The NYTimes story today about companies' investing more in capital than in labor does not seem to be affecting the high-tech market in Boston. We can hardly keep up with the demand from clients for top-notch candidates.

Witness another group of openings we are now conducting searches for:

1) Executive Director, Client Services(Owning and up selling clients, working with sales, is a part of this as loyalty and best practice in client services)

Waltham client is rapidly evolving its business model from content-driven e-communications to digital direct response, capitalizing on the fusion of relevant, local content and response across digital distribution platforms (Mobile, Smart Devices, and e-mail) . As a Software as a Service (SaaS) provider, they enable companies to connect with their customers and prospects through their communication channel of choice , driving measurable revenue and direct response. Hot and growing client, they service more than 3,500 accounts globally representing a wide variety of market segments including auto dealerships, direct selling, technology, banking/credit unions, life sciences, professional services, consumer packaged goods, non-profit, manufacturing, travel, education, retail/e-commerce, advertising and marketing.

Brief Overview:

This client has reorganized its business to capitalize on this rapidly emerging opportunity. It has created a new business unit called the Consumer Enterprise SBU. This business unit consists of a number of key growth segments including the Direct Selling, Technology, Retail and Franchise industries. They are searching for an Executive Director, Client Services with extensive experience leading a client service organization that proactively interacts with customers, delivers superior ROI and demonstrable business impact. The person they are looking for is a fearless leader, is customer focused, has extensive consumer and retail experience, is willing to do what is necessary to deliver the highest results for the customers and is capable of creating a highly energized working environment for their client service team.

Initially the Executive Director, Client Services will manage a team of 8-10 client service representatives with a plan to scale rapidly to address expected growth. This person must be a strong developer of talent and have the ability to interact extensively and collaboratively with customers.

Responsibilities

The Executive Director, Client Services is responsible for the day to day satisfaction and management of our customers by effectively leveraging people and technology resources. An overview of a typical day will include:

· Active participation with customers on current deliverables, opportunities and risks;

· Manage/oversee/mentor a client service team in the performance of their daily responsibilities;

· Understanding consumer and retail marketplace trends and how they can capitalize on new opportunities;

· Interacting with adjacent business units and customers for new idea generation and best practices;

· Partnering with sales team on new business opportunities;

· Developing personal/team skill set;

· Managing internal and client reporting, program results and analytics;

· Creating fine tuned customer service delivery processes that are fully aligned to delivering results;

· Measuring client satisfaction;

· Sales support and demos;

· Recommending product enhancements to the development team;

· Managing quarterly goals and deadlines;

Education and Experience Requirements

· Minimum of 5-7 years experience as a Director/Executive Director, Client Services;

· Significant customer relationship and account management experience;

· Highly knowledgeable about retail solutions, programs and expected ROI’s;

· Strong change management and leadership skills;

· Strong ability to manage and scale a team;

· Strategic thinker and tactical implementer;

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills;

· Excellent teamwork skills;

· Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority;

· Ability to travel to client sites;

· Bachelor’s degree required;

Prior experience with a retail customer account management optimal. Other considerations: experience working for advertising agencies with strategic account management where digital direct response solutions are a key component of client’s strategy and/or direct marketing companies.

You can come in and own and grow this new opportunity!

2) Senior IT Support Analyst – Lowell, MA

Job Description:

In this role you will function as a technical support expert for the clinical applications group. Working in a global team, you will be providing technical support for several mission critical Web applications. You will be working to set up those applications (application installs, upgrades, validation, etc.), configuring application rules to meet project requirements and analyze issues to identify the root cause and implement solutions.

Responsibilities:

* Provide technical support in the integration and support of system(s) including the client's application suite and associated infrastructure components, including application servers and databases (Oracle.)
* Responsible for the on-going technical management and support of the Operating Platforms
* Work with other IT teams to coordinate support activities
* Understand the requirements for current infrastructure change
* Validate the affects of integrating and certifying new infrastructure software into the environment

Experience:

* Bachelor’s degree or relevant work experience
* 3+ years experience programming or working in a large IT environment, supporting mid-range & distributed computing platforms, including resolving complex system problems
* 1+ years experience with Unix, Solaris preferred, Java, Oracle and PL/SQL
* Tibco experience is a plus
* JBOSS and Tomcat installation and configuration experience is a plus
* Experience with Agile Methodology is a plus
* Experience supporting clinical applications is a plus
* Strong project management, change management and problem-solving skills
* Demonstrated analytical abilities, with the ability to multitask and do in-depth troubleshooting
* Proven ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment
* Excellent communication and written skills for interface with clients, vendors and other support departments
* Experience working with a global team is a plus
* Strong understanding of IT operational processes and familiarity with standards and trends relative to IT processes
* Working technical knowledge of current systems infrastructure, software, protocols, and standards, including SOA and utility computing models

3) Principal IT Support Analyst – Lowell, MA

Job Description:

In this role you will function as principal technical support expert for the clinical applications group. Working in a global team, you will be providing technical support for several mission critical Web applications. You will be working to set up those applications (application installs, upgrades, validation, etc.), configuring application rules to meet project requirements and analyze issues to identify the root cause and implement solutions.

Responsibilities:

* Provide technical expertise in the integration and support, including the client's application suite and associated infrastructure components, including application servers and databases (Oracle.)
* Responsible for the on-going technical management and support of their Operating Platforms
* Work with other IT teams to coordinate support activities
* Understand the requirements for current infrastructure change
* Validate the affects of integrating and certifying new infrastructure software into the environment
* Mentor other, more junior team members
* Conduct research into emerging technologies and trends, standards, and products
* Estimate costs and benefits of new technology and make recommendations

Experience:

* Bachelor’s degree or relevant work experience
* 5+ years experience programming or working in a large IT environment, supporting mid-range & distributed computing platforms, including resolving complex system problems
* 1+ years experience with Unix, Solaris preferred, Java, Oracle and PL/SQL
* Tibco experience is a plus
* JBOSS and Tomcat installation and configuration experience is a plus
* Experience with Agile Methodology is a plus
* Experience supporting clinical applications is a plus
* Strong project management, change management and problem-solving skills
* Demonstrated analytical abilities, with the ability to multitask and do in-depth troubleshooting
* Proven ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment
* Excellent communication and written skills for interface with clients, vendors and other support departments
* Experience working with a global team is a plus
* Strong understanding of IT operational processes and familiarity with standards and trends relative to IT processes
* Working technical knowledge of current systems infrastructure, software, protocols, and standards, including SOA and utility computing models
* Ability to plan and estimate technology costs at a high level

4) Boston based, 20-year-old, privately held, 800 employees, Consulting to State and Local Govts, and universities. The hunt is on for a true Director of Engineering....One must have Enterprise Scale Experience, and be a positive motivator/leader, who can manage people here and overseas/offshore in different time zones.. See spec list below for a sense of what talent you might have to bring to the table.

5) a seasoned .Net developer, as well as a Mid Level, Sr Level, and Principal Level Developer, all with at least 4 years experience in development secure, high performance web based solutions. The team is charged with building a suite of products to service the State and Local Government Education Sector.

They are a C#, .NET, and Microsoft Dynamics, and SaaS Cloud Solution environment....

Required Skills

* Solid understanding of OO programming.
* Strong working knowledge of .NET framework and preferably C# experience.
* Working knowledge of SharePoint and web part development.
* Working knowledge of SQL & relational database programming and must be able to develop stored procedures.
* Ability to learn & adapt quickly in a dynamic environment.
* Ability to document design and provide realistic estimates.

Required Experience

* BS Degree in Computer Science.
* Some OLAP knowledge preferable.
* Demonstrated experience building secure and scalable systems and/or applications.
* Understanding of software architecture.
* Demonstrated experience in web programming including HTML & JavaScript

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6) We have yet another (fairly) new client, on Rt 495, southwest of Boston. They need a "team player" engineer with around 10 years development experience in C++ who has experience collaborating with mechanical and electrical engineers. The firm has 60,000 employees worldwide, 100 locally; very little travel envisioned.

"This position requires 90% sitting, 5% standing, 5% walking and occasional lifting up to 24 pounds"

If you would like to know more, I'll send the complete description.
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This is our number one priority:

7) Senior Electrical Engineer
This is a permanent position. You, or someone you suggest, will be responsible for the architecture, requirements, development, documenting, and testing of the electrical systems or subsystems for new innovative products and existing applications.

You have the ability to analyze technical requirements to determine feasibility of design within time and cost constraints. In this job you will consult with other engineering staff and scientists to evaluate the mechanical, operational and performance requirements of overall system. Duties also involve performing periodic system design reviews and mentoring other members of the technical staff on good engineering development practices.

Required Education and/or Experience:

BS or higher degree in electrical engineering or equivalent.

10+ years experience in electrical engineering

Required Essential Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Responsibilities include large system design efforts while serving as lead engineer on major projects from concept through release to production

Provide technical expertise coupled with proven leadership skills in the fields of Electrical Engineering, DFM and Lean Design.

You will also provide guidance to junior members or engineering staff and technical insight to all levels of engineering and management

Conduct in-depth quantitative analyses of design performance for proposed and developing designs using hand and computer aided methods

Make technical recommendations/decisions on projects and develop engineering statements or work and cost and manpower estimates for proposed projects

Lead the development of and present technical design reviews

Report technical and programmatic status to program, functional and executive management

Validating system-level electrical performance and design requirements

Allocating electrical performance and design requirements to subsystems and components

Synthesizing subsystem performance characteristics and confirming acceptable overall system performance or resolving any shortfalls

Managing system electrical requirements and evaluating and mitigating system risks

Other Skills and Abilities Required:

Digital & Analog design experience

Extensive embedded system design

Expert in schematic entry, layout tools and design for manufacturability

Hardware Design, Components Placement, PCB Lay-out, PCB Stack-up, PCB Artwork, and Assembly Drawing
Ensuring assigned engineering work is completed on time and on budget

5 years minimum experience with electronics CAD such as Altium

Proficiency in engineering computer tools used for design analysis and verification required

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Excellent teamwork ethic

Strong problem solving and creative skills

Must be a team player with good people and leadership skills and ability to mentor

Good organizational skills being able to multitask on multiple development projects


8) Client has 2 principal developer opening (at $120-130k plus sign on) 1 Enterprise SOA architect (to $135k plus sign on) - all hands on developers The Enterprise Architect will work closely with business users and IT teams to design and implement an enterprise architecture to support the needs of the business. He will discover, analyze and develop reusable assets that can be leveraged via a SOA implementation and promote the adoption of these reusable assets. He 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

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

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

JAVA - must
JMS
JDBC
XSD
XSLT
XPATH
WSDL
SOAP
TIBCO
Web Services
Integration

9) Waltham MA client - In this case you would need to bring Windows internals and Windows kernel development experience. General Windows development is also desirable. Client is less interested in the softer side of Windows like .NET, etc. Pays up to $115k plus equity

Our Engineering team is addressing some of the toughest challenges in computer security. Our world-class team is constantly tackling problems that are considered “too hard”. Members of our team perform all functions of the software development life cycle, from brainstorming and system design through testing and delivery…and we have a lot of fun doing it!

Seeking developers with the following skills:

· Experience working with the internals of the Windows operating system.

· Memory management.

· Design, implement and debug kernel and driver software.

· Perform research of relevant standards and technologies.

· Characterize and resolve performance issues.

· Experience with various API interception.

· Experience in file system design.

· Strong C/C++.

· Expert troubleshooting and debugging skills.

· Experience with kernel debugging.

· Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.

· Self-directed; requires minimal supervision on work projects.

· Willingness to proactively interact with the team and achieve results in a dynamic small company environment.

10) Digital Guardian Security and Information Protection Software for large enterprises and US Government Windbg C++
Device Drivers and UM, Encryption (Full Disc, Portable), Trusted Computing, Secure Browser, FIPS Cryptographic Kernel Driver...


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11) Senior Firmware Engineer - Natick, MA

Required Skills
* C programming expert
* Multiple projects developing embedded systems for commerical or consumer use brought to market successfully.
* State machine development
* Ability to read and review schematics and gain respect of EE's
* Comfortable using logic analyzers, emulators, scopes, etc.
* History of effective teamwork with other engineers, both SW and HW.

12) Mobile Partnerships Director - Waltham, MA

Requirements:

* 7+ years experience in business development at a leading e-commerce, mobile or media/publishing. (preference of past company experience where content is an essential part of the value proposition)
* Demonstrable track record of establishing and growing successful partnerships with significant companies
* Curiosity to evolve new strategies and uncover new partner segments that support goal achievement
* Equipped with excellent prospecting, negotiation and sales skills (Consultative selling ability)
* Understanding of mobile industry and trends.
* Expected to travel 50%...both national and international


13) Ruby on Rails Software Engineer for Hot Startup! - Cambridge, MA
Requirements:

- Ruby on Rails product architecture and development experience
- 5+ years of Java and server side architecture and development experience
- Experience creating high traffic sites and memcached, load balancing, and distributed applications.
- Strong Unix, Linux, and MySql experience
- Full life cycle product ownership from gather requirements through product release
- Ruby, Ruby on Rails, Java, memcached, load balancing, linux, unix, Ajax, Scalability, data mining


14) Junior Embedded Software Engineer - Boxborough, MA
Requirements
* BS/MS Computer Engineering or BS/MS Electrical Engineering with Software focus
* C and assembly language experience and familiarity with scripting languages
* Strong software development skills and knowledge/experience in software engineering best practices (i.e. modularity, extensibility, reusability and maintainability)
* Ability to work effectively with other team members including embedded application development, system and quality engineers
* Excellent verbal and written technical communication skills
* Proficiency in a foreign language a plus (German, Japanese)

Tools
* Oscilloscope
* Logic Analyzer
* Debuggers
* Emulators
* Office Productivity (Word, Excel, Visio)
* Network analysis
* Version control
* Defect Tracking

15) Web Application SW Developer - Cambridge, MA
Java, Python, MySQL, Hadoop, Solr and Cassandra. It doesn't matter which technologies you have build in, but you should be an expert in something. Great engineers can (and should) change their toolset over time and our client will pay you to learn these new tools.

16) PHP Developer - Braintree, MA
Qualifications

* 3-7 years development in a Linux, Apache, PHP 5 and MySQL (or Postgres) environment
* Strong SQL skills and familiarity with data modeling
* Familiarity with one or more major MVC framework(s) such as Zend, Cake, etc.
* Some experience with Object-Relational Mapping libraries such as Active Record, Doctrine, or Propel.
* Some familiarity with REST or SOAP Web services
* Understanding of basic Javascript, Ajax, and familiarity with one or more javascript library such as jQuery, Scriptaculous, Prototype, or YUI
* Firm grasp of basic web application security techniques
* Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or equivalent
* Experienced with Agile/XP/Scrum programming methodologies, test-driven development (a plus)

17) One of our favorite clients has asked us to conduct a search for two sales people in these areas: Boston and Mid-Atlantic. They will consider people at all experience levels but you (or someone you refer) should have some understanding of both the life sciences arena as well as the foreign language industry. This is a wonderful company, profitable throughout the recession.

18) We have also engaged a new client who will be hiring 5 sales people this year for the United States; you can live anywhere in the US. Travel will be around 20%, occasional internationally. This is a Chinese-based company and most of the 150 employees are in the 5 offices of that country. The services sold range from computer software and customized engineering to technical writing and product testing. Over the course of 2011 they will hire people with all levels of experience, but initially they will hire folks with 10-15 years' sales experience and who have knowledge of the translation industry.

I look forward to hearing from candidates who might explore such an opportunity and aren't shy about being assertive to make the sale.

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19) Our client's engineering team is addressing some of the toughest challenges in computer security. Their world-class team is constantly tackling problems that are considered “too hard” for everyone else. The team perform all functions of the software development life cycle, from brainstorming and system design through testing and delivery.

Client has asked us to conduct a search for developers with the following skills:

· Experience working with the internals of Windows.

· Memory management.

· Design, implement and debug kernel and driver software.

· Perform research of relevant standards and technologies.

· Characterize and resolve performance issues.

· Experience with various API interception.

· Experience in file system design.

· Strong C/C++.

· Expert troubleshooting and debugging skills.

· Experience with kernel debugging.

· Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.

· Self-directed; requires minimal supervision on work projects.
· Willingness to proactively interact with the team and achieve results in a dynamic small company environment.

Comp; up to $130k plus equity
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19) North Cambridge ...By Alewife/Belmont...Easy commute from anywhere...CIDC...This is RED HOT>>>>Full time or Contractor ...Salary wide open...100-130K..plus++

Principal Database Application Engineer...Key role to play an integral role in development of high-performance multi-player gaming applications. The position requires experience with high-performance transactional databases (IBM Informix is a plus, not needed, will train if strong in other areas), stored procedure (Informix SPL) development, database trouble shooting, and optimization. Databases administration experience is a plus.

The successful individual will work closely with application architects and developers to support sound data architecture and design. The candidate will work with the development teams to support and troubleshoot database related problems within the applications.

The candidate will monitor the database performance, identify performance bottle necks, and work with the development team to implement performance recommendations.

The qualified candidate will support a production environment where occasional after hours and weekend support may be required. The candidate must be able to work in a dynamic operational environment with changing priorities and a high operational tempo. The candidate must possess strong communication skills to work with a geographically dispersed development team, work with Technical Operations and Databases Administration teams.

Required Skills

* Proven high-performance OLTP database design, normalization, and optimization skills
* Strong SQL query and stored procedure writing, optimization, and debugging skills
* Good configuration management skills
* Knowledge of JAVA or Perl based ORM packages, Web applications, Apache Web server or JBOSS is a plus.

Required Experience

You must possess a Bachelor or Master of Science degree in Computer Science/Engineering or a directly related technical discipline, plus 6-10 years of experience with at least 4 years in solid Data Base database engineering and administration. Experience with highly available Informix OR Oracle DB based systems, Informix SPL OR PL/SQL development, Linux OS, shell or Perl scripting, and strong communication skills, to include verbal and written is required.

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20) Software Developer - $90-130k
Location: Lexington
US Citizens only, eligible to obtain security clearance.
Our client is an employee-owned small business focused on the engineering, integration, deployment and operation of state-of-the-art command and control, communications, navigation, surveillance and reconnaissance, launch and information systems that deliver critical network centric capabilities.

JOB DESCRIPTION:
Software Developer capable of conceiving, designing, developing, testing and integrating software to interconnect information systems associated with national security. Key activities include:
. Software development and real time programming
. Rapid prototyping on service oriented architectures

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:
. BS in CS, Math, Physics, Engineering or equivalent experience
. 2 years relevant work
. Strong Java experience
. Knowledge of service oriented architecture protocols
. Knowledge of software design practices
. Documentation and configuration management
. Software or systems test

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:
. Masters Degree in CS, Math, Physics or Engineering
. Programming on the iPhone and/or Android platforms
. C++ and object oriented design
. Service oriented architecture protocols
. Knowledge of real-time systems
. Maven configuration management
. Agile software development practices
. Rapid prototyping
. Team code development

US Citizenship and the ability to obtain a DoD SECRET Security Clearance are required for the position.

Salary will be commensurate with experience. Client is a growing company and there will be opportunities for internal advancement. They have a generous benefits package including health, dental, vision and disability insurance, paid time off, 12 holidays (including year-end shutdown), company provided life insurance and a 401K with a company-paid retirement contribution.

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20) A new sales opening in a Boston area "wealth management" firm; diversity candidates welcome.

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

patrick@e-placers.com