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Job #3023: Sr. PHP developer with Drupal modules experience, NYC

2010-07-22T15:12:00.001-04:00

Additional Keywords:

Drupal, PHP, Modules, themes

Published Description:

Sr. PHP developer with Drupal modules experience, NYC

Rangers, Islanders, Knicks? KISS, Madonna, U2? Microsoft, Dell, Intel?

What do they all have in common?

They're looking for you to come help create or improve their high-profile websites.

My client, a leading developer of high-traffic media rich websites, is looking to add a Sr. PHP developer with solid Drupal experience to their mid-town Manhattan team. You will partner with these and other clients to create or improve dynamic online properties. This is a unique opportunity to add major entertainment acts, major league teams and Fortune 500 companies to your online portfolio.

This is a full time, direct hire opportunity. No contracts or work visas available.

Details below.

Regards,

Daren J. Mongello
J. Patrick & Associates, Inc.

Email: dmongello@jpatrick.com

Direct: (212) 785-0765

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Responsibilities:

Architect, design and develop high-traffic consumer-facing websites, intranets and extranets
Work alongside business leaders and internals staff to determine business requirements and rapidly translate them into final products
Design, evaluate, update and maintain applications in PHP
Participate in project meetings with clients and work with other developers as well as project managers/business analysts.
Maintain project timelines and meet deadlines
Outstanding analytic and problem solving skill, problem resolution and customer service.

Experience:

4+ years experience installing and configuring Drupal high-traffic media rich websites.
Drupal Theming (views)
Strong knowledge of creating Drupal modules.
Ability to manipulate or build modules using PHP.

This is an immediate opportunity in Midtown Manhattan.

Qualified candidates wanting to interview can contact me directly after sending their updated resume and portfolio links.

Email: dmongello (at) jpatrick (dot) com.

Job #3010: PHP Developer / Joomla 1.5 / NYC / Social Media / $Open

2010-07-14T12:01:00.001-04:00

Our client, a small but successful developer of social networking applications, is adding a PHP developer to their mid-town New York team. Work with very smart people. Highly competitive compensation plan. Growing company.

Anyone qualified and interested in learning more can contact me directly. 212 785 0765 dmongello (at) jpatrick (dot) com

Regards,

Daren J. Mongello
J. Patrick & Associates, Inc.

Email: dmongello@jpatrick.com

Direct: (212) 785-0765

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Since 1991, J. Patrick & Associates, Inc. has specialized in Executive Search for the various Technology industries, primarily for Sales, Marketing and Engineering. Our clients are Technology Vendors, Systems Integrators, Distributors/Resellers, Service Providers and End User organizations. J. Patrick handles both permanent placement and temporary consulting assignments, on a contingency or retained basis.

Additional Keywords:

Joomla 1.5; Social Media

Published Description:

PHP Developer / Joomla 1.5 / NYC / Social Media / $Open

This is a full-time, on-site, direct hire position performing hands-on development for client-facing projects.

Requirements:

2+ years experience developing websites in Joomla
In-depth knowledge of Joomla 1.5, including creation of custom modules and components
4+ years experience developing with PHP and JavaScript
Ability to perform in a fast-paced environment with tight timelines
Extensive experience with social media / online communities and user-generated content is highly desirable
Experience dealing with external clients or internal business owners is required
Experience in scaling high traffic websites is strongly preferred

Anyone qualified and interested in learning more can contact me directly. 212 785 0765 dmongello (at) jpatrick (dot) com

Job #2977: Voice and Data Technical Trainer, Woburn MA

2010-06-21T17:17:00.001-04:00

We're hiring a F/T technical trainer with voice/data experience to be based out of Woburn, MA

This role will require travel of up to 50% nationwide.

Viable candidates interested in learning more can contact me directly.

Regards,

Daren J. Mongello
J. Patrick & Associates, Inc.

Email: dmongello@jpatrick.com

Direct: (212) 785-0765

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Additional Keywords:

-		technical
-		trainer
-		slide deck
-		presentations
-		class
-		lab
-		trainer
-		data
-		voice

-		VoiP
-		IP
-		Course
-		materials
-		certification
-		CTT+
-		CTT
-		certification

Published Description:

Voice and Data Technical Trainer, Woburn MA

Job Description

We are currently hiring a technical trainer with voice and data networking experience in Woburn, MA. The Technical Trainer will develop and deliver training course materials to support the installation, configuration, and maintenance of various voice and data products.

Responsibilities:

Develop and deliver instructor-led training course materials.
Perform, setup and monitoring of lab sessions and administration of class materials.
Produce and deliver results on time and within budget, using solid project management techniques, in a fast-paced changing environment.
Work as a team player with the ability to adapt to extensive travel requirements when needed.

Qualifications/Experience:

5 or more years presenting training material for a technical audience.
Knowledge of voice and data products including the following: VoIP, SIP, and IP Routing.
Knowledge of and experience with course development including knowledge of grammar and style; ability to generate intuitive graphics; and subject matter expert interaction in developing course content.
Experience with developing/maintaining a training certification program is a plus.
Fluency in the following: Microsoft Office, Word, PowerPoint slide decks and Adobe Acrobat.
Requires a BS in a technical field or equivalent experience.
Possess excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a team environment.

Keywords: technical, trainer, slide deck, presentations, class, lab, trainer, data, voice, VoiP, IP, Course, materials, certification, CTT+, CTT, certification,

Job #2958: Sales Engineer - Ethernet/IP - Chicago

2010-06-07T09:39:00.001-04:00

We are currently hiring Sales Engineers for our client, a leading vendor of Network switching equipment and managed services, for its CHICAGO territory.

Regards,

Daren J. Mongello
J. Patrick & Associates, Inc.

Email: dmongello@jpatrick.com

Direct: (212) 785-0765

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Additional Keywords:

-		with Ethernet/10 Gb Ethernet
-		Routing and Switching
-		Cisco
-		Juniper
-		Foundry
-		Extreme
-		: IP routing

-		LAN switching
-		QoS
-		Campus
-		MAN
-		WAN
-		Transport systems
-		CCIE

Published Description:

We are currently hiring Sales Engineers for our client, a leading vendor of Network switching equipment and managed services, for its CHICAGO territory.

This position requires strong knowledge of and sales success within the Financial Trading vertical, particularly the emerging Low Latency/ High Frequency Trading niche.

As a Sales Engineer, you will have direct account and channel partner responsibilities in assigned territory. You will be able to demonstrate a strong track record of consistent quota in targeted geographies and one or more of the listed verticals (Data Center, Enterprise, ISP, Low Latency / High Frequency Trading and HPC) are required for success in this position. Our client requires High-Performance, Low-Maintenance employees with a strong drive for success, work ethic and personal integrity.

The Sales Engineer must come from a hands-on background and possess strong technical credibility within the following technology realms: Ethernet / 10 Gb Ethernet, IP routing, LAN switching, QoS, Campus/MAN, WAN, and Transport systems. You will have strong knowledge of telco service offering, including copper-based (including Metro Ethernet) and optical (DWDM, WDM, SONET) as well as competitive product knowledge, i.e. Cisco, Juniper, Foundry, Extreme

Duties

Provide technical and sales support for accounts in assigned territory.
Perform technical presentations for customers, partners and prospects, for technical, non-technical and business unit management audiences.
Keep up-to-date on relevant competitive solutions, products and services.
Assist with the development of formal sales plans, RFP/RFI/RFQ responses, and proposals for assigned opportunities.
Perform hands-on work with customer/partner Lab engineers to demonstrate product capabilities during trials/evaluations.
Actively participate as a specialist in the Sales Engineering team for a technology/application area and provide consultative support to other Sales Engineers.

Education, Experience and Skills Requirements:

Bachelor's degree, preferably in a technical field strongly preferred but not required.
7+ years related technical experience in Networking, preferably with recent hands-on knowledge, necessary for customer product configuration and training purposes.
Pre-sales experience in service provider and enterprise environment required.
Excellent written and verbal communication, listening, and strong presentation skills.
Ability to work effectively and add value as a team member.
Demonstrated technical knowledge and consultative skills.
Strong problem solving skills: ability to assess a problem and determine an effective course of action.
Knowledge of baseline Pre-Sales / Sales Engineer skills and deep knowledge in one area of specialization.
Knowledge and demonstrated operating experience in: IP routing, LAN switching, QoS, Ethernet, Campus/MAN, WAN, Transport systems.
Knowledge of relevant solutions sets, product line specifications, performance criteria, network design and applications.
Competitive knowledge including solution, technology and product offerings.
Understanding and conversant about company, solutions and product strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.
Cisco product experience or relevant experience in key competitor offerings required.
CCIE certification preferred.

Job #2944: Director of Technical Support (SAAS)

2010-05-12T17:06:00.002-04:00

Our client, a leading provider of SaaS-based Social Networking and Social Marketing software applications and professional services, is currently building its sales support organization and is actively seeking a Director of Technical Support. This position will be located in our client's Midtown Manhattan sales office.

Viable candidates can contact me directly.

Regards,

Daren J. Mongello
J. Patrick & Associates, Inc.

Email: dmongello@jpatrick.com

Direct: (212) 785-0765

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Our client's customer base includes enterprises, solution providers and E-Commerce Service Providers that want to fully exploit the capabilities of their CRM and Marketing automation systems through Social Networking, Social Marketing and Collaboration platforms. Through their Software-as-a-Service offering, our client has created the leading platform enabling enterprises to leverage the power of Social Networking to gain market share and retain customers, as well as collaborate with customers and employees.

As the Director of Technical Support, you will have the opportunity to use your skills to manage a support team providing external client technical support. Your managerial and leadership skills will be needed to ensure compliance, professionalism, and customer satisfaction by your team. You will be able to analyze and implement process changes to provide efficiency and success.

Highlights of Responsibilities and Abilities:

· Manages the team responsible for providing client support via email/chat, and phone

· Ensures client trouble tickets are resolved quickly, professionally, and in accordance with process timelines.

· Ensure team can provide reliable and quick resolutions when issues arise by calling upon your experience in technical support

· Responsible for the planning, directing of special projects involving escalation activity as needed and ensuring they are carried out to completion.

Requirements:

· Experience managing teams that support clients/end users with a web based application (or someone who has been in a client facing role with a web development company).

· Blend of client management skills (ie. soothe the client during a difficult problem), and have enough technical skills to solve a web based problem when called upon.

· Previous experience using Firebug to edit, debug, and monitor CSS, HTML, and JavaScript web based issues.

· Some hands-on CSS, HTML and JavaScript experience.

· Bachelor's Degree in related technical discipline (however, an additional two (2) years of related technical experience may be substituted).

Keywords:

CRM, trouble ticket, Salesforce, client support, customer service, technical assistance center, APS, Online Media, Social Networking, Saas, application support, Firebug, CSS, HTML, and JavaScript

Job #2936: Pre-Sales Engineer - Social Networking Applications - New York

2010-05-04T10:23:00.000-04:00

Our client, a leading provider of SaaS-based Social Networking and Social Marketing software applications and professional services, is currently building its sales support organization and is actively seeking Sales Engineer to support Fortune 1000 accounts.

Details below.

NOTE: Qualified candidates seeking additional information can contact me via email with an updated resume.

Regards,

Daren J. Mongello
J. Patrick & Associates, Inc.

Email: dmongello@jpatrick.com

Direct: (212) 785-0765

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Additional Keywords:

-		social networking
-		SaaS
-		ASP

-		social marketing
-		social CRM
-		CRM

Published Description:

Pre-Sales Engineer

· Our client, a leading provider of SaaS-based Social Networking and Social Marketing software applications and professional services, is currently building its sales support organization and is actively seeking Sales Engineer to support Fortune 1000 accounts.

· This position will be located Midtown Manhattan and will require occasional travel to customer sites.

· Our client requires High-Performance, Low-Maintenance employees.

· Our client's clients includes enterprises, solution providers, professional sports teams and the biggest names in entertainment that want to fully exploit the capabilities of their social media platform and suite of APIs.

· Through their Software-as-a-Service offering, our client has created the leading platform enabling enterprises to leverage the power of Social Networking to gain market share and retain customers, as well as collaborate with customers, fans and employees.

Duties:

· This position is responsible for supporting the sale and implementation of applications for customers.

· Lead presentations and demonstrations of the firm's technical value proposition to prospective customers and partners, including technical and business unit management audiences.

· Conduct Webinars and Online Demonstrations of product and features.

· Develop, manage and provide reporting for all customer programs, including Proof-of-Concept, product evaluations, pilot installation, legacy and new product implementation.

· Coordinate product evaluations and certification with customers and product development teams.

· Work with development team on Proofs-of-Concept (POCs).

· Gather technical and user requirements from prospects and translate them into functional technical specifications for submission to the development team.

· Maintain on-going relationship with Business Unit Management and technical contacts within customer accounts.

· Effectively interact with the engineering and support teams to provide solutions to complex technical issues

· Provide on-site support for customer implementations and troubleshooting as required

Education, Experience and Skills requirements

· Bachelor of Science or equivalent experience in salient technologies and industry verticals.

· 5+ years of applications software and infrastructure experience, preferably SaaS, ASP or Enterprise software experience in a technical pre-sales and/or post-sales role.

· Working knowledge of software development and interfacing with developers.

· Understanding of software solution design.

· Previous experience with the Social Networking, CRM, Collaboration, Social Marketing, Collaboration software verticals is a plus.

· Must be able to travel and perform sales presentations, marketing and user group events, and emergency on-site support to customer locations.

· Travel 10-25%

Job #2934 | Systems Engineer | Project Management - NJ / Philly

2010-04-30T12:35:00.001-04:00

We are currently hiring a Systems Engineer in the Philadelphia / Cherry Hill region for our client, an industry leading developer of test & monitoring systems for VoIP network service providers. This engineer will be focused on the needs of Tier 1 clients, and will ensure customer satisfaction, as well as revenue growth and account management. Compensation is competitive for a role of this nature.

Qualified candidates seeking additional information can contact me directly after sending an updated resume.

Notes:

This is a full-time role. No contract available or sponsorship currently available for this role.

We've notice hiring is picking up. Even if this is not the right role for you, sent us an updated resume if you haven't done so in some time.

Regards,

Daren J. Mongello
J. Patrick & Associates, Inc.

Email: dmongello@jpatrick.com

Direct: (212) 785-0765

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Additional Keywords:

-		LAN/WAN
-		data networking architectures
-		routing protocols
-		IP Telephony Architectures
-		VoIP protocols
-		SIP
-		H.323
-		MGCP
-		RTP

-		RTCP
-		security
-		QoS
-		MPLS/DiffServ
-		traffic management
-		network monitoring
-		network management
-		network testing

Published Description:

Systems Engineer / Project Management / Account Management – F/T (Philly / Cherry Hill)

Responsibilities:

· Work with customers to create and execute test plans for their specific network deployments.

· Configure and troubleshoot the system on site as well as provide follow-on support for open issues.

· The SE will work with the Technical Support team to transfer knowledge of the customer's configuration and network topology.

Education, Experience & Skills Requirements

· Must be familiar with data networking and telephony environments with an emphasis on Next Generation IP services.

· Knowledge and demonstrated experience in one or more of the following areas of specialization is required:

o IP Telephony Architectures and VoIP protocols (SIP, H.323, MGCP, RTP/RTCP)

o Session Border Controllers (SBCs)

o QoS (MPLS / DiffServ)

o LAN/WAN data networking architectures and routing protocols

· Minimum of 5+ years of successful system implementation, deployment and support ideally in support of Tier One telecommunications service provider customers.

· BSCS/EE or equivalent.

Job #2911: Application Engineer, Houston

2010-04-15T13:40:00.000-04:00

Job #2911: Application Engineer, based in Houston.

IT admin with scripting to automate tasks and has worked Storage / Security technologies.

Good lab role working with a super-hot company.

Regards,

Daren J. Mongello
J. Patrick & Associates, Inc.

Email: dmongello@jpatrick.com

Direct: (212) 785-0765

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Additional Keywords:

-		storage
-		replication
-		video
-		DAS
-		SAN
-		NAS
-		SCSI
-		iSCSI
-		fibre channel

-		arrays
-		data center
-		symantec
-		veritas
-		Enterprise Vault
-		commvault
-		VMware
-		ESX

Published Description:

Position Description

Position: Application Engineer

Job # 2911

Reports to: Engineering Manager in Corporate Office

Location: Houston, TX

Notes: this is an immediate hire, with a projected start date of May 17th.

Background

Our client is a well funded pre-IPO technology company founded by a team of industry veterans with a focus on software infrastructure for the networked storage market. The company's provides innovative and simplified network storage deployments that are affordable in every IT environment.

Overall Position Objective

This position is responsible for integrating industry leading software with our storage products for proven customer solution highlighting both compatibility and performance. The ideal candidate will have extensive scripting experience and hands-on knowledge of enterprise virtualization, backup, and replication software applications. The position requires script development for integration and automated testing. You will also provide support to Sales Engineering for complex solution issues.

Qualifications

Engineering Skills and Experience

· 5+ years systems management automation with scripting languages (Perl, Bash, BASIC, etc)

· Proficiency in systems and applications administration gained through experience. Including: network performance and response time, OS and application installation, performance monitoring/tuning, storage management, backup and recovery processes, virtual Server management and configuration.

· Knowledge of specific software platforms a plus:

o OS: Windows Server 2003/2008, Linux

o Virtualization: VMware ESX

o Backup & Recovery/Replication: Symantec (Veritas, Enterprise Vault), CommVault or equivalent Storage Resoruce Management (SRM) software

o Enterprise Applications: Exchange 2007, SQL

Personal Qualities

· Demonstrated ability to work within and across development organizations

· Self starter, energetic, intelligent, logical

· Excellent verbal and written communication skills

· Team player capable of tangible contributions and results

· Highest levels of ethics and integrity

Education

· Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering/Computer Science/Information Systems

Job #2910: Director, Software Development

2010-04-12T16:28:00.000-04:00

Job #2910: Director, Software Development

Our client, a technology vendor to the financial industry, is seeking a Director to manage a group responsible for developing applications running on Linux platform.

Regards,

Daren J. Mongello
J. Patrick & Associates, Inc.

Email: dmongello@jpatrick.com

Direct: (212) 785-0765

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Additional Keywords:

Published Description:

Director, Software Development

Overview

Our client, a technology vendor to the financial industry, is seeking a Director to manage a group responsible for developing applications running on Linux platform.

Required Education

BS Degree in Computer Science, Computer/Electrical Engineering, or equivalent

Masters Degree in Technical Area or Management preferred

Required Experience / Skills

Software development and applications management experience
Manage multiple projects and teams, under tight deadlines, often with competing priorities and complexities
Full life cycle product development as well as sustaining engineering activities
Experience in managing projects using several different software development process methodologies
Experience in multi-year R&D planning from a budget as well as organizational perspective
Managing and creating budgets
Minimum of 5 years of software development experience as an individual contributor
Experience real-time systems applications development based largely on UNIX/Linux platforms
Excellent personnel management skills
Excellent written and oral communications and presentation skills.
Demonstrated high level analytical and problem-solving skills
Minimum of 2 years of offshore development management experience

Experience

Project Management experience
Experienced in managing both software development as well as quality assurance teams
Experienced in negotiating and reviewing contracts with various vendors: offshore staff, other software development partners, and OEMs
Experience in large software development management using the latest industry tools set for software configuration management control and software development, and project management
Experience in managing JAVA as well as C++ based applications

Responsibilities

Direct all activities associated with application software development across several functional areas
Direct management of personnel including: managers, architects, offshore engineering staff, and individual software development engineers.
Product release management from concept/requirements through implementation and product general availability that involves a matrixes organization
Identify changes to product development process necessary to meet corporate product quality and delivery requirements
Collaborate with other R&D organizations including IT, other R&D teams, technical publications, quality engineering, and sustaining for product delivery
Identification and management of OEM deliverables and partnerships
Multi-year planning for the R&D organization
Active involvement in strategic product and technical decisions
Create and maintain annual budget
Collaborate with Product Management for the development of product requirements
Develop career objectives and perform personnel coaching for direct reports to enable staff growth and maintain strong employee retention
Ensure company policy is enforced in administrative matters

Job #2907: Project Manager - Software Development

2010-04-09T14:12:00.002-04:00

Our client, a leading developer of VoIP Communication Systems and Applications is seeking a Project Manager to support its Software Product Development team, located in New Providence, NJ. This is a full-time, direct hire position.
Details below. Viable candidates can contact me directly.

Regards,

Daren J. Mongello
J. Patrick & Associates, Inc.

Email: dmongello@jpatrick.com

Direct: (212) 785-0765

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Additional Keywords:

PMI, PMP, P.M.P., PMO, Project Management, Project Management Office, PMBOK, SDLC, Software Development Life Cycle, Agile development, Scrum.

Published Description:

No H1b
No Relocations
No Contractors
No Third party Applications

RESPONSIBILITIES

The person in this position will be part of the PMO and closely work with Product Development, Engineering and Quality Assurance departments to guide the project through all phases of the Software Product Development Process.
The primary responsibility is creating, managing, monitoring, and coordinating the integrated project plans, including implementation schedules, cost estimates, and resource estimates, for the firm's Product, Services, and Application deliveries.
Resource tracking includes internal Development Resources, onsite Contract Resources, offsite Resources etc. Project Plans include tasks, or interfaces to tasks, performed by groups within Engineering.
The Technical Project Manager is responsible for organizing regular status meetings and creating presentations for Executive and Technical Management teams.

DUTIES

Develop integrated project plans, implementation schedules, and cost estimates for projects of various sizes across all Engineering disciplines including Hardware, Embedded Software, and Application Software. Plans include project resource requirements, schedules, capital expenditures, expense expenditures, and physical resource allocation.
Execute project plans including coordination of resource allocation, scheduling between groups, setting and tracking deadlines, and Purchase Order generation,
Perform day-to-day tracking of the assigned project(s) to ensure that policies and procedures are being followed, that goals and objectives are met, and that services and projects are being accomplished efficiently and effectively within agreed upon budgets.
Perform risk analysis, identify risk areas, and facilitate development of alternate plans or risk mitigation measures.
Prepare presentations regarding the status of current project initiatives for regular communication with Engineering and other departments.
Present the project status to the Engineering management

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS REQUIREMENTS

Viewed as Required

Bachelor's Degree in a technical field, such as Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent technical experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified.
Experience in leading a large scale product development project.
Two or more years experience in a structured Product Development environment, using techniques, principles, and practices of Project and Program Management.
Four or more years experience in a principles, and practices of Project Management.
Experience in developing software products utilizing iterative development process (UML, Agile, etc)
Advanced usage capabilities with standard Microsoft tools including Project, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Experience organizing resources and establishing project priorities.
Four or more years software development experience; especially in C, C++, Java, or Linux

Strongly Preferred Attributes

Project Management Professional (PMP, P.M.P.) certification strongly preferred not required.
Proven ability to perform in-depth work analyses and develop project budgets and projections.
Experience with supporting and tracking multiple simultaneous projects.
Proven ability to ramp up resources in a short period of time
Experience with IBM Project Development Tools including Rational Team Concert and Rational Quality Manager.

Keywords: PMI, PMP, P.M.P., PMO, Project Management, Project Management Office, PMBOK, SDLC, Software Development Life Cycle, Agile development, Scrum.

More info: contact daren AT jpatrick.com 212-785-0765

Job #2901: Storage Sales Engineer - Latin America – SPANISH

2010-04-02T10:30:00.001-04:00

Job #2901: Storage Sales Engineer - Latin America – SPANISH

Our client, a leading security technology vendor, is currently looking for a Sales Engineer (located in the USA) to support sales of its Storage Solutions. This position will support the Latin American/ Caribbean region, both for direct and channel sales opportunities. This position will require up to 60-70% International travel to support sales, train channel partners and attend industry trade shows. Our client prefers candidates on the East Coast, preferably New York, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantics (Northern VA, Maryland) or Miami, FL.

Qualified candidates can call or email me for additional information.

Details below.

Regards,

Daren J. Mongello
J. Patrick & Associates, Inc.

Email: dmongello@jpatrick.com

Direct: (212) 785-0765

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Additional Keywords: - storage

DVR, SCSI, SAN, NAS, DAS, Arrays, iSCSI, Fiber Channel

MUST BE FLUENT IN SPANISH.

FLUENCY IN BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE A PLUS

Must have Valid US Passport

Must have clean driving record

The Sales Engineer will work with the sales team in a pre-sales role to develop and position solutions involving the firm's products. Presentations and conference call discussions are a critical part of this position. During the qualifying process, confirm that firm's products meet the prospect's requirements and assist sales in technical qualification. Throughout the proposal process, articulate and demonstrate our client's solutions, influence customer's technical requirements, and position products relative to competition. Working closely with assigned sales personnel, the Sales Engineer is responsible for all of the technical aspects of the sale during the entire sales cycle and is often involved with the client post purchase. Other duties will be assigned as necessary.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain an extensive working knowledge of the firm's software and hardware solutions and professional services offerings.

Define product and functional requirements based on customer and partner requirements

Develop and maintain strong relationships with customers and partners

Conduct in-depth product demonstrations and presentations

Support sales team in responding to RFP's

Work with Technical Support team to assure a smooth transition from pre-sales to the post-sales implementation environment

Participate in trade shows, exhibitions and seminars

Create white papers and application notes on the firm's product and service offerings.

Responsibilities will include translating customer requirements into functional implementation, through written technical specifications and frequent communications with R&D, Engineering and Product Management groups, as well as actual configuration and implementation at client site, helping defining specifications to product line to meet customer needs and conducting testing and user acceptance.

Responsible for Project Reviews, including: Technical analysis of customer requirements. Technical negotiations with customers.

Creating configurations / quotes for customers.

Responsible for evaluations performed at customer sites.

Assisting in training channel partners.

Defining functional and technical specifications to firm's product lines to meet customer needs

Education, Experience and Skills requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Sciences or Computer Engineering or equivalent experience.

Excellent presentation skills, to both technical and business unit management audiences.

Excellent demonstration skills, in-person and via webinar,

Strong written communication skills for RFP responses and proposal writing.

Strong quantitative skills for pricing activities.

Possesses strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.

Ability to travel within territory 40% of the time

Excellent knowledge of Windows 2000 and XP.

Excellent knowledge of storage technologies: SAN, NAS, DAS, SCSI, Virtualization, Backup, Recovery, Replication.

Excellent knowledge of networking principles and the IP protocol.

Experience with PC configuration and troubleshooting with the Windows operating system.

Experience with networking equipment configuration and troubleshooting (switches, routers, etc.)

MCSE and/or CCNA certification preferred not required.

Job #2898: Online / Internet Video Ad Ops Manager

2010-03-26T16:09:00.001-04:00

Our client, a leading provider of Online / internet media advertising delivery and performance monitoring, is seeking a Online / Internet Media Ad Ops Executive for its New York office.

Viable candidates seeking additional information can contact me directly.

Regards,

Daren J. Mongello
J. Patrick & Associates, Inc.

Email: dmongello@jpatrick.com

Direct: (212) 785-0765

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Additional Keywords:

Published Description:

Our client, a leading provider of internet media advertising delivery and performance monitoring, is seeking a Internet Media Ad Ops Executive for its New York office.

This is a full-time, direct hire.

No relocations

No sponsorship

No H1b

No contractor, consultants.

Responsibilities:

The role will include the management of internet video ad campaigns, liaising with clients, production of reports as well as the testing and QA of creative content.
Successful candidates will be of a technical nature and will be able to adapt their skills and experience to the individual needs of a particular campaign.

Specifically the role includes:

Setting up advertising campaigns by liaising with sales teams, developers and clients
Maintenance of campaigns from start to finish
Use of proprietary tools to investigate publisher irregularities and campaign misplacements
Production of internal and external reports detailing campaign performance
Proactively offering advice to clients to help optimize their campaigns and measure their effectiveness.

Education, Experience & Skills Requirements:

Experience in Internet advertising, specifically Internet-based video
Strong organizational skills, attention to detail
Cool under pressure in a deadline-oriented environment
A high level of communication skills (written, speaking, listening)
Use of MS Office tools: Strong Excel, or Access, SQL or MySQL skills to present data in a concise and effective manner
Ability to interpret and act upon data presented in various graphical forms

Preferred skills:

Bachelor's degree is strongly preferred. However, this requirement will be waived for exceptional candidates.
Understanding of the workings and limitations of various ad serving platforms
Knowledge of web scripting languages e.g. HTML, JavaScript, Flash AS 2/3
Strong customer-facing communications skills
Confidence in dealing with clients, agencies, publishers and vendors.
Working knowledge of the technical aspects of the Internet and Internet Adverting.

Job #2897: Linux Systems Administrator

2010-03-26T10:24:00.000-04:00

Our client, a leading provider of internet media advertising delivery and performance monitoring, is seeking a Linux Systems Administrator for its Midtown Manhattan office. Details below.

Regards,

Daren J. Mongello
J. Patrick & Associates, Inc.

Email: dmongello@jpatrick.com

Direct: (212) 785-0765

Invite

Additional Keywords:

-		asterisk
-		voip-pbx

-		pbx
-		debian 4

Published Description:

This is a full-time, direct hire.

No relocations

No sponsorship

No H1b

No contractor, consultants.

Responsibilities

The Linux Systems Administrator will be responsible for supporting the infrastructure and systems for our client's global infrastructure, as well as the software development and QA environments.
The Linux SA will support a team of software engineers, architects, project managers, developers, QA and UAT teams.
The role will include monitoring the performance of a proprietary real-time global delivery and tracking system effective diagnosis of capacity, security and various third party issues across our client's global network.

Duties will include:

Design and development of custom tools to aid and automate the operations process, hardware procurement, installation and maintenance at our client's European and New York data centers.
Office operations including various intranet services, VOIP and VPN systems
Overseeing operational projects to completion

Education, Experience & Skills Requirements

Required background

Strong technical aptitude in the Linux Systems admin domain, including various Linux deployment (RedHat, Debian 4 and above, etc.)
Strong understanding of IP network systems, design, diagnostics and scalability
Exceptional abilities in network security (Linux, VPN, SSL, IPsec, Firewalls, IDS, etc.)
Exceptional technical and process problem solving skills
Candidates must have strong personal attributes in the areas of attitude, motivation, persistence, creativity and curiosity.

Preferred skills:

Bachelor's degree is strongly preferred. However, this requirement will be waived for exceptional candidates.
Various programming / scripting languages in order to build tools to aid system management
Hardware maintenance skills, specifically Intel based Linux servers
Experience with Linux VPN and VOIP systems, preferably Asterisk.
Network and Systems Performance monitoring systems, e.g. Nagios, SMARTS, CiscoWorks, etc.
Solid background in the automation of technical and non-technical tasks and notifications in order to reduce human intervention, errors and effort.

Job #2894: Information Security Director , Mountain View, CA

2010-03-24T16:35:00.001-04:00

We are currently hiring an Information Security Director for our client, a major telecom technology vendor, in Mountain View, CA.

Information Security Director

A hands-on, Director level position, will manage all aspects of security management, to include; infrastructure, applications, legal, HR, policies, compliance, IDS/IPS, forensics, data leakage, internal threat, and vulnerability assessment. The Security Director will also be the single point of contact for security related issues with customers & partners.

Qualified candidates can contact me for additional information on this position.

Details are below.

Regards,

Daren J. Mongello
J. Patrick & Associates, Inc.

Email: dmongello@jpatrick.com

Direct: (212) 785-0765

Invite

Responsibilities:

Ensure that information security for company's services and infrastructure is maintained at a high level, at a reasonable cost, without becoming an impediment to the business.
Establish policies, reports, audits, goals, and procedures in support of information security needs.
Design, plan, and implement all information security projects on time and on budget.
Obtain & ensure ongoing retention of suitable information security certifications.
Ensure information security training & communication to all employees, partners, and customers.
Lead investigations and resolution of security incidents.

Requirements:

BS/BA degree (ideally in computer science/information systems)
8-10 years of industry related, information security experience.
Must be a self-starter, capable of building, designing, maintaining, and administrating a security department.
Must demonstrate leadership across multiple disciplines, to improve information security.
Networking, network engineering, 24/7 data center exposure, UNIX/LINUX systems administration.
Experience with ISO 27001 and SAS70.
Experience with web services, web oriented architecture, SOA, SaaS.
Excellent verbal/written communication skills.
Excellent presentation skills.
CCSP/CISSP

Job #2891: Call Center Technology Manager

2010-03-17T12:07:00.001-04:00

Job #2891: Call Center Technology Manager.

Long Island based. $Open. You should have strong hands-on technical ability and some team management experience for this role. Viable candidates seeking additional information can contact me directly.

Regards,

Daren J. Mongello
J. Patrick & Associates, Inc.

Email: dmongello@jpatrick.com

Direct: (212) 785-0765

Additional Keywords:

Published Description:

Call Center / Voice Technology Manager

Duties And Responsibilities:

Responsible for the installation, maintenance and performance of the company's voice communications infrastructure supporting critical business functions that process 24 hours per day/7days per week.
Provides extensive Level II and III support for communications infrastructure to ensure quick response time and timely problem resolution for applications that process 24 hours per day/7 days per week.
Coordinates all escalations with manufacturers/vendors including attainment/implementation of software patches and hardware resolutions.
Provides the most appropriate technological solutions for voice technologies in the Call Center environment, off-site locations and Branch operations to maximize quality and minimize cost.
Plans, manages, and assists in the installations and configuration of voice systems and provides end-user training and support for Call Center and Branch Personnel.
Responsible for providing remote and on-site troubleshooting and support for these systems: Avaya Definity G3 Systems, Octel Aria 250 Voice Mail Systems and Avaya (Lucent) Merlin Legend/Magix Systems, Avaya IP Office, Avaya 8720, Avaya IP Gateway systems, Avaya Module Messaging.
Responsible for all voice services related to Call Center day-to-day operations including designing and maintaining Call Control Tables, monitoring of PBX trunks and ports and planning for future growth.
Manages the support for moves, add and change work on all Avaya ACD Systems, Branch PBX systems and desktop handset equipment.
Provide functional areas with voice communications reporting and metrics using ECAS, CMS and NICE reporting platforms.
Provides System Administration, Report Creation, Design and Customization of Daily Reports for Call Centers/Distribution Centers.
Maintains AT&T Routing Plans enabling changes of Toll Free routing of any Branch or Call Center calls using AT&T Route-IT.
Responsible to assist in developing the strategy for and the support of all corporate mobile communications devices and plans including cell phones, smart phones and RIM Blackberry devices.
Able to work with and communicate with all levels of personnel, including C-level.
Works closely in supporting internal and external customers specifically Call Center, branch location associates and management including all support departments.
Provides voice communications technical consulting and training to IT management and staff.
Assists in establishing, documenting and implementing voice communications policies and procedures.
Manages team members towards efficient operations, in support of all internal and external customers.
This includes the creation and management of performance metrics for all systems supported. Conducts regular team meetings and reports the status of all support and project tasks to the IT Communications Manager in a consistent and timely fashion.
Manages the execution of all telecommunications technical changes within the established IT Operations Change Control rules, regulations and processes.
Engages in staff's project/task scheduling
Maintains documentation of Telecommunications infrastructure.
Maintains log of communications related trouble occurrences.
Provides project direction, technical assistance and guidance to all internal customers including team members.
Develops and maintains a corporate wide telecommunications infrastructure strategy, ensuring maximum up-time, required performance and support for new technologies.
Assists IT Communications Manager to develop telecommunications vision as it relates to infrastructure, tools and applications.
Performs all duties inherent in the Manager's role including hiring, termination, review and development of associates.
Establishes and maintains up-time standards and monitoring procedures.
Manages budgets which include monthly variance reporting, forecasting and ensuring that invoices are properly approved and submitted in a timely fashion.
Participates in special projects and performs additional duties as required.

Education And Experience:

Bachelors Degree is preferred or professional/technical degree or equivalent is required.
Minimum of 3 years of personnel management experience is required.
Minimum of 5 years experience managing voice technology in a multiple Customer Contact Center environment is required.
Project Management experience is required.
Minimum of 2 years of Avaya CMS experience is required.
Minimum of 2 years of Avaya Modular Messaging experience is required.
Minimum of 2 years of Avaya IP Office and Avaya Gateway experience is required.
Minimum of 2 years of Avaya S8700 experience is required.
Certifications in 2 or more of the following areas or equivalent work experience is required: Avaya Definity G3 Administration Certification, Avaya Definity G3 World Class Routing Administration Certification, Octel 250 Administration Certification, AT&T Route-It Software Administration Certification, AT&T Interactive Advantage knowledge is preferred.
Experience with Siemens HiCom 300, Hi Path ProCenter and Corporate Connect is preferred.

SKILLS:

Thorough knowledge of MS Excel and MS Word is required.
Good communications/interpersonal skills and customer service/satisfaction skills are required.
Troubleshooting skills are required.
Effective oral and written skills are required.
Effective personal time management and organizational skills are required.
Understanding of professional business principles is required.
Contract negotiation skills are preferred. Knowledge of MS Project and Visio is preferred.

MISCELLANEOUS:

A valid driver's license is required.
Ability to travel up to 15% of the time is required

Job #2880: Lead Network Engineer / Architect * NYC Financial Services

2010-03-10T13:58:00.002-05:00

Job #2880: Lead Network Engineer / Architect * NYC Financial Services
Full time - Direct hire DT NYC to $140K.

Regards,

Daren J. Mongello
J. Patrick & Associates, Inc.

Email: dmongello@jpatrick.com

Direct: (212) 785-0765

Description:

Lead / Sr. Network Engineer ( Architect ) – New York

Our client, a leading financial trading firm based in downtown New York, is seeking lead network engineer to join their Network Management team. This candidate will have a successful track record of leading enterprise-wide network projects.

Responsibilities:

Technical architect, design, implement and manage of networks and associated systems
Design, implement and deploy Ethernet network with multicast and advanced QOS support
Design and Deployment of WAN, LAN, IP and IPSEC networks
Liaise with third parties to maintain communication lines and data center infrastructure
Interact with management, internal departments and service providers on network growth, quality and maintenance issues.

Education

· Bachelor's degree required, preferably in technical field

· 5-7+ years experience working with complex, multi-vendor networks

· Certifications: CCNP, CCDP, or higher a strong preference.

Project Lead / Management

Must have track record of leading enterprise-wide network design or implementation projects
Meticulous organizational and documentation skills.
Strong attention to detail
Strong initiative and communication skills
Strong multi-tasking and adaptability skills.

Technical Skills

· Expert IP Networking skills required

· Strong knowledge routing protocols including BGP, OSPF and PIM

· Expert knowledge of multicast configuration / protocols a MUST.

· Experience with VPNs including IPSEC, GRE and Cisco ASA

· Working knowledge of various version of Unix and/or Linux

· Working knowledge of monitoring tools such as MRTG, Cricket, SNMP

· Scripting experience to automate network tasks is desirable

Job #2877: Enterprise Architect : Investment Banking NYC

2010-03-05T15:47:00.001-05:00

Job #2877: Enterprise Architect : Investment Banking NYC

Regards,

Daren J. Mongello
J. Patrick & Associates, Inc.

Email: dmongello@jpatrick.com

Direct: (212) 785-0765

Additional Keywords:

Published Description:

Our client, an investment bank located in New York, is seeking a talented Enterprise Architect with 5-10 plus experience to work as a trusted advisor to our client. This is a FULL TIME, DIRECT HIRE position.

Role: Enterprise Architect

Hiring Company Industry: Investment Banking

Number of Employees: 1000 – 10,000

Expected Compensation: $140K Base + Bonus

Location: New York, NY

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

Ideal candidates will have 5-10 years of:

· Relevant Enterprise Architecture

· Strong team leadership skills

· Project Management experience

· Must have worked with a Capital Market firm and have full understanding of buy side, sell side, equities application and infrastructure portfolios. Experience understanding Fixed Income and Equities is important.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

· The candidate must have a strong knowledge of the financial industry and how Capital Markets operates.

· The candidate will have lead level experience in the "technology stack" including Information/Data Architecture and Integration, Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing, etc.

· Experience in developing and implementing IT architecture plans, Enterprise Information Architecture standard and guidelines, software development methodologies and strategic plans.

· Proven experience performing conceptual, logical and physical data modeling with data modeling tools and database design in complex, large-scale data environments.

· At least 5 years progressive experience in enterprise information/data related disciplines, i.e., data modeling, architecture and integration.

MANAGEMENT SKILLS

· Able to lead large teams and projects

· Broad, diverse experience and knowledge of major technologies (legacy to emerging).

· Understanding of business parameters and drivers

· Good understanding of Business Case Development

· Ability to articulate technical issues in business terms and vice-versa.

· Demonstrated mastery of the 'technology stack' from infrastructure through business logic and applications.

· Experience working along side C-level employees.

Large investment firm experience preferred:

Bank of America (Bank of America Merrill Lynch), Barclays (Barclays Capital) , BNP Paribas (BNP Paribas CIB), Citigroup (Citi Institutional Clients Group), Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase (J.P. Morgan Investment Bank), Morgan Stanley, Nomura Holdings, UBS (UBS Investment Bank), RBS (RBS Global Banking and Markets), Wells Fargo Securities, Bank of America (Bank of America Merrill Lynch), Barclays (Barclays Capital), BNP Paribas (BNP Paribas CIB), Citigroup (Citi Institutional Clients Group), Credit Agricole (Credit Agricole CIB), Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase (J.P. Morgan Investment Bank), Morgan Stanley, Nomura Holdings, UBS (UBS Investment Bank), RBS (RBS Global Banking and Markets), Wells Fargo Securities, ABN Amro, Banco Santander, BB&T (BB&T Capital Markets), Bank of Montreal (BMO Capital Markets), BBH (Brown Brothers Harriman), BNP Paribas (BNP Paribas CIB), Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC World Markets), Daewoo Securities, Daiwa Securities, Fortis, HSBC, ING Group, KBC Bank, KeyCorp (KeyBanc Capital Markets), Lloyds Banking Group, M&T Bank (M&T Investment Banking Group), National Australia Bank, Natixis, Nomura Securities Co., Royal Bank of Canada (RBC Capital Markets), Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS Securities), Scotiabank (Scotia Capital)

Job #2872 | Senior Business Analyst NYC Capital Markets | Development

2010-03-04T11:20:00.000-05:00

Job #2872 | Senior Business Analyst NYC Capital Markets | Development

Viable candidates can send me an updated resume.

Regards,

Daren J. Mongello
J. Patrick & Associates, Inc.

Email: dmongello@jpatrick.com

Direct: (212) 785-0765

Job #2872 | Senior Business Analyst NYC Capital Markets | Development

Role: Sr. Business Analyst

Hiring Company Industry: Investment Banking

Number of Employees: 1000 - 10,000 Employees

Expected Compensation: $140K Base + Bonus

Location: New York, NY (Downtown)

ROLE: Sr. Business Analyst (Middle/Back Office/ Risk / IT)

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Sr. Business Analyst will drive the facilitation and integration of business processes within a fast paced environment. The person will be an integral part of the technology team focused on projects and support of middle and back office systems.

RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES:

Works with business to understand workflow and gaps.
Translates and documents into business and functional requirements and system current / future state architectures
Works with Business on User Acceptance Testing and signoff
Works with developers in troubleshooting any system failures or discrepancies.
Works with business to identify and resolve discrepancies
Liaise with vendors on production related issues including follow up to completion
Evaluate new features and functionality available in upcoming releases
Responsible for the definition and execution of regression test plans to assist in implementation of bug fix and upgrade releases
Maintain knowledge base of past and open issues with systems
Evaluate and create requirements for custom user reports
Manage queue of reporting/enhancement requirements from user base
Accountable for providing leadership and independent initiatives in facilitating and conducting information gathering structured documentation and presentation of findings

COMPETENCIES / SKILLS:

Candidate must be perceived as a business partner.

Must have minimum 7 years Information Technology experience in the Fixed Income sector supporting middle/back office operations
Must have proficiency in business analysis, documentation and presentation tools
Experience with Swaps, Futures, Rates, Credit and Derivatives desirable
Must have experience with information systems development or implementation in a client service oriented environment
Will have strong oral and written communication skills along with strong execution skills

Strong analytical, decision making and problem solving skills
Strong interpersonal, leadership, conflict management and negotiation skills
Work independently on multiple projects simultaneously
Detail oriented and able work under pressure in a fast paced global environment
Personal computer aptitude, including proficiency in MS Office and Visio

EXPERIENCE/BACKGROUND:

10+ years experience at an investment bank.
Significant business analysis experience in a global multi-group environment

Job #2866: Quality Assurance Analyst (QA Analyst) Financial Markets NYC

2010-03-02T09:21:00.001-05:00

Job #2866: Quality Assurance Analyst (QA Analyst) Financial Markets NYC

Interested candidates should reply with an updated resume. Details below.

Regards,

Daren J. Mongello
J. Patrick & Associates, Inc.

Email: dmongello@jpatrick.com

Direct: (212) 785-0765

Additional Keywords:

Mercury;

Published Description:

Quality Assurance Analyst (QA Analyst) – Financial Markets - NYC

The QA provides hands-on support for the QA testing process. The scope of this position is to support all QA test activities including:

Establishing and maintaining a well-defined process between Development and QA teams.
Developing test cases and ensuring high quality of delivered products.
Finding innovative solutions to increase quality and focus on automating testing techniques executing test cases and managing resources to ensure , nimbleness and quality of delivery

Responsibilities:

Design, implementation and documentation of QA test scripts ensuring complete functional test coverage.
Support all test activities, enhance, develop and execute manual and automated test scripts, record and track software discrepancies. All test scripts and defects are managed through Mercury Quality Center.
Work with Project Managers and Developers to ensure that all aspects of the system have proper testing coverage and overall system reliability, performance and quality.
Ensure that all domain knowledge and test cases are articulated and structured well to enable swift execution by any other member of the QA team.
Provide QA project overview to QA management in NY and progress tracking using QA tool –Mercury Quality Center to enter, run and manage test cases, defects and report results.
Work closely with Development and the Clients on requirement review and prompt follow-up on open questions.
Responsible for executing test scripts with a strong focus on teamwork and successful execution of the project.

Job Requirements:

Leadership and Strategic Thinking
Communicate effectively with team members, development team and business.

Technical Skills

In depth experience in writing and updating Test Plans and Test Cases. Hands on experience in executing test cases.
Experience with software development and test life cycle. Generate test cases from requirements and technical specifications.
Experience with Windows, NT & UNIX including Unix Shell programming. Understanding of database design concepts and ability to use SQL for data retrieval and manipulation.
Experience with test automation tools such as Mercury Quality Center including implementation of Quick Test Pro as well as Load Runner for performance testing.
Ability to script and increase the levels of automation to reduce testing lead times.

Job #2865: QA Manager Financial Markets NYC

2010-03-02T09:17:00.000-05:00

Job #2865 | QA Manager Financial Markets NYC | QA/ Testing

FIX protocol knowledge required. Full time, direct hire only.

Interested candidates should reply with an updated resume.

Regards,

Daren J. Mongello
J. Patrick & Associates, Inc.

Email: dmongello@jpatrick.com

Direct: (212) 785-0765

Additional Keywords:

Published Description:

QA Manager – New York – Financial Markets

The QA Manager will partner across business lines to provide Quality Assurance leadership; lead and manage a Quality Assurance team to improve the quality of the software distributed to production.

Responsibilities:

Test strategy, planning, execution and test environment support for all testing engagements
Manage a team of Quality Assurance analysts responsible for supporting all test activities i.e. planning, execution, test environment support and possibly release management for all applications within an application area
Be accountable for the success of the QA Program
Official sign-off approval on releases ready to be promoted to production
Manage the execution of the QA Strategy including business acceptance, user acceptance, and system integration
Drive the implementation of QA Program and assist with the overall QA process improvement.
Provide leadership in the creation and adherence to Quality Assurance processes and methodologies
Contribute to development and implementation of common QA Governance processes, associated reporting metrics, common continuous improvement criteria and measurements
Benchmark application group's QA services related to system/integration and user and business acceptance testing to best in industry organizations
Establish and drive strategic and tactical QA initiatives and plans, set direction and vision for the team
Research emerging trends/best practices and determines implications of proposed methodologies on meeting business unit strategy; identify applications that will benefit from automation and develop/implement test cases
Effectively communicate and build rapport with team members, stakeholders and business partners
Facilitate complex group meetings and conduct information gathering sessions
Prepare and deliver presentations to business and technology partners, senior management and executives, selecting the appropriate approach based on the audience
Resolve conflicts/issues and escalates others as appropriate
Manage the operations with 3rd party vendors
Manage performance, reward and recognition; establish succession plan for key positions

Overall, your main accountabilities will be broken down as follows:

Documentation, Communication and Supervision – 20%
Resource Management and Development – 25%
Work Program Management – 35%
Tactical and Strategic Planning - 20%

Job Requirements:

Minimum requirements to ensure your success in this role are:

5+ years experience leading QA initiatives and teams within the Financial sector
Equities trading and settlement knowledge/experience including Electronic trading, Cash, Program, Derivatives and Trading Operations
FIX protocol knowledge required
Manage and support industry standard QA products including HP/Mercury suite of products, Verifix and Aegis Exchange simulator
Experience with various testing tools, approaches and methodologies

Job #2863: Market Data Engineer

2010-03-02T08:46:00.001-05:00

Job #2863: Market Data Engineer - NYC

Ping me with an updated resume for more information.

Regards,

Daren J. Mongello
J. Patrick & Associates, Inc.

Email: dmongello@jpatrick.com

Direct: (212) 785-0765

Additional Keywords:

Published Description:

Provide technical direction and support for the Market Data and trading platforms for Global Equity business users and applications in North America. Partner with market data users, technology staff and management to ensure high quality and availability of market data and messaging platforms.

Primary Objectives:

Deploy and support Market Data Exchange environment for the North American global Equities business, with a focus on the US markets.
Provide project planning for relocations, systems installations and disaster recovery.
Ensure documentation on all systems in use for production and disaster recovery and regulatory purposes.
Ensure production problems, bugs, system problems/changes are documented and requests are acted upon promptly. Keep Senior Management advised of situations that may compromise agreed deliverables and/or affect production systems.
Responsible for the dissemination of daily outages related to market data. Assess outages to distribute notification to the correct audience.
Provides technical guidance and training to staff members regarding Direct Exchange feeds and all other market data applications.
Participate in the evaluation of test results ensuring that system changes accurately meet business requirements and process service criteria, fit into the technical environment and that existing operations are not adversely impacted

Job Requirements:

Core Competencies / Skills:

General

Good communication skills.
Planning, organizing, and negotiating skills.
Demonstrated competency in crafting efficient and effective solutions to diverse and complex business problems.

Technical Skills

Hands on knowledge of NYSE Technologies (Wombat), Celoxica, Exegy, Redline, Reuters RDFD and/or other low latency Direct Exchange feed handlers and distribution platforms.
Knowledge of Unix/Linux, Windows, Networking.
Knowledge of low latency Messaging protocols and the associated software components and APIs (Solace, 29West LBM, Tibco RV, etc.).
Worked with Intel, Sparc, Opteron hardware to support Linux and UNIX operating systems.
Worked with low latency networking solutions (Infiniband, 10GbE).
Knowledge of shell scripting in Bourne shell and Perl.
Knowledge of systems monitoring and capacity planning technologies for low latency environments (Hawk, ITRS, TipOff, etc.)
Knowledge Exchange Data feeds provided by the main North American Equity and Options Exchanges (NYSE, Nasdaq, OPRA, CME, TSX, etc.) and the technologies used to deliver those feeds in both client and co-located facilities.
Experience of underlying networking and server technologies used in low latency infrastructures (Infiniband, 10GbE, Linux, TCP/UDP Offloading cards, etc.)

Business Knowledge

Capital Markets business, particularly the Equity businesses.
Market Data concepts: Data feeds, stock exchanges and vendor reporting requirements.

Required Skills/ Competencies/ Attributes:

Education:

BA/BS

Job #2864: Sr. Market Data Engineer

2010-03-02T08:44:00.001-05:00

Job #2864: Sr. Market Data Engineer - NYC

Ping with an updated resume for additional information.

Regards,

Daren J. Mongello
J. Patrick & Associates, Inc.

Email: dmongello@jpatrick.com

Direct: (212) 785-0765

Additional Keywords:

Published Description:

Role

Establishment first-class Market Data and Exchange Feed platform for Global Equity business users and applications in North America, as well as leading the global strategy and engineering of those platforms. Create a partnership with application teams, and contribute to the architecture of systems with regards to the use of market data and messaging technologies.

Key Accountabilities:
Primary Objectives

Establish and maintain a low latency market data direct exchange environment for the North American global Equities business.
Establish a global blueprint and strategy for direct exchange feeds including sites and co-located Exchange facilities.
Partner with application development teams to ensure that market data dependency risks are minimized and that needs are fully understood and met.
Ensure the highest levels of reliability and support for the market data environment.
Establish metrics that track the speed and reliability of the market data environment.
Assist in the evaluation and analysis of new business initiatives and proposals as they relate to market data

Job Requirements: (Knowledge/ Experience):
Core Competencies / Skills:

Leadership and Strategic Thinking

Contribute to the development and execution of a business aligned technology strategy
Achieve strategic deliverables while still meeting short and medium term needs.
Build strong teams and develop and retain talent at all levels.
Define and communicate ideas and broker consensus to keep initiatives progressing.
Ability to manage effectively through influence.

Technical
Expert knowledge of networks, hardware and software related to Capital Markets Market Data environments with a specific focus on Equity related products and technologies in use for low-latency direct exchange feed implementations. (NYSE Technologies (Wombat), Celoxica, Exegy, Redline , Reuters RDFD, etc)
Expert knowledge of low latency Messaging protocols and the associated software components and APIs (Solace, 29West LBM, Tibco RV, etc.)
Expert knowledge of vendor products and ability to establish strong relationships with these vendors.
Extensive experience of maintaining and deploying enterprise market data and messaging tools and services, specifically systems monitoring and capacity planning technologies for low latency environments (Hawk, ITRS, TipOff, etc.)
Extensive experience of underlying networking and server technologies used in low latency infrastructures (Infiniband, 10GbE, Linux, TCP/UDP Offloading cards, etc.)
Extensive knowledge Exchange Datafeeds provided by the main North American Equity and Options Exchanges (NYSE, Nasdaq, OPRA, CME, TSX, etc.) and the technologies used to deliver those feeds in both client and co-located facilities.

Business
Strong understanding of the Equities markets and their Market Data needs.

Job #2863: Market Data Engineer - NYC

2010-03-01T17:48:00.000-05:00

Job #2863: Market Data Engineer - NYC

Qualified candidates interested in more information can email me an updated resume.

Regards,

Daren J. Mongello
J. Patrick & Associates, Inc.

Email: dmongello@jpatrick.com

Direct: (212) 785-0765

Additional Keywords:

Published Description:

Primary Objectives:

Deploy and support Market Data Exchange environment for the North American global Equities business, with a focus on the US markets.
Provide project planning for relocations, systems installations and disaster recovery.
Ensure documentation on all systems in use for production and disaster recovery and regulatory purposes.
Ensure production problems, bugs, system problems/changes are documented and requests are acted upon promptly. Keep Senior Management advised of situations that may compromise agreed deliverables and/or affect production systems.
Responsible for the dissemination of daily outages related to market data. Assess outages to distribute notification to the correct audience.
Provides technical guidance and training to staff members regarding Direct Exchange feeds and all other market data applications.
Participate in the evaluation of test results ensuring that system changes accurately meet business requirements and process service criteria, fit into the technical environment and that existing operations are not adversely impacted

Job Requirements:

Core Competencies / Skills:

General

Good communication skills.
Planning, organizing, and negotiating skills.
Demonstrated competency in crafting efficient and effective solutions to diverse and complex business problems.

Technical Skills

Hands on knowledge of NYSE Technologies (Wombat), Celoxica, Exegy, Redline, Reuters RDFD and/or other low latency Direct Exchange feed handlers and distribution platforms.
Knowledge of Unix/Linux, Windows, Networking.
Knowledge of low latency Messaging protocols and the associated software components and APIs (Solace, 29West LBM, Tibco RV, etc.).
Worked with Intel, Sparc, Opteron hardware to support Linux and UNIX operating systems.
Worked with low latency networking solutions (Infiniband, 10GbE).
Knowledge of shell scripting in Bourne shell and Perl.
Knowledge of systems monitoring and capacity planning technologies for low latency environments (Hawk, ITRS, TipOff, etc.)
Knowledge Exchange Data feeds provided by the main North American Equity and Options Exchanges (NYSE, Nasdaq, OPRA, CME, TSX, etc.) and the technologies used to deliver those feeds in both client and co-located facilities.
Experience of underlying networking and server technologies used in low latency infrastructures (Infiniband, 10GbE, Linux, TCP/UDP Offloading cards, etc.)

Business Knowledge

Capital Markets business, particularly the Equity businesses.
Market Data concepts: Data feeds, stock exchanges and vendor reporting requirements.

Required Skills/ Competencies/ Attributes:

Education:

BA/BS

Job #2864: Sr. Market Data Engineer - NYC

2010-03-01T17:31:00.000-05:00

This is a Sr. Level Market Data Engineer's role in downtown NYC.

Full time, direct hire position. Details below.

Qualified candidates interested in this role should send an updated resume with

"Job #2864: Sr. Market Data Engineer " in the subject line.

Regards,

Daren J. Mongello
J. Patrick & Associates, Inc.

Email: dmongello@jpatrick.com

Direct: (212) 785-0765

Additional Keywords:

Published Description:

Role

Key Accountabilities:
Primary Objectives

Establish and maintain a low latency market data direct exchange environment for the North American global Equities business.
Establish a global blueprint and strategy for direct exchange feeds including sites and co-located Exchange facilities.
Partner with application development teams to ensure that market data dependency risks are minimized and that needs are fully understood and met.
Ensure the highest levels of reliability and support for the market data environment.
Establish metrics that track the speed and reliability of the market data environment.
Assist in the evaluation and analysis of new business initiatives and proposals as they relate to market data

Job Requirements: (Knowledge/ Experience):
Core Competencies / Skills:

Leadership and Strategic Thinking

Contribute to the development and execution of a business aligned technology strategy
Achieve strategic deliverables while still meeting short and medium term needs.
Build strong teams and develop and retain talent at all levels.
Define and communicate ideas and broker consensus to keep initiatives progressing.
Ability to manage effectively through influence.

Technical
Expert knowledge of networks, hardware and software related to Capital Markets Market Data environments with a specific focus on Equity related products and technologies in use for low-latency direct exchange feed implementations. (NYSE Technologies (Wombat), Celoxica, Exegy, Redline , Reuters RDFD, etc)
Expert knowledge of low latency Messaging protocols and the associated software components and APIs (Solace, 29West LBM, Tibco RV, etc.)
Expert knowledge of vendor products and ability to establish strong relationships with these vendors.
Extensive experience of maintaining and deploying enterprise market data and messaging tools and services, specifically systems monitoring and capacity planning technologies for low latency environments (Hawk, ITRS, TipOff, etc.)
Extensive experience of underlying networking and server technologies used in low latency infrastructures (Infiniband, 10GbE, Linux, TCP/UDP Offloading cards, etc.)
Extensive knowledge Exchange Datafeeds provided by the main North American Equity and Options Exchanges (NYSE, Nasdaq, OPRA, CME, TSX, etc.) and the technologies used to deliver those feeds in both client and co-located facilities.

Business
Strong understanding of the Equities markets and their Market Data needs.

Job #2860: Sales Account Executive - Financial Markets- NYC

2010-02-23T16:30:00.000-05:00

Job #2860: Sales Account Executive - Financial Markets- NYC

Qualified candidates can email an updated resume, along with salary requirements.

Regards,

Daren J. Mongello
J. Patrick & Associates, Inc.

Email: dmongello@jpatrick.com

Direct: (212) 785-0765

Additional Keywords:

Published Description:

Sales Account Executives

Our client, a leading developer of financial technology solutions for the low-latency, high-frequency, algorithmic trading vertical is currently hiring Sales Account Executives. These positions are located in the New York City region and will focus on sales of software products and professional services offerings to major financial services and trading firms, financial trading platforms and trading network providers. Offerings are targeted towards increasing the speed, security and accuracy of low-latency, high-volume trading networks.

Responsibilities

Sales Account Executives are expected to prospect, penetrate, and close solution sales opportunities with trading firms focused on low-latency, high-frequency, algorithmic trading strategies and execution, such as proprietary trading desks, Hedge Funds, prime brokers and market platform providers.

Prospect for new customers, calling at the CIO, CTO and Application Development management level. Engage with multiple decision makers and stakeholders, in technology, business unit and executive management areas.

Develop an account plan, prepare presentations/business case solutions and implement short and long-range account plans.

Work closely with all levels of customers to understand their business goals and objectives and solve problems using products and services.

Accountable for making and exceeding the target revenue goals.

Develop strong relations with customers at decision-making levels.

Manages sales cycle for new prospects, including identifying opportunities, qualifying prospects, coordinating activities, such as site surveys, presentations, demonstrations, and review of prospect requirements.

Provides feedback to sales, executive and product management on customer plans and requirements, market trends, products, services, competitive situations and comparisons.

Manages existing customer accounts to ensure excellent customer satisfaction and relationships.

Addresses product support issues and escalates to support personnel as necessary.

Attends industry trade shows and forums and remains current with all industry trends and technological developments.

Participates in product training and industry education.

Coordinates and/or assists with various marketing promotional activities.

Experience, Skills and Education Requirements

B.A. or B.S. Degree strongly preferred.

A proven track record selling to demanding trading technologies teams and end-users. This requires strong knowledge of advanced trading technologies, buy side firms using automated trading technologies and prime brokers.

Proven and successful experience of selling technology/transactional products in to the financial community

Good understanding of trading markets and appropriate technology, including emerging low latency market data and Algorithmic trading environments

5-8+ years of successful direct sales at applications software, Consulting, professional services, or major trading technology provider.

Candidates MUST have strong track record of selling to our client targeted verticals:

Strong rolodex and account base with Major Money Center banks, Investment Banks, Trading firms, Hedge Funds, Financial Trading Network providers and Trading Exchanges.

Strong sales background Sales of algo trading, low latency software, solutions and services.

Record of continuous and consistent sales success in the Financial Services and Financial Trading firms, Financial Trading Network providers and Trading Exchanges.

Strong technical knowledge of Networking technologies and their impact on customers success.

Strong preference for candidates with background in structured sales methodology and associated training, such as Solutions Sales, SPIN Selling, Miller-Heiman, Targeted Account Sales (TAS).

Must possess a "hunter" mentality, with a track record of proactively approaching, cultivating, penetrating and opening new accounts.

Ability to present at the highest management levels.

Ability to handle complex negotiations

Ability to develop integrated solutions to customer requirements

Ability to travel and work under pressure

Superior presentation and demonstration skills

Excellent verbal and communication skills are essential with a solid reputation for proven success and ability to develop and maintain exceptional client relationships

Extensive knowledge of competitive issues within accounts.

Job #2859: Sales Engineer - London, UK

2010-02-23T16:23:00.000-05:00

Presales storage engineers the UK.

Regards,

Daren J. Mongello
J. Patrick & Associates, Inc.

Email: dmongello@jpatrick.com

Direct: (212) 785-0765

Additional Keywords:

Published Description:

Our client, a leading Storage technology vendor, is currently looking for a Sales Engineer (located in the UK) to support sales of its Storage Solutions. This position will support the North American region, both for direct and channel sales opportunities. This position will require up to 30-40% travel to support sales, train channel partners and attend industry trade shows. Our client prefers candidates in the City of London region.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain an extensive working knowledge of the firm's software and hardware solutions and professional services offerings.
Define product and functional requirements based on customer and partner requirements
Develop and maintain strong relationships with customers and partners
Conduct in-depth product demonstrations and presentations
Support sales team in responding to RFP's
Work with Technical Support team to assure a smooth transition from pre-sales to the post-sales implementation environment
Participate in trade shows, exhibitions and seminars
Create white papers and application notes on the firm's product and service offerings.
Responsibilities will include translating customer requirements into functional implementation, through written technical specifications and frequent communications with R&D, Engineering and Product Management groups, as well as actual configuration and implementation at client site, helping defining specifications to product line to meet customer needs and conducting testing and user acceptance.
Responsible for Project Reviews, including: Technical analysis of customer requirements. Technical negotiations with customers.
Creating configurations / quotes for customers.
Responsible for evaluations performed at customer sites.
Assisting in training channel partners.
Defining functional and technical specifications to firm's product lines to meet customer needs

Education, Experience and Skills requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Sciences or Computer Engineering or equivalent experience.
Excellent presentation skills, to both technical and business unit management audiences.
Excellent demonstration skills, in-person and via webinar,
Strong written communication skills for RFP responses and proposal writing.
Strong quantitative skills for pricing activities.
Possesses strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
Ability to travel within territory 40% of the time
Excellent knowledge of Windows 2000 and XP.
Excellent knowledge of storage technologies: SAN, NAS, DAS, SCSI, Virtualization, Backup, Recovery, Replication.
Excellent knowledge of networking principles and the IP protocol.
Experience with PC configuration and troubleshooting with the Windows operating system.
Experience with networking equipment configuration and troubleshooting (switches, routers, etc.)
MCSE and/or CCNA certification preferred, not required.

Job #2840: Network Engineer – NYC – Financial Services

2010-02-03T13:14:00.000-05:00

Job #2840: Network Engineer – NYC – Financial Services

Network Engineer
Our client, a leading financial trading firm based in New York, is seeking an experienced Network Engineer to join their Network Management team.

Responsibilities:
• Maintain a diverse global network.
• Liaise with third parties to maintain communication lines and data center infrastructure
• Perform administrative tasks associated with moves and adds and changes of network resources
• Work with users to add or modify network connectivity to partners and service providers.
• Interact with management, internal departments and service providers on network growth, quality and maintenance issues.

Education, Experience and Skills Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in technical field
• 5-7+ years experience working with complex, multi-vendor networks
• Expert IP Networking skills required
• Strong knowledge of Cisco IOS
• Strong knowledge routing protocols including BGP, OSPF and PIM
• Experience with multicast configuration a MUST.
• Meticulous organizational and documentation skills.
• Strong attention to detail
• Experience with VPNs including IPSEC, GRE and Cisco ASA
• Working knowledge of various version of Unix and/or Linux
• Working knowledge of monitoring tools such as MRTG, Cricket, SNMP
• Strong multi-tasking and adaptability skills.
Quick on the uptake. Must learn new skills and technologies in a rapidly-changing environment.
• Strong initiative and communication skills
• Certifications: CCNP, CCDP, or higher a strong preference.
• Scripting experience to automate network tasks is desirable
• Systems Administration experience is desirable