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.

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Pure Placements of New England
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Our Rt 495 client asked also asked us to search for more candidates, below. If you would like learn more, let me know (cut and paste the description for me) and I'll send you the complete description(s):

1) Supply Chain Manager - 10 years' experience - ITW Toolbox knowledge including MRD, Kan Ban systems, PLS'ing, and 80/20 and PM skills; domestic and international travel up to 25%.

2) Technical Support Specialist - minimum of 5 years technical experience with Capital Equipment, or 2 years experience if Technical Training was military. Field Service experience is a plus. Diagnostic/troubleshooting ability with complex electro-mechanical systems. 10% travel; driver's license and passport.

3) Dual position: Program Manager/Mechanical Engineer - demonstrable successful design and development of complex electro-mechanical systems in a capital equipment environment, must have proven experience with Solidworks CAD package. Previous experience with ProEngineer a plus. Must be able to demonstrate project management skills for both individual projects as well as small team project management. 35% travel. Passport.

4) SQA/Applications Engineer - up to 3 years' experience. Experience with Automated Software testing such as Visual Test. Understanding of the SMT and through hole manufacturing process. Senior level knowledge of manufacturing engineering procedures. Proven experience in quality control/workmanship standards. Understanding of how to compute standard deviation and CPK values.

5) Mechanical Engineer - Proven track record for the successful design and development of complex electro-mechanical systems in a capital equipment environment. Must have demonstrated experience with Solidworks and/or ProEngineer CAD package. 10-12 years machine design experience. Capital equipment experience required and experience in the Electronics Assembly industry is a plus.

6) They need two "team player" engineers with around 10 years development experience in C++ and have experience collaborating with mechanical and electrical engineers; very little travel envisioned.

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

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A) So now we need to hear from Web UI Developers who have the following backgrounds for a Wilmington MA position :

* BS/BA degree and 3+ years Web development experience
* Strong working knowledge of current web UI technologies and approaches
* Ability to produce standards-compliant web pages from creative designs/layouts
* Knowledge of Web UI technologies including ASP, CSS, DHTML, HTML, JavaScript, Java, XML/XSL
* Experience with Web site usability, utilizing Web site tools to tailor Web site design
* Ability to maintain focus while conducting repeated tests of all angles of issues
* Demonstrated testing skills in a QA environment
* Knowledge of FreeMarker or other Java-base templating a plus

Send an updated resume please please please.

Also, here is a recap of jobs we still are working on for very motivated clients. please forward to friends and colleagues who might consider making a move. I'll provide full details to qualified aspirants.

C) First condition is complete confidentiality. Most of the work could be done remotely with occasional meetings in the Cambridge MA office. Reply with resume and 1099 rate please.

1) o Portal Contractor (experienced Web designer):

§ Expert in Object Oriented PHP, VBScript, Java, AJAX and MySQL database design

§ Must have significant past experience designing multiple data analysis portals

§ Must have past experience designing GUI elements with graphics software (ie: must know Photoshop well)

§ Good knowledge of web-enabled graphing libraries (both flash and non-flash based libraries) and publicly-available mapping APIs

§ Experience with industry coding standards and web security test suites (eg: Open Web Application Security Project - OWASP)

§ Experience in web portal usability testing

§ Experience implementing API frameworks

§ Ability to work remotely as well as attend in-person meetings in Boston, MA

2) o GSM Contract coder

§ Expert in SMPP v3.3 or above, GSM Protocol, Object Oriented PHP and C++, Java, VBScript and MySQL database design

§ 5 years prior experience with a variety of SMS response engines and SMPP libraries

§ 5 years experience with system architecture design for cloud computing and design of redundant backup systems

§ Significant prior experience in API design (XML, JSON) and Representational State Transfer (REST) design principles. Ability to create API libraries in PHP

§ Ability to develop architectures over both Windows and UNIX/Linux cloud computing environments

§ Experience in designing VPNs and using IPSec

§ Ability to work remotely as well as attend in-person meetings in Boston, MA

§ Nice to have: experience at a bulk SMS company, or company that had in-house ability to interface with telecom companies over SMPP/shortcodes
D)A friend has asked me to conduct a search for two positions, the first is Vice President of Sales for his firm (soon moving to Cambridge). The company builds technology to combat the counterfeit pharmaceutical trade. The VP of Sales is responsible for selling the company's solution directly to the top 10 global pharmaceutical companies.

You (or someone your refer) 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.

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 client's services. You will also have input into overall sales strategy and execution both with customers and strategic partners and will contribute significantly to determining how the company's services are marketed.

This full-time role requires significant travel, both domestically and internationally.

2) The second opening is for Service Delivery Manager who will be responsible for working with customers to help coordinate initial service implementation and ongoing service delivery. You, or someone you refer, will develop and maintain relationships with the customers to ensure their satisfaction. Working closely with customers you will guide them in maximizing the benefits they derive from our client's services. In addition you will help to improve service offering by identifying and evaluating opportunities for improvement.

You will need to display great initiative and independence, together with strong organizational, relationship building and interpersonal skills. This includes proactively resolving issues before they arise and promptly addressing customer needs. You will also have input into the overall service delivery and will contribute significantly to determining how the company's services are implemented. Through your involvement in both pre-sale and post-sales discussions with customers you will also have an effect on the future R&D of company services. The hiring manager is looking for candidates who have at least some technical expertise, but more important is a track record of interfacing successfully with prospective and existing customers in a SaaS environment, especially if you have worked with customers who have titles such as "brand manager" at pharmaceutical companies' sales or marketing departments.

This full-time role is based in Boston and may require some travel, both domestically and internationally

I look forward to hearing of your interest or of someone you think you be a great fit for this firm.
F) The Acton client is still interested in meeting more candidates for the VP position, people who have 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, ¦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 (travel a couple of times a year to India; 20% travel in the US. Here's the showstopper: 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.

G) 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.

H) 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/she will discover, analyze and develop reusable assets that can be leveraged via a SOA implementation and promote the adoption of these reusable assets. He/she 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 have, JMS, JDBC, XSD, XSLT, XPATH, WSDL, SOAP, TIBCO, Web Services, Integration

Best regards,

I) 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

J) 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

K) Principal Programmer Analyst / Database Architect - in Lowell MA - lead and mentor a team of data base developers on the Enterprise Data Warehouse initiative. This position is responsible for the design and maintenance of the programs that update over 560 tables in the EDW from data in OCB. Also part of a team responsible for setting the design standards for the EDW following database design principles. Needs 8+ years experience writing SQL & PLSQL Code. Experience designing large scale Enterprise Data Warehouses. ETL experience either wrtting ETL process or working with a tool such as Data Integrator. Experience with MDM tools. Familiar with data governance and MDM processes and procedures.

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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