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Technical Team Lead

Job Number: 7869

Job Title: Technical Team Lead

Job Summary: Johnson & Associates seeks to hire a Technical Team Lead for a six month engagement with the possibility of hire in Des Moines, IA. The primary purpose of this position is to lead the client’s application team, which includes customer relationship management, technical configurations which include some SQL scripting, training, bug/defect fixes, vendor coordination, contributing to the development direction for this application, and gathering feedback from product improvements.  Application support scope is 7x24 with a rotating on-call support function after normal business hours.

The ideal candidate will possess the ability to communicate clearly with client company end-users, peers, and management, have strong troubleshooting, conceptual, analytical, and judgment skills. The individual must demonstrate initiative, good judgment, and a business savvy orientation.

Projected Start Date: Late October

Duration/Status: Hourly, six month contract with the possibility of hire

Compensation: Paid bi – monthly, dependent upon experience

Job Duties will include, but are not limited to the following:

• Responsible for developing a strong understanding of the client’s application, its business use, and oversight of other technical support functions. Responsibilities include: business analysis, good understanding of relational databases/SQL, application configuration changes which use SQL, a general understanding of development principals and java, and coordinating with an outside vendor for java development.
• Customer Relationship Management. Provide outstanding customer service to the companies and in helping users understand how to use the software most effectively. Communicating status of customer deliverables.
• Team Leadership. Functional responsibilities: Performance reviews, Team meetings, Team development, etc.
• Project Management of team deliverables. Managing and tracking progress on projects and/or defect resolution. Cross team communication and coordination.
• Travel as needed; estimate 2-5 trips a year to meet with existing companies who use the client’s application and to manage project deliverables.

Skills/Experience Required:

• 8-10 years progressive IT experience encompassing roles such as business analysis, application configuration support, and application development.
• Progressive leadership experience.
• Experience working in larger scale IT support roles, especially with transactional based systems Relational Database/SQL experience
• Excellent problem solving skills, interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong customer management and organizational skills
• Ability to understand business issues that drive technology needs
• Ability to determine how changes impact customers and other systems
• Ability to act decisively and step forward to address and resolve difficult issues
• Demonstrated self initiation in a project role Workers’ Compensation and/or Insurance experience and vendor management experience preferred
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, or the equivalent work experience

Contingencies:

Local candidates are preferred for ease of face – to – face interviews with the client. Professional references will be checked. A criminal background check will be conducted as a pre – condition of employment. We reserve the right to conduct a drug screen as a pre – condition of employment, per our client’s requirements.

We welcome the opportunity to secure your next contract or position! For immediate consideration, please send your resume with contact information to Ashley@JohnsonCareerSource.com.

Security Administrator

Job Number: 7865

Job Title: Security Administrator

Job Summary: Johnson & Associates seeks to hire a Security Administrator for a three month engagement with the possibility of extension and hire with a direct client in Omaha, NE. The Security Administrator will maintain application security access for the client’s applications in a way that adheres to the Sarbanes Oxley control, and in accordance to established service level agreements and/or project plans.  This position is also responsible for helping ensure compliance with Sarbanes Oxley Controls across multiple applications.

Projected Start Date: Early/Mid October

Duration/Status: Hourly, three month contract with the possibility of extension and the possibility of direct hire

Compensation: Paid bi – monthly, dependent upon experience

Job Duties will include, but are not limited to the following:

·         Add, change and delete security for multiple applications

·         Work closely with management to understand Sarbanes Oxley access authorization requirements

·         Assist management in creating remediation plans for any process weaknesses that exist   

·         Identify opportunities for process improvements for the various applications

·         Research and recommend processes that are more efficient and effective

·         Execute access requests in accordance with established service level objectives and/or project plans

·         Establish credibility with end-users via the provision of timely and accurately processed access requests

·         Comply with established access request control processes

·         Maintain complete and accurate documentation for access requests

·         Generate timely quarterly access reports

·         Assist in the administration of SOX QA processes for multiple applications

·         Assist in gathering documentation for auditors as requested to ensure adherence to SOX controls.

·         Various other functions as assigned

Skills/Experience Required:

·         BS or BA required, preferably in MIS or Computer Science

·         1 - 2 years experience as an application security administrator or junior level professional with an internal IT audit group

·         Exposure to project management principles and Sarbanes Compliance controls

·         Ability to handle and maintain confidential information

·         Ability to multi-task

·         Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and business professionals

·         Demonstrated problem solving ability and skill in developing acceptable solutions to customer problems

·         Strong interpersonal communication skills and problem solving skills

·         High level of customer service focus

·         Exhibits self motivation and takes initiative

·         Excellent presentation and leadership skills

·         Experience with Financial applications a plus

Contingencies: Local candidates are preferred for ease of face – to – face interviews with the client. Professional references will be checked. A criminal background check will be conducted as a pre – condition of employment. We reserve the right to conduct a drug screen as a pre – condition of employment, per our client’s requirements.

We welcome the opportunity to secure your next contract or position! For immediate consideration, please send your resume with contact information to Ashley@JohnsonCareerSource.com.

Web Developer

Job Number: 7868

Job Title: Web Developer

Job Summary: Johnson & Associates seeks to hire a Web Developer for a one year engagement with a direct client in Miami, FL. The candidate will create and develop new products and major initiatives to support current products, including feature requests and bug fixes.

Projected Start Date: October, 2009

Duration/Status: Hourly, one year

Compensation: Paid bi – monthly, dependent upon experience

Job Duties will include, but are not limited to the following:

·         Work with directors, managers and supervisors to define new products and major initiatives

·         Develop new products with user interface developers, developers, and system engineers

·         Support all previously implemented products including fixes and enhancements

·         Work with production managers and supervisors to train the production team on new products and capabilities as they’re released

·         Supervise tier web user interface developers work flow and assign priorities to ensure deadlines are met

·         Work with vendors to provide seamless integration and support

·         Act as a reference resource for the user interface, developer and production teams

Skills/Experience Required:

·         5 – 8 years of experience with developing principles, implementation, project management and task development

·         Extremely proficient at HTML, XHTML, and XML including W3C standards

·         Extremely proficient at Adobe Flash 8 and CS3, Action Script 1, 2 and 3

·         A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or the equivalent in experience

·         Proficient with PHP, SQL, PostgreSQL, Pick Basic, Java, and Javascript

·         The ideal candidate will be adaptable, innovative, and a process/project management oriented professional individual

Contingencies: Professional references will be checked. A criminal background check will be conducted as a pre – condition of employment. We reserve the right to conduct a drug screen as a pre – condition of employment, per our client’s requirements.

We welcome the opportunity to secure your next contract or position! For immediate consideration, please send your resume with contact information to Ashley@JohnsonCareerSource.com.

Sr. Mainframe Developer

Job Number: 7867

Job Title: Sr. Mainframe Developer

Job Summary: Johnson & Associates seeks to hire a Senior Mainframe Developer for an eight month engagement with a direct client in Des Moines, IA. The primary purpose of this position is to provide technical leadership for configuring and testing a MicroFocus MRO environment executing CICS COBOL application programs.

Projected Start Date: End of October

Duration/Status: Hourly, eight month contract engagement with the possibility of extension for an additional one to five years

Compensation: Paid bi – monthly, dependent upon experience

Skills/Experience Required:

-          Prior demonstrated ability to achieve and accomplish set goals is important.

-          Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

-          Experience with Microsoft Office products.

-          Knowledge of IBM CICS internals and CICS control blocks.

-          Experience programming with IBM CICS Control blocks from COBOL.

-          Experience with CICS communication (ISC, IRC) in a MRO environment.

-          Successfully able to configure Micro Focus MTO environment.

-          Previous experience diagnosing errors in a Micro Focus MTO environment.

-          Successfully implemented an ESM installation using AD or ADAM.

-          Previous experience implementing Web Services in Micro Focus MTO.

-          Experience writing Micro Focus MTO user exits.

-          Experience using Revolve to perform code and impact analysis.

-          Experience using adsiedit to update and interrogate information from ADAM or AD.

-          Experience creating Web solutions.

-          Experience with Microsoft’s Visual Source Safe.

-          Ability to inspire and lead a team through a successful migration.

-          Minimum 5 years experience.

Additional knowledge and experience preferred, but not required:

-          Control-M configuration experience. 

-          Experience using Team Foundation Server as a code repository 

-          Experience writing HLLAPI applications

Contingencies: Local candidates are preferred for ease of face – to – face interviews with the client as phone interviews will not be an option. Professional references will be checked. A criminal background check will be conducted as a pre – condition of employment. We reserve the right to conduct a drug screen as a pre – condition of employment, per our client’s requirements.

We welcome the opportunity to secure your next contract or position! For immediate consideration, please send your resume with contact information to

Ashley@JohnsonCareerSource.com.

PeopleSoft Upgrade Specialist

Job Number: 7866       

Job Title: PeopleSoft Upgrade Specialist

Job Summary: Johnson & Associates seeks to hire an experienced, proactive individual with strong technical and communication skills to provide support for our direct client’s Human Capital Management (HCM) application.  The successful candidate will provide advanced technical services, coordination and direction for multiple computing applications and technical tools, which include advanced software implementation, technical development and support, liaison, documentation and consultation services to our client’s technical staff, technical management and administrative systems user community.

Projected Start Date: Early/Mid October

Duration/Status/Location: Hourly, two to three month contract with the possibility of extension with a direct client in Omaha, NE

Compensation: Paid bi – monthly, dependent upon experience

Job Duties will include, but are not limited to the following:

·         Assist in leading technical conversion of PeopleSoft 8.9 to 9.0 with HCM (HR, Benefits Admin., Payroll)

·         Upgrade PeopleTools, Reports, Queries and SQRs before the client releases PeopleSoft globally

·         Install data received from PeopleSoft and test within the client’s environment

·         Assist in Peoplesoft cutover to launch the upgraded software and document and troubleshoot issues

Skills/Experience Required:

·         Significant technical experience, in which the main focus of the assignment involved the analytical and technical tasks required to perform one or more PeopleSoft Application and/or Tools upgrades from PeopleTools Application release levels of 8.x to a PeopleTools Application release level of 9.x of a highly customized PeopleSoft Application where the customizations were integrated with delivered processing as part of the upgrade process. Be prepared to describe the specific experience.

·         Five or more years of highly technical experience in a professional environment which includes applications programming and systems analysis; demonstrated knowledge of and experience in People Tools with strengths in PeopleTools, Reports, Queries and SQRs

·         In – depth knowledge of PeopleSoft version 9.0 HR/Benefits Administration

·         Demonstrated experience in PeopleSoft conversions with older versions (preferably 8.9) to 9.0

·         Excellent troubleshooting skills

·         Excellent interpersonal skills, as well as written and oral communication skills

·         The ability to handle difficult problems and work well under pressure

·         A solid IT background that includes a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline or equivalent combination of training and experience

Contingencies: Local candidates are preferred for ease of face – to – face interviews with the client. Professional references will be checked. A criminal background check will be conducted as a pre – condition of employment. We reserve the right to conduct a drug screen as a pre – condition of employment, per our client’s requirements.

We welcome the opportunity to secure your next contract or position! For immediate consideration, please send your resume with contact information to Ashley@JohnsonCareerSource.com.

.Net Developer

Job Number: 7863

Job Title: .Net Developer

Job Summary: Johnson & Associates seeks to hire a .Net Developer for an eight month engagement with a direct client in Des Moines, IA. The .Net Developer will gather and analyze business requirements, recommend solutions for development, and develop the application.

Projected Start Date: September 28, 2009

Duration/Status: Hourly, eight month contract with the possibility of extension

Compensation: Paid bi – monthly, dependent upon experience

Job Duties will include, but are not limited to the following:

·         Entire project life cycle from evaluation to development and installation. This includes working with IT staff and end users on requirements and reporting issues and assisting end users in troubleshooting problems.

Skills/Experience Required:

·         Experience in VB.net, ASP.net and Microsoft SQL Server 2005 is essential

·         Experience in interacting with customers regarding application requirements

·         Strong business writing and interpersonal skills necessary for customer contact

·         Proficient in VBScript and writing relational database queries using SQL

·         Must be able to read ASP code

·         Experience in development of structured test plans/test scripts for use in executing unit and system testing

·         Capable of managing the project to complete programming, testing, and implementation in a timely manner

·         Skill in writing moderate to complex SQL queries and stored procedures is necessary, as is the ability to understand and interpret business requirements and to translate into concise rules for development.

Contingencies: Professional references will be checked. A criminal background check will be conducted as a pre – condition of employment. We reserve the right to conduct a drug screen as a pre – condition of employment, per our client’s requirements.

We welcome the opportunity to secure your next contract or position! For immediate consideration, please send your resume with contact information to Ashley@JohnsonCareerSource.com.

SQL DBA

Job Number: 7862

Job Title: SQL Database Administrator

Job Summary: Johnson & Associates seeks to hire a SQL Database Administrator for a three month engagement with a direct client in Omaha, NE. SQL Database Administrator will review SQL and Oracle environments for recommendations on changes to enhance reliability, cost efficiency, and performance improvement.

Projected Start Date: Immediately

Duration/Status: Hourly, three month contract with the possibility of extension

Compensation: Paid bi – monthly, dependent upon experience

Job Duties will include, but are not limited to the following:

·         Review inventory and licensing of all SQL environments and recommend changes/corrections.

·         Document current landscapes, current state state, and desired performance state of all SQL environments.

·         Document current landscapes of all SQL environments.

·         Document recommended changes to current landscapes.

·         Responsible for client standard policies and procedures in the completion of said duties.

·         Assist in relocating, optimizing, and configuring SQL Servers from New York to Omaha offices.

Skills/Experience Required:

·         Demonstrated outstanding team participation and professional communication skills.

·         5 – 7 years of experience with SQL Database Administration, SQL architecture and performance tuning.

·         Advanced knowledge of Windows Operating systems and scripting.

·         Knowledge of Oracle 9i environment a plus, but not required.

·         All candidates must be extremely reliable and able to adapt to changing environments/situations.

Contingencies: Local candidates are preferred for ease of face – to – face interviews with the client. Professional references will be checked. A criminal background check will be conducted as a pre – condition of employment. We reserve the right to conduct a drug screen as a pre – condition of employment, per our client’s requirements.

We welcome the opportunity to secure your next contract or position! For immediate consideration, please send your resume with contact information to Ashley@JohnsonCareerSource.com.