Business Analyst (Data Warehouse) – Oak Brook, IL (6 months, possible contract to hire)

Project/role description and skills required:

Ability and desire to work within a team environment with people from multiple business units to create the highest degree of standardization and leverage possible.

Assists the Project Manager with project scope meetings, conducts requirements gathering sessions, formally documents the business requirements, lab and field test coordination, and all other required analysis deliverables.

Proven experience in ensuring that deliverables are consistent with customer’s business expectations and strategies.

Excellent problem solving skills, written and verbal communications skills

Hands-on proven problem solver with a strong technical and analytical background

Highly motivated with a strong desire to learn about technology

Highly adaptive; able to manage multiple priorities.

High level of initiative and holds self and others accountable for deliverables and deadlines

Minimum requirements for position:

Minimum of 3-5 years of IT experience of Business Analyst skills

This Business Analyst will be working on the IDW project intially – any Global experience would be a plus

TeraData Architect/Integration – Dublin, OH (7+ mo contract)

Applications Design and Development is responsible for designing, implementing and supporting applications, systems and IT products required to enable business objectives.

What is expected of you for success in your role

• Collaboration, coordination and communication skills that demonstrate the ability to present designs and interpret business questions pertaining to design decisions.

• Requires a keen understanding of a broad variety of Integration techniques, patterns, tools and methodologies and the appropriate application of such to efficiently integrate a wide variety of Enterprise Applications.

• Demonstrate the ability to work in a heterogeneous environment, related to both software platform and organizational distribution.

• Requires working knowledge of organization stated technology standards, procedures and methods

• Requires familiarity with multiple development methodologies

• Ability to work independently, to communicate well and to coordinate with numerous teams and people to accomplish goals

Additional Skills: What is expected of you and others at this level in IT – Center of Expertise for functional success

• Uses deep subject matter/functional expertise, influence and process skills to help internal/external customers and stakeholders identify and meet their high priority needs while considering cultural and diversity implications.

• Jointly develops practical implementation plans that consider cultural sensitivities with other accountable parties.

• Encourages informed Risk-taking and acts as a catalyst for innovation at Cardinal Health; generates practical, sustainable and creative options to solve problems and create business opportunities, while maximizing existing resources.

• Proactively develops and maintains technical knowledge in specialized area(s), remaining up-to-date on current trends and best practices;

• Performs assessments and listens to internal/external customers to understand and anticipate their needs and determine their priorities in the context of the overall enterprise.

Accountabilities in this role

• Primary contact for Integration Service Center customers on engagements

• Responsible for designing Integration Architecture for various enterprise application integration initiatives to enable business objectives.

• Responsible for coordinating implementation teams within and outside the Center to implement designed architecture in line with Enterprise guidelines

• Requires experience with multiple development methodologies.

• Translates and interprets functional requirements documentation for small to medium projects.

• Develops solutions for the organization’s core application systems and supports interfacing systems.

• Performs application integration design utilizing in depth knowledge of structure, features, and facilities of a broad base of integration techniques.

• Participate in design recommendations with a basic understanding of the Reference Architecture and Application Transition Plan.

• Engages appropriate Enterprise Information Technology (EIT) teams and partners to implement technology elements of business solutions.

• Applies knowledge of data management / conversion best practices to lead technical data aspects of solution development.

• Communicates technology issues in business-friendly language to gain support for recommendations.

• Actively participates in solution deployment planning, coordination, execution, training and post implementation support.

• Provide adequate documentation and knowledge transfer to drive smooth post-implementation support

Strong ETL technology skills along with TeraData Data Warehousing experience required providing architecture and designing solutions in the areas of Information Integration Architecture and Governance.

• Bachelor’s Degree in computer science or related field preferred or equivalent work experience

• Minimum 4 years experience in enterprise integration.

• 5+ years in IT roles related to application development, security, systems integration, data conversion and support.

• Experience with Application and Systems Integration, tools, and admin capabilities

• An understanding of Service definition and orchestration. Exposure to SOA is a plus.

• Experience with Supply Chain is a plus

• Experience with IBM InfoSphere Tools (DataStage, Data Federation etc.) is strongly desired

• Excellent analytical & communications skills

• Experience in TeraData v13 will be plus.

ASP.NET Developer – Oak Brook, IL (6 mo contract)

Project/role description and skills required: The purpose of this project is to develop new interfaces & modify existing tools to enable data movement/integration for Deployment Tracking solutions ( Accelerated Deployment).

Programmer Analyst should have 3+ years of IT experience in client-server/Web application development. Oracle database experience is also required.

Additional information: Required Competencies:

* ASP .net, VB 6, PL/SQL, Oracle, SQL Server, Access, Excel

* Good communication skills, written & verbal

* Detail oriented, ability to understand the requirements and develop based on the specifications

* Team player, flexible, collaborative…

* Self Accountability. Quick learner.

C#/C++ Developer – Oak Brook, IL (open ended contract)

Software Developer

Hands-on technical resource responsible for integrating Microsoft Windows 2008 Hyper-V virtualization into our environment.  This includes configuration, scripting and remote deployment of host hypervisor and creation & customization of guest virtual machines.

There is a need for someone to come in and develop a strategy regarding the process around virtualization.

Highly preferred is some kind of virtualization tool though: Hyper V (ideal), VM Ware, ESX

C++

Windows Application Development

Perl and/or VB Scripting

Windows 2008 lab system setup & maintenance

• Configuration of server core per requirements

• Develop and test remote installation capabilities

• Develop test cases and handoff documentation

• Provide pilot support

• Create and localize guest virtual machines (Windows XP, SCO Unix)

• Identification of process issues and efficiencies

Required Technical Skills:

Windows 2008 & Hyper-V or VMare or ESX.  (Experience iwth Some kind of Virtualization Tool is what we are looking for)

• OS scripting experience (VBScript, WMI, batch files) (3 years)

• Windows XP (installation, configuration & deployment) (1-3 years)

• Unix operating system (installation, configuration, fault finding) (0-3 years)

• Hardware experience (diagnostics, configuration) (3+ years)

• Basic networking skills (Ethernet understanding and associated standards) and associated devices (routers, hubs, etc)

• Deployment capabilities (WinPE) (basic)

• RDP & RemoteApp (basic)

• Pxe (pixie boot) (basic)

Preferred Technical Skill:

• VMWare Server/ESX

• Active directory

• SCCM / SCOM

• Wireless technologies & troubleshooting

Project Manager/POS – Oak Brook, IL (open ended contract)

Project Summary:

As a Technical Project Manager, this individual will be responsible for managing the daily activities of the team and interacting heavily with the development, project management, and clients in order to plan iterations and releases, allocate resources, mitigate risk, manage scope changes, define processes and ensure that the team adheres to these processes, oversee quality assurance, and ultimately ensure a timely and quality delivery.

Reason for Need:

There is a need to help with Project Management discplines around the necessry deliverables required from the Hardware Lab. This encompasses activites around acceleration needs necessary for 6.5 deployments

Position Description:

6+ years experience in the software development industry, and 2+ years of Technical Project Manager experience.

Hands on Development need not be recent.

Must be familiar with SDLC

4 year degree, preferably in Computer Science, or similar

Excellent planning, communication, presentation, and organizational skills are required

Ability to effectively interact with all levels in the organization, from executive leadership to

Detail oriented, self-starter

Excellent people skills and customer focused

Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Technical Project Managers will be client-facing, and must be comfortable speaking within the internal team, as well as with clients.

A solid understanding of the entire software development life cycle, as well as software development methodologies.

Knowledge of project management principles and processes.

Willingness to work hard and think creatively.

•Comfortable using Microsoft Word, Excel, Project, and Powerpoint

Required Experience:

5-10 years of background experience in Computer Hardware Experience, including but not limited to :

(1) Building computer systems from a Hardware perspective,

(2) Loading and configuring software, updating firmware and modifying system

bios.

(3) Performance analysis and tuning of hardware and operating systems

(4) Computer System Break Fix.

(5)  software development experience.

(6)  software testing.

(7) experience in a software development lifecycle.

(8) Familiarity with networking and networking protocols.

(9) 3-5 years experience with Windos 95/98/2000/XP, DOS and/or SCO Unix

Preferred Experience:

Working knowledge of restaurant POS sales practices (order-taking, assembly, presentation)

Working knowledge of ISP / POS interfaces

A strong understanding of Restaurant Operations and field deployment practices with the ability to understand and be able to prioritize the operational needs of the business

Prior field experience with Training, Field Service, Regional Store Systems Manager or Consultant (RSSM, RSSC), or experience with US Ops Rest Technology highly beneficial.

Required Technical Skills:

(1) Experience with Formal Process Methodologies, preferably related to testing.

(2) Software Development capable ( especially with Microsoft Access and Building web pages ). NOT A HANDS ON PERSON.

(3) Unix Operating System Administration

(4) Windows ( 2000 or XP ) Administration

Preferred Technical Skills:

It is imperative that this person has several years of hands-on professional programming experience in the past….., as well as RECENT Technical Project Manager experience and can create high performing teams.

Education:

B.S. in Technical Field ( EE or CS ) or equivalent,

MCSE desired, A+ or equivalent

Desire, PMP

Project Summary:As a Technical Project Manager, this individual will be responsible for managing the daily activities of the team and interacting heavily with the development, project management, and clients in order to plan iterations and releases, allocate resources, mitigate risk, manage scope changes, define processes and ensure that the team adheres to these processes, oversee quality assurance, and ultimately ensure a timely and quality delivery.
Reason for Need:  There is a need to help with Project Management discplines around the necessry deliverables required from the Hardware Lab. This encompasses activites around acceleration needs necessary for 6.5 deployments
Position Description:6+ years experience in the software development industry, including 4+ years of hands-on programming experience, and 2+ years of Technical Project Manager experience.  Hands on Development need not be recent.Must be familiar with SDLC4 year degree, preferably in Computer Science, or similar Excellent planning, communication, presentation, and organizational skills are requiredAbility to effectively interact with all levels in the organization, from executive leadership to Owner/Operators to restaurant staff. Detail oriented, self-starterExcellent people skills and customer focusedExcellent verbal and written communication skills. Technical Project Managers will be client-facing, and must be comfortable speaking within the internal team, as well as with clients. A solid understanding of the entire software development life cycle, as well as software development methodologies. Knowledge of project management principles and processes.Willingness to work hard and think creatively.•Comfortable using Microsoft Word, Excel, Project, and Powerpoint
Required Experience:5-10 years of background experience in Computer Hardware Experience, including but not limited to 1) Building computer systems from a Hardware perspective,(2) Loading and configuring software, updating firmware and modifying system       bios.(3) Performance analysis and tuning of hardware and operating systems(4) Computer System Break Fix.(5)  software development experience.(6)  software testing.(7) experience in a software development lifecycle.(8) Familiarity with networking and networking protocols.(9) 3-5 years experience with Windos 95/98/2000/XP, DOS and/or SCO Unix
Preferred Experience:Working knowledge of restaurant POS sales practices (order-taking, assembly, presentation)Working knowledge of ISP / POS interfaces A strong understanding of Restaurant Operations and field deployment practices with the ability to understand and be able to prioritize the operational needs of the business Prior field experience with Training, Field Service, McOpCo, Regional Store Systems Manager or Consultant (RSSM, RSSC), or experience with US Ops Rest Technology highly beneficial.
Required Technical Skills:(1) Experience with Formal Process Methodologies, preferably related to testing.(2) Software Development capable ( especially with Microsoft Access and Building web pages ). NOT A HANDS ON PERSON.(3) Unix Operating System Administration(4) Windows ( 2000 or XP ) Administration
Preferred Technical Skills:It is imperative that this person has several years of hands-on professional programming experience in the past….., as well as RECENT Technical Project Manager experience and can create high performing teams.

Education:B.S. in Technical Field ( EE or CS ) or equivalent, MCSE desired, A+ or equivalent, PMP desired

Project Manager/Infrastructure – Oak Brook, IL (18 month contract)

Job Title: Project Manager
Expected Start Date: 06/01/2010
Expected Duration (mo): 18

Project/role description and skills required: This Project Manager will be responsible for managing the end-to-end delivery of concurrent projects from inception to project closure. Initial projects requiring a project manager include (but not limited to):

1) Managing the migrating of current AD infrastructure to a SaaS solution:

Scope of this effort will include the outsourcing of the US  Active Directory environment to a Service provider. Details of the outsourcing will need to be determined as part of this project.

Define requirements for AD support & maintenance
oSLA’s
oNumber of users
oProcess for support
oScope of software products to be supported
Work with provider in developing and approving a SOW based on the requirements
Define the support processes for determining the transition process to provider
Define the ongoing maintenance processes that provider will own
Define communication process to users on the new support processes
Test new support process with provider
Transition permanently to provider
Migration of POP3/Outlook email solution to the same provider and facilitating the migration of POP3 users to Outlook.
Project also incorporates migration of Quest software support and monitoring processes.

2) Managing the implementation of a new identity management solution. This includes project management of:
requirements gathering and usability assessments
Participate in and manage testing throughout the various iterations of development
create and manage the implementation planning and execution components
Management of server requirements, build, install and testing activities
create and manage training and support components
Integration process development and implementation with third party application providers.
General project management oversight throughout the project, including providing input to executive briefings and status reports

3) Experience with POP3 and web technology solutions in support of both projects above.

4) Additional project related work, as assigned.
Additional information: Project management experience with knowledge of PMP knowledge areas, including scope, time, cost, risk, quality, as well as have application development and implementation experience. PMP Certified ideal. Have strong experience with MS Office and MS Project, Visio, Rational suite of tools. The ability to work with cross-functional teams and have good communications skills.

With minimal direction, manage assigned technoloty projects to successful completion on time and budget. Bridges the gap between the business customer and the technology solution providers (e.g., suppliers, Foundation Services team, development team, etc.) by translating business needs to technical solutions throughout the lifecycle of the product. Timely reporting to manager and leadership team of project status/issues/road blocks.

Knowledge of networking hardware and operating systems, including an understanding of TCP/IP, LAN, WAN, VPN, Internet, and dial technologies. Understanding of Cisco routers and switches.
Understanding and working knowledge of wireless LAN a pus.

Project Manager – Oak Brook, IL (6 month contract to hire)

Job Title: Project Manager

Expected Start Date: 06/01/2010

Expected Duration (mo): 6, contract to hire

Project/role description and skills required: The following are primary objectives for this role. These may be expanded or retracted as determined by the Engagement Manager.:

*Ensure the successful delivery of non-complex multiple projects, or a complex single project that satisfies specific intra-departmental business needs.

*Lead the detailed analysis and development of the defined solution.

*Apply structured Project Management methodology to ensure projects are delivered on time, on budget, in scope, and are relevant to the business objectives. Requires 5-7 years progressive project management experience. Requires knowledge and application of project management methodologies in complex environments.

*Understanding of Financial / Accounting principles

This will be the manager’s right hand person and must be located in Oak Brook.  Some of the key areas of focus will be on providing oversight on some key business drivers and then being able to present the oversight to a larger audience.  They will provide updates via presentation or slides to the executive team so good communication skills and presentation skills are a must.

Nice to have’s but not required are PM certification and Oracle Financials as most of the project work is in the Oracle Finance areas (including but not limited to: BI, Ex Apps (old Lotus Notes accounting tools).

They will not have any direct reports.

.NET Architect – Oak Brook, IL (3-6 month contract)

Responsibilities:

* Solution Architecture Documentation – Multiple views of the architecture  – conceptual, logical, physical, deployment etc. of integration solutions, and hosted solutions.

* Provide guidance in best practice and tool use in the design and build of technical frameworks and the applications built on them

* Architecture and design : propose & implement technical frameworks, ensure their integrity, and that the frameworks can be built, implemented and maintained within timescales/budgets

* Industry knowledge – familiar with industry changes in technology standards, information management, development standards, methods and emerging 3rd party software in order to advise on technology and leverage industry best practice in the design and construction software products

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

* Extensive experience in developing applications using .Net Platform with C#, WCF, ASP, ASP.NET, ADO, WinForms, VB, VBA, VB Script and Javascript.

* Strong working knowledge of JEE, Tomcat, and Apache

* Strong working knowledge of SOA and related technologies: Web Services, SOAP, REST, WSDL

* Extensive experience with RDBMS such as SQL Server and Oracle

* Demonstrable detailed understanding of architectural design principles and methods, technology and standards

* Very good understanding of WebSSO with thirdpaty hosted systems, SAML 2.x, and Federation

* Strong knowledge of Agile development methodology

* Object Oriented Design and development experience

* Working knowledge of Cloud Computing and Data center operations/security/Privacy

* Experience developing Rich Internet Applications using Adobe Flash/Flex/AIR, Microsoft Silverlight

* Working knowledge of (X)HTML, CSS, Javascript, XML, XSD and DTDs, XSL and XPath

* Must possess top notch communication skills, the drive to motivate the team with the ability to multi task, and deliver quality results,

* Experience working with geographically distributed teams and offshore vendors

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

* Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science or Engineering

* 3+ years of Sr .Net Architect role

* Experience with .NET and JEE technologies

* Experience with OO development in an Agile environment

* Industry certification (MCSD, MSCE, MCSA, MCA) is highly desired

Vendor/Contractor Manager – Oak Brook, IL (6 month contract to hire)

Group Description

Global Workforce Solutions (GWS) maximizes the value of workforce and protects the brand through a single point of access for external workforce (consultants, temps., etc.) needs. The GWS vision is to be regarded as subject matter experts in the area of external workforce compliance and utilization strategies.

GWS Objectives are to:

Strengthen internal controls and safeguard brand image by ensuring compliance to corporate policies

Provide adaptive capacity while improving the quality of services through utilization of our preferred providers and effective governance of our entire external workforce supplier community

Solve business problems by partnering with our customers (McDonald’s departments), internal partner organizations (HRBPs, department leadership, etc.) and suppliers to proactively develop solutions

Exceed customer expectations through process standardization, measurement and continuous improvement

Position Purpose

Consults with the business functions to drive compliance in external workforce labor policies and adoption of best practices throughout the organization. Serves as catalyst for culture change by ensuring that department strategies, tactics and practices are aligned with desired McDonald’s behaviors and values. Provides guidance and expertise to hiring managers  with external workforce labor needs, including use of our Vendor Management System (VMS). Key customers include McD hiring managers and leadership throughout the organization both internal and external to Oak Brook.

Principal Accountabilities

In addition to following policies and procedures, principal accountabilities include, but are not limited to:

Strategy

Anticipates and assesses the gaps between business needs and external workforce policies within their client departments.

Leads the development of strategic external workforce initiatives in client departments related to: on-boarding/off-boarding of consultants/temps, management of consultants/temps, and external workforce policy.

Develops and supports the deployment of new external workforce policies across the organization.

Maintains professional relationships with industry peers external to identify new best practices in regards to external workforce labor processes and procedures.

Works with the client departments to drive external workforce and business objectives.

Consulting

Engages business functions to ensure external workforce strategies and initiatives are supported and executed effectively to drive a compliant culture.

Consults and coaches hiring managers on use of external workforce and selection of external workforce suppliers.

Provides subject matter expertise to department leadership regarding external workforce policy, enforces best practices, and current legislation.

Analyzes, negotiates and provides insight on external workforce pay and bill rates to align to market standards

Supplier Relationship Management

Partners with external workforce suppliers (offshore and onshore) to discuss requisitions, candidate pool qualification, and selection/rejection of candidates.

Maintains day to day relationship with external workforce suppliers in regards to current on-boarded consultant/temp management.

Assists in on-boarding, training and educating new external workforce suppliers on external workforce policies, technology and processes.

Coordinates efforts with external workforce supplier manager to evaluate performance, create action plans, and identify gaps in service.

Change Management

Provides subject matter expertise and counsel to business functions on change management process (eg. Identify stakeholders, gaps, potential barriers, communication plan, and measurement strategy).

Assesses, measures, and adjusts change management strategies to achieve desired business results in a way that enhances employee commitment. (as a team member of GWS, they will not be doing for this individually for each group)

Participates in the continuous improvement and facilitation of external workforce rollout and policy enforcement.

Minimum requirements for position:

Bachelor’s degree in business with a focus on supplier management or equivalent experience required.

3-5 years experience working with external workforce suppliers in a sourcing, staffing or management role. Experience in a large corporate environment helpful. Experience with supplier relationships, negotiating legal terms and some HR Generalist experience is also helpful. Must have ability to adapt to changing priorities and maintain a customer service focus.

Excellent verbal & written communication skills & customer-service oriented a must.

Ability to communicate with all levels of management.

Advanced Organizational , Time Management and Project Management skills desired.

ETL/OBIEE/Oracle Fin – Oak Brook, IL (3 contract to hire)

As the ETL Developer, you will be involved in the design, documentation, development, testing, install and support of complex data extract, transformation and load (ETL) programs. The successful candidate will have the ability to take the logical data model and use ETL skills to load the physical layer. Understanding of when data should be loaded, how data should be transformed, and optimizing ETL load performance is a critical part of this job. Strong understanding of the Informatica ETL tool and DAC in and OBIEE environment is required.

Experience/ skills

• 7 -10 years data warehouse experience

• 3-5 Years Oracle database experience

• Experience with mapping source to target

• Experience designing, developing and unit testing ETL’s

• Experience troubleshooting ETL’s

• Experience tuning ETL’s

• Strong analytical and problem solving skills required.

• Ability to learn new technical tools as needed.

Knowledge

• PL/SQL

• Oracle eBS AP, PO, PCA, FA, GL, iExpense, AR and PM eBS

• Financial / Accounting data and industry

• OBIEE AP, PO, PCA, GL, iExpense and AR Pre-Built Analytics

• OBIEE Application version is 7.9.6.1.

• Informatica Power Center 8.6.

As the ETL Developer, you will be involved in the design, documentation, development, testing, install and support of complex data extract, transformation and load (ETL) programs. The successful candidate will have the ability to take the logical data model and use ETL skills to load the physical layer. Understanding of when data should be loaded, how data should be transformed, and optimizing ETL load performance is a critical part of this job. Strong understanding of the Informatica ETL tool and DAC in and OBIEE environment is required.

Experience/ skills

• 7 -10 years data warehouse experience

• 3-5 Years Oracle database experience

• Experience with mapping source to target

• Experience designing, developing and unit testing ETL’s

• Experience troubleshooting ETL’s

• Experience tuning ETL’s

• Strong analytical and problem solving skills required.

Knowledge

• PL/SQL

• Oracle eBS AP, PO, PCA, FA, GL, iExpense, AR and PM eBS

• Financial / Accounting data and industry

• OBIEE AP, PO, PCA, GL, iExpense and AR Pre-Built Analytics

• OBIEE Application version is 7.9.6.1.

• Informatica Power Center 8.6. Experience Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in Accountancy/ Finance or Information Technology preferred.