Hosting Systems Administrator - (US-VA-Arlington)

Hosting Systems Administrator - (US-VA-Arlington)

Compensation: $80K - $100K / Year
Minimum Education: Bachelors
Job Type: Full Time
Jobcode: PEFJA2

The person applying for the role of Hosting System Administrator is expected to install, configure, tune, monitor and troubleshoot all production, staging and training application and web servers as well as the applications running on them.

Job Duties include:

· Management of all hosted web applications

· Monitoring and optimizing the performance of these applications

· Working with the other system and database administrators in the hosting group and with their customers in maintaining the hosted applications

· Researching, evaluating, installing, configuring new tools and processes to facilitate all aspects of hosting

· Application technical installation, configuration, support, upgrades as necessary

· Application and Web Server installation, configuration and support

· Recovery of the hosted applications in the event of a hardware or software failure

· Troubleshooting and correcting application problems where appropriate

· Ensure monitoring and reporting on all hosted servers (may include memory, disk space, log file analysis, cleanup, etc)

· Maintaining system security policy, including firewalls, host and client access, file permissions, user accounts, etc.

· Batch loading of data into official production ORACLE tables from approved data files, etc. given by development staff of vendors of applications

· Ensuring the data loaded into ORACLE tables is as accurate as the data source

· Exporting data out of the database on demand by customer



Required Qualifications:

· 2+ years Unix system administration and J2EE application experience

· Experience with Oracle 9i, WebLogic 8.1, Apache, Solaris, Linux, Windows

· Experience with Linux, Solaris shell scripting

· Performance analysis and tuning

· Exposure to data import, export, SQL scripting

· Exposure to Oracle 10gAS a plus

· Strong problem solving skills

· Works effectively with a minimum of direction

· Willingness and ability to work in a fast-paced environment

· Willingness and ability to handle firecall duties

· US Citizenship is required

· Must be able to qualify for/obtain a US government clearance

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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QA Engineer - (US-NY-New York)post

QA Engineer - (US-NY-New York)

Compensation: $70K - $85K / Year
Minimum Education: Bachelors
Job Type: Full Time
Jobcode: AJKJA1
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Quality Assurance Engineer with extensive server-side testing and automation experience. The individual will be responsible for producing significant and measurable results in QA efficiency. The QA team is small and agile; therefore, this position will consist of approximately 25% planning and documentation, 30% automation and performance testing and 45% manual testing initially.

Position Requirements

Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline
· Five or more years of software testing in a sophisticated development environment
· Three or more years of hands-on experience in developing an automation framework
· Demonstrate expertise in building automation and performance testing suites using both open source and enterprise class technologies
· Solid scripting and programming skills (with emphasis on bash, Perl or python, Java, SQL and VBScript)

· Strong understanding of Quality Assurance fundamentals, strategies and technologies
· Solid understanding of software architecture technologies. (e.g. HTML, XML, Java, JavaScript, Web Services, SOA, SOAP, Unix/Linux knowledge)
· Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
· Capability to multi-task across several projects
· Relies on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals

Position Description

· Develop thorough understanding of the application(s) and take ownership of testing various components of the product.
· Design, document and execute test plans, cases and scripts.
· Create and execute readable, maintainable, and high performance automation scripts.
· Provide training to other employees on testing best automation practices.
· Continually work to reduce test cycle time, while increasing test coverage.
· Contribute to the overall optimization of the test process.
· Maintains the quality and overall integrity of the test data.
· Assess and enhance the load/performance testing framework.
· Recommend/develop new testing tools.
· Conduct root cause analysis of all defects reported during project or product testing

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

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QA Engineer - (US-NY-New York)

QA Engineer - (US-NY-New York)

Compensation: $70K - $85K / Year
Minimum Education: Bachelors
Job Type: Full Time
Jobcode: AJKJA1
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Quality Assurance Engineer with extensive server-side testing and automation experience. The individual will be responsible for producing significant and measurable results in QA efficiency. The QA team is small and agile; therefore, this position will consist of approximately 25% planning and documentation, 30% automation and performance testing and 45% manual testing initially. 

Position Requirements 

Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline 
· Five or more years of software testing in a sophisticated development environment 
· Three or more years of hands-on experience in developing an automation framework 
· Demonstrate expertise in building automation and performance testing suites using both open source and enterprise class technologies 
· Solid scripting and programming skills (with emphasis on bash, Perl or python, Java, SQL and VBScript) 

· Strong understanding of Quality Assurance fundamentals, strategies and technologies 
· Solid understanding of software architecture technologies. (e.g. HTML, XML, Java, JavaScript, Web Services, SOA, SOAP, Unix/Linux knowledge) 
· Strong analytical and problem-solving skills 
· Capability to multi-task across several projects 
· Relies on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals 

Position Description 

· Develop thorough understanding of the application(s) and take ownership of testing various components of the product. 
· Design, document and execute test plans, cases and scripts. 
· Create and execute readable, maintainable, and high performance automation scripts. 
· Provide training to other employees on testing best automation practices. 
· Continually work to reduce test cycle time, while increasing test coverage. 
· Contribute to the overall optimization of the test process. 
· Maintains the quality and overall integrity of the test data. 
· Assess and enhance the load/performance testing framework. 
· Recommend/develop new testing tools. 
· Conduct root cause analysis of all defects reported during project or product testing 

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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Product Marketing Manager - (US-NY-New York)

Product Marketing Manager - (US-NY-New York)

Minimum Education: Bachelors
Job Type: Full Time
Jobcode: OEFJA1

* Contribute and develop the top-level messaging and positioning for products 
* Create content for software industry events, sales collateral and website 
* Create and execute product go-to-market plans 
* Contribute to marketing requirements documents, strategic product planning, and annual planning process 
* Act as a spokesperson and present content at industry conferences 
* Create and distribute product collateral and sales tools 
* Primary product marketing contact for the direct and channel sales organizations for product, market and competitive information 

* Product evangelist in webinars, trade shows and internal briefings 
* Participate in sales calls and other customer facing activities to generate requirements for new product and feature creation 
* Work with Product Management to ensure sales and channel readiness for product releases 

Qualifications and Skills 

* 5+ years product marketing or solution marketing experience in the enterprise software industry 
* Bachelor’s Degree in technical field 
* Proven ability to work independently 
* Experience working with inter-departmental stakeholders to create and implement a project 
* Direct experience marketing or working with data center management technologies 
* Strong technical background 
* Exceptional communication and organization skills 
* Ability to meet deadlines in fast-paced environment 
* Team player 

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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