As you may know, I once managed a QA group for the software development division of one of Boston's oldest publishing houses. Yesterday I received a call from one of our oldest clients who happen to be located in the exact same space where my office was located. We got relocated from downtown Boston to Kendall Square, which is where this client's HQ is. I mentioned this to the new HR rep I spoke with yesterday and that I had been back to space a few years ago and nothing looked the same; I couldn't even identified the space where I worked.

Anyway, I like to think of them as playing "Moneyball" in the software development world. I just read the book, and recommend it because it contains lessons for our world as well as baseball. They need to fill two positions, and quickly.

1) An ERP developer. Full time, permanent employment. Comp is very generous. Wants experience with supply chain software and health care/medical records experience.

2) A Professional Services high-level consultant contractor who is also knowledgeable in ERP, supply chain, medical records and health care.

NEW Client: A private company with no debt and no VCs. Located in New Hampshire; are willing to consider candidates who want to work remote but can come to the office from time to time.

3) Web Developer

* a proven track record of developing enterprise-grade Web front-ends using technologies such as JavaScript, Ajax, XHTML and JSON, and an established Ajax framework such as EXTJS, Prototype, Dojo, GWT.

* Expert-level knowledge of JavaScript, AJAX, XHTML and JSON.

* Proven experience of developing software using the Agile/SCRUM development methodology.

* Knowledge of the following would be advantageous: Java, SQL, Linux, PHP, HTML5, iPhone/Mobile Applications.


4) UI/UX Designer

In collaboration with an Interaction Designer and other development and UX team members: research, design and document emotive and evocative user interfaces that will become the primary point of connection between Client and our customers

* Work across functions to solve design challenges; seek input from Product Management, Architecture, Development, and other UX / UI colleagues

* Produce the documentation and output required to support the development process, including but not limited to annotated pixel mockups and production-ready Photoshop files

* Work in tandem with UI Developers and the entire scrum team to ensure finished work meets a acceptance criteria

* Be a visionary. Advocate for design decisions that will make a difference.

* Share your knowledge

Key Responsibilities

* In collaboration other development and UX team members: research, design and document the functional task flows, screens and system behaviors that will shape how our customers accomplish complex tasks in our products

* Work across functions to solve design challenges; seek input from Product Management, Architecture, Development, and other UX / UI colleagues

* Produce the documentation required to support the development process, including but not limited to application architecture maps, user object models, task flows and annotated wireframes

* Determine when and how to perform user research and validation, and do it

* Be a visionary. Advocate for design decisions that will make a difference.

5) One of our favorite clients informed me today that they continue to seek candidates with managerial experience in the defense or homeland security realms, engineering people who have multiple technical disciplines, to focus on defining customer needs and required functionality early in the development cycle, documenting requirements, then proceeding with design synthesis and system validation while considering the complete problem. You should have most of t: a Bachelor's degree + 10 years experience, Masters degree + 7 years experience, a degree in mechanical, electrical, chemical or other engineering discipline, in coordinating technical resources of varying disciplines to successfully complete development tasks, experience with analytical systems development and/or with government qualification processes a strong plus.

6) We would also like to talk with a senior scientist with higher degrees/background in chemistry or physics, preferably the latter, along with at least eight years' experience in research and development in the areas of atmospheric pressure ionization, ion mobility, and particle collection. You will also need show an ability to program manage key initiatives or projects from technology roadmap, independently leap across functional team groups to accomplish goals, provide technical leadership for new trace detection methodologies leading to marketable products, design/develop/optimize existing and new technologies, participate in program efforts of key technology developments, design/develop/optimize custom analysis and control equipment and software to test and validate new technologies, be responsible for contributing to the patent portfolio of the company, be responsible for process development, process evaluation and process transfer from R&D to production, and provide guidance to junior members of technical staff and instill technical insight to all levels of the company. Also required is a familiarity with mass spectrometry.


7) A brand new client, north of Boston, telecommuting ok, asked us to help fill ELEVEN positions, many with 6 figure comp. Let's look at your resume if you are a software engineer or architect with any combination of these technologies: J2EE/EJB, Oracle, Web Services, Architecture, Product Development, Location Services Development, or if you are a product manager with SaaS, PaaS, Geospatial, Collaboration or if you are a user interface or UX developer with JavaScript, AJAX, REST, User Interface Design and Development, Product Development experience or you have QA experience with any combination of these technologies. Good VC funding with a great product and big recent sales.

8) A Newton MA client is in need of a top-notch Application Developer to create and support customized, enterprise-class applications. The position is responsible for the design, implementation and maintenance of Web-enabled, SQL back-end applications. This position requires an advanced understanding of Microsoft Windows, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Visual Studio, .Net and Microsoft IIS. Proficiency in PHP, JAVA, AJAX and MySQL is a plus. You will need to bring a thorough understanding of Web-based solutions using MS .NET and MS SQL Server at a minimum. Aptitude in MySQL, PHP, JAVA and AJAX technologies is a strong plus. Must have 2-4 years experience as an application developer designing, building and maintaining Web-enabled, enterprise-level software solutions. Four-year degree in computer science required and you need to be certified in MCDBA (Microsoft Certified Database Administrator for SQL Server 2000) and SCSA (Sun Certified System Administrator for Solaris 8). Comp is in the high 5 figures.

9) Our client in the Phillippines is still eager to hear from C++/PHP programmer candidates who would like to relocate to Southern California or Manila. What's not to like? You would make a US salary and live where things are much less expensive, a collegial working environment with opportunities for advancement. If you even remotely curious, let me send your resume to our client.

I will provide full details if you or someone you refer is interested. Updated resumes are always appreciated

Thanks, and peace.

Best regards,

Patrick Mertens

Pure Placements of New England

103 Union Street, Suite 303

Watertown MA 02472-2524

ph. - 617-710-0471

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Sys admin: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the basic knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

· BS in Computer Science from 4 year college or university, or at least 6 years of related experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

· 2-3+ Years experience in systems administration.

· Extensive knowledge of all computer hardware and software including Windows server operating systems and Windows desktop systems required.

· Functional knowledge of current best practices for securing servers, pc’s and data centers.

· Knowledge of firewalls, DNS, FTP, SMTP, TCP/IP, LDAP and Web desired

· IP switching, routing and networking skills a plus

· VMware ESX experience a nice to have a plus
· Exchange Server 2007/2010 administration skills a plus

Let me know if you are interested (or know someone you can refer) and I'll provide more details.
recap


TWO Jr Software Engineers – Web app Developer C#, ASP.NET, Web, SQL Server SaaS Company.



Very successful Waltham client....This is the result of growth...



Client needs an entry to junior level engineer, 1 to 3 yrs of experience....experienced, software developer who has experience with both Social Networking and rich internet applications to join our software development team and bring cutting edge enhancements and additions to our system and products. You’ll be part of an experienced team who are pioneering new technology in e-commerce, content management, and internet marketing. We operate like a fast-paced start-up (except we’re profitable and have over 3,500 customers) which means there is a lot of opportunity for talented individuals. We are an established Application Service Provider (ASP) which means that your software will be rapidly deployed and used by millions of people. If you’re interested in making a difference in a small but fast growing company, we’d love to hear from you.



Major Responsibilities
You will be developing and integrating high quality components for our software solutions and products. You will be the primary engineer on new products/ features as well as collaborating with other team members on larger projects.

§ You will be responsible for the development and implementation of web applications using a variety of technologies including HTML, JavaScript, AJAX, C#, and XML. Client's data tier is a large SQL Server database providing all data access. Strong experience with these technologies is a must-have.

§ Participate in rapid prototyping of new software product concepts

§ Propose innovative approaches both to the overall system design, and to the development of individual components

§ You will be responsible for ensuring the quality of your software through the development of test plans and ownership of that test plan’s execution

§ Product software within strict time frames and project schedules


Highlights

§ Casual work environment with excellent salary/benefits/bonus.

§ You’ll work on exciting new products.

§ Great opportunity to build practice area and grow/build our development team

§ Your software will be used by millions of users every day.


Requirements

§ B.S. Computer Science or equivalent experience

§ zero to three years experience developing enterprise applications and cutting edge software

§ Some development experience on a variety of data driven projects using C#, HTML, XML, and SQL. Cold Fusion experience is a plus.

§ Some knowledge of SQL, database design principles and best practices using Microsoft SQL Server or other database platform.

§ Experience developing and launching new technology products or services

§ Experience with at least one configuration management tool (VSS, Perforce, Subversion, etc.)

§ Familiarity with SOA Architecture is a plus (SOAP, Web Services, WSDL)

§ U.S citizenship or Green Card required

RECAP

i) Search Engine Optimization Developer - Framingham - needs

• Experience in Java / JEE based web development

• Experience in a major RDBMS (DB2 preferred)

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Excellent analytical abilities and a strong intellectual curiosity

• Customer service oriented

Previous experience in consulting

• IBM WebSphere Commerce experience

• Experience with Agile SDLC, Scrum in particular

• SOA experience T

ii) Senior Developer - Framingham - needs

• 4-5 years of work experience in a fast-paced development environment with experience in consumer facing web products
• Experience in Java / JEE based web development
• Experience in a major RDBMS (DB2 preferred)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent analytical abilities and a strong intellectual curiosity
• Customer service oriented

Previous experience in consulting
• IBM WebSphere Commerce experience
• Experience with Agile SDLC, Scrum in particular
• SOA experience
• RIA (jQuery, HTML5, javascript)
iii) Senior UI Developer - Framingham - needs


• 5-7 years of work experience in a fast-paced development environment with experience in consumer facing web products
• Very strong UI/UX development skills in HTML/XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, JSP, XML, XSLT, DHTML and AJAX
• Knowledge of cross-browser/cross-platform compatibility
• Experience with performance and optimization standards, performance tuning following industry techniques
• Experience with Design Patterns and UML
• Working knowledge of Unix/AIX and Windows-NT platforms
• Familiarity with Quality Assurance methodologies is a plus
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Excellent analytical abilities
• Good time management skills
• Customer service oriented

Familiarity with Quality Assurance methodologies
Experience with J2EE (JSP, JDBC, JNDI, MDB, JMS, EJB)
Experience with jQuery and other JavaScript frameworks

iv) 6 (six!) UI JAVA Search Engine Optimization Developers for mission-critical E-commerce Application group; $100-120k plus bonus.


B) One of our partners wants Java developers for a Cambridge MA start-up.

C) A Senior Developer Business Objects / Xcelsius / universe development / Web

Our client seeks an expert to develop business intelligence for global enterprise-wide systems? Come to an industry leader where you will have the opportunity to showcase your talent in supporting global clinical and financial systems, get involved with Business Objects, report writing, system integration, and data warehousing. Join our team of highly-skilled professionals to develop complex application designs and application code according to business requirements following an Agile Methodology and SDLC. Support the implementation and long-term maintenance of our client's Business Intelligence applications. Create reports, dashboards and other analytics. Define business requirements, and work with the database developers to architect solutions that meet the needs of the business.

approx.. $80k – 100k


1) A new Boston client, a friend and former co-worker, is seeking a Lombardi Architect (CONTRACT, at least 8 weeks) to build a few prototype applications in IBM BPM 7.5.

2) A North Andover client, a former boss, is looking for an Account Coordinator to guide customers through the implementation of their software, as well as provide ongoing support. Experience in the publishing industry helpful, but not required.

4) We are looking for a candidate who has experience with Thermo-Fisher's Nautilus LIMS system and its programming environment, full-time or contract.

5) An experienced QA professional with skills in building automated testing suites, developing test plans, and leading a QA team.

6) A Database Administrator, an expert in MS SQL Server 2005-2008, working knowledge of other RDBMSs; knowledge of cloud-based databases and NoSQL databases are a plus.

7) Technical Team Lead - Integrations, for an older established client. A leadership position, you will lead a team and contribute individually to the detailed design, planning, construction, deployment and support of technical components which integrate eCube applications

8) Principal Data Modeler - Integrations. You will model, design, plan, construct and deploy software solutions focusing on data structure primarily and on the processes that manage that data secondarily.

9) Agile QA / Test Developer - downtown Boston - design, build and maintain a robust framework for running automated tests and carry out exploratory testing where computers just can't cut it and that personal touch is required.

10) In Lexington, client seeks a SR SQL DBA candidate with 10-12 yrs SQL Server Production DBA experience

11) An academic client is seeking a PeopleSoft Solution Architect to define the enterprise-level architecture and solution design of an end-to-end replacement of their existing student information systems and related infrastructure with PeopleSoft Campus Solutions.

12) NET Developer Silverlight SharePoint 2010 Web Services (Principal Developer)

13) For folks with managerial experience in the defense or homeland security engineering arena, to manage people who have multiple technical disciplines; you will focus on defining customer needs and required functionality early in the development cycle, documenting requirements, then proceeding with design synthesis and system validation while considering the complete problem. You should have most of this shopping list: a Bachelor's degree + 10 years experience, Masters degree + 7 years experience, a degree in mechanical, electrical, chemical or other engineering discipline, in coordinating technical resources of varying disciplines to successfully complete development tasks, experience with analytical systems development and/or with government qualification processes a strong plus.

14) We would like to talk with a senior scientist with higher degrees/background in chemistry or physics, along with at least eight years' experience in research and development in the areas of mass spectrometry, atmospheric pressure ionization, ion mobility, and particle collection. You will also need show an ability to program manage key initiatives or projects from technology roadmap, independently leap across functional team groups to accomplish goals, provide technical leadership for new trace detection methodologies leading to marketable products, design/develop/optimize existing and new technologies, participate in program efforts of key technology developments, design/develop/optimize custom analysis and control equipment and software to test and validate new technologies, be responsible for contributing to the patent portfolio of the company, be responsible for process development, process evaluation and process transfer from R&D to production, and provide guidance to junior members of technical staff and instill technical insight to all levels of the company.


Best regards,

Patrick Mertens

Pure Placements of New England

103 Union Street, Suite 303

Watertown MA 02472-2524

ph. - 617-710-0471

http://www.e-placers.com

Mass. Registration #R2683

Skype me at patrickedwardmertens

Twitter follow me http://twitter.com/eplacers

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A) A Framingham client wants 6 (six!) UI JAVA Search Engine Optimization Developers for mission-critical E-commerce Application group; $100-120k plus bonus.

B) One of our partners wants Java developers for a Cambridge MA start-up.

C) A Senior Developer Business Objects / Xcelsius / universe development / Web

Our client seeks an expert to develop business intelligence for global enterprise-wide systems? Come to an industry leader where you will have the opportunity to showcase your talent in supporting global clinical and financial systems, get involved with Business Objects, report writing, system integration, and data warehousing. Join our team of highly-skilled professionals to develop complex application designs and application code according to business requirements following an Agile Methodology and SDLC. Support the implementation and long-term maintenance of our client's Business Intelligence applications. Create reports, dashboards and other analytics. Define business requirements, and work with the database developers to architect solutions that meet the needs of the business.

approx.. $80k – 100k


A recap: 1) A new Boston client, a friend and former co-worker, is seeking a Lombardi Architect (CONTRACT, at least 8 weeks) to build a few prototype applications in IBM BPM 7.5.

2) A North Andover client, a former boss, is looking for an Account Coordinator to guide customers through the implementation of their software, as well as provide ongoing support. We expect this position to close in the next week.

4) We are looking for a candidate who has experience with Thermo-Fisher's Nautilus LIMS system and its programming environment, full-time or contract.

5) An experienced QA professional with skills in building automated testing suites, developing test plans, and leading a QA team.

6) A Database Administrator, an expert in MS SQL Server 2005-2008, working knowledge of other RDBMSs; knowledge of cloud-based databases and NoSQL databases are a plus.

7) Technical Team Lead - Integrations, for an older established client. A leadership position, you will lead a team and contribute individually to the detailed design, planning, construction, deployment and support of technical components which integrate eCube applications

8) Principal Data Modeler - Integrations. You will model, design, plan, construct and deploy software solutions focusing on data structure primarily and on the processes that manage that data secondarily.

9) Agile QA / Test Developer - downtown Boston - design, build and maintain a robust framework for running automated tests and carry out exploratory testing where computers just can't cut it and that personal touch is required.

10) In Lexington, client seeks a SR SQL DBA candidate with 10-12 yrs SQL Server Production DBA experience

11) An academic client is seeking a PeopleSoft Solution Architect to define the enterprise-level architecture and solution design of an end-to-end replacement of their existing student information systems and related infrastructure with PeopleSoft Campus Solutions.

12) NET Developer Silverlight SharePoint 2010 Web Services (Principal Developer)

13) For folks with managerial experience in the defense or homeland security engineering arena, to manage people who have multiple technical disciplines; you will focus on defining customer needs and required functionality early in the development cycle, documenting requirements, then proceeding with design synthesis and system validation while considering the complete problem. You should have most of this shopping list: a Bachelor's degree + 10 years experience, Masters degree + 7 years experience, a degree in mechanical, electrical, chemical or other engineering discipline, in coordinating technical resources of varying disciplines to successfully complete development tasks, experience with analytical systems development and/or with government qualification processes a strong plus.

14) We would like to talk with a senior scientist with higher degrees/background in chemistry or physics, preferably the latter, along with at least eight years' experience in research and development in the areas of atmospheric pressure ionization, ion mobility, and particle collection. You will also need show an ability to program manage key initiatives or projects from technology roadmap, independently leap across functional team groups to accomplish goals, provide technical leadership for new trace detection methodologies leading to marketable products, design/develop/optimize existing and new technologies, participate in program efforts of key technology developments, design/develop/optimize custom analysis and control equipment and software to test and validate new technologies, be responsible for contributing to the patent portfolio of the company, be responsible for process development, process evaluation and process transfer from R&D to production, and provide guidance to junior members of technical staff and instill technical insight to all levels of the company.

Let me know if you are interested (or know someone you can refer) and I'll provide more details.

Best regards,

Patrick Mertens

Pure Placements of New England

103 Union Street, Suite 303

Watertown MA 02472-2524

ph. - 617-710-0471

http://www.e-placers.com

Mass. Registration #R2683

Skype me at patrickedwardmertens

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1) A former boss started a company some 20 years ago; we have filled positions there and now have another one. My friend's company is a global market leader in the provision of Web-based content management and workflow solutions for scholarly publishers.

We are looking for an Account Coordinator to guide customers through the implementation of their software, as well as provide ongoing support.

It is the Account Coordinator's responsibility to assist customers in configuring and using products to work with their editorial and publishing workflow. Account Coordinators troubleshoot and track customer questions and suggestions related to the set up and subsequent use of the software.

As this position does have growth potential, we are looking for a candidate capable of managing large publisher accounts, as well as someone with a strong interest in exploring new developments in the STM publishing community.

Primary Responsibilities

Maintain direct contact with customers and troubleshoot software-related issues that they and their end-users may experience
Coordinate implementation of customer data
Scheduling and implementation of system training
Perform software testing, and recreate system problems the customer may experience
Act as intermediary between customers, Product Management, and the Engineering staff
Manage all projects for assigned customers, such as feature requests, custom reports, ongoing training needs, custom tutorials, etc.

Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Basic understanding of web environment and computer skills a must
Knowledge of multiple computer platforms and internet browsers a plus
Demonstrated excellence in written and verbal communication
Detail oriented, with strong organizational skills
Ability to manage through competing priorities
Highly flexible and diplomatic
Ability to work in a team environment

Desired Experience
2-3 years experience working in a customer service-related field or in an editorial office. Experience in the scholarly publishing industry is extremely beneficial, but not required.

2)

This is a special request. Some very nice people I know work at a company in Framingham which has asked me to help fill an urgent need. I will provide more details to those qualified, but here is a snapshot:

They need a DB developer with experience in CRM, client data analysis, data transformation development, data aggregating and summarizing for reporting purposes, customizing and deploying 3rd-party products, applications testing, end-user support and ongoing operations support.

Minimum requirements

· 2+ Years experience including full life-cycle implementation

· Strong SQL skills (preferably Oracle) including understanding of:

o In-line table queries

o Nested/Correlated queries

o Outer / Inner joins

o SQL functions

· Unix / Linux scripting experience (Perl, Shell, Python)

· UNIX / Windows administration, support

· Application design, testing and support experience

· Some programming experience (Java, PHP,C/C++)

· Oracle DB design, performance tuning, administration

· Perl Experience including DBI/DBD module

· VLDB design, support in a DSS environment

· Database striping setup, support

3) ALSO: Looking for a candidate who has experience with Thermo-Fisher's Nautilus LIMS system and its programming environment, full-time or contract/
Best regards,



Patrick Mertens

Pure Placements of New England

103 Union Street, Suite 303

Watertown MA 02472-2524

ph. - 617-710-0471

http://www.e-placers.com

Mass. Registration #R2683



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Despite a seesaw stock market, the recruiting business still seems strong. I look forward to hearing from you or someone who's a good match for these openings. People with quality assurance in their backgrounds have been asking for years to see openings like these. This is for a great client, fun company...240 person company. Profitable, 8 people in development, they run a WEB, C# .Net shop...... We have already made one placement recently and the candidate is very happy there. Nice compensation packages, very nice indeed.

i) The QA Engineer could definitely end of leading a QA team, and the client will be looking for someone who could help grow a team, but most importantly, who could be a subject matter expert on QA processes to help the company as a whole tighten the ship and enable testers outside of QA/Development to test with some guidance and structure. Needs:

Experienced QA professional with skills in building automated testing suites, developing test plans, and leading a QA team. The focus of the position will not be manual testing, but leading testers in cross-functional teams (developing test plans, etc.) and building automated test suites for unit/integration/regression testing.

Experience working in a SaaS provider a big plus.

Experience with Selenium or similar and NUnit or similar a big plus.

Experience with release management a big plus.

o Expertise in building automated testing

o Expertise in QA processes
ii) Database Administrator

Expert in MS SQL Server 2005-2008, working knowledge of other RDBMSs; knowledge of cloud-based databases and NoSQL databases are a plus.

Ability to manage a SQL Server 2008 database cluster, consult on SQL query performance and optimization, build/manage reporting services like SSRS and Cognos.
Proven experience working in a high-growth environment a big plus. Experience with database marketing and decision support systems a plus.

These two were sent out recently.

1) Here's a Technical Team Lead - Integrations, for an older established client. A leadership position, you will lead a team and contribute individually to the detailed design, planning, construction, deployment and support of technical components which integrate eCube applications.

· Skill set, looking for:

Minimum 8 years IT development experience.

· Experience managing teams consisting of 4 or more technical developers.

· ‘Up-through-the-development-ranks’ background.

· Four-plus years of experience with the Informatica suite, comprised of PowerCenter Repository Manager, Designer, Workflow Manager, Workflow Monitor, and Meta Data Manager.

· Very strong relational database development experience – especially Oracle (PLSQL, packages, procedures, tuning) and secondarily MS SQLServer, MS Access.

· Experience writing and executing UNIX shell scripts and managing job scheduling.

· Demonstrable knowledge and experience of software development lifecycle and methodologies spanning development, testing, release and deployment management.

· Author technical specifications, designs and diagrams.

· Strong technical development and relational platform design experience – especially with systems integration and interface development.

· Ability to determine tradeoffs, estimates and overall technical approaches.

· Ability to work effectively with people from peer IT organizations.

· Health Care development experience preferred.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++

B) Next, the same client, Principal Data Modeler - Integrations. You will model, design, plan, construct and deploy software solutions – focusing on data structure primarily and on the processes that manage that data secondarily.

Wants the skills of

· Minimum 10 years IT development experience focusing on modeling and structuring data.

· Experience managing teams consisting of 10 or more technical developers.

· Recognized expert in conceptual and logical data modeling in large-scale environments.

· Expert in designing normalized, generalized operational (OLTP) data models.

· Expert in designing multi-dimensional (OLAP) data models for use in decision support and data warehousing.

· Expert in designing robust ETL processes according to best practices in complex environments.

· Strong healthcare understanding and experience – especially around HL7 message constructs and the Reference Information Model behind them.

· Demonstrated ability to effectively interface with business, clinic, and technology audiences

· Outstanding oral and written communication skills

· Strong consultative ability

· Facilitation, presentation and coaching skills

· Demonstrable knowledge and experience of software development lifecycle and methodologies spanning development, testing, release and deployment management.

See http://e-placers.blogspot.com/ for all other recent postings.

Best regards,



Patrick Mertens

Pure Placements of New England

103 Union Street, Suite 303

Watertown MA 02472-2524

ph. - 617-710-0471

http://www.e-placers.com

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RECAP

A) Pragmatic Programmer / Software Engineer

The Job

Our newest client is now looking for outstanding and talented software developers. Their systems manage billion dollar portfolios, feed complex quantitative financial models, and fuel the sales and trading desks of the world's largest investment banks. They give their teams the freedom to use the tools and languages that they need to solve the problems inherent in these systems..

Essential Attributes / Skills:

· Solid and proven coding in any domain / language

·Use of and interest in open-source products

·Willingness to work in an agile environment

· Willingness to work in a paired programming environment

Ideal Attributes:

·Java

 Javascript

 Scala

 Groovy / Grails

 Prior experience in test driven development

 Experience / interest in the finance sector

What they do

Our client is a private company based in London owned by its 90+ staff and a minority (15%) shareholding by one client. They are profitable, cash positive, and are growing.

They provide a subscription service that allows brokers and their clients to screen and evaluate the performance of their trade ideas, a process known as alpha capture; it has become the leader in this market attracting over 200 sell-side and 100 buy-side firms globally. The service has a strong following globally, but there is significant potential for growth.

They also have a subscription service that allows funds of hedge funds and their administrators to manage their hedge fund portfolios. It provides tools for front and middle office managers within Funds. The service is integrated with administrators accounting and other systems to improve the service they provide to their fund customers, and improve their internal work flow

What you will do:

Their systems are written in Java, Javascript, Scala and Groovy/Grails; however they use and contribute to open source technologies such as Apache Tomcat, Hibernate, and MySQL.

They use agile development techniques and tools such as test-driven development, pair programming, and continuous integration, adapting these to needs as necessary at regularly held retrospectives involving developers, operators, support staff, and senior product owners. They are committed to on-going training during slack time and regularly scheduled coding dojos (see http://www.codingdojo.org/).

They have an active research program focused on improving and expanding our core technology.
Teams work interactively with customers and with internal business analysts.

B) Agile QA / Test Developer

The Job

As an outstanding Agile QA / Test Developer you will use your demonstrable success and interest in both writing code and testing software. You will design, build and maintain a robust framework for running automated tests and carry out exploratory testing where computers just can't cut it and that personal touch is required.

Essential Attributes / Skills:

·Ability to program in a relevant language (e.g., Java, Python) in a commercial environment

· Prior QA knowledge combined with a demonstrable interest in test

· Coach testing techniques and working with developers

· Design efficient, thorough test plans for software features

· Can design and build automated tests

· Experience (or at least interest) in working in an Agile environment

· Ability to work with different people and switch context quickly

· Diligence

Ideal Attributes:

· Analyzes software failures and identifies root causes and actions to address those causes

· Designs, implements, and analyzes non-functional tests

· Can conduct or help to conduct high-volume performance testing and tuning exercises.

· Effectively use tools such as Selenium, Hudson/Jenkins, Team City, and JUnit

· Can write effective and maintainable Java code

· Can effectively use mocking frameworks (JMock, Mockito)

· Prior finance experience / knowledge

· Management of small ad hoc groups

· Able to work with multi-office teams
What you will do:

Working with other developers in our Boston office, you will also be coaching the team in good test development, reviewing other developers' tests, and build the hard tests others cannot do. You enjoy working in QA and test, in an Agile environment. If you get your satisfaction by catching bugs and analyzing the root cause of bugs, then please send me your resume.

If neither of these is for you please consider forward this message to trusted colleagues.

Thanks and best regards,

Patrick Mertens

Pure Placements of New England

103 Union Street, Suite 303

Watertown MA 02472-2524

ph. - 617-710-0471

http://www.e-placers.com

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1) In Lexington, client seeks a SR SQL DBA candidate with 10-12 yrs SQL Server Production DBA experience as well as:
Performance Tuning, Query Optimization
Replication expertise
Multi-node Cluster setup and support
Backup and Recovery
Excellent analytical and debugging skills·
Security setup: database, active directory and Windows level.
Good communication skills
Connectivity and Database Consistency Checks using DBCC Utilities
Windows 2008

2) An academic client is seeking a PeopleSoft Solution Architect to define the enterprise-level architecture and solution design of an end-to-end replacement of their existing student information systems and related infrastructure with PeopleSoft Campus Solutions. You will be responsible for developing, communicating, maintaining, and enforcing the overall solution architecture, including applications, data, and technical infrastructure. You will be responsible for defining integration strategies and designing interfaces to existing systems and applications in order to optimize business processes and meet management information needs; be able to effectively communicate the solution at all levels.

3) Candidates must possess hands on experience with .NET Silverlight, plus Sharepoint.

NET Developer Silverlight SharePoint 2010 Web Services (Principal Developer)

Expert level knowledge of SharePoint 2010 and experience developing Rich Internet Applications using SharePoint and .NET - Come to an industry leader where you will have the opportunity to showcase your talent in supporting a global user community, getting involved with advanced SharePoint and .NET features such as Visual Web Part Development, Silverlight, LINQ and working with industry standard tools such as RIA Services, and Spring.NET. Join our team of highly skilled professionals where you will be able to make your mark designing the next generation of collaborative applications.

GROWTH:
While most companies were busy downsizing, this client added over 2100 employees in 2009 alone!!

PROMOTION:
In 2009, more than 1200 employees received career promotions!!

EXPERTISE:
Have experience across a broad range of therapeutic areas, have supported nearly all of the top 50 best selling drugs that are on the market today.

AWARDS:
Scrip Award for Best CRO 2008, BioSingapore Award for Best Performing CRO 2009, Good Clinical Practice Journal, Most Innovative Patient Recruitment Strategy 2008,
Globe 100 - Top 10 Best-Performing Massachusetts-Based Public Company 2009 (including Top Employer Ranking by number of world wide employees)

Keywords: sdlc, agile, scrum, oracle, sql, silverlight, sharepoint 2000, CAML, TIBCO, UNIX, java, tomcat, configuration, erp, data warehousing, databases, Java, .NET, functional requirements, pharmacovigilance, drug, safety, phase II, phase III, phase IV, statistics, biostatistics, programming, sas, clinical, clinical research, phase IIIb, phase IV, phase IIIB/IV, project management, PM, project director, clinical trial, clinical trial, clinical trail, clinical study, CRO, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, biotech, medical device, oncology, clinical trials, clinical studies, clinical study, pm, project management, project manager, implementation, client interaction, sponsor, pharma, biotechÂ


Experience:
8+ years experience in .NET and SharePoint with emphasis on SilverLight development and Web Services. Knowledge of SQL Server and Oracle along with development skills in SQL

4) Here is one more opening - for folks with managerial experience in the defense or homeland security engineering arena. I'll provide all details if you are interested (or can pass this along to), but in essence you will manager people who have multiple technical disciplines; you will focus on defining customer needs and required functionality early in the development cycle, documenting requirements, then proceeding with design synthesis and system validation while considering the complete problem. You should have most of this shopping list: a Bachelor's degree + 10 years experience, Masters degree + 7 years experience, a degree in mechanical, electrical, chemical or other engineering discipline, in coordinating technical resources of varying disciplines to successfully complete development tasks, experience with analytical systems development and/or with government qualification processes a strong plus.

5) We would like to talk with a senior scientist with higher degrees/background in chemistry or physics, preferably the latter, along with at least eight years' experience in research and development in the areas of atmospheric pressure ionization, ion mobility, and particle collection. You will also need show an ability to program manage key initiatives or projects from technology roadmap, independently leap across functional team groups to accomplish goals, provide technical leadership for new trace detection methodologies leading to marketable products, design/develop/optimize existing and new technologies, participate in program efforts of key technology developments, design/develop/optimize custom analysis and control equipment and software to test and validate new technologies, be responsible for contributing to the patent portfolio of the company, be responsible for process development, process evaluation and process transfer from R&D to production, and provide guidance to junior members of technical staff and instill technical insight to all levels of the company. Note: May require re-lo to San Diego.

Another good economic sign: we have just signed a new client who has offices in Boston. Please take a look below and let me know if you think either of these is a good fit for your talent.

A) Pragmatic Programmer / Software Engineer

The Job

Our newest client is now looking for outstanding and talented software developers. Their systems manage billion dollar portfolios, feed complex quantitative financial models, and fuel the sales and trading desks of the world's largest investment banks. They give their teams the freedom to use the tools and languages that they need to solve the problems inherent in these systems..

Essential Attributes / Skills:

· Solid and proven coding in any domain / language

·Use of and interest in open-source products

·Willingness to work in an agile environment

· Willingness to work in a paired programming environment

Ideal Attributes:

·Java

 Javascript

 Scala

 Groovy / Grails

 Prior experience in test driven development

 Experience / interest in the finance sector

What they do

Our client is a private company based in London owned by its 90+ staff and a minority (15%) shareholding by one client. They are profitable, cash positive, and are growing.

They provide a subscription service that allows brokers and their clients to screen and evaluate the performance of their trade ideas, a process known as alpha capture; it has become the leader in this market attracting over 200 sell-side and 100 buy-side firms globally. The service has a strong following globally, but there is significant potential for growth.

They also have a subscription service that allows funds of hedge funds and their administrators to manage their hedge fund portfolios. It provides tools for front and middle office managers within Funds. The service is integrated with administrators accounting and other systems to improve the service they provide to their fund customers, and improve their internal work flow

What you will do:

Their systems are written in Java, Javascript, Scala and Groovy/Grails; however they use and contribute to open source technologies such as Apache Tomcat, Hibernate, and MySQL.

They use agile development techniques and tools such as test-driven development, pair programming, and continuous integration, adapting these to needs as necessary at regularly held retrospectives involving developers, operators, support staff, and senior product owners. They are committed to on-going training during slack time and regularly scheduled coding dojos (see http://www.codingdojo.org/).

They have an active research program focused on improving and expanding our core technology.
Teams work interactively with customers and with internal business analysts.

B) Agile QA / Test Developer

The Job

As an outstanding Agile QA / Test Developer you will use your demonstrable success and interest in both writing code and testing software. You will design, build and maintain a robust framework for running automated tests and carry out exploratory testing where computers just can't cut it and that personal touch is required.

Essential Attributes / Skills:

·Ability to program in a relevant language (e.g., Java, Python) in a commercial environment

· Prior QA knowledge combined with a demonstrable interest in test

· Coach testing techniques and working with developers

· Design efficient, thorough test plans for software features

· Can design and build automated tests

· Experience (or at least interest) in working in an Agile environment

· Ability to work with different people and switch context quickly

· Diligence

Ideal Attributes:

· Analyzes software failures and identifies root causes and actions to address those causes

· Designs, implements, and analyzes non-functional tests

· Can conduct or help to conduct high-volume performance testing and tuning exercises.

· Effectively use tools such as Selenium, Hudson/Jenkins, Team City, and JUnit

· Can write effective and maintainable Java code

· Can effectively use mocking frameworks (JMock, Mockito)

· Prior finance experience / knowledge

· Management of small ad hoc groups

· Able to work with multi-office teams
What you will do:

Working with other developers in our Boston office, you will also be coaching the team in good test development, reviewing other developers' tests, and build the hard tests others cannot do. You enjoy working in QA and test, in an Agile environment. If you get your satisfaction by catching bugs and analyzing the root cause of bugs, then please send me your resume.

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Note: #5 may require relocation to San Diego

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1) In Lexington, client seeks a SR SQL DBA candidate with 10-12 yrs SQL Server Production DBA experience as well as:
Performance Tuning, Query Optimization
Replication expertise
Multi-node Cluster setup and support
Backup and Recovery
Excellent analytical and debugging skills·
Security setup: database, active directory and Windows level.
Good communication skills
Connectivity and Database Consistency Checks using DBCC Utilities
Windows 2008

2) An academic client is seeking a PeopleSoft Solution Architect to define the enterprise-level architecture and solution design of an end-to-end replacement of their existing student information systems and related infrastructure with PeopleSoft Campus Solutions. You will be responsible for developing, communicating, maintaining, and enforcing the overall solution architecture, including applications, data, and technical infrastructure. You will be responsible for defining integration strategies and designing interfaces to existing systems and applications in order to optimize business processes and meet management information needs; be able to effectively communicate the solution at all levels.

3) Candidates must possess hands on experience with .NET Silverlight, plus Sharepoint.

NET Developer Silverlight SharePoint 2010 Web Services (Principal Developer)

Expert level knowledge of SharePoint 2010 and experience developing Rich Internet Applications using SharePoint and .NET - Come to an industry leader where you will have the opportunity to showcase your talent in supporting a global user community, getting involved with advanced SharePoint and .NET features such as Visual Web Part Development, Silverlight, LINQ and working with industry standard tools such as RIA Services, and Spring.NET. Join our team of highly skilled professionals where you will be able to make your mark designing the next generation of collaborative applications.

GROWTH:
While most companies were busy downsizing, this client added over 2100 employees in 2009 alone!!

PROMOTION:
In 2009, more than 1200 employees received career promotions!!

EXPERTISE:
Have experience across a broad range of therapeutic areas, have supported nearly all of the top 50 best selling drugs that are on the market today.

AWARDS:
Scrip Award for Best CRO 2008, BioSingapore Award for Best Performing CRO 2009, Good Clinical Practice Journal, Most Innovative Patient Recruitment Strategy 2008,
Globe 100 - Top 10 Best-Performing Massachusetts-Based Public Company 2009 (including Top Employer Ranking by number of world wide employees)

Keywords: sdlc, agile, scrum, oracle, sql, silverlight, sharepoint 2000, CAML, TIBCO, UNIX, java, tomcat, configuration, erp, data warehousing, databases, Java, .NET, functional requirements, pharmacovigilance, drug, safety, phase II, phase III, phase IV, statistics, biostatistics, programming, sas, clinical, clinical research, phase IIIb, phase IV, phase IIIB/IV, project management, PM, project director, clinical trial, clinical trial, clinical trail, clinical study, CRO, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, biotech, medical device, oncology, clinical trials, clinical studies, clinical study, pm, project management, project manager, implementation, client interaction, sponsor, pharma, biotechÂ


Experience:
8+ years experience in .NET and SharePoint with emphasis on SilverLight development and Web Services. Knowledge of SQL Server and Oracle along with development skills in SQL

4) Here is one more opening - for folks with managerial experience in the defense or homeland security engineering arena. I'll provide all details if you are interested (or can pass this along to), but in essence you will manager people who have multiple technical disciplines; you will focus on defining customer needs and required functionality early in the development cycle, documenting requirements, then proceeding with design synthesis and system validation while considering the complete problem. You should have most of this shopping list: a Bachelor's degree + 10 years experience, Masters degree + 7 years experience, a degree in mechanical, electrical, chemical or other engineering discipline, in coordinating technical resources of varying disciplines to successfully complete development tasks, experience with analytical systems development and/or with government qualification processes a strong plus.

5) We would like to talk with a senior scientist with higher degrees/background in chemistry or physics, preferably the latter, along with at least eight years' experience in research and development in the areas of atmospheric pressure ionization, ion mobility, and particle collection. You will also need show an ability to program manage key initiatives or projects from technology roadmap, independently leap across functional team groups to accomplish goals, provide technical leadership for new trace detection methodologies leading to marketable products, design/develop/optimize existing and new technologies, participate in program efforts of key technology developments, design/develop/optimize custom analysis and control equipment and software to test and validate new technologies, be responsible for contributing to the patent portfolio of the company, be responsible for process development, process evaluation and process transfer from R&D to production, and provide guidance to junior members of technical staff and instill technical insight to all levels of the company. Note: May require re-lo to San Diego.



If neither of these is for you please consider forward this message to trusted colleagues.

Thanks and best regards,
Patrick Mertens
Pure Placements of New England
103 Union Street, Suite 303
Watertown MA 02472-2524

ph. - 617-710-0471

http://www.e-placers.com

http://e-placers.blogspot.com/

Skype me at patrickedwardmertens

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Adding on, here is one more opening - for folks with managerial experience in the defense or homeland security engineering arena. I'll provide all details if you are interested (or can pass this along to), but in essence you will manager people who have multiple technical disciplines; you will focus on defining customer needs and required functionality early in the development cycle, documenting requirements, then proceeding with design synthesis and system validation while considering the complete problem. You should have most of this shopping list: a Bachelor's degree + 10 years experience, Masters degree + 7 years experience, a degree in mechanical, electrical, chemical or other engineering discipline, in coordinating technical resources of varying disciplines to successfully complete development tasks, experience with analytical systems development and/or with government qualification processes a strong plus.

We also need another mechanical engineer or draftsperson for a permanent position. This is similar to the contractor position we filled a few months back. Responsibilities will include incorporating redlines into existing drawings and creating new drawings for existing prototype design. The mechanical designer will work very closely with mechanical engineers.

Ideal skill set: Solidworks 2011, Autodesk Inventor (desired), the ability to work independently and the ability to work directly with production Solidworks, new drawings from existing models, small company 30 people.

We would like to talk with a senior scientist with higher degrees/background in chemistry or physics, preferably the latter, along with at least eight years' experience in research and development in the areas of atmospheric pressure ionization, ion mobility, and particle collection. You will also need show an ability to program manage key initiatives or projects from technology roadmap, independently leap across functional team groups to accomplish goals, provide technical leadership for new trace detection methodologies leading to marketable products, design/develop/optimize existing and new technologies, participate in program efforts of key technology developments, design/develop/optimize custom analysis and control equipment and software to test and validate new technologies, be responsible for contributing to the patent portfolio of the company, be responsible for process development, process evaluation and process transfer from R&D to production, and provide guidance to junior members of technical staff and instill technical insight to all levels of the company.

Let me know if you are interested (or know someone you can refer) and I'll provide more details.

We are also on the hunt for a Senior Software Developer with a broad range of knowledge and experience with 5-10 years of experience developing embedded software for instrumentation or other commercial products, ideally in both embedded Linux and Windows environments. You will be responsible for the requirements, design, development, documentation, and testing of software for new innovative software products and existing software applications.

You will also analyze software requirements to determine feasibility of design within time and cost constraints, and will consult with hardware engineers and other engineering staff to evaluate interfaces between hardware and software, as well as operational and performance requirements of the overall system. You will also be involved in performing periodic code reviews and mentoring other software engineers on good software development practices.

Finally, we are still looking on behalf of our friends at an anti-drug-counterfeiting company for a Country Sales Director in India:

Our client is headquartered in Cambridge, MA (USA), and is the market leader in the provision of consumer-level, anti-counterfeiting technology services to the pharmaceutical market using text messaging. The annual global trade in counterfeit drugs is estimated to be $200B. Counterfeits exist in every pharmaceutical market and are responsible for thousands of deaths each year. Over 30% of medicines available in emerging markets are estimated to be counterfeit. The global pharmaceutical anti-counterfeiting, brand protection, and security packaging market reached $6.7B in 2009 and the total anti-counterfeiting technology market is expected to grow to $82B by 2015.

Our client is already delivering consumer-facing brand protection services to numerous pharma firms in the US. They are now looking for a Country Sales Director with direct responsibilities for sales in India pharmaceutical sales who will report directly to the parent company’s CEO. You will sell directly to large accounts as well as manage a team of sales representatives in India.

Job Summary

You will be responsible for selling the firm’s solution directly to India’s pharmaceutical companies. You will develop and maintain relationships with the target customers to drive the company's sales to them on a global basis. You will have complete responsibility for your customer relationships and will be held accountable for total account sales, margins and overall relationship status. Reviewing market analyses, you will determine customer needs, sales volume potential, and pricing schedules that will meet the company’s goals. Then you will implement a sales program of your own design leveraging both existing company relationships and new ones you will develop. In addition to selling directly to large accounts, you will lead a team of sales representatives located in multiple regions in India.

You will need to display great initiative and independence, together with strong organizational, relationship building and interpersonal skills. This includes identifying, contacting, and meeting key decision makers and educating them on the strategic value added by adopting the firm's services. You will also have input into their overall sales strategy and execution both with customers and strategic partners and will contribute significantly to determining how the company’s services are marketed in India.

Responsibilities

Your primary responsibility will be the sale of the company’s products and services to the key customers in India. You are also expected to help fulfill the marketing needs of the company short-term. You will own the customer relationships in India and as such will be the first point of contact for sales leads for large accounts, as well as any service concerns, with support from the Service Delivery staff in India & USA. You will consult with the company’s other executives to coordinate marketing, service delivery, and budgeting, and will represent the company at events and trade meetings to market its offerings in India. In addition, you will analyze market and sales information to determine industry and sales trends and potential in India.

Qualifications

An individual with the highest levels of energy, determination and sales ability is a must, combined with excellent communication, presentation and team management skills. You must have impeccable account management and relationship building skills with a proven track record of sales and a desire to work for a start-up, market-leading company that can offer significant career growth. You will have successfully sold solutions to industry and will have these qualifications:

High motivation and intelligence with expert interpersonal and oral/written communication skills
Ability to operate independently and flexibly in a start-up environment which is both demanding and multicultural
At least 10 years of successful consultative sales experience involving promoting and selling systems or concepts that increase client sales and brand value.
Experience working with the pharmaceutical packaging industry is strongly preferred, but not required
Experience managing and closing intricate sales with multiple decision-makers
Skills in negotiating pricing of complex offerings
Comfort creating sales and marketing materials and presenting in public
Experience and comfort using CRM systems
Availability for domestic travel (up to 60%). Person should be based in Mumbai or Bangalore
Business math and basic financial understanding
Exposure and basic understanding of mobile and computing technologies
Fluency in English and at least one major Indian language; knowledge of additional languages and ability to speak other major South Asian languages is a significant benefit
A bachelor's degree; an advanced degree is a plus
Ability to work in Mumbai or Bangalore without work visa assistance
Some marketing experience

Let me know if this is of interest.

Best regards,

Patrick Mertens

Pure Placements of New England

103 Union Street, Suite 303

Watertown MA 02472-2524

ph. - 617-710-0471

http://www.e-placers.com

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