REQ 1:
POSITION: Configuration Management Specialist
LOCATION: Hattiesburg, Mississippi
DURATION: 9 Months
PAY RATE: $52-$55hr
INTERVIEW: PS/ F2F Required
Detailed Job Description:
Seeking a configuration management specialist to manage the configuration management process for a LARGE Enterprise Java project. Configuration Management Specialist responsibilities would include:
- Managing the overall software builds across multiple sub-project development teams.
- Handling merging, branching, and other CM activities within SubVersion.
- Ensuring quality builds are delivered to stage, test, and production environments.
- Coordinating deliverables across development and data teams.
Required qualifications:
- Experience with Enterprise Java development. .
- Experience with Ant build scripts.
- Experience with SubVersion.
- Ability to coordinate across multiple teams, work with many stakeholders, and delivery quality work within short deadlines.
Qualifications:
- At least 3 years in some configuration management position.
- Excellent communications skills.
- Experience with Unix/Linux environments.
- Experience with BEA WebLogic.
REQ 2:
POSITION: Build/Configuration Management Engineer
LOCATION: Portland, OR
DURATION: 8 Months
PAY RATE: $40-$43/hr (MAX)
INTERVIEW: PS and F2F Required!
Job Description:
آ· As a member of the Software Configuration Management team, candidate will be responsible for:
آ· Assist with source control administration, merging, branching and builds
آ· Deploy changes to production and test environments while working closely with application developers, production support and quality assurance.
آ· Work with development staff and site ops to resolve environment configuration issues.
آ· Provide project support for large, complex projects, adhering to strict guidelines.
آ· Assist in the definition, enhancement, and institutionalizatio n for release management processes and procedures.
آ· Support the change control process on a daily basis and ensure policies and procedures are followed.
آ· Act as an individual contributor and work with the team in a complex/critical environment.
Required Skills:
آ· Experience with Source Control Management and Configuration Management tools, managing application software baselines, including labeling, branching, merging, versioning, automation. Subversion preferred.
آ· Modular/Component build systems, version control advanced concepts and best practices.
آ· Source code management, build, packaging, and deployment to high-volume customer-facing production system.
آ· Enjoys working in a team environment in close cooperation with developers, QA, site ops and production support
آ· Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills, especially as it pertains to environment configuration issues
آ· Strong experience working in a UNIX environment, understanding of *nix OS permissions and access control lists. Solaris preferred.
آ· Extensive hands-on experience with build and deployment automation, scripting (UNIX shell scripts, Ant, Perl, etc.). Continuous Integration & TeamCity preferred.
آ· Software development background/training preferred, excellent understanding of SDLC is required. Java preferred.
آ· Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related technical field preferred
آ· App Server, Web Server, and enterprise 3rd party products experience. ATG and SunOne preferred.
آ· QA Environment Configuration support & Troubleshooting
آ· Effective writing skills necessary for creating proper documentation of the configuration management processes.
REQ 3:
WebSphere Admin
Location: Pasadena, CA
Duration: 5-6 months
Rate: $42-$52/hr - DOE
Please indicate consultant's current location (city AND state) and whether or not you can arrange face to face interview or only submit for Phone-to-Hire – consultant's who can interview in person will get first review
1) Experience in installing and configuring WebSphere Network Deployment specifically able to:
1. Install server-side Java applications.
2. Create Websphere cells.
3. Deploy applications in a clustered environment.
4. Modify plug-ins (XML edits)
Trouble-shoot WAS and IHS issues.
1) Minimum 3 years of systems-level technical experience with Websphere Application Server: able to install and configure WAS Network deployment software, able to assemble and install Server-side java enterprise applications, use WAS administration tools to configure and manage Enterprise Applications, configure Security for server-side applications resources, deploy applications in clustered environments, able to do performance management functions for a WAS environment, able to use problem determination tools and log files to troubleshoot problems
2) Minimum One year application work with the J2EE framework. Designed JSP/Servlet based systems, design and implement asynchronous enterprise components using Message-Drive Bean, build session beans (stateless and stateful), build entity beans (container-managed persistence and bean-managed persistence, develop applications using Struts validation and tiles framework.
3) Extensive working knowledge of Unix (Aix preferred), and Linux (z/Linux is a plus)
4) Extensive working knowledge of HTTP servers (IBM HTTP server, Apache, IIS)
5) Experience with WSAD/RAD
6) Ability to translate high level business requirements and technical design into practical infrastructure engineering solutions.
7) Experience providing 3rd level software and problem diagnostic support in a production environment.
8) Excellent collaboration, communication and analytical skills with the ability to work with different team on multiple projects and tasks on a daily basis.
9) Ability to provide clear and concise written technical planning solution and documentation of operational procedures and standards.
Preferred Qualification
1) Skilled in Tomcat, Microsoft.NET architecture.
2) Skilled in developing skills/scripts for automated tasks.
3) Basic knowledge of Web services (e.g. SOAP, UDDI, WSDL, etc.)
REQ 4:
Scrum Master-Agile PM
Location: Oakland, CA
Duration: 3 months
Must be local
Rate: Open– DOE
Face to face interview will not be a problem, since we are only considering local candidates – I will only review profiles indicating CITY and STATE where consultant is located.
The purpose of this position is to Project Manage functional projects. The Project Manager will enable successful project delivery through disciplined client project management processes and close collaboration with the business partners, the project realization team and the various IT functions. The Project Manager will be required to know or learn client's project and process methodology and to execute it within the established client organizational framework and oversight processes. Project Management experience as a Scrum Master, for projects using Agile-Scrum as a development methodology is highly desired. PMP Certification also desired.
Candidates must have 10+ years of experience managing implementation of large-scale, complex, multi-disciplined, cross functional and highly visible projects/programs, with budgets in excess of $2 million and team over 15 people. Demonstrable experience in multi-disciplinary leadership, strong customer focus and excellent people skills. Must be experienced in Project Management Methodologies/ PMP preferred. Experienced in client relationship management. The Project Manager will be required to know or learn client's methodologies, and to execute within the established client organizational framework and oversight processes.
Required: Project management experience with Websphere Portal and Agile-Scrum methodology experience.
Desired: Scrum Master Certification.
Interviews will be phone followed by face to face.
REQ 5:
AIX Administrator
Location: Corona, CA
Duration: 11 months
Rate: Open- DOE
Face to Face Required
Intermediate Systems Programmer Summary
Fully functioning, journey-level professional experience (generally 3 to 6 years) in most aspects of UNIX. Typically implements designs or approaches developed by others. Is able to function independently and produce results that meet standards of quality, timeliness and acceptability with minimal supervision and general direction. Exceptional application analysis and design skills, as well as thorough trouble-shooting capabilities. Create UNIX-based facilities that are fault tolerant, step restartable, and reusable. Coordinating the efforts of inter-disciplinary groups. Experience Level: 4-6 Years. Skill Set: Unix, Batch processing, FTP. Knowledge of internals. Security and control concepts.
Functional work categories
The candidate must be an intermediate UNIX systems programmer capable of following documented procedures for the installation and configuration software packages on servers running various varieties of UNIX (principally IBM AIX v5.x.x). The candidate must be capable of following and consulting on installation scripts and procedures.
Software Installation and Maintenance - Develops logic; modifies, installs, tests and debugs software packages. Works with clients and vendors to achieve timely software installation and maintenance. Maintains inventory records of software. Assists in compliance of installation and quality standards. Assists with change management.
Software Development and Modification - Develops and modifies software and scripts to support required functionality.
File System Maintenance - Capable of supporting and managing file system maintenance activities, including addition/attachment of storage, file system expansions, data migration, etc. Works with Storage Infrastructure counterparts to design, schedule and execute storage changes.
Compliance Accountability - Consistently supports compliance and the Principles of Responsibility (client's Code of Conduct) by maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of information, protecting the assets of the organization, acting with ethics and integrity, reporting non-compliance, and adhering to applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations, accreditation and licenser requirements (if applicable), and client's policies and procedures.
Empowerment Level - Advise and Recommend. Person should be following well documented procedures. If a task deviates from a procedure, it should not be performed. Expectation at this level is that the deviation is reported, and recommendations to correct or improve the procedure made.
Experience - Must have experience with IBM AIX v5.x.x, additional experience with Sun products (HW/SW, Solaris, etc.) a plus. Experience with - End of Service Life - activities and decommissioning a plus.
Syscom Technologies Inc.,
Phone: 703-565-2834
Fax: 703-668-0714
Email: ram@syscomtechinc. com
URL: www.syscomtechinc. com
IM: ram_syscom@yahoo. com