application Governance team. This candidate will be responsible for

the creation and execution of test plans and test cases on

Brokerage/SOX, client facing statements and financial asset allocation

applications within the Portfolio Advisory Group. This candidate must

be able to generate clear, concise test documents from business

requirements and/or technical specifications and coordinate UAT efforts

with internal and external groups. They must be able to derive business

requirements when documentation is unavailable. Candidate needs to be

outgoing, self-starter and able to work with offsite team members. This

position requires 3+ years of testing experience with at least 3 years

experience in brokerage type financial applications. Candidate must be

able to communicate clearly all project status and issues with team

leads as well as with other project members on a regular basis. Member

must be able to work independently in a fast-pace environment, sometimes

working on multiple projects. Weekend and overtime hours may be

required.

Required Skills:

* Strong communication and follow up skills

(verbal/written).

* Ability to decipher requirements and test scope when

documentation is unavailable

* Work independently. Attention to details.

* Hard working, self motivated, and assertive

* Excellent organizational skills

* Capable of facilitating and leading meetings

* Skilled in Microsoft Office, ability to create document and

presentations, develop spreadsheets

* Project Management skills to be able to create a clear project

timeline and testing scope

* Proficient in Visio to chart data flows or application logic

* Ability to create/present executive level report and

presentations

* Strong understanding of SDLC (e.g. CMM)

* Experience access data via SQL queries or other DB utilities (DB

Artisan, Toad, etc.)

* Work in a multi-timezone environment, supporting offshore

resources

Business Experience & Education:

* BA/BS Required

* 3+ years QA/IT experience in the financial industry with respect

to brokerage applications.

* QA/QC certification a plus (from PMI, QAI, IIST or other

organization)

Email resume in Word to jeffaltman@cisny.com ONLY IF YOU HAVE THE EXPERIENCE SOUGHT. Please include the job code with the position.

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Project Lead/VP -Investment Management Tech - NYC IMD COE LNDJAPL

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Project Lead/VP -Investment Management Tech - NYC IMD - can get to 125 base for right talent

Must have strong management experience and yet still have hands on tech experience

Looking for individual who will be responsible for providing the technical directions in architecting/implementing systems that fits in the strategic view of IMD technology direction and infrastructure. The person will be responsible for shaping up the Data & Information Architecture framework that contains processing of data from multiple sources, a reporting data store and suite of services to serve the reporting applications. The person will also be responsible for interfacing with business, project managers and business analysts in determining strategies, budgeting, resources, requirement gatherings and analysis.

Specific Responsibilities:

* Provide technology directions to build strategic information architecture for IMD.

* Oversee the architecture, design, development, implementation and maintenance of the systems.

* Participate in requirement gathering & analysis discussions with business, business analysts and project managers

* Prepare project plans and status reports for projects; and provide updates to management

* Help in resource estimates (hardware, software & people), projections and budgeting

* Interface with various different teams within IMD and other departments

* Interface with vendors

* Coordinate QC, User Acceptance Testing and Regression for projects

* Working closely with teams in NY and India

Essential Requirements:

* Minimum of 14 or more years of experience including design,

development, implementation and maintenance of large scale projects

using tools and technologies including Java, J2EE and related

technologies

* Extensive knowledge of Financial Industry (FI) business

(Different types of securities, trading, trade processing etc)

* Experience of Design patterns & Object Oriented Approach is

required

* Knowledge of JMS and/or TIBCO Messaging experience

* Knowledge XML, XML Schema, X-Path, X-Query etc

* Experience with Weblogic

* Good understanding of data warehousing and information

architecture

* Good understanding of data modeling, architecture, analysis

* Working knowledge of RDBMS / SQL

* Knowledge of Unix/Linux, CVS, ANT building tools etc

* Aware of latest technology trends in the industry

* Experience in requirement gathering and understanding

* The position requires excellent written & verbal communication

skills and presentation skills with the ability to interact and

influence variety of customers, users and stakeholders

* Team player and proven ability to work under pressure and meet

project dates

* Adopt best practices in his/her work in accordance with Lehman

best practices for design and implementation.

* Demonstrated leadership of multidiscipline, high performance

work teams/groups and an established track record of leading technical

staff through the project development life-cycle phases

* Demonstrated competency in strategic thinking and leadership

with exceptional abilities in relationship management

* Strong organizational skill and familiarity with project

management and application system life cycle

* Strong analytical, problem solving and conceptual skills

Email resume in Word to jeffaltman@cisny.com ONLY IF YOU HAVE THE EXPERIENCE SOUGHT. Please include the job code with the position.

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Title: Senior Java Developer - 2 roles Jersey City LNDJA2216

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Title: Senior Java Developer - 2 roles

Operations Technology

Jersey City

Responsibilities:

* Candidate will be developing custom web-based applications for a

variety of projects to support the firm's business.

* Will be responsible for designing, building, and testing

browser-based applications.

* Will provide support and maintenance of existing and new

applications.

* Will interact with project managers, business analysts and

project stakeholders for purposes of requirements gathering/validation

and solution design.

* Will work in a distributed team environment and be an effective

part of the team, following all development processes, procedures,

standards and guidelines.

* Must be able to analyze business requirements and design and

implement solutions that fit within the firm's systems and architecture.

* Must be highly skilled at finding root causes of errors and

providing fixes in a demanding, 24x7 production environment.

* Should be able to take on complete tasks and deliver accurate

results with minimal oversight.

Requirements:

* BS Computer Science degree from a 4-year accredited university.

* Must have at least 6 years professional experience and at least

75% of professional work has been Java development.

* Must be extremely proficient with core Java technologies,

including but not limited to: multi-threading, sockets, Collections,

and Java design patterns.

* Must be proficient in J2EE technologies, especially servlets,

JSP, JMS, session management, and J2EE design patterns.

* Must have a very good understanding of object-oriented design

and programming and be able to put this knowledge into practice.

* Must be highly skilled in database programming, SQL, relational

data modeling, writing stored procedures, tuning queries and debugging

SQL issues.

* Must have strong oral and written communication skills and be

fluent in English.

* Must be proficient in HTML, DHTML and Cascading Stylesheets

(CSS).

* Must have good understanding of XML, XSLT, XML Schemas, XPath

and related technologies.

* Desirable to have experience with Tomcat, Weblogic, or WebSphere

and J2EE configuration and deployment.

* Desirable to have knowledge of Unix/Linux.

Email resume in Word to jeffaltman@cisny.com ONLY IF YOU HAVE THE EXPERIENCE SOUGHT. Please include the job code with the position.

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SAP CRM Consultant - (US-Anywhere in the US)

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From Jeff Altman: The Big Game Hunter

SAP CRM Consultant - (US-Anywhere in the US)

Compensation:
$80K - $135K
Min Education:
Bachelors
Job Type:
Full Time
Jobcode:
B026328IJA

No. of Openings : 2
Experience Required : 3 - 5 years
Degree Required : 4 Year Degree
Travel Required : Road warrior

This role will be responsible for successful delivery of SAP CRM initiatives in Customer Interaction Center, Trade Promotion Management, Marketing or Internet Sales. This position will be responsible for design, build, test and deployment efforts for SAP CRM technology solutions. The position will provide hands on technical knowledge as well as manage client relationships within the context of the role. Preferred candidates should have SAP CRM certification, 2 years hands-on SAP CRM experience, at least 2 successful, full lifecycle CRM engagements and SAP CRM 4.0 experience. 100% travel required. Major Field of Study:SAP CRM Understanding of SAP CRM-enabled processes.

Candidate Must Have :
* Requires at least 2 years Hands-on experience in SAP CRM 4.0
* 2 FLC implementation of SAP CRM project based on a structured methodology.
* Hands on configuration knowledge of Customer Interaction Center and Trade Promotion Management.
* Hands on configuration knowledge in Internet Sales.
* Hands of configuration knowledge of SAP R/3 Sales & Distribution module & Minimum 2 years employment in a consulting firm with consulting responsibilities.

MUST HAVE AT LEAST 2 1/2 years left on the h1-b

Email resume in Word to jeffaltman@cisny.com ONLY IF YOU HAVE THE EXPERIENCE SOUGHT. Please include the job code with the position.

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New York, NY 10016

SAP SD Functional - (US-AZ-Tucson)

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SAP SD Functional - (US-AZ-Tucson)

Compensation:
$75K - $100K / Year
Min Education:
Bachelors
Job Type:
Full Time
Jobcode:
B025852IJA

Experience Required : 3 - 5 years
Degree Required : 4 Year Degree

Job Description :
These consultants will use their in-depth SAP SD Functional Analyst consulting skills, business knowledge, and packaged solutions expertise to effectively intergrate packaged technology into the clients business environment in order to achieve client expected business results.

Candidate Must Have :
* US Citizen
* Required skills are SAP SD and SM modules .

Email resume in Word to jeffaltman@cisny.com ONLY IF YOU HAVE THE EXPERIENCE SOUGHT. Please include the job code with the position.

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9 East 37 Street
New York, NY 10016

Senior Technologist / Development Liaison- Chicago



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This position goes to 120K + bonus and is located in Downtown Chicago.

There are 4 functions to this position.

1) Development / Release Validation- This Senior Technologist is responsible for making sure that the releases are in 100% working order before they are sent to the Professional Services department to be sent on to the client. The technologist will install all of the features in the release and validate that they are in working order. 20-30% of the position will require working with Java and Oracle to fix bugs and resolve issues within the product architecture.

2) Internal Customer Relationship Management- This technologist will act as a support resource to Application Consultants in the field who are installing, implementing and configuring the product at client site. They will fix bugs and troubleshoot issues at a high level. They will work as a liaison between the Application Consultants and the R&D group in terms of resolving said issues.

3) Product Management- Technologist will work to understand the nuances of client scenarios in order to better prepare releases and product management going forward. The technologist will work with Professional Services and R&D to bring new functionality to the clients.

4) Special Projects- The technologist will work with the pre-sales initiative to create quick-turn solutions for prospective clients.

Position- Senior Technologist / Development Liaison
Job Id (Use when Referring to Position): JS2043
Job Type: FTP
Location:
Experience: 0 - 0
Compensation: $0.00 - $0.00
Job Description:

TECHNICAL MANAGER (Development Liaison):

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

  • Development Project Lifecycle Management
    • Receives and Validates Dev Releases prior to handover to PS.
    • Diagnoses Dev Release Issues and streamlines release process.
    • Leverages knowledge and creativity to generate solutions to ensure seamless delivery of Development releases to Professional Services and Marketing
    • Organizes and participates in Release Content Sessions for PS and Marketing.
    • Takes initiative for improvement of products, processes and systems; participate in design and code reviews; identifies business risks; escalates issues when necessary.
  • Internal Customer Relationship Management
    • Develops and Maintains relationships with key business drivers and key customer satisfaction drivers in the organization.
    • Engages in day-to-day relationship building with PS, Sales and Marketing
    • Assists in propagating software engineering best practices across the organization.
    • Participates in Patch Reviews to ensure adoptability within Dev Releases
    • Acts as a Technical Expert in Customer situations requiring Dev Expertise.
  • Product Management
    • Interfaces with Product Management to understand future direction.
    • Feedbacks to Development New Use Case Scenarios discovered through interaction with Product Management, PS, Sales and Marketing.
    • Participates in POC de-briefing to understand Dev Impact and documents the impact in terms of enhancements, features, performance, etc.
  • Special Projects
    • Leverages product knowledge and creativity to generate solutions for all adhoc development requests originating due to Prospect deals, Custom Engagements, and Quick turn-around situations.
    • Leads development of such solutions and ensures that such solutions are incorporated back into the product releases.

QUALIFICATIONS & SKILL SET:

· BS or an equivalent combination of training and experience

· Field of Study: CS, IS, Engineering, Math or Business

· Has a propensity to be a 'Generalist'.

· Demonstrated product and technology application knowledge/expertise especially ERP, Java and SQL.

· Skilled at working in virtual teams and influencing others to implement specific strategies.

· Team player.

· Relationship building skills.

· Good communications skills.

· Highly Articulate.

Degree Required:
Desired Skills:
Additional Information:
Comments:

Email resume in Word to jeffaltman@cisny.com ONLY IF YOU HAVE THE EXPERIENCE SOUGHT. Please include the job code with the position.

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ORACLE FINANCIALS DEVELOPER Melville, NY



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Position- ORACLE FINANCIALS DEVELOPER
Job Id (Use when Referring to Position): JS2054
Job Type: FTP
Location: MELVILLE NY
Experience: 5 - 0
Compensation: $80,000.00 - $85,000.00
Job Description: ORACLE FINANCIALS DEVELOPER
" 5+ years of Oracle development experience with at least 3 years as Oracle Financials Applications Developer.

" Development expertise in Oracle Financials with successful track record implementing highly scaleable Oracle Financial Applications (GL, AR, AP, FA) in a dynamic environment. Must have knowledge and experience with the GL, FA and AP modules and Application Desktop Integrator (ADI) and their integration with other core internal/external financial systems.

" Experience with all aspects of Oracle Applications 11i - including developing custom extensions - and Oracle Database 9i product versions in large scale UNIX Sun SOLARIS/IBM AIX environment.

" Must be knowledgeable and experienced in underlying Oracle financial applications database architecture as well as Oracle database and development tools including PL/SQL, SQL*Plus, SQL*Utilities, Forms 6i, Reports 6i, Java and UNIX shell scripting.

" Experience in Oracle Workflow and Oracle internet Module like Advanced Collections is a plus

" Solid understanding of Java, J2EE and OA Framework is a plus

Degree Required: YES
Desired Skills:
Additional Information:
Comments:

Email resume in Word to jeffaltman@cisny.com ONLY IF YOU HAVE THE EXPERIENCE SOUGHT. Please include the job code with the position.

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