Sun Support Specialist in Boston, MA

Our client, a major Fortune 500 company is currently looking for a a Sun Support Specialist to join their team in Boston, MA.


Job Responsibilities:

Responsible for providing Sun Application Support.


Experience: Required Skills:

Must have experience with SunOne Web Server 6.1 or higher.

Must have experience with LDAP/ Sun Directory services.

Must have experience with sun access Management.

Must have experience with Solaris ver 9.

Desired Skills:

Have experience with Solaris ver 10.


Next Steps:-

Please send your updated resume to:

OR
Contact us at 214.575.8880 for immediate consideration.

For this requirement H1Bs/1099 WILL BE accepted.

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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Help Desk Analyst II in Boston, MA

Help Support Consultants

Our client, a major University in the Boston area is seeking 2 Tier 2 Help Desk consultants to assist with phone coverage during the busy times surrounding the upcoming holiday. Both consultants will be need for a 2 week project beginning December 7th.

Minimum of 2+ years experience working in a Help Desk environment.

If you or someone you know is interested - please apply today.

This is an excellent opportunity to gain more experience and earn some extra cash for the holidays. <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: Please apply if you are skilled in the following areas:
- Microsoft 2000, XP and Vista environment
- MAC troubleshooting skills
- Phone support - troubleshooting both Desktops and Laptops
- VPN experience

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** Systems Administrator/Destkop Support ** in Boston, MA

Our Professional Services Client has an immediate need for a Jr. Network Administrator / Desktop Support Technician due to company growth.

* 3+ years of experience *

This role is a contract position with the potential to transition into a permanent position.

Please apply if you are interested in the following:

- Be a part of team of 3 supporting 200 employees - both locally and remotely. (15 office locations)

Desktop Support Responsibilities:
- Troubleshoot Windows XP, Windows 2000 and a few Vista desktops.
- Troubleshoot and solve basic Email - Outlook/Exchange issues.
- Work with end users both over the phone and desk side.

- Assist with working on Servers: All Windows 2003 and 2000 (About 20 servers)

- Must be proficient with Active Directory

- Assist with Phone, Data and Internet vendors

- Must have experience with Back Ups

<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: - 50% Server Work

- 50% Desktop Support - All Windows XP (2nd tier support to our current Desktop Support person)

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Tibco Consultant in Boston, MA

Our client in Boston, MA is currently looking for a Tibco Consultant for a 6 Month plus project.



This position will involve the following:

Gathering requirements for integrations.



Develop Business Works processes.



Correcting defects reported against existing integrations.



Tuning the performance and stability of Business Works and EMS deployments.



Assist Integration Architect in optimizing the integration development process.



Work on assigned production issues.



Develop prototypes for new requirement/s with the help of Integration Architect.



Work with vendor to resolve vendor related issues.



Required skills include:

5+ years of IT experience

3+ years of Tibco development experience

SAP Integration experience

TIBCO Business Works

TIBCO XML Canon

TIBCO EMS

XML

Unix

Working knowledge of SAP system

XSLT

SOAP

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Business Systems Analyst in Boston, MA

JOB SUMMARY:



Gathers, reviews, analyzes, and evaluates business systems and user needs. Writes detailed description of user needs, program functions, and general requirements. Good understanding of relational database concepts and client-server concepts. May lead and direct the work of others. A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected. Working with limited managerial oversight, the Business Systems Analyst is responsible for fielding requests from users, analyzing those requests, producing specifications, testing, documenting, and training both the end-user and the User Support Department on the end product. Train and assist the other Programmer/Analysts in all these functions is also key to this role. The Business Systems Analyst will understand and promote key concepts relating to business systems analysis and will stay up to date on trends and happenings in the marketplace.



ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:



Work with members of the company and IT to define, understand, analyze, and evaluate business systems and user, department, practice group needs relating to technology solutions and systems.

Develops documentation of group and user needs, and systems requirements specifications

Establish and maintain processes, best practices, and metrics relating to business systems analysis. This will include items such as working to establish standards for business analysis relating to project assessment, data modeling, and design considerations.

Provide assistance, training and backup to the other IT personnel in the areas of project scoping, technical assessment, and project analysis.

Establish and maintain strong communications with users and vendors.

Work closely with IT and user during entire project and product lifecycle to ensure success and completion of the work.

Work closely with user and IT staff to determine metrics for success for each project.

Work with members of the company, with a strong focus on financials, to develop specifications and functional requirements for reports and presentation of data.

Provide basic project management functions for smaller projects and activities including but not limited to project scoping, resource recommendation, and skill alignment.



EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS REQUIRED:



Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Minimum 3 years of experience in business systems analysis

Must be both a self-starter and a team player and have excellent communication skills

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

Senior UNIX Engineer in Boston, MA

To submit your resume for this position, you must include BOTH your desired annual salary and current annual salary broken down between base + bonus! NO EXCEPTIONS!



You must also include a short paragraph in the body of your email which briefly summarizes matches from your professional experience to the "Required Background/Experience" and "Major Pluses To Have" sections below. We appreciate your time in advance on this matter.



As a Senior UNIX Engineer, you will be at the forefront of knowledge in the Unix space as a Systems Engineer. You will be part of the UNIX engineering team and will have responsibilities for architecting and designing the UNIX and future Linux environments. Your role includes the identification of new technology, developing UNIX and Linux strategies, developing multi-year plans, evaluating technology options, project managing large projects, and providing day to day 3rd-level support. Applications running on our UNIX servers include Veritas Volume Manager, Veritas Cluster Server, EMC TimeFinder, EMC Symmetrix Remote Data Facility, CommVault Galaxy backup, BMC Patrol, BEA WebLogic, and IBM Webshere MQ Series.



Duties/Responsibilities



  • Provide thought leadership on all UNIX and Linux technologies and products


  • Work with application teams on designing AIX, Solaris, and Linux environments that meet application requirements


  • Collect and analyze company-wide requirements


  • Identify areas of exposure and derive corrective actions


  • Create and communicate UNIX and Linux standards


  • Guide technology product selections, system design, and implementation activities on UNIX platforms


  • Lead the design discussions associated with options including autonomous data center, grid computing, and introduction of Linux into the portfolio


  • Create and maintain UNIX and Linux product evaluation and testing documentation


  • Provide technical consultations and presentations to IT as needed


  • Perform post-implementation 3rd-level support, identifying root cause with strategic solutions to problems


  • Maintain strong working relationships with internal clients within the business and within Information Services




You must possess the following qualities:



  • Strong interpersonal skills including the ability to develop effective working relationships with others, a demonstrated customer focus, teamwork skills, and a willingness to share technical and business knowledge with team members


  • Ability to work under pressure and meet firm deadlines when evaluating technical requirements and providing recommendations for solutions


  • Ability to evaluate new and evolving technologies and to develop integration strategies that meet or exceed gathered business requirements


  • Initiative to research problems independently and find the root cause


  • Preference towards working independently with little supervision


  • Adjusts fluidly to changing conditions


  • Self-discipline and conscientiousness to meet responsibilities


  • Good at setting goals and providing direction


  • Demonstrated ability to sell ideas successfully


  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills




Employee Benefits



  • Sorry, but we DO NOT sponsor H1-B transfers or TN-1 Visas for this career opportunity. You must be a citizen or permanent resident


  • We will reimburse relocation expenses


  • Vacations - from two weeks to five weeks, based on length of service


  • 11 paid holidays


  • 2 paid floating holidays to be used in the summer time


  • 125% Tuition Reimbursement with an A grade, 100% for a B or Pass (in a Pass/Fail course)


  • PPO Health Plan/Dental Plan/Short & Long term disability/Life Insurance


  • Up to 25% bonus!


  • Retirement & Pension Plan: Profit sharing contribution of 15% on top of your yearly compensation (Base plus Bonus!), Vested from day one


  • Personal Computing Reimbursement


  • Commuting Expense Program


  • Chartered Financial Analyst Program




All applications for this position are accepted via email.
Experience: Required Background/Experience



  • Bachelor's degree


  • 10+ years experience in the design, implementation, and support of high-impact, high-investment, and mission-critical projects


  • Strong understanding of File Systems, Replication, and Clustering


  • Comprehensive knowledge of operating system internals, inter-networking tools, and utilities on the following flavors of UNIX:


    • IBM AIX


    • Sun Solaris


    • Redhat or Suise LINUX, preferably Redhat




  • Expert knowledge of the following technologies:


    • Sun Solaris


    • Veritas Volume Manager and Cluster Server


    • EMC TimeFinder and Symmetrix Remote Data Facility


    • Advanced storage technologies from EMC, Network Appliance, Hitachi, and other emerging vendors






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Lawson Business Analyst in Boston, MA

Our client, a major leader in information technology is currently looking for a Lawson Business Analyst to join their team in Boston, MA.


Only GC and Citizens will be accepted. H1Bs/1099 need not apply.


Job Responsibilities:

In this role, the selected candidate will be responsible for developing, administering, and supporting various modules of the Lawson ERP System, as well as ancillary responsibility for development and support of other financial applications within a team environment.

We seek an experienced professional who will be able to lead initiatives including interacting with the vendor and customer in an effort to design solutions.

To succeed, one must possess strong communications skills and experience dealing with conflicting priorities.

Experience: Required Skills:

Minimum of 5 + years progressive experience in systems analysis/programming using specialized languages in any combination of pertinent education and experience.

Must have experience with Lawson.

Ability to translate high-level specifications for software components into designs and implement the designs.

Experience planning, conducting and coordinating development activities (writing code).

Experience with analysis, design and implementation of business application software that contains logical and mathematical solutions to business problems, questions or processes.

Knowledge of computer hardware and software subject matter, information processing techniques, and business information gathered from system users to develop software.

Experience developing detailed implementation and upgrade project plans in conjunction with other account team associates.

Ability to classify problems as system, training, or process and work with users to correct them.

Ability to provide technical expertise in identifying, evaluating and developing systems and procedures that are cost effective and meet user requirements.

Experience reviewing system test plans and system tests modules before implementation and reviewing end-user documentation (user guide, process flow charts, and training materials) for accuracy.

Strong problem solving, development and communications skills.


Desired Skills:

Experience with Kronos.

Experience with 4GL development.

Experience with MicroFocus COBOL.

SQL development experience.

Healthcare industry experience.

Remote hosting experience.

Project management experience a plus.


Next Steps:-

Please send your updated resume to:

OR
Contact us at 214.575.8880 for immediate consideration.

Only GC and Citizens will be accepted. H1Bs/1099 need not apply.

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

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

SSIS/SQL Developer in Boston, MA

Consultant to rewrite the Worldscope datafeed ingestion process. The current process in place is legacy, it goes thru an intermediate Sybase database that delays the data delivery to the strategic fundamentals components by about 24 hrs and also is a maintenance bottleneck. We have word from the team within CTG that maintains the current process that they will not be updating their process should worldscope alter the feed or introduce new data elements (which is pretty common). For both of these reasons, it is pretty urgent for us to take ownership of this feed and re-engineer it using the suitable technologies available in this area.
Understand the worldscope data feed, help design the target schema and develop an ingestion feed process using SSIS. This is a SQL Server 2005 database and we will be developing this using Microsoft .Net 2.0 and C#. Help test the feed process, develop deployment procedures, develop escalation procedures and document them.


Experience: ? 2+ yrs of experience working with SSIS and processing data-feeds directly.
? Overall experience should be around 6-7 yrs.
? Experience with DTS will help but it is not a requirement.


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

Graphic Designer in Boston, MA

Mac-based graphic designer (4+ years experience) needed for 6-month contract at a magazine located in Boston. Must be proficient in Indesign, Photoshop, iCopy, Acrobat, and FTP. (Indesign and Photoshop are most critical) Client is currently using CS3. High-volume, deadline-oriented magazine publishing experience is also critical.<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: Must be proficient in Indesign, Photoshop, iCopy, Acrobat, and FTP.

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

IT - IT Infrastructure Support Specialist - L2 in Boston, MA

IT INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT SPECIALIST / DESKTOP SUPPORT / PC TECHNICIAN



POSITION SUMMARY



The IT Infrastructure Support Specialist ( ITISS - Level I and II Support ) supports the business practices of the firm by delivering reliable, high quality computer services, products and support.



ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

-Provide level one and two technical support to Grant Thornton lines of business, service lines, and physical locations.

-Provide excellent customer service and delivery of technology services and products.

-Adhere to firmwide policies and procedures and promote such adherence in your location.

-Seek opportunities to improve platform reliability and optimization.

-Log all support incidents into OTIS ( helpdesk ticket tracking system ) in addition to monitoring your local office's queue and providing assistance to fellow IT support specialists when needed.

-Use Ghost to reimage or refresh laptops and desktops and transfer data accordingly.

-Serve as liaison between other Internal Client Services ( ICS ) - IT resources, Regional Technology staff, and end user group.

-Serve as contact for equipment orders to ensure proper configuration and compliance with firm standards.

-Supervise and maintain all office PC systems including hardware, software, configuration, updates, patches, and more to minimize or potentially eliminate actual and potential down time experienced by the user community.

-Prepare computers for new hires and provide personalized onsite support, when necessary, in delivering the finished product.

-Cooperate in maintaining the inventory of all technology equipment including but not limited to desktops, notebooks, and portable printers.

-Establish working relationship with all of the personnel in the office, including the Managing Partner, Controller / Office Manager, Business Practice Leader, and others.

-Provide and coordinate onsite and offsite end user support.

-Coordinate and communicate with the Regional Technology Administrator ( RTA ) any LAN / WAN issues that directly affect the efficiency and reliability of the office network as well as any other activities, strategies, and projects as required.

-Evaluate the service and delivery methods being provided, solicit feedback regularly from users to monitor users' perceived performance of the products and services provided by the firm's technical staff, and communicate ideas and recommendations for improvement of service and delivery to the RTA.

-Regularly solicit feedback from users to monitor users' perceived performance of the products and services provided by the firm's technical staff, and communicate ideas and recommendations for improvement of service and delivery to the RTA.

-Research new ways to improve performance, deliver service, problem solve, and reduce costs and response time for users.

-Develop and maintain skills to accomplish duties and support the firm's technology direction.

-Seek development opportunities that allow growth and development in position and career with Grant Thornton.

-Adhere to the highest degree of professional standards and strict confidentiality in matters that require discretion.

-Attend professional development and training sessions on a regular basis.

-Perform other job-related duties as necessary.



QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

-Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related area; equivalent work experience will be considered.

-At least 3 years of related work experience in desktop support in a large corporate environment.

-A+ certifications a plus, Microsoft certifications a plus.

-Ability to become Dell Certified for repair of Notebooks and Desktops.

-Sufficient knowledge of Microsoft Windows XP, MS Office 2003.

-Ability to work as a team and be a "team player", especially during time sensitive tasks / projects which may require overtime to successfully complete the job.

-Good oral and written communications skills.

-Excellent customer service skills.

-Self-starter, capable of successfully achieving support goals while unsupervised.

-Highly reliable and well organized; capable of balancing several projects and maintaining priorities.

-Ability to work additional hours as needed.

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

Web Production Artist in boston, MA

Web production artist needed to help build out a site redesign for a local advertising agency. The work will be roughly 1-2 weeks, offsite. The site has been designed in photoshop and needs only to be built out in HTML... some flash for the homepage would be ideal. The site consists of 12 pages total. This is an immediate and urgent freelance need. The Creative Group is always looking for Junior, Mid, and Senior level web designers, so please contact us with interest. Please register at: www.creativegroup.com<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: HTML

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QA Test Analyst for Small Quality Assurance Team in Boston, MA

Premier Financial Services company with hub office in downtown Boston and a worldwide presence is looking to hire immediately a full time permanent QA Tester to join their technology team. Company is best known for providing equity research for some of the most prestigious organizations around the world. No travel involved as this is a local position to the Boston office.

This is an excellent position for a QA Tester of QA Analyst to take a step up in their career. Main task will be to support the development team as they maintain and produce new web application and enterprise applications in a Windows environment. You must have an eye for detail and excellent analytical skills to evaluate and ensure application performance against documented requirements.

Excellent growth potential for the right QA Analyst who is looking to build on their career. Convenient downtown Boston location close by to the T and commuter rail.

All interested candidates should contact Rick Johanson at or call directly at 617-439-3000 ext 62368.
Experience: * 1-2 years professional Quality Assurance experience
* Bachelors Degree or equivalent technical degree required.
* Experience using Excel spreadsheets and SQL queries is desired.
* Excellent presentation and communication skills.
* Proven experience with full life cycle testing including ability to write test plans and test scripts is a must.

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

Join team building .Net Applications from Scratch in Boston, MA

Are you looking for a full time permanent position where you can join a small team dedicated to building new software applications from scratch? Downtown Boston software development company is now hiring software developers with VB6, .Net, and SQL development experience who have an independent mindset and can still work well in a small team environment.

This is a role where you will be expected to share your ideas on how to improve existing applications and have the confidence in your own skills to handle your assigned parts of the development of new applications. Company is located in downtown Boston, close to the T and South Station.

All interested .Net developers, please contact Rick Johanson at .
Experience: * Minimum 2 years of software development experience.
* 1+ years of .Net development experience required.
* Bachelor's Degree preferred.
* Microsoft Visual Studio 6 and 7.
* Flexibility and positive attitude.

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

SSIS/SQL Developer in Boston, MA

Consultant to rewrite the Worldscope datafeed ingestion process. The current process in place is legacy, it goes thru an intermediate Sybase database that delays the data delivery to the strategic fundamentals components by about 24 hrs and also is a maintenance bottleneck. We have word from the team within CTG that maintains the current process that they will not be updating their process should worldscope alter the feed or introduce new data elements (which is pretty common). For both of these reasons, it is pretty urgent for us to take ownership of this feed and re-engineer it using the suitable technologies available in this area.
Understand the worldscope data feed, help design the target schema and develop an ingestion feed process using SSIS. This is a SQL Server 2005 database and we will be developing this using Microsoft .Net 2.0 and C#. Help test the feed process, develop deployment procedures, develop escalation procedures and document them.


Experience: ? 2+ yrs of experience working with SSIS and processing data-feeds directly.
? Overall experience should be around 6-7 yrs.
? Experience with DTS will help but it is not a requirement.


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

Tibco Consultant in Boston, MA

Our client in Boston, MA is currently looking for a Tibco Consultant for a 6 Month plus project.



This position will involve the following:

Gathering requirements for integrations.



Develop Business Works processes.



Correcting defects reported against existing integrations.



Tuning the performance and stability of Business Works and EMS deployments.



Assist Integration Architect in optimizing the integration development process.



Work on assigned production issues.



Develop prototypes for new requirement/s with the help of Integration Architect.



Work with vendor to resolve vendor related issues.



Required skills include:

5+ years of IT experience

3+ years of Tibco development experience

SAP Integration experience

TIBCO Business Works

TIBCO XML Canon

TIBCO EMS

XML

Unix

Working knowledge of SAP system

XSLT

SOAP

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

Join team building .Net Applications from Scratch in Boston, MA

Are you looking for a full time permanent position where you can join a small team dedicated to building new software applications from scratch? Downtown Boston software development company is now hiring software developers with VB6, .Net, and SQL development experience who have an independent mindset and can still work well in a small team environment.

This is a role where you will be expected to share your ideas on how to improve existing applications and have the confidence in your own skills to handle your assigned parts of the development of new applications. Company is located in downtown Boston, close to the T and South Station.

All interested .Net developers, please contact Rick Johanson at .
Experience: * Minimum 2 years of software development experience.
* 1+ years of .Net development experience required.
* Bachelor's Degree preferred.
* Microsoft Visual Studio 6 and 7.
* Flexibility and positive attitude.

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

Lawson Business Analyst in Boston, MA

Our client, a major leader in information technology is currently looking for a Lawson Business Analyst to join their team in Boston, MA.


Only GC and Citizens will be accepted. H1Bs/1099 need not apply.


Job Responsibilities:

In this role, the selected candidate will be responsible for developing, administering, and supporting various modules of the Lawson ERP System, as well as ancillary responsibility for development and support of other financial applications within a team environment.

We seek an experienced professional who will be able to lead initiatives including interacting with the vendor and customer in an effort to design solutions.

To succeed, one must possess strong communications skills and experience dealing with conflicting priorities.

Experience: Required Skills:

Minimum of 5 + years progressive experience in systems analysis/programming using specialized languages in any combination of pertinent education and experience.

Must have experience with Lawson.

Ability to translate high-level specifications for software components into designs and implement the designs.

Experience planning, conducting and coordinating development activities (writing code).

Experience with analysis, design and implementation of business application software that contains logical and mathematical solutions to business problems, questions or processes.

Knowledge of computer hardware and software subject matter, information processing techniques, and business information gathered from system users to develop software.

Experience developing detailed implementation and upgrade project plans in conjunction with other account team associates.

Ability to classify problems as system, training, or process and work with users to correct them.

Ability to provide technical expertise in identifying, evaluating and developing systems and procedures that are cost effective and meet user requirements.

Experience reviewing system test plans and system tests modules before implementation and reviewing end-user documentation (user guide, process flow charts, and training materials) for accuracy.

Strong problem solving, development and communications skills.


Desired Skills:

Experience with Kronos.

Experience with 4GL development.

Experience with MicroFocus COBOL.

SQL development experience.

Healthcare industry experience.

Remote hosting experience.

Project management experience a plus.


Next Steps:-

Please send your updated resume to:

OR
Contact us at 214.575.8880 for immediate consideration.

Only GC and Citizens will be accepted. H1Bs/1099 need not apply.

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

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

IT - IT Infrastructure Support Specialist - L2 in Boston, MA

IT INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT SPECIALIST / DESKTOP SUPPORT / PC TECHNICIAN



POSITION SUMMARY



The IT Infrastructure Support Specialist ( ITISS - Level I and II Support ) supports the business practices of the firm by delivering reliable, high quality computer services, products and support.



ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

-Provide level one and two technical support to Grant Thornton lines of business, service lines, and physical locations.

-Provide excellent customer service and delivery of technology services and products.

-Adhere to firmwide policies and procedures and promote such adherence in your location.

-Seek opportunities to improve platform reliability and optimization.

-Log all support incidents into OTIS ( helpdesk ticket tracking system ) in addition to monitoring your local office's queue and providing assistance to fellow IT support specialists when needed.

-Use Ghost to reimage or refresh laptops and desktops and transfer data accordingly.

-Serve as liaison between other Internal Client Services ( ICS ) - IT resources, Regional Technology staff, and end user group.

-Serve as contact for equipment orders to ensure proper configuration and compliance with firm standards.

-Supervise and maintain all office PC systems including hardware, software, configuration, updates, patches, and more to minimize or potentially eliminate actual and potential down time experienced by the user community.

-Prepare computers for new hires and provide personalized onsite support, when necessary, in delivering the finished product.

-Cooperate in maintaining the inventory of all technology equipment including but not limited to desktops, notebooks, and portable printers.

-Establish working relationship with all of the personnel in the office, including the Managing Partner, Controller / Office Manager, Business Practice Leader, and others.

-Provide and coordinate onsite and offsite end user support.

-Coordinate and communicate with the Regional Technology Administrator ( RTA ) any LAN / WAN issues that directly affect the efficiency and reliability of the office network as well as any other activities, strategies, and projects as required.

-Evaluate the service and delivery methods being provided, solicit feedback regularly from users to monitor users' perceived performance of the products and services provided by the firm's technical staff, and communicate ideas and recommendations for improvement of service and delivery to the RTA.

-Regularly solicit feedback from users to monitor users' perceived performance of the products and services provided by the firm's technical staff, and communicate ideas and recommendations for improvement of service and delivery to the RTA.

-Research new ways to improve performance, deliver service, problem solve, and reduce costs and response time for users.

-Develop and maintain skills to accomplish duties and support the firm's technology direction.

-Seek development opportunities that allow growth and development in position and career with Grant Thornton.

-Adhere to the highest degree of professional standards and strict confidentiality in matters that require discretion.

-Attend professional development and training sessions on a regular basis.

-Perform other job-related duties as necessary.



QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

-Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related area; equivalent work experience will be considered.

-At least 3 years of related work experience in desktop support in a large corporate environment.

-A+ certifications a plus, Microsoft certifications a plus.

-Ability to become Dell Certified for repair of Notebooks and Desktops.

-Sufficient knowledge of Microsoft Windows XP, MS Office 2003.

-Ability to work as a team and be a "team player", especially during time sensitive tasks / projects which may require overtime to successfully complete the job.

-Good oral and written communications skills.

-Excellent customer service skills.

-Self-starter, capable of successfully achieving support goals while unsupervised.

-Highly reliable and well organized; capable of balancing several projects and maintaining priorities.

-Ability to work additional hours as needed.

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

Business Systems Analyst in Boston, MA

JOB SUMMARY:



Gathers, reviews, analyzes, and evaluates business systems and user needs. Writes detailed description of user needs, program functions, and general requirements. Good understanding of relational database concepts and client-server concepts. May lead and direct the work of others. A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected. Working with limited managerial oversight, the Business Systems Analyst is responsible for fielding requests from users, analyzing those requests, producing specifications, testing, documenting, and training both the end-user and the User Support Department on the end product. Train and assist the other Programmer/Analysts in all these functions is also key to this role. The Business Systems Analyst will understand and promote key concepts relating to business systems analysis and will stay up to date on trends and happenings in the marketplace.



ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:



Work with members of the company and IT to define, understand, analyze, and evaluate business systems and user, department, practice group needs relating to technology solutions and systems.

Develops documentation of group and user needs, and systems requirements specifications

Establish and maintain processes, best practices, and metrics relating to business systems analysis. This will include items such as working to establish standards for business analysis relating to project assessment, data modeling, and design considerations.

Provide assistance, training and backup to the other IT personnel in the areas of project scoping, technical assessment, and project analysis.

Establish and maintain strong communications with users and vendors.

Work closely with IT and user during entire project and product lifecycle to ensure success and completion of the work.

Work closely with user and IT staff to determine metrics for success for each project.

Work with members of the company, with a strong focus on financials, to develop specifications and functional requirements for reports and presentation of data.

Provide basic project management functions for smaller projects and activities including but not limited to project scoping, resource recommendation, and skill alignment.



EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS REQUIRED:



Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Minimum 3 years of experience in business systems analysis

Must be both a self-starter and a team player and have excellent communication skills

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

Graphic Designer in Boston, MA

Mac-based graphic designer (4+ years experience) needed for 6-month contract at a magazine located in Boston. Must be proficient in Indesign, Photoshop, iCopy, Acrobat, and FTP. (Indesign and Photoshop are most critical) Client is currently using CS3. High-volume, deadline-oriented magazine publishing experience is also critical.<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: Must be proficient in Indesign, Photoshop, iCopy, Acrobat, and FTP.

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

Help Desk Analyst II in Boston, MA

Help Support Consultants

Our client, a major University in the Boston area is seeking 2 Tier 2 Help Desk consultants to assist with phone coverage during the busy times surrounding the upcoming holiday. Both consultants will be need for a 2 week project beginning December 7th.

Minimum of 2+ years experience working in a Help Desk environment.

If you or someone you know is interested - please apply today.

This is an excellent opportunity to gain more experience and earn some extra cash for the holidays. <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: Please apply if you are skilled in the following areas:
- Microsoft 2000, XP and Vista environment
- MAC troubleshooting skills
- Phone support - troubleshooting both Desktops and Laptops
- VPN experience

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

Web Production Artist in boston, MA

Web production artist needed to help build out a site redesign for a local advertising agency. The work will be roughly 1-2 weeks, offsite. The site has been designed in photoshop and needs only to be built out in HTML... some flash for the homepage would be ideal. The site consists of 12 pages total. This is an immediate and urgent freelance need. The Creative Group is always looking for Junior, Mid, and Senior level web designers, so please contact us with interest. Please register at: www.creativegroup.com<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: HTML

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

** Systems Administrator/Destkop Support ** in Boston, MA

Our Professional Services Client has an immediate need for a Jr. Network Administrator / Desktop Support Technician due to company growth.

* 3+ years of experience *

This role is a contract position with the potential to transition into a permanent position.

Please apply if you are interested in the following:

- Be a part of team of 3 supporting 200 employees - both locally and remotely. (15 office locations)

Desktop Support Responsibilities:
- Troubleshoot Windows XP, Windows 2000 and a few Vista desktops.
- Troubleshoot and solve basic Email - Outlook/Exchange issues.
- Work with end users both over the phone and desk side.

- Assist with working on Servers: All Windows 2003 and 2000 (About 20 servers)

- Must be proficient with Active Directory

- Assist with Phone, Data and Internet vendors

- Must have experience with Back Ups

<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: - 50% Server Work

- 50% Desktop Support - All Windows XP (2nd tier support to our current Desktop Support person)

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

Sun Support Specialist in Boston, MA

Our client, a major Fortune 500 company is currently looking for a a Sun Support Specialist to join their team in Boston, MA.


Job Responsibilities:

Responsible for providing Sun Application Support.


Experience: Required Skills:

Must have experience with SunOne Web Server 6.1 or higher.

Must have experience with LDAP/ Sun Directory services.

Must have experience with sun access Management.

Must have experience with Solaris ver 9.

Desired Skills:

Have experience with Solaris ver 10.


Next Steps:-

Please send your updated resume to:

OR
Contact us at 214.575.8880 for immediate consideration.

For this requirement H1Bs/1099 WILL BE accepted.

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

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

Intranet / Extranet ASP Cold Fusion Developer in BOSTON, MA

Outstanding Boston based company dedicated to giving back to the community is searching for a full time, permanent ASP web developer to work on the development of the company's Intranet and Extranet applications. Excellent opportunity to join a small, talented technology team supporting the organizations 500 users across 5 states.

The role will have tremendous growth potential beyond the ASP and Cold Fusion application development. You will have a chance to work hand in hand with project managers and help decide the best strategy to approach new functionality, enhanced content management, and improved database efficiency.

The company hires bright minds, and genuinely motivated people. If you have ASP experience and a good understanding/ exposure to Cold Fusion then contact Rick Johanson at or call Rick directly at 617-439-3000.
Experience: * Minimum 1-2 years professional web application development experience.
* Previous ASP application development work required.
* 1+ years Cold Fusion.
* Database experience highly preferred (SQL Server)
* Crystal Reports a plus.
* Content Management system experience desired.
* Bachelor's Degree required.

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

QA Test Analyst for Small Quality Assurance Team in Boston, MA

Premier Financial Services company with hub office in downtown Boston and a worldwide presence is looking to hire immediately a full time permanent QA Tester to join their technology team. Company is best known for providing equity research for some of the most prestigious organizations around the world. No travel involved as this is a local position to the Boston office.

This is an excellent position for a QA Tester of QA Analyst to take a step up in their career. Main task will be to support the development team as they maintain and produce new web application and enterprise applications in a Windows environment. You must have an eye for detail and excellent analytical skills to evaluate and ensure application performance against documented requirements.

Excellent growth potential for the right QA Analyst who is looking to build on their career. Convenient downtown Boston location close by to the T and commuter rail.

All interested candidates should contact Rick Johanson at or call directly at 617-439-3000 ext 62368.
Experience: * 1-2 years professional Quality Assurance experience
* Bachelors Degree or equivalent technical degree required.
* Experience using Excel spreadsheets and SQL queries is desired.
* Excellent presentation and communication skills.
* Proven experience with full life cycle testing including ability to write test plans and test scripts is a must.

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

Help Desk Specialist with Personality in Boston, MA

One of the most respected non-profit organizations in Boston needs a solid Help Desk Speciality to join their full time, permanent staff. This is an ideal role for someone who has at least 1 full year of Help Desk experience and wants to work with a group of people who share enthusiasm for what they do.

The successful Help Desk Support Specialist will support 300+ users across 7 locations mainly in the Northeast. No travel required. Must be friendly and have a sincere interest to provide the best customer service with each call. Great benefits: paid vacation, health plan coverage, sick days, paid holidays. Perfect downtown Boston location close to South Station and T stops.

Interested Help Desk candidates should send resume to Rick Johanson at or contact Rick directly and leave a brief voicemail at 617-439-3000 ext 62368.
Experience: * At least 1 year of professional Help Desk experience.
* Excellent communication skills and positive attitude.
* Great customer service mentality.
* Mix of hardware, software, and web application support experience preferred.

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

Web Production Artist in boston, MA

Web production artist needed to help build out a site redesign for a local advertising agency. The work will be roughly 1-2 weeks, offsite. The site has been designed in photoshop and needs only to be built out in HTML... some flash for the homepage would be ideal. The site consists of 12 pages total. This is an immediate and urgent freelance need. The Creative Group is always looking for Junior, Mid, and Senior level web designers, so please contact us with interest. Please register at: www.creativegroup.com<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: HTML

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

IT - IT Infrastructure Support Specialist - L2 in Boston, MA

IT INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT SPECIALIST / DESKTOP SUPPORT / PC TECHNICIAN



POSITION SUMMARY



The IT Infrastructure Support Specialist ( ITISS - Level I and II Support ) supports the business practices of the firm by delivering reliable, high quality computer services, products and support.



ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

-Provide level one and two technical support to Grant Thornton lines of business, service lines, and physical locations.

-Provide excellent customer service and delivery of technology services and products.

-Adhere to firmwide policies and procedures and promote such adherence in your location.

-Seek opportunities to improve platform reliability and optimization.

-Log all support incidents into OTIS ( helpdesk ticket tracking system ) in addition to monitoring your local office's queue and providing assistance to fellow IT support specialists when needed.

-Use Ghost to reimage or refresh laptops and desktops and transfer data accordingly.

-Serve as liaison between other Internal Client Services ( ICS ) - IT resources, Regional Technology staff, and end user group.

-Serve as contact for equipment orders to ensure proper configuration and compliance with firm standards.

-Supervise and maintain all office PC systems including hardware, software, configuration, updates, patches, and more to minimize or potentially eliminate actual and potential down time experienced by the user community.

-Prepare computers for new hires and provide personalized onsite support, when necessary, in delivering the finished product.

-Cooperate in maintaining the inventory of all technology equipment including but not limited to desktops, notebooks, and portable printers.

-Establish working relationship with all of the personnel in the office, including the Managing Partner, Controller / Office Manager, Business Practice Leader, and others.

-Provide and coordinate onsite and offsite end user support.

-Coordinate and communicate with the Regional Technology Administrator ( RTA ) any LAN / WAN issues that directly affect the efficiency and reliability of the office network as well as any other activities, strategies, and projects as required.

-Evaluate the service and delivery methods being provided, solicit feedback regularly from users to monitor users' perceived performance of the products and services provided by the firm's technical staff, and communicate ideas and recommendations for improvement of service and delivery to the RTA.

-Regularly solicit feedback from users to monitor users' perceived performance of the products and services provided by the firm's technical staff, and communicate ideas and recommendations for improvement of service and delivery to the RTA.

-Research new ways to improve performance, deliver service, problem solve, and reduce costs and response time for users.

-Develop and maintain skills to accomplish duties and support the firm's technology direction.

-Seek development opportunities that allow growth and development in position and career with Grant Thornton.

-Adhere to the highest degree of professional standards and strict confidentiality in matters that require discretion.

-Attend professional development and training sessions on a regular basis.

-Perform other job-related duties as necessary.



QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

-Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related area; equivalent work experience will be considered.

-At least 3 years of related work experience in desktop support in a large corporate environment.

-A+ certifications a plus, Microsoft certifications a plus.

-Ability to become Dell Certified for repair of Notebooks and Desktops.

-Sufficient knowledge of Microsoft Windows XP, MS Office 2003.

-Ability to work as a team and be a "team player", especially during time sensitive tasks / projects which may require overtime to successfully complete the job.

-Good oral and written communications skills.

-Excellent customer service skills.

-Self-starter, capable of successfully achieving support goals while unsupervised.

-Highly reliable and well organized; capable of balancing several projects and maintaining priorities.

-Ability to work additional hours as needed.

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

SSIS/SQL Developer in Boston, MA

Consultant to rewrite the Worldscope datafeed ingestion process. The current process in place is legacy, it goes thru an intermediate Sybase database that delays the data delivery to the strategic fundamentals components by about 24 hrs and also is a maintenance bottleneck. We have word from the team within CTG that maintains the current process that they will not be updating their process should worldscope alter the feed or introduce new data elements (which is pretty common). For both of these reasons, it is pretty urgent for us to take ownership of this feed and re-engineer it using the suitable technologies available in this area.
Understand the worldscope data feed, help design the target schema and develop an ingestion feed process using SSIS. This is a SQL Server 2005 database and we will be developing this using Microsoft .Net 2.0 and C#. Help test the feed process, develop deployment procedures, develop escalation procedures and document them.


Experience: ? 2+ yrs of experience working with SSIS and processing data-feeds directly.
? Overall experience should be around 6-7 yrs.
? Experience with DTS will help but it is not a requirement.


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

Business Systems Analyst in Boston, MA

JOB SUMMARY:



Gathers, reviews, analyzes, and evaluates business systems and user needs. Writes detailed description of user needs, program functions, and general requirements. Good understanding of relational database concepts and client-server concepts. May lead and direct the work of others. A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected. Working with limited managerial oversight, the Business Systems Analyst is responsible for fielding requests from users, analyzing those requests, producing specifications, testing, documenting, and training both the end-user and the User Support Department on the end product. Train and assist the other Programmer/Analysts in all these functions is also key to this role. The Business Systems Analyst will understand and promote key concepts relating to business systems analysis and will stay up to date on trends and happenings in the marketplace.



ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:



Work with members of the company and IT to define, understand, analyze, and evaluate business systems and user, department, practice group needs relating to technology solutions and systems.

Develops documentation of group and user needs, and systems requirements specifications

Establish and maintain processes, best practices, and metrics relating to business systems analysis. This will include items such as working to establish standards for business analysis relating to project assessment, data modeling, and design considerations.

Provide assistance, training and backup to the other IT personnel in the areas of project scoping, technical assessment, and project analysis.

Establish and maintain strong communications with users and vendors.

Work closely with IT and user during entire project and product lifecycle to ensure success and completion of the work.

Work closely with user and IT staff to determine metrics for success for each project.

Work with members of the company, with a strong focus on financials, to develop specifications and functional requirements for reports and presentation of data.

Provide basic project management functions for smaller projects and activities including but not limited to project scoping, resource recommendation, and skill alignment.



EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS REQUIRED:



Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Minimum 3 years of experience in business systems analysis

Must be both a self-starter and a team player and have excellent communication skills

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

** Systems Administrator/Destkop Support ** in Boston, MA

Our Professional Services Client has an immediate need for a Jr. Network Administrator / Desktop Support Technician due to company growth.

* 3+ years of experience *

This role is a contract position with the potential to transition into a permanent position.

Please apply if you are interested in the following:

- Be a part of team of 3 supporting 200 employees - both locally and remotely. (15 office locations)

Desktop Support Responsibilities:
- Troubleshoot Windows XP, Windows 2000 and a few Vista desktops.
- Troubleshoot and solve basic Email - Outlook/Exchange issues.
- Work with end users both over the phone and desk side.

- Assist with working on Servers: All Windows 2003 and 2000 (About 20 servers)

- Must be proficient with Active Directory

- Assist with Phone, Data and Internet vendors

- Must have experience with Back Ups

<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: - 50% Server Work

- 50% Desktop Support - All Windows XP (2nd tier support to our current Desktop Support person)

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

Tibco Consultant in Boston, MA

Our client in Boston, MA is currently looking for a Tibco Consultant for a 6 Month plus project.



This position will involve the following:

Gathering requirements for integrations.



Develop Business Works processes.



Correcting defects reported against existing integrations.



Tuning the performance and stability of Business Works and EMS deployments.



Assist Integration Architect in optimizing the integration development process.



Work on assigned production issues.



Develop prototypes for new requirement/s with the help of Integration Architect.



Work with vendor to resolve vendor related issues.



Required skills include:

5+ years of IT experience

3+ years of Tibco development experience

SAP Integration experience

TIBCO Business Works

TIBCO XML Canon

TIBCO EMS

XML

Unix

Working knowledge of SAP system

XSLT

SOAP

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

Help Desk Analyst II in Boston, MA

Help Support Consultants

Our client, a major University in the Boston area is seeking 2 Tier 2 Help Desk consultants to assist with phone coverage during the busy times surrounding the upcoming holiday. Both consultants will be need for a 2 week project beginning December 7th.

Minimum of 2+ years experience working in a Help Desk environment.

If you or someone you know is interested - please apply today.

This is an excellent opportunity to gain more experience and earn some extra cash for the holidays. <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: Please apply if you are skilled in the following areas:
- Microsoft 2000, XP and Vista environment
- MAC troubleshooting skills
- Phone support - troubleshooting both Desktops and Laptops
- VPN experience

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

QA Test Analyst for Small Quality Assurance Team in Boston, MA

Premier Financial Services company with hub office in downtown Boston and a worldwide presence is looking to hire immediately a full time permanent QA Tester to join their technology team. Company is best known for providing equity research for some of the most prestigious organizations around the world. No travel involved as this is a local position to the Boston office.

This is an excellent position for a QA Tester of QA Analyst to take a step up in their career. Main task will be to support the development team as they maintain and produce new web application and enterprise applications in a Windows environment. You must have an eye for detail and excellent analytical skills to evaluate and ensure application performance against documented requirements.

Excellent growth potential for the right QA Analyst who is looking to build on their career. Convenient downtown Boston location close by to the T and commuter rail.

All interested candidates should contact Rick Johanson at or call directly at 617-439-3000 ext 62368.
Experience: * 1-2 years professional Quality Assurance experience
* Bachelors Degree or equivalent technical degree required.
* Experience using Excel spreadsheets and SQL queries is desired.
* Excellent presentation and communication skills.
* Proven experience with full life cycle testing including ability to write test plans and test scripts is a must.

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

Sun Support Specialist in Boston, MA

Our client, a major Fortune 500 company is currently looking for a a Sun Support Specialist to join their team in Boston, MA.


Job Responsibilities:

Responsible for providing Sun Application Support.


Experience: Required Skills:

Must have experience with SunOne Web Server 6.1 or higher.

Must have experience with LDAP/ Sun Directory services.

Must have experience with sun access Management.

Must have experience with Solaris ver 9.

Desired Skills:

Have experience with Solaris ver 10.


Next Steps:-

Please send your updated resume to:

OR
Contact us at 214.575.8880 for immediate consideration.

For this requirement H1Bs/1099 WILL BE accepted.

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

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

Graphic Designer in Boston, MA

Mac-based graphic designer (4+ years experience) needed for 6-month contract at a magazine located in Boston. Must be proficient in Indesign, Photoshop, iCopy, Acrobat, and FTP. (Indesign and Photoshop are most critical) Client is currently using CS3. High-volume, deadline-oriented magazine publishing experience is also critical.<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: Must be proficient in Indesign, Photoshop, iCopy, Acrobat, and FTP.

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

Intranet / Extranet ASP Cold Fusion Developer in BOSTON, MA

Outstanding Boston based company dedicated to giving back to the community is searching for a full time, permanent ASP web developer to work on the development of the company's Intranet and Extranet applications. Excellent opportunity to join a small, talented technology team supporting the organizations 500 users across 5 states.

The role will have tremendous growth potential beyond the ASP and Cold Fusion application development. You will have a chance to work hand in hand with project managers and help decide the best strategy to approach new functionality, enhanced content management, and improved database efficiency.

The company hires bright minds, and genuinely motivated people. If you have ASP experience and a good understanding/ exposure to Cold Fusion then contact Rick Johanson at or call Rick directly at 617-439-3000.
Experience: * Minimum 1-2 years professional web application development experience.
* Previous ASP application development work required.
* 1+ years Cold Fusion.
* Database experience highly preferred (SQL Server)
* Crystal Reports a plus.
* Content Management system experience desired.
* Bachelor's Degree required.

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

Join team building .Net Applications from Scratch in Boston, MA

Are you looking for a full time permanent position where you can join a small team dedicated to building new software applications from scratch? Downtown Boston software development company is now hiring software developers with VB6, .Net, and SQL development experience who have an independent mindset and can still work well in a small team environment.

This is a role where you will be expected to share your ideas on how to improve existing applications and have the confidence in your own skills to handle your assigned parts of the development of new applications. Company is located in downtown Boston, close to the T and South Station.

All interested .Net developers, please contact Rick Johanson at .
Experience: * Minimum 2 years of software development experience.
* 1+ years of .Net development experience required.
* Bachelor's Degree preferred.
* Microsoft Visual Studio 6 and 7.
* Flexibility and positive attitude.

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

Help Desk Specialist with Personality in Boston, MA

One of the most respected non-profit organizations in Boston needs a solid Help Desk Speciality to join their full time, permanent staff. This is an ideal role for someone who has at least 1 full year of Help Desk experience and wants to work with a group of people who share enthusiasm for what they do.

The successful Help Desk Support Specialist will support 300+ users across 7 locations mainly in the Northeast. No travel required. Must be friendly and have a sincere interest to provide the best customer service with each call. Great benefits: paid vacation, health plan coverage, sick days, paid holidays. Perfect downtown Boston location close to South Station and T stops.

Interested Help Desk candidates should send resume to Rick Johanson at or contact Rick directly and leave a brief voicemail at 617-439-3000 ext 62368.
Experience: * At least 1 year of professional Help Desk experience.
* Excellent communication skills and positive attitude.
* Great customer service mentality.
* Mix of hardware, software, and web application support experience preferred.

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

QA Test Analyst for Small Quality Assurance Team in Boston, MA

Premier Financial Services company with hub office in downtown Boston and a worldwide presence is looking to hire immediately a full time permanent QA Tester to join their technology team. Company is best known for providing equity research for some of the most prestigious organizations around the world. No travel involved as this is a local position to the Boston office.

This is an excellent position for a QA Tester of QA Analyst to take a step up in their career. Main task will be to support the development team as they maintain and produce new web application and enterprise applications in a Windows environment. You must have an eye for detail and excellent analytical skills to evaluate and ensure application performance against documented requirements.

Excellent growth potential for the right QA Analyst who is looking to build on their career. Convenient downtown Boston location close by to the T and commuter rail.

All interested candidates should contact Rick Johanson at or call directly at 617-439-3000 ext 62368.
Experience: * 1-2 years professional Quality Assurance experience
* Bachelors Degree or equivalent technical degree required.
* Experience using Excel spreadsheets and SQL queries is desired.
* Excellent presentation and communication skills.
* Proven experience with full life cycle testing including ability to write test plans and test scripts is a must.

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

** Systems Administrator/Destkop Support ** in Boston, MA

Our Professional Services Client has an immediate need for a Jr. Network Administrator / Desktop Support Technician due to company growth.

* 3+ years of experience *

This role is a contract position with the potential to transition into a permanent position.

Please apply if you are interested in the following:

- Be a part of team of 3 supporting 200 employees - both locally and remotely. (15 office locations)

Desktop Support Responsibilities:
- Troubleshoot Windows XP, Windows 2000 and a few Vista desktops.
- Troubleshoot and solve basic Email - Outlook/Exchange issues.
- Work with end users both over the phone and desk side.

- Assist with working on Servers: All Windows 2003 and 2000 (About 20 servers)

- Must be proficient with Active Directory

- Assist with Phone, Data and Internet vendors

- Must have experience with Back Ups

<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: - 50% Server Work

- 50% Desktop Support - All Windows XP (2nd tier support to our current Desktop Support person)

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

Graphic Designer in Boston, MA

Financial company looking for a mid level graphic designer. Must be savvy working on Quark or Indesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop. Will be working on collateral pieces, and brand identity. <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 Creative Group is always looking for Junior, Mid, and Senior level Designers, so please contact us with interest. Please register at: www.creativegroup.com

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

Graphic Designer in Boston, MA

Mac-based graphic designer (4+ years experience) needed for 6-month contract at a magazine located in Boston. Must be proficient in Indesign, Photoshop, iCopy, Acrobat, and FTP. (Indesign and Photoshop are most critical) Client is currently using CS3. High-volume, deadline-oriented magazine publishing experience is also critical.<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: Must be proficient in Indesign, Photoshop, iCopy, Acrobat, and FTP.

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

SSIS/SQL Developer in Boston, MA

Consultant to rewrite the Worldscope datafeed ingestion process. The current process in place is legacy, it goes thru an intermediate Sybase database that delays the data delivery to the strategic fundamentals components by about 24 hrs and also is a maintenance bottleneck. We have word from the team within CTG that maintains the current process that they will not be updating their process should worldscope alter the feed or introduce new data elements (which is pretty common). For both of these reasons, it is pretty urgent for us to take ownership of this feed and re-engineer it using the suitable technologies available in this area.
Understand the worldscope data feed, help design the target schema and develop an ingestion feed process using SSIS. This is a SQL Server 2005 database and we will be developing this using Microsoft .Net 2.0 and C#. Help test the feed process, develop deployment procedures, develop escalation procedures and document them.


Experience: ? 2+ yrs of experience working with SSIS and processing data-feeds directly.
? Overall experience should be around 6-7 yrs.
? Experience with DTS will help but it is not a requirement.


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

Help Desk Analyst II in Boston, MA

Help Support Consultants

Our client, a major University in the Boston area is seeking 2 Tier 2 Help Desk consultants to assist with phone coverage during the busy times surrounding the upcoming holiday. Both consultants will be need for a 2 week project beginning December 7th.

Minimum of 2+ years experience working in a Help Desk environment.

If you or someone you know is interested - please apply today.

This is an excellent opportunity to gain more experience and earn some extra cash for the holidays. <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: Please apply if you are skilled in the following areas:
- Microsoft 2000, XP and Vista environment
- MAC troubleshooting skills
- Phone support - troubleshooting both Desktops and Laptops
- VPN experience

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

IT - IT Infrastructure Support Specialist - L2 in Boston, MA

IT INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT SPECIALIST / DESKTOP SUPPORT / PC TECHNICIAN



POSITION SUMMARY



The IT Infrastructure Support Specialist ( ITISS - Level I and II Support ) supports the business practices of the firm by delivering reliable, high quality computer services, products and support.



ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

-Provide level one and two technical support to Grant Thornton lines of business, service lines, and physical locations.

-Provide excellent customer service and delivery of technology services and products.

-Adhere to firmwide policies and procedures and promote such adherence in your location.

-Seek opportunities to improve platform reliability and optimization.

-Log all support incidents into OTIS ( helpdesk ticket tracking system ) in addition to monitoring your local office's queue and providing assistance to fellow IT support specialists when needed.

-Use Ghost to reimage or refresh laptops and desktops and transfer data accordingly.

-Serve as liaison between other Internal Client Services ( ICS ) - IT resources, Regional Technology staff, and end user group.

-Serve as contact for equipment orders to ensure proper configuration and compliance with firm standards.

-Supervise and maintain all office PC systems including hardware, software, configuration, updates, patches, and more to minimize or potentially eliminate actual and potential down time experienced by the user community.

-Prepare computers for new hires and provide personalized onsite support, when necessary, in delivering the finished product.

-Cooperate in maintaining the inventory of all technology equipment including but not limited to desktops, notebooks, and portable printers.

-Establish working relationship with all of the personnel in the office, including the Managing Partner, Controller / Office Manager, Business Practice Leader, and others.

-Provide and coordinate onsite and offsite end user support.

-Coordinate and communicate with the Regional Technology Administrator ( RTA ) any LAN / WAN issues that directly affect the efficiency and reliability of the office network as well as any other activities, strategies, and projects as required.

-Evaluate the service and delivery methods being provided, solicit feedback regularly from users to monitor users' perceived performance of the products and services provided by the firm's technical staff, and communicate ideas and recommendations for improvement of service and delivery to the RTA.

-Regularly solicit feedback from users to monitor users' perceived performance of the products and services provided by the firm's technical staff, and communicate ideas and recommendations for improvement of service and delivery to the RTA.

-Research new ways to improve performance, deliver service, problem solve, and reduce costs and response time for users.

-Develop and maintain skills to accomplish duties and support the firm's technology direction.

-Seek development opportunities that allow growth and development in position and career with Grant Thornton.

-Adhere to the highest degree of professional standards and strict confidentiality in matters that require discretion.

-Attend professional development and training sessions on a regular basis.

-Perform other job-related duties as necessary.



QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

-Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related area; equivalent work experience will be considered.

-At least 3 years of related work experience in desktop support in a large corporate environment.

-A+ certifications a plus, Microsoft certifications a plus.

-Ability to become Dell Certified for repair of Notebooks and Desktops.

-Sufficient knowledge of Microsoft Windows XP, MS Office 2003.

-Ability to work as a team and be a "team player", especially during time sensitive tasks / projects which may require overtime to successfully complete the job.

-Good oral and written communications skills.

-Excellent customer service skills.

-Self-starter, capable of successfully achieving support goals while unsupervised.

-Highly reliable and well organized; capable of balancing several projects and maintaining priorities.

-Ability to work additional hours as needed.

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Web Production Artist in boston, MA

Web production artist needed to help build out a site redesign for a local advertising agency. The work will be roughly 1-2 weeks, offsite. The site has been designed in photoshop and needs only to be built out in HTML... some flash for the homepage would be ideal. The site consists of 12 pages total. This is an immediate and urgent freelance need. The Creative Group is always looking for Junior, Mid, and Senior level web designers, so please contact us with interest. Please register at: www.creativegroup.com<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: HTML

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Sun Support Specialist in Boston, MA

Our client, a major Fortune 500 company is currently looking for a a Sun Support Specialist to join their team in Boston, MA.


Job Responsibilities:

Responsible for providing Sun Application Support.


Experience: Required Skills:

Must have experience with SunOne Web Server 6.1 or higher.

Must have experience with LDAP/ Sun Directory services.

Must have experience with sun access Management.

Must have experience with Solaris ver 9.

Desired Skills:

Have experience with Solaris ver 10.


Next Steps:-

Please send your updated resume to:

OR
Contact us at 214.575.8880 for immediate consideration.

For this requirement H1Bs/1099 WILL BE accepted.

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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Join team building .Net Applications from Scratch in Boston, MA

Are you looking for a full time permanent position where you can join a small team dedicated to building new software applications from scratch? Downtown Boston software development company is now hiring software developers with VB6, .Net, and SQL development experience who have an independent mindset and can still work well in a small team environment.

This is a role where you will be expected to share your ideas on how to improve existing applications and have the confidence in your own skills to handle your assigned parts of the development of new applications. Company is located in downtown Boston, close to the T and South Station.

All interested .Net developers, please contact Rick Johanson at .
Experience: * Minimum 2 years of software development experience.
* 1+ years of .Net development experience required.
* Bachelor's Degree preferred.
* Microsoft Visual Studio 6 and 7.
* Flexibility and positive attitude.

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Intranet / Extranet ASP Cold Fusion Developer in BOSTON, MA

Outstanding Boston based company dedicated to giving back to the community is searching for a full time, permanent ASP web developer to work on the development of the company's Intranet and Extranet applications. Excellent opportunity to join a small, talented technology team supporting the organizations 500 users across 5 states.

The role will have tremendous growth potential beyond the ASP and Cold Fusion application development. You will have a chance to work hand in hand with project managers and help decide the best strategy to approach new functionality, enhanced content management, and improved database efficiency.

The company hires bright minds, and genuinely motivated people. If you have ASP experience and a good understanding/ exposure to Cold Fusion then contact Rick Johanson at or call Rick directly at 617-439-3000.
Experience: * Minimum 1-2 years professional web application development experience.
* Previous ASP application development work required.
* 1+ years Cold Fusion.
* Database experience highly preferred (SQL Server)
* Crystal Reports a plus.
* Content Management system experience desired.
* Bachelor's Degree required.

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Web Developer/Designer in Boston, MA

Publishing company looking for a developer /designer part time (20 hours/week), who is good with CSS, HTML/XHTML (7/10), and light Javascript (2/10). Would like someone also good with interactive design principles, and cross-browser development techniques and testing. This person will need to advocate for good design, and have a passion, and demonstrated experience in UI design and development. This person will develop optimized/cross platform front-end code in CSS/XHTML and light Javascript. Would also like someone who is savvy with Dreamweaver (or comparable), and Photoshop.
Will collaborate with Project Management and Web Development teams to refine the user experience. Will develop functional design prototypes to demonstrate proof of concept. Will work well under pressure and be able to meet aggressive deadlines.
Ideally looking for someone with 5+ years of relevant web design experience and experience as a key member of a UI design team participating in the complete product development lifecycle of several successfully launched software applications.
Also looking for a proven track record of launching interactive internet sites/applications, and the ability to switch rapidly between different projects in a fast-paced environment. Starts immediately, onsite in Boston, and can go long term.<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: This is an immediate and urgent freelance need. The Creative Group is always looking for Junior, Mid, and Senior level Web Designers and Developers, so please contact us with interest. Please register at: www.creativegroup.com

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Sun Support Specialist in Boston, MA

Our client, a major Fortune 500 company is currently looking for a a Sun Support Specialist to join their team in Boston, MA.


Job Responsibilities:

Responsible for providing Sun Application Support.


Experience: Required Skills:

Must have experience with SunOne Web Server 6.1 or higher.

Must have experience with LDAP/ Sun Directory services.

Must have experience with sun access Management.

Must have experience with Solaris ver 9.

Desired Skills:

Have experience with Solaris ver 10.


Next Steps:-

Please send your updated resume to:

OR
Contact us at 214.575.8880 for immediate consideration.

For this requirement H1Bs/1099 WILL BE accepted.

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

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

Help Desk Specialist with Personality in Boston, MA

One of the most respected non-profit organizations in Boston needs a solid Help Desk Speciality to join their full time, permanent staff. This is an ideal role for someone who has at least 1 full year of Help Desk experience and wants to work with a group of people who share enthusiasm for what they do.

The successful Help Desk Support Specialist will support 300+ users across 7 locations mainly in the Northeast. No travel required. Must be friendly and have a sincere interest to provide the best customer service with each call. Great benefits: paid vacation, health plan coverage, sick days, paid holidays. Perfect downtown Boston location close to South Station and T stops.

Interested Help Desk candidates should send resume to Rick Johanson at or contact Rick directly and leave a brief voicemail at 617-439-3000 ext 62368.
Experience: * At least 1 year of professional Help Desk experience.
* Excellent communication skills and positive attitude.
* Great customer service mentality.
* Mix of hardware, software, and web application support experience preferred.

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QA Test Analyst for Small Quality Assurance Team in Boston, MA

Premier Financial Services company with hub office in downtown Boston and a worldwide presence is looking to hire immediately a full time permanent QA Tester to join their technology team. Company is best known for providing equity research for some of the most prestigious organizations around the world. No travel involved as this is a local position to the Boston office.

This is an excellent position for a QA Tester of QA Analyst to take a step up in their career. Main task will be to support the development team as they maintain and produce new web application and enterprise applications in a Windows environment. You must have an eye for detail and excellent analytical skills to evaluate and ensure application performance against documented requirements.

Excellent growth potential for the right QA Analyst who is looking to build on their career. Convenient downtown Boston location close by to the T and commuter rail.

All interested candidates should contact Rick Johanson at or call directly at 617-439-3000 ext 62368.
Experience: * 1-2 years professional Quality Assurance experience
* Bachelors Degree or equivalent technical degree required.
* Experience using Excel spreadsheets and SQL queries is desired.
* Excellent presentation and communication skills.
* Proven experience with full life cycle testing including ability to write test plans and test scripts is a must.

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Graphic Designer in Boston, MA

Financial company looking for a mid level graphic designer. Must be savvy working on Quark or Indesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop. Will be working on collateral pieces, and brand identity. <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 Creative Group is always looking for Junior, Mid, and Senior level Designers, so please contact us with interest. Please register at: www.creativegroup.com

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

Join team building .Net Applications from Scratch in Boston, MA

Are you looking for a full time permanent position where you can join a small team dedicated to building new software applications from scratch? Downtown Boston software development company is now hiring software developers with VB6, .Net, and SQL development experience who have an independent mindset and can still work well in a small team environment.

This is a role where you will be expected to share your ideas on how to improve existing applications and have the confidence in your own skills to handle your assigned parts of the development of new applications. Company is located in downtown Boston, close to the T and South Station.

All interested .Net developers, please contact Rick Johanson at .
Experience: * Minimum 2 years of software development experience.
* 1+ years of .Net development experience required.
* Bachelor's Degree preferred.
* Microsoft Visual Studio 6 and 7.
* Flexibility and positive attitude.

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

** Systems Administrator/Destkop Support ** in Boston, MA

Our Professional Services Client has an immediate need for a Jr. Network Administrator / Desktop Support Technician due to company growth.

* 3+ years of experience *

This role is a contract position with the potential to transition into a permanent position.

Please apply if you are interested in the following:

- Be a part of team of 3 supporting 200 employees - both locally and remotely. (15 office locations)

Desktop Support Responsibilities:
- Troubleshoot Windows XP, Windows 2000 and a few Vista desktops.
- Troubleshoot and solve basic Email - Outlook/Exchange issues.
- Work with end users both over the phone and desk side.

- Assist with working on Servers: All Windows 2003 and 2000 (About 20 servers)

- Must be proficient with Active Directory

- Assist with Phone, Data and Internet vendors

- Must have experience with Back Ups

<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: - 50% Server Work

- 50% Desktop Support - All Windows XP (2nd tier support to our current Desktop Support person)

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Web Production Artist in boston, MA

Web production artist needed to help build out a site redesign for a local advertising agency. The work will be roughly 1-2 weeks, offsite. The site has been designed in photoshop and needs only to be built out in HTML... some flash for the homepage would be ideal. The site consists of 12 pages total. This is an immediate and urgent freelance need. The Creative Group is always looking for Junior, Mid, and Senior level web designers, so please contact us with interest. Please register at: www.creativegroup.com<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: HTML

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Intranet / Extranet ASP Cold Fusion Developer in BOSTON, MA

Outstanding Boston based company dedicated to giving back to the community is searching for a full time, permanent ASP web developer to work on the development of the company's Intranet and Extranet applications. Excellent opportunity to join a small, talented technology team supporting the organizations 500 users across 5 states.

The role will have tremendous growth potential beyond the ASP and Cold Fusion application development. You will have a chance to work hand in hand with project managers and help decide the best strategy to approach new functionality, enhanced content management, and improved database efficiency.

The company hires bright minds, and genuinely motivated people. If you have ASP experience and a good understanding/ exposure to Cold Fusion then contact Rick Johanson at or call Rick directly at 617-439-3000.
Experience: * Minimum 1-2 years professional web application development experience.
* Previous ASP application development work required.
* 1+ years Cold Fusion.
* Database experience highly preferred (SQL Server)
* Crystal Reports a plus.
* Content Management system experience desired.
* Bachelor's Degree required.

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Help Desk Analyst II in Boston, MA

Help Support Consultants

Our client, a major University in the Boston area is seeking 2 Tier 2 Help Desk consultants to assist with phone coverage during the busy times surrounding the upcoming holiday. Both consultants will be need for a 2 week project beginning December 7th.

Minimum of 2+ years experience working in a Help Desk environment.

If you or someone you know is interested - please apply today.

This is an excellent opportunity to gain more experience and earn some extra cash for the holidays. <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: Please apply if you are skilled in the following areas:
- Microsoft 2000, XP and Vista environment
- MAC troubleshooting skills
- Phone support - troubleshooting both Desktops and Laptops
- VPN experience

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