Information Technology

Oracle DBA Salary: $75K Full-time permanent position. Responsible for the data management for all Data Center controlled databases. The Database Administrator will control the platform's strategies for database performance, sizing, tuning, upgrades, security and high availability/failover. Responsibilities: • Install, configure, upgrade, migrate and patch Oracle 9i/10gR2/11g databases in heterogeneous environment. • Extensive experience in a production Oracle 9i/10gR2/11g environment including RAC, PL/SQL, OEM Grid control, Data Guard, ASM, RMAN, Partitioning, database tuning and troubleshooting. • Plan, implement and maintain Disaster Recovery methodology for all production databases • Act as Manager/Team Lead for other Database Administrators • Work with technical architects to ensure data model meets the platform’s requirements for the business and technical perspective. • Define business object/database table mappings and structures, fail-over strategies and distributed data strategies. • Ensure database objects (views, stored procedures, triggers, constraints, etc.) and SQL statements meet performance and security objectives. • Ensure database migration scripts and programs meet data integrity, performance and security objectives. • Maintain and publish the database installation/operation guide and other pertinent documentation • Develop, review and enforce database standards Requirements: • A minimum of 5 years DBA experience on large-scale enterprise applications, including distributed and J2EE applications in a large development environment. • Demonstrated experience translating conceptual design and object models into logical and physical data models • In depth knowledge of and experience with Oracle 9i, 10gR2, an 11g RAC on UNIX/Solaris including database performance analysis • Excellent leadership, communication, presentation and organizational skills and ability to make decisions for a highly available production environment. • Experience with Operational Support System (OSS) development would be an asset. For further information regarding this position please contact Mark Whitcomb 515-453-2314 or email mark@midwesttechnicalsolutions.com Contact: mark@midwesttechnicalsolutions.com Updated: 3 / 11 / 2010 UNIX Administrator Salary: $40K Full-time permanent position. Responsible for administering distributed environment running Solaris 9. The administrator will work very closely with Software Development, and Support groups to meet business and technical demands. Responsibilities: • Perform hardware and software installations, upgrades, and maintenance, patch administration, kernel modification/upgrades, file system management, performance and security analysis, and network configuration/tuning. • Cluster configuration and maintenance, shell scripting, performance tuning, hardening and support in high availability on and off-site environments. • Coordinate and perform preventive system maintenance; Set up day-to-day maintenance of production systems. Perform resource monitoring, performance tuning, and scaling of infrastructure as needed. • Work with development initiatives to proactively prepare server builds and input on design/implementation considerations. • Work with application developers on the Solaris platform for installation and maintenance in both development and production environments. • Document Solaris configurations and procedures, participate in environment planning meetings, and communicate environment requirements to management. • Capable of extracting information and resources from team members, and from online resources to further enhance and provide support of services to team members and the Company. Must be well rounded and current in system administration, networking, supporting, developing, programming and end-user support is critical to functioning in this position. Requirements: • 5+ years experience with Solaris (9 or greater) System Administration • Enterprise Technologies (NFS, NIS/NIS+, clustering, performance tuning, mail, syslog, security) • Package management, scripting with UNIX shell scripts and standard UNIX utilities for automation of administrative tasks. • Have specific experience with Web(Apache), J2EE. • Capable of supporting assistance with database support (e.g.: MySQL, Oracle, etc.) • Strong knowledge of TCP/IP internetworking - DNS, VPN, FTP, SSH, HTTP, SMTP, firewalls (iptables). • Have excellent troubleshooting and problem solving skills with little supervision (network, hardware, OS, performance related problems). • Ability to successfully handle the completion of multiple concurrent assignments under pressure and interface with vendors or related support mechanisms for escalation/resolution purposes. • Experience with Sun Enterprise class servers and Sun storage arrays a plus. For further information regarding this position please contact Mark Whitcomb 515-453-2314 or email mark@midwesttechnicalsolutions.com Contact: mark@midwesttechnicalsolutions.com Updated: 3 / 11 / 2010 VB6 Programmer Salary: D.O.E. This is a contract to hire opportunity in the Des Moines area. Our client is looking for strong front and backend experience, and able to handle multiple projects. *Able to interact with Business Analysts and Business Users to understand the business of the applications to be developed. *Has been involved with collecting requirements from Business Users and performed analysis based on the requirements. *Has been involved with reviewing Business Rules, Functional and Design Specifications. *Has been involved with the design of Oracle data objects (table, sequence, external tables, indexes constraints, etc). *Has been involved with writing extensive Oracle SQL queries and PL/SQL stored procedures and testing them. *Has been involved with the design of VB6 frontend programming and testing. *Has been involved with testing and validating that the application was developed as per specifications (developer testing) *Helped Business Analyst and Quality Assurance Testers in testing and validating applications. *Good communication and written skills a must. For further information regarding this position please contact Mark Whitcomb 515-453-2314 or email mark@midwesttechnicalsolutions.com Contact: mark@midwesttechnicalsolutions.com Updated: 3 / 11 / 2010 Network Engineer Salary: To $70,000 Full-time permanent position at rapidly growing Des Moines client. Responsible for network infrastructure. Install, configure and manage company Hubs, Switches, Routers and Concentrators. Install configure and manage Windows Servers, Active Directory, Exchange, Outlook Web Access, firewalls and other server software. Manage the network and security for 650 users, 700 PC’s and 55 servers for local area network and over 70 WAN sites. Maintain security for all users. REQUIREMENTS • Windows NT/XP/2003 • Cisco Switches, Routers and Concentrators • ISA Firewall Administration • Hubs (Bay Networks or 3Com) • Active Directory • Exchange 5.5 • Outlook Web Access • McAfee WebShield For further information regarding this position please contact Mark Whitcomb 515-453-2314 or email mark@midwesttechnicalsolutions.com Contact: mark@midwesttechnicalsolutions.com Updated: 3 / 11 / 2010 Project Manager Salary: $75,000 Full-time permanent position for IT professional looking to move into the exciting and rewarding world of project management. If you have prior experience with requirements gathering and would like to manage projects and team, we want to talk to you! Responsibilities include analyzing technology previously installed and proposed. Provide project management for assigned projects. Conduct research on current project issues through business, technical, and process analysis. Meet directly with users while providing analysis and support on projects. Verify and test successful solution based on users requirements. For further information regarding this position please contact Mark Whitcomb 515-453-2314 or email mark@midwesttechnicalsolutions.com Contact: mark@midwesttechnicalsolutions.com Updated: 3 / 11 / 2010 Business Analyst Salary: $60K Full-time permanent position with excellent company benefits. Responsible for analyzing business requirements and procedures to improve business processing. Prepare business requirements and project plans with detailed specifications and time lines. Work with internal and external customers to solve system related problems. Requirements * Bachelor's Degree in Business Adminstration or equivalent experience * 3+ years of project and systems experience * Experience with SQL and Microsoft products required * Strong, written verbal, analytical and interpersonal skills required * Must be able to handle multiple projects and deadlines * Excellent problem solving skills For further information regarding this position please contact Mark Whitcomb 515-453-2314 or email mark@midwesttechnicalsolutions.com Contact: mark@midwesttechnicalsolutions.com Updated: 3 / 11 / 2010 Java Developer Salary: To $45 / hour Responsible for web applications including application and infrastructure support. Work on a variety of web applications using Java; skills needed would be in writing web services; dealing with MQ communications; DB2 and SQLServer; and user interfaces using Java Server Pages. Any experience with IBM ECM software (Content Manager, Document Manager ) would be a plus. Ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. Must be able to work independently and with a variety of personalities. Ability to multi-task many small projects at the same time is required. For further information regarding this position please contact Mark Whitcomb 515-453-2314 or email mark@midwesttechnicalsolutions.com Contact: mark@midwesttechnicalsolutions.com Updated: 3 / 11 / 2010 Report Analyst II Salary: $65,000 Full-time permanent position for a Report Analyst with Microsoft Sequel Server and Microsoft Reporting Services experience. Responsible for creating, maintaining and enhancing coding of applications. Develop and maintain web based reports. Maintain SQL stored procedures and views for the reporting product. Understand and help support web reporting environment. Requirements: * Report programming experience required. * Knowledge of financial industry. * Excellent written and oral communications. * Organizational skills. * Project Management skills. * Advanced level of PC knowledge. * Advanced programming knowledge. For further information regarding this position please contact Mark Whitcomb 515-453-2314 or email mark@midwesttechnicalsolutions.com Contact: mark@midwesttechnicalsolutions.com Updated: 3 / 11 / 2010 .NET Developer Salary: $65,000 / year Responsible for developing and maintaining database applications. Also responsible to maintain documentation related to current and future applications. Maintain front end components using ASP.NET (Visual Studio 2008). Requirements: 1) VB.NET 2) ASP.NET 3) SQL Server 2005 4) Unit testing experience 5) Documentation experience 6) Must be able to work independently 7) Good communication skills For further information regarding this position please contact Mark Whitcomb 515-453-2314 or email mark@midwesttechnicalsolutions.com Contact: mark@midwesttechnicalsolutions.com Updated: 3 / 11 / 2010 Project Portfolio Manager Salary: D.O.E. Position Description: Responsible for facilitating/managing the initiation, approval and monitoring process for all projects in accordance with the company’s strategic direction and resource limitations. This includes: 1.Working with the executive team to explain and prioritize new project requests 2.Communicating progress and results 3.Maintaining the project portfolio dashboard and the resource allocation tools/reports 4.Identifying redundancies, conflicts and opportunities for synergy across multiple projects in the portfolio 5.Monitoring to ensure that the projects in the portfolio are within the resource capacity of the organization 6.Analyzing the project portfolio mix to determine which projects are meeting their goals, which may need more support, or which may need to be down-sized or dropped entirely 7.Modeling alternative resourcing and scheduling options 8.Assisting with the ROI analysis 9.Supervising and coaching the project manager team 10.Updating the project management methodology and artifacts, as needed Required Skills: (Both Technical and Soft Skills) 1.Proficient in Microsoft Project, Excel, Visio and PowerPoint 2.A self starter, demonstrating personal initiative 3.Excellent communication and influencing skills (written and oral) with the ability to effectively communicate to both senior management and to lower level staff 4.Strong history of teamwork, leadership, negotiation and collaboration skills 5.Able to develop employee’s knowledge and skills in project management 6. Experienced in ensuring teams adopt and adhere to common processes and standards 7.Experience designing and executing an effective project methodology and governance process If you would like further information about this position please contact Mark Whitcomb 515-453-2314 or email mark@midwesttechnicalsolutions.com Contact: mark@midwesttechnicalsolutions.com Updated: 3 / 8 / 2010 Sr. Manager VoIP Switch Operations Salary: up to $80k This position is responsible for managing the Telephony Switching Operations Organization within the company. Management responsibility will include initial staffing oversight, setup, logistical planning, and support guidelines of company’s overall Telephony Switch Management Organization. The position requires managing a productive, highly efficient, Telephony Switching operation support staff with working relationships with internal organizations as well as outside vendors and Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier (ILEC) personnel. The Company Telephony Switching Operations Organization is responsible for the timely completion of all Telephony switching platform installations, testing, monitoring and support activities. Support levels required to maintain and enhance the company’s Telephony Switching infrastructure will be based on 24 x 7 coverage with five nine reliability (99.999%). Additional duties required are: •Manage the initial design and evolution of Switch Architecture and Platforms, including VoIP Protocols and standards (e.g., Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), Media Gateway Control Protocol (MGCP) and Integrated Messaging System (IMS). •Instituting and managing Telephony Switch Platform Operations, scheduling, staffing, and support levels for a 24 x 7 carrier grade environment with 99.999% reliability. •Creation and maintenance of standardized configuration management processes that address “Moves”, “Adds”, and “Changes” related to the Telephony Switch Platform inventory and associated equipment (e.g., Session Border Controllers (SBC), SS7 switch platforms, Softswitch equipment, Media Gateways). •Manage, review and provide leadership of the Central Office Acceptance (COA), Central Office-Operational Readiness Testing (CO-ORT) and Service Readiness Testing (SRT) phases with the ILECs, IntereXchange Carriers (IXCs), etc. •Creation and review of Telephony Switch platform operations Fault and Performance management processes focusing on enabling proactive and reactive monitoring of pre-set parameters and the generation and correlation of switch platform events/alarms. •Provide tier III support for all Telephony Switch Platform operations problem resolution situations. •Create, maintain and monitor all change management functions (e.g., scheduling, testing) within company’s change management systems. •Availability to work and manage rotating shifts as required and to back fill support staff shortages. •Other duties as assigned. QUALIFICATION/EXPERIENCE: •Minimum 5 years experience in telecom operations management and oversight directly related to Telephony switch platform operations and support. •Strong understanding of telecom business, operational, and regulatory processes including Voice over IP (VoIP). •Experience with Access Service Request (ASR), Local Number Portability (LNP), Local Exchange Routing Guide (LERG), Automatic Location Identification (ALI), E911, Signaling System 7 (SS7), SIP, Automatic Numbering Identification (ANI), Local Routing Number (LRN), Number Portability Administration Center (NPAC) and North American Numbering Plan Administration (NANPA). •Experience creating cohesive technical support staffs and infrastructure capable of handling stressful, time constrained, problem resolution situations. •Experience creating detailed and complete system support documentation including instructional procedures, provisioning guidelines, test plans, problem documentation, and functional process flows. •Strong communication skills, both verbal and written. Ability to communicate complex issues effectively through written and oral communication to internal and vendor personnel. •Qualified candidates should have a Bachelors degree (BA, BS) preferably in Telecommunications/Network Engineering or a related field. Candidates with previous equivalent training and work experience will be considered. If you would like further information regarding this position please contact Mark Whitcomb 515-453-2314 or email mark@midwesttechnicalsolutions.com Contact: mark@midwesttechnicalsolutions.com Updated: 3 / 8 / 2010 Director of Email Suscriber Salary: up to $90k GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES: Manage administration, upgrade, patching, and monitoring efforts in support of Zimbra email system running on the RedHat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) operating system. Design, propose and implement key infrastructure, configurations, and solutions based on the Zimbra Collaboration Suite. The Director will work very closely with Software Development, and Support groups to meet business and technical demands. Mentor, train and guide Linux administrators on staff. SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES: • Responsible for the day-to-day maintenance and monitoring of customer facing enterprise class Zimbra email systems. • Work closely with Zimbra application support to maintain up-to-date patch level and Zimbra specific feature configuration. • Responsible for functionality of Mail, MTA, LDAP, and Proxy servers in Zimbra environment. • Define and implement resource monitoring, performance tuning, and scaling of infrastructure as needed. • Keep abreast of latest changes and feature availability for Linux, email/webmail, and Zimbra application. • Define and manage the configuration, monitoring, and physical storage and filesystems. • Define and document Linux configurations and procedures, participate in environment planning meetings, and communicate environment requirements to higher level management. • Provide guidance for hardware and software installations, upgrades, and troubleshooting of OS, email and web based applications. PREFERRED EXPERIENCE/SKILLS: • Experience managing email system with 500,000+ mailboxes. • Bachelor’s degree in MIS, CS or related discipline. • Management of projects and personnel • 10 years experience with RHEL, CentOS, or Fedora system administration in an enterprise environment. • Enterprise Technologies (NFS, Kickstart procedures, performance tuning, mail, security). • RPM repository and distribution administrative tasks. • Management and troubleshooting of Zimbra, Sendmail, Postfix, or similar mail server. • Internet server protocols and utilities (DNS, SMTP, POP, IMAP, HTTP/S, TLS, S/FTP, TCP/IP, SSH, iptables). • Troubleshooting and problem solving skills with little supervision (email, network, hardware, OS). Position Requirements: • Ability to successfully handle the completion of multiple concurrent assignments or related support mechanisms for escalation/resolution purposes. • Understanding of cluster configurations and concepts, shell scripting performance tuning and database administration is a plus. • SAN/NAS storage solutions. • Database experience helpful. • LDAP/OpenLDAP configuration and support helpful. • Enterprise backup solutions. • OS and/or software based clustering. • Security hardening and monitoring. • Knowledge of java script, Python other scripting or programming. If you would like further information regarding this position contact Mark Whitcomb at 515-453-2314 or email mark@midwesttechnicalsolutions.com Contact: mark@midwesttechnicalsolutions.com Updated: 3 / 8 / 2010 Network Administrator - Avaya Salary: D.O.E. The qualified candidate will be responsible for supporting data and voice network equipment. Planning installing for location moves, phone services, wiring, monitoring and trouble-shooting networking problems. •Configure Cisco Routers (up to 150 Routers). •Manage Data Center Network Cabling •Configure Cisco Data Center Switches (up to 1500 ports). •Monitor Network Alerts and Problems. •Troubleshoot Networking problems. •Document Network topology. •Second Level Help Desk support for networking problems. •Participate in 1 week on call rotation about 12 times per year. •Support and install Avaya IP PBX solutions. •Travel will average about 3 days per month Required: •2 years Network Administration experience. •Experience managing a WAN using ATM / Frame Relay / MPLS technology •Experience with VOIP technology preferable Avaya PBX experience. Education: •BA in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering preferred. •CCNA designation minimum with CCNP or CCDP preferred. •Working knowledge of Microsoft OS and Linux. •Working knowledge of structured cabling. If you would like further information regarding this position please contact Mark Whitcomb 515-453-2314 or email mark@midwesttechnicalsolutions.com Contact: mark@midwesttechnicalsolutions.com Updated: 3 / 8 / 2010

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