Friday, September 12, 2008

Lead Security Engineer - (US-MA-Natick)


Lead Security Engineer - (US-MA-Natick)

Compensation: 
$135K - $150K / Year
Minimum Education: 
Bachelors
Job Type: 
Full Time
Jobcode: 
JBMSJA1

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Provide subject matter expertise in information security disciplines supporting the design of our security technology architecture and implementation of security solutions. This position will establish, document, manage and disseminate information security architectural methodologies, policies, standards and baseline across all IT departments. 

Participate on the Enterprise Architectural Board (EAB) to drive overall technology direction for security in defining the strategic view of Corporate IT & Business needs by reviewing proposed programs and projects referred by the EAB and PMO. 

Identify security risks, threat and vulnerabilities of networks, systems, applications and new technology initiatives and provide direction to security engineers and project teams on building the appropriate information security controls into systems in development aligning them to enterprise security goals. 

This position is responsible for identifying solutions, product/vendor evaluation, selection and procurement, development, migration, deployment and oversight including perimeter defense, Firewall Management, Endpoint security, Intrusion detection, Encryption, Wireless, VPN, Access control, data protection and integrity across platforms and applications. 

Provide direction to security engineers on improving and maintaining the appropriate information security controls. 

Serve as the point of contact for technical guidance, procedural questions and advanced level troubleshooting issues. 

Perform other duties and/or responsibilities as assigned. 

Requirements: 

A minimum of 6-8 years experience within an Information Systems organization, with a concentration on Network Communications, System applications, Security Review and Assessments, Vulnerability Management, Penetration testing, or Encryption Methodologies, is required. 

A Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related field is preferred and equivalent work experience will be considered. 

A CISSP or CISA certification is a plus. 

Must have knowledge and experience with: 
(1) Firewall Management and Configuration Expertise; 
(2) Security event Monitoring; 
(3) Vulnerability Management; 
(4) User provisioning; 
(5) Single-sign on; 
(6) Federation, Extranet Access Mgmt, and Directory solutions. 

Direct experience with information security at the enterprise level and knowledge of Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions are essential. 

Knowledge of regulatory requirements and compliance issues specific to security and data protection required. 

Must demonstrate proven skills in gathering and documenting business and functional requirements, system testing and configurations to contribute to the selection, deployment and maintenance of security solutions. 

Must have good Microsoft Office skills, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio, Access. 

Experience with technology vendors, direct customer or user contact and positive communication skills is required. 

Knowledge of scripting techniques (Perl, Shell, etc.) or programming languages (J2EE, C, SQL, HTML) desired. 

Knowledge of network infrastructures, including firewalls, VPN's, Intrusion Detection Systems, penetration testing and vulnerability assessment strategies, file and session encryption and cryptography methods, web application and device security is required. 

Email resume in Word to TheBigGameHunter@cisny.com. Please include the job code for the position with your resume. 

NO VISA TRANSFERS. NO OVERSEAS RESUMES. NO 3RD PARTIES. 

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Concepts In Staffing
9 East 37 Street
New York, NY 10016

Linux Engineer - (US-NY-Brooklyn)


Linux Engineer - (US-NY-Brooklyn)

Compensation: 
$80K - $90K / Year
Minimum Education: 
Bachelors
Job Type: 
Full Time
Jobcode: 
WPRUJA1

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a strong UNIX/LINUX system administration background and are intimately familiar with TCP/IP networking and storage networking. You enjoy working on complex production systems. 


You are goal-oriented and can handle interrupts while switching between projects. You favor the “work smarter” approach over the “work harder” one. 

• Configure system and network parameters. 
• Monitor stability and performance. 
• Be part of the team that ensures 24x7 operations. 
• Help develop tools to maintain and monitor the various systems. 
• Write comprehensive documentation. 


________________________________________ 
Systems Engineer 
________________________________________ 


Requirements for Systems Engineer: 
• BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent experience. 
• 3+ years experience with Linux. 
• 2+ years caring for large production systems (more than 100 servers). 
• Proven technical troubleshooting and analytical abilities. 
• Strong knowledge of TCP/IP networking, load balancing and Fibre Channel. 
• Demonstrated programming/scripting ability (bourne, perl, python). 

Email resume in Word to TheBigGameHunter@cisny.com. Please include the job code for the position with your resume. 

NO RELOCATION. NO VISA TRANSFERS. NO OVERSEAS RESUMES. NO 3RD PARTIES. 

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Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter
Concepts In Staffing
9 East 37 Street
New York, NY 10016

Senior Business Analyst - (US-CA-Greater Los Angeles)


Senior Business Analyst - (US-CA-Greater Los Angeles)

Compensation: 
$125K - $130K / Year
Minimum Education: 
Bachelors
Job Type: 
Full Time
Jobcode: 
WJKJA1

If not you, would you know someone???  I will pay a finders' fee if you refer someone who is hired.

Individual will be responsible for leading settlement related initiatives while managing day to day activities of a small team of developers and business analysts. This position will be responsible for recommending strategic and tactical changes in work flows considering the integration of both third party vendor solutions and proprietary systems pertaining to middle and back office support departments. The candidate will be responsible for gathering requirements and creating functional and non-functional specifications and regularly meet with the end user to review overall effectiveness and tackle problems related to settlement functionality. 

Responsibilities/Duties: 

Act as senior business and system analyst to translate client needs into business requirements and system specifications; work with business users across functional groups to truly and systematically identify business problems and propose innovative solutions; communicate requirements to developers and provide guidance for creating test plan and test cases 
Manage projects through software development lifecycle and deliver good quality solutions under tight schedule and budget. Coordinate with project leads and developers in pertinent IT groups for necessary changes to mitigate system dependencies and ensure successful delivery 
Provide guidance and direction related to the evaluation of existing application products as well as identify and implement innovative solutions related to system improvements and enhancements 
Perform necessary quality assurance and acceptance test 

Competencies: 
Extensive business and system analysis working experience with good understanding of popular requirement management (i.e. RUP) and change control management methodologies 
Proven ability to understand complex business process and problems, and transfer requirements to clear functional requirements and system specifications 
Has good knowledge in asset management principles, settlements and allocation processes for complex fixed income instruments 
Strong understanding of, or experience in, a fixed income management company or middle/back office environment required 
Clearly understand purposes, objectives, practices and procedures of the Trade Processing, Settlements, and Fund Accounting departments and related business units 
Has a good knowledge and experience with product and project management and familiar with various product management and software project development lifecycle methodologies 
Proven effectiveness with leading systems development at both the strategic and hands on project management level or implementation with progressively more complex responsibilities in an investment management client focused environment 
Has good understanding of basic technologies such as database, Java, and other front end technologies; Be able to communicate requirements in technical language and understand system dependencies in technical level 

Specifications: 
Requires 6+ years experience in business and system analysis, writing functional and non-functional requirements for complicated business problems in financial service industry 
Requires 5+ years experience in product or project management for complicated financial systems 
Require good knowledge of fixed income securities, prefer specific knowledge in TBA, MBS/ABS, SWAP 
Requires 10+ years of information systems experience 
Basic knowledge of relational database environment, SQL/Oracle, and Java required 
Microsoft Windows NT, word processing and spreadsheet applications required 

Email resume in Word to TheBigGameHunter@cisny.com. Please include the job code for the position with your resume. 

NO RELOCATION. NO VISA TRANSFERS. NO OVERSEAS RESUMES. NO 3RD PARTIES. 

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Director of Case Management - (US-TX-Brownsville)


Director of Case Management - (US-TX-Brownsville)

Compensation: 
$80K - $100K / Year
Minimum Education: 
Bachelors
Job Type: 
Full Time
Jobcode: 
BV10500JA

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Experience Required : 3 - 5 years 
Degree Required : RN License 
Travel Required : None Required 
PAID RELOCATION AVAILABLE 
Responsible on a 24-hour basis for the overall planning, development, implementation, and ongoing operation of the Care Management department. Provides leadership and direction to staff members. Coordinates activities to ensure a smooth continuum of care process throughout the organization. Responsible for staffing and developing standards of operation, policies and procedures, quality management/outcome measures, and the capital and operational budgets. Ensures the department is in full compliance with standards/guidelines of the Texas Medical Foundation, Texas Department of Health, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services and JCAHO. 

Must be currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of Texas; A minimum of five years experience as an RN in which clinical expertise and leadership have been demonstrated. Bilingual, English/Spanish preferred. Certification in clinical specialty or Case Management preferred. 

Bachelors required. 

Candidate Must Have : RN License 
Bachelors Degree 

Five years experience as an RN in which clinical expertise 

Email resume in Word to TheBigGameHunter@cisny.com. Please include the job code for the position with your resume. 

NO VISA TRANSFERS. NO OVERSEAS RESUMES. NO 3RD PARTIES. 

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Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter
Concepts In Staffing
9 East 37 Street
New York, NY 10016