Thursday, June 30, 2005

J2EE, TIBCO - Immediate need in Omaha, NE

I am looking to fill an open position for a Java, J2EE, JMS, TIBCO
Integration Manager consultant. This is a long term position in Omaha
and salary is $80,000 for the qualified individual.

Interested candidates, please respond to Rick@eSymbiosis.com

Thanks

WebFocus Developer Position in Omaha

We are looking to hire a WebFocus developer for a long term position
in Omaha.If interested, please respond to

Rick@eSymbiosis.com

Thanks
Raghu

5 ADABAS Opportunity. Active Clearance Needed

ADABAS/Natural Programmers
We have (5) vacancies for ADABAS/Natural Programmers. The successful
candidates will have 3-5 years of hands-on experience iwth Adabase and
Natural. Must have the following:

1. Solid database and programming background
2. Strong written and oral communications skills
3. Experience with other DBMS such as Oracle (Sybase is a plus)

This position requires an Active Top Secret Clearance. Please send your
resume, contact information, and salary requirements to cbrown@isysllc.com

iSys LLC C# Opportunity

C# Programmers
We're looking for a couple of sharp mid-level Programmers with excellent
experience with C# and SQL*Server. They will need to have excellent verbal
and written communication skills since they will be working remotely from
the project site and project manager. The position offers the opportunity to
work from home, so must be a self-starter and able to work with little
supervision. Object Orient programming and design is required. Minimum 3 - 5
years programming experience. Bachelor Degree in Computer Science or similar
discipline is desired. Please send your resume, contact information, and
salary requirements to cbrown@isysllc.com.

Respond to cbrown@isysllc.com

Wednesday, June 29, 2005

Omaha, NE.. Information Analyst Role. Full time or Contract to Hire

Respond to Rick@esymbiosis.com

Seeking an individual to fill the role of Information Analyst within
our Enterprise Technology Group. This individual will be one of a
number of business process engineering and requirements analysis staff
involved in a large process and technology development program. The
individual will work closely with Business Process Engineers and other
Requirements Analysts who are responsible for specifying processes and
requirements for operational systems to ensure appropriate metrics and
measures are put in place and largely realized through Data
Warehousing initiatives.

Responsibilities:

• Identify metrics and measures related to specific business processes
during the design process. These metrics and measures will provide the
foundation testing the success of any given process.
• Identify metrics and measures that cross business processes and
organization boundaries
• Ensure that all metrics and measures are properly documented and
approved during the business process modeling activities
• Work closely with the Business Process Engineers to ensure
consistency throughout the business process modeling activities
• Detail the system requirements needed to fulfill the metrics and
measures identified during the business process modeling activities
• Collaborate with the User Interface Engineer to design the layout of
online and hard copy reports
• Collaborate with Requirements Analysts to ensure consistency between
operational requirements and those requirements needed for metrics and
measures.
• Collaborate with Data Architects and Data Warehouse Developers who
will be responsible for realizing the requirements within a Data
Warehousing environment.
• Collaborate with Data Architects on the definition of meta-data
associated with the Data Warehousing initiatives
• Lead or assist in providing effort and cost estimates for technical solutions
• Consult with various design, implementation, integration, and
quality-assurance teams

Qualifications:

• Degree in an IS, Business, or related field (experience in the
Insurance industry may suffice)
• 5+ years of requirements analysis and/or business process modeling experience
• 3+ years of experience in the analytical or Data Warehousing domain
• Health and/or Life insurance industry knowledge
• Good understanding of Rational Unified Process or similar iterative
methodologies
• Knowledgeable in the use of UML
• Be able to balance the practical experience and ideas of system
building with a vision.
• Ability to articulate process and requirement descriptions to
technical and non-technical staff
• Ability to recognize commonalities across processes/systems
• An ability to approach problems in a considered and thoughtful manner
• Excellent problem-solving capability
• Excellent listening and communication skills
• Experienced leader
• Familiar with emerging technologies
• IBM IAA/IIW experience a plus

Monday, June 27, 2005

Rules Analyst - FTE position in Omaha, NE

Respond to Rick@eSymbiosis.com

Experience with explicit definition of Business Rules
• Experience with business rules engines such as iLog jRules
• Minimum of 2 years experience as a Requirements Analyst
• Experience with large scale enterprise business applications written
with service oriented or component based architectures.
• Experience working with business customers
• Experience with Use Cases and Requirements management tools
(RequisitePro/DOORS)
• Exposure to Function Point Analysis
• Excellent writing, presentation and communication skills
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic environment where multiple on-going
projects with hard deadlines are the norm
• Must be able to use initiative to solve on the job problems
• Background in insurance company would be a plus

Responsibilities:

• Assisting the definition of the Requirements Model using Use Cases
and other appropriate techniques. The Requirements Model should define
the business needs from both an operational and strategic (data
warehousing) perspective.
• Specifically responsible for defining Business Rules associated with
the Use Cases and other requirement related artifacts.
• Implementing Business Rules within a enterprise repository and
managing and maintaining rules within a Business Rules Engine (such as
iLog jRules).
• Ensuring that Business Requirements are written as unambiguous,
testable statements
• Producing non-functional prototypes where appropriate
• Providing "level of effort" estimates using Function Point Analysis techniques
• Collaborating with System Architects, Developers and Test Engineers
to ensure the system as designed fulfills the requirements as
specified.

Thursday, June 23, 2005

Datawarehouse Consultant - 3 month contract to hire in Seattle, WA. Excellent Opportunity

Respond to rick@esymbiosis.com

Sr. Data Warehouse Programmer & Architect

The online store provides a convenient, private, and informative
shopping experience that encourages consumers to purchase products
essential to healthy, everyday living.

The Senior Data Warehouse Programmer is part of client's development
team and will be responsible for the analysis, design, and development
of Data Warehousing, Analytics and reporting solutions. Will also be
responsible for developing and implementing ETL solution in Data
Warehouse.

Key Responsibilities:

* Translates business requirements into implementation process by
considering all alternatives and implementing the best strategy to
ensure design meets performance, usability, reliability and
scalability requirements.
* Understanding functional requirements of a system and defining
the development strategy, standards and support tools.
* Managing ETL process that transforms data from multiple data
sources ( SQL server & Oracle database )
* Analyzing & Designing of DW system by following dimentional data model.
* Creating & managing data marts that provide answers to business requests.
* Delivering information into customer-friendly reports/data
tables through web applications / third party reporting tools.
* Fine-tuning processes/ SQL queries & reports for best
performance with the help of database statistics and available tools.

Qualifications:

* Should at least have 6-8 years of programming experience.
* Should at least have 2-4 years of Data warehousing experience.
* Should have excellent Oracle 9i /Perl / asp programming skills.
* Expert knowledge of analysis, design, coding and testing
concepts required.
* Extensive experience in reporting tools like Business Objects &
other OLAP tools.
* Should be familiar with Unix/Linux and Windows operating systems.
* Experience in Oracle 10g programming, c#, .NET, .NET ASP are plus.
* Fair amount of experience in Dimensional Modeling techniques.
* Demonstrates a mastery of leading edge technologies and
leverages that knowledge when making strategic decisions.
* Should have excellent written and verbal communication skills.

ATG Consulting position. Full time. Extensive Travel. Chicago. $100,000 salary range

respond to RICK@eSymbiosis.com

Description:

In this role you will work as a consulting team member
or an individual technical consultant (Java Developer)
on for-fee product implementation, enhancement,
integration, or audit projects. Design complexity may
vary from fairly straight forward to complex, with
single or multiple products and involve multiple
computer environments. Expertise and work efforts
focus primarily on delivering architectural, technical
design, development and deployment services on
engagements ranging from short-term ATG consulting to
client/partner project teams to full life-cycle
implementation projects. Duties usually performed at
customer?s site. Operates under minimal supervision on
medium to large size projects involving multiple
products and/or platforms. As part of this position,
there is a strong potential to manage an internal ATG
technical staff of consultants.

Responsibilities:

80% Work on medium to large-sized, single or
multi-product projects, usually with multiple computer
environments where design is complex.

Analyze customer business requirements and
software/product objectives; develops an application
design in products to meet customer needs.
Serve as a technical advisor and problem solver to
clients and partners to assist them in optimizing
their use of the ATG product suite to define, build
and deploy online commerce and self service
applications.
Estimate time frames, quality and quantity of
resources required to successfully implement project;
develops project plan incorporating all project
variables.
Establish criteria concerning deliverability,
performance, maintenance, design and costs.
Participate on ATG project teams in the design,
development and deployment of custom ATG driven
portal, e-commerce and relationship management
solutions.
Conduct periodic status checks with customers and team
to assess progress against plan. Performs re-forecasts
of project variables as necessary throughout project.
Contribute to the growth of ATG business through the
creation and sharing of knowledge and best practices
based on engagement experiences.
Prepare status reports on all project activities.
Tasks associated with the management of an internal
staff of consultants may include: establishing goals,
monitoring performance, performing staff appraisals or
providing input to Professional Services Regional
Director, managing daily personnel issues,
coordinating technical and consulting training, and
acting as a liaison between staff and Professional
Services management.
In addition to working on billable client engagements,
the Consulting Engineer may also assist as needed on
pre-sales opportunities such as RFP responses,
proposal delivery, architecture assessments, and
technical qualifications.
Requirements:
Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science,
Computer Mathematics, Software Engineering or a
related field. Advanced degree or equivalent
experience is desirable.
Typically requires one to three years experience in
software design, systems integration and development
or consulting.
Specialized Knowledge and Skills
Expertise in developing complex tiered Java based
Internet applications. Experience in implementing ATG
based applications including the use of Commerce,
Personalization and Scenario servers is a plus.
Requires a strong understanding of complex computer
science and software engineering principles.
Proficiency in Java, OO Application Development, SQL,
UNIX or NT is required. An ability to act as a mentor
to other technical staff is critical. Excellent
written and verbal communication skills, as well as
presentation skills, are essential.

Additional Information

Extensive travel (60-80%) is required.

Wednesday, June 22, 2005

Bloomington, IL, Systems Analyst Position. Respond to RICK@eSymbiosis.com

Resond to rick@esymbiosis.com

Scope of Work:
Systems Analyst
> with the skillset Enterprise in the Enterprise Services area.
>
> Background:
> Auto growth has driven the need to create auto prospecting and sales
> tools for State Farm Agents. Tools like Agent Ally and Kentucky Tool
> have been developed by agents, for agents to increase auto production
> and manage prospects. These tools are very useful however they are
> not integrated into Agent workflow making some of the agent work
> redundant and time consuming. An Auto Sales Process Enhancements has
> brought together the idea of using ABS, ECRM, EA, and NECHO. This
> solution moves the enterprise towards an integrated web solution.
>
> Work Description:
> Systems Analysts with Enterprise skills have a solid grasp of our
> Systems Department development practices, techniques, and information
> technology in general and have at least two broad-based application
> skills (I.E. Fire, Auto, SFPP). These individuals have strong soft
> skills such as leadership, adaptability, coordination, communication,
> and team dynamics. They typically possess very broad-based knowledge
> of State Farm and Systems and would likely function as core team
> members on major business initiatives fulfilling multiple Systems
> Analyst leadership positions. Systems Analysts are responsible to
> provide specific direction, training, and mentoring to other Systems
> Analysts, customers, and associated roles for the project team or
> service component.
>
> This individual will be responsible for:
> * Analyze business and system requirements, including impact
> analyses on existing systems, to develop systems specifications
> * Provide systems expertise input, including system dependencies
> and grouping of items for a release
> * Develop and maintain systems documentation such as design
> specifications, user manuals, technical manuals, description of
> application operations, methodology documentation.
> * Collaborate with other with others to develop specifications,
> implement business solutions, and resolve problems
> * Provide system software support for State Farm applications and
> components which adhere to State Farm Technical Architecture and other
> system standards
> * Work effectively as a team with Systems peers, end-users, and
> management to ensure customer satisfaction
> * Provide technical assistance, training, and mentoring to others
> * Coordinate activities within project or service components,
> which may include the planning and coordination of project resources,
> the execution of development activities, and testing. This may at
> times involve working with vendors and Computer Products
> Administration for the evaluation, planning and acquisition of
> computer products
> * Research and consult with resources and/or industry experts to
> ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of State Farm systems and
> applications
> * Coordinate and/or perform change and revision management to
> ensure inter-operability of State Farm systems
> * Participate in walkthroughs and reviews.
> * Build new and/or modify existing software to meet systems and
> design specifications including program/module design, coding, and
> unit/integration testing and review
> * Coordinate as a program administrator the management/tracking of
> issues, risks, and change requests; assisting with budget estimates
> and tracking; participating in pre-project planning and project
> activities; and coordinating the development of SFPM deliverables
> * Keep current with new and continuing changing technology
> * State Farm Knowledge would be very beneficial
> * And other duties as assigned
>
> Skills, Knowledge and Experience Required:
> * Technical/Development experience
> * Ability to handle coordination of activities for multiple
> projects
> * Attention to detail
> * Proven ability to acquire and apply new knowledge in a timely
> manner
> * Strong written and verbal communication skills
> * Ability to maintain relationships under stressful circumstances
> * Project coordination
> * Transition tasks in conjunction with implementation coordinator
>
> Work Phases:
> STATE FARM will provide VENDOR candidate with an initial on-the-job
> training period of an undetermined length and at STATE FARM's
> discretion will then transition the VENDOR employee into a full
> support role.

>
> Period of Performance:
> ASAP through no later than June 16, 2006.
>

Some additional information regarding my request:

1. This individual will be assigned to several different projects
within Systems.
2. A broad knowledge of the Systems Analyst role is needed.
3. Their main focus will be coordination. Similar to the Project
Manager role.
4. State Farm knowledge is not required, but Systems knowledge
would be beneficial.
5. A background, not recent, in areas like Auto, Fire, SFPP, Life,
etc. would be beneficial.
6. The may work on several different platforms and languages
depending on the projects they are assigned to.
Broad knowledge would be beneficial.

Vignette Opening in Columbus Ohio, 6 month contract-to-hire

Sorry, I do not have too much info on this position. One of our
clients is looking to hire a consultant with the following profile.
This is ideal for someone looking to settle down in Ohio after a 6
month contract.

Vignette application portal

Vb/Sybase

If interested, please respond to rick@esymbiosis.com

Data Mining Specialist position in Omaha, NE

Required Qualifications (Experience/Skills):

(1) MS or PhD in Computer Science, Applied Statistics/Math, Management
Science or related field.

(2) Statistical Analysis / Data Mining Experience in pattern
recognition, mathematical modeling, clustering/segmentation
techniques, or data analysis.

(3) Familiarity or working knowledge of SPSS / Clementine

(4) Familiarity or working knowledge of Business Intelligence tools
such as Hyperion, Seibel Analytics, WebFocus and analysis tools such
as SAS.

(6) SQL experience in querying databases and data warehouses. al comments
area)

If interested, respond to RICK@eSymbiosis.com

Tuesday, June 21, 2005

C++ UNIX SQL Contract-to-Hire position in Omaha, NE

We are looking to hire a C++ Unix SQL Consultant for a 4 month
contract to hire position with our client in Omaha.

Salary - $70,000 per year

If interested, please respond to rick@esymbiosis.com

QA Software Engineer Position in Denver

Respond to RICK@eSymbiosis.com

QA Software Engineer
Description: Summary: Performs complex testing tasks to assure that
developed products meet requirements specifications and are within
total quality system limits and standards. Communicates with software
developers, technical writers and customer on product issues.
Operates under minimal supervision from manager. Takes technical
direction from the Lead Software Quality Engineer.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
•Performs complex functional, , regression and performance tests on
small to moderatecustom software applications
•Defines test objectives and writes a test plan and test cases to
those objectives.
•Sets up and runs test cases for assigned modules, recording results
in accordance with the Quality Process.
•Provides input and feedback on required tasks, schedule estimates,
testing progress and results to the Lead Software Quality Engineer
and/or GSG Program/Project Manager.
•Assists other QA engineers with approach and technical issues.
•Assists product developers in solution of complex problems.
•Proficient in testing according to the company's Quality Process.

Minimum Skills and Qualifications:
•Bachelor's Degree in computer science or the sciences.
•5 or more years of experience in product testing, research, or development.
•Understands the software development process, including design,
implementation, testing, and documentation.
•Excellent communication skills; tactful and diplomatic
•Excellent n. problem-solver--able to figure out why something doesn't work
•Proficient in error guessing; willing to venture into unknown situations
•Empirical--researches for data; does not rely on theory or assumptions

Sr. ATG Dynamo Position - Direct Hire - Denver, CO

Respond to RICK@eSymbiosis.com

Description: Designs, develops, maintains, and tests code to deliver
components of an Online Publishing Environment and supporting
applications. This position requires knowledge of J2EE Technologies,
ATG Dynamo and other application servers, Personalization concepts,
Portal concepts, general SQL, Project Life Cycle experience, and
Object Oriented Programming. In addition, must exhibit general
knowledge of basic design patterns. May lead and direct the work of
others.

Major Responsibilities:

•Design and code extensions and customizations to applications.
•Create unit test plans and perform unit testing.
•Raise issues that affect product quality and work to resolve the issues.
•Adhere to defined coding standards.
•Works closely with the Project Manager to track development work
progress and issues.
•Reports the status of development efforts to the Project Manager.
•Provides technical support and leadership for the Development team.
•Mentors other Development Team members.
•Leads design and development efforts.
•Works with the Architect for overall application design and development.
•Works with the Architect to define technical standards and approaches
for module reuse.
•Works with the Architect to resolve interface and design issues.
•Works with the Architect to create application/technical architecture
diagrams of the system.
•Works with the Project Manager (or Business Analyst) to verify
completeness of the requirements gathering effort and identify any
issues with implementing the desired requirements.
•Works with the Project Manager (or Business Analyst) to develop
appropriate project standards and style guides.
•Verifies consistency across the development effort through adherence
to project standards, style guides, sound coding practices, module
reuse, and source code control (configuration management).
•Works closely with the DBA to communicate the database schema and
changes to the developers.
•Leads quality assurance efforts by performing design walkthroughs and
code reviews with members of the Development team.
•Coordinates the escalation of design and development issues and
facilitates their resolution from a technical perspective.
•Performs design, coding, and testing as specified for the Developer
role, usually performing work on more complicated modules.
•May be required to perform other responsibilities as identified by
Team Lead, Project Manager, and/or direct Manger to ensure project
successes.

Business Skills:
•Communication skills, both verbal and written.
•Knowledge of standard business practices and operations.
•Ability to formulate and adhere to standards.
•Ability to work in a team and to build good working relationships.
•Initiative and flexibility.
•Strong work ethic.
•Ability to multi-task and resolve issues quickly.
•Demonstrate leadership and provide mentoring to other team members.
•Communicate status of all work to Project Manager and Direct Manager.
•Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish tasks.

Monday, June 20, 2005

Lead Data Architect. Full Time. State:CT. 120K+ compensation.

Please respond to johnny@teamrsi.com


Lead Data Architect/Data Modeling Team position

Type: Direct Hire

Location: CT

Salary: 120k-135k

Essential Functions (Responsibilities):



Work closely with customers to capture and analyze business needs and
strategic information requirements, for integration of information
systems into unified data warehouse platform.
Direct modeling team members on financial system design parameters to
define optimum system requirements to meet Business needs.
Direct and coordinate modeling team members to resolve design
conflicts, integration needs, while guiding a clearly communicated
plan to downstream systems, ETL and Reporting teams.
Direct-Develop detailed analysis, design, construction and testing
specifications ensuring technical compatibility and integration of
warehouse model elements, as needed.
Direct the logical and physical data warehouse development process,
including planning and monitoring development efforts, reviewing
deliverables, communication to management, designing, managing and
executing to strict implementation timelines.
Assist in post-implementation continuous improvement efforts in
enhancing performance and providing increased functionality.
Incorporating new systems in as seamless a methodology as feasible.
Be proficient in business analysis, event modeling, data modeling,
logical and physical database design, database optimization, load
strategy design and implementation, security and change management.

Qualifications/Requirements



Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business Administration,
Engineering or related discipline.
7-10 years Data warehousing experience.
Demonstrated development and participation in multidiscipline, high
performance work teams.
Demonstrated High competence in project management
Demonstrated development and implementation of new technologies and
work processes
Experience in successful design and implementation of a data warehouse
The ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships
with customers, peers, and employees.
Strong logical modeling hands-on experience with both relational and
Star schema methodology using Erwin or any other ER tools.
Proven ability to respond to frequent deadline pressure, in the face
of changing requirements and priorities.

Desired

· MBA/MS in Computer Science or Related field

· Greenbelt certification

· Experience with PC-based data analysis and reporting tools

· Experience with Teradata, Oracle, DB2

Regards,

Johnny

Friday, June 17, 2005

SAP FI Functional Analyst with EDI and Supply Chain Experience

Location: So.Cal
Duration: 2 - 3 months
Rate: $100 per hour, includes expenses.

Skills
SAP FI Analyst with strong EDI and SCM skills.

If interested, please respond to rick@esymbiosis.com

Thanks
Raghu

Thursday, June 09, 2005

Full time Teradata Position in NE. NJ, CT areas. Please respond to JAllen@AceResource.com

Teradata DBA that would be willing to go perm in NE, NJ, CT, area

Please forward to jallen@aceresource.com

Thanks
Raghu

Monday, June 06, 2005

Data Analyst/Data Mining/Data Warehousing - Mid Level - Omaha, NE

I am hiring for a Data Mining consultant with experience in various
data mining tools. Our client is using CLEMENTINE for data mining,
however, experience with this tool is not a pre-requisite for this
role.

5+ years in IT
4+ years in database, data warehousing
2+ years in analysing data, creating reports, OLAP, MOLAP, etc
Exp with Oracle, SQL Server, ETL Tools, Mining tools preferred

Location is Omaha and the project duration is over 1.5 years. We are
looking to hire consultants on salary, W-2 or 1099.

Interested consultants, please respond to
rick@esymbiosis.com

Thanks

Thursday, June 02, 2005

Oracle/Teradata DBA opening in Omaha

We have 2 positions in Omaha with a large insurance firm.
Oracle DBA
Teradata DBA

Interested consultants, please respond to rick@esymbiosis.com for
additional information.

Thanks
Raghu

Project Manager MS Technologies with 7+ years- INDIA - SEI CMM5 company

Dear Candidates,

We have a immediate requirement with one of our client
a SEI CMM5 Company at Mumbai.

We are looking for Consultant whose skills matches
100% to the below
mentioned requirement.

Yrs of Exp: 7+
Position: Project Manager
Educational Qualification: BE / MCA/M.Sc
Location: Mumbai

Primary Skills - MS Technologies
Secondary Skills - Exposure to Image Processing
Good interpersonal & communication skills

Interested candidates respond to the requirement with
the following
details to dowellhr@dowelltech.com by mentioning the
req code DOWMPM
in the subject column

Total IT Exp:
Yrs of Exp in MS Technologies:
Present Salary & CTC:
Expected salary & CTC:
Lead time to join:
Willing to relocate to Mumbsi:

Pls. Note: Profile will not be accepted without the
above mentioned
details.

Regards,
A.Agila Mary
Dowell Technologies Private Limited
e-mail ID - dowellhr@dowelltech.com
www.dowelltech.com

Wednesday, June 01, 2005

Java/ATG Dynamo developer position in Denver

One of our clients is hiring a Senior Java/ATG Dynamo developer in
Denver, CO. Interested consultants please respond with resume to
Rick@eSymbiosis.com for more details.

Thanks