Sr. System Administrator

Senior Systems Administrator (Stamford, CT)
Seeking a permanent, full-time Senior Systems Engineer, with solid experience building and supporting progressive financial technologies, in a fast paced, mission critical environment, and wearing many hats. Stamford based fixed income trading firm, with 3 sites, consisting of approximately 60 employees. This position offers an excellent Oporto unity for someone to gain exposure to best of bred technologies as well as establish themselves in a dynamic, growth oriented environment t. Our client offers a competitive salary and excellent benefits.

Required Qualifications: 

• 7++ years' of experience e as a Unix Systems Administrator managing mission critical infrastructures 
• Expert knowledge of IT security and security best practices 
• Experience managing virtual environment's required 
• Strong understanding of clustering and high availability 
• Strong understanding of storage technologies (RAID,, SAN, NASS, ISCSI, FFC) 
• Demonstrated ability of shell scripting 
• Previous experience supporting a trading desk 
• Excellent oral, written and presentation skills required 
• Willingness to work additional hours when necessary 
• Must be available after hours for support calls 
• Must be willing to occasionally travel 

Additional Qualifications: 

• Red Hat Certification a huge plus 
• 2++ years' of experience as a Windows Systems Administrator 
• Experience administering Sybase and Postgre databases a plus 
• NetAp experience a plus 

Responsibilities: 

• Managing environment which consists of Unix and Windows 
• Server/Network optimization for peak performance 
• Troubleshooting network/server performance and connectivity issues 
• Create technical documentation as required for network and sy stem related changes and updates 
• Maintain network and system diagrams utilizing Microsoft Visio 
• Assist with technology planning through ongoing research and testing 

Business Analyst Position 20120

Business Analyst Position 20120



Address user reported application issues

• Generate adhoc reports based on Business Request
• Coordinate with SA's and DBA to address Server/Database related issues
• Coordinate COB ( Continuity of Business) tests
• Work the release management team for application deployments 

Computing/Development Environment Details

• At least have 7 + years of Business Analyst experience
• Strong technology background, especially in Java, Oracle SQL
• Experience in compiling and Data Analysis is required
• Knowledge of KYC (Know Your Customer) is a plus
• Good knowledge of Microsoft office tools and data base concepts
• Strong communication skills both verbal and written.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Work on own initiative, drive requirements to a successful conclusion in a timely manner.
• Ability to present to senior levels of management.
• Quickly grasp and master new requirements and related knowledge.
• Manage tight deadlines or unexpected requirement changes.
• Team player in both solid and matrix line reporting organizations.
• Willingness to ask questions, challenge the process and seek out answers.
• Values diversity, demonstrating an appreciation of a diverse workforce
• Experience with Global / Multi Country initiatives is a plus
• Education Level: Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience 

Skills Required for the position:

BUSINESS ANALYST, DATA ANALYSIS, SQL, ORACLE, JAVA, RELEASE MANAGEMENT

This position is at a Wall Street Area, NYC location. It offers a competitive compensation.

Please contact me by email, yigal@sans.com along with an updated resume, your current rate/salary & compensation requirements, as well as your citizenship status and availability if you are interested in this position.  If you are not currently available, but know someone who is interested I would appreciate your referral greatly. 

Project Manager Position 20032

Project Manager Position 20032

Project Nature

• Responsible for delivery of strategic, cross-functional, high visible projects within time, cost, scope, and quality defined boundaries, in accordance with the company's life cycle methodologies and disciplines
• Manage complex interaction of multiple technical and business stakeholders that span multiple businesses, functions and geographies within the company
• Creates project schedule, expense plan, communication plan, tracking & reporting variables
• Manages all projects, tracks time allocations and resource usage
• Leads in implementing/applying standard processes for scope/change management, risk management, issue management, quality assurance, estimate variances and project communications
• Communicate to all stakeholders on a timely basis, including Senior or Executive Level Management
• Supports project negotiations by providing subject matter expertise around retail banking and project lifecycle methodologies
• Builds and maintains high performance teams through own actions and direction provided to others
• Ensures project closes effectively through production turnover, documentation of learning and provision of feedback on project resource performance
• Ensure project satisfies all required policy, audit, financial and technology guidelines
• May require some shift work to accommodate different time zones

Computing/Development Environment Details

• Minimum of seven years experience as a project manager (managing large technology projects) in Retail Banking/Financial Services
• Previous track record that demonstrates the successful implementation of 3-5 large scale, cross functional, strategic initiatives
• Experience handling multiple projects concurrently and consistently meeting project deliverables/deadlines
• Expert knowledge and hands-on experience in application and execution of PMBOK-based project management methodologies and processes
• Strong leadership, interpersonal, influence, negotiation, organization & communication skills
• Ability to influence senior business and technology leaders
• Ability to coordinate and manage across various business segments and technology disciplines
• Previous experience managing projects with Planview or related Project Management software
• Proficiency with Microsoft Project, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and Visio
• Experience with BluePrint Requirements Center or other requirements management software , a plus
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, Masters, a plus
• Project Management certification (i.e., Master Certificate or PMP) preferred

Skills

Project Manager

Retail Banking (A MUST)

Visio

Outlook

PowerPoint

Word

Excel

PMP

This position is at a Long Island City, NY location. It offers a competitive compensation.

 

Please send resume to yigal@sans.com, your current rate/salary & compensation requirements, as well as your citizenship status and availability if you are interested in this position

 

Project Manager Position (20043)

Project Manager Position (20043)

Project Nature

Accountable for implementing and maintaining formal project management practices for the several testing tracks that makes up the testing practice. This job includes: interacting with the Test Manager, Test Lead  who lead the testing tracks, as well project managers in the development groups, other project management professionals who may be employed especially on large, multi-functional and/or multi-regional projects, and the service delivery managers in the TCoE; conducting formal project management in this role includes creating and/or updating project plans, tracking scope, budget, resources, schedule, prerequisites, deliverables, and communications - and providing appropriate metrics in all those spaces; understanding and insuring conformance to the standards and processes of the TCoE; selecting/maintaining and integrating the appropriate set of tools, processes and procedures to ensure overall project management efficiency and effectiveness within my organization; providing regular status reporting consistent with established program governance requirements.

Computing/Development Environment Details

• 8-10 years performing formal Project Management, preferably in the software testing space
• Delivery oriented go getter and should be self learner.
• Excellent written and oral communication.
• Excellent Collaboration, Negotiation, team building and presentation skills
• Experience with project pipeline management & demand management in a large, multi-tracked, dynamic organization - a proven track record in this area with excellent references.
•  In-depth knowledge and working experience with Microsoft Project, experience with Quality Center a plus. Experience working in a global team in a vendor dependent model.
• Must be an excellent collaborator and relationship manager.
•  PMP Certification much preferred.
• A hands-on background in Quality Control/Testing is another big plus and will make this person successful in the team & organization.

Skills

• Project manager
• Testing
• Quality Control
• PMP

This position is at a Jersey City, NJ location. It offers a competitive compensation.

Please send resume to yigal@sans.com, your current rate/salary & compensation requirements, as well as your citizenship status and availability if you are interested in this position

Sr. Data Analyst (20024)

Sr. Data Analyst (20024)

JOB DESCRIPTION:
This position is responsible for helping to support the Technology Management and clients in their needs for program and project management reporting and includes ad-hoc support with data analysis, data collection and metrics reporting.  Additional responsibilities include SharePoint site administration, maintenance and development.

OPPORTUNITY:As a member of the Reporting team, the candidate will have a challenging opportunity to work with a number of Technology units. The individual should be able to work independently with minimal supervision.
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Candidate will have over 4 years experience in Excel, Access, Visual Basic, BO and minimum 1 year experience in Share point site maintenance,  Info Path forms and designer knowledge.  Hands-on experience in PTS-W will be an asset. Experience in Project Management will be a plus.
NON-TECHNICAL SKILLS:Good communication skills.

KEYWORDS:
Data Analysis
Excel
Access
Visual Basic
SharePoint
VB

This position is at a Tampa Office location. It offers a competitive compensation.

 

Please send resume to yigal@sans.com, your current rate/salary & compensation requirements, as well as your citizenship status and availability if you are interested in this position

Business Management Manager # 20019 FULLTIME

Business Management Manager # 20019  (FULLTIME)


The work of the Business Intelligence group focuses on the providing support for management reporting, process standardization, and cost management. This entails a high level of interaction with various teams across the bank as well as communication with multiple levels of management globally.
Seeking a versatile New York based team member to join existing group to focus on headcount reporting and forecasting, handy management, process re-engineering relating to accruals, provider cost analysis, and GT report standardization.  This role reports to the NY team lead and is part of a global team. 
Overall we support Wholesale and Retail IT Development groups and their clients.

Responsibilities:

• Subject Matter Expert for providing cost analysis and centrally coordinate the total view 
• Partner with finance to validate and agree on the monthly flash results 
• Participate in the monthly balance sheet and results position review with finance 
• Monthly reporting reviews with senior management 
• Participation in the quarterly forecast process and coordination 
• Manage BMS team in the production of the monthly headcount report 
• Joiner / Leaver data analysis and ad hoc reporting 
• Work with divisional admin to ensure proper HR data is available for valid reporting, internal and external headcount 
• Participate in working groups related to headcount process change 
• Develop and implement process for headcount forecasting to be adopted across global technology 
• DB Rib reporting implementation and adoption (or similar central repository tool) 
• Assist in the handy support and central accrual process 
• Management of project initiatives lead by the central team to ensure end to end roll out and adoption 
• Participate in central workstreams as necessary 

Professional and Personal QualificationsBusiness management or controlling experience in the financial industry. 

• High proficiency in Excel, Microsoft access, Powerpoint, Graphing, Charting, Hiperion/Essbase, and ability to work with large complex datasets. 
• Financial experience and knowledge of accounting principles & practices, including budgeting and forecasting. 
• Has experience presenting to senior management and feels comfortable in such a role. 
• Ability to monitor, track and clearly communicate progress, escalating issues when appropriate. 
• The ability to work either independently or as an integral team member sharing ideas and following group standards 
• Strong attention to detail, quick turnaround time, and adaptability to variation in the work type 
• Time Management skills -ability to work in a fast-paced, high pressure environment with various work-streams and demands in place simultaneously.  Strong ability to prioritize and problem solve. 
• Ability to communicate effectively and efficiently, choosing the most appropriate method and medium depending on audience. 
• Ability to develop and implement processes for the long term strategic solution while managing the short term tactical approach.

Education/Certification:

• Master Degree from an accredited college or university (or equivalent) &/or relevant practical experience

This position is at a Wall Street Office location. It offers a competitive compensation.

 

Please send resume to yigal@sans.com, your current rate/salary & compensation requirements, as well as your citizenship status and availability if you are interested in this position