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Fwd: Special Report: Fresh Answers to a Stale Interview Question

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Fri Nov 19, 2010 4:45 am (PST)



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LEAD:  BA Structured Prods - NYC - to 160k + Bonus - Fin Svcs

Posted by: "john sampson" jcsspike@yahoo.com   jcsspike

Fri Nov 19, 2010 6:32 am (PST)



Conserva Resources, Inc.
Recruiting & Consulting Services
Technology-Healthcare-Finance-Law
“Our Reputation Is Our Value”
email: rconserva@aol.com
www.conservaresources.com
 
9 Clydesdale Court   Plainsboro, New Jersey 08536
Phone: 609-716-8001 · Fax: 609-716-8005
 
Business Analyst Senior, Structured Products
 
SEND RESUME VIA EMAIL AS A WORD ATTACHMENT FILE TO: rconserva@aol.com
     
Put in Subject Line:    Specification # (example: IBNY-30) & Your Name/Company
Put in Email Body:   Current/Former Base Salary/Hourly Rate & Base Salary/Rate Desired

Attach Resume:   MS Word format
 
To view additional Job Requirements - Go to our web site:   www.conservaresources.com  
 

 
POSITION TITLE:    Business Analyst Senior, Structured Products
 
SPECIFICATION NUMBER:    124936CRI
 
LOCATION:     New York City,  New York
 
COMPENSATION:    $140K - $160K Base  + 25% Bonus
 
COMPANY:   
 
Our client is a large Financial Services Firm.
 
POSITION PURPOSE:
 
Works as a senior business analyst with Structured Products groups, supporting all Trade Capture, Pricing, risk and operations initiatives.  Candidate has to have strong understanding of the Structured Products business. This role requires coordination between multiple internal partners (Risk, Operations, IT, Front-Office).  The candidate has to be viewed as the go-to person for getting things done.  This role requires building partnerships with the end users, performing detailed analysis, engaging the tech-lead during the implementation phase, executing UAT and working with the desk throughout the deployment phases.  It is necessary for the person to be perceived as a partner for the business, rather than a task-taker.  The incumbent has to exercise sound judgment for when business push-back is appropriate, and come up with the best way of brokering agreement between different groups.
 
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES: 
 

• Define functional/business requirements and workflow documents.
• Work closely with the Front Office to define and drive initiatives in the Structured Products space.
• Partners closely with the development teams to ensure there is full understanding of the requirements.
• Work with all areas of IT and the business to ensure that all aspects of the project are covered and well defined from execution to settlement.
• Drive projects through completion (from spec thru UAT and post-deployment)
• Work closely with application support.
• Raises and tracks issues and conflicts, removes barriers, resolves project issues and escalates to senior management where required.
• Ability to break large problems into well-defined and manageable tasks
 
 
 
JOB REQUIREMENTS â€" KNOWLEDGE / EXPERIENCE: 
 
• Experience with Enterprise Structured Products Front Office Trading applications.
  Experience in dealing with all major Dealer to Dealer and Dealer to Client platforms that are relevant for the US Structured Products business. (connectivity protocols etc…)
• Strong understanding of electronic trading, STP and matrix pricing.
• Understanding of current technologies in the Electronic trading and pricing space, test and deployment tools
• Involvement in Industry initiatives Business
• Experience with all aspects of the Global Structured Products business, such as current and emerging new markets, price modeling etc.
• Experience with full trade lifecycle events, and it’s technical and operational support.  Client on-boarding, pricing, trading, settlement.
• Experience in Business Analysis, in particular business workflow, functional specification, use case documentation.
• In depth experience in Structured Products.  Understanding of pricing, electronic trading, trade processing for these products.
 
 
EDUCATION:
 
BA/BS

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LEAD:  Proj Coord - NJ - to 55/hr C2C

Posted by: "john sampson" jcsspike@yahoo.com   jcsspike

Fri Nov 19, 2010 9:04 am (PST)



Job Description                           A major Life Insurance Company is looking for a Project Coordinator in the Somerset, New Jersey office.
                                                   
                                                           Responsibilities:
 
                                                           Will serve as part of an IT Project Management Office (PMO) for a large strategic IT initiative.
 
                                                            Responsible for coordinating with multiple workstreams and project managers in support of the IT PMO.
 
                                                            Tasks include PMO functions, including managing project plans, creating and compiling status reports, managing
                                                            And escalating issues, managing and change control process, preparing financial reports and generally supporting
                                                            Other areas of the PMO.
 
                                                            Provides PMO support and expertise to project team members.
 
Skills Required                               Must have strong experience in Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, Visio and Project experience in Clarity is a plus.
 
                                                             Should have at least 3-5 years of experience in project management/PMO and IT projects.
 
                                                             Generally manages a group of applications systems analysts.
 
                                                             Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
 
                                                             Reports to a senior manager within the IT PMO.
 
Salary Range                                    This is a temporary position which will pay up to $55 an hour Corp to Corp and less for W-2.
 
How To Apply                                  Contact Tony Savoca at Momentum Resources Solutions at asavoca@momentumrs.com and then call him at 732-738-0929.
 
Tony Savoca
Vice President
Director of Financial Services
Momentum Resource Solutions
1090 King Georges Post Road
Edison, NJ 08837
732-738-4700

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LEAD:  Sr Sftwr Eng - COBOL/DB2 - Rklnd Cty - Contract

Posted by: "john sampson" jcsspike@yahoo.com   jcsspike

Fri Nov 19, 2010 9:24 am (PST)



I have a position that may be a fit with your background.  The opportunity is a Cobol Db2 contract in NY-2000 Corporate Dr-Orangeburg,10962. 

Title: Senior Software Systems Engineer 
Location: NY-2000 Corporate Dr-Orangeburg,10962
Duration: Duration : 6+ months with extension upto 2.5 years, 

No of opening : 02

Note : only citizen Required with an excellent communication skill
Description
Candidates for this request must meet or exceed the following requirements: 1. Knowledge of and the ability to perform all phases of the system life cycle 2. Good communication and documentation skills 3. Self motivated with the ability to escalate issues when appropriate 4. Cobol 5. DB2 6. BMC 7. Syncsort 8. JCL 9. VSAM 10. Endevor 11. Expediter 12. TMON 13. Experience in Run Time Improvement techniques and performance monitoring 

Primary Skill Requirement 
 COBOL, CICS, SQL

If you are interested, please forward an updated resume and contact information as soon as possible.   If you are already engaged please drop us a line and let us know what your current status is.  

And as always, please forward this to anyone you feel would be a good match.
For further details please contact me ASAP. 
 Sincerely yours,

Ashutosh Kumar
ashutosh.kumar@pyramidci.com
(770) 255-7732
Pyramid Consulting
11100 Atlantis Place
Alpharetta, GA 30022
Fax: 678-840-2109

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LEAD:  Sr Sftwr Devel - NY - to 160k

Posted by: "john sampson" jcsspike@yahoo.com   jcsspike

Fri Nov 19, 2010 9:45 am (PST)



 
Senior Software Developer - (US-NY-New York)

Compensation: $150K - $160K / Year
Minimum Education: Bachelors
Job Type: Full Time
Jobcode: WAKJA1

Research, design and develop applications such as options market making system, exchange connectivity modules, risk management tools, and messaging tools, both server-side and client-side, in a globally distributed environment. Develop software components to connect applications to multiple exchanges in the US and abroad. Liaise with internal business teams to evaluate operational and performance requirements to make technical analyses and develop software solutions. 
Formulate, design and modify systems utilizing Java and C++. Utilize scientific analysis to incorporate user requirements, technology and hardware limitations, as well as time and cost limitations. 

/Required Skills/ 

* Master's degree, or equivalent, in Computer Science, plus at least 
1 year of experience as a Software Engineer, Software Developer or 
related. *Experience must include developing high-performance/real-time distributed systems*, use of C, C++, Java, Swing, SQL, integration of Java and C++ code, and experience working in a derivatives trading environment. 
* Good oral and written communication skills 

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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LEAD:  PMO Proj Admin - NY - Bank - Access/Sharepoint

Posted by: "john sampson" jcsspike@yahoo.com   jcsspike

Fri Nov 19, 2010 9:45 am (PST)



My name is Ashley and I'm an IT recruiter at Axelon Services Corporation, formerly known as Algomod Technologies. Our records show that you are an experienced IT professional with experience in project administration. This experience is relevant to one of my current openings.
 
Global Financial Institution located in USA - NY - New York has an immediate opening for a PMO - Project Administrator .

Experience:
3-5

Education:
Bachelors Degree

Description:
Working as a member of the Global Banking Technology (GBT) IT team, the individual in this position will support the GBT Program Management Officer (PMO) and be responsible for the following:
Build out automated management reporting infrastructure by interfacing SharePoint and MS Access
databases.
Weekly project reporting - assist with RAG Production, status reports, dashboard reports.
Reviewing status reports for quality and adherance to guidelines.
Documenting new processes and procedures.
Assisting with training users on these new processes.
Recording meeting minutes and following up on open items.

Skills Required:
Intermediate/Advanced MS Access skills - designing, importing & querying data. Experience building small to
medium scale databases.
Intermediate/Advanced Sharepoint skills - creating & designing web parts, views, reports and interface with
MS Access.
Intermediate/Advanced Excel 2007 skills - analyzing large amounts of data, producing pivots, vlookups,
macros.
Ability to work independently.
Experience documenting processes, requirements/analysis documentation.
Strong organizational skills, including the ability to coordinate,
prioritize, and manage multiple activities.
Flexibility and ability to react to changing needs.
Strong team player preferably with experience in working within a global team or with colleagues based in
remote locations.

Skills Desired:
Business analysis, Software Quality Assurance or Management Reporting experience desired.
Experience in a Banking IT organization preferred.

Skill Proficiency:
Intermediate. 
 
 If you are qualified, available, interested, planning to make a change, or know of a friend who might have the required qualifications and interest, please REPLY IMMEDIATELY via e-mail and include an updated resume, even if we have spoken recently about a different position. If you do respond via e-mail please include a daytime phone number so I can reach you.  In considering candidates, time is of the essence, so please respond ASAP.  Thank you.
      Sincerely yours,
      Ashley Kim
      Axelon Services Corporation

Note: Please allow me to reiterate that I chose to contact you either because your resume had been posted to one of the internet job sites to which we subscribe, or you had previously submitted your resume to Axelon.  I assumed that you are either looking for a new employment opportunity, or you are interested in investigating the current job market.
If you are not currently seeking employment, or if you would prefer I contact you at some later date, please indicate your date of availability so that I may honor your request. In any event, I respectfully recommend you continue to avail yourself to the employment options and job market information we provide with our e-mail notices.

Thanks again.
Ashley Kim

Axelon Services Corporation
116 John Street
New York, NY 10038
Phone: (212) 306-0100 or (877) 711-8700
Fax  : (212) 306-0191
ashley.kim@axelon.com

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LEAD:  Oracle DBA - Rcklnd Cty - to 58/hr W2

Posted by: "john sampson" jcsspike@yahoo.com   jcsspike

Fri Nov 19, 2010 9:51 am (PST)



Position: Oracle DBA
Address:  Orangeburg, NY
Length:   6 mos                
Bill Rate:  $53-58/hr
Should be on our W2
No corp to Corp
Face-to-Face interview required at own expense
Skills Required:                                                        
·         5+ yrs exp in all areas of database Administration: performance tuning, Datapump, backup/recovery, KSH programming, PLSQL, init parameters, replication methods.
·         2+  years of related experience in the design, maintenance, and administration of relational databases
·         Must have Shareplex & RAC exp
·         Oracle DBA on UNIX. Up through v10
 
Bindu Lanka
Senior Technical Recruiter
___________________________________________________
Datanomics
200 Centennial Avenue, Suite 140, Piscataway, NJ 08854
(732) 981-0192 ext. 217 office / (732) 981-0182 fax
blanka@datanomics.com

Please visit us at www.datanomics.com

Datanomics is Certified by the State of New Jersey as a WBE Company
___________________________________________________

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