0) VP of Engineering: Our first high-level opening in quite some time. Our Concord-based client seeks a vice-president (or senior director from larger company) who has led engineering development teams of 30-50, developing enterprise-class products. You must have experience managing schedules; you must understand the nuances of growing and hiring developers, etc…and you must have the confidence and ability to handle customers issues as well.

The client needs a VP who can manage a small group of 4 in Concord; you will grow that to 10, and the rest (66 plus) are in India. Here's kicker: they are looking for solid expertise in running an engineering group offshore, someone who has a background in enterprise-class solutions, networking and security software. Client currently has 110 employees, $10+mil revenue; they will offer a competitive salary with strong options package.
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A) Our Lowell client is a stable, growing, fast-paced, global Clinical Research Organization that has helped bring to market 49 of the top pharmaceuticals. We are seeking a Senior Essbase Developer with Finance Knowledge. You will have responsibility for enhancing and maintaining 3 Cubes used for Financial Consolidation and Management Reporting.

You will need 5+ years of experience with Hyperion Essbase and Hyperion Planning, a strong financial background working with an international company; knowledge of Oracle Costing and Billing will be a plus.

B) Interaction Designer - Newton MA - 3-5 years prior work experience or relevant education
• Online portfolio or examples of work required
• Expert in Photoshop, Illustrator, and Indesign or comparable. Flash skills a plus.
• Must demonstrate an excellent understanding of composition, color, page layout and typography
• Knowledge of or willingness to learn user experience /usability principles

C) Brand Director - west of Boston - 8-10 years of experience in marketing where online brand marketing (other than SEO) was main responsibility
-Specific experience/success in marketing; offline and online experience required
-Experience at a leading online consumer brand/media company
-Demonstrated ability to think creatively
-Flexible and open to change and new ideas
-Proven success in a fast-paced environment
-Experience managing an agency and direct reports
-Experienced business judgment required; MBA preferred
-Strong organization and analytic skills absolutely required

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Review of all current searches:

1) Up to $130k. You will work closely with business users and IT teams to design and implement an enterprise architecture to support the needs of the business. You will discover, analyze and develop reusable assets that can be leveraged via a SOA implementation and promote the adoption of these reusable assets. You will provide technical and thought leadership in both system integration as well as application development and promote best practices in these areas. Strong communication skills will be needed to develop and nurture working relationships with both business users and technical teams to ensure smooth integration between systems.

Experience:
5+ years experience in an architecture role.
Strong presentation, verbal and written communications skills
Hands-on experience with medium to large scale web applications.
Hands-on experience with databases from an application development perspective. Oracle is preferred.
Hands-on experience with J2EE or .Net technologies.
Excellent understanding of SOA and the WS-* standards.
Experience with an ESB. Tibco is nice to have / preferred.
Experience with data modeling and enterprise data management.
Experience with stress testing applications.
Strong interest in current and emerging technologies.
Strong team player.

JMS - Java's Messaging Framework
JDBC - Java's Database Connectivity Framework
JMS, JDBC, XSD, XSLT, XPATH, TIBCO, Integration

XML-Based Technologies
XSD - XML Validation
XSLT - XML Transforms
XPATH - XML Selection

Web Services
WSDL - Web service descriptors
SOAP - Web Service Protocol

2) 120k plus 20% bonus 1 report HOT

Position Title: Director of Regulatory Management


Location: Lexington, MA or Waltham, MA



Department: Information Technology Group


Title of Supervisor: VP, ITG Shared Services

PURPOSE AND SCOPE:
You will ensure Information Technology’s compliance with business commitments for key regulatory regulations including Sarbanes Oxley, HIPAA Security and other applicable industry standards. This position will be responsible for the design, support and direct testing on IT controls across various technologies and business processes. You will ensure the audits are high quality and completed in a timely manor aligned to the commitments of the FMC-NA audit board. The person in this role will present to business management, the findings and recommendations for control improvements in a comprehensive, clear, consolidated format. You will consult for IT in the areas of best practice for control objectives, test approach, sample sizes, remediation design and also provides guidance for new or existing controls for IT projects and methodology to help insure compliance to FMC-NA commitments.

DUTIES/ACTIVITIES:

* You will develop and plan audits of Information Technology controls and appropriate business controls for applications. Develop an in-depth knowledge of these systems concerning applications, infrastructure and operational processes to help detect any defects in FMCNA compliance commitments. Look for opportunities to reduce audit costs while increasing compliance.
* Perform risk analysis and process/control maturity assessment to determine appropriate sample sizes and testing approach aligned to audit standards.
* Work closely with corporate departments such as Compliance, Internal Audit, and Legal to meet audit objectives. Act as a liaison for IT regarding testing and reporting on testing results and project management of remediation.
* Investigate information systems audit exceptions, process opportunities, and offer advice on best practice approach for remediation approach balancing risk and cost to the business.
* You will provide Program Management of audit exception remediation and provide management reports on progress and target completion dates.
* Your will be responsible for Complete Risk assessments, Control reviews and Business Impacts Analysis upon request from various departments such as Legal, Compliance and Audit.
* Design a Key Performance Indicators program.
* Ensure a quality audit program is designed, implemented and maintained for information technology systems and controls.
* Work with external audit on reviewing management testing synopsis and also support their external testing requirements concerning documentation and management.
* Help insure success of audit programs by making sure goals, objectives and testing approach is appropriate and is typically risk based.
* Special projects as assigned as needed but are not related to control implementation.
* Direct and coordinate assigned audit staff and contractors in conducting the following phases:
o Audit Planning and scoping
o Development of audit plans
o Conducting the audit
o Reporting and Exit meetings
o External audit interface
o Interface to Internal Audit
o Audit/Control recommendations
* Responsible for annual performance review process.
* Other duties as assigned.

CUSTOMER SERVICE:

· Responsible for driving the FMCNA culture through values and customer service standards.

· Accountable for outstanding customer service to all external and internal customers.

· Develop and maintain effective relationships through effective and timely communication.

· Take initiative and action to respond, resolve and follow up regarding customer service issues with all customers in a timely manner.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:

* Work directly with IT application and system owners to represent FMCNA standards for regulatory commitments including Sarbanes Oxley and HIPAA Security.
* Plan, Design, direct test, report, staff management and recommendations for information technology audits.
* Program Management for regulatory related projects such as remediation design, testing and management reporting. Oversee the remediation and tracking of IT audit exceptions.
* Design input and maintenance of compliance monitoring program.
* Work with internal and external audit, legal and compliance departments supporting control framework testing, execution, implementation and verification of remediation.
* Provide support for policies and procedure within IT to insure compliance to business requirements.
* Implementation and maintenance of SOX 404 testing tool.
* Update management on status of projects, testing and continuous improvement initiatives.
* Implement and support miscellaneous projects such as Common Body of Knowledge for system inventories, risk assessments and remediation plans.
* Remediation design support utilizing IT experience and regulatory knowledge to make sure solutions meet commitments for HIPAA and Sarbanes Oxley.
* Risk Assessment and Business Impact Analysis when needed.
* Compliance department interface for FMS policy implementation.

EDUCATION

Bachelors Degree or equivalent work experience in Computer Science or Business
EXPERIENCE AND REQUIRED SKILLS

* 12 years experience with SOX audit experience across multiple domains
* Understanding of HIPAA Security
* 8 years extensive project management experience managing remediation or test management.
* Minimum 4 year degree in computer technologies, business or equivalent technical experience
* Working knowledge of IT Operations, business applications and systems such as Oracle, Unix, Windows XP, ASI 400 and network, including wireless.
* Self starter with strong analytical skills
* Goal Driven and detailed oriented
* Enjoys a continuous process improvement working environment.
* Make risk assessment recommendations using good decision making skills considering risk, cost and user impact
* Knowledge and experience in Windows XP, Windows 2000, MS Excel, MS Access, MS Project
* Effective and cooperative team member
* Business communication skills and able to communicate effectively between IT and business roles.
* Effective oral and written communication skills
* Able to work creatively, analytically, and independently in a problem solving environment
* Must pass background check and drug screening

3) Salary is $100-120K. Bonus 20%. Framingham MA

Senior Database Administration Consultant: DB2 architectural and technical expertise for complex mission critical DB2 databases. You will support multiple IS teams and multiple databases, leading efforts with software and technology vendors to understand how their product can bring business benefit to the client and the optimal approach for database implementation. You will acts as a project manager for internal database engineering efforts and as a liaison for external project teams, serving as a mentor for other Database Engineers from both technical and project management perspectives. You will develop best practices for all aspects of database implementation, tuning, monitoring, security, and administration.

Primary Responsibilities

* Manage large DB2 database systems including mission critical databases supporting eCommerce, 24x7 applications
* Responsible for developer support, SQL reviews, design reviews, database tuning, and data security
* Act as a high-level coordinator for projects requiring a DB2 database to insure the appropriate database design, performance profile, and security controls
* Develop and socialize DB2 database engineering best practices
* Serve as DB2 guru and technical mentor for other DB2 database engineers
* Evaluate new database related technologies and assess their application in the corporate environment
* Comprehensive knowledge of logical and physical data modeling processes

Qualifications

* Minimum 15 years experience with DB2 (LUW)
* Strong background defining, implementing and operating large DB2 database environments, preferably for eCommerce applications
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills
* Ability to plan, implement, and support across multiple DB2 databases
* Expert knowledge of Structured Query Language (SQL) to assist in performance tuning or design consulting of large DB2 databases
* Strong problem solving and analytical skills; ability to analyze complex technical problems
* Ability to multi-task, shift gears quickly, work independently and collaboratively, adapt easily to shifting priorities, process changes, and schedule changes
* Ability to explain system issues clearly and concisely and establish effective working relationships
* Proven focus on identifying opportunities for process improvement and driving implementation of those improvements
* Established track record building productive relationships across technical disciplines and with business partners. Including the ability to influence others and advocate change
* Experience designing, implementing and supporting a large DB2 database environment, on LUW and/or z/OS platforms
* Experience defining and implementing backup and recovery strategies using DB2 and/or BMC utilities to obtain full/incremental backup sets/image copies
* Experience using maintenance / operations utilities for re-orgs, re-binds, explains, etc.
* Experience with tuning the DB2 database and SQL, including the ability to leverage metrics collection, snapshots or tools such as IBM Performance Expert or Quest Spotlight
* B.S. Computer Science required

4-5) Two needs, Lead, Senior Software Engineer, one is $85-100K, and the other is $90-115K Both have 10-15% bonuses.



You will do some customer interaction...Some, not much in Cold Fusion, the bulk, 95% is C# .NET Development. ColdFusion not necessary, will teach that, and they won't be on that long, as the client is getting off CF this month, so only in maintenance...



Lead, Senior Software Engineer, – C#, .NET, Web, SQL Server....
Very successful Waltham client....This is the result of growth... They need an experienced, software developer who has experience with rich Internet applications to join their software development team and bring cutting edge enhancements and additions to their 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 (profitable and have over 3,500 customers) which means there is a lot of opportunity for talented individuals. 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.



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. Their data tier is a large SQL Server database providing all data access. Strong experience with these technologies is a must.

§ 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

§ Take ownership over parts of software with little supervision

§ 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

§ 5+ years experience developing enterprise applications and cutting edge software

§ Strong knowledge of software architecture and patterns (components, reuse, skinning, OOP)

§ Significant development experience on a variety of data driven projects using C#, HTML, XML, and SQL. Cold Fusion experience is a plus. You will be required to show examples or documentation of your work.

§ Strong 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

§ Ownership of an automobile and cell phone required


6) Technical Ops Engineer - - Deep knowledge of Linux
- Experienced in use of shell scripting to perform tasks
- Experience with high traffic, internet-facing services
- Experience with alerting and trending packages like Nagios and Cacti
- Experience with build automation (ie kickstart, puppet, etc)
- Experience with virtualization technology (Xen preferred)
- Experience with Cisco networking hardware

3) mid- to senior-level Systems Administrator - experience with:
- Linux systems administration (especially Red Hat variants)
- Basic Windows systems administration
- Scripting (especially perl and bash)
- Networking Fundamentals

Highly desireable experience with:Samba, OpenLDAP, Mail Server Administration / Zimbra, Server Virtualization, Cisco ASA, PIX

7) Sr. s/w engineer - Â * BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent
* 10 years of software development experience
* JAVA
* XML
* HTML
* Linux/UNIX
* Organized, self-motivator and detail oriented
* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

8) SQL Server Database Administrator- Â Â Â BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent
12+ years of software development experience
SQL Server 2008 Database Administration, including SSRS and SSAS
SQL and RDBMS experience in both OLTP and OLAP environments
Dimensional modeling (star/snowflake schema) design experience
Organized, independent, self-motivated and detail oriented
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills

Other Desired Skills: Postgres, Building data cubes, Data mining, ETL processing, Hadoop

9) Two sw/ engineer - 4+ years of software development experience
Experienced in developing code for high-volume systems
Solid understanding of Java and Object-Oriented architectures
Comfortable with Linux and its standard utilities
An understanding of HTML, CSS, SQL and Javascript
An understanding of AJAX and other Web 2.0 technologies
BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent and a passion for the Web and desire to implement complex computer science solutions

10) SEO s/w engineer - You should have an interest in learning: Keyword Research and Targeting, Site Content Optimization, Site Architecture, Internal and External Linking, Search Engine and Directory Submissions, and Traffic Analytics and Trending

Requirements:
BS or MS in Math or Computer Science.
5-10 years of software development experience.
Proven record of accomplishment in databases, web technologies, and programming languages such as Java, Perl, Ruby, SQL in a Linux/Unix environment.

11) Two Sr. SEO Engineers - 5+ years of software development experience
- PHP/JAVA/XML/HTML on Linux/UNIX environment
- Proven track record delivering high quality results, while thriving in a quickly-paced environment-
- Strong inter-personal skills, intensive curiosity, and an enthusiasm for solving difficult problems
- Passion or and experience developing great web products end-to-end
- Design and code high-volume software
- Strong working knowledge of Linux, Apache and SQL a plus
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- "Practical real world" knowledge of statistics preferred
- Organized, self-motivator, great communicator and detail oriented
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or equivalent
- Prior knowledge of SEO is preferred, not required. Â However, a strong interest in learning and developing SEO skills is required

12) Two Sr. Software engineer with a BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent

8+ years of software development experience
Java or C++ development experience in a UNIX or Linux environment
Experience with common tools of software development: source control, build automation, automated testing
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
Knowledge and experience with an RDBMS and SQL
Strong attention to detail l Ability to work with internal business partners
Knowledge and experience with HTML
Scripting experience with shell or python

13) platform engineer with a very strong hands-on software engineering skills preferably with Java in a Linux environment.

14) We have posted this position before, but it is still open: needs fluency in Chinese(Mandarin or Cantonese) and English
- BS in Computer Science or equivalent (MS a plus)
- 8+ years of software development experience.
- Experience in leading small and medium sizes engineering teams.
- Must have working knowledge of the following:
* Design and code high-volume software primarily using Java.
* HTML/CSS/XML
* Strong working knowledge of Linux, Apache, PHP, and SQL a plus
* Knowledge of i18n best practices (experience with Localization a plus).
- Enthusiasm for solving difficult problems.
- Passion for and experience developing great web products end-to-end.
- Organized, self-motivated and detail oriented
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

15) Three Sr. sw engineer with 8+ years of  software development experience
Experienced in developing code for high-volume systems
Experienced in object-oriented development in PHP
Experienced using closures and objects in Javascript
Solid understanding of Java and Object-Oriented architectures
Comfortable with Linux and its standard utilities
Experienced working in HTML, CSS and SQL
An understanding of AJAX and other Web 2.0 technologies
Working knowledge of PHP and Python are helpful

16) Content engineer with document classification, machine learning experience
Strong mathematical skills: statistics, heuristics, algorithms
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or equivalent
Graduate degree helpful
5+ years of software development experience
Experience working on highly scalable, high traffic consumer web sites helpful
Linux, scripting and database experience helpful
Java programming experience helpful


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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