Current job openings in Greater Boston and Western CT

This is an updated list of our ongoing employment searches. Let me know if any of these resonate with you. To be informed of openings as we receive them, send an e-mail to patrick@e-placers.com and we'll keep you posted. A1) Boston C#.NET SQL Developer Position Detail/Essential Functions: KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Develop innovative Business Intelligence platform using SSRS to support next generation reporting capabilities Integrate BI application with other products Develop data warehousing capabilities Manage, support and enhance existing reporting application Configure & Deploy applications in all Environments REQUIREMENTS Strong hands on knowledge of ASP.NET, C# & SQL Strong hands on knowledge of SSRS Strong experience in SQL Query Tuning Experience building Self Service Reporting Capabilities Experience developing Operations and Analytical Reports Track status and communicate progress effectively to project management Provide necessary knowledge transfer to support and services organizations Continuously look for ways to improve effectiveness and efficiency allowing us to provide a higher quality product in less time. Demonstrated understanding of the software product development life-cycle Experience working on projects developed and tested iteratively (Agile/Scrum experience a plus) Strong sense of teamwork, personal integrity, responsibility and accountability GOOD TO HAVE: 8+ years of development experience Data Modeling for Reporting application Share point Integration with SSRS Experience in developing reporting applications of enterprise scale Exceptional interpersonal relationship and communication skills, verbal and written (peers, executives, cross culture) Experience in other reporting technologies like Cognos, Business Objects, Crystal B2) A "junior" candidate of (above) A1 for a Burlington client C3A) Travel to or live in, but work in Atlanta or NY or Minneapolis, or Chicago currently, just 4 days a week, from your home office…Top compensation for the following needs: Director Level to Engagement Director or Manager, Project Lead/Manager, Architect, Sr. Consultant, and or Consultant… This start-up client seeks SAP ABAP Project Leads for a new practice being built within a globally-recognized IT Consulting Services Firm. The appropriate candidate will lead and facilitate SAP blueprint workshops, project integration and process design for large client initiatives across the US. To qualify for this role you must have the following experience: At least 7-10 years of SAP ABAP functional project leadership, blueprint workshop faciliation, and process design experience and Big 5 Consulting or Equivalent Experience Required C3B) Same start-up client also needs SAP OTC, PP, FICO and APO expertise as well. C3C) Same start-up seeks a Big 5 Oracle EBS Financials Leader. The appropriate candidate will assist in practice development and lead overall client workshops, project integration, and executive advisement of large Oracle EBS Finance Implementations for global manufacturing companies. To qualify for this role you must have the following experience: - At least 10+ to 15+ years of Oracle EBS Finance leadership experience in manufacturing and or financial environments - Extensive Big 5 or Oracle Consulting background. C3D) Same start-up client also needs: Big 5 Oracle EBS Supply Chain Management (SCM) Leader The appropriate candidate will assist in practice development and lead overall client workshops, project integration, and executive advisement of large Oracle EBS SCM Implementations for global manufacturing companies. To qualify for this role you must have the following experience: - At least 5 to 10 to 15+ years of Oracle EBS SCM Leadership experience in manufacturing environments, or some with Financial Environments/expertise … - Extensive Big 5 or Oracle Consulting background required… There is much more, and many more ORACLE needs, not just these… C3E) This start-up client also needs folks with Oracle Hyperion. C3F) Same start-up client also needs SAP ABAP Project Leads for a new practice being built within a globally recognized IT Consulting Services Firm. The appropriate candidate will lead and facilitate SAP blueprint workshops, project integration, and process design for large client initiatives across the US. To qualify for this role you must have the following experience: - At least 7-10 years of SAP ABAP functional project leadership, blueprint workshop faciliation, and process design experience - Big 5 Consulting or Equivalent Experience Required C3G) This start-up client also needs folks with SAP OTC, PP, FICO and APO expertise. D4) IBM Mainframe Systems Programmer (z/OS) - Concord, NH This new client is looking for candidates with strong experience in mainframe systems programming with an emphasis on security including RACF, as well as strong experience in the installation/maintenance of IBM and 3rd party software packages. Even though this is older Legacy technology this is a great client to work for, candidate needs to be a good communicator; $120k-$135k. The following is a sample of the responsibilities of this position: · Apply IBM software maintenance · Apply software maintenance of 3rd party software packages · RACF maintenance · CICS System Programming support Education, Experience and Skills Bachelor’s Degree in computer science or related technology, or equivalent experience 10 – 12 years of experience in IBM Mainframe technologies, CICS, and general IBM Mainframe Systems Programming 10 – 12 years of experience maintaining 3rd party software packages on an IBM mainframe including CA and ASG to name a few Knowledge of a Unix System Services on z/OS a plus Hands-on experience using RACF, Websphere a nice to have but can learn Ability to debug/trace system processes to identify problems Ability to extrapolate performance numbers from SMF data E5) Another position in Western Connecticut: different from the one we posted a few weeks ago: Senior Software Development Test Engineer · Minimum of 5 years of applications and/or embedded software testing experience; should include writing test plans, writing test cases/scripts/procedures, and executing and documenting tests. · In-depth knowledge and experience with software testing, test methodologies, and how test and quality fit into the software development cycle. · Proven ability to understand and translate functional requirements into working test plans and test cases for complex features and use-cases. · Experience with automated test tools. · Knowledge of object oriented programming with coding and debugging skills in C, C++, or .NET is desirable. · Understanding of the Windows Operating System. Experience with UNIX and RTOS is a plus. · Good understanding of software design principles, algorithms, data structures, and multithreading concepts. Let me know if you want to hear more; possible re-lo. F6) Chelmsford MA - Technical manager role in DEV/OPS Lead architect responsible for Linux and advanced virtualization to lead a world-class private Cloud infrastructure group, transitions to management in 3-6 months. Needs experience in design, performance tuning, and complex troubleshooting of highly available, secure systems using best-of-breed technologies (Puppet, VMWare Automation, etc.) Salary /Bonus $130-150k AAA) Principal UI/UX Architect Opportunity - Boston Area In this role you will lead the architecture and implementation of our flagship product that blends cloud and enterprise environments seamlessly into a rich user experience. A combination of creative and programming skills are required with expertise in the development of application user interfaces from the ground up. You will be responsible for setting the standards, framework choices and working with backend architects to define interfaces between UI and backend. Must have strong programming skills with the ability to deliver high quality versions of UI from beta to GA 1.0 iteratively. Required Skills - User Experience (5-10+ years’ experience) - Storyboarding/User Story generation - RIA: Flex/AIR, MXML/Actionscript, sqllite, Dataservice frameworks like BlazeDS, LCDS - HTML5, Javascript, CSS, AJAX libraries - UI testing frameworks - Adobe toolchain for graphics/web design, Photoshop, Illustrator, etc. ---------- BBB) Spring/Java Web Services Architect Opportunity - Boston Area Multiple Positions: Principal level, Senior Level We are looking for highly skilled senior level Java Developers with extensive experience building scalable service-based distributed systems using Spring/Java technologies. Must be able to evaluate, adopt and implement appropriate open source technologies to match the product/technology requirements. Must be able to set standards for testing and code review in an iterative development lifecycle. Required Skills - Backend Web Services (5-10+ years’ experience) - Jetty/Apache, maven, cargo - REST, Spring MVC, Java, Hibernate, NoSQL - Redis, Mongo etc. - Distributed Systems, Distributed Databases, Service Oriented Architecture - Junit/TestNG, Hudson/Jenkins Additional skills (nice to have) :- - VMware vSphere APIs - Amazon Web Services: EC2, EMR, EBS, S3, Glacier, VPC, Route53 ---------- CCC) Principal Software Engineer Opportunity - Boston Area Multiple Positions: Principal level, Senior Level We are looking for software architects that want to build the next generation of software defined datacenter products. Need to have a detailed understanding of distributed systems, data consistency models, efficient data movement and synchronization, storage techniques, optimizations between user space and linux kernel, algorithms to persist, index, search and store large amounts of data efficiently. Must be able to set standards for testing and code review in an iterative development lifecycle. Skills - Infrastructure: Storage/Networking (10-15+ years' experience) - Virtualization (VMware), Linux - Ubuntu/RHEL - C/C++, Ant/Make - FUSE/User space/kernel interaction, I/O performance - FileSystem (ZFS/XFS), iSCSI, CIFS/NFS I/O performance - Distributed caching (memcached), Distributed shared memory, RDMA, IPC/RPC. - Load balancing algorithms - Deduplication/Compression - TCP/IP, UDP protocols, P2P, network drivers, WAN acceleration - Security Protocols - OpenVPN, OpenSWAN Additional skills (nice to have) :- - VMware vStorage APIs - VADP, VMware HBR, VMware vSCSI Filter Drivers DDD) QA/DevOps Lead Engineer - Boston Area Multiple Positions: Senior level, Junior Level We are looking for strong QA/DevOps engineers who can work with the development team to establish and execute the plan for delivering an enterprise quality software product during various phases of the product lifecycle from beta to GA 1.0 and beyond. Has experience building highly automated environments from scratch using virtual and cloud resources. (5-10+ years experience) - Continuous Build:Jenkins/Hudson - Chef/Puppet - Windows - WMI, PowerCLI, Shell scripting, Perl, Microsoft VSS - ActiveDirectory/LDAP, DNS - Oracle RMAN, MSSQL log shipping EEE) Director of Network Communications - Lexington MA Responsible for planning, coordinating, configuring, installing, and management of all data and voice networks (local and wide-area) and related client services to meet business requirements. Manage a technical staff to provide operational support of Networks, Telecommunication and Security EXPERIENCE AND REQUIRED SKILLS: · Minimum 8+ years in management experience · Minimum 5+ years of Data network design experience. Prior experience with large scale network engineering is a strong asset · Demonstrated management and leadership abilities with strong organizational skills · Expected to possess strong systems engineering knowledge and analytical skills · Strong track record with successful vendor management · Strong knowledge of Internet protocols and layer II networking · Successful track record as a problem-solver and effective leader · Excellent communications, interpersonal and problem-solving skills Flexible with the ability to Lead and adapt to evolving Technologies and environments 130-150k plus 20% bonus Incentive FFF) Middleware support (also Lexington) - supporting middleware infrastructure in Windows, UNIX and LINUX: installation, tuning and maintenance of middleware applications. Perform system security, backup and recovery in these environments . Required: - 5-8 years as a Windows/UNIX/LINUX Systems Administrator role with 10 years of technical experience - Expert level with Websphere and/or Oracle Application Server / Weblogic. - Windows/UNIX/Linux expertise - Experience with Oracle DB (10/11g) environment required. - Experience with Oracle RAC and DB2 is a plus. - Knowledge of platform internals. - In-depth knowledge of Java Technologies and some experience with Enterprise Storage systems. GGG) Project Lead DW / BI - Lexington: Healthcare/Pharma or Clinical Reporting is a priority You will lead solution definition, lead interface and confer with business sponsors, analysts and other technical teams to understand the problem being solved, options, dependencies and constraints. Facilitate and lead the requirements definition including analysis needed. Ensure that requirements documentation is accurate and complete. Provide leadership within the team to improve the agility / nimbleness of solution delivery. Lead the technical design of the solution. Facilitate and lead the discussions on technical options. Lead and direct the development team including integration and performance tests. Lead delivery of the solution through quality assurance, user acceptance tests and production deployment. Manage projects or in larger solutions work closely with the Project Managers. Required: 7 years of overall BI/DW experience including minimum of 3 years in a team lead or manager role. Deep competency in BI/DW methodologies, DW design and software development lifecycle. Experience and certification in agile development methods strongly preferred. Expertise in BI tools such as SQL Server, or Oracle ,BO, Web, Data Provisioning , Strong in BI tool set would be focus. technical leadership, understand Data warehouse design, customer interfacing... Experience with interacting directly with the business stakeholders and users to present project status, address architectural topics and participate in resolution of project risks and issues. Knowledge of reporting, data analysis and forecasting algorithms. Exposure to environments with continuous integration, automated testing and agile software development a plus. HHH) based in Alewife area¦Salary to $155K plus Bonus - Director of Engineering Tools, another great client Are you a data-driven, hands-on leader eager to direct the team that helps engineers across the department write, build, test and release quality software? Do you find satisfaction in seeing your work used by other very smart developers who in turn produce greater value for the company?  If so, consider applying to be our Director of Engineering Tools reporting to the Vice President of Engineering. Responsibilities: Direct our agile Engineering Tools team. This team seeks to help other engineering teams be more productive through ownership of cross-team tools, measurement and infrastructure. Directing this team involves serving as its: o Product Owner: decide the most valuable work to do sprint-by-sprint to fulfill larger goals set in collaboration with other teams and engineering management o Technical Owner: decide how the work is done to fulfill your architectural vision and facilitating by whom it’s done to effectively engage each member of the team Serve as Manager leading, mentoring, developing, and recruiting a group of subject matters experts in testing, automation, release engineering, technical writing, data management, and tools development Serve as a key member of the Engineering Management team advising on department-wide decisions Collaborate closely with technical owners and others engineering team members as your customers, identifying needs your own team can address and how to address them, exercising both influence and authority Collaborate with the corporate Information Technology (IT) team as your suppliers, identifying and communicating engineering’s hardware and software needs·        Collaborate with the legal, sales, and sales engineering teams as your customers for the tools to support and ship our products, looking for opportunities to transition ownership of some or all of those tools Qualifications: Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science with a love for algorithms and systems Track-record of managing or directing a strong engineering team at a fast pace while fostering a sense of camaraderie, transparency and collaboration 5+ years experience developing Java Proficiency with Python or another dynamically typed language Experience with and excitement for open source development tools such as git, maven, and jenkins Strong software architecture taste and commitment to measurement and automation Experience with development and measurement of approximate algorithms, such as those used in natural language processing (NLP), computational linguistics (CL), information retrieval (IR), speech recognition (SR), or machine learning (ML) is desirable Excellent written and verbal communication skills Aye-Aye-Aye) Senior Systems Engineer, $110-135k + equity; need SMS gateway experience, Networks, VMware and strong SQL (SQL Replication) You'll be instrumental in the design and implementation of our Cambridge client’s SaaS production environment to host our solutions. You'll play a key role in the architecting and designing of their hosted virtual enterprise solutions including SMS gateways for hosting role will encompass the design, definition and implementation of complex (internal and external) total system requirements through to monitoring, maintenance and daily database administration. Qualifications, in order of importance: 1. SQL server 2008 R2 installation, replication, configuration and support (Production solutions) 2. General understanding of IIS and the deployment of web servers (Production) 3. General experience in supporting Microsoft’s Active Directory domain environment including Windows Server 2008 R2 (Internal IT or legacy product support) 4. Supported Data Centers (24x7) including server hardware running VMWare vCenter 4.1/5.0; VMWare View setup and support experience a plus (Production) 5. General knowledge of UNIX/Linux based OS environments (Internal as well as Production) 6. 5+ years of experience working with Internet protocols including TCP/IP. (Internal as well as Production) 7. 5+ years of strong expertise with building scalable multi-threaded server applications. (Production) 8. Ability to configure and troubleshoot VPNs (L2L and RA) on Cisco ASA platform (Internal as well as Production) 9. General experience with enterprise class switching, routing, load balancers and firewalls - routing and load balancing – very important (Internal as well as Production) 10. Scripting language experience, e.g., Python, perl, etc. (As needed/Production) 11. Ability to provision iSCSI SAN for VMs  (Internal as well as Production) 12. Knowledge of GPO and software deployment requirements and processes (Production) 13. General understanding of software development principles (Production) JJJ) An Andover MA client needs a Cisco networking specialist with the following. (I'll provide complete info upon receipt of your updated resume in MSWord format) Strong background in enterprise networking (L2 and L3) and IP communication, esp. IGMP multicast, TCP/IP. Strong background in 802.11 wireless installation, communication and troubleshooting Both on-site and remote network troubleshooting Performing site surveys for wireless network deployment a plus In-depth familiarity with traffic capture utilities Wireshark/Ethereal (Windows), tcpdump (Linux) or other. Analysis of complex system behavior, performance and application issues. Some computer programming experience a plus LLL) Connecticut: a well-known company on the fast track, the one where my cousin a finance VP. They will consider test engineer candidates from all over, i.e., pay relocation expenses, and will also consider candidates with Green Cards and perhaps H1b visa holders. Salary: at least $90K, could go higher. No project managers or SQA-only candidates, please. If this is not for you please forward to your colleagues with hardware/software test experience. Here are the bare bones of the spec. if you are interested I'll send the complete details. This position will work as a member of a 8-member team of Test Engineers with Software Developers, Electrical, Mechanical and R&D Engineers, and/or MFG Engineers on a multi-functional project team which works on a 6-month test cycle. Details: This is a position which does not write any code writing, but candidates must be familiar with UNIX, Windows, or RT operating systems. Must know verification and validation techniques, be able to build test cases and develop a strategy for testing medical devices (MRI, Medtronics. Experience in a federal regulatory environment is essential, but not limited to medical; can be CMM, ISO, SPICE, FDA, FAA, SEC, DoD, aerospace, etc. FDA 21 CFR Part 820 is ideal. Must have excellent colloquial American English ability. MMM) Senior Network Engineer - Burlington MA Another new client is building out a new datacenter; 200 folks on board now; this position will be the first Cisco-dedicated engineer on staff. You will need to have experience with design, and build out, solid distributed Nexus Switches, Voice, SIP or PRI a Plus  Summary of position: As a Senior Network Engineer, you will be a senior technical member of the group and will set an example for other team members. You will be responsible for leading architectural design of all network related components within the local and wide area network topology. These components include, Cisco, Nexus switches, routers, firewalls, VPN devices, load balances, content switches, voice/data circuits and telecommunication devices and more. NNN) Red hot!! $80-110K+ new client needs a mid-to-senior level Web developer, .Net skills, agile, etc. - they call it a fun company…125 people and growing. Burlington MA client,, a marketing solutions provider using advanced analytics to drive better results for data-intensive marketers, is looking for senior .NET Developer- a key technical member of the growing team of Digital Marketing Technology. Responsibilities: to develop and deploy digital marketing technology solutions for our clients, including development of analytics-powered and data-driven marketing applications integrated with third party marketing systems including e-mail (ExactTarget), mobile, consumer websites, and e-commerce/Web applications. Problem-solving orientation, can-do attitude, and learning ability to excel in an agency setting are also essential for the position. Qualifications: 5+years building interactive consumer Web sites using C#, .Net Framework (esp. ASP.Net MVC), SQL Server, etc. Experience with modern JavaScript frameworks (jQuery, Bootstrap, Knockout.js pluses) Experience working in an Agile environment (ScrumMaster a big plus) Relational and dimensional data modeling experience and knowledge a big plus Good communications with non-technical team members and client users Experience in IIS administration, performance tuning, load balancing, etc. a plus ------------------ 2) We are looking for a Director candidate, maybe you, maybe someone you know. We have been on this for a while but have not identified the most suitable person for this position at our big Lexington client, the one mentioned on the front page of the NY Times recently. Here are some tantalizing qualifications. Do you have them? Our client is looking for a person who is able to build a very solid, credible and trustworthy relationship with their end-users and the technical teams through his/her communication, analytical, technical and team management skills. 4 Directs BI DW DBMS Reporting 45 - 50 total. Candidates should have: - professional maturity, chemistry and communications comfort level - healthcare/ Pharma/ Bio/ Medical Devices industry knowledge - experience in managing and supporting BI/DW production operations - not just the design. - are fluent in BI/DW technical lingo and can understand various BI/DW architectural solutions, their pro/cons, can differentiate between ROLAP/OLAP/MOLAP/HOLAP etc. - have done years of hands-on work. - have a good knowledge of VLDW engines and or experience and BI tools. - an awareness of what is happening in the BI world, especially in the DW accelerator's world and Information delivery models - managed team, hire/fire/review/budgets - experience in developing a strategic plan for the organization - an awareness of how Health Industry is evolving around EMR/EHR/PHR etc.CMS Medicare/Medicaid etc. PS. Package could go into the $200K range. AA) Cambridge: We need 2 customer support engineering openings, will consider recent college grads with 1 or 2 years' experience, preferably in support; a partial list of qualifications: Experience with the use and configuration of operating systems such as Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8, and OS X Conceptual understanding of databases, cloud services, and enterprise servers Previous SQL-Plus experience is desirable Ability to diagnose, research, and resolve Internet browser issues including compatibility concerns, security configurations, and plug-in installation and removal Basic understanding of networking concepts such as packet capture, firewalls and TCP/IP Previous experience managing trouble tickets or using customer management software a plus Hands-on experience with Android and/or Apple smartphones with a working knowledge of the app stores and app management BB) IT Business Analyst/Project Manager (this is a manager of projects, not people) Key buzz words are WEB, HTML, SQL - looking for dynamic, smart, top players... Job Description: Are you an experienced Analyst who has excelled in an e-commerce environment and are looking to add more independence and project management responsibility to your portfolio? Do you thrive in solving business problems through technology? Our wonderful Wilmington, MA client is looking for an experienced, passionate Business Analyst/Project Manager for their IT Solution Design and Delivery team, someone who has the proven ability to excel in an e-commerce focused organization. This team is responsible for scoping, defining, delivering, and communicating software initiatives that support their strategic objectives. Major Areas of Accountability: Leading project teams to deliver multiple simultaneous projects that could span several business or technology arenas. Responsible for clearly and concisely communicating project details and setting expectations and context across all levels of business and Engineering. Lead project initiatives: including identifying and analyzing preliminary business needs, budget considerations, time and resource estimates, defining the project scope and objectives, and getting business user consent. Strong Business Analysis skills required, including a thorough understanding of how to interpret customer business needs and translate them into application and operational requirements and document and communicate them via business process, use case, and workflow diagrams. Drive and challenge business units on their assumptions of how they will successfully execute their plans. Serves as the conduit between the customer community (internal and external customers) and the software development team. Collaborate with developers and subject matter experts to establish the technical vision and analyze tradeoffs between usability and performance needs. Work with the training Department to identify and assist in the development of training requirements for the delivery of all system projects to include "train the trainer" requirements and the necessary training materials. Provide production support for end users and act as liaison to Development to resolve issues. Experience Required: Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Computer Science, Engineering or a related field Minimum of 6 years of professional experience in a related field Proven ability to exercise independent judgment, effective time-management while balancing concurrent project workloads. Possess a proven ability and aptitude to analyze problems thru effective listening to provide solutions in a time sensitive environment. Experience critically evaluating information gathered from multiple sources, reconcile conflicts, decompose high-level information into details, abstract up from low-level information to a general understanding, and distinguish user requests from the underlying true needs. Previous experience with Agile methodologies Working knowledge of SQL, HTML, XML Strong Decision-making and leadership abilities Strong Project Management skills Strong Business Analysis Skills In depth knowledge of the Software Development Lifecycle Salary is $85-100K 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 http://e-placers.blogspot.com/ Skype me at patrickedwardmertens Twitter follow me http://twitter.com/eplacers