Dice.com - starpoint solutions

Monday, December 21, 2009

Software Engineers, RTOS, C, C++, 6+ months, NY

5+ years Industry experience (advanced degree is desired)

Understanding ATM Subject Matter Area and/or Real-Time systems***UPDATE*** Even though the ATM (air traffic) experience is preferred, they will accept candidates who have experience with similar types of technologies such as radar systems, surveillance & tracking systems, etc. They like to see people who have worked on similar DoD/military projects for companies like Northrop Grumman, Boeing, Lockheed, Raytheon, DRS, L3, etc. The need to have engineering backgrounds, not IT.

Experience with requirements analysis and design documentation development

In-depth understanding on FDP (Flight Data Processing) and FDT ( at least 1-2 persons out of 6 required should have this skill set)

Experience with writing technical proposal volumes

Experience with BOM (Bill of Materials) developments (at least 2-3 persons out of 6 required should have this skill set)

Knowledge of Hardware platforms (UNIX/LINUX servers, windows workstations, network equipment, KVM switches) (1 person out of 6 required should have this skill set)

Understanding of the Integration & Test process and Ability to develop test cases ( at least 1-2 persons out of 6 required should have this skill set)

Experience with data warehousing and database design.

About Starpoint:
For more than 25 years, Starpoint has been a trusted source of human capital and solutions. With 10 offices throughout the U.S. and a prestigious global customer base, we know the people, the industry, and how to make a good match. Work with one of our expert recruiters to find a position that matches your specific needs. Apply to this job now or view more of our job postings at Starpoint Solutions

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Weblogic Engineer/Architect, 6+ months, MA

met with hiring manager, wants to move quickly

must have excellent communication

must have 10 years of middleware technologies

must have 7 years of weblogic

must be architect, engineer, design, support and administration

java/j2ee is a huge bonus

Monday, December 14, 2009

.Net Develper, investment firm, 6 months, then convert full time , MA

I have an exclusive opportunity, getting immediate interviews,

2 big keys-

must have solid .net development front end
must have solid Sql Server DB experience

Investment experience a huge plus, as well as WCF, WPF


other keys-


general description:

Experience Summary:

Strong understanding of the relational database models

Database: MS SQL Server 2005/2008, MS Access

N-tier Architecture Design

Web Services Implementations

Experienced with:

Languages such as: Visual Studio, Visual C#, ASP.Net (3.X)

Visual Studio Team Suite/Team Foundation Server (VSTS/TFS)

Microsoft Solutions Framework (MSF)

Microsoft CRM is a plus

Nice to have:

Some experience with: LINQ, WCF, WPF, WF, MVC, SSIS, MSF, TDD

Programming Methodologies: Agile, XP or SCRUM

Silverlight Developer, 6+ months, MA, immediate feedback

***after speaking with client- the key is :

**2+ years of Silverlight, design, development, etc,
**must have EXTENSIVE Silverlight over those 2 years, not just spotty
must have strong C#/.net




This individual will be responsible for designing and implementing the front-end of a trade analytics portal solution for our trading and investment groups. The portal services layer is based on event-oriented SOA and will be implemented using J2EE and third-party high-performance Java framework. The front-end will use the MS Silverlight, C# and MS Sharepoint.

The services layer will apply various proprietary algorithms for generating trade execution, performance and cost analytics. Responsibilities will include:

 Contributing to the design of the portal's presentation layer

 Coding of the presentation layer using mainly Silverlight, C# and Sharepoint.

 Participating in the design and laying the foundation for future Sharepoint-based portal

 Using web-services and messaging framework for accessing the middleware services from portal presentation layer.

 Develop PL/SQL queries

Sunday, December 13, 2009

Software Engineer, 6+ months, NY, contract, w2 only

Prefer 3-5+ years industry experience {i.e. air traffic management or development of air traffic control systems (ATC), radar, surveillance or tracking systems, flight information processing or flight data software, etc.}.

C/C++ experience and/or Java

UNIX Solaris / Linux (Red hat/Fedora)

SQL

Network programming including knowledge of network protocols

X-Windows, QT/Motif

Scripting languages (i.e. BASH, CSH, Perl) – desired, not required

Advanced degree is desired, not required

Thursday, December 10, 2009

immediate backfill!!!Java Developer, no 3rd parties, 6+ months, NJ

MUST COME FROM INVESTMENT/TRADING BACKGROUND!!!! NO EXCEPTIONS!


7 years of Java Programming Skills

· Strong object oriented analysis and design skills

· Familiarity with J2EE framework

· 3 years of Oracle 9i/10g Programming Skills, including experience writing Stored Procedures/Functions/Triggers in PL/SQL

· Familiarity with Relational Database Modeling

· Strong troubleshooting skills (required)

· Experience with application servers such as Websphere or Jboss (a plus)

· Experience with performance tuning in Oracle (a plus)

· Experience with Erwin (required)

· Team player and the ability to communicate effectively

· Work under aggressive deadlines
XML/XSLT, UML

Applicant must meet ALL of these requirements.

Description:

Data Systems programming team builds widely distributed customized applications and workflow solutions to our internal data analysts to efficiently and accurately automate the acquisition and entry of financial data across the clients Professional service team. The Real Estate programming group is seeking an experienced J2EE developer with familiarity with relational database and multi-tiered applications. The developer will be involved in the full system lifecycle, including, participating in system design, development, testing and production support.

Sr Systems Engineer Websphere MQ and Message Broker, 6+ months, MA

6+ months, 67/hr rate...excellent relationship with client...

Strong Engineering, Architecture, Administration and Development skills with Websphere MQ and Message Broker *** this is key to the job and must haves!


5+ years in WebSphere MQ, Message Brokers and JMS


Strong understanding of middleware messaging technologies and infrastructure management

The Middleware Group is looking for a Sr. Systems Engineer who will be responsible for the engineering, roll out, and operational support of middleware messaging products.

This individual will be primarily responsible for planning, architecture, implementation and support of our middleware messaging infrastructure for high availability, recoverability and reliability.

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

MS Exchange/Active Directory Engineer, fulltime and contract in MA

I have a client with both a full time and contract need for a senior microsoft windows engineer with their primary focus being in Active Directory and Exchange.The key words are: Infrastructure Design, Delivery, and Support.

I have included the detailed description below but those are the real keys to the role. The positions are in MA and immediate needs. Please let me know if you would entertain this opportunity. If so, please send me an updated resume with the best time and number to reach you. If you are not interested but know someone who might be, please forward me to anyone you know who might be and if we place them we will pay you a referral feel. I look forward to hearing from you,

Job Qualifications

* 5+ years experience supporting Microsoft Exchange
* Extensive experience in design, maintenance and support of an Exchange infrastructure including performance, capacity, recovery technologies for DR and HA, and journaling for compliance
* Knowledge of industry best practices related to email routing, filtering, monitoring, storage, backup and disaster recovery is required
* Strong interpersonal skills and a proven record for attention to detail
* A proven ability to interact successfully with clients, and maintain open communications at all times
* Application Experience in Windows Server 2003, Exchange 2003, Active Directory, Iron Mail, Blackberry Enterprise Server, OCS 2007, Symantec Enterprise Vault
* Bachelor degree in Computer Science or related field of study and 5 plus years related experience is a must.


Description:

Job Description The Communication's team seeks a Systems Engineer who will be responsible for the engineering, roll out, and operational support of messaging and communications products.

This individual will be primarily responsible for planning, architecture, implementation and support of our messaging and communications infrastructure for high availability, recoverability and reliability.

Key Activities:

As a Systems Engineer the candidate will have following responsibilities

* Work on the architecture, design, implementation, deployment, and support of the messaging and communications infrastructure
* Support the messaging and communications infrastructure as part of an on call rotation
* Develop infrastructure standards, best practices and guidelines

2 consulting opportunities in MA, 75/hr rates

1. Datastage Architect, 6+ months, 75/hr, MA

Keys to the position.
3 years of ETL Architecture and Design experience with Datastage. They will have the version 8.1 experience in parallel configuration.
PL/SQL Programming
Knowledge of Korn or shell scripting
Strong plus with experience on trading apps(equity and fixed income)

2. Sr Systems Engineer Websphere MQ and Message Broker, 6+ months, MA, 75/hr

7+ years in WebSphere MQ, Message Brokers and JMS
2+ years in Active MQ, UNIX administration, and scripting
Strong Engineering, Architecture, Administration and Development skills with Websphere MQ and Message Broker
Will need to know Weblogic and JMS but will look at candidates that are very strong with the above technologies. Tomcat is also a plus as they are still using it with some applications.

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Sr Systems Engineer Websphere MQ and Message Broker, 6+ months, MA

6+ months, 67/hr rate...excellent relationship with client...

Strong Engineering, Architecture, Administration and Development skills with Websphere MQ and Message Broker *** this is key to the job and must haves!


5+ years in WebSphere MQ, Message Brokers and JMS


Strong understanding of middleware messaging technologies and infrastructure management

The Middleware Group is looking for a Sr. Systems Engineer who will be responsible for the engineering, roll out, and operational support of middleware messaging products.

This individual will be primarily responsible for planning, architecture, implementation and support of our middleware messaging infrastructure for high availability, recoverability and reliability.

Thursday, December 3, 2009

C#. Net / WinForms strong investment, 6 + months, NYC,


*************must have very strong:********
• INVESTMENT EXPERIENCE
• C#
• WINFORMS


• 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 .

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

QA Contract Opportunity(should go full time) NYC,

paying around 50/hr , maybe little more

Knowledge in creating, developing and executing test plans, test cases and test scripts for System Integration Testing.
Ability to create Test Design documents
Able to record and track anomalies in the system and work with development to resolve issues.
Create metric based on testing results.

Must have
Life Insurance experience
Navisys/Accenture experience,
Automation experience - QTP and SILK
Knowledge of Defect Tracking systems



Nice to have - Experience
Mainframe testing
Performance testing - HP Loadrunner
Report testing.
CMM knowledge

Monday, November 30, 2009

Sr Systems Engineer Websphere MQ and Message Broker, 6 months right to hire after in MA

Looking for a senior engineer with extensive experience with :

Strong Engineering, Architecture, Administration and Development skills with Websphere MQ and Message Broker *** this is key to the job and must haves!

5+ years in WebSphere MQ, Message Brokers and JMS

Strong understanding of middleware messaging technologies and infrastructure management

The Middleware Group is looking for a Sr. Systems Engineer who will be responsible for the engineering, roll out, and operational support of middleware messaging products.

This individual will be primarily responsible for planning, architecture, implementation and support of our middleware messaging infrastructure for high availability, recoverability and reliability.

The key words are: Infrastructure Design, Delivery, and Support.

Strong system analysis, architecture, design and administration skills. The position breaks down as follows: 50% hands-on system engineering & aministration, 35% infrastructure design and architecture practices, 15% leadership: working with support engineers, vendors and developers across teams

Very close to the technology - design, configure and support middleware messaging products

Strong knowledge of ITIL practices - Configuration, Change and Release Management.
Strong Infrastructure Management background - capacity planning, performance management and security

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Systems Engineer, (Exchange and Windows Server) , 6+ month Contract, Boston, MA

Key to this Position

The key words are: Infrastructure Design, Delivery, and Support.

Number 1 is Key:

1. Strong analytical skills - ability to diagnose the interoperability of a diverse set of technologies such as Exchange, Active Directory, VOIP, SQL and A/V (The candidate should have 80% of these 5). Other key technologies include OCS, Oracle, MOSS, SAN, TCIP, SIP, Avaya.
2. Strong system analysis, architecture, design and administration skills. The position breaks down as follows: 50% system engineering & administration, 35% infrastructure design and architecture practices, 15% Project related tasks: working with support engineers, vendors and developers across teams
3. Very close to the technology - design, configure and support messaging and communications products
4. Strong knowledge of ITIL practices - Configuration, Change and Release Management

Strong Infrastructure Management background - capacity planning, performance management and security

Job Qualifications

* 7+ years experience supporting Microsoft Exchange
* Extensive experience in design, maintenance and support of an Exchange infrastructure including performance, capacity, recovery technologies for DR and HA, and journaling for compliance
* Knowledge of industry best practices related to email routing, filtering, monitoring, storage, backup and disaster recovery is required
* Strong interpersonal skills and a proven record for attention to detail
* A proven ability to interact successfully with clients, and maintain open communications at all times
* Application Experience in Windows Server 2003, Exchange 2003, Active Directory, Iron Mail, Blackberry Enterprise Server, OCS 2007, Symantec Enterprise Vault
* Bachelor degree in Computer Science or related field of study and 5 plus years related experience is a must.

Global Investment Business Development Analyst | jobmagic

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Monday, November 23, 2009

Silverlight Consultant, 6 + months, Boston, MA

***after speaking with client- the key is :

**2+ years of Silverlight, design, development, etc,
**must have EXTENSIVE Silverlight over those 2 years, not just spotty
must have strong C#/.net



This individual will be responsible for designing and implementing the front-end of a trade analytics portal solution for our trading and investment groups. The portal services layer is based on event-oriented SOA and will be implemented using J2EE and third-party high-performance Java framework. The front-end will use the MS Silverlight, C# and MS Sharepoint.

The services layer will apply various proprietary algorithms for generating trade execution, performance and cost analytics. Responsibilities will include:

 Contributing to the design of the portal's presentation layer

 Coding of the presentation layer using mainly Silverlight, C# and Sharepoint.

 Participating in the design and laying the foundation for future Sharepoint-based portal

 Using web-services and messaging framework for accessing the middleware services from portal presentation layer.

 Develop PL/SQL queries

Datastage Architect, 6+ months, Boston, MA

This individual will be primarily responsible to develop achitecture and design specifications as well as documentation for ETL process for a data mart. The person will also assist with detailed design of different ETL components for accessing and loading the data to the data mart. This person will work closely with the systems analyst and application development teams.


ETL Architect and Design work using Datastage


Required


5

Working with Data warehouses, Data marts and OLAP technologies


Required


3

PL/SQL programming


Required


3

Friday, November 20, 2009

Invsestment Performance Analyst | jobmagic

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Performance Analyst, Boston, total comp around 100k

Keys to this Position

1. Performance experience is required. The candidate should have the ability to know and interpret the rules and to understand the calculations.

2. Practical experience with GIPS (Global Investment Performance Standards).

3. Excellent Cultural fit - effective communications both verbal and written as well as strong collaboration skills.

4. The candidate should have 8 plus years of experience.

Job Qualifications

* Demonstrated analytical skills and strong investment curiosity
*
Effective oral and written communication skills; the ability to deliver complex information objectively to an audience for open discussion and follow up with a recommendation
*
Desire to work collaboratively within and across teams
*
High level of attention to detail and the ability to present information concisely and effectively
*
Ability to balance and prioritize multiple tactical and strategic goals in a fast-paced environment; comfortable with changing priorities based on business demand
*
Demonstrated experience with composite construction, rules and industry practice
*
Strong academic credentials; CFA and/or CIPM preferred
*
Eight years or more of relevant experience is required


Applicant must meet ALL of these requirements.

Description:

Job Summary

Performance Services is responsible for the oversight and analysis of performance, attribution, benchmarks and composites across all asset classes. The Composite Team has oversight responsibilities with respect to the Firm's policies and procedures for compliance with Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS®) including composite management and analysis.

The Performance Analyst role on the Composite Team works closely with Product Management, Marketing and Compliance to oversee all composites in support of the Firm's marketing efforts. Maintaining tight controls over this critical function is necessary to ensure the Firm remains compliant with GIPS. The Composite Team acts in a consulting manner for questions around composites including construction, investment discretion, and client guideline changes to name a few. The individual will have a seat on the firm's Composite Working Group, whose goal is to review all composite requests for approval. This effort requires the development of an understanding of the various investment approaches offered by the Firm. The individual will also assist in the annual GIPS verification performed by the Firm's external audit firm.

Job Responsibilities

* Responsible for composite construction and membership integrity efforts including review of non-discretionary accounts, monitoring account opening and closings, and evaluating the impact of client guideline changes
* Work with Product Management on composite questions and issues and provide guidance on possible solutions within the framework of GIPS
* Participate in the monthly Composite Working Group meetings by writing and presenting materials for discussion, asking thoughtful questions and delivering recommendations
* Establish and maintain procedures on composite oversight processes and communication of changes and seek opportunities to improve the workflow and/or infrastructure
*
Knowledge of and the ability to apply GIPS including guidance statements and Q&A put forth by the CFA Institute; evaluate the impact of changes to the standards and make the appropriate recommendations for the Firm's GIPS policies and procedures
*
Manage the annual GIPS verification

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

SAP BASIS Administrator, Full time, 90k, PA

This job is a senior level Basis position in the SAP, IT Systems and Applications Analyst family. Although the responsibilities and goals in relationship to the organization are similar across the family


Job Responsibilities:

  • Manage, monitor, tune, troubleshoot and resolve application issues on all SAP instance pipelines, related applications and operating systems.
  • Install Support Package Stacks, Enhancement Packages, move transports through the system pipelines via TMS, SDM, JSPM and Portal tools.
  • Provide SAP Application, Database and Operating system support as defined by the Technical Applications and Infrastructure Manager and managed to the service level agreements we have in place with the businesses.
  • Plan and manage application, database or operating system upgrades and their related activities to ensure that service levels, objectives and schedules are met.
  • Work with data center operations to design and implement controls for new technologies, systems and their supporting infrastructure to ensure systems are available and recoverable in accordance with our service level agreements.
  • Document processes and procedures and communicate them to the Basis team, and internal and external IT customers.
  • Work with the Technical Applications and Infrastructure Manager to ensure our systems are available and secure on a 7X24 hour basis.

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Contract opportunity SQL Server Analytical Services

3+ months, paying, 65/hr, just outside of Boston, MA

Must be an expert with SSAS!

7+ years… expert level… primarily Analysis services…

(IT is now called SSAS-Sql Server Analysis Service, before it was called Analysis Services)

B.S. Computer Science/Engineering; master’s degree will be a plus.

Financial (fixed income) knowledge and Structure Finance knowledge a plus.

We are not looking for pure SQL server dba. This is more of a Developer/DBA role with EXTENSIVE SSAS experience They need to be an expert in Analysis services. That is the big thing. Without this, the hiring manager will not consider the candidate...

The individual must have deep experience with Microsoft SQL server particularly with 2005 and 2008 enterprise edition. This person must also have a strong knowledge of and experience with Analysis Services along with relational database engine.

Experience with integration services, database analysis, data mapping, logical/physical data modeling, physical database design based on business requirements, skills in extraction, transformation and loading with MS SQL server. In addition, this person must be capable of demonstrating the equivalent of a minimum of 5+ years of MS SQL server design and implementation experience (2000, 2005, 2008).

Lead Systems Analyst, Equities, Derivatives(Excel, VBA,.NET)

Salary- 125k, bonus and profit sharing, Boston, MA


Keys to this Position

1. This position is 40% Development and 60% Systems Analysis.

2. Technical Requirement: Excel, VBA and .NET are required. RPC Eclipse and OSGI are a plus. Sharepoint, Java and Unix are also a plus.

3. Domain Knowledge Requirement: Must have an understanding of the Investment Process, including knowledge of Equities, Derivatives and Market Data (i.e. FactSet).

4. Strong Client Interfacing skills are required. This individual will be working directly with Investors.

5. This is a Senior Level Individual Contributor role.

Qualifications

  • Strong understanding of the investment process, research workflows, equity and derivative securities, and market data services.
  • Strong Microsoft Office Application expertise, in particular with Excel and the creation/maintenance of Excel VBA macros.
  • Strong SQL skills and prior experience with Oracle/SQL Server tools.
  • Hands-on .Net development skills required
  • Strong, hands-on knowledge of Sharepoint required
  • Prior experience with Java/Unix solutions a strong plus
  • 3+ years experience directly supporting investment professionals
  • 7+ years of professional experience
  • Excellent verbal and written communications skills
  • Strong motivation and ability to work in a fast paced team environment
  • Ability to work independently and own projects from beginning to end
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities, project plans and milestones effectively.
  • Bachelor's degree required

Friday, May 1, 2009

staff accountant

Looking for an entry level corporate accountant,

need 3.2 gpa or higher with business or accounting degree

package 60k in boston

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Siebel Developer

Must have experience Version 8.03 doing configuration and enhancements.

5+ years of Scripting, eScripting, SQL Server SSIS

Location- Boston, MA