*I just received the following positions:* *Systems Programmer – 3 months * Systems Programmer to be responsible for the day to day support of ChangeMan, WSAA and RDz. This position will work closely with several infrastructure and operations organizations such as QA environment management, production services and the network control center as well as client development organizations to ensure high availability and deliver quality support services. This results oriented job requires a balance of strong technical skills and business processes, a sense of urgency resolving problem issues, creativity, work schedule flexibility, adaptability to changing business conditions and a commitment to customer satisfaction.
General responsibilities: - assist in the installation of new software product versions / releases; - research and apply proactive software maintenance; - perform problem diagnostics and resolution; - provide input to development organizations on project initiatives; - use performance reports / metrics to identify improvement opportunities; - contribute to root cause investigation; - document changes. Must have the following experience: - experience installing, configuring, implementing, tuning and debugging software packages; - expertise with ISPF dialog manager, JCL, REXX; - knowledge of Assembler, XML, CICS, DB2, RACF, NDM, SQL, UNIX - proven ability to articulate and communicate technical information, ideas and strategies to both the application development community and business peers and clients; - must be able to apply aggressive problem diagnosis and creative problem solving skills to complex problems; - must be adaptable, resourceful, customer focused, willing to take accountability and drive issues / projects to completion; - a customer service orientation that places a high value to the success of the application development is required. The candidate must be well organized and able to effectively communicate with all levels of management clearly and concisely; - has excellent writing skills (concise and clear), and is skilled at diagrammatically representing processes, workflows, and ideas Desired experience includes: - familiarity with mainframe programming languages. This position is at least 3 months in duration and is located in NYC. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Synergy Consultant – 3 months – must have financial service exp.- 2 positions* We are currently looking for a consultant who will require "Build Manager" level expertise, which is a role defined by the Synergy application. The consultant will work directly with the development teams to; restructure applications, set up new releases, analyze individual development practices, recommend and set up propagation patterns, train and write documentation. Must have the following experience: - IBM Rational (Telelogic) Synergy - Build Manager certified This position is located in NYC and is at least 3 months in duration. *Sr. Test Managers – - 3 months - must have financial services exp – 6 positions* We are currently looking for several Senior Test Manager who will be responsible for managing large, cross platform testing effort. Testing will span technologies (MF, distributed, datawarehouse) and Retail business functionalities (Client Reporting, Websites - client and advisors, Products ( Equity, MF, Options, Banking), Core Procesing (Margins, Settlements, etc). Position will be responsible for all test planning and coordination activities for very large project; responsible for managing onshore and offshore testing team and coordination with development and user groups; responsible for managing all aspects of this testing effort - planning, execution, defects, reporting; will work with number of application development and infrastructure team. Must have the following experience: - strong test management skills and experience in running large, cross-enterprise testing initiatives; - strong people management experience; - strong test automation experience; - experience in managing testing with offshore teams; - experience in Global Wealth Management preffered; - strong coordination and project management skills; - strong leadership and influencing skills; - solid experience in MF and distributed environments; - end2end test management experience; - solid experience in driving test automation; - excellent communication and people skills - strong delivery record a MUST - strong multitasking skills, ability to manage very large enterprise wide initiatives This position is at least 3 months in duration and is located in NYC. *Sr. Automation Lead – 3 months – NYC – must have financial services exp.* e are currently looking for several Sr. Automation Leads to provide overall QA Automation support, coordination and planning for multiple Client applications; lead multiple test automation projects that will require working closely with Development and Functional teams to gather requirements, as well as guiding off-shore automation teams in test planning, framework design, script development, documentation, results analysis and reporting. Must have the following experience: - minimum 7-8 years of hands-on test automation experience including framework design, script development and execution; - extensive knowledge of implementing data driven test automation frameworks utilizing descriptive programming; - working knowledge of Business Process testing methodology Technical Skill: Tools - Extensive knowledge of HP Quick Test Professional, HP Quality Center, BPT Programming Skills - Extensive knowledge of VBScript DB Skills - should be able to write complex SQL statements, experience with MS Access, SQL Server, DB2 Leadership Skill: Minimum 3 years of experience leading on-site and/or off-shore resources Ability to work independently Excellent communication skills QA Knowledge: Requirements gathering Test Planning/Time assessment Test Case generation Results and defect reporting Desired Experience includes: - Web Services Test Automation Experience is a plus - Work experience with financial industry and trading systems is a plus This position is at least 3 months in duration. *Jacob VLink Inc. 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