System QA Analyst in Boston, MA

Experienced quality assurance analyst to lead a small QA team working on foreign exchange trading projects in a fast paced, global environment. Will work with vendor and internally developed applications and will lead globally distributed teams of QA analysts. Assists management with scheduling to ensure efficient and effective testing and focuses on process improvement. Participates as a senior member of project teams in a general leadership capacity.

Employee Specifications

Representative Duties:
.Manages assigned quality assurance projects including staff management and development of project plans.
.Develops and maintains ongoing relationships with business and technical communities.
.Evaluates tool sets, makes recommendations and justifies decisions.
.Assists QA teams in developing and executing quality assurance test plans, cases, scripts etc.
.Develops testing procedures for multi-user interactive applications.
.Reviews and inspects teamwork products and provides training and coaching.
.Manages application usability and load testing in pre-production and production environments.
.Prepares test scripts and data sets; configures testing tools and develops complete, automated regression suites.
.Prepares reports, presents information to management and responds to highly specialized/technical testing questions.
.Identifies potential testing problems and areas for improvement and develops and implements effective solutions.


Experience: Typical Experience and Qualities:
.B.S., Computer Science or related field
.5+ years of quality assurance experience in a financial software environment, preferably foreign exchange trading, through all stages of product development, including 1-2 years of experience designing automated tests
.Minimum one year additional supervisory or project management experience
.Financial trading domain knowledge essential, FX knowledge preferable
.Prior experience with regression test beds, change requests, issue resolution, etc.
.Prior experience with SQL database software, preferably Oracle, and related tools such as PL SQL Developer or Toad
.Prior shell script coding experience on multiple platforms
.Extensive knowledge of all Microsoft Office applications, including Access, as well as Visio and Project
.Demonstrated ability to manage multiple deadlines and large testing projects
.Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
.Strong interpersonal, organizational and analytical skills
.Strong cross-platform knowledge, e.g. UNIX, LINUX, Windows XP etc
.Knowledge of systems design, testing and quality assurance methodologies
.Leadership, motivation and influencing skills
.Ability to work independently and multi-task in a fast paced environment
.Familiarity with client/server or web enabled systems and automated testing tools
.Team player
.Detail and quality orientation


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Software Development QA Engineer in Boston, MA

Digital Prospectors is recruiting for the following position.

If interested, please contact Jennifer M. Gray at .



Job Title: Software Development Engineer in Test

Location: Boston, MA

Length: Perm

Salary: Experience is rewarded w/ an aggressive salary



General Description:



Digital Prospectors is working with a well-known company, to help them achieve their staffing goals at their new development center in Boston, MA. This is a fantastic opportunity to join one of the most well known companies in the world, and to be a part of cutting edge development, in a culture that promotes hard work, creativity and brilliance.



We are looking for an experienced Software Development Engineer in Test to drive improvements in our overall client and server performance and the scalability of our application virtualization solution in state of the art corporate environments. Potential candidates for the position will have strong testing and technical expertise, good problem solving skills, and the ability to communicate effectively and work collaboratively in a fast paced team environment.



Responsibilities include:



· Working with Program Managers and development to design and develop the product and get it ready for millions of users.



· Delivering on test specs, test plans and other documentation.



· Providing actionable bug reports and generally driving quality of product and test code.



· Ability to effectively design, develop and maintain high quality test code and test infrastructure is key, especially as the team migrates to Windows test technologies.



· Must be able to prioritize and handle multiple outstanding tasks.



· Responsibilities also include providing leadership for test through coaching/mentoring as we grow and develop the team.



We need a highly self-motivated individual who can come in and starting enhancing and extending the test infrastructure in a minimal amount of time and successfully integrate it into the existing team's process.



To succeed in this opportunity qualified candidates must have a strong history of technical problem solving, have demonstrated ability to translate complex technical concepts into user benefits, knowledge of product development processes, and ability to effectively influence and work with Program Management and Development is required. Candidates also need to show strong technical leadership, excellent project management skills, and good cross-boundary and collaboration skills in working with partners and customers. Qualified test leaders should be able to create and execute upon solid test strategies across many aspects of the product including integration / scenario level testing, and horizontal feature testing including security and performance. Strong knowledge of and experience with test automation techniques and testing tools is required, and knowledge of more advanced testing methodologies such as model based testing is a plus. A solid understanding of Windows architecture, programming, and debugging, overall engineering excellence and strong written and oral skills is critical. Strong coding skills in C/C++, experience developing software on Windows platforms, working knowledge of the .NET platform is required.



Other work and educational requirements:



· 3-5 years testing experience, preferably several complete product cycles.



· BS or Masters in Computer Science or comparable experience in the software industry.



· Experience working with SQL, virtualization technologies, client and server applications, SMS, and Active Directory is strongly desired.



This is a chance to be a part of highly unique opportunity...application virtualization is a disruptive technology that is going to have long lasting impacts on how enterprises and eventually consumers provision and manage software. It has the culture of a small startup with the benefits of a large organization, and the opportunity to work in downtown Boston. How often does an opportunity like that come along?





Jennifer M. Gray

Digital Prospectors Corp



www.dpcit.com

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Help Desk Analyst II in BOSTON, MA

Our client is seeking a Help Desk / Desktop support analyst to provide Level 2 support to end customers at their downtown Boston location. The Help Desk / Desktop support position is a 3 month contract with the possibility of converting to permanent for the right person.
<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: Qualified candidates for the Help Desk / Desktop support position should have extensive experience in Windows 2000/XP, MS-Office 2000/2003; PC and printer hardware, software, and application programs; Relevant experience with networking technologies, remote access solutions, and Internet technologies and products; the ability to learn new technology; excellent verbal and written communication skills and problem solving/analytical skills; strong organizational skills evidenced by the ability to quickly set and adjust priorities.

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SAN Engineer in Boston, MA

Position overview
The SAN Engineer is responsible for providing engineering support in distributed computing architecture development including design, implementation and deployment. The SAN Engineer will be responsible for deploying and refining technology advances for storage area networks (SAN), enterprise backup and archiving, and restoration to help meet contract requirements and service levels.

Responsibilities
.Ensure system recoverability from any failure as per the service level agreement
.Maintain SAN, storage, and backup hardware and software currency
.Ensure storage infrastructure is scalable.
.Install, configure, and support new SAN, storage, and backup devices and maintain these devices to ensure optimal performance and utilization
.Document technical solutions, methodologies, and standard operating procedures
.Implement new storage technology into existing infrastructure
.Pull together appropriate parties, including vendors to ensure timely resolution of incidents
.Analyze SAN, storage, and backup architecture and/or topology for improvements and implement changes


Experience: Qualifications
Candidates must have a strong technical background, strong written and oral communication skills, project management skills, and the ability to work independently as well as within a team environment. This person must have a strong systems administration background with at least 5 years of experience.
Working knowledge of Active Directory, Windows 2003, TCP/IP networks and network troubleshooting is an advantage. Understanding of server hardware architecture and Windows networking is expected. Experience with Dell, HP and EMC hardware is a plus. Ability to spot problematic areas, analyze solutions, propose resolutions and direct their implementation is essential. A successful candidate is a motivated self-starter with an aptitude for learning new skills and environments quickly while multi-tasking on more than one deliverable.

.Bachelor's degree is required
.A+ certification is a plus
.Experience with Enterprise backup products, Commvault in particular
.EMC Symmetrix, EMC Clarion
.Solaris, NT/2000/2003 in a large complex multi-platform environment.
.VERITAS Netbackup, VERITAS Storage Foundation
.McData SAN Switches, McData SanNavigator and Cisco SAN Switches
.Hands on experience scaling in a fiber channel SAN with multiple servers, switch fabrics and storage frames.

.Ability to do performance monitoring and analysis for storage across multiple operating systems environments (Solaris, Windows).
.Ability to work proficiently in UNIX and Windows operating systems environments.


Must have a solid understanding of the following:
.Operating systems in use (Windows NT/2000/2003, IBM AIX, SUN Solaris, HP UX, Linux)

.Unix files system and networking concepts
.VERITAS volume management software
.Storage performance monitoring and tuning concepts
.Storage Area Network and Network Area Storage designs and principles
.Hardware administration and support for McData storage switches
.System back-up and restores principles and products, and principles, practices, and administration of technical issues.
Secondary technologies (mastery or familiarity with preferred):

.Financial services applications such as: Aegis Barra, trade order management systems, Reuters/Bloomberg data feeds, Zacks, IBES, FactSet, StatPro, MarketQA, LatentZero
.VMware
.Exchange 2003
.Storage area networks

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Director of Development in Boston, MA

Position overview

The Development Manager will be responsible for leading a skilled team of software developers in support of Acadian's research, portfolio construction, operations, client service, reporting, and performance teams. This person will work directly with CTO to help shape the technology strategy and direction for the development and support of a variety of applications. This person will be expected to effectively manage people, including building and developing skilled teams, directing and motivating the teams at an appropriate level of detail, and ensuring a service oriented approach. In addition, this person will understand and help shape the future direction of Acadian's business and collaborate with the business leaders to ensure their needs are met.

Responsibilities

This role will:
.Establish and enforce development standards
.Facilitate and lead the selection of common technology platforms.
.Facilitate periodic code reviews.
.Work with Program Manager to effectively allocate development resources to projects
.Provide technology leadership to Acadian by developing long-term goals and strategies.
.Manage application development teams, including resource planning, staffing and recruiting activities; manage the performance and development of associates, including meeting with staff and supervisors regularly to understand needs and opportunities for growth and development.
.Keep abreast of industry trends and new technologies.
.Establish and ensure consistent, quality architectural standards and practices.
.Participate in development of long-term goals and strategies.
.Identifying business and technology solutions to meet Acadian's needs.
.Work with Acadian's remote operations in Asia.
.Participate or lead initiatives such as process refinement and improvement in project management or systems development.


Experience:
Qualifications

The Development Manager must have minimum of 10 years experience in managing IT, primarily in planning, development and support. Experience in related technology areas such as architecture or infrastructure are an advantage. In addition, the position requires:
.Management experience in a large, complex IT environments.
.Experience with multi-platform technical environment and long term technology projects.
.Experience in the asset management industry is a very significant plus.
.Strong management skills with experience managing at least 25 direct and indirect employees.
.Ability to collaborate with peers and business leaders.
.Solid technology skills in a broad range of applications development tools and technologies.
.Strong project and process management skills, including vendor management and software package implementation.


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IT Infrastructure Manager in Boston, MA

Position Overview

The IT Infrastructure Manager is primarily responsible for delivering and managing scaleable IT infrastructure services. This includes assuring appropriate scalability in power, cooling, space, network and storage capabilities. In addition the Infrastructure Manager will be responsible for growing the Infrastructure Services team, as well as defining best practices and service level agreements for Acadian's datacenter operations.

Responsibilities

.Manage and staff Infrastructure Services Team
.Develop and implement plans for the growth of datacenter electrical and mechanical facilities to support IT infrastructure scalability
.Develop and implement plans for the growth of critical IT storage and network services
.Manage and support IT service delivery to the Acadian business units 24X7.
.Propose and drive implementation of Infrastructure Service delivery procedures based on best practices.
.Work with business and IT team members to set Service Level Agreements (SLA) for Infrastructure Services
.Responsible for proactively monitoring and reporting on Infrastructure Services including gathering and reporting systems availability, performance and volume metrics, both in business and IT terms.
.Coordinate change management and maintenance scheduling

Experience:
This person must have a strong systems administration and datacenter management background with at least 3 years of management experience. The ability to spot problematic areas, analyze solutions, propose resolutions and direct their implementation is essential. Candidates must have a strong technical background, strong written and oral communication skills, project management skills, and the ability to work independently as well as within a team environment. A successful candidate is a motivated self-starter with an aptitude for learning new skills and environments quickly while multi-tasking on more than one deliverable.

Core technologies (expertise expected):

. Bachelor's degree is required
. A minimum of 5 years in critical data center operations.
. 3+ years supervisory experience in managing a 24X7X365 environment and staff preferred
. Windows 2000/2003 Server
. TCP/IP networks
. Server Performance Analysis
. Storage area networks (EMC Preferred)
. Outstanding time management skills required
. Must be highly self-motivated and customer service oriented.

Secondary technologies (mastery or familiarity with preferred):
. Blade Server technology (HP preferred)
. Enterprise job scheduling systems (such as Autosys, Tidal, Activebatch)
. Enterprise monitoring/trending systems (NetIQ, HP Openview, Tivoli, Argent)
. VMware
. Active Directory
. IT Security
. Exchange 2003
. UNIX Administration (preferably Solaris)
. Microsoft SQL Server
. IIS

Certifications:
. MSCE is a plus
. CISCO certification is a plus.
. A+ certification is a plus
. CDCP certification is a plus



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Operations Automation Developer in Boston, MA

Position Overview:

This developer is responsible for general operations automation development tasks, which include the creation and maintenance of account specific valuation tools, custom third party interfaces, and integration with a third party compliance monitoring and reporting system. This role reports to the CTO.
Responsibilities:
.Lead developer responsible for custom automation tasks in operations group.
.Use Microsoft VBA to automate the creation and distribution of various spreadsheets, documents and PowerPoint presentations that collect, collate and display information fetched from Acadian databases.
.Create and maintain automated file transfer processes via FTP or email, with or without PGP encryption.
.Use SQL Server jobs, DTS packages and Windows scheduled tasks to automate the generation and routing of daily position, transaction and reconciliation extracts.
.Act as lead developer for integration and maintenance of third party system for post-trade compliance monitoring and reporting.
.Maintain and enhance existing interfaces to third party trade notification services.
.Develop and maintain a process for automating the communication of foreign exchange delivery and settlement instructions.

Experience: Qualifications:
.B.S. in computer science or equivalent.
.Minimum 7 years software development experience.
.Minimum 3 years experience with software development in a financial services environment.
.Minimum 3 years experience with Microsoft office automation.
.Minimum 2 years experience with Visual Studio 6.0 (C++ and Visual Basic).
.Must be highly skilled with MS SQL Server and Transact-SQL.
.Outstanding analytical and quantitative skills.
.Strong interpersonal/communication skills.
.Strong organization skills and detail-oriented.
.Good teamwork skills.



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