Monday, October 22, 2007

Java / J2EE Developer (Contract) in Dallas, TX

  • Design and document custom software solutions which include database models, software architecture, process flow, and web navigation possibly all related to an Open Source CMS.
  • Develop custom software solutions using technologies such as: Java, J2EE, Hibernate, MS SQL Server, Struts, Tiles, XML, JSP, HTML, JavaScript, AJAX, Flash and maintain all assets under source control (CVS).
  • Review end user documentation for accuracy.
  • Establish and maintain development, staging and production environments using designated tools and procedures to build and promote software through the development cycle and to deliver upgrades and enhancements and regular intervals.
  • Unit test all software components prior to release to QA and communicate with Quality Assurance (QA) during the development cycle.
  • Consult regularly with the Customer Technology Data Services and Technology Services teams to identify tools and processes to improve efficiency and accuracy of the technology services provided to our customers.
  • Bring ideas for new technologies, software tools etc. for use by teams across the company to make all of our products better.
  • Develop and implement effective, efficient and controlled software solutions.
  • Must be able to quickly assess and react to changing circumstances and new information.
  • Must be able to communicate effectively with vendors, customers, peers, subordinates and management.

    Experience:
  • Excellent English skills, both verbal and written
  • 5 years software development experience
  • Java / J2EE
  • JSP
  • SQL
  • XML
  • Hibernate
  • Struts
  • HTML / DHTML and or AJAX
  • Web software development


    Preferred:
  • Red Hat Linux
  • Open Source Content Management System ( CMS )

    To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here
  • Application Developer using SQL; $25/hr in DALLAS, TX

    Our fast paced client is looking for an Application Developer with a SQL background. The Application Developer will enhance, maintain, create and implement changes to third-party software application (PsychConsult by Askesis Development Group) using SQL Server, PowerBuilder, and Crystal Reports. Review, analyze, create, modify, test, and debug programming system for organization&#146;s system applications and compose documentation to describe program development, logic, coding, and corrections.<br/><br/>All applicants applying for U.S. job openings must be authorized to work in the United States. All applicants applying for Canadian job openings must be authorized to work in Canada.
    Experience: The ideal Application Developer will have a B.S. degree in computer science, management information systems or 2+ years experience in related field. 3+ years experience in SQL Server (Proficient with stored procedures, T-SQL, triggers, etc.) and 1+ years experience in PowerBuilder is desirable. Experience with PsychConsult, Crystal Reports, Oracle, and the clinical process and consumer populations in a behavioral healthcare environment is a plus.

    To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here

    Java Web Developer - SSE - Dallas, TX in Dallas, TX

    Description

    Organization: Accenture Technology Solutions

    Location: Dallas, TX

    Travel: None

    Accenture Technology Solutions is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Accenture that employs technology enthusiasts who focus on application development, systems administration work, and software maintenance providing practical programming and technology implementation for business.

    If you're looking for new and enjoyable work, this could be the place for you.

    Job Description:

    A Senior Software Engineer contributes to the development, delivery and maintenance of technology-based business solutions. He/she is skilled in designing, coding, testing, and implementing configuration changes to software applications to meet both functional and technical requirements. He/she may have some oversight responsibility for the technology solution and may assist in the development of the team.

    This position offers:

    . Full time salaried position building deep technical skills
    . Overtime pay
    . Little-to-No travel required
    . A complete and competitive benefits package
    . Clear career track/Promotion opportunities
    . Application Delivery and Professional Development training
    . Certification reimbursement program

    Qualifications

    Basic Qualifications:

    . 3 years programming experience with Java
    . 3 years experience with 1 of the following JSP, EJB, and/or Struts

    Preferred Experience:

    . Maven
    . Securent
    . Web sphere Application Server

    Please submit resume online at https://accenture.taleo.net/servlets/CareerSection?art_ip_action=FlowDispatcher&flowTypeNo=13&pageSeq=2&reqNo=226087&art_servlet_language=en&selected_language=en&csNo=10003#topOfCsPage

    By submitting my resume and other personal information ("Information"), I voluntarily acknowledge and agree that Accenture Technology Solutions may process such Information for the limited extent of evaluating employment opportunities, and I further consent to the transfer of such Information to third parties where such disclosure is in the normal course of business and/or for the evaluation of potential staffing opportunities.

    Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration.

    Applicants for employment in the U.S. must possess work authorization which does not require sponsorship by the employer for a visa.

    Accenture is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

    To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here

    Websphere Administrator in Dallas, TX

    Affiliated Computer Services, Inc., ACS, is a global FORTUNE 500 company with more than 55,000 plus people working together to support client operations in nearly 100 countries. By providing business process outsourcing, human resources outsourcing and information technology solutions to world-class commercial and government clients, ACS offers its associates vast opportunities to succeed. Recognized worldwide for generating possibilities and creating solutions, ACS welcomes you to become part of our growing team. Join our mission and vision for the future. Thank you for your interest!





    A senior-level professional, the Infrastructure Management Senior Analyst is a fully qualified individual contributor who applies a broad knowledge of WebSphere Application

    Server concepts, practices and procedures. Incumbents are competent to work on the most complex assignments (and/or more large, complex systems) and perform a

    standard range of system operations activities. The incumbent generally works under deadlines and is capable of handling heavy workloads, operating with only general

    supervision, although errors at this level can cause delay, expense and/or disruption. Will provide functional guidance to less experienced staff. Provides functional and technical expertise to formulate computer system scope and objectives; develops and/or modifies

    procedures to solve problems using information systems. Prepares documentation for computer operations/programs sequencing, performs multiple system administration

    functions and supports hardware platforms. Assignments are in technical, web, and business functional areas.



    Education and Typical Years of Experience:

    A Bachelor's degree in a related technical field, or equivalent work experience, and a

    demonstrable commitment to continuing education and self-learning in appropriate areas

    of expertise.

    Minimum 3-5 years of progressively responsible related technical experience, including at

    least 1 year of design & support experience in a large-scale computer/systems environment and at least 6 months software installation, maintenance and upgrade

    experience.

    Proficiency using personal computer and associated work station/computer-assisted

    tools, etc.

    Demonstrates commitment to providing customer-focused quality service.



    Specific Requirements:

    WebSphere Application Server 4.x, 5.x, 6.x; iPlanet, IHS, Apache web servers; Solaris;Linux; knowledge of Java concepts; excellent verbal & written skills in customer facing situations.

    To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here

    PHP/.NET Developer - $35/hr in Dallas, TX

    Our established client needs a PHP/.NET Developer for web applications. The PHP/.NET Developer will be doing custom web development on a project by project basis. You don't have to worry about monotony here as each project you work on will be different than the one before. <br/><br/>All applicants applying for U.S. job openings must be authorized to work in the United States. All applicants applying for Canadian job openings must be authorized to work in Canada.
    Experience: The ideal PHP/.NET Developer will have 5+ year web development experience, 3+ years experience with PHP, .NET and SQL, and 1+ year XML experience. A B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent work experience is preferred.

    To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here

    Web Developer - FLASH in Dallas, TX

    We are looking for freelance (onsite) web developers. If you are a web developer that has advertising agency experience and you know how to create Flash based websites then we want to talk to you. If you know front end design as well...bring it on!

    Must have at least four years experience as a Flash developer and developing websites. Must be skilled in Flash and Director MX. Must be an expert working in XML, HTML and the Adobe Creative Suite
    <br/><br/>All applicants applying for U.S. job openings must be authorized to work in the United States. All applicants applying for Canadian job openings must be authorized to work in Canada.
    Experience: Flash, Photoshop

    To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here

    Senior Navision Developer in Dallas, TX

    CDI is looking for a Senior Navision Developer to join our team!



    An individual that has the ability to hit the ground running.



    Has at least 2 Navision Implementations under their belt, and working Verision 4.



    Exposure to version 5 would be helpful, but not necessary.



    Quickly growing organization without the ability for a great deal of oversite.



    Need a go getter that will dive right in...are upgrading to version 5 within the next 12 months.

    To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here

    DB2 Systems Programmer in Dallas, TX

    Affiliated Computer Services, Inc., ACS, is a global FORTUNE 500 company with more than 55,000 plus people working together to support client operations in nearly 100 countries. By providing business process outsourcing, human resources outsourcing and information technology solutions to world-class commercial and government clients, ACS offers its associates vast opportunities to succeed. Recognized worldwide for generating possibilities and creating solutions, ACS welcomes you to become part of our growing team. Join our mission and vision for the future. Thank you for your interest!



    **This position is virtual - candidate can be located anywhere in the US.**



    An intermediate-level professional, the Systems Development Specialist is a fully qualified individual producer who applies a broad knowledge of engineering/automation concepts, practices and procedures. Incumbents are competent to work on fairly complex assignments (and/or portions of larger, complex systems) and perform a full range of development activities. The incumbent generally works under deadlines and is capable of handling heavy workloads, and operating with only general supervision, although errors at this level can cause delay, expense and/or disruption. May provide occasional functional guidance to less experienced staff. Incumbents are responsible for the installation, development, implementation, and customization of hardware and software system elements.



    REPRESENTATIVE PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:



    Equipment or software design, engineering and/or development for commercial, medical, military or scientific uses.



    Engineering evaluation and/or test of materials (H/W and/or S/W components, products and systems).



    Preparation of detailed specifications from which programs will be written, or equipment fabricated or installed.



    Application of configuration management procedures for changes to the operating system files and software.



    Performance of associated process studies, research investigations and requirements analyses of all aspects of communications and telecommunications system, etc., by applying statistical/analytical and modeling or engineering techniques, procedures and criteria in specialized areas.



    Participation in the development and preparation of documentation for, but not limited to, procedural, program and user documentation.



    Designs, develops, installs, implements, fine tunes, documents and/or maintains databases, database dictionaries; monitors standards and procedures and integrates systems through database design and administration.



    Works with users to ensure successful system implementation; may assist in user training.



    Occasionally, may provide guidance and assists in training of less experienced staff.



    May research or write portions of technical proposals.



    Maintains state-of-the-art knowledge and compiles information into recommendations and analyses.



    DB2 TECHNICAL EXPERTISE:



    Looking for mid to senior level z/OS DB2 Systems Programmer that are IBM Certified in z/Os or OS/390 with the following skills:



    * Has experience trouble shooting and installing DB2 systems in a MVS Sysplex, Data Sharing environment

    * Set up z/OS DB2 Distributed Connections

    * Trouble Shotting DB2 Connections to CICS, IMS, and TSO

    . Has installed DB2 Subsystems

    . Has performed an Upgrade to z/Os DB2 Subsystems

    * Has experience performing z/OS DB2 Capacity Planning

    * Has performed z/OS DB2 Systems Performance & Tuning

    * Has experience with z/OS DB2 Systems Trouble Shooting

    * Has installed or upgraded 3rd Party products such as Omegamon DB2, and DB2 BMC or CA products.

    * Has performed SMP/E Maintenance to DB2 Subsystems/Instances.

    * Has experience with Very Large Database Support (#rows per table & overall system throughput)

    . Has installed the DB2 Stored Procedures feature in a WLM Environment

    . Has installed DDF facility feature



    LANGUAGE AND WORK HOURS REQUIREMENTS:



    * Candidates will have direct interface with U.S and International clients.

    * You must be able to speak and write English.

    * Since most of the clients are in the U.S, there is a possibility that employees may get called after hours to resolve client technical problems.

    * Candidates will be part of an Global Service Delivery organization supporting clients around the world.



    POSITION DESCRIPTION:



    * Monitor, identify, resolve, and administer service requests, initiate tracking/reporting of maintenance as well as consult management on software and programming changes to the affected systems.

    * Assist in migrations and knowledge transfers.

    * Regulate software usage and performance as well as ensure software compliance with Company regulations and security standards.

    * Coordinate testing, implementation, and installation of new/improved systems and upgrades.

    * Attend daily/weekly meetings and interact regularly with management, clients and incumbents to constantly improve Software Programming services.

    * Generate requested or required reports for customers and management and respond immediately to any customer complaints.





    Education and Typical Years of Experience:

    Bachelor's degree in a related technical field or equivalent work experience.



    Minimum 3-5 years of progressively responsible related technical experience, including 1 year developing large, technically complex systems and 6 months with major responsibility for developing, revising and controlling technical documentation of a complex system.



    ACS is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate against any applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, military/veteran status, or any other status protected by Federal or State law or local ordinance.

    To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here

    Java J2EE Developer in Dallas, TX

    Our client, is a leading software developer corporation with the highest transaction volumes in the world. They are seeking 2 exceptional JAVA J2EE Developers to join their team in the Dallas metropolitan area.


    Job Responsibilities;

    Responsible for providing java j2ee application development.




    Experience: Required Skills:

    Candidate should have 7 to 9 years of real time application development experience in various J2EE technologies along with in depth knowledge of various app servers and web servers like Jboss, Apache Web Server, Tomcat. A good understanding of most design patterns and object oriented principles is a must.

    Must have 7+ years of experience in various open source J2EE technologies.

    Must have 5+ years of experience with 5 + years experience in web tier development using standard technologies like JSP's, JSTL, Servlets, Javascript, AJAX.

    Must have 3+ years experience in Apache Struts framework.

    Must have 3+ years in developing Web Services clients and providers.

    Experience with Apache Axis is mandatory.

    Must have 2+ years of experience with using hibernate or any other ORM.

    Must have 3+ years working with software Non functional requirements like performance benchmarking, characterization and improvements.

    Candidate should be familiar with standard Unix commands and Scripting.

    MANAGER REQUIRES :

    The following are MUST HAVES for this job. If the candidate does not have ALL these skills the you will be declined.

    2+ years experience in web tier development using standard J2EE technologies

    2+ years experience in Apache Struts framework

    2+ years in developing Web Services clients and providers.

    Experience with Apache Axis is a big plus and possibly required.

    2+ years using Hibernate or any other ORM.

    NEXT STEPS:

    Please send your updated resume to:
    OR
    Contact us at 214.575.8880 for immediate consideration.

    For this requirement H1Bs WILL NOT BE considered.

    AVA Consulting is a Nationwide staffing company that helps clients with Resource Management. Our client base includes Fortune 500 and international clients.

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    To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here

    Windows IIS - ASP Systems Administrator in Dallas, TX

    As part of our Client's Enterprise Systems team, you will be responsible as the Systems Administrator for a web application development and hosting environment. . In this role, you will responsible for developing technical solutions that address business requirements on the Worksphere enterprise systems. The Worksphere systems are the center of the collaboration tool set activities for the company. As a 'mission critical' application, the Worksphere system needs to offer the highest reliability, performance, and security possible. The Systems Administrator is challenged to perform systems design, development, modification, expansion and implementation of new and current solutions to address a wide range of business and systems issues. Candidate must be able to participate, review, and critique IIS, ASP, and ASP.NET configurations, programs, and processes.

    The candidate should possess the following:
    - Work with development team to perform the highest reliability, system performance analysis and tuning; and security, etc.
    - Monitor system usage;
    - Expert at configuring and troubleshooting Windows 2003, with a focus on IIS, ASP, and ASP.NET configuration.
    - Experience working in a development environment, with an understanding of developers needs;
    - Networking knowledge, especially relating to HTTP traffic, including SSL, firewalls, NAT, and scenarios;
    - Virtualization, preferably VMWare, including virtualization candidate evaluation.
    - Review and document current environment;
    - Experience working with internal and external vendors and employees;

    - Create/propose schemas to support one-time data cleansing/fix efforts.
    - Assist the Data Center with recoveries;
    - Review design documentation for compliance with requirements;
    - Identify process changes; design and help implement revised processes;
    - Help drive consensus on areas of required commonality ;
    - Assist with preparation and delivery of communications to end-users;

    Desired Skills and Knowledge
    - MS Office, MS Outlook, Lotus Notes, Visio,
    - Ability to create, document and implement repeatable processes
    - Ability to efficiently manage multiple tasks
    - Work with a diverse group including users, developers, etc.
    - Work in a fast paced environment
    - SharePoint 2007 setup and configuration experience
    - Establish, follow and enforce documentation standards
    - Capable of being both an individual contributor and working as part of a team.
    - Proactive personality with a proven track record of delivering on responsibilities and tasks.
    - Highly adaptive with an ability to organize, coordinate, and execute on details.
    - Willingness to work in a team environment, and in a proactive manner

    Education / Certification Requirements:
    . Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Information Systems, Computer Information Systems, or Business Administration. Computer Sciences, a related field, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience

    If you are interested in this opportunity, please forward your resume and indicate job title. Our client is only accepting U.S. citizens and permanent residents. You must pass a background check, drug test, and credit check before starting this assignment. If you feel you do not have all the qualifications to fit this position, please forward this to a friend or co-worker.

    We would like to thank everyone who submits his or her resume for this position. Due to the volume of resumes that we receive, only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.


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    Production System Engineer in Dallas, TX

    Our client, is a leading software developer corporation with the highest transaction volumes in the world. They are seeking an exceptional Java Developer to join their team in the Dallas metropolitan area.

    Job Responsibilities:

    Will be responsible for a variety of mentally stimulating projects and mission-critical activities.

    These will afford you the opportunity to design and implement through creative, but calculated means, solutions that are crucial to the health and well-being of some of the most prominent and high-volume travel-related websites in the world.

    Design, implement, and maintain web (Apache) and application servers (Jboss, Tomcat) and related configurations and software.

    Provide 24x7x365 second-level oncall support as part of a rotation for high-profile travel-related websites hosted primarily on Solaris and/or Linux.

    Systematically troubleshoot difficult and/or complex application, system, and/or network issues as they arise

    Define and document a process to ensure that they components that make up a production service have adequate capacity and scalability to handle anticipated traffic volumes.

    Responsible for defining, designing and implementing highly available, fault tolerant hardware and software solutions,

    Proposes and implements system enhancements (software and hardware updates) that will improve the performance and reliability of systems
    Experience: Required Skills:

    Must have 3 years of experience designing, implementing, maintaining, and supporting UNIX/Linux hardware solutions.

    Must have 3 years of experience supporting a high transaction, highly available, fault tolerant processing environment.

    Must have 3 years of practical experience in Change, Problem, and/or Incident.
    management.

    Must have Advanced understanding of specific technologies/systems such as Solaris/Linux, web/application servers (Apache, Tomcat, JBoss), database (Oracle, MySQL), network and computer operations, web-based architecture, and development techniques.

    Must have highly effective communication skills, both verbal and written.

    Next Steps:-

    Please send your updated resume to:

    OR
    Contact us at 214.575.8880 for immediate consideration.

    For this requirement H1Bs WILL NOT BE be considered.

    AVA Consulting is a Nationwide staffing company that helps clients with Resource Management. Our client base includes Fortune 500 and international clients.


    Producation, Producation support, Producation Support Engineer, Prouducation Support Engineering, Producation System Engineer, Producation System Engineering, System Engineer, System Engineering.

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    Production Trading Support Engineer in Dallas, TX

    Our Dallas Client is looking for a Production Trading Support Engineer:

    The position is involved in the production management of internal trading systems for Equities. The position requires close cooperation with many diverse areas of the firm, including business units, software engineering, and network engineering groups. The ideal candidate would be able to balance a quick turnaround on front-office requests while having a long term view of how to improve the resiliency and supportability of our production environment.




    Responsibilities



    Monitor all strategy alerts (chat channels/Emails) and respond when appropriate
    Respond to technology related requests from traders (like getting 'outs' and 'cancels')
    Test with connecting systems (external and internal)
    Build tools to manage orders in various states
    Liaise with Development, Traders and Order desk in times of outages
    Morning system and data checks
    Enhance and maintain database required for post trade and order trail
    Writing scripts for regulatory reporting purposes
    Working with IT infrastructure groups for system management (testing, DR tests etc)
    Deal with daily production problems, ensuring effective and timely resolution and communications to the customer.
    Carry out bug fixes and/or report bugs back to the development team.
    Involvement in planning, co-ordination and implementation of new local/global releases and system enhancements.
    Assist in development and deployment of new systems.
    Involvement in application testing and quality assurance.
    Development work including automation of processes, configuration and implementation of application management tools.
    Implement, configure tools to monitor, troubleshoot and maintain core products. This involves automation where possible.
    Function as a liaison to the business community ensuring issues important to the customer are identified and addressed or directed to the appropriate area.
    Required Job Skills



    Have a strong technical background and core application support experience.
    Prior experience supporting Trading Systems at brokerage firms, Exchanges or other financial institutions strongly preferred.
    Experience writing scripts in Perl, C++ or other programming languages.
    Comfortable with SQL.
    Working with Applications running on Windows Servers.
    Success Factors



    Fundamental understanding of Market Data
    Understanding of Databases (SQL, Sybase)
    Knowledge of TCP/IP Networking
    Business Accumen with knowledge of Cash/Futures/Options/FX and Bonds
    Interpret FIX/Application logs and troubleshoot order routing/execution issues
    Understanding of Operating systems (UNIX, LINUX, Windows)
    Please visit us on the web at www.frontlinesourcegroup.com

    Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/V/D. Candidates must have authorization to work in the U.S. Clients will not sponsor visas.

    Frontline Source Group is one of the fastest growing Information Technology, Accounting, Legal, Human Resource, Administrative and Clerical staffing and direct hire firms with offices in Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Plano, and Houston Texas.

    Frontline specializes in matching top talent with companies for direct, contract and contract-to-hire placements. We work with clients and candidates in all areas of North America and Canada




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    Mainframe Tester in Dallas, TX

    This position performs testing on existing and/or new software. While project code is primarily mainframe based, client server applications are often impacted. Tasks include: execute jobs which emulate production processing, back up files, modify JCL and control cards to include the code to be tested, create or modify test data, modify Comparex jobs and CA-7, CA-7 add/delete/modify the schedule; create and execute test scripts, resolve problems, work with customers and application developers.
    Experience: Excellent verbal and written communication skills

    Finance (+)

    Degree

    To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here

    Saturday, October 20, 2007

    DB2 Systems Programmer in Dallas, TX

    Affiliated Computer Services, Inc., ACS, is a global FORTUNE 500 company with more than 55,000 plus people working together to support client operations in nearly 100 countries. By providing business process outsourcing, human resources outsourcing and information technology solutions to world-class commercial and government clients, ACS offers its associates vast opportunities to succeed. Recognized worldwide for generating possibilities and creating solutions, ACS welcomes you to become part of our growing team. Join our mission and vision for the future. Thank you for your interest!



    **This position is virtual - candidate can be located anywhere in the US.**



    An intermediate-level professional, the Systems Development Specialist is a fully qualified individual producer who applies a broad knowledge of engineering/automation concepts, practices and procedures. Incumbents are competent to work on fairly complex assignments (and/or portions of larger, complex systems) and perform a full range of development activities. The incumbent generally works under deadlines and is capable of handling heavy workloads, and operating with only general supervision, although errors at this level can cause delay, expense and/or disruption. May provide occasional functional guidance to less experienced staff. Incumbents are responsible for the installation, development, implementation, and customization of hardware and software system elements.



    REPRESENTATIVE PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:



    Equipment or software design, engineering and/or development for commercial, medical, military or scientific uses.



    Engineering evaluation and/or test of materials (H/W and/or S/W components, products and systems).



    Preparation of detailed specifications from which programs will be written, or equipment fabricated or installed.



    Application of configuration management procedures for changes to the operating system files and software.



    Performance of associated process studies, research investigations and requirements analyses of all aspects of communications and telecommunications system, etc., by applying statistical/analytical and modeling or engineering techniques, procedures and criteria in specialized areas.



    Participation in the development and preparation of documentation for, but not limited to, procedural, program and user documentation.



    Designs, develops, installs, implements, fine tunes, documents and/or maintains databases, database dictionaries; monitors standards and procedures and integrates systems through database design and administration.



    Works with users to ensure successful system implementation; may assist in user training.



    Occasionally, may provide guidance and assists in training of less experienced staff.



    May research or write portions of technical proposals.



    Maintains state-of-the-art knowledge and compiles information into recommendations and analyses.



    DB2 TECHNICAL EXPERTISE:



    Looking for mid to senior level z/OS DB2 Systems Programmer that are IBM Certified in z/Os or OS/390 with the following skills:



    * Has experience trouble shooting and installing DB2 systems in a MVS Sysplex, Data Sharing environment

    * Set up z/OS DB2 Distributed Connections

    * Trouble Shotting DB2 Connections to CICS, IMS, and TSO

    . Has installed DB2 Subsystems

    . Has performed an Upgrade to z/Os DB2 Subsystems

    * Has experience performing z/OS DB2 Capacity Planning

    * Has performed z/OS DB2 Systems Performance & Tuning

    * Has experience with z/OS DB2 Systems Trouble Shooting

    * Has installed or upgraded 3rd Party products such as Omegamon DB2, and DB2 BMC or CA products.

    * Has performed SMP/E Maintenance to DB2 Subsystems/Instances.

    * Has experience with Very Large Database Support (#rows per table & overall system throughput)

    . Has installed the DB2 Stored Procedures feature in a WLM Environment

    . Has installed DDF facility feature



    LANGUAGE AND WORK HOURS REQUIREMENTS:



    * Candidates will have direct interface with U.S and International clients.

    * You must be able to speak and write English.

    * Since most of the clients are in the U.S, there is a possibility that employees may get called after hours to resolve client technical problems.

    * Candidates will be part of an Global Service Delivery organization supporting clients around the world.



    POSITION DESCRIPTION:



    * Monitor, identify, resolve, and administer service requests, initiate tracking/reporting of maintenance as well as consult management on software and programming changes to the affected systems.

    * Assist in migrations and knowledge transfers.

    * Regulate software usage and performance as well as ensure software compliance with Company regulations and security standards.

    * Coordinate testing, implementation, and installation of new/improved systems and upgrades.

    * Attend daily/weekly meetings and interact regularly with management, clients and incumbents to constantly improve Software Programming services.

    * Generate requested or required reports for customers and management and respond immediately to any customer complaints.





    Education and Typical Years of Experience:

    Bachelor's degree in a related technical field or equivalent work experience.



    Minimum 3-5 years of progressively responsible related technical experience, including 1 year developing large, technically complex systems and 6 months with major responsibility for developing, revising and controlling technical documentation of a complex system.



    ACS is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate against any applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, military/veteran status, or any other status protected by Federal or State law or local ordinance.

    To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here

    Windows IIS - ASP Systems Administrator in Dallas, TX

    As part of our Client's Enterprise Systems team, you will be responsible as the Systems Administrator for a web application development and hosting environment. . In this role, you will responsible for developing technical solutions that address business requirements on the Worksphere enterprise systems. The Worksphere systems are the center of the collaboration tool set activities for the company. As a 'mission critical' application, the Worksphere system needs to offer the highest reliability, performance, and security possible. The Systems Administrator is challenged to perform systems design, development, modification, expansion and implementation of new and current solutions to address a wide range of business and systems issues. Candidate must be able to participate, review, and critique IIS, ASP, and ASP.NET configurations, programs, and processes.

    The candidate should possess the following:
    - Work with development team to perform the highest reliability, system performance analysis and tuning; and security, etc.
    - Monitor system usage;
    - Expert at configuring and troubleshooting Windows 2003, with a focus on IIS, ASP, and ASP.NET configuration.
    - Experience working in a development environment, with an understanding of developers needs;
    - Networking knowledge, especially relating to HTTP traffic, including SSL, firewalls, NAT, and scenarios;
    - Virtualization, preferably VMWare, including virtualization candidate evaluation.
    - Review and document current environment;
    - Experience working with internal and external vendors and employees;

    - Create/propose schemas to support one-time data cleansing/fix efforts.
    - Assist the Data Center with recoveries;
    - Review design documentation for compliance with requirements;
    - Identify process changes; design and help implement revised processes;
    - Help drive consensus on areas of required commonality ;
    - Assist with preparation and delivery of communications to end-users;

    Desired Skills and Knowledge
    - MS Office, MS Outlook, Lotus Notes, Visio,
    - Ability to create, document and implement repeatable processes
    - Ability to efficiently manage multiple tasks
    - Work with a diverse group including users, developers, etc.
    - Work in a fast paced environment
    - SharePoint 2007 setup and configuration experience
    - Establish, follow and enforce documentation standards
    - Capable of being both an individual contributor and working as part of a team.
    - Proactive personality with a proven track record of delivering on responsibilities and tasks.
    - Highly adaptive with an ability to organize, coordinate, and execute on details.
    - Willingness to work in a team environment, and in a proactive manner

    Education / Certification Requirements:
    . Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Information Systems, Computer Information Systems, or Business Administration. Computer Sciences, a related field, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience

    If you are interested in this opportunity, please forward your resume and indicate job title. Our client is only accepting U.S. citizens and permanent residents. You must pass a background check, drug test, and credit check before starting this assignment. If you feel you do not have all the qualifications to fit this position, please forward this to a friend or co-worker.

    We would like to thank everyone who submits his or her resume for this position. Due to the volume of resumes that we receive, only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.


    To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here

    Websphere Administrator in Dallas, TX

    Affiliated Computer Services, Inc., ACS, is a global FORTUNE 500 company with more than 55,000 plus people working together to support client operations in nearly 100 countries. By providing business process outsourcing, human resources outsourcing and information technology solutions to world-class commercial and government clients, ACS offers its associates vast opportunities to succeed. Recognized worldwide for generating possibilities and creating solutions, ACS welcomes you to become part of our growing team. Join our mission and vision for the future. Thank you for your interest!





    A senior-level professional, the Infrastructure Management Senior Analyst is a fully qualified individual contributor who applies a broad knowledge of WebSphere Application

    Server concepts, practices and procedures. Incumbents are competent to work on the most complex assignments (and/or more large, complex systems) and perform a

    standard range of system operations activities. The incumbent generally works under deadlines and is capable of handling heavy workloads, operating with only general

    supervision, although errors at this level can cause delay, expense and/or disruption. Will provide functional guidance to less experienced staff. Provides functional and technical expertise to formulate computer system scope and objectives; develops and/or modifies

    procedures to solve problems using information systems. Prepares documentation for computer operations/programs sequencing, performs multiple system administration

    functions and supports hardware platforms. Assignments are in technical, web, and business functional areas.



    Education and Typical Years of Experience:

    A Bachelor's degree in a related technical field, or equivalent work experience, and a

    demonstrable commitment to continuing education and self-learning in appropriate areas

    of expertise.

    Minimum 3-5 years of progressively responsible related technical experience, including at

    least 1 year of design & support experience in a large-scale computer/systems environment and at least 6 months software installation, maintenance and upgrade

    experience.

    Proficiency using personal computer and associated work station/computer-assisted

    tools, etc.

    Demonstrates commitment to providing customer-focused quality service.



    Specific Requirements:

    WebSphere Application Server 4.x, 5.x, 6.x; iPlanet, IHS, Apache web servers; Solaris;Linux; knowledge of Java concepts; excellent verbal & written skills in customer facing situations.

    To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here

    Web Developer - FLASH in Dallas, TX

    We are looking for freelance (onsite) web developers. If you are a web developer that has advertising agency experience and you know how to create Flash based websites then we want to talk to you. If you know front end design as well...bring it on!

    Must have at least four years experience as a Flash developer and developing websites. Must be skilled in Flash and Director MX. Must be an expert working in XML, HTML and the Adobe Creative Suite
    <br/><br/>All applicants applying for U.S. job openings must be authorized to work in the United States. All applicants applying for Canadian job openings must be authorized to work in Canada.
    Experience: Flash, Photoshop

    To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here

    Java / J2EE Developer (Contract) in Dallas, TX

  • Design and document custom software solutions which include database models, software architecture, process flow, and web navigation possibly all related to an Open Source CMS.
  • Develop custom software solutions using technologies such as: Java, J2EE, Hibernate, MS SQL Server, Struts, Tiles, XML, JSP, HTML, JavaScript, AJAX, Flash and maintain all assets under source control (CVS).
  • Review end user documentation for accuracy.
  • Establish and maintain development, staging and production environments using designated tools and procedures to build and promote software through the development cycle and to deliver upgrades and enhancements and regular intervals.
  • Unit test all software components prior to release to QA and communicate with Quality Assurance (QA) during the development cycle.
  • Consult regularly with the Customer Technology Data Services and Technology Services teams to identify tools and processes to improve efficiency and accuracy of the technology services provided to our customers.
  • Bring ideas for new technologies, software tools etc. for use by teams across the company to make all of our products better.
  • Develop and implement effective, efficient and controlled software solutions.
  • Must be able to quickly assess and react to changing circumstances and new information.
  • Must be able to communicate effectively with vendors, customers, peers, subordinates and management.

    Experience:
  • Excellent English skills, both verbal and written
  • 5 years software development experience
  • Java / J2EE
  • JSP
  • SQL
  • XML
  • Hibernate
  • Struts
  • HTML / DHTML and or AJAX
  • Web software development


    Preferred:
  • Red Hat Linux
  • Open Source Content Management System ( CMS )

    To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here
  • Application Developer using SQL; $25/hr in DALLAS, TX

    Our fast paced client is looking for an Application Developer with a SQL background. The Application Developer will enhance, maintain, create and implement changes to third-party software application (PsychConsult by Askesis Development Group) using SQL Server, PowerBuilder, and Crystal Reports. Review, analyze, create, modify, test, and debug programming system for organization&#146;s system applications and compose documentation to describe program development, logic, coding, and corrections.<br/><br/>All applicants applying for U.S. job openings must be authorized to work in the United States. All applicants applying for Canadian job openings must be authorized to work in Canada.
    Experience: The ideal Application Developer will have a B.S. degree in computer science, management information systems or 2+ years experience in related field. 3+ years experience in SQL Server (Proficient with stored procedures, T-SQL, triggers, etc.) and 1+ years experience in PowerBuilder is desirable. Experience with PsychConsult, Crystal Reports, Oracle, and the clinical process and consumer populations in a behavioral healthcare environment is a plus.

    To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here

    PHP/.NET Developer - $35/hr in Dallas, TX

    Our established client needs a PHP/.NET Developer for web applications. The PHP/.NET Developer will be doing custom web development on a project by project basis. You don't have to worry about monotony here as each project you work on will be different than the one before. <br/><br/>All applicants applying for U.S. job openings must be authorized to work in the United States. All applicants applying for Canadian job openings must be authorized to work in Canada.
    Experience: The ideal PHP/.NET Developer will have 5+ year web development experience, 3+ years experience with PHP, .NET and SQL, and 1+ year XML experience. A B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent work experience is preferred.

    To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here

    Java / J2EE Developer (Contract) in Dallas, TX

  • Design and document custom software solutions which include database models, software architecture, process flow, and web navigation possibly all related to an Open Source CMS.
  • Develop custom software solutions using technologies such as: Java, J2EE, Hibernate, MS SQL Server, Struts, Tiles, XML, JSP, HTML, JavaScript, AJAX, Flash and maintain all assets under source control (CVS).
  • Review end user documentation for accuracy.
  • Establish and maintain development, staging and production environments using designated tools and procedures to build and promote software through the development cycle and to deliver upgrades and enhancements and regular intervals.
  • Unit test all software components prior to release to QA and communicate with Quality Assurance (QA) during the development cycle.
  • Consult regularly with the Customer Technology Data Services and Technology Services teams to identify tools and processes to improve efficiency and accuracy of the technology services provided to our customers.
  • Bring ideas for new technologies, software tools etc. for use by teams across the company to make all of our products better.
  • Develop and implement effective, efficient and controlled software solutions.
  • Must be able to quickly assess and react to changing circumstances and new information.
  • Must be able to communicate effectively with vendors, customers, peers, subordinates and management.

    Experience:
  • Excellent English skills, both verbal and written
  • 5 years software development experience
  • Java / J2EE
  • JSP
  • SQL
  • XML
  • Hibernate
  • Struts
  • HTML / DHTML and or AJAX
  • Web software development


    Preferred:
  • Red Hat Linux
  • Open Source Content Management System ( CMS )

    To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here
  • Learning & Development Consultant in Dallas, TX

    Affiliated Computer Services, Inc., ACS, is a global FORTUNE 500 company with more than 55,000 plus people working together to support client operations in nearly 100 countries. By providing business process outsourcing, human resources outsourcing and information technology solutions to world-class commercial and government clients, ACS offers its associates vast opportunities to succeed. Recognized worldwide for generating possibilities and creating solutions, ACS welcomes you to become part of our growing team. Join our mission and vision for the future. Thank you for your interest!







    Conducts skills, technical, management and staff development training courses within business units or groups.



    Uses needs assessment tools to determine effectiveness of training programs.



    Interacts with functional organizations to develop specifications for content of courses.



    Evaluates need and develops new training materials and/or revises current material to ensure business unit or group training needs are met.



    Evaluates training methodology.



    Designs and develops in-house programs.



    Interacts with functional organizations to develop specifications for content of courses.



    Conducts follow up to determine applicability of course material.



    All other duties as assigned.







    ACS is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate against any applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, military/veteran status, or any other status protected by Federal or State law or local ordinance.

    To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here

    Java J2EE Developer in Dallas, TX

    Our client, is a leading software developer corporation with the highest transaction volumes in the world. They are seeking 2 exceptional JAVA J2EE Developers to join their team in the Dallas metropolitan area.


    Job Responsibilities;

    Responsible for providing java j2ee application development.




    Experience: Required Skills:

    Candidate should have 7 to 9 years of real time application development experience in various J2EE technologies along with in depth knowledge of various app servers and web servers like Jboss, Apache Web Server, Tomcat. A good understanding of most design patterns and object oriented principles is a must.

    Must have 7+ years of experience in various open source J2EE technologies.

    Must have 5+ years of experience with 5 + years experience in web tier development using standard technologies like JSP's, JSTL, Servlets, Javascript, AJAX.

    Must have 3+ years experience in Apache Struts framework.

    Must have 3+ years in developing Web Services clients and providers.

    Experience with Apache Axis is mandatory.

    Must have 2+ years of experience with using hibernate or any other ORM.

    Must have 3+ years working with software Non functional requirements like performance benchmarking, characterization and improvements.

    Candidate should be familiar with standard Unix commands and Scripting.

    MANAGER REQUIRES :

    The following are MUST HAVES for this job. If the candidate does not have ALL these skills the you will be declined.

    2+ years experience in web tier development using standard J2EE technologies

    2+ years experience in Apache Struts framework

    2+ years in developing Web Services clients and providers.

    Experience with Apache Axis is a big plus and possibly required.

    2+ years using Hibernate or any other ORM.

    NEXT STEPS:

    Please send your updated resume to:
    OR
    Contact us at 214.575.8880 for immediate consideration.

    For this requirement H1Bs WILL NOT BE considered.

    AVA Consulting is a Nationwide staffing company that helps clients with Resource Management. Our client base includes Fortune 500 and international clients.

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    To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here

    Java / J2EE Developer (Contract) in Dallas, TX

  • Design and document custom software solutions which include database models, software architecture, process flow, and web navigation possibly all related to an Open Source CMS.
  • Develop custom software solutions using technologies such as: Java, J2EE, Hibernate, MS SQL Server, Struts, Tiles, XML, JSP, HTML, JavaScript, AJAX, Flash and maintain all assets under source control (CVS).
  • Review end user documentation for accuracy.
  • Establish and maintain development, staging and production environments using designated tools and procedures to build and promote software through the development cycle and to deliver upgrades and enhancements and regular intervals.
  • Unit test all software components prior to release to QA and communicate with Quality Assurance (QA) during the development cycle.
  • Consult regularly with the Customer Technology Data Services and Technology Services teams to identify tools and processes to improve efficiency and accuracy of the technology services provided to our customers.
  • Bring ideas for new technologies, software tools etc. for use by teams across the company to make all of our products better.
  • Develop and implement effective, efficient and controlled software solutions.
  • Must be able to quickly assess and react to changing circumstances and new information.
  • Must be able to communicate effectively with vendors, customers, peers, subordinates and management.

    Experience:
  • Excellent English skills, both verbal and written
  • 5 years software development experience
  • Java / J2EE
  • JSP
  • SQL
  • XML
  • Hibernate
  • Struts
  • HTML / DHTML and or AJAX
  • Web software development


    Preferred:
  • Red Hat Linux
  • Open Source Content Management System ( CMS )

    To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here
  • Production Trading Support Engineer in Dallas, TX

    Our Dallas Client is looking for a Production Trading Support Engineer:

    The position is involved in the production management of internal trading systems for Equities. The position requires close cooperation with many diverse areas of the firm, including business units, software engineering, and network engineering groups. The ideal candidate would be able to balance a quick turnaround on front-office requests while having a long term view of how to improve the resiliency and supportability of our production environment.




    Responsibilities



    Monitor all strategy alerts (chat channels/Emails) and respond when appropriate
    Respond to technology related requests from traders (like getting 'outs' and 'cancels')
    Test with connecting systems (external and internal)
    Build tools to manage orders in various states
    Liaise with Development, Traders and Order desk in times of outages
    Morning system and data checks
    Enhance and maintain database required for post trade and order trail
    Writing scripts for regulatory reporting purposes
    Working with IT infrastructure groups for system management (testing, DR tests etc)
    Deal with daily production problems, ensuring effective and timely resolution and communications to the customer.
    Carry out bug fixes and/or report bugs back to the development team.
    Involvement in planning, co-ordination and implementation of new local/global releases and system enhancements.
    Assist in development and deployment of new systems.
    Involvement in application testing and quality assurance.
    Development work including automation of processes, configuration and implementation of application management tools.
    Implement, configure tools to monitor, troubleshoot and maintain core products. This involves automation where possible.
    Function as a liaison to the business community ensuring issues important to the customer are identified and addressed or directed to the appropriate area.
    Required Job Skills



    Have a strong technical background and core application support experience.
    Prior experience supporting Trading Systems at brokerage firms, Exchanges or other financial institutions strongly preferred.
    Experience writing scripts in Perl, C++ or other programming languages.
    Comfortable with SQL.
    Working with Applications running on Windows Servers.
    Success Factors



    Fundamental understanding of Market Data
    Understanding of Databases (SQL, Sybase)
    Knowledge of TCP/IP Networking
    Business Accumen with knowledge of Cash/Futures/Options/FX and Bonds
    Interpret FIX/Application logs and troubleshoot order routing/execution issues
    Understanding of Operating systems (UNIX, LINUX, Windows)
    Please visit us on the web at www.frontlinesourcegroup.com

    Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/V/D. Candidates must have authorization to work in the U.S. Clients will not sponsor visas.

    Frontline Source Group is one of the fastest growing Information Technology, Accounting, Legal, Human Resource, Administrative and Clerical staffing and direct hire firms with offices in Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Plano, and Houston Texas.

    Frontline specializes in matching top talent with companies for direct, contract and contract-to-hire placements. We work with clients and candidates in all areas of North America and Canada




    To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here

    Production System Engineer in Dallas, TX

    Our client, is a leading software developer corporation with the highest transaction volumes in the world. They are seeking an exceptional Java Developer to join their team in the Dallas metropolitan area.

    Job Responsibilities:

    Will be responsible for a variety of mentally stimulating projects and mission-critical activities.

    These will afford you the opportunity to design and implement through creative, but calculated means, solutions that are crucial to the health and well-being of some of the most prominent and high-volume travel-related websites in the world.

    Design, implement, and maintain web (Apache) and application servers (Jboss, Tomcat) and related configurations and software.

    Provide 24x7x365 second-level oncall support as part of a rotation for high-profile travel-related websites hosted primarily on Solaris and/or Linux.

    Systematically troubleshoot difficult and/or complex application, system, and/or network issues as they arise

    Define and document a process to ensure that they components that make up a production service have adequate capacity and scalability to handle anticipated traffic volumes.

    Responsible for defining, designing and implementing highly available, fault tolerant hardware and software solutions,

    Proposes and implements system enhancements (software and hardware updates) that will improve the performance and reliability of systems
    Experience: Required Skills:

    Must have 3 years of experience designing, implementing, maintaining, and supporting UNIX/Linux hardware solutions.

    Must have 3 years of experience supporting a high transaction, highly available, fault tolerant processing environment.

    Must have 3 years of practical experience in Change, Problem, and/or Incident.
    management.

    Must have Advanced understanding of specific technologies/systems such as Solaris/Linux, web/application servers (Apache, Tomcat, JBoss), database (Oracle, MySQL), network and computer operations, web-based architecture, and development techniques.

    Must have highly effective communication skills, both verbal and written.

    Next Steps:-

    Please send your updated resume to:

    OR
    Contact us at 214.575.8880 for immediate consideration.

    For this requirement H1Bs WILL NOT BE be considered.

    AVA Consulting is a Nationwide staffing company that helps clients with Resource Management. Our client base includes Fortune 500 and international clients.


    Producation, Producation support, Producation Support Engineer, Prouducation Support Engineering, Producation System Engineer, Producation System Engineering, System Engineer, System Engineering.

    To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here

    Friday, October 19, 2007

    .Net Developer in Dallas, TX

    A dynamic privately owned company that provides a suite of strategic solutions including information technology, health information management and patient accounting/business office services, is seeking to hire a solid .Net Developer.



    Good, solid knowledge of the .NET platform is a must, experience working with a structured methodology and within a project team environment are also extremely important.
    Experience: All .NET Developers should have the following basic knowledge/skills:

    - 5 - 7 years of professional development experience using .NET technologies with VB.NET or C# and ASP.NET

    - Experience developing applications for Sharepoint 2007 including workflow and forms services

    - Solid understanding of 3-tier architecture, object oriented analysis and design.

    - Experience creating and consuming Web Services

    - Experience with SQL Server 2005, Reporting Services, and tools like Management Studio, SSIS, Report Builder etc.

    - Solid experience with UI development (WebForms, JavaScript, DHTML/HTML, XML/XSLT) and business logic development

    - Ability to write solid, high quality, maintainable code

    - Strong communication and interpersonal skills

    - Excellent problem solving, design, coding and debugging skills

    - Ability to work independently and as a part of a team

    - Critical thinking, problem solving, design, and most critically, attention to performance, scalability, reliability, availability at the system andcomponent level

    - Documenting Processes.





    Must be a Green Card Holders and/or US Citizens.



    To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here

    Production Trading Support Engineer in Dallas, TX

    Our Dallas Client is looking for a Production Trading Support Engineer:

    The position is involved in the production management of internal trading systems for Equities. The position requires close cooperation with many diverse areas of the firm, including business units, software engineering, and network engineering groups. The ideal candidate would be able to balance a quick turnaround on front-office requests while having a long term view of how to improve the resiliency and supportability of our production environment.




    Responsibilities



    Monitor all strategy alerts (chat channels/Emails) and respond when appropriate
    Respond to technology related requests from traders (like getting 'outs' and 'cancels')
    Test with connecting systems (external and internal)
    Build tools to manage orders in various states
    Liaise with Development, Traders and Order desk in times of outages
    Morning system and data checks
    Enhance and maintain database required for post trade and order trail
    Writing scripts for regulatory reporting purposes
    Working with IT infrastructure groups for system management (testing, DR tests etc)
    Deal with daily production problems, ensuring effective and timely resolution and communications to the customer.
    Carry out bug fixes and/or report bugs back to the development team.
    Involvement in planning, co-ordination and implementation of new local/global releases and system enhancements.
    Assist in development and deployment of new systems.
    Involvement in application testing and quality assurance.
    Development work including automation of processes, configuration and implementation of application management tools.
    Implement, configure tools to monitor, troubleshoot and maintain core products. This involves automation where possible.
    Function as a liaison to the business community ensuring issues important to the customer are identified and addressed or directed to the appropriate area.
    Required Job Skills



    Have a strong technical background and core application support experience.
    Prior experience supporting Trading Systems at brokerage firms, Exchanges or other financial institutions strongly preferred.
    Experience writing scripts in Perl, C++ or other programming languages.
    Comfortable with SQL.
    Working with Applications running on Windows Servers.
    Success Factors



    Fundamental understanding of Market Data
    Understanding of Databases (SQL, Sybase)
    Knowledge of TCP/IP Networking
    Business Accumen with knowledge of Cash/Futures/Options/FX and Bonds
    Interpret FIX/Application logs and troubleshoot order routing/execution issues
    Understanding of Operating systems (UNIX, LINUX, Windows)
    Please visit us on the web at www.frontlinesourcegroup.com

    Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/V/D. Candidates must have authorization to work in the U.S. Clients will not sponsor visas.

    Frontline Source Group is one of the fastest growing Information Technology, Accounting, Legal, Human Resource, Administrative and Clerical staffing and direct hire firms with offices in Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Plano, and Houston Texas.

    Frontline specializes in matching top talent with companies for direct, contract and contract-to-hire placements. We work with clients and candidates in all areas of North America and Canada




    To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here

    Windows IIS - ASP Systems Administrator in Dallas, TX

    As part of our Client's Enterprise Systems team, you will be responsible as the Systems Administrator for a web application development and hosting environment. . In this role, you will responsible for developing technical solutions that address business requirements on the Worksphere enterprise systems. The Worksphere systems are the center of the collaboration tool set activities for the company. As a 'mission critical' application, the Worksphere system needs to offer the highest reliability, performance, and security possible. The Systems Administrator is challenged to perform systems design, development, modification, expansion and implementation of new and current solutions to address a wide range of business and systems issues. Candidate must be able to participate, review, and critique IIS, ASP, and ASP.NET configurations, programs, and processes.

    The candidate should possess the following:
    - Work with development team to perform the highest reliability, system performance analysis and tuning; and security, etc.
    - Monitor system usage;
    - Expert at configuring and troubleshooting Windows 2003, with a focus on IIS, ASP, and ASP.NET configuration.
    - Experience working in a development environment, with an understanding of developers needs;
    - Networking knowledge, especially relating to HTTP traffic, including SSL, firewalls, NAT, and scenarios;
    - Virtualization, preferably VMWare, including virtualization candidate evaluation.
    - Review and document current environment;
    - Experience working with internal and external vendors and employees;

    - Create/propose schemas to support one-time data cleansing/fix efforts.
    - Assist the Data Center with recoveries;
    - Review design documentation for compliance with requirements;
    - Identify process changes; design and help implement revised processes;
    - Help drive consensus on areas of required commonality ;
    - Assist with preparation and delivery of communications to end-users;

    Desired Skills and Knowledge
    - MS Office, MS Outlook, Lotus Notes, Visio,
    - Ability to create, document and implement repeatable processes
    - Ability to efficiently manage multiple tasks
    - Work with a diverse group including users, developers, etc.
    - Work in a fast paced environment
    - SharePoint 2007 setup and configuration experience
    - Establish, follow and enforce documentation standards
    - Capable of being both an individual contributor and working as part of a team.
    - Proactive personality with a proven track record of delivering on responsibilities and tasks.
    - Highly adaptive with an ability to organize, coordinate, and execute on details.
    - Willingness to work in a team environment, and in a proactive manner

    Education / Certification Requirements:
    . Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Information Systems, Computer Information Systems, or Business Administration. Computer Sciences, a related field, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience

    If you are interested in this opportunity, please forward your resume and indicate job title. Our client is only accepting U.S. citizens and permanent residents. You must pass a background check, drug test, and credit check before starting this assignment. If you feel you do not have all the qualifications to fit this position, please forward this to a friend or co-worker.

    We would like to thank everyone who submits his or her resume for this position. Due to the volume of resumes that we receive, only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.


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    Java Web Developer - SSE - Dallas, TX in Dallas, TX

    Description

    Organization: Accenture Technology Solutions

    Location: Dallas, TX

    Travel: None

    Accenture Technology Solutions is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Accenture that employs technology enthusiasts who focus on application development, systems administration work, and software maintenance providing practical programming and technology implementation for business.

    If you're looking for new and enjoyable work, this could be the place for you.

    Job Description:

    A Senior Software Engineer contributes to the development, delivery and maintenance of technology-based business solutions. He/she is skilled in designing, coding, testing, and implementing configuration changes to software applications to meet both functional and technical requirements. He/she may have some oversight responsibility for the technology solution and may assist in the development of the team.

    This position offers:

    . Full time salaried position building deep technical skills
    . Overtime pay
    . Little-to-No travel required
    . A complete and competitive benefits package
    . Clear career track/Promotion opportunities
    . Application Delivery and Professional Development training
    . Certification reimbursement program

    Qualifications

    Basic Qualifications:

    . 3 years programming experience with Java
    . 3 years experience with 1 of the following JSP, EJB, and/or Struts

    Preferred Experience:

    . Maven
    . Securent
    . Web sphere Application Server

    Please submit resume online at https://accenture.taleo.net/servlets/CareerSection?art_ip_action=FlowDispatcher&flowTypeNo=13&pageSeq=2&reqNo=226087&art_servlet_language=en&selected_language=en&csNo=10003#topOfCsPage

    By submitting my resume and other personal information ("Information"), I voluntarily acknowledge and agree that Accenture Technology Solutions may process such Information for the limited extent of evaluating employment opportunities, and I further consent to the transfer of such Information to third parties where such disclosure is in the normal course of business and/or for the evaluation of potential staffing opportunities.

    Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration.

    Applicants for employment in the U.S. must possess work authorization which does not require sponsorship by the employer for a visa.

    Accenture is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

    To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here

    Java / J2EE Developer (Contract) in Dallas, TX

  • Design and document custom software solutions which include database models, software architecture, process flow, and web navigation possibly all related to an Open Source CMS.
  • Develop custom software solutions using technologies such as: Java, J2EE, Hibernate, MS SQL Server, Struts, Tiles, XML, JSP, HTML, JavaScript, AJAX, Flash and maintain all assets under source control (CVS).
  • Review end user documentation for accuracy.
  • Establish and maintain development, staging and production environments using designated tools and procedures to build and promote software through the development cycle and to deliver upgrades and enhancements and regular intervals.
  • Unit test all software components prior to release to QA and communicate with Quality Assurance (QA) during the development cycle.
  • Consult regularly with the Customer Technology Data Services and Technology Services teams to identify tools and processes to improve efficiency and accuracy of the technology services provided to our customers.
  • Bring ideas for new technologies, software tools etc. for use by teams across the company to make all of our products better.
  • Develop and implement effective, efficient and controlled software solutions.
  • Must be able to quickly assess and react to changing circumstances and new information.
  • Must be able to communicate effectively with vendors, customers, peers, subordinates and management.

    Experience:
  • Excellent English skills, both verbal and written
  • 5 years software development experience
  • Java / J2EE
  • JSP
  • SQL
  • XML
  • Hibernate
  • Struts
  • HTML / DHTML and or AJAX
  • Web software development


    Preferred:
  • Red Hat Linux
  • Open Source Content Management System ( CMS )

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  • Learning & Development Consultant in Dallas, TX

    Affiliated Computer Services, Inc., ACS, is a global FORTUNE 500 company with more than 55,000 plus people working together to support client operations in nearly 100 countries. By providing business process outsourcing, human resources outsourcing and information technology solutions to world-class commercial and government clients, ACS offers its associates vast opportunities to succeed. Recognized worldwide for generating possibilities and creating solutions, ACS welcomes you to become part of our growing team. Join our mission and vision for the future. Thank you for your interest!







    Conducts skills, technical, management and staff development training courses within business units or groups.



    Uses needs assessment tools to determine effectiveness of training programs.



    Interacts with functional organizations to develop specifications for content of courses.



    Evaluates need and develops new training materials and/or revises current material to ensure business unit or group training needs are met.



    Evaluates training methodology.



    Designs and develops in-house programs.



    Interacts with functional organizations to develop specifications for content of courses.



    Conducts follow up to determine applicability of course material.



    All other duties as assigned.







    ACS is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate against any applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, military/veteran status, or any other status protected by Federal or State law or local ordinance.

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    Websphere Administrator in Dallas, TX

    Affiliated Computer Services, Inc., ACS, is a global FORTUNE 500 company with more than 55,000 plus people working together to support client operations in nearly 100 countries. By providing business process outsourcing, human resources outsourcing and information technology solutions to world-class commercial and government clients, ACS offers its associates vast opportunities to succeed. Recognized worldwide for generating possibilities and creating solutions, ACS welcomes you to become part of our growing team. Join our mission and vision for the future. Thank you for your interest!





    A senior-level professional, the Infrastructure Management Senior Analyst is a fully qualified individual contributor who applies a broad knowledge of WebSphere Application

    Server concepts, practices and procedures. Incumbents are competent to work on the most complex assignments (and/or more large, complex systems) and perform a

    standard range of system operations activities. The incumbent generally works under deadlines and is capable of handling heavy workloads, operating with only general

    supervision, although errors at this level can cause delay, expense and/or disruption. Will provide functional guidance to less experienced staff. Provides functional and technical expertise to formulate computer system scope and objectives; develops and/or modifies

    procedures to solve problems using information systems. Prepares documentation for computer operations/programs sequencing, performs multiple system administration

    functions and supports hardware platforms. Assignments are in technical, web, and business functional areas.



    Education and Typical Years of Experience:

    A Bachelor's degree in a related technical field, or equivalent work experience, and a

    demonstrable commitment to continuing education and self-learning in appropriate areas

    of expertise.

    Minimum 3-5 years of progressively responsible related technical experience, including at

    least 1 year of design & support experience in a large-scale computer/systems environment and at least 6 months software installation, maintenance and upgrade

    experience.

    Proficiency using personal computer and associated work station/computer-assisted

    tools, etc.

    Demonstrates commitment to providing customer-focused quality service.



    Specific Requirements:

    WebSphere Application Server 4.x, 5.x, 6.x; iPlanet, IHS, Apache web servers; Solaris;Linux; knowledge of Java concepts; excellent verbal & written skills in customer facing situations.

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    DB2 Systems Programmer in Dallas, TX

    Affiliated Computer Services, Inc., ACS, is a global FORTUNE 500 company with more than 55,000 plus people working together to support client operations in nearly 100 countries. By providing business process outsourcing, human resources outsourcing and information technology solutions to world-class commercial and government clients, ACS offers its associates vast opportunities to succeed. Recognized worldwide for generating possibilities and creating solutions, ACS welcomes you to become part of our growing team. Join our mission and vision for the future. Thank you for your interest!



    **This position is virtual - candidate can be located anywhere in the US.**



    An intermediate-level professional, the Systems Development Specialist is a fully qualified individual producer who applies a broad knowledge of engineering/automation concepts, practices and procedures. Incumbents are competent to work on fairly complex assignments (and/or portions of larger, complex systems) and perform a full range of development activities. The incumbent generally works under deadlines and is capable of handling heavy workloads, and operating with only general supervision, although errors at this level can cause delay, expense and/or disruption. May provide occasional functional guidance to less experienced staff. Incumbents are responsible for the installation, development, implementation, and customization of hardware and software system elements.



    REPRESENTATIVE PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:



    Equipment or software design, engineering and/or development for commercial, medical, military or scientific uses.



    Engineering evaluation and/or test of materials (H/W and/or S/W components, products and systems).



    Preparation of detailed specifications from which programs will be written, or equipment fabricated or installed.



    Application of configuration management procedures for changes to the operating system files and software.



    Performance of associated process studies, research investigations and requirements analyses of all aspects of communications and telecommunications system, etc., by applying statistical/analytical and modeling or engineering techniques, procedures and criteria in specialized areas.



    Participation in the development and preparation of documentation for, but not limited to, procedural, program and user documentation.



    Designs, develops, installs, implements, fine tunes, documents and/or maintains databases, database dictionaries; monitors standards and procedures and integrates systems through database design and administration.



    Works with users to ensure successful system implementation; may assist in user training.



    Occasionally, may provide guidance and assists in training of less experienced staff.



    May research or write portions of technical proposals.



    Maintains state-of-the-art knowledge and compiles information into recommendations and analyses.



    DB2 TECHNICAL EXPERTISE:



    Looking for mid to senior level z/OS DB2 Systems Programmer that are IBM Certified in z/Os or OS/390 with the following skills:



    * Has experience trouble shooting and installing DB2 systems in a MVS Sysplex, Data Sharing environment

    * Set up z/OS DB2 Distributed Connections

    * Trouble Shotting DB2 Connections to CICS, IMS, and TSO

    . Has installed DB2 Subsystems

    . Has performed an Upgrade to z/Os DB2 Subsystems

    * Has experience performing z/OS DB2 Capacity Planning

    * Has performed z/OS DB2 Systems Performance & Tuning

    * Has experience with z/OS DB2 Systems Trouble Shooting

    * Has installed or upgraded 3rd Party products such as Omegamon DB2, and DB2 BMC or CA products.

    * Has performed SMP/E Maintenance to DB2 Subsystems/Instances.

    * Has experience with Very Large Database Support (#rows per table & overall system throughput)

    . Has installed the DB2 Stored Procedures feature in a WLM Environment

    . Has installed DDF facility feature



    LANGUAGE AND WORK HOURS REQUIREMENTS:



    * Candidates will have direct interface with U.S and International clients.

    * You must be able to speak and write English.

    * Since most of the clients are in the U.S, there is a possibility that employees may get called after hours to resolve client technical problems.

    * Candidates will be part of an Global Service Delivery organization supporting clients around the world.



    POSITION DESCRIPTION:



    * Monitor, identify, resolve, and administer service requests, initiate tracking/reporting of maintenance as well as consult management on software and programming changes to the affected systems.

    * Assist in migrations and knowledge transfers.

    * Regulate software usage and performance as well as ensure software compliance with Company regulations and security standards.

    * Coordinate testing, implementation, and installation of new/improved systems and upgrades.

    * Attend daily/weekly meetings and interact regularly with management, clients and incumbents to constantly improve Software Programming services.

    * Generate requested or required reports for customers and management and respond immediately to any customer complaints.





    Education and Typical Years of Experience:

    Bachelor's degree in a related technical field or equivalent work experience.



    Minimum 3-5 years of progressively responsible related technical experience, including 1 year developing large, technically complex systems and 6 months with major responsibility for developing, revising and controlling technical documentation of a complex system.



    ACS is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate against any applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, military/veteran status, or any other status protected by Federal or State law or local ordinance.

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    Java J2EE Developer in Dallas, TX

    Our client, is a leading software developer corporation with the highest transaction volumes in the world. They are seeking 2 exceptional JAVA J2EE Developers to join their team in the Dallas metropolitan area.


    Job Responsibilities;

    Responsible for providing java j2ee application development.




    Experience: Required Skills:

    Candidate should have 7 to 9 years of real time application development experience in various J2EE technologies along with in depth knowledge of various app servers and web servers like Jboss, Apache Web Server, Tomcat. A good understanding of most design patterns and object oriented principles is a must.

    Must have 7+ years of experience in various open source J2EE technologies.

    Must have 5+ years of experience with 5 + years experience in web tier development using standard technologies like JSP's, JSTL, Servlets, Javascript, AJAX.

    Must have 3+ years experience in Apache Struts framework.

    Must have 3+ years in developing Web Services clients and providers.

    Experience with Apache Axis is mandatory.

    Must have 2+ years of experience with using hibernate or any other ORM.

    Must have 3+ years working with software Non functional requirements like performance benchmarking, characterization and improvements.

    Candidate should be familiar with standard Unix commands and Scripting.

    MANAGER REQUIRES :

    The following are MUST HAVES for this job. If the candidate does not have ALL these skills the you will be declined.

    2+ years experience in web tier development using standard J2EE technologies

    2+ years experience in Apache Struts framework

    2+ years in developing Web Services clients and providers.

    Experience with Apache Axis is a big plus and possibly required.

    2+ years using Hibernate or any other ORM.

    NEXT STEPS:

    Please send your updated resume to:
    OR
    Contact us at 214.575.8880 for immediate consideration.

    For this requirement H1Bs WILL NOT BE considered.

    AVA Consulting is a Nationwide staffing company that helps clients with Resource Management. Our client base includes Fortune 500 and international clients.

    Java, J2ee, Java J2ee, Java J2ee Developer, Java J2ee Development, Java J2ee Programmer, Java J2ee Programming, Java J2ee Application Developer, Java J2ee Application Development, Java J2ee Application Programmer, Java J2ee Application Programming, Java Developer, Java Development, Java Programming, J2ee Developer, J2ee Development, Struts, JavaScript, Apache, Axis, Hibernate.

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    Production System Engineer in Dallas, TX

    Our client, is a leading software developer corporation with the highest transaction volumes in the world. They are seeking an exceptional Java Developer to join their team in the Dallas metropolitan area.

    Job Responsibilities:

    Will be responsible for a variety of mentally stimulating projects and mission-critical activities.

    These will afford you the opportunity to design and implement through creative, but calculated means, solutions that are crucial to the health and well-being of some of the most prominent and high-volume travel-related websites in the world.

    Design, implement, and maintain web (Apache) and application servers (Jboss, Tomcat) and related configurations and software.

    Provide 24x7x365 second-level oncall support as part of a rotation for high-profile travel-related websites hosted primarily on Solaris and/or Linux.

    Systematically troubleshoot difficult and/or complex application, system, and/or network issues as they arise

    Define and document a process to ensure that they components that make up a production service have adequate capacity and scalability to handle anticipated traffic volumes.

    Responsible for defining, designing and implementing highly available, fault tolerant hardware and software solutions,

    Proposes and implements system enhancements (software and hardware updates) that will improve the performance and reliability of systems
    Experience: Required Skills:

    Must have 3 years of experience designing, implementing, maintaining, and supporting UNIX/Linux hardware solutions.

    Must have 3 years of experience supporting a high transaction, highly available, fault tolerant processing environment.

    Must have 3 years of practical experience in Change, Problem, and/or Incident.
    management.

    Must have Advanced understanding of specific technologies/systems such as Solaris/Linux, web/application servers (Apache, Tomcat, JBoss), database (Oracle, MySQL), network and computer operations, web-based architecture, and development techniques.

    Must have highly effective communication skills, both verbal and written.

    Next Steps:-

    Please send your updated resume to:

    OR
    Contact us at 214.575.8880 for immediate consideration.

    For this requirement H1Bs WILL NOT BE be considered.

    AVA Consulting is a Nationwide staffing company that helps clients with Resource Management. Our client base includes Fortune 500 and international clients.


    Producation, Producation support, Producation Support Engineer, Prouducation Support Engineering, Producation System Engineer, Producation System Engineering, System Engineer, System Engineering.

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    Senior Navision Developer in Dallas, TX

    CDI is looking for a Senior Navision Developer to join our team!



    An individual that has the ability to hit the ground running.



    Has at least 2 Navision Implementations under their belt, and working Verision 4.



    Exposure to version 5 would be helpful, but not necessary.



    Quickly growing organization without the ability for a great deal of oversite.



    Need a go getter that will dive right in...are upgrading to version 5 within the next 12 months.

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    Business Analyst w/ Rational Suite in Dallas, TX

    Candidate needs to be well versed in large scale web based projects. Duties include requirements gathering, documentation, writing use cases, test plans/test scripts/test Cases, SDLC, RUP, Rational Suite. Function as the client liasion. Experience flow charting tools (Microsoft Visio), using MS-Project, and using Microsoft Office (primarily Word and Powerpoint)
    Experience: Degreed

    SDLC

    Must have created Use Cases

    Airline Industry is a plus

    Excellent verbal and written communication skills



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    Mainframe Tester in Dallas, TX

    This position performs testing on existing and/or new software. While project code is primarily mainframe based, client server applications are often impacted. Tasks include: execute jobs which emulate production processing, back up files, modify JCL and control cards to include the code to be tested, create or modify test data, modify Comparex jobs and CA-7, CA-7 add/delete/modify the schedule; create and execute test scripts, resolve problems, work with customers and application developers.
    Experience: Excellent verbal and written communication skills

    Finance (+)

    Degree

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    Thursday, October 18, 2007

    C# Developer with ColdFusion in Dallas, TX

    One of Texas' largest law firms is looking for an outstanding web developer with C# and ColdFusion experience.
    Keys:
    3+ years C#
    Cold Fusion
    SQL on backend
    Degree (preferred)

    Immediate opening for a Web Developer in our fast-paced Dallas office. We seek a hard-working, dedicated and creative individual to serve as a key staff member. Duties include developing project requirements, definition, and analysis. This individual will be designing browser-based applications in ASP, ColdFusion and .NET ( VB and C#) and developing in-house web-based applications employing ASP, ColdFusion and .NET ( VB and C#) interfacing with MSSQL. The Web Developer will also be developing full life cycle application documentation. This candidate will be responsible for any Intranet site issues and will be responsible for designing and supporting the Firms Internet and Intranet web sites and associated applications.
    Experience: The Web Developer must have advanced knowledge of ColdFusion, Java, JSP, XML and ASP. Excellent SQL skills, including relational database design required. The Web Developer must have excellent verbal and written communications skills. Strong ability to work individually and in a team environment required. Must have the ability to translate business requirements into an application technical design document, and model application architecture within the environment. The Web Developer must have at least 4 years experience building Internet based applications and using ASP, ColdFusion and .NET ( VB and C#). Experience as the sole or lead developer of at least 3 major projects required. Experienced in business process analysis, software design, and requirements definition and documentation. Experience with Plumtree beneficial.

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