Database Administrator III in Jersey City, NJ - Contract

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for a Database Administrator III Daily for a Contract assignment with one of our premier financial services clients in Jersey City, NJ.

Responsibilities:

• Provide 24/7/365 primary support of all Sybase ASE, Replication Server, and IQ systems.
• Provide 24/7/365 primary dba support of all Microsoft SQL Server clustered and non-clustered databases.
• Provide 24/7/365 primary application dba support of specific global database applications, performing application releases, app/data patching.
• Participate in database development, tuning, and optimization expertise to application development and support teams on an ah-hoc or continual basis.
• Proactively monitor all database systems utilizing vendor-supplied and company standard tools.
• Maintain complete inventory, configuration, and documentation of deployed systems.
• Engineer high availability Database Systems based on Sybase and SQL Server.
• Remediate database security baselines, policies, standard procedures, and best practices.
• Work within the project management framework defined for IT I&P North America.
• Cross-train members of the Database team in all responsibilities and maintain a daily and weekly rotation schedule for these.
• Liaise with application and business clients to gather requirements, design, and deploy standard systems which clearly differentiate between production, development, UAT, and DR.
• Identify operational and infrastructure risks within the environment and work with the application development team and CIB business to make corrections and mitigate risks.
• Ensure that all systems are backed up and monitored according to the business requirements and notify the data owners when there are failures.
• Ensure optimal resilience of deployed systems and meet all disaster recovery and compliance requirements dictated by the business.
• Liaise with system Engineers in troubleshooting issues.
• Maintain top-notch technical skills and financial business knowledge through proactive self-learning in addition to any formal instructor-led training provided by BNP Paribas.
• Interface with external vendors in troubleshooting complex, cross-platform issues.

Required Skills:

• Expert knowledge of Sybase, Sql database concepts, development, and administration with 8 years+ as Sybase/Sql DBA in a production environment.
• Sybase, Sql Development and/or Application DBA experience, strong Sql, T-Sql, RDMS knowledge.
• Wellrounded system dba and application dba skills a must.
• Expertise in Sybase ASE, Replication, IQ, SQL/SSIA/SSAS, mirroring administration, and troubleshooting
• Must have extensive and proven troubleshooting, recovery, db, and app optimization & administration experience in large and mission-critical enterprise environments (50+ managed servers).
• Strong Unix, Windows experience (sysadmin/power-user level reqd.), Programming & Shell scripting skills, Perl.
• Seven years+ Sybase experience a must
• Financial Industry experience a must
• Ability to interface with users at all levels of the organization and good end-user support skills.
• Must be well-organized, responsible, work effectively as a technical lead in a project management framework, have excellent verbal and written communication skills, and able to multitask in a dynamic trading environment.
• Ability to perform 7 x 24-hour support on a rotation basis and wear a pager and/or blackberry device.

Preferred Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or related area preferred
• Five years+ Sql experience a plus

SGA is a Certified Women's Business Enterprise (WBE) celebrating over thirty years of service to our national client base for both permanent placement and consulting opportunities. For consulting positions, we offer a variety of benefit options including but not limited to health & dental insurance, paid vacation, timely payment via direct deposit. SGA accepts transfers of H1 sponsorship for most contracting roles. We are unable to sponsor for Right-to-Hire, full-time, or Government roles. All parties authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply for all roles. Only those authorized to work for government entities will be considered for government roles. Please inquire about our referral program if you would like to submit a candidate for any of our open or future job opportunities. SGA is an EEO employer. We encourage Veterans to apply. To view all of our available job postings and/or to learn more about SGA please visit us online at www.sgainc.com.


Karthick Stephen - Recruiter 
SGA – Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc. 
200 White Plains Road, Tarrytown, NY  10591   
Office: (914) 828-0296
karthick.stephen@sgainc.com

Fully Remote | Sr. IT Project Manager | Long Term Contract

 Fully Remote | Sr. IT Project Manager | Long Term Contract | Alpharetta,  Georgia

 

REMOTE POSITION - Candidate must be ready to work in EST time zone

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• Understanding of business continuity, CRM, and the insurance industry
• Excellent communication skills.

Project Manager – IT Management Services

A. Role Description

The Project Manager is responsible for the coordination and completion of projects that execute within the IT CRM & Business Continuity domains. They are responsible for creating and managing the supporting project plans, business expectations, steering committees, budget, risks and issues and in general, all the project governance mechanisms we employ at AXIS. The Project Manager must be effective at leading and guiding the work of project delivery teams, serving as a liaison between project/business owners and technical stakeholders, and monitoring progress to assure scope, schedule and budget targets are met.

The Project Manager reports to the IT Program Management Office. In this position, a resource is responsible for leading Business Continuity projects with respect to AXIS’ external processes and capabilities with brokers and partners. Position requires broad understanding of application development and customer relationship management, processes, and services, and in addition coordinating with strategic sourcing partners and leading onshore and offshore delivery teams.

B. Responsibilities

 Responsible for preparing the overall project plan, development and execution of deliverables, and budgeting

 Oversee all project delivery activities and serve as the main point of contact for project resources, stakeholders, and 3rd party vendors

 Document all project milestones within the project plan

 Monitor and report on project scope, schedule, and budget

 Coordinate internal resources and 3rd parties/vendors for project execution

 Identify and manage project dependencies

 Assess and manage risk for the project, develop and implement mitigation plans

 Responsible for the preparation and submission of weekly, monthly, or quarterly project status reports

 Communicate to project sponsors, steering committees, team members and other key stakeholders; delivering audience appropriate messages

C. Required Skills and Qualifications

 10 or more years of relevant professional experience; financial services or insurance experience “plus”

 7 or more years experience with project management, coordinating and executing IT projects

 General understanding of business continuity, CRM, and the insurance industry

 Demonstrated analytical and problem solving skills

 Possess strong project management (planning, organizing, monitoring, reporting) skills

 Knowledge of the IT Project Lifecycle, especially with regard to planning and initiation, delivery, testing, & problem resolution

 Ability to communicate effectively and efficiently on a regular basis

 Budget / Financial Management

 Bachelor’s degree in Business or Computer Science

 Experience managing vendors working within an infrastructure outsourcing model

 PMP, PgMP, Six Sigma certification (or similar relevant credential) preferred;

 Communication, leadership, team building, influencing, decision making, negotiation, interpersonal skills, detail oriented, organization

 Ability to adapt quickly to new environments, and a fast learner

Must Have
Required Education/Training & Experience
Bachelor's Degree	No
Nice to Have
Required Education/Training & Experience
7 + year's experience in related field	7 years
AXIS Internal Job Title	IT Project Manager

 

Interested candidates can reply with updated resume. 

 

Only for US Citizen and Green Card

Best Regards,

Alden  Rastogi

7741051520

Alden.Rastogi@dtglobalstaffing.com

IT / IS Specialist (Administrative) - Princeton, NJ - Contract (6+ months)

 Job Title: INFORMATION MANAGEMENT / INFORMATION SYSTEMS - GENERIC (ADMINISTRATIVE) - IT SPECIALIST

Location: Princeton, NJ 

Duration: 6 months

 

Job Description:
Specialist providing support to the IT Contract Compliance and IT Supplier Lifecyle Management functions within IT Operations.

The position is primarily responsible for:

• Collect and analyze data from various sources (i.e., Ariba Contracting, Ariba Requestion, Service Now, etc.,)
• Create proactive dashboards for IT Supplier Lifecycle Management
• Support the IT Supplier Lifecycle onboarding process by reviewing weekly Procurement reports to identify new Suppliers
• Engage with Digital Capability Managers (DCM) to initiate IT Software Prior Endorsement and IT Service Business Needs form
• Assist process improvement initiatives to streamline and automate IT Supplier Lifecycle Management processes
• Maintain and enhance the IT Support Lifecycle Management SharePoint including, but not limited to the Prior Endorsement & Contract Review forms
• Manage requests and workflows related to contract review requests, either manually, through SharePoint, or ServiceNow
• Facilitate contracts, including approvals and signature, through the Client contract management system
• Perform contract management administrative tasks

Skills Set:

• Advanced knowledge in MS SharePoint, specifically experience in creating SharePoint lists with Power Apps workflows
• Experience building Tableau Dashboards using data from an Enterprise Data Lake and other data sources, such as MS Excel
• Proficient in creating MS Visio workflows & PowerPoint presentations
• Experience using Service Now and/or Ariba a plus
• Effective communication both written and verbal
• Working knowledge and experience in IT is a plus
• 6 - 8 years of work experience

If you are interested, qualified, available, planning to make a change, or know of a friend who might have the required qualifications and interest, please call me ASAP at (732) 338-2691 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.

 

Also, please take a few minutes to answer some of the questions below as they will help me qualify your candidature

• Full Legal Name as in Driving License/ Passport:
• Preferred email ID:
• Day/ Evening phone numbers:
• Current Location:                                      
• Work Authorization:
• Earliest availability for Phone/ On-Site interview:
• Hourly Rate:
• Earliest possible start date:
• Two Professional References:

 

Also, be aware that our client conducts extensive background checks on candidates who are extended offers of employment.

 

Sincerely yours,

Hima Vinay Tummala

Senior Technical Recruiter

eTeam Inc.

htummala@eteaminc.com

(732) 338-2691

285 Davidson Avenue Suite 406

Somerset, NJ, 08873-4153