Because leading businesses large and small trust Harvey Nash to deliver skilled, dedicated IT professionals, you can trust Harvey Nash to offer sought-after, worthwhile career opportunities. We are currently seeking to fill a Test Automation Engineer for our client in Cranbury, NJ. We invite you to review the position requirements below and apply today if your skills match our need.

Experience should include both QA and development (.Net) with the responsibility of building and maintaining a large test framework. This candidate will help the core team build and maintain an effective build/test/release infrastructure while maintaining the highest application quality to support video-based initiatives.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the core development team to design and prioritize automation framework features.
  
• Work directly with the core team creating, enhancing and maintaining the platform framework using the latest tools and technology such as such as NUnit, MS Test, TFS, Team City, VMware, Subversion, Hyper-V, etc.
  
• Design & build automated test frameworks to cover Windows Workflow, SQL Server Service Broker, transcoding software like Telestream, and satellite delivery software and hardware like Kencast and FAZZT.
  
• Create tools and processes to measure automation progress for the team as a whole, individual teams and individual developers.
  
• Monitor and respond to problems in the test automation system.
  
• Work with members of individual teams to diagnose and resolve automation test failures.

Required Skills/Experience:

• Experience with automated tests and test frameworks.
  
• At least 6 years of software development and/or QA automation experience.
  
• Strong knowledge and experience in object oriented design (especially with .Net), database, and enterprise service programming.
  
• Experience developing and/or testing SQL Service Broker, Windows Workflow, satellite delivery systems and service components using frameworks/products such as WCF, WF, Kencast and FAZZT.
  
• Experience testing transcoding products like Telestream.
  
• Strong background in XML, XSD, XSLT and experience working with XML compare tools such as XML Spy, Stylus Studio, and Beyond Compare.
  
• Video domain knowledge including experience with different video file formats, standards, and transcoding processes.
  
• Experience with quality control of large file transfer & conversion processes.
  
• Ability to establish credibility with development and business groups quickly.
  
• Excellent communication and relationship skills.
  
• Work independently and in conjunction with a team of senior system and application development engineers.
  
• Meet ambitious and aggressive plans with creative and innovative solutions.
  
• Knowledge of the state-of-the-art in incremental builds, test frameworks, build frameworks and continuous testing.
  
• Development experience of build, development, automation or release infrastructure.
  
• Experience with Agile development methodology.
  
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or Engineering.

Harvey Nash

• Global recruitment and talent solutionscompany
  
• Placing thousands of skilled business professionals every year
  
• Operations in the United States, Europe and Asia
  
• Publicly traded
  
• Over 37 office locations worldwide
  
• Dedicated to providing talented professionals with top career opportunities

In addition to great career opportunities, Harvey Nash is proud to offer its valued contract professionals a number of benefits including health insurance and 401(k) matching. Apply now if your skills and experience are a good match for the position and remember this: At Harvey Nash, the door to opportunity is always wide open.

Apply:
Qualified candidates should submit a word formatted resume to cheryl.blumenberg@harveynashusa.com.

Because leading businesses large and small trust Harvey Nash to deliver skilled, dedicated IT professionals, you can trust Harvey Nash to offer sought-after, worthwhile career opportunities. We are currently seeking to fill a Senior Technology Director with our client in NYC. We invite you to review the position requirements below and apply today if your skills match our need.

Main duties & responsibilities:

• Manage key relationship between the Divisional Directors, Business Group Managers and Technology Services function ensuring that their strategies and priorities are understood and translated into actionable programs of change. Consequently as well as reporting directly to the CTO the role will have a dotted line into the Divisional Director and should be considered a senior member within that management team akin to a Finance Manager.
  
• Work with the Director and Marketing function to help articulate and develop the business and product roadmap. Introduce technical innovation to help drive growth and maintain tight cost control, liaising with the Finance Manager for the business
  
• Act as an escalation point and account manager for the Technical Service Delivery function e.g. the desktop, server and corporate applications, within the business unit.
  
• Ensure that projects are delivered to the highest quality standards through the effective management, scheduling and motivation of resources (directly managed and 3rd party).
  
• Introduce best practice project and change management methodologies to improve delivery within time/budget/quality prioritizing resources as necessary.
  
• Ensure communication with all relevant stakeholders (including central marketing and finance functions).
  
• Ensure that timely and accurate plans (timelines, costs, resources) and documentation are provided for all projects from project initiation through design, build, test, cutover and post implementation review.
  
• Implement key KPI metrics and reporting to drive continuous improvement in project delivery and Technical Service value suggesting opportunities for improvement via people development, tools, automation and process refinement.
  
• Management of a team of Project Managers, Business Analysts as well as other subject matter experts and 3rd party/matrix technical assets.
  
• Provide timely and accurate status reports for current and pipeline projects and ensure stakeholders expectations are well managed
  
• Proactively identify, communicate and escalate appropriate risks and issues suggesting proposed resolutions and contingency plans
  
• Vendor management, budgetary responsibility and contract negotiation with 3rd party suppliers
  
• Work to aggressive deadlines in a dynamic environment
  
• Mentor and coach other members of the TS department based on industry best practices and methodologies
  
• Liaise with other Heads of Technology to share experiences, skills and innovation across business groups

Essential Competencies:

• Experienced at capturing, interpreting and reporting key metrics/KPI’s to drive continuous performance improvement
  
• Ability to multitask in a dynamic environment to deliver multiple running projects
  
• Proactive and structured approach to governance and communication
  
• Commercial, results focused individual with a can-do attitude and excellent problem solving abilities
  
• Ability to work at own initiative, take responsibility for delivery and create real business value
  
• Thought leader in one or more subject matters (media, digital, technology), with the gravitas to lead and influence stakeholders
  
• Motivational team leader
  
• Excellent organizational, written and verbal communications and interpersonal skills with experience of working with virtual, distributed teams and presenting to Board level stakeholders.

Experience:

• 7+ years project and change management experience with a proven track record leading and delivering successful programs of change in a challenging environment
  
• 7+ years’ experience at capturing, interpreting and reporting key business requirements and helping translate functional into technical specifications.
  
• 5+ years of profit/cost center management
  Strong commercial background preferably in digital media organization
  
• PRINCE2 and SIX SIGMA background a distinct advantage
  
• Solid technical background with a good understanding of enterprise systems architecture

Harvey Nash

• Global recruitment and talent solutions company
  
• Placing thousands of skilled business professionals every year
  
• Operations in the United States, Europe and Asia
  
• Publicly traded
  
• Over 37 office locations worldwide
  
• Dedicated to providing talented professionals with top career opportunities

Apply
Qualified candidates should submit a word formatted resume to cheryl.blumenberg@harveynashusa.com.

Because leading businesses large and small trust Harvey Nash to deliver skilled, dedicated IT professionals, you can trust Harvey Nash to offer sought-after, worthwhile career opportunities. We are currently seeking to fill a Unix Systems Engineer position for our client in South Orange, NJ. We invite you to review the position requirements below and apply today if your skills match our need.

This position supports core technologies essential to the enterprise server infrastructure and end user computing services. These technologies include the DNS and DHCP network services, VMware virtual server foundation, Linux operating system, storage area network, enterprise monitoring and tape backup systems. All of these services are used by the Banner ERP system among others.

Technical responsibilities of this position include:
Architecture recommendations, implementation and integration, process automation, performance analysis, security review, capacity management, upgrade planning, and problem resolution for end-to-end service components. Current components include server, storage, and Fibre Channel networking hardware, VMware hypervisor and Linux operating systems, and specialized appliance and software solutions including Infoblox, Nagios, and Tivoli Storage Manager. Support responsibilities include regular operation, log monitoring, maintenance, account administration, access review, second level end user support, creation of documentation and training materials, change coordination, and investigation of security incidents.

In addition to specific support of assigned systems and services, this position shares joint responsibilities of the Systems Support group including rotating on-call duty for 7x24 response to system faults, service threats, and urgent support requirements.

Server architecture and implementation - Analyze requirements and create system architecture design. Plan, install, test and integrate new VMware and Linux-based application systems and provide expert support through all stages of the server lifecycle.

System operation and maintenance - Develop and perform procedures for regular maintenance including periodic review and analysis of logs, capacity and performance metrics, and security status. Ensure system monitoring 7 days a week, 24 hours a day and respond to service threats in a timely manner. Test and apply software patches. Update inventories and reconcile regularly to maintain appropriate backup and monitoring coverage.

User support and account management - Respond to daily user requests and problem reports.Process authorized access change requests and perform regular entitlement reviews. Provide documentation, second-level support, and expert consultation to end users and technical support colleagues.

Shared systems administration responsibilities - Participate in on-call rotation for general systems support and other duties as assigned. Contribute to integration, central management and procedural improvement efforts to maintain and enhance the systems environment.

Harvey Nash

• Global recruitment and talent solutions company
  
• Placing thousands of skilled business professionals every year
  
• Operations in the United States, Europe and Asia
  
• Publicly traded
  
• Over 37 office locations worldwide
  
• Dedicated to providing talented professionals with top career opportunities

Apply:
Qualified candidates should submit a word formatted resume to cheryl.blumenberg@harveynashusa.com

Principle duties and responsibilities:

• Analyze and provide input to business requirements
  
• Collaborate with architects on overall system design
  
• Create BPEL workflows and integration adapters using Seeburger BIS BSB platform
  
• Develop dependent Java and SQL code
  
• Communicate the features of the Seeburger platform to architects and managers

Required Qualifications:

• B.S. in Computer Science, Engineering, or related degree, or a combination of education and related experience
  
• 4+ years of professional Java development experience
  
• 4+ years of experience with SQL (Oracle preferred)
  
• 2+ years of experience with middleware development, process design and BPEL
  
• 2+ years of experience with Eclipse

Preferred qualifications:
Experience with Seeburger BIS B2B platform

Candidates outside of Colorado are fine, but must be willing to be onsite for duration of contract. No agencies please. W2 or C2C if an independent consultant only.

Apply:
Qualified candidates please send a resume directly to holly.white@harveynashusa.com with Workflow Louisville 23402 in the subject line or you can contact me directly at 303-330-2568. Referral bonus available for this position!

Our client is looking for an IT Director to take responsibility for managing project’s deliverables from the technology side. The IT Director will work closely with the Project Management Office and the Business Lead to ensure that the project progresses in accordance with strategic plans. Towards this end, the IT Director provides both technical and managerial direction to multiple IT functional areas as necessary to ensure that the analysis and decision making regarding complex issues is thorough and correct.

The IT Director must have a proven track record in directing efforts of mid-size to large project teams. The IT Director must have extensive experience in successfully steering technology projects from concept to design to deployment – and must be prepared to cope effectively with the different challenges that exist at each phase. The IT Director must have high level and up-to-date understanding of current technologies and future trends – and be able to show how these developments may impact the project and the solutions being developed. The IT Director must be prepared to lead discussions on multiple areas of technology.

As a key member of the leadership team, the IT Director must maintain sufficient technical awareness to effectively manage the IT professionals for which s/he is responsible. She/he will influence the success of projects within his/her domain by providing needed resources and/or recommending alternatives. She/he must be able to effectively and efficiently establish priorities and be able to recognize what work should be delegated.

She/he must be comfortable interacting with team members, Senior IT Management, and Senior Business Management. She/he must be adept at building and motivating technical teams and possess ability to build strategic relationships and influence people at all levels of the organization. She/he must be able to track multiple projects simultaneously. She/he must have experience in managing vendor driven projects and be experienced in managing global delivery projects. She/he should have a background in developing IT strategic direction.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Recommend, develop and implement software development standards, templates, best practices and guidelines for the project.
  
• Develop project work plans, specifying goals, staffing, scheduling, allocation of available resources, strategic recommendations, technical and project documentation, meeting summaries, status reports, risk and issue management, change management, among others.
  
• Work closely with other business/technology leads, analysts, vendor managers/staff and development teams to plan the technical direction of the project.
  
• Create and maintain project plan, coordinating with vendor on tasks and timeline to support on-time delivery.
  
• Ensure that deliverables meet quality standards and adhere to the established process. Make sure that all project documentation is updated and current.
  
• Provide day-to-day project leadership and decision making on critical project issues as they pertain to project scope, value, schedule, methodology and resources at project, functional and task levels.
  
• Monitoring the application’s conformance with functional and non-functional requirements, assisting in the development and design of the high level solution architecture, overseeing the development of the database schema and any subsequent changes thereto.
  
• Manage the maintenance and support of the project after production deployment.
  
• Manage vendors as an integral part of the project team's activities.
  
• Plan and facilitate status and project review meetings, communicating project status on a scheduled basis to the project’s executive committee.
  
• Developing and implementing the cut-over strategy, measuring and validating the success of the cut-over. Provide leadership and appropriate recognition to project team members.
  
• Developing and implementing data conversion and migration plans, coordinating the successful development and implementation of the temporary data “bridges”.
  
• Participate in program presentations, post project reviews, project change control board meetings and other project meetings as required.
  
• Establish milestones and monitors adherence to master plans and schedules, SDLC procedures, identifies project problems and obtains solutions, such as allocation of resources or changing specifications.
  
• Work with other IT/Business Managers/staff to identify potential risks in delivery and propose options to mitigate/minimize technical risks and issues. Identify opportunities for improvement.

Technical/Functional Skills:

• Strong understanding of software development life-cycles and how to adapt the proper life-cycle to a specific system or project.
  
• Strong process knowledge of information technology from an application, database, server, networking and operating systems perspective. Knowledge of business continuance, high availability, disaster restart/recovery and other IT best practices concepts as they relate to business practices.
  
• Skilled in a variety of different technology aspects including SQL Server 2005 or SQL 2010, SharePoint, Team Foundation Server (TFS), Programming skills, such as C# .Net 4.0, would also be beneficial.
  
• Proven understanding of Object Oriented Development.
  
• Proven ability to participate in, and contribute simultaneously to, multiple work streams and across a diverse and virtual team.
  
• Accountable for delivering results for large/complex/cross-functional project initiatives within established timeframes and quality measures.
  
• Strong in Application Lifecycle Methodologies and processes such as Waterfall, Iterative, Agile Development, Continuous Integration, etc. using Visual Studio Team System and Team Foundation Server 2010 (TFS)
  
• Proven ability to influence and lead project direction to ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget
  
• Excellent hands-on experience of MS Project, MS Office, SharePoint and Visio
  
• Ability to prioritize and multi-task in a dynamic business environment with often conflicting priorities; proven analytical and problem solving skills and strong attention to detail are essential.
  
• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or Computer Science.
  
• Total of 15 years of IT industry experience with at least 8 years IT management experience in the insurance/financial services industry, preferably in Workers compensation Insurance industry and implementing large-scale, business critical applications in an enterprise environment.
  
• Experience in creating and rolling out complex technology projects in a .NET framework.
  
• Ability to build and maintain plans, manage deliverables, communicate status upward and out, identify and manage risks.
  
• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with stakeholders and is dedicated to meeting stakeholder expectations and requirements.
  
• Significant experience working with very large mainframe based legacy system transformation and complex data bases.
  
• Must have trained/mentored technical staff and analysts.
  
• Experience in requirements development and analysis for IT systems.
  
• Strong verbal and written communications skills preferred, with ability to create and deliver effective presentations to management and technical architects across the organization and vendor teams.

Apply:
Qualified candidates, please send resume to melissa.cardiff@harveynashusa.com

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Driving business at high speeds is top-of-mind for Senior IT Manager Bassett at Honda MPE. The $300 million (Australian) company distributes motorcycles, marine power equipment and watercraft through a network of more than 800 nationwide dealerships utilized by over 4,000 dealer staff. Bassett’s IT staff of nine took the initiative on its own to find ways to deliver more effective business services, and they began by revamping their customers’ Internet capabilities. “We pushed for more and more online systems for empowering our customers [the dealers] to order products,” Bassett says.

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Now garnering over 2,000 responses from IT leaders the world over, the Survey report is an important barometer for CIOs. This year’s survey will investigate some of the most pressing challenges today's IT leaders face as well as their positions and perspectives.

We invite you to share your own insights through the 2012 Global CIO Survey. It is your participation that helps us better understand how IT organizations and their leadership compare around the world, especially in terms of differing strategies. You can do so now, by taking our brief survey here.

As a token of our appreciation, you will receive a free copy of the report and be invited to launch events taking place across Europe and the United States in 2012.

Click here to participate in the next Harvey Nash CIO Survey.

Wayne, NJ (October 26, 2011) - Harvey Nash USA, a leader in executive search, professional recruitment and IT outsourcing, announced today that President and CEO Robert Miano will talk about effective compensation and incentive programs during the 2011 TechServe Alliance Conference and Tradeshow being held November 2-4 in Phoenix, Ariz. at the Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort and Spa. The conference attracts owners, C-level executives and sales and recruiting leaders from IT staffing and solutions firms nationwide.

Miano joins a panel of experts including Don Goldberg, ConsultNet CEO; Sue Thaden, Resources Inc. President & CEO; Jack Bader, NetEffects President; and moderator Tom Nunn, Strategic Business Consultant, Tom Nunn Consulting, LLC to discuss the best practices and trends in compensation and incentive programs throughout the industry. Panelists will share perspectives on what does and does not work and outline critical factors that determine an incentive program's success.

The discussion, titled Incentive Programs That Work, will be held Thursday, November 3, from 1:15 – 2:15 p.m. For more information on the event and to register, please click here.

About Harvey Nash Group USA
Harvey Nash USA is the U.S. division of the Harvey Nash Group, a global professional recruitment firm and IT outsourcing service provider traded on the London Stock Exchange since 1997. Around the world, Harvey Nash is committed to delivering talent and IT solutions to a broad base of clients. The Group is a trusted advisor to some of the world's leading businesses. Operating from more than 39 offices in the USA, Europe and Asia, Harvey Nash professionals pursue integrity and quality in providing a unique portfolio of services: executive search, IT professional services and IT staffing. To learn more, please visit www.harveynashusa.com.

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For your eyes only: a master resume

It is a good idea to have a resume that lists e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g you’ve done throughout your career—your titles, responsibilities, accomplishments, awards received, articles published, salary information, volunteer efforts, etc.—but this will be for your eyes only. When applying for a new position, you want to send a resume that’s tailored to that specific role and list accomplishments that meet the specific needs it requires. This means picking and choosing your past jobs and responsibilities that are relevant and leaving out the ones that aren’t. According to Cheryl Blumenberg, Harvey Nash’s Regional Recruiting Director, “Anything more than three pages will drive recruiters crazy!”

Here’s a quick reference list from Cheryl on what to keep in and what to leave out:

Keep it in

• If you held the job within the last decade, and it’s relevant to the one you’re going for now, keep the details in.
• Same goes if your previous job was in a different industry, but required some of the same skills as the one you’re applying for now(e.g. leading a team, writing or communication skills).
• If your hobby is one that actually applies to the new position, by all means, include it.

Leave it out

• If you worked in the position 12 years ago and you have no intention of carrying on with the skill set it required, or the skill set doesn’t apply to the new job, leave it out.
• Leave out awards, certifications, articles or books written that have nothing to do with the job you’re going after. They take up valuable real estate when you’re trying to keep your resume short.
• Personal information other than your contact details should be left out as well (e.g. ethnicity or religion).

It’d be a shame to miss out on a job opportunity because the recruiter couldn’t bear searching your mile-long resume for relevant qualifications. Keep yours from being too long, and it’s more likely to go in the “keep it in” pile.

Rock your resume

First, you’ve got to make sure your resume is clear and short, showcasing the experience most relevant for the job you’re applying for (click here to read our advice on keeping yours from becoming a novel). And rather than listing your awards and recognition at the very bottom, give them the real estate they deserve in the top third of the resume.“When we can easily see that you’ve been publicly recognized in your industry, by your peers, subordinates, supervisors—whoever—it lets us know that you really are good at what you do,” says Blumenberg. “It automatically makes your resume more than just words on paper.” She says additional things that can be listed here include relevant speaking engagements and articles you’ve written.

Another trend Blumenberg is seeing with resumes is including a link to an online portfolio featuring your work. “While this might not be applicable for everyone,” she says, “it certainly can make a lasting impression.”

Talk the talk, and explain how you’ll walk the walk

While surfing the company’s website the day before your interview is a good thing to do, there are stronger ways to show your interest in working for them. In addition to reading through their site, Blumenberg suggests taking a peek at their social media pages as well as any current news articles and industry publications you can find that feature the company. By signing up for a Google Alert, you can receive links to articles that mention it and a quick search at www.twitter.com/search can tell you what’s being said about it. This will help you learn as much as you can about the basics of the organization, plus it gives you insights to the issues they’re concerned about. “Once you do the research,” says Blumenberg, “you can come to the interview prepared with an explanation of how your experience can help the company. Tailor this ‘personal pitch’ the right way, and you’ll be hard to resist.”

The ideal candidate for this role will be a senior-level architect, not above doing hands-on coding, scrums and knocking things off the list. This person must be synergistic, a team player and someone who will come in accepting the environment as it is and not wanting to make changes.

Knowledge of the following required:
Front end, java script, ajax., groovy grails, spring, hibernate. From a development standpoint: windows and MAC VMware on boxes locally Linux/Unix/Oracle on the back side. TC Server, groovy grails, spring, Hudson for integration, Jiva for bugs, Jboss, grails, GIT hub (SaAS) Redhat, and Crowd which is used for authentication/user enrollment.

About Harvey Nash
• Global recruitment and talent solutions company
• Placing thousands of skilled business professionals every year
• Operations in the United States, Europe and Asia
• Headquartered in the UK and traded on the London Stock Exchange
• Over 37 office locations worldwide
• Dedicated to providing talented professionals with top career opportunities

Apply
Qualified candidates, please send resume to gioia.garden@harveynashusa.com.

We are supporting one of our clients with a contract-to-hire engagement for an SQL Database Administrator/Developer. The position is located in Chicago, Illinois. We invite you to review the position requirements below and apply today if your skills match our need.

Job Description
• Analyzing complex data systems and documenting data elements, data flow, relationships and dependencies
• Developing automated and reusable routines for extracting requested information from database systems
• Compiling detailed reports using data reporting tools, such as Crystal Reports, SQL Reporting Service 2005 and making recommendations based on their findings
• Working in partnership with business analysts, data architects and database developers to build data transactional and warehousing system
• Managing, monitoring and maintaining company databases
• Making requested changes, updates and modifications to database structure and data
• Ensuring database integrity, stability and system availability
• Maintaining database back-up and recovery infrastructure
• Query analysis optimization in support of the development team

Technical Skills Needed
• Strong analytical, quantitative and problem solving abilities
• Thorough knowledge of relational database theory and practice
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively with systems teams

Candidates Must Possess the Following
• 3+ years DBA experience/2+ years SQL Server experience
• Excellent communication skills are an absolute must for this role
• Experience with a report writing software such as SSRS
• Not only must they have a solid understanding of the database structure and the physical relationship of data, but candidates need to have strong business acumen to quickly learn client's business model and how it relates to the data
• Involvement/relationship with applications development = understanding of what developers are trying to accomplish as it relates to the data

About Harvey Nash
• Global recruitment and talent solutions company
• Placing thousands of skilled business professionals every year
• Operations in the United States, Europe and Asia
• Publicly traded
• Over 37 office locations worldwide
• Dedicated to providing talented professionals with top career opportunities

Apply
Qualified candidates please submit a resume to megan.mccann@harveynashusa.com quoting reference number 22622.