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Informix Developer / DBA - Colorado


JOB POSTING : Informix Developer / DBA - Colorado

EXPERIENCE AND SKILL INFORMATION

Informix Tech Skills Needed : Informix 4GL V4.x, Informix 4GL V7.x
Technical Certification/Training :
Overall IT Experience : 2

DESCRIPTION

Denver, CO

Relocation paid - annual bonus

QUALIFICATIONS:

· 5+ years software engineering/development/database experience
· 3+ years experience with C programming in database environment
(Informix ESQL-C preferred)
· 2+ years Informix database administration experience


Email: jwislie@raederlandree.com


JOB INFORMATION

Date Posted : 30 Jul 2010
Start Date : 01 Aug 2010
Company Name : Raeder Landree
Internal Job # :
Location : USA - Colorado
Employment Type : Employee, Full-time
Pay Rate : Open

IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION REQUIREMENTS



JOB CONTACT

Name : Jon Wislie
Email Address : jwislie@raederlandree.com
Phone :
Address :

Informix Database Administrator


JOB POSTING : Informix Database Administrator

EXPERIENCE AND SKILL INFORMATION

Informix Tech Skills Needed : Informix 4GL V4.x, Informix 4GL V7.x, Informix C-ISAM DataBlade V1.x, Informix C-ISAM V5.x, Informix C-ISAM V7.x, Informix CLI V2.x, Informix Client Software Developers Kit V2.x, Informix Connect, Changed Data Capture V4.x, Informix Data Director for Visual Basic V3.x, Informix Data Director for Web V2.x, Informix Database Administrator V1.x, DataBlade Modules and DataBlade Developers Kit, Informix Developer SDK V9.x, Informix Dynamic 4GL V2.x, Informix Dynamic 4GL V3.x, Informix Dynamic Server V7.x, Informix Dynamic Server V9.x, Informix Dynamic Server V10.x, Informix Dynamic Server V11.x, Informix ESQL V5.x, Informix ESQL V7.x, Informix Enterprise Gateway V7.x, Informix Extended Parallel Server V8.x, Informix Formation, Informix Geodetic DataBlade V3.x, Informix I-Spy V1.x, Informix Image Foundation DataBlade V2.x, Informix JDBC Driver/Embedded SQL V1.x, Informix JDBC Driver/Embedded SQL V2.x, Informix MaxConnect V1.x, Informix Metacube ROLAP Option V4.x, MITS, IBM Informix NAG DataBlade 1.x, Informix NET V5.x, Inform
Technical Certification/Training :
Overall IT Experience : 3

DESCRIPTION

· Provide Installation, administration and maintenance support primarily for Informix Database systems and related products in a fast paced production environment.

· Ideal candidate should also possess strong Informix data replication server skills with production support experience in a global environment.

· Responsibilities include ongoing system administration, configuring, managing, performance tuning and troubleshooting.

· The ideal candidate would be having 3-5 years of experience in Informix database technologies and the archiving and installation of the full Informix suite on both HP UX (UNIX) and NT boxes. This includes production support experience in troubleshooting problems as they occur.

· Experience required in scripting languages like shell/perl/java/php is highly desirable.

· Production experience in troubleshooting, recovery and backup is highly desirable

· Resource will ensure 24x7 supports in shifts.

Location: Bangalore, India

JOB INFORMATION

Date Posted : 10 Jul 2010
Start Date : 10 Jul 2007
Company Name : Collabera
Internal Job # :
Location : India
Employment Type : Employee, Full-time
Pay Rate : Open

IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION REQUIREMENTS

Local Candidates are preferred

JOB CONTACT

Name : Jitendra Pathai
Email Address : jitendra.pathai@collabera.com
Phone :
Address : Bangalore, India

Informix DBA/Oracle DBA


JOB POSTING : Informix DBA/Oracle DBA

EXPERIENCE AND SKILL INFORMATION

Informix Tech Skills Needed : Informix Database Administrator V1.x
Technical Certification/Training : MCG currently has an opening for a Senior Informix DBA with experience with upgrades, maintenance procedures, mentoring, training, & knowledge transfer.
Overall IT Experience : 5

DESCRIPTION

Seeking a Senior level DBA whom has experience in upgrading Informix Databases. In addition to performing the duties of upgrading the database this project requires the individual to posses the skill set's to establish maintenance procedures and cross train other DBA`s on the team.

Telecommuting is a possibility but they need to be here on site for a least the first month.

JOB INFORMATION

Date Posted : 08 Jul 2010
Start Date : 07 Jul 2010
Company Name : Midwest Consulting Group
Internal Job # : Heather Informix
Location : USA - Kansas
Employment Type : Contractor
Pay Rate : Open

IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION REQUIREMENTS

I need a US Citizen. I am not allowed to subcontract to this Vendor.

JOB CONTACT

Name : Heather Hatfield
Email Address : heatherh@mcginfo.com
Phone : 800-370-0657 ext 237
Address : 9401 Indian Creek Parkway, Overland Park, KS, Suite 1120

Informix DBA


JOB POSTING : Informix DBA

EXPERIENCE AND SKILL INFORMATION

Informix Tech Skills Needed : Informix Dynamic Server V10.x, Informix Dynamic Server V11.x
Technical Certification/Training :
Overall IT Experience : 5

DESCRIPTION

/company operates an electronic quotation and trading system in the over-the-counter (OTC) securities market and is the third-largest U.S. trading venue after the NYSE and NASDAQ for equity shares. The IT team designs, develops and maintains a number of highly-available, low-latency quoting and trading systems, using cutting-edge computing software and hardware.

We are looking for a Senior Database Administrator who has a significant exposure to critical business applications.
The following requirements are a "Must have" to apply for this position, unless otherwise advised:

- B.S degree in Computer Science and/or appropriate certifications
- 5+ years of experience with Informix IDS 10.x or 11.x in high availability environments
- Knowledge of one or two other major RDBMS, especially MS SQL, Vertica, mySQL
- SUN Solaris experience is a must for this position (Linux knowledge is also a serious plus)
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Demonstrated ability to function in a high pressure production support environment and make informed real-time decisions based on business priorities and implications.

Principal responsibilities include ensuring data integrity and performance of production databases requiring 24 x 7 systems availability. The selected candidate will be responsible for all activities associated with the management and operation of database platforms:

- Implementing data models and designs
- Developing prototypes to demonstrate proposed functionality
- Creating database tables, indexes, triggers and views to support new and existing applications
- Monitoring database size and performance, tuning SQL queries
- Producing support documentation and maintaining technical documentation related to database management
- Providing production/on-call support
- Installing software and maintain upgrades and patches
- Setting up, monitoring, and maintaining disaster recovery solutions for production databases
- Facilitating root cause analysis on database issues
- Managing security of application access to databases
- Support the development of data loads and extracts
- Designing and implementing database backup policies and procedures
- Running diagnosis and performing benchmark analysis to properly size hardware platforms
- Ensuring compliance with existing database license agreement
- Mentoring other team members
- Supporting Business Applications development team while providing guidance and best practice solutions
- Synchronizing and migrating data and database objects between development, quality assurance, and production environments
- Other duties as assigned.

Candidates submitted for this position MUST have a green card or a US citizenship. Note we will neither sponsor nor relocate individual for this position.


JOB INFORMATION

Date Posted : 08 Jul 2010
Start Date : 01 Aug 2010
Company Name : DTG-USA
Internal Job # :
Location : USA - New York
Employment Type : Employee
Pay Rate : 120,000 Dollars Annually

IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION REQUIREMENTS

Green Card or US Citizen

JOB CONTACT

Name : Joe Sabrin
Email Address : joe.sabrin@dtg-usa.com
Phone : 212-736-9544
Address :

Senior INFORMIX DBA


JOB POSTING : Senior INFORMIX DBA

EXPERIENCE AND SKILL INFORMATION

Informix Tech Skills Needed : Informix Dynamic Server V11.x
Technical Certification/Training :
Overall IT Experience : 6

DESCRIPTION

Pink OTC Markets Inc. operates an electronic quotation and trading system in the over-the-counter (OTC) securities market and is the third-largest U.S. trading venue after the NYSE and NASDAQ for equity shares. The IT team designs, develops and maintains a number of highly-available, low-latency quoting and trading systems, using cutting-edge computing software and hardware.

We are looking for a Senior Database Administrator who has a significant exposure to critical business applications.

The following requirements are a "Must have" to apply for this position, unless otherwise advised:



- B.S degree in Computer Science and/or appropriate certifications

- 5+ years of experience with Informix IDS 10.x or 11.x in high availability environments

- Knowledge of one or two other major RDBMS, especially MS SQL, Vertica, mySQL

- SUN Solaris experience is a must for this position (Linux knowledge is also a serious plus)

- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

- Demonstrated ability to function in a high pressure production support environment and make informed real-time decisions based on business priorities and implications.



Principal responsibilities include ensuring data integrity and performance of production databases requiring 24 x 7 systems availability. The selected candidate will be responsible for all activities associated with the management and operation of database platforms:



- Implementing data models and designs

- Developing prototypes to demonstrate proposed functionality

- Creating database tables, indexes, triggers and views to support new and existing applications

- Monitoring database size and performance, tuning SQL queries

- Producing support documentation and maintaining technical documentation related to database management

- Providing production/on-call support

- Installing software and maintain upgrades and patches

- Setting up, monitoring, and maintaining disaster recovery solutions for production databases

- Facilitating root cause analysis on database issues

- Managing security of application access to databases

- Support the development of data loads and extracts

- Designing and implementing database backup policies and procedures

- Running diagnosis and performing benchmark analysis to properly size hardware platforms

- Ensuring compliance with existing database license agreement

- Mentoring other team members

- Supporting Business Applications development team while providing guidance and best practice solutions

- Synchronizing and migrating data and database objects between development, quality assurance, and production environments

- Other duties as assigned.



Candidates submitted for this position MUST have a green card or a US citizenship. Note we will neither sponsor nor relocate individual for this position.



JOB INFORMATION

Date Posted : 30 Jun 2010
Start Date : 01 Jul 2010
Company Name : Pink OTC Markets Inc.
Internal Job # :
Location : USA - New Jersey
Employment Type : Employee, Full-time, Long-term
Pay Rate : Open

IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION REQUIREMENTS

Candidates submitted for this position MUST have a green card or a US citizenship. Note we will neither sponsor nor relocate individual for this position.


JOB CONTACT

Name : Lionel Raynaud
Email Address : lraynaud@pinkotc.com
Phone :
Address :

Lead Programmer/Analyst


JOB POSTING : Lead Programmer/Analyst

EXPERIENCE AND SKILL INFORMATION

Informix Tech Skills Needed : Informix 4GL V7.x, Informix OnLine V5.x, Informix SQL V7.x
Technical Certification/Training :
Overall IT Experience : 7

DESCRIPTION

Additional position details and application information are available at https://www.marriott.com/careers. Search for Job Opening Numbers 700524 or 700525. Candidates may apply online or send resumes to freda.green@marriott.com

Job Description:
Lead Programmer/Analyst

Purpose:
To support ongoing development and maintenance of the Marriott NGS Sales & Catering Event Management System and other systems as required through development and implementation of software program code that meets user requirements and adheres to Marriott International standards.

Primary Duties:
* Modify and maintain existing systems to address software defects or changes in business processes
* Support data conversion as required
* Support hardware/software infrastructure architecture in the Development environment

Measurements of Success:
* Projects are completed successfully, maintaining scope within time and budget constraints, while following Information Resources (IR) standards and meeting client business needs
* Solutions are technically sound, accounting for reusability, performance, and other technical considerations
* Programming specifications are successfully designed and corresponding program code is developed, tested and successfully deployed
* Data extraction routines are successfully designed and developed using Informatica, SQL and other appropriate tools
* Development environments are successfully maintained, including configuration of AIX servers and associated software

Areas of Responsibility:
* Works with clients in support of new and existing systems by interpreting client's needs into functional requirements and detailed specifications under Information Resources Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) guidelines
* Evaluates programming alternatives and recommends solutions that best meets client's needs and conforms to Marriott's standards and processing environment
* Prepares detailed specifications for translation into structured application programs conforming to established Marriott IR SDLC methodology and standards
* Participates in technical and functional specification reviews. Conducts design and code reviews
* Designs the systems test requirements to ensure fail safe integration of a program into a production system. Organizes, coordinates and conducts systems integration testing.
* Writes/revises program documentation, application operational procedures and client user guides in accordance with IR standards and client needs
* Provides 2nd level on-call support. Establishes the urgency of the problem with the technical support team, involving all appropriate IR areas as needed. Ensures problems are resolved and provides on-going communication with stakeholders to inform them of progress and status.
* Provides estimates of work effort as requested
* Functions as a technical resource for other team members
* Contributes to short term plans for the team to effectively utilize resources
* Participates in all areas of SDLC and takes the lead when asked:
- Requirements gathering and documentation
- Functional design and documentation
- Technical design and documentation
- Coding and testing of solution including full documentation of process
- Change/Version control
- Implementation and roll out
- Production support and on-call as required on rotation schedule
- Problem management as related to defects and enhancements
- Escalation support

Work Environment:
The primary work location is at Marriott International Headquarters in Bethesda, MD. Periodic on-call responsibilities are shared with other team members.

Technical Qualifications & Education Required:
BS/BA degree, technical certification, or equivalent work experience.
7 + years of full life cycle development
5+ years Informix 4gl programming experience
5+ year's C programming experience
5+ years RDBMS experience: (Informix, Oracle)
5+ years UNIX/AIX experience, including UNIX script, UNIX/AIX command line skills.
3-5 years HTML, XML programming experience
3-5 years Informatica experience desired

Technical Skills Computer:
Skilled in IBM RS6000 AIX environment
Working knowledge of Microsoft Windows servers
Skilled in core IT skills (networking, coding, and interfaces)
Experience with Informatica, WebSphere, SOA and Linux a plus.


JOB INFORMATION

Date Posted : 23 Jun 2010
Start Date : 28 Jun 2010
Company Name : Marriott International
Internal Job # : 700524, 700525
Location : USA - District of Columbia, USA - Maryland
Employment Type : Employee, Full-time
Pay Rate : Open

IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION REQUIREMENTS



JOB CONTACT

Name : Freda Green
Email Address : freda.green@marriott.com
Phone :
Address :

Lead Programmer/Analyst


JOB POSTING : Lead Programmer/Analyst

EXPERIENCE AND SKILL INFORMATION

Informix Tech Skills Needed : Informix 4GL V7.x, Informix OnLine V5.x, Informix SQL V7.x
Technical Certification/Training :
Overall IT Experience : 5

DESCRIPTION

Additional position details and application information are available at https://www.marriott.com/careers. Search for Job Opening Numbers 700524 or 700525. Candidates may apply online or send resumes to freda.green@marriott.com

Job Description:
Lead Programmer/Analyst

Purpose:
To support ongoing development and maintenance of the Marriott NGS Sales & Catering Event Management System and other systems as required through development and implementation of software program code that meets user requirements and adheres to Marriott International standards.

Primary Duties:
* Modify and maintain existing systems to address software defects or changes in business processes
* Support data conversion as required
* Support hardware/software infrastructure architecture in the Development environment

Measurements of Success:
* Projects are completed successfully, maintaining scope within time and budget constraints, while following Information Resources (IR) standards and meeting client business needs
* Solutions are technically sound, accounting for reusability, performance, and other technical considerations
* Programming specifications are successfully designed and corresponding program code is developed, tested and successfully deployed
* Data extraction routines are successfully designed and developed using Informatica, SQL and other appropriate tools
* Development environments are successfully maintained, including configuration of AIX servers and associated software

Areas of Responsibility:
* Works with clients in support of new and existing systems by interpreting client's needs into functional requirements and detailed specifications under Information Resources Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) guidelines
* Evaluates programming alternatives and recommends solutions that best meets client's needs and conforms to Marriott's standards and processing environment
* Prepares detailed specifications for translation into structured application programs conforming to established Marriott IR SDLC methodology and standards
* Participates in technical and functional specification reviews. Conducts design and code reviews
* Designs the systems test requirements to ensure fail safe integration of a program into a production system. Organizes, coordinates and conducts systems integration testing.
* Writes/revises program documentation, application operational procedures and client user guides in accordance with IR standards and client needs
* Provides 2nd level on-call support. Establishes the urgency of the problem with the technical support team, involving all appropriate IR areas as needed. Ensures problems are resolved and provides on-going communication with stakeholders to inform them of progress and status.
* Provides estimates of work effort as requested
* Functions as a technical resource for other team members
* Contributes to short term plans for the team to effectively utilize resources
* Participates in all areas of SDLC and takes the lead when asked:
- Requirements gathering and documentation
- Functional design and documentation
- Technical design and documentation
- Coding and testing of solution including full documentation of process
- Change/Version control
- Implementation and roll out
- Production support and on-call as required on rotation schedule
- Problem management as related to defects and enhancements
- Escalation support

Work Environment:
The primary work location is at Marriott International Headquarters in Bethesda, MD. Periodic on-call responsibilities are shared with other team members.

Technical Qualifications & Education Required:
BS/BA degree, technical certification, or equivalent work experience.
7 + years of full life cycle development
5+ years Informix 4gl programming experience
5+ year's C programming experience
5+ years RDBMS experience: (Informix, Oracle)
5+ years UNIX/AIX experience, including UNIX script, UNIX/AIX command line skills.
3-5 years HTML, XML programming experience
3-5 years Informatica experience desired

Technical Skills Computer:
Skilled in IBM RS6000 AIX environment
Working knowledge of Microsoft Windows servers
Skilled in core IT skills (networking, coding, and interfaces)
Experience with Informatica, WebSphere, SOA and Linux a plus.


JOB INFORMATION

Date Posted : 23 Jun 2010
Start Date : 28 Jun 2010
Company Name : Marriott International
Internal Job # : 700524, 700525
Location : USA - District of Columbia, USA - Maryland
Employment Type : Employee, Full-time
Pay Rate : Open

IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION REQUIREMENTS



JOB CONTACT

Name : Freda Green
Email Address : freda.green@marriott.com
Phone :
Address :

Software Engineer


JOB POSTING : Software Engineer

EXPERIENCE AND SKILL INFORMATION

Informix Tech Skills Needed : Informix Dynamic Server V11.x
Technical Certification/Training : Additional Skills:
* ESQL/C Programming
* iSQL
* Informix Dynamic Server 11.10
* PERFORM Screens/ACE Reports/4GL
* Korn/Posix Shell Scripting
* VI Editor
Overall IT Experience : 5

DESCRIPTION

Responsible for accomplishing or assisting with all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle within the Information Systems department. Job responsibilities include: feasibility analysis, application architecture and design, data modeling, application development, unit testing, documentation, troubleshooting, and application maintenance and optimization. Other duties may be assigned.

JOB INFORMATION

Date Posted : 07 Jun 2010
Start Date : 01 Jul 2010
Company Name : Systems & Methods, Inc.
Internal Job # :
Location : USA - Georgia
Employment Type : Full-time
Pay Rate : Open

IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION REQUIREMENTS

Must be authorized to work in the United States.

JOB CONTACT

Name : Human Resources
Email Address : is.human.resources@smimail.net
Phone :
Address :

Senior Informix Developer


JOB POSTING : Senior Informix Developer

EXPERIENCE AND SKILL INFORMATION

Informix Tech Skills Needed : Informix 4GL V7.x
Technical Certification/Training :
Overall IT Experience : 3

DESCRIPTION

NVR Inc. is seeking a highly self-motivated individual to assume the position of Senior Informix Developer in our Corporate Office in Reston, VA.


Let NVR's Information Technology Department Position You for Success

Stability, growth, leadership …if you are seeking a future filled with opportunity then we would like to talk with you. NVR, Inc. (parent to Ryan Homes, NVHomes) is one of the largest homebuilding and mortgage banking companies in the nation. We are currently the most profitable US builder and we have generated the industry's highest earnings per share growth rate over the last 10 years. Founded in 1948, the company has grown to over 2500 employees operating in major cities in the eastern half of the United States.



Responsibilities:

As Senior Informix Developer you will be responsible for:



Develop, test, and deliver programs to specifications given.
Support NVR Financial and Homebuilding applications.
Comply with stated SDLC model(s), which apply to the NVR system requirements for both developing systems as well as implementation life cycle for off-the-shelf systems.
Insure that developed software code is optimized to meet or exceed stated response time and processing requirements and process efficiently on hardware platforms.
Comply with problem and change management processes in order to provide fast response to unexpected problems and be proactive with solutions, which avoid potential problems.
Project management of assigned projects
Applying industry best practices and methodologies in all efforts.
Providing and maintaining program and system documentation for all work.
Interfacing with user community




Requirements:

To be considered for the position of Senior Informix Developer, you should have:



3+ years experience in a Programming Discipline
Informix 4GL
Informix SQL
Informix ESQL
Relation Database Design
Unix Operating System / AIX preferred
KSH or CSH Programming (Optional)
C or C++ Programming(Optional)
C Sharp Programming (Optional)
Bachelor's Degree in MIS, Computer Science or equivalent professional experience preferred
Demonstrated ability to manage projects
Strong Communication and Documentation skills




When you work for an industry leader, we reward you with:

* Excellent Salary Package
* Outstanding Growth Potential (80% of our managers have been promoted from within)
* Lucrative Profit Sharing/Employee Stock Ownership Plan
* 401(k)
* Medical Insurance
* Dental Insurance
* Paid Vacations and Holidays
* Home Purchase Discount

It takes a strong team to build a successful company and if you are interested in taking part in tough challenges to come up with smart solutions, NVR is the team for you.

No Phone Calls Please
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer
Drug Testing, Background and Credit Check Required


JOB INFORMATION

Date Posted : 01 Jun 2010
Start Date : 15 Jun 2010
Company Name : NVR, Inc.
Internal Job # :
Location : USA - Virginia
Employment Type : Full-time
Pay Rate : Open

IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION REQUIREMENTS

All applicants must be legally entitled to work in the United States, as NVR does not provide sponsorship of H1 visas.

JOB CONTACT

Name : John Edwards
Email Address : jedwards@nvrinc.com
Phone :
Address : Reston, VA

Informix Database Administrator III


JOB POSTING : Informix Database Administrator III

EXPERIENCE AND SKILL INFORMATION

Informix Tech Skills Needed : Informix Database Administrator V1.x, Informix Dynamic Server V11.x, Informix ESQL V5.x, Informix Enterprise Gateway V7.x, Informix JDBC Driver/Embedded SQL V1.x
Technical Certification/Training : 4yr Computer Science Degree Perferred
Overall IT Experience : 8

DESCRIPTION

Describe the requirements of this position that make these factors important:

LEVEL 1
* Must be able to communicate clearly and effectively with clients and developers on database changes and other issues.
* Must be able to work in groups.
* Must be able to systematically break down problems.
* Must be able to analyze and solve complex database issues.
* Must be able to back and restore database instances. Participates in DR testing.
* Manages the design and development of IT databases and related data storage.
* Oversees contributions by Systems, Operations, and Business Analyst to develop and improve database performance and other resource utilization (i.e memory, cpu, disk,space).
* Guarantees the performance integrity and quality of databases including: backups, onchecks, extent maintenance, adding space, creating chunks, and other routine tasks.
* Controls database capacity for existing requirements and plans for future needs.
* Sometimes will mentor developers on sql, performance, and database standards.
* Usually requires an Information Systems degree with comprehensive experience with database systems and related software.

LEVEL 2
* Designs, implements, and maintains moderately complex databases.
* Understanding of database security and related issues.
* Maintains database dictionaries and ensures system integration.
* Working knowledge of database replications and other HA technologies.
* May work with Database Administrators on complex projects.
* Will mentor developers on sql, performance, and database standards
* Usually requires 2-4 years relevant professional experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
* Working knowledge of DR plans and able to perform DR tasks.
* Supports histd and other data migration and purging duties.

LEVEL 3
* Oversees the technical design, development and maintenance of databases and required storage on large complex projects.
* Maintains database dictionaries, tracks and ensures database performance and resolves problems.
* Coordinates with other IS departments to ensure implementation and monitoring of databases. Develops database standards and mentors others.
* Able to analyze complex queries and other performance issues.
* Analyzes and projects long-range space requirements.
* May supervise Database Administrators 1 and 2.
* Usually requires 4-6 years relevant experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
* Able to design complex data replications, HA, and other ETL technologies.
* Able to design complex database security schemes and ensure the overall protection of database data.
* Develops and maintains complex DR plans.
* Ability to work as a project manager or IT liaison for large company projects.
* Ability to analyze the TW customers use of data and develop complex data retention and purging plans and designs.


JOB INFORMATION

Date Posted : 25 May 2010
Start Date : 01 Jul 2010
Company Name : TransWorks INC
Internal Job # :
Location : USA - Indiana
Employment Type : Employee, Full-time
Pay Rate : Open

IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION REQUIREMENTS

Must be a US citizen

JOB CONTACT

Name : Kevin Hunt
Email Address : dr.kevin.hunt@trnswrks.com
Phone :
Address : Fort Wayne, IN

Informix DBA


JOB POSTING : Informix DBA

EXPERIENCE AND SKILL INFORMATION

Informix Tech Skills Needed : Informix Dynamic Server V11.x
Technical Certification/Training : Prefer someone certified in 11.5
Perfer someone with HP service guard knowledge.

Overall IT Experience : 5

DESCRIPTION

Prefer someone certified in 11.5, knowledgable in 7.31. Experience with HPL, onbar, HP service guard, migratations all plus.

JOB INFORMATION

Date Posted : 21 May 2010
Start Date : 01 Jun 2010
Company Name : The Home Depot
Internal Job # :
Location : USA - Georgia
Employment Type : Contractor
Pay Rate : 85.00 hourly

IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION REQUIREMENTS

You must be a contractor from one of Home Depots certified contracting companies.

JOB CONTACT

Name : Kate Tomchik
Email Address : kate_tomchik@homedepot.com
Phone : 770-433-8211 X10922
Address : 2455 Paces Ferry Road Atlanta, GA 30339

Informix DBA


JOB POSTING : Informix DBA

EXPERIENCE AND SKILL INFORMATION

Informix Tech Skills Needed : Informix Dynamic Server V11.x
Technical Certification/Training : Prefer someone certified in 11.5
Perfer someone with HP service guard knowledge.

Overall IT Experience : 5

DESCRIPTION

Prefer someone certified in 11.5, knowledgable in 7.31. Experience with HPL, onbar, HP service guard, migratations all plus.

JOB INFORMATION

Date Posted : 21 May 2010
Start Date : 01 Jun 2010
Company Name : The Home Depot
Internal Job # :
Location : USA - Georgia
Employment Type : Contractor
Pay Rate : 85.00 hourly

IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION REQUIREMENTS

You must be a contractor from one of Home Depots certified contracting companies.

JOB CONTACT

Name : Kate Tomchik
Email Address : kate_tomchik@homedepot.com
Phone : 770-433-8211 X10922
Address : 2455 Paces Ferry Road Atlanta, GA 30339

Sr. Informix DBA


JOB POSTING : Sr. Informix DBA

EXPERIENCE AND SKILL INFORMATION

Informix Tech Skills Needed : Informix Dynamic Server V10.x, Informix Dynamic Server V11.x
Technical Certification/Training :
Overall IT Experience : 10

DESCRIPTION

My client operates an electronic quotation and trading system in the over-the-counter (OTC) securities market and is the third-largest U.S. trading venue after the NYSE and NASDAQ for equity shares. The IT team designs, develops and maintains a number of highly-available, low-latency quoting and trading systems, using cutting-edge computing software and hardware.

We are looking for a Senior Database Administrator who has a significant exposure to critical business applications.
The following requirements are a "Must have" to apply for this position, unless otherwise advised:

- B.S degree in Computer Science and/or appropriate certifications
- 5+ years of experience with Informix IDS 10.x or 11.x in high availability environments
- Knowledge of one or two other major RDBMS, especially MS SQL, Vertica, mySQL
- SUN Solaris experience is a must for this position (Linux knowledge is also a serious plus)
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Demonstrated ability to function in a high pressure production support environment and make informed real-time decisions based on business priorities and implications.

Principal responsibilities include ensuring data integrity and performance of production databases requiring 24 x 7 systems availability. The selected candidate will be responsible for all activities associated with the management and operation of database platforms:

- Implementing data models and designs
- Developing prototypes to demonstrate proposed functionality
- Creating database tables, indexes, triggers and views to support new and existing applications
- Monitoring database size and performance, tuning SQL queries
- Producing support documentation and maintaining technical documentation related to database management
- Providing production/on-call support
- Installing software and maintain upgrades and patches
- Setting up, monitoring, and maintaining disaster recovery solutions for production databases
- Facilitating root cause analysis on database issues
- Managing security of application access to databases
- Support the development of data loads and extracts
- Designing and implementing database backup policies and procedures
- Running diagnosis and performing benchmark analysis to properly size hardware platforms
- Ensuring compliance with existing database license agreement
- Mentoring other team members
- Supporting Business Applications development team while providing guidance and best practice solutions
- Synchronizing and migrating data and database objects between development, quality assurance, and production environments
- Other duties as assigned.


If you think you might be a fit for this role, please email me your resume at AFirth@dtg-usa.com and I will follow-up with you right away.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

JOB INFORMATION

Date Posted : 05 May 2010
Start Date : 01 Jun 2010
Company Name : A major NYC electronic trading firm
Internal Job # :
Location : USA - New York
Employment Type : Employee, Full-time
Pay Rate : 120k base range plus 10-20% bonus depending on exp Annually

IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION REQUIREMENTS

My client will not sponsor GC's or relocate individuals unfortunately. The position is in NYC.

JOB CONTACT

Name : Alan Firth
Email Address : AFirth@dtg-usa.com
Phone : 212-629-7719
Address :

Senior Database Administrator


JOB POSTING : Senior Database Administrator

EXPERIENCE AND SKILL INFORMATION

Informix Tech Skills Needed : Informix Database Administrator V1.x
Technical Certification/Training :
Overall IT Experience : 10

DESCRIPTION

Company operates an electronic quotation and trading system in the over-the-counter (OTC) securities market and is the third-largest U.S. trading venue after the NYSE and NASDAQ for equity shares. The IT team designs, develops and maintains a number of highly-available, low-latency quoting and trading systems, using cutting-edge computing software and hardware.

We are looking for a Senior Database Administrator who has a significant exposure to critical business applications.
The following requirements are a "Must have" to apply for this position, unless otherwise advised:

- B.S degree in Computer Science and/or appropriate certifications
- 5+ years of experience with Informix IDS 10.x or 11.x in high availability environments
- Knowledge of one or two other major RDBMS, especially MS SQL, Vertica, mySQL
- SUN Solaris experience is a must for this position (Linux knowledge is also a serious plus)
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Demonstrated ability to function in a high pressure production support environment and make informed real-time decisions based on business priorities and implications.

Principal responsibilities include ensuring data integrity and performance of production databases requiring 24 x 7 systems availability. The selected candidate will be responsible for all activities associated with the management and operation of database platforms:

- Implementing data models and designs
- Developing prototypes to demonstrate proposed functionality
- Creating database tables, indexes, triggers and views to support new and existing applications
- Monitoring database size and performance, tuning SQL queries
- Producing support documentation and maintaining technical documentation related to database management
- Providing production/on-call support
- Installing software and maintain upgrades and patches
- Setting up, monitoring, and maintaining disaster recovery solutions for production databases
- Facilitating root cause analysis on database issues
- Managing security of application access to databases
- Support the development of data loads and extracts
- Designing and implementing database backup policies and procedures
- Running diagnosis and performing benchmark analysis to properly size hardware platforms
- Ensuring compliance with existing database license agreement
- Mentoring other team members
- Supporting Business Applications development team while providing guidance and best practice solutions
- Synchronizing and migrating data and database objects between development, quality assurance, and production environments
- Other duties as assigned.

Candidates submitted for this position MUST have a green card or a US citizenship. Note we will neither sponsor nor relocate individual for this position.


JOB INFORMATION

Date Posted : 05 May 2010
Start Date : 30 May 2010
Company Name : DTG
Internal Job # :
Location : USA - New York
Employment Type : Employee
Pay Rate : 120,000 Annually

IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION REQUIREMENTS

US Citizen or Green Card

JOB CONTACT

Name : Joe Sabrin
Email Address : joe.sabrin@dtg-usa.com
Phone : 212-629-5723
Address : 253 W. 35th St New York, NY 10001

Informix DBA / Developer


JOB POSTING : Informix DBA / Developer

EXPERIENCE AND SKILL INFORMATION

Informix Tech Skills Needed : Informix 4GL V7.x
Technical Certification/Training :
Overall IT Experience : 6

DESCRIPTION

Skills Required:
* Proficiency in Informix v 7.X/4GL or higher database technology preferred (design/development/implementation/support), including the ability to understand data structures, write queries, and perform DBA tasks.
* Very good documentation skills. Experience in creating and managing the project requirements document that contains the elements selected by the Business Team for that project.
* This task may involve assisting the Business Team with the definition of those requirements.
* Proficiency in network technology.
* MS SQL experience preferred Experience with Solaris OS and Sun server technology preferred.
* Experience with virtualization software (i.e. VMWARE) preferred.
* Experience with standard web/application platforms (Apache//Tomcat) preferred.
* Experience in a complex data center environment preferred Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet aggressive deadlines Self Motivated and detail oriented Ability to be available occasionally outside of business hours for critical escalated issues or product upgrades. Limited travel

Job Description:
* Lead and Support Online Processing System (OPS) Development
* Lead and Support applications surrounding OPS System
* Take initiatives in owning the documentation of the OPS system.
* Analyze and give recommendations to improve the performance and scalability of OPS system.
* Achieve a processing capacity of 10-20 times of the current capacity, this is necessary to meet the demands of large banks.
* Recommend database maintenance procedures and policies for all Bill Pay applications related SQL server databases.
* Assist technical peers to plan future capacity requirements.
* Provide feedback to development on enhancements to the applications.
* Collaborate closely with the Bill Pay Payment Processing team during regular and after hours on payment related issues and ensure that all the scheduled payments are processed on-time to meet our established SLAs.


JOB INFORMATION

Date Posted : 03 May 2010
Start Date : 10 May 2010
Company Name : Sun Technologies Inc
Internal Job # : 001
Location : USA - Georgia
Employment Type : Contractor
Pay Rate : $45 hourly

IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION REQUIREMENTS



JOB CONTACT

Name : Pradeep Gurme
Email Address : pradeep@suntechnologies.com
Phone :
Address :

JOB POSTING : Informix DBA / Developer

EXPERIENCE AND SKILL INFORMATION

Informix Tech Skills Needed : Informix 4GL V7.x
Technical Certification/Training :
Overall IT Experience : 6

DESCRIPTION

Skills Required:
* Proficiency in Informix v 7.X/4GL or higher database technology preferred (design/development/implementation/support), including the ability to understand data structures, write queries, and perform DBA tasks.
* Very good documentation skills. Experience in creating and managing the project requirements document that contains the elements selected by the Business Team for that project.
* This task may involve assisting the Business Team with the definition of those requirements.
* Proficiency in network technology.
* MS SQL experience preferred Experience with Solaris OS and Sun server technology preferred.
* Experience with virtualization software (i.e. VMWARE) preferred.
* Experience with standard web/application platforms (Apache//Tomcat) preferred.
* Experience in a complex data center environment preferred Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet aggressive deadlines Self Motivated and detail oriented Ability to be available occasionally outside of business hours for critical escalated issues or product upgrades. Limited travel

Job Description:
* Lead and Support Online Processing System (OPS) Development
* Lead and Support applications surrounding OPS System
* Take initiatives in owning the documentation of the OPS system.
* Analyze and give recommendations to improve the performance and scalability of OPS system.
* Achieve a processing capacity of 10-20 times of the current capacity, this is necessary to meet the demands of large banks.
* Recommend database maintenance procedures and policies for all Bill Pay applications related SQL server databases.
* Assist technical peers to plan future capacity requirements.
* Provide feedback to development on enhancements to the applications.
* Collaborate closely with the Bill Pay Payment Processing team during regular and after hours on payment related issues and ensure that all the scheduled payments are processed on-time to meet our established SLAs.


JOB INFORMATION

Date Posted : 03 May 2010
Start Date : 10 May 2010
Company Name : Sun Technologies Inc
Internal Job # : 001
Location : USA - Georgia
Employment Type : Contractor
Pay Rate : $45 hourly

IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION REQUIREMENTS



JOB CONTACT

Name : Pradeep Gurme
Email Address : pradeep@suntechnologies.com
Phone :
Address :
 
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