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			<title>Web Interface Developer</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1721</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Our Client is looking for a Web Interface Developer to build the sorts of creative and user-friendly interfaces that make our product so successful. This role will write the CSS, HTML and AJAX routines that make the interface go, and work closely with the rest of the design and development teams to ensure that the our client maintains its reputation for ease of use.



As our Web Interface Developer your key responsibilities include:

&#8226;Interface Implementation: 

You will write CSS/HTML, Javascript and build AJAX routines in order to create the sorts of seamless, delightful interfaces the Client is already known for.

&#8226;Interface Design: 

Along with the rest of the Product Team you will help conceive and develop creative solutions to The Client's design problems.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#8226;You have 3-5 years' experience developing online interfaces, specifically using Javascript and one or more of the available libraries.


You'll be able to contribute more effectively if you bring the following skills:

&#8226;Communication: your code ought to speak for itself and make its purpose and architecture clear to anyone who needs to use it. Your documentation should likewise provide all that your team-mates require.

&#8226;Great Taste: it's often the subtle interface details that make all the difference. Your knowledge of usability and your aesthetic sense will drive the look and feel of the Client's Interface.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Web Interface Developer&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
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			<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:24:30 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1830</guid> 		  
			<title>QA Manager</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1830</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Enterprise Delivery Services is part the organizational Architecture that is responsible for managing shared aspects of delivery for the Enterprise. 

Enterprise Shared Application Services is focused on the management and support of composite shared capabilities (Enterprise Service Bus, Business Process Management, and Enterprise Document Management) and the associated application development frameworks and Centres of Excellence. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We are looking for an experienced QA Manager to join the Enterprise Shared Application Services (ESAS) team in Enterprise Delivery Services organization to manage testing and deployment for multiple releases of the new applications / configuration / environment / tools. The QA Manager will report directly to the IT Senior Manager responsible for the Project Management Office of ESAS, and will work day-to-day with the ESAS Project Management resources and will receive direction from the various ESAS Service Managers

Resposibilities/Duties:
 
&#8226; Overall accountability for the quality assurance aspects of the ESAS work 
&#8226; Lead the development and delivery of test strategies/plans. 
&#8226; Oversee the scheduling and coordination of test preparation and execution activities ensuring timely delivery of testing sign off/approval. 
&#8226; Ensure client satisfaction by communicating with them in a timely manner regarding release status, escalating and resolving issues as they arise. 
&#8226; Oversees the management and co-ordination of the testing environments, scheduling, uplifts, etc. 
&#8226; Recommend/negotiate testing deliverables, timelines, roles and responsibilities with other parties. 
&#8226; Identify testing dependencies and risks, ensuring that they are effectively managed. 
&#8226; Ensure test process, methodologies and tools are applied appropriately. 
&#8226; Manage the defect resolution process in conjunction with technology partners. 
&#8226; Manage the team to identify test conditions, develop test scripts and create test data requirements. 
&#8226; Lead coach and develop peer groups of testing practitioners related to testing aspects of ESAS capabilities. 
&#8226; Management of business acceptance testing for Enterprise Shared Application Services (ESAS). 
&#8226; Build relationships and work collaboratively with partners to identify solutions and resolve problems. 
&#8226; Recognize opportunities for improvement in the QA process and reporting metrics. 
&#8226; Optimize the testing process through the use of integrated test tools. 

Job Requirements 

&#8226; 5-10 years of Test Manager experience; knowledge of WebSphere MQ , SOAP UI an asset. 
&#8226; Advanced knowledge of testing, software development life cycle, project management life cycle. Experience with alternative testing approaches an asset (test based design, agile/iterative). 
&#8226; People and/or influence management an asset. 
&#8226; Experience in test automation tools and frameworks. 
&#8226; Several years of experience with XML, WSDL, HP QC and QTP. 
&#8226; Sound project management skills and proven track record of delivering results ensuring operational, reputational, and proprietary risks are minimized. 
&#8226; Strong organizational skills, with the ability to work in a fast paced environment. 
&#8226; Strong customer orientation and a professional approach with the ability to interact with all levels within the organization. 
&#8226; Highly developed critical thinking, analytical and problem solving skills. 
&#8226; Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal). 
&#8226; Promote and support an environment that encourages productivity, innovation, teamwork, and a high level of professionalism. 
&#8226; Continuously enhance knowledge/expertise in own area and keep current with industry and/or business trends. 
&#8226; Self motivated team player with high energy and ability to work independently as well as within a team. 
&#8226; Knowledge of BPM, EDM and BI tools would be an asset 
&#8226; University degree.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;QA Manager, Quality Assurance Manager, Test Manager&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>Quality Assurance</category><category>QA</category><category>ESB</category><category>PMLC</category><category>SDLC</category><category>Testing</category><category>XML</category><category>WSDL</category><category>HP QC</category><category>QTP</category>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1828</guid> 		  
			<title>Cisco UC Engineer</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1828</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As a &quot;Systems Engineer&quot; and a member of the Technology Consulting Services team you:
-Deliver Enterprise solutions to Customers
-Are customer focused with an exceptional record of customer service
-Focus on Voice Solution Design and Delivery

&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Voice Network Systems Engineer ideally with extensive Cisco Consulting experience required for major Cisco VAR/Partner

- Cisco Voice focused certifications (CCVP, CCIE Voice)
- Strong experience with Cisco Voice Components (CallManager/CCM, Unity, IPCC, CCM Express, Gateways)
- Good client facing 'soft skills' and excellent verbal and written communications
- Strong communications skills essential
- Experience in both Presales Solution Architecture as well as delivery
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;- Degree
- Cisco Data Networking Certifications (CCNA, CCNP, CCDA, CCIE)
- wireless, and Security knowledge
- Datacenter (Cisco Nexus) experience
-Strong communications skills is essential 
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Cisco Voice Engineer&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>Cisco</category><category>Voice</category><category>Call Manager</category><category>Unity</category><category>CCM</category><category>Express</category><category>Gateways</category>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1829</guid> 		  
			<title>Systems Engineer - Security</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1829</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As a &quot;Systems Engineer&quot; and a member of the Technology Consulting Services team you:
-Deliver Enterprise solutions to Customers
-Are customer focused with an exceptional record of customer service
-Focus on Network Security Solutions 
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Security Systems Engineer ideally with extensive Cisco Consulting experience required for major Cisco VAR/Partner

- Good client facing 'soft skills' and excellent verbal and written communications.
- Strong Cisco Network Security knowledge (PIX/ASA)
- Experience with other Firewalls &#8211; Checkpoint, McAfee etc 
- Experience in both Presales Solution Architecture as well as Post-Sales delivery
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;- Security certifications (CISSP, CISA, CISM)
- Degree
- Cisco Data Networking Certifications (CCNA, CCNP, CCDA, CCIE)
- Cisco Voice focused certifications (CCVP, CCIE Voice)
- Datacenter (Cisco Nexus) experience 
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Systems Engineer - Security&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>Security</category><category>CISSP</category><category>CISA</category><category>CISM</category><category>Cisco</category><category>Routing and Switching</category><category>Data</category><category>Network</category>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1717</guid> 		  
			<title>Software Developer</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1717</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;If you Love the fast-paced and creative environment of a start-up, but could do without the stress and chaos? This Client has been around for more than five years now and has a fanatical fan base of over 900,000 people who use our groundbreaking Web 2.0 application. Whatever &#8220;Web 2.0&#8221; means. 

We need fresh-thinking, disciplined developers who don&#8217;t sneer at scripting languages but also know their enterprise-level design. In return, we supply a stable, creative environment (want a Mac? got Ubuntu? No problem!) with a competitive compensation package, and the sort of collaboration that comes out of just wanting to get things done, not from the latest IEEE-mandated &quot;best practice&quot;.


Join our development team in designing and developing our popular online application and the tools we use to run our business behind the scenes &#8212; you should be able to figure out what that entails. You&#8217;ll learn hands-on about our industry and our customers, and you&#8217;ll be figuring out how to make them happy, and then going ahead and doing it.


We need you to have:

&#8226;3 years&#8217; experience building online applications 
&#8226;2-3 years experience with object-oriented development (ie: PHP / Python / Ruby on Rails / MySQL/ etc.) 
&#8226;Serious SQL Development experience
&#8226;Excellent Communication skills and positive working attitude
&#8226;Demonstrated fanatical attention to detail

&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Desired skills:

&#8226;Experience deploying and maintaining web server technology
&#8226;Familiarity with source control systems
&#8226;Experience with &#8220;Agile&#8221; development methodologies.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Software Developer&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>PHP</category><category>MySQL</category><category>Python</category><category>Ruby on Rails</category>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1371</guid> 		  
			<title>Solutions Architect - Microsoft</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1371</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Solutions Architect is responsible for working with the sales account teams and customers to develop the customer&#8217;s strategy and vision around Microsoft Solutions.  Working with the sales team to manage the pipeline and achieve revenue targets on Microsoft product and services. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#8226;  Responsible for working with account executives to drive new Microsoft solutions opportunities in their Regions. 
&#8226;  This person will participate in customer facing meetings to determine business and technical requirements that will be used in developing storage solutions or solution alternatives that map within our capabilities 
&#8226;  Understanding of the MS Solutions, Roadmaps and Solutions Framework
&#8226;  Subject matter expertise in Microsoft Solutions Framework, Windows Server 2000-2008, Exchange and Office
&#8226;  Strategically collaborating with Vendor partners to drive the business
&#8226;  This person is responsible for assisting Sales Managers and Sales Reps in defining, positioning, designing and presenting a range of Microsoft solutions
&#8226;  Interact on a regular basis with senior management and stakeholders, applying exceptional leadership skills in managing expectations, mitigating risk and removal of any roadblocks 
&#8226;  Develop Solutions Proposals that define customer expectation and product and services requirements necessary to achieve customer objectives
&#8226;  Working with the Sales team to manage through the pipeline and closing the opportunities 
&#8226;  Working with the Project Management to ensure the services are implemented and delivered as scoped
&#8226;  Experience in assessing new opportunities and performing necessary due-diligence around technical, operational and financial impacts 
&#8226;  Broad knowledge on the IT Solutions and Professional Services 
&#8226;  Highly developed interpersonal and leadership skills 
&#8226;  Highly self-directed with ability to take initiative 
&#8226;  Effectively liaises with all levels of management 
&#8226;  Excellent negotiation, communication skills and political acumen 
&#8226;  Excellent analytical and decision making skills 
&#8226;  Strong process management skills including creation and change management 
&#8226;  Ability to formulate stakeholder assessment, engagement and obtain buy-in strategies and execution 
&#8226;  Experience working as a Microsoft Business Partner
&#8226;  Expert knowledge of financial analysis and business case preparation 
&#8226;  Understanding of Marketing strategy, planning, and execution practices 
&#8226;  Experience working for a Solutions Provider as an asset 
&#8226;  Building strong interpersonal relationships, promoting a team-focused culture with strong shared goals &amp; accountabilities, and influencing outcomes through leadership and persuasion 
&#8226;  Excellent interpersonal, communication (verbal and written), and presentation skills Required Professional Designation/Certification: Post-secondary education in Business, Marketing, Information technology or Engineering. Microsoft Technical Certifications in appropriate disciplines. Project Management skills would be considered an asset
&#8226;  Extensive experience in identifying, evaluating and implementing new solutions opportunities 
&#8226;  2 to 5 years of experience, ideally with 3+ years of experience in a professional servitor production IT environment 
&#8226;  Experience in the development of business cases, cost / benefit analysis, pricing models, and forecasts 
&#8226;  Formal experience in Services, marketing, business planning and project management functions related to Microsoft Solutions 
&#8226;  An intimate understanding of Microsoft server and desktop virtualization strategies 
&#8226;  Must be highly customer service oriented
&#8226;  Proven record of successfully recommending suitable technical products for business customers
&#8226;  Must be highly organized and able to multi-task in a fast-paced sales environment. 
&#8226;  Must be detail oriented and well versed with internet research
&#8226;  Strong passion for technology and interest in building on product knowledge continuously
&#8226;  Independent worker with a track record of taking initiative
&#8226;  Works well in a collaborate environment and possesses a positive attitude&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Business Development Manager, Microsoft Professional Services&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>Microsoft</category><category>MS</category><category>Exchange</category><category>Cisco IPTEL</category><category>Telephony</category><category>AD</category><category>Active Directory</category><category>SMS</category><category>MOM</category><category>OCS</category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:24:30 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1827</guid> 		  
			<title>Java Development Lead - contract</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1827</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Contract&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Job Description:
Key Responsibilities/Job Functions:
-Responsible for the technical / systems analysis, design, development, unit testing, system integration testing, implementation and support of software applications, using existing and emerging technology platforms. Role includes custodian of the established architecture assuring that documented standards and procedures are adhered to and ensure the smooth interpretability of the applications. 
-Collaborating with IT Platform Management, work with the business to obtain the necessary clarity of the requirements at a function point context. Work with project managers, sponsors and other stakeholders to develop and plan technical strategies, agree upon project priorities and deliver applications that support business requirements. Also responsible for the Systems integration testing of applications prior to code release to Quality Assurance. 
-Applications Development professionals are responsible for working with their managers to assure their own continuing professional development for both technical and soft skills and that of their teams.  At the more senior levels, application developers are expected to train others, participate in company and industry working groups, and encourage learning, sharing culture that supports development of innovative and effective business solutions. 
-Applications Development professionals will develop a thorough understanding of the businesses they support along with well-developed people and project management skills. They may apply these skills either within a narrow business focus or broadly across the firm.

-Provides functional / technical leadership to own team -Self sufficient -Has extensive implementation experience -Works on multiple large or complex projects -makes technical decisions -Can articulate and communicate the application architecture -technical consultant / mentor to others within and outside own group -Oversees technical and functional documentation -Understands impact of integrating third party solutions to overall systems architecture.
-Manages process for determining deliverables, resources, and schedules -Oversees the development components under their management -Manages small to medium technical issues to resolution.

-Leads the technical design, development and implementation of cross-functional, multi-platform application systems. 
-Analyzes, defines and documents requirements for data, workflow, logical processes, hardware and operating system environment. 
-Contributes to defining time tables and project plans; analyzes and estimates feasibility, cost, time, and compatibility with hardware and other programs. 
-Ensures that expected application performance levels are achieved. 
-Extends the leadership of the coding, system testing, implementation and documentation of solution.
-Takes lead for establishing, implementing and monitoring &quot;best practices&quot;
for technical development methodologies and tools.
-Reviews and approves unit and integration testing for conformance to standards and adherence to design specifications. 
-Leads the development of design requirements, designs, tests, document and implements systems and programs.
-Extends expertise across multiple technical domains.
-Influences the development of plans and processes.
-Builds understanding of industry trends and practices for areas of domain expertise.
-Contributes to the development of standards in areas of domain expertise.
-Extends awareness of risks associated with application development and of potential impacts within IT, the business, and / or the firm's reputation.
-Incorporates risk planning and mitigation into work efforts.
-Determines staffing requirements and may select team members.
-Signs-off code reviews.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Experience and Education Preferred:
-Java, J2EE, EJB, JSP, SOAP, Web Services.
-Undergraduate degree or Technical Certificate.
-6 - 8 years equivalent experience.

Mandatory Skills:
J2EE, JAVA, ORACLE, SQL, STRUTS, WEBLOGIC, JSP, Ajax
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Lead - Application Development&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>Team Lead</category><category>Architect</category><category>J2EE</category><category>Java</category><category>SOAP</category><category>Oracle</category><category>SQL</category><category>Struts</category><category>Weblogic</category><category>JSP</category>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1818</guid> 		  
			<title>Sr. Consultant, Data Analytics</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1818</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Within our client's IT Risk &amp; Assurance (ITRA) practice, we are currently seeking a Senior Consultant within the Information Management and Analytic Services (IMAS) team.
 
The IMAS team assists clients to extract, analyze, interpret and transform data to assess and quantify issues, reveal unforeseen problems and identify improvement opportunities in their businesses.
 
Collaborate with other members of the engagement team to plan and perform data analytic procedures using various tools (ACL / Access / Excel etc). Gain an understanding of business processes dependent on information technology and document the relevant data flows in these processes. Use knowledge of client systems, data flows and processes to provide insights on potential control weaknesses, cost savings or process improvements identified in the data analytics. Ensure high quality in client service by monitoring daily progress of fieldwork, and informing supervisors of engagement status. Demonstrate and apply a thorough understanding of complex information systems. Use knowledge of the current IT environment and industry IT trends to identify the engagement and client service issues, and communicate this information to the engagement team and client management through written correspondence and verbal presentations. Demonstrate and apply strong project management skills, inspire teamwork and responsibility with engagement team members, and use current technology and tools to enhance the effectiveness of deliverables and services.
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#8226;Degree in Computer Science or Management Information System; 
&#8226;Good level of knowledge of ACL and Excel 
&#8226;Good level of knowledge of the Procure to Pay (P2P) process 
&#8226;Strong written and verbal communication skills 
&#8226;Excellent leadership and teamwork skills 
&#8226;Demonstrated integrity within a professional environment 
&#8226;Willingness to travel 
&#8226;Knowledge (or use) of SAP an asset 
&#8226;Knowledge of Canadian and US Payroll an asset 
&#8226;Knowledge of Canadian and US withholding requirements an asset 
&#8226;Knowledge of legal obligations and union environments an asset&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Data Analyst, Systems Analyst, Data Analytics&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>data analysis</category><category>ACL</category><category>Excel</category><category>P2P</category><category>Procure2Pay</category><category>SAP</category><category>Access</category><category>data flow</category><category>extract</category><category>load</category>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1327</guid> 		  
			<title>Business Analyst - .NET/Sharepoint</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1327</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Business Analysts to work along side our customers to develop innovative technology solutions.

Job Role and Responsibilities:

The Business Analyst plays a key-role in project teams. The BA is the first-point of interaction with the customer and is tasked with needing to obtain an understanding of all the technical issues. He or she has to perform content, system and process related analyses in order to research and document data flows, business processes and technical solutions. Some of the typical functions of a Business Analyst in Navantis include,

&#8226;Work closely with clients and system end-users to identify and document their business and system requirements.
&#8226;Analyze, capture and document all the business and system requirements and suggest solutions options to solve the problems 
&#8226;Facilitate solution discovery
&#8226;Contribute to the conceptual design of the end solution
&#8226;Write detailed Business Proposals
&#8226;Coordinate the Proof-of-concept
&#8226;Provide high-level estimates on time-lines and budgets
&#8226;Develop and implement test plans and strategies 
&#8226;Work with the PMO and Project Managers to organize customer and internal team meetings to identify and validate business requirements.
&#8226;Work with the Project Managers and Systems Architects to ensure that the business requirements are met in the technical solution
&#8226;Reply to RFP, RFI and RFQs&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Qualifications:

&#8226;IT/Technical Background
&#8226;Post-secondary education with preference given to an MBA or equivalent work experience
&#8226;3+ Years of Industry experience 
&#8226;Familiarity with Microsoft business platforms and their features, with a demonstrated ability to envision and define integrated solutions using these platforms (SharePoint/MOSS [2003, 2007, 2010] SQL Server,  BizTalk, Commerce Server, Windows Server and Active Directory)
&#8226;Strong Analytical and Problem Solving skills
&#8226;Strong customer focus and understanding of Business Value Add
&#8226;Strong written and oral communication skills to communicate effectively with people at different organizational levels 
&#8226;Ability to work under time pressures and to multi-task
&#8226;Ability to balance strategic design goals against immediate business objectives 
&#8226;Excellent leadership skills 
&#8226;Demonstratable UML skills, including Domain Modeling, process and activity diagrams, class diagrams etc&#8230;
&#8226;Experience writing Use Cases and Test Cases
&#8226;Experince facilitating, capturing and creating requirements documentation
&#8226;Service Oriented Architecture and User-Centered Design experience is a plus
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Business Analyst&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>BA</category><category>Business Analyst</category><category>Sharepoint</category><category>MOSS</category><category>Portal</category><category>.NET</category><category>UML</category><category>Use cases</category>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1469</guid> 		  
			<title>VMware/DataCentre Engineer</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1469</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;DataCentre Professional Services Consultant required

Ideally I'm looking for somebody with at least 2-3 years experience with Datacentre or VMware expereince in client facing professional Services role&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A VCP (VMware Certified Professional) designation is a strong preference
Also any experience with Cisco Data Centre Technologies is a big bonus - UCS or Cisco Data Centre 3.0 or Cisco Nexus

* Server Consolidation and Virtualization (VMware, MS Virtual Server, Blade technology)
* UNIX based solutions (RISC/Linux)including High-Availability
* Storage consolidation and data management including SAN/NAS and enterprise backup/restore solutions such as TMS/Veritas, etc.
* The candidate will be responsible for supporting sales by providing technical content and/or a subject-matter-expert providing technical content. 
* Supporting sales on proposal writing, RFP responses, etc.
* The candidate will also be responsible for solution design and delivery including design, proof of concept, implementation, and handoff/training
* Cisco Networking experience is a huge assett

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:


* Extensive experience in the IT industry working in both corporate IT and more recently for Solution Providers. 
* Extensive experience in customer facilitation and creating compelling responses for our clients.
* Enterprise Server and Storage Solutions hands-on experience including conceptualizing, designing, proof of concept, documenting, implementing and user hand-off.
* Hands on experience working with :Windows Server Technologies, Novell NetWare,.
* Hands on experience working with :AIX, HP/UX, Solaris, or Linux
* Hands-on experience designing and implementing storage solutions based on HP StorageWorks EVA, EMC CX600 and/or IBM ESS storage subsystems. Symantec Veritas Cluster Server, HP and IBM Midrange certifications and experience and asset.
* Hands-on experience designing solutions for server virtualization utilizing VMWare ESX.software
* Backup technologies and Disaster Recovery Services implementation 

QUALIFICATIONS:

* Must be highly customer service oriented. 
* Proven record of successfully recommending suitable technical products for business customers. 
* Must be highly organized and able to multi-task in a fast-paced sales environment. 
* Must be detail oriented and well versed with internet research. 
* Strong passion for technology and interest in building on product knowledge continuously. 
* Independent worker with a track record of taking initiative. 
* Works well in a collaborate environment and possesses a positive attitude
 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Participate in building relationships both from a presales and delivery perspective within a client and within technology, partner and professional user groups.
* Participate in developing solutions for proposals of low to medium complexity.
* Analyze relationship between and among components of the delivery process.
* Identify casual factors and relate effects to larger issues
* Describe relationship between design components of infrastructure planning
* Identify functional requirements for our area of responsibility
* Conduct and document user interviews
* Define simple, maintainable processes based upon a conceptual architecture
* Develop test scripts and expected results to physical design
* Analyze discrepancies between actual and expected results
* Execute the proper software and/or hardware migration procedures
* Model network/channel scenarios and assist in interpreting results
* Summarize data to include third-party provider packages
* Identify business issues via client interviews
* Participate in closeout of engagements
* Other duties as assigned, or required 
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Cisco Routing and Switching focus/experience
-Cisco certifications/designation&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;DataCentre PS Engineer&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>Data Centre</category><category>Vmware</category><category>Virtualisation</category><category>UCS</category><category>CCIE</category><category>VCP</category><category>CCNP</category><category>CCNA</category>
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			<title>HL7 Software Developer</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1648</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We are looking for an experienced candidate that has a natural inclination to dig into messages and messaging protocols like HL7 and NCPDP who has also worked on messaging engines for large scale environments. You&#8217;re passionate about the details and yet always have the bigger picture in mind. If you&#8217;ve worked on mission critical, on demand enterprise systems before and would like to join a growing team of energetic developers, then we encourage you to apply!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Experience Required
 
Experience with J2EE, WSDL, REST, JMS, ActiveMQ, Spring, SQL
Integration experience with healthcare systems
Strong understanding of Enterprise Integration Patterns (ESB and SOA)
Experience with Mule or Camel an asset
Knowledge of HL7 and NCPDP an asset
Experience with change management and version control systems an asset
Strong analytical skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Experience interfacing with external customers is desirableservices) 
 &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Java/HL7 Software Developer&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>HL7</category><category>DICOM</category><category>MQ Series</category><category>NCPDP</category><category>J2EE</category><category>WSDL</category><category>REST</category><category>JMS</category><category>ActiveMQ</category><category>Spring</category>
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			<title>C# Developer</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1825</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Working as part of our development team, you will be responsible for carrying out on-going software development work on for our core product

The development work may include the full product life cycle &#8211; from putting together a technical specification, through to design, implementation, testing, fixing and document preparation.

Attributes
The attributes for this role include being self-motivated and self-sufficient with a flexible and questioning approach. A demonstrated ability to work under pressure and to deadlines is also essential.  The successful candidate will have a strong desire to problem solve, have an inquisitive nature, be persistent and reliable and pay meticulous attention to detail. The candidate should also have excellent interpersonal skills. Willingness to travel occasionally is also essential.
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Working as part of our development team, you will be responsible for carrying out on-going software development work on for our core product

The development work may include the full product life cycle &#8211; from putting together a technical specification, through to design, implementation, testing, fixing and document preparation.

Attributes
The attributes for this role include being self-motivated and self-sufficient with a flexible and questioning approach. A demonstrated ability to work under pressure and to deadlines is also essential.  The successful candidate will have a strong desire to problem solve, have an inquisitive nature, be persistent and reliable and pay meticulous attention to detail. The candidate should also have excellent interpersonal skills. Willingness to travel occasionally is also essential.

Required Skills and Experience
Essential Skills:
&#8226;B.Sc. in Computer Science, Electronic/Electrical Engineering or other numerate discipline
&#8226;2 &#8211; 5 years commercial software development experience in C# and .NET
&#8226;Knowledge of HCI / user interface design principles&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Desirable Skills:
&#8226;Understanding of the financial markets, especially equity markets and products
&#8226;Post-graduate qualification &#8211; M.Sc. or Ph.D.
&#8226;Participation in complex software development projects
&#8226;Exposure to formal QA procedures
&#8226;Development in a UNIX environment; use of shell scripts and other UNIX tools
&#8226;C/C++ programming experience
&#8226;Java  programming experience
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;C# Developer&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>C#</category><category>C++</category><category>HCI</category><category>.NET</category><category>Java</category><category>C</category><category>Unix</category>
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			<title>Java Software Engineer</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1826</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Role
Working as part of our development team, you will be responsible for carrying out on-going software development work.
The development work may include the full product life cycle &#8211; from putting together a technical specification, through to design, implementation, testing, fixing and document preparation.


Attributes
The attributes for this role include being self-motivated and self-sufficient with a flexible and questioning approach. A demonstrated ability to work under pressure and to deadlines is also essential.  The successful candidate will have a strong desire to problem solve, have an inquisitive nature, be persistent and reliable and pay meticulous attention to detail. The candidate should also have excellent interpersonal skills. Willingness to travel occasionally is also essential.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Required Skills and Experience
Essential Skills:
&#8226;B.Sc. in Computer Science, Electronic/Electrical Engineering or other numerate discipline
&#8226;2 &#8211; 5 years commercial software development experience covering:
oServer-side Java
oRelational databases (particularly Sybase or Oracle)
Desirable Skills:
&#8226;Understanding of the financial markets, especially equity markets and products
&#8226;Post-graduate qualification &#8211; M.Sc. or Ph.D.
&#8226;Participation in complex software development projects
&#8226;Exposure to formal QA procedures
&#8226;Knowledge of automated build and testing utilities such as JUnit and Ant
&#8226;Development in a UNIX environment; use of shell scripts and other UNIX tools
&#8226;C/C++ programming experience
&#8226;Microsoft .NET and C#  programming experience
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Java Software Developer - Finance&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>Java</category><category>C</category><category>C++</category><category>C#</category><category>Sybase</category><category>SQL</category><category>Oracle</category>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1821</guid> 		  
			<title>Sr. IT Auditor</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1821</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Job Responsibilities: 


- In delivering independent assurance for reviews the Lead Auditor is accountable for:
Leading individual reviews including complex reviews across multiple locations from planning to close.

- Stakeholder management at Head of and senior management level within the business for the relevant usiness area subject to audit review.
Supports Senior Manager or Head of Audit with stakeholder management at a Dir of level as appropriate for individual reviews.

- Manages other Lead Auditors or Senior Auditors for reviews that they are assigned. Participates in Canada, North American Region and overseas reviews as required, working flexibly in order to achieve this.

- Set direction on individual assignments for other Lead Auditors and Senior Auditors supporting reviews.

- Coaching and development of staff assigned to reviews they are responsible for, including the provision of formal feedback.
Reports findings to local business management and Corporate Assurance teams.

- Production of high quality audit file and audit report for assigned reviews. Supports Senior Manager IT Audit in developing and delivering the IT assurance opinions for IT processes in Canada.
Supports Senior Manager IT Audit in maintaining relationships with relevant senior External Audit resources for the reviews they are leading. 
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Experience/Skills Required: 

-Must have a strong understanding of I.T. and Business Risk - Business risk knowledge.
-Industry (property and casualty insurance).
- Must have 5 years internal / external audit experience.
- Must have minimum 3 years of SOX-404 experience.
- CISA required + CA, CGA, CMA, MBA designations are preferred.
- Must be able to work with management to complete annual audit plans within predefined deadlines.
- Must be able to multitask and conduct multiple audits simultaneously.

Must be able to work independent on projects as well as in an integrated audit team.
 
Other Skills : Must have knowledge of IT infrastructure, application controls, process controls and end user controls. 

&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;IT Auditor&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>Business Risk</category><category>Controll management</category><category>Team leadership</category>
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			<title>Build Engineer</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1822</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We are recruiting for a Build &amp; Continuous Integration Engineer to manage our source code repository, build servers and develop our continuous integration process. This position involves significant interaction with members of Development, QA and  Product Management. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; Core Responsibilities include:
&#8226;Manage/perform automated builds to update sandbox VM image 
&#8226;Automated database restore/update, automated unit testing 
&#8226;Implement ad-hoc changes to support Development /QA efforts 
&#8226;Produce internal documentation regarding build status &amp; changes 
&#8226;Assist development in merge efforts.
 
Experience &amp; Skills:
&#8226;Expert knowledge with ANT, Subversion (SVN), Hudson, Jira, Fisheye, Crucible 
&#8226;Proven experience setting up, configuring and maintaining Maven, Hudson/Cruise Control/Continuum, DbUnit and Sonar packages 
&#8226;Working knowledge of VMware, SQL - Java programming experience 
&#8226;Excels at scripting &amp; automation abilities 
&#8226;Experience writing plugins for development tools such as Maven &amp; Jira - Experience with configuring Resin/Tomcat/Apache 
&#8226;Experience with full software development lifecycle 
&#8226;Exposure to Agile Development methodologies a definite asset 
&#8226;Ability to work effectively in a fast paced multi-disciplinary team setting 
&#8226;Excellent communication &amp; documentation skills 
&#8226;Understands importance of accuracy &amp; responsiveness with a strong sense of urgency 
&#8226;Ability to work flexible hours if required
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Build and Integration Engineer&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>Build</category><category>Engineer</category><category>Integration</category><category>java</category><category>SQL</category><category>ANT</category><category>Subversion (SVN)</category><category>Hudson</category><category>Jira</category><category>Fisheye</category>
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			<title>Reporting and BI Lead</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1823</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Reporting &amp; Business Intelligence Development Team Lead who is an experienced Microsoft SQL Server database developer, also comfortable in Java development, and a development team lead.  This individual and the 2-3 person team they will lead will be responsible for projects including, but not limited to the following.
 
- Data replication and transformation to a set of reporting/analysis databases. 
- Creation and maintenance of stored procedures and views to support data extracts, standard and custom reporting requirements. 
- Migration and maintenance of standard operational and management reports. 
- Development of an analytics dashboard with a various key performance indicators, front end analysis tools, and configurable components. 
- Ongoing reporting platform/framework improvements. 
- Other custom data extract, reporting and BI projects.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;- Expert level knowledge and experience with Microsoft SQL Server 2005/2008 development &#8211; replication, stored procedures, views, functions, triggers, assemblies, etc.
- Experience with SSIS, SSAS and SSRS would be an asset
- Expert level knowledge and experience with relational database design
- Conceptual, logical and physical data modeling. 
- Significant practical development experience in Java, J2EE and Struts or Spring framework and MVC architecture 
- Excellent team work, relationship building and communication skills. 
- Excellent team leadership skills to lead a team of 2-3 developers. 
- Healthcare systems experience an asset, but not required.  
 
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Reporting and BI Lead&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>SSRS</category><category>SQL Server</category><category>SSIS</category><category>Java</category><category>replication</category><category>stored procedures</category><category>views</category><category>functions</category><category>triggers</category><category>assemblies</category>
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			<title>Project Manager (Risk Reporting)</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1824</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Department Overview: Risk Solutions is responsible for defining, building and supporting the technology solutions for the Finance Basel II Regulatory Reporting business lines and the Corporate Risk business based on their strategic and tactical business initiatives.
 
This Project Manager role within the Risk Reporting technology team in CSTS Risk Solutions is responsible for successfully delivering Tier 1, 2 and 3 projects that relate to Basel II Regulatory Reporting and internal Risk Reporting projects.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Job Description: 

-Accountable for the project management process and project management deliverables, including SDLC deliverables, for assigned technology Tier 1, 2 and 3 projects 
-Ensures compliance to project management and SDLC methodology by ensuring that recognized project management processes, discipline and controls are consistently applied to projects 
-Manages all communication to key project stakeholders, including technology and business partners. 
-Proven experience in effective stakeholder management and proven ability to work effectively with teams and individually. 
-Facilitates project meetings as required during the different project phases 
-Create agendas and concise meeting minutes for technology project meetings 
-Identifies all project dependencies and risks, ensuring that they are effectively managed 
-Executes project management deliverables within budget and as per the approved project plan, working with internal partners to develop the content of those deliverables 
-Manages changes to project scope through accepted change management processes and documentation 
-Investigates, escalates and ensures that all project issues are effectively resolved 
-Develops an understanding of the technology aspects of projects in order to effectively manage the project 
-Ensures project documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately on the project team's SharePoint site 
-Work closely with the IT Manager and other cross functional areas involved in Basel Reporting and Risk Reporting teams. 
-Facilitates regular project team meetings and client meetings effectively 
-Prioritizes and manages own workload in order to deliver quality results and meet timelines in a fast-paced environment
-Work with the IT Manager to set and manage business partner expectations

Education/Accreditations: Post Secondary Education
 
Qualifications/Skills/Experience: 

-5 years project management experience with Tier 1 and Tier 2 technology projects in a distributed environment 
-Previous experience with Risk Reporting an asset 
-Experience with System Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
-Successfully completed courses in scheduling, project risk management, leadership and human resources 
-Project Management Professional (PMP) designation preferred 
-Proven ability with MS Project, PowerPoint, Word, Excel &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Project Manager, PM, Senior PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>distributed environment</category><category>project management</category><category>risk reporting</category><category>system development life cycle</category><category>SDLC</category>
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			<title>Manager Advisory Services &amp; Financial Services Ris</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1781</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;*** Positions in Toronto, Montreal, Vanvouver***

The Client&#8217;s Financial Service practice is a specialty advisory unit that provides integrated market, credit and operational risk management; operations improvement, business integration, and strategic cost management; and regulatory and treasury advisory services to financial institutions and other capital markets participants. The team includes individuals who have industry, client and product knowledge as well as quantitative, regulatory, project management and technology professionals. Our teams work together to coordinate the delivery of risk management, regulatory and business performance services to a variety of clients, including commercial banks, investment banks, broker-dealers, asset managers, insurance and energy trading companies, and other organizations.

The Manager will be involved in all aspects of the delivery of financial risk services to advisory and assurance client accounts covering risk governance frameworks; risk identification, quantification and reporting for credit, market and operational risks; regulatory and economic capital assessments; compliance with Basel II and III requirements; the ICAAP program; enterprise stress testing models and other initiatives such as living wills.
 
The Manager role will be responsible for engagement delivery; team management and coaching; engagement execution; engagement economics and reporting, as well as developing and maintaining productive relationships with clients.
 
  
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;To deliver these comprehensive risk services, we are looking for individuals with 3-7 years of relevant experience and attributes in a number of the following areas:

&#8226;Experience working with the Basel II regulatory capital requirements for the wholesale, commercial and retail portfolios;
&#8226;Experience with the credit lifecycle within a commercial bank including the prospecting, origination, adjudication, administration and workout functions;
&#8226;Experience working with simulation based and parametric methodologies for computing general and specific market risk;
&#8226;Experience working in derivative trading operations and structured credit products
&#8226;Knowledge of the requirements for compliance with the Market Risk Amendment and other Basel III initiatives;
&#8226;Experience with enterprise risk management frameworks such as COSO ERM and ISO 31000;
&#8226;Experience working in a banking environment with a well-developed risk management culture and infrastructure or comparable experience working as an advisor to financial services companies;
&#8226;Knowledge of the RCSA process, key risk indicators and measurement methodologies for operational risk
&#8226;Knowledge vendor application systems supporting risk such as KMV, Credit Manager, RiskWatch, RiskMetrics;
&#8226;Knowledge of asset liability management and measurement in Treasury operations is desirable;
&#8226;Possess the desire and ability to work closely with quantitative and technology professionals on engagements;
&#8226;Possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and demonstrated knowledge in credit,  market risk and operational risk measurement and management;
&#8226;Possess strong communication, presentation and technical writing skills to describe ideas, concepts and issues that involve interpretation, analysis and assessment of complex conceptual topics;
&#8226;Possess a self starting attitude, an ability to think outside the box and thrives on new challenges; and
&#8226;Possess a willingness to travel on short notice to meet client needs.
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Manager Advisory Services &amp; Financial Services Risk Management &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>RCSA</category><category>RiskWatch</category><category>RiskMetrics</category><category>KMV</category><category>COSO ERM</category><category>ISO 31000</category><category>Credit Manager</category><category>Basel III</category><category>Basel II</category><category>ICAAP</category>
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			<title>.NET &amp; Silverlight Software Developer</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1619</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Qualifications

o Developing Windows .NET applications client / server 
o Developing web applications / SOAP / ASP.NET and Javascripts ( C#, ASP.NET)
o Developing web services with strong server side / db experience / real-time in high transaction web sites(ASP.NET, MS SQL, Postgres)

SILVERLIGHT - 
&#8226; Experience with V2 and V3
&#8226; Experience with Isolated Storage
&#8226; Experience with Cross Domain development
&#8226; Experience with Asynchronous programming (events, delegates, anonymous methods
&#8226; Experience with Multi-thread programming

Other 

&#8226; Experience with web services technologies from Microsoft, namely: WCF services
&#8226; Experience with working knowledge of WPF 

&#8226; Applied knowledge of object-oriented analysis, design and programming principles

&#8226; Proven experience developing commercial-grade software applications
&#8226; Experience with multi-browser development is an asset
&#8226; Experience with SQL and relational databases, perhaps some PostgreSQL , is an asset
&#8226; Solid debugging and troubleshooting skills
&#8226; Strong understanding of the software development process
&#8226; Excellent organizational skills
&#8226; Excellent communication skills
&#8226; Ability to prioritize, manage, and handle multiple tasks at the same time 
&#8226; Ability to work as part of a team
&#8226; Ability to work in a small company environment
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Intermediate Developer&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>.NET</category><category>C#</category><category>ASP.NET</category><category>SQL</category><category>Silverlight</category><category>HTRL</category><category>XML</category><category>Javascript</category><category>Ajax</category><category>Multithread</category>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1820</guid> 		  
			<title>BSA/PM - IVR</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1820</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Contract, Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The successful candidate will have the opportunity to produce and develop business requirements and business processes to enable the Business Transformation platform for various business units. They will gather, identify and contribute to the design of business processes that will enable a superior customer experience throughout the entire life cycle. As a Sr. Business Analyst within the Business transformation team, the individual will be responsible for understanding current business operations, gathering and identifying requirements from various input sources/organizations, designing future methods of operations and delivering measurable business processes in a multi-channel/ multi-product service environment.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;3-5 years experience in business analysis, requirements gathering and definition and/or process improvement initiatives or academic equivalent
Undergraduate degree in Engineering, Science, Business or equivalent background is desired
Exceptional in the use of MS Excel in order to deliver navigation of DOORS BR repository
Proficient in the use of MS Office Tools including MS Access
Effective communication and written skills
Operational knowledge of contact centers, inbound/outbound sales, retail operations, billing, customer support, IVR and self-serve enablers is an asset
Proficiency in process mapping techniques and tools is desired
Experience working within cross-functional teams
Demonstrated facilitation skills is an asset
Energetic self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced environment
Post-graduate studies in business management, science, engineering is an asset
Familiarity with Lean/Six Sigma/DFSS Methodology is an asset
Minimum of 1 year experience on Release 1 Business Transformation program within the Business Design team is an asset&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Identify, gather and define business requirements to aid in the design and development of new application sets and/or deployment of new operational processes.
Validate and confirm BR mapping to functional areas/domains
Assist the planning team to define the functional topics/domains
Provide understanding and guidance to the business on the structure of the Doors repository and how BRs are inter-related to other areas such as Action Items and HLDs
Drive business analysis and requirement definitions on enterprise business processes across the customer life cycle.
Develop detailed process maps to represent process flows, interdependencies, key stakeholders, systems/manual interactions and aid to the analysis and design of future methods of operations
Ensure that information submissions and delivery deadlines are met and that all reporting is accurate.
Identify trends, perform gap &amp; root-cause analysis to determine areas of opportunity and priority for process design
Work with cross-functional teams to identify and deliver business requirements
Perform detailed analysis of processes within the company, including gathering data, investigating cause-effect relationships, and measuring process performance/impact/benefits.
Identify process characteristics that are critical to quality, delivery and cost.
Identify and prioritize improvement opportunities that will drive increased customer satisfaction and more cost-effective service delivery.
Identify and apply industry best practices and benchmarks and develop &quot;best-in-class&quot; process models and target performance metrics.
Implement and continuously improve metrics and reports to support operations across the Company.
Participate in and lead cross-functional teams
Act as a liaison with the IT department to provide business requirements and help set priorities in the development and implementation of metrics and support systems.
Provide weekly status reports on BR Analysis activities
Identify data gaps and develop action plan to address
Identify data consistency issues that may exist
Identify redundant fields for archiving
Validate and confirm BRs mapping to LOB 
Deliver Navigator Reports for the definition of the release scope
Categorize business requirements into &quot;As-Is&quot; vs. &quot;To-Be&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;IVR/BSA/PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>IVR</category><category>Call Flow</category><category>Communication</category><category>English</category><category>Documentation</category><category>Client Facing</category><category>Design Principels</category><category>MS Word</category><category>Visio</category><category>BSA</category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:24:30 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Recruitment Consultant</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=31</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Are you a successful, motivated and entrepreneurial recruitment professional? Are you looking for an opportunity that offers great autonomy, tools &amp; technology, and the opportunity to participate in a lucrative commission structure? If so, this may be the opportunity you have been looking for!

Recruiter responsibilities include identifying, screening and interviewing prospective candidates, business development, intensive market research, pin-point recruiting, and attending tradeshows, seminars, training sessions, etc. 

Read more about &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/docs/Why_Work_With_GuruLink.pdf&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Why You May Want to Work With GuruLink  &lt;/a&gt;. 


If you are interested in joining the Gurulink team please take a moment to complete the &lt;a href=&quot;https://app1.clearfit.com/?ej=GUR0002-7&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#183;  Recruitment experience that is preferably within the IT sector, Biotechnology, Engineering, Executive or relevant sectors
&#183;  Managed successful client accounts, or hands-on recruiting
&#183;  Experience with Internet technologies (IE, Netscape, Search Engines, User-groups), related s/w applications
&#183;  Entire Ms Office Suite, Windows (NT 2,000, XP), networking, and Applicant Tracking Systems, wireless devices 
&#183;  Ability to communicate at all levels of an organization (ideally Fortune 100 &amp; 500s)
&#183;  Successful Account / Project Management experience. 
&#183;  Experience with business development, marketing, and sales. 
&#183;  Excellent teamwork and interpersonal skills.
&#183;  Strong communications
&#183;  Desire to expend your energy towards offering both candidates and clients a very high quality of service
&#183;  Ability to deliver!
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#183;  Experience with IT / Biotechnology/Engineering, Technical Project Development 
&#183;  Experience with start-up through to enterprise organizations&#8217; hiring and retention strategies. 
&#183;  Relevant University or College degree or related/applicable experience.
&#183;  Experienced with building, selling, or using ATS  (Applicant Tracking systems or HRIS etc.)
&#183;  Technical lead experience, interviewing, professional services, consulting and ability to leverage your technical background to relevant recruitment avenues (high level testing, assessment, etc.)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Recruitment Consultant&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>Communication</category><category>Sales</category><category>Recruiting</category><category>Account Management</category><category>interviewing</category><category>screening</category><category>Applicant Tracking System</category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:24:30 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1815</guid> 		  
			<title>Database Administrator</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1815</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Department Overview: In this role you will join a team of Database Specialists within ITS &#8211; DB Engineering, covering the following Database platforms: DB2 and IMS for zOS, DB2 for Unix/Linux and Hyperion Essbase.

Our team provides the expertise to analyze, define and transform systems specifications into an operational and highly reliable Database environment. We deliver Enterprise level database solutions through our involvement in the design, build, test, and deployment of such solutions.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Job Description: 

-Define and/or review data models for consistency and implement the physical database design to support the data model
-Design/review physical database design from logical database design and construct application databases in support of the development/test environment
-Consult with development teams and/or with 3rd party vendor regarding the optimal use of database resources and features 
-Make recommendations regarding database platforms / solutions and seek opportunities to improve database architecture
-Participate in development project application design and reviews (focusing on production implementation, data access and update strategies) 
-Research, evaluate, select, install and maintain database related tools and upgrades
-Provide production support by promoting/ updating database objects into acceptance and production; review physical database design and construct/ update databases in support of the acceptance/ production environment
-Maintain databases by reviewing anticipated performance and capacity volumes, providing input for subsequent tuning of shared database resources, proactively monitoring the capacity of application databases, and performing physical maintenance including reorganizations, redesigns and unloads/ reloads to ensure their continued smooth functioning
-Ensure database integrity by providing support for all production database related problems by conducting root-cause analysis and escalating issues
-Define/review backup/recovery jobs to ensure the physical integrity of the application databases and schedule in accordance with business requirements; proactively monitor to ensure continued smooth functioning; and recommend application and/or database tuning to improve production efficiency
-Uncover performance issues before they impact the business, keep abreast of environmental changes that may affect performance, and work with development teams on software upgrades
-Provide Disaster Recovery support by assisting in defining/reviewing disaster recovery plans to ensure the rapid recovery of application databases; participate in testing and provide 1st level support for all production application databases for any Disaster/Recovery
-May implement and support DBMS software and liaise with vendor as required to resolve problems and implement solutions
-Continuously enhance knowledge/expertise in own area and keep current with industry and/or business trends
-Communicate project status and provide timely escalation of issues to ensure project objectives are met
-Respond to requests for information and assist development teams in evaluating alternate approaches
-Provide ongoing support and consultation, and share knowledge of database management software with development staff
-Work with development staff to promote a better understanding of database issues, standards and features
-Work effectively as a team, supporting other members of the team in achieving business objectives and providing client services
-Support a positive work environment that promotes customer service, quality, innovation and teamwork and ensure timely communication of issues/ points of interest
-Participate in knowledge transfer within the team, and business units
-May coach, lead and/or develop others

Education/Accreditations: Degree or Diploma in Computer Science or equivalent experience

Qualifications/Skills/Experience: 

The ideal candidate is a seasoned DBA with a strong background and experience with DB2 on zOS and Unix/Linux platforms in both development and production environments. The ideal candidate must also be very knowledgeable with database structures, theories, principles and practices.
 
-Strong preference will be given to those who posses strong UNIX DBA skills. 
-10+ years experience developing, maintaining and optimizing DB2 applications and databases
-10+ years working in a zOS SYSPLEX or Unix/Linux environment
-10+ years supporting development using COBOL, Java, Stored Procedures
-Expert knowledge of Query Language and Data Definition Language of supported DBMS
-Advanced knowledge of supported DBMS including high availability and performance functions and features
-Advanced knowledge of utilities, tools and techniques required to maintain databases and improve availability and/or performance
-Advanced knowledge of DBMS storage options and scripting or job control language
-Advanced knowledge of related operating system components, physical and logical database design, and Systems Development Life Cycle methodology
-Sound knowledge of DBMS technology trends
-Must be able to travel and enter the US - as required &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;DBA, Database Administrator&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>DB2</category><category>IMS</category><category>COBOL</category><category>z/os</category><category>Sysplex</category><category>Unix</category><category>Linux</category><category>Java</category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:24:30 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>IT Analyst</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1816</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Department Overview: The Access Solutions Group provides Detail Design, Build, Unit Test, and Level 3 Support for the application hosting environment on the Windows platform. Application delivery is done through the utilization of Citrix XenApp and Virtual Private Network (VPN).

The IT Analyst will work closely with business units to deliver solutions to the end users. The Analyst works closely with ITS peers and will be expected to demonstrate an expert understanding of all elements to successfully deliver the solution.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Job Description: Mandatory qualifications include excellent communication (both written and oral) and interpersonal skills. The candidate must be organized, self motivated, as well as a team player and be able to participate in the knowledge transfer of information with peers and management. 

Mandatory technical skills include:

-Working Knowledge with Active Directory, LDAP and Novel Directory Services, including management tools such as NetIQ and others
-Expert knowledge of batch process scripts in Windows Operating Systems
-Proficiency with MS office product suite (Word, Excel PowerPoint etc.)
-Understanding knowledge of middle-ware technology (Citrix XenApp, Citrix Netscaler, Citrix Advanced Gateway). 
-Thorough understanding and knowledge of OSI Model and Networking technologies
-Thorough knowledge of Windows operating systems
-Knowledge of Database technologies (DB2, Oracle or MS SQL Server) 
-Advanced problem determination skills to identify and resolve application server problems running on multiple platforms in a large complex environment (AIX, Linux, Windows)
-Comfortable with working in a rapidly changing, technically complex environment

Education/Accreditations: College Diploma or University degree in Computer Science 

Qualifications/Skills/Experience: The successful applicant must have a solid understanding of Incident, Change, and Problem Management methodologies as well as solid experience in a large Production environment
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;IT Specialist, IT Analyst, Technical Specialist&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>DB2</category><category>Windows</category><category>Oracle</category><category>SQL Server</category><category>Citrix</category><category>Middelware</category><category>Active Directory</category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:24:30 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Project Manager</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1817</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Department Overview: The Network Services Project Management Office, with Infrastructure Technology Solutions, is accountable for managing Network/Telecommunications Infrastructure projects within the organization. This includes driving the on-demand development of solution/project proposals for our internal line of business clients and delivering them once approved. 

Additionally the NS PMO plans and manages the solutioning and delivery of our own internally initiated infrastructure projects.
 
Management of the above activities include, but are not limited to: the building of strong &amp; sustainable working relationships, facilitating the gathering of requirements, leading project estimating &amp; proposal development, owning &amp; building project plans, accountability for managing project costs/expenses, driving the delivery team to ensure we are achieving milestones on time/budget, effectively managing cross team resources, tracking/reporting on project deliverables, and ensuring adherence to appropriate governance.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Job Description: We are seeking two Project Managers to fill key leadership roles within the Network Services Project Management Office. The successful candidates will report directly to the Senior Manager, Network Services Project Management Office. Moreover, the candidates will have strong leadership qualities and will have a natural ability to build strong working relationships in all directions. Ideally the candidate will have experience managing a portfolio of project activities in addition to leading their own projects. The position requires a self-starter, with strong coaching and critical thinking qualities, and proven experience delivering complex network/telecommunications projects. 

These roles are required to:

-Provide leadership within the PMO as our scope and mandate broadens 
-Manage and drive a portfolio of project activity
-Provide People management leadership for the individual Sr/Project Managers operating within their respective portfolio
-Lead the delivery of complex network infrastructure projects (Tier 1/2) from concept to closure across multiple lines of business
-Manage multiple project resources from cross-functional ITS teams, as well as interfacing with project leaders, technology specialists, professional staff, vendors and consultants. 
-Possess &amp; demonstrate excellent communications skills (written &amp; verbal), with the ability to effectively interact with individuals across business units and at various levels within the organization (technical, business, Senior &amp; Executive Management).
-Demonstrate strong cost estimation and financial management skills
-Ability to develop a thorough knowledge of Project Management methodologies (ex. PMLC, SDLC, GO!), and ensuring that recognized Project Management processes, discipline and controls are consistently applied to projects.
-Leveraging skills &amp; experience to identify all project issues, risks and dependencies, ensuring that they are effectively managed
-Develop mitigation/contingency plans are in place for identified risks. 
-Track Project Management deliverables against the budget and the approved project plan, working with Technology partners to develop the content of those deliverables
-Provide project reporting and ad-hoc analysis, and present project status and issues requiring attention by senior management. 
-Manage communication to key stakeholders.
-Build consensus and relationships with project team and Business, through use of superior negotiation skills.

Education/Accreditations: College / University or equivalent work experience. Project Management Professional (PMP) is required.

Required skills experience:

-10+ years project management experience, with at least 7 years managing Technology projects 
-Experience managing Network/Telecommunications technology projects would be an asset
-Knowledge of Financial Services &amp; Insurance Sector would be an asset
-Comfortable working within an matrixed organizational structure
-Proficiency with MS Office PC software applications (Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Project, Visio)
-People management experience would be an asset&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;PM, Project manager&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>PMP</category><category>Project Management</category><category>Finance</category><category>banking</category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:24:30 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1809</guid> 		  
			<title>IT Manager (Network Security)</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1809</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Department Overview: Network Services is responsible for the delivery and performance of the organization's data and voice networks and is composed of the following functional areas: Engineering, Operations, Business Management, and Security. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Reporting to the VP Network Services, the Manager Network Security is a newly created role with a goal of increasing our focus on network security and significantly advancing our practices in this area relative to industry best practices. This job is accountable for all network-related security capabilities including firewall, internet security, network access controls and the overall security of our voice and data networks. This person will be a member of the Network Services senior management team, and will participate in guiding priorities and plans for the organization&#8217;s enterprise networks. This position requires specialized and deep technical knowledge of network security matters and will also oversee a small team of technical resources. 

Job Description: This role is responsible for overall delivery and performance of Network Security Team including Firewall, Internet Complex, IPS/IDS service and championing a strategy and implementing an overall platform for network security. 

As well it will include the following accountabilities: 

&#8226; Manages/ Leads a team of IT specialists/ professionals in providing a range of services and solutions to the organization, ensuring organization standards are met and business objectives are achieved. 
&#8226; Develop and lead the strategic direction of Network Security 
&#8226; Act as a network security expert consultant / resource in system strategy, architecture and design 
&#8226; Work with clients to prepare network security solutions that protect the company while meeting client objectives for new and existing systems 
&#8226; Manage the integration of network security with all systems, projects and technical interfaces to ensure a high level of service and support to the client and efficient system operation 
&#8226; Measure and monitor the level of service, analyze trends, agree on service target levels, and effective security event management 
&#8226; Ensure operational, reputational, and proprietary risks are minimized and focus on process improvement 
&#8226; Manage currency of the network security infrastructure 
&#8226; Follow process management discipline for change and incident management of all systems managed 
&#8226; Manage vendor relationships; ensure timely/accurate communication and resolution of issues, professionally manage any RFI/RFP processes. 
&#8226; Provide insight, information and recommendations on industry trends and significant issues 
&#8226; Promote/develop IT awareness of network security and technical understanding of business partners / clients 
&#8226; Develop and manage a team of professional resources by recruiting, training, coaching and conducting performance assessment of team members 
&#8226; Promote and support an environment that encourages productivity, innovation, teamwork, and a high level of professionalism 
&#8226; Provide leadership to attract/retain high quality people, including appropriate employee communication, sound structure/processes, succession planning, etc. 
&#8226; Coach team members and provide ongoing feedback to ensure achievement of business, department and individual goals 
&#8226; Foster a cohesive team environment within own team and across IT as a whole 
&#8226; Advanced knowledge of Bank/Financial Institution and technology standards (e.g., infrastructure, architecture, processes, applications) and managing people/projects 
&#8226; Works independently and often autonomously in the management of projects, teams and operational disciplines and develops strategic thinking/ planning in the execution of work plans 

Job Requirements 

&#8226; In depth experience with network security technology, operations and industry best practices 
&#8226; Experience working with vendors and proven ability to manage and influence vendors 
&#8226; Experience leading and managing teams 
&#8226; Proven ability to work closely with technology partners and network service peers to deliver results 
&#8226; Proven track record of delivering results and committed to operational and service excellence. 
&#8226; Strong organizational skills, with the ability to work in a fast paced environment and manage multiple portfolios, deadlines, and competing priorities. 
&#8226; Strong customer orientation and a professional approach with the ability to interact with all levels within the organization. 
&#8226; Highly developed critical thinking, analytical and problem solving skills. 
&#8226; Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal). 
&#8226; Previous People Management experience is required (5 years minimum). 
&#8226; Self motivated team player with high energy and ability to work independently as well as within a team &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;IT Manager, Network Security Manager&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>Network Security</category><category>firewall</category><category>internet complex</category><category>infrastructure</category><category>architecture</category><category>processes</category><category>applications</category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:24:30 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>IT Manager (Security Risk / Identity Management)</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1810</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Department Overview: Corporate Segment Technology Solutions (CSTS) provides application development and support to the various lines of our organization's businesses. This position will report to the Senior Manager to manage Applications on-boarding to the Identity Access Management and Reporting Program.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Job Description: 

-Provide Project Management Services to project initiatives as assigned initially on Application On-boarding to the Identity Access Management Program
-Manage a team of IT Business Analysts and Developers on the translation of business requirements into technical specification for configuration of application &amp; document application configuration per System Development (SDLC) methodology
-Co-ordinate with Infrastructure, vendor, internal or external development teams to manage the implementation and release application on-boarding processes
-Facilitate the development and execution of test strategies and plans
-Support business users during User Acceptance Testing phase
-Manage the preparation of system implementation plan and support procedure
-Provide ongoing application support to the various business units across the organization
-Other project initiatives or assignment as assigned

Education/Accreditations: Bachelors Degree in either Economics/Commerce/Business or Math/Computer/Engineering Science

Other Qualifications/Skills/Experience:  

-4-5 years banking experience with exposure to Security Risk or Identity Management concepts
-Worked as a Project Manager with proven business analysis and application testing experience
-Proven success in large enterprise development/deployment in banking/financial industry  
-Sound technical understanding of Infrastructure/network/platform/database and application architecture and design in connection to a business application
-Excellent analytical, problem solving skills and understanding on Process flows
-Excellent written and verbal skills
-Familiarity with MS Word, MS Project, Visio and Power Point would be a definite asset
-Familiarity with two or more of .Net, JAVA development, Oracle, UNIX and SQL
-Familiarity with Project Management methodology

Incumbent needs to have experiences in the following:

Portfolio Management - Experienced in managing a portfolio of larger applications with continuous enhancement requirements on new technology platforms i.e. .Net and JAVA

Business &amp; Process Analysis - Solid ability in getting a good understanding of business requirements or use case details to assess quality of BA deliverables

Directly leading Developers - Directly managing a development team (internal or off-shore) in providing input to good development practice &amp; app design to add value in application design and code quality and standards

People Management - Good management principles in leading larger team with internal and external off-shore resources (up to 10 of BAs and developers)

Financial Management - Experience in budget planning or financial reporting&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;IT Manager, Risk Manager, Identity Manager, technical Manager, Sr. Manager&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>Security Risk</category><category>Identity Management</category><category>.Net</category><category>JAVA</category><category>Oracle</category><category>UNIX</category><category>SQL</category><category>Project Management</category><category>development</category><category>portfolio management</category>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1811</guid> 		  
			<title>DBA (Sybase)</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1811</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Department Overview: The Technology Response Management team, under Operations &amp; Availability Management (OAM), provides escalated 2nd level production technical support for the majority of ITS managed technologies; and is accountable for day to day technology routines/maintenance in support of enhanced availability of the organization's services. There are 4 teams within Tech Response with specific and focused accountabilities.
 
As a member of the Database Response team, you will be responsible for technical support for the production environment for all technologies managed by the team. Specific focus will be around the distributed Database Management Systems administrations, primarily distributed DB2, managing availability, data integrity, and security of the production environment. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Job Description: The IT Database Administrator works closely with our ITS peers and the Incident Management team, and will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of all elements to successfully manage, tune, and resolve issues in complex systems within the bank&#8217;s distributed server based environment. 

Qualifications/Skills/Experience: 

-Mandatory qualifications include excellent communication (both written and oral) and interpersonal skills. Candidate must be organized, self motivated, as well as a team player and be able to participate in the knowledge transfer of information with peers and management. Mandatory technical skills include:
-Minimum 5 years of DBA working experience building, deploying and administering distributed DB2 and Sybase database management system
-Sound knowledge of database auditing, audit logging, creating benchmark for audit points
-Experience with database security and database encryption
-Sound knowledge of users access and database privileges 
-Experience with deploying database security patches and remediation of database vulnerabilities
-Degree or Diploma in Computer Science or equivalent experience 
-Thorough working knowledge of the different versions of DB2 (8 &amp; 9) on UNIX or Linux operating systems 
-Thorough working knowledge of the different versions of Sybase ASE (12.5 &amp; 15) on UNIX or Linux operating systems 
-Experience applying DB2 and Sybase maintenance
-Experience with diagnosing and tuning performance issues as they relate to DB2 and Sybase
-Experience with database utilities and backup tools (Tivoli Storage Manager)
-Experience with performing back up and recovery for both application tablespaces and catalogue tablespaces 
-Experience with UNIX shell scripting
-Experience with Sybase Replication Server
-Minimum 3 years experience with large Data Warehousing environments
-Comfortable with working in a rapidly changing, technically complex environment
-Proficiency with MS office product suite (Word, Excel PowerPoint etc.)

The following qualifications are considered as assets:

-Technical knowledge of legacy business applications 
-Experience with Storage Area Networks (SAN)
-Familiarity with DBMS capacity management solutions
-Familiarity with the CA-7 enterprise batch scheduling solution
-Familiarity with ETL solutions
-Familiarity with the other DBMS (Oracle, SQL, Essbase)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Database Administrator, DBA&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>Sybase</category><category>DB2</category><category>Unix shell scripting</category><category>Linux</category><category>Sybase</category><category>Oracle</category><category>data warehouse</category><category>ETL</category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:24:30 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1812</guid> 		  
			<title>Product Specialist</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1812</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Contract&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#8226; Work with product managers and business stakeholders to build product requirements for new services, features and enhancements to current ones.

&#8226; Work with user experience designers to facilitate information architecture, task-flow modeling, wire frames, visual design, prototyping for functional specifications 

&#8226; Take ownership in driving product activities to a close with the best results 

&#8226; Effectively manage and communicate trade-offs between cost/schedule versus business and user experience benefits and results
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Qualifications:
&#8226; 1-2 years experience in product management or development with internet services or sites 

&#8226; A BS degree or related discipline is desired 

&#8226; A high degree of creativity and innovation with a proven track record in working on complex and ambiguous programs 

&#8226; Ability to solve challenging business, design and logistics problems 

&#8226; Experience building product requirements and working with teams who turn them into detailed design specifications for user experience and solution design 

&#8226; Excellent written and verbal communication, presentation, and listening skills with the ability to present complex information clearly and concisely to varying audiences 

&#8226; Proven ability to work cross functionally to drive the implementation of products and features, as well as resolve operational issues
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;. passion for wireless and video technologies
. product marketing experience&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Product Specialist&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>wireless or mobile product knowledge</category><category>excellent documentation skills</category><category>demo or presentation experience</category><category>SDLC experience</category><category></category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:24:30 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Java Developer Contract</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1813</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Contract&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Perform software development and maintenance functions.  Partner in a team environment but also be able to independently design, develop, code, test and debug new software or make significant enhancements to existing software.  Design and develop secure, scalable, and fault tolerant solutions across a distributed architecture.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#8226;Strong Java, multi-threaded, client/server experience and expertise
&#8226;J2EE, Portlet, XML and XSL required
&#8226;End to end n-tier distributed architecture design and development
&#8226;Application Server Experience: JBoss
&#8226;MS SQL Server and Oracle DB development experience (strong SQL/PLSQL/T-SQL required)
&#8226;5+ yrs extensive hands on software development
&#8226;Multi-threaded/concurrent programming experience
&#8226;Software development experience utilizing Windows and Linux platforms
&#8226;Solid experience with source control packages (e.g. CVS, Team Foundation Server)
&#8226;Time-management, decision-making, and organizational skills a must
&#8226;BSCS or related degree required&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Java Developer, Java Consultant, Java Contractor, Java Guru&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>Java</category><category>multi-threaded</category><category>client/server</category><category>J2EE</category><category>Portlet</category><category>XML and XSL</category><category>n-tier</category><category>design</category><category>development</category><category>JBoss</category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:24:30 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1814</guid> 		  
			<title>Manager, Global Learning</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1814</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Manager- Learning Systems will be responsible for implementing and deploying global technology-based learning systems and processes, including the Adobe Virtual Classroom solution, a learning management system, and a learning content management platform.
To follow best practices for the effective use of eLearning, and support the goal of embedding the use of the virtual classroom in member firms across the world. This will result in a highly successful platform that is fully adopted and appropriately used to support the new and exciting business direction, which includes high growth areas that drive the need for new skills for our professionals, and the ability to &#8220;rapidly retool&#8221; them on a global basis.
 
To be successful, the incumbent must be an expert in technology based learning, as well as being able to effectively support member firms and regions, building strong, collaborative relationships around the world.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A core strategic focus for our client is attraction, recruitment, development and retention of the best professionals in their respective teams, worldwide. Professional development is central to the firm&#8217;s Employer of Choice strategy and to achieving critical business results. The purpose of the Global L&amp;D team is to promote greater collaboration and consistency in learning and development efforts at the functional, regional and member firm level, bringing them together into one cohesive and integrated global learning organization. 
 

THE SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS:

The successful candidate will possess the following experience, skills and behaviours: 
&#8226;         6+ years of professional experience in hands-on development and implementation of e-learning tools with strong emphasis on the  virtual classroom application within a large, complex corporate environment, with global scope preferable
&#8226;         In-depth understanding of learning systems infrastructure, with a specialty in the Adobe VC platform (knowledge of other systems is required including, but not limited to: LMS systems, other virtual classroom platforms such as Centra and Webex, learning content delivery and standards, mobile learning .etc
&#8226;         Above average technical skills in MS Office, MS Project, Visio, SPSS, Sharepoint and other collaboration software, HTML, XML
&#8226;         Strong technology infrastructure knowledge (e.g., servers, networking, middleware, reporting architecture, and technology standards such as SCORM, AICC, and web services standards).
&#8226;         Ability to collaborate with a network of diverse internal and external colleagues, subject matter experts and business leaders.
&#8226;         Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal and presentations to senior audiences.
&#8226;         Proven track record in using impact and influencing skills.
&#8226;         Experience working in a matrix environment
&#8226;         Analytical, interpretative and constructive thinking with some unstructured aspects
&#8226;         Undergraduate degree is required; master&#8217;s level in a relevant field desirable e.g. Distance Learning
&#8226;         English; second language highly desirable
&#8226;         Willingness to travel internationally 20-30% of the time

Additional responsibilities will include: 
 
Implementation of Virtual Classroom learning technology projects and maintenance of the platform
&#8226;         Initiate VC learning technology projects to support a blended learning strategy.
&#8226;         Manage global resources/funding for global VC solution.
&#8226;         Liaise with Global ITS 
&#8226;         Maintain project plans, establish, document and communicate processes and procedures.
&#8226;         Support the team (internal and external) that provides systems training
&#8226;         Lead the change management programs that support effective use and high adoption of the VC environment.
&#8226;         Provide guidance to the overall administration of the platform so that appropriate standard operating procedures are adopted which will ensure effective content, bandwidth, session and user management. This includes potential integration with multiple LMS systems around the world.
 
Implementation of other eLearning technologies
&#8226;         Conduct R&amp;D on best practices for LMS &amp; LCMS systems and solutions; participate in building the business case 
&#8226;         Participate in vendor selection process
&#8226;         Create and maintain project related documentation 
&#8226;         Implement and deploy selected tools and process
 
Maintain an in-depth understanding of current trends, systems, technologies and practices
&#8226;         Perform ongoing research through literature searches, tapping into internal and external networks of subject matter experts and participating in relevant industry conferences
&#8226;         Determine and communicate optimal ways to implement best practices for use of the virtual classroom
 
Develop, maintain and expand effective working relationships with the international global learning community
&#8226;        Understand other cultures and their nuances, communicating effectively and respectfully.
&#8226;        Indentify and work to get buy in from key eLearning stakeholders 
&#8226;        Actively listen, regularly seeking feedback on the effectiveness of service delivery. 
&#8226;        Engage in planning to ensure adequate VC learning systems support for the Functions (Audit, Advisory, Tax) and regions (ASPAC, EMA, Americas).
&#8226;        Build eLearning adoption in the Functions, consistent with industry benchmarks (e.g., consumption of technology based learning solutions is 30% of overall learning for the assigned function; the function actively uses the appropriate current solutions such as virtual classroom, WBT, etc.).

&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Manger of Global Learning&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>elearning</category><category>LMS</category><category>Learning Management Systems</category><category>Tax</category><category>KPI</category><category>Knowledge Management</category><category>KM</category>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1738</guid> 		  
			<title>IT Manager (Middleware Technologies)</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1738</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Department Overview: The Technology Response Management team, under Operations &amp; Availability Management (OAM), provides escalated 2nd level production technical support for the majority of ITS managed technologies; and is accountable for day to day technology routines/maintenance in support of enhanced availability of the organization's services. There are 4 teams within Tech Response with specific and focused accountabilities. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As the manager of the Online Response team, you will be responsible for managing a team of Specialists and System Administrators across the 4 different ITS campuses. Your accountabilities will include ensuring execution and optimization of our ongoing support strategies to deliver continued secure and highly available systems to our customers and clients. The IT Manager works closely with our ITS and Technology Solutions peers, and will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of all technology support elements and management disciplines, to successfully manage a team responsible for support of complex systems within the bank&#8217;s heterogeneous environments. (WebSphere Application Server, Portal, WESB, Data Power, MQ, Tomcat, IIS, Sharepoint, BES, OCS, IMS, DB2, and ThruPut Manager

Other accountabilities:

-Participates and supports in developing the strategic direction for the department
-Manages the integration of Operational Day2 supportability requirements for all systems, projects and technical interfaces to ensure a continued high level of service and support to the client; and efficient system operation
-Develop and manage a team of IT professional resources by recruiting, training, coaching and conducting performance assessment of team members
-Promote and support an environment that encourages productivity, innovation, teamwork, and a high level of professionalism
-Ensure operational, reputational, and proprietary risks are minimized and focus on continuous process improvement
-Participates in maintaining Business Continuity Management Plans for the department.
-Manages relationship with vendors to ensure any production issues are dealt with in a timely manner and ongoing support is adequate. 
-Provides technical support, including escalation on-call support, for the suite of technology software/applications supported by the team
-Measure the level of service to customers/clients, analyze trends, and determine appropriate actions where applicable
-Interface with Auditors and ensures appropriate IT Audit controls and compliancy for our production systems 
-Ensures that the department adheres to incident, problem, and change management processes
-Participate in knowledge transfer &#8211; ensure timely and accurate communication of business objectives throughout the group and articulate the group mandate to other areas
-Responsible to identify and deliver metrics measurements so that the department can monitor the level of service, analyze trends, and articulate/quantify the value of the services we provide
-Comfortable with working in a rapidly changing, technically complex environment

Education/Accreditations: University Degree / College Diploma in a related or applicable discipline

Mandatory qualifications include excellent communication (both written and oral) and interpersonal skills. Candidate must be organized, self motivated, as well as a team player and be able to participate in the knowledge transfer of information with peers and management. 

Mandatory skills include: 

-Previous experience as a People Manager, having demonstrated strong coaching and mentoring abilities in order to contribute to growth of staff 
-Expert knowledge of Middleware technologies: (J2EE Application Servers, ESB&#8217;s, Data Power, Portal, MQ,)
-Technical knowledge and work experience across different infrastructure related technologies (Middleware, hardware/software, Zserver, DB2/IMS,etc)
-Proven ability to make decisions and execute on key strategies 
-Strong organizational skills with the ability to work in a fast paced environment and manage multiple priorities
-Proven ability to build and maintain strong working relationships with business and technology partners 
-Strong customer service orientation and a professional approach, ability to interact with all levels within the organization 
-Solid understanding of Incident, Change, and Problem Management methodologies as well as solid experience in a large Production environment

The following qualifications are considered as assets: Technical knowledge of legacy business applications &amp; proficiency with MS office product suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;IT Manager, Technical Manager, ESB Manager, developement manager, middleware manager&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>Middleware</category><category>J2ee</category><category>ESB</category><category>Data Power</category><category>Portal</category><category>DB2/IMS</category><category>WebSphere</category><category>Tomcat</category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:24:30 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1571</guid> 		  
			<title>Adobe LiveCycle Specialist</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1571</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Contract&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Key Responsibilities/Job Functions:
-Responsible for the technical / systems analysis, design, development, unit testing, system integration testing, implementation and support of applications, using Adobe LiveCycle platform.  Role includes custodian of the established architecture assuring that documented standards and procedures are adhered to and ensure the smooth interpretability of the applications. 
-Collaborating with groups/teams  team to obtain the necessary clarity of the requirements at a function point context. 
Work with project managers, sponsors and other stakeholders to develop and plan technical strategies, agree upon project priorities and deliver applications that support business requirements. Also responsible for the Systems integration testing of applications prior to code release to Quality Assurance. 
-Applications Development professionals are responsible for working with their managers to assure their own continuing professional development for both technical and soft skills and that of their teams.  At the more senior levels, application developers are expected to train others, participate in company and industry working groups, and encourage learning, sharing culture that supports development of innovative and effective business solutions. 
-Applications Development professionals will develop a thorough understanding of the businesses they support along with well-developed people and project management skills. They may apply these skills either within a narrow business focus or broadly across the firm.

-Provides functional / technical leadership to own team -Self sufficient -Has extensive implementation experience -Works on multiple large or complex projects -makes technical decisions -Can articulate and communicate the application architecture -technical consultant / mentor to others within and outside own group -Oversees technical and functional documentation -Understands impact of integrating third party solutions to overall systems architecture.
-Manages process for determining deliverables, resources, and schedules -Oversees the development components under their management -Manages small to medium technical issues to resolution.

-Leads the technical design, development and implementation of cross-functional, multi-platform application systems. 
-Analyzes, defines and documents requirements for data, workflow, logical processes, hardware and operating system environment. 
-Contributes to defining time tables and project plans; analyzes and estimates feasibility, cost, time, and compatibility with hardware and other programs. 
-Ensures that expected application performance levels are achieved. 
-Extends the leadership of the coding, system testing, implementation and documentation of solution.
-Takes lead for establishing, implementing and monitoring &quot;best practices&quot;  for technical development methodologies and tools.
-Reviews and approves unit and integration testing for conformance to standards and adherence to design specifications. 
-Leads the development of design requirements, designs, tests, document and implements systems and programs.
-Extends expertise across multiple technical domains.
-Influences the development of plans and processes.
-Builds understanding of industry trends and practices for areas of domain expertise.
-Contributes to the development of standards in areas of domain expertise.
-Extends awareness of risks associated with application development and of potential impacts within IT, the business, and / or the firm's reputation.
-Incorporates risk planning and mitigation into work efforts.

&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
- Adobe LiveCycle Forms ES
- Adobe PDF Generator
- Adobe Process Designer
- HTML
- Excellent Javascript skills

-Undergraduate degree or Technical Certificate.
-5+ years equivalent experience.
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;-Java, J2EE, EJB, JSP, SOAP, Web Services desireable but not mandatory &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Team lead, Java Developer&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>J2EE</category><category>pdf generator</category><category>adobe process designer</category><category>J2EE</category><category>EJB</category><category>SOAP</category><category>SOA</category><category>HTML</category><category>Weblogic</category><category></category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:24:30 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1703</guid> 		  
			<title>IT Business Analyst (Application Development)</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1703</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Department Overview: Corporate Segment Technology Solutions (CSTS) provides technology delivery and support services to the various lines of the organizations businesses. This position will require the candidate to take ownership of a number of initiatives, conduct business analysis, capture/define requirements, perform testing on project initiatives as assigned and provide application support for existing applications. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Job Description: 

&#8226;Perform requirement gathering and verification from multiple lines of business
&#8226;Perform analysis and translate business, system and data requirements into technical specifications for application configuration
&#8226;Create and maintain business / system / functional requirement documentation
&#8226;Create and maintain technical and production support documentation
&#8226;Create and execute test strategies, test plans and test cases
&#8226;Create project plans for project and maintenance implementations
&#8226;Track and follow up on issues, decisions and actions as required within multiple assignments
&#8226;Take ownership of a task and follow-up to completion with minimum supervision
&#8226;Follow Change Control process, and prepare estimates for the planned tasks
&#8226;Support business users during Business Acceptance Testing phase
&#8226;Perform data validation and analysis
&#8226;Prepare system deployment plan and support procedures
&#8226;Co-ordinate deployment or upgrade activities with multiple teams including infrastructure, vendor, development and business validation teams
&#8226;Co-ordinate production problem tracking and resolution with multiple teams as required until the problem is resolved
&#8226;Provide ongoing application support to the various business units across the organization


Education/Accreditations: Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or equivalent industry experience


Other Qualifications/Skills/Experience: 

&#8226;3-5 years banking experience working on application development projects 
&#8226;Minimum 2 years experience in IT Business Analyst role with proven requirements gathering, business analysis
&#8226;Minimum 2 years experience in testing, test strategies, test plans and test cases 
&#8226;Minimum 1 years experience in supporting applications in a production environment 
&#8226;Excellent analytical, decision making and problem solving skills
&#8226;Excellent listening, written and verbal skills
&#8226;Conflict resolution skills
&#8226;Familiarity with System Development Life Cycle methodologies
&#8226;Familiarity with Project Management methodologies
&#8226;Demonstrated aptitude with HP Quality Centre or similar defect tracking tool
&#8226;Familiarity with Business Continuity Management Procedures
&#8226;Sound technical understanding of infrastructure/network/database components of n-tier application architecture and design in context of a business application
&#8226;Understanding of object oriented programming
&#8226;Understanding of .NET architecture and programming
&#8226;Experience with web services and XML
&#8226;Experience with SQL programming and data analysis in database or datamart environment
&#8226;Proficient with MS Word, MS Project, Visio and PowerPoint&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;IT Business Analyst, Business Systems Analyst, BA, BSA, Technical Business Analyst&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>Application Development</category><category>.Net</category><category>SQL</category><category>Data Analysis</category><category>HP Quality Centre</category><category></category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:24:30 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1756</guid> 		  
			<title>Account Executive - SMB Wireline - OTTW</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1756</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The vast majority of your working hours will be spent prospecting, closing and managing key accounts which drive significant growth revenues into for our cleint  with a focus on SMB.  This includes developing strategic business partnerships with clients by demonstrating a thorough knowledge of the client's business, industry trends, and how our Clients value propositions provide an avenue for success for our clients customers to grow and prosper within their business.


You will be evaluated on your ability to win NEW business and farm existing client.  The main priority will be about winning new business. Your focus is Small and Medium business and you will be offering Voice, Data, Hosted and Managed Services and some CPE sales.  

&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#8226;Strong understanding of telecommunication technologies, their applications and positioning relative to business needs, competitive offerings and emerging technologies
Strong understanding of voice / data / hosted / managed services (wireline services)
&#8226;Strong knowledge of IP, data or e-business and its application
&#8226;Excellent understanding of the Sales Process
&#8226;High level of strategic thinking and financial acumen
&#8226;Comprehensive competitive knowledge and understanding of competitor's influence within the telecom environment
&#8226;Financial, business and political acumen
&#8226;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Presidents Club
Existing client base
Bilingual&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Account Executive&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>SMB</category><category>Small and Medium Business</category><category>Voice</category><category>VoIP</category><category>Data</category><category>IP</category><category>VoIP</category><category>Telephony</category><category>Hosted</category><category>Managed Services</category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:24:30 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1561</guid> 		  
			<title>Software Sales Guru x2</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1561</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Account management through onsite, phone and email correspondence
Delivery of online sales presentations
Delivery of onsite sales presentations (travel required)
Preparation and delivery of quotes and proposals
Facilitate client setup and coordinate with support reps
Work with Sales Team to formulate and implement strategies towards industry sectors
Prepare and submit personal sales performance reports
Meet and exceed sales targets&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Proven and successful sales software experience (not including retail)
University or college degree or a minimum of 5+ years of sales experience
Superior presentation and written skills
Excellent conversational skills, phone and in person sales abilities
Experience in proposal preparation
Description:

As a member of the Sales Team you will gain valuable experience conceiving, creating and executing sales strategies for individual clients and accounts. The selected candidate should be comfortable working in a fast-paced, customer-focused environment and must be resourceful in developing successful sales concepts, preparing and delivering presentations and facilitating contract signing.

Desired:

Sales experience working with environmental, quality and safety management systems
Sales experience with enterprise level applications
Experience working with automotive, municipal, power utilities, forestry, and other industries
Experience with ISO 14001, ISO 9001:2000 or OHSAS 18001 management systems
Required Technical Skills:

Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Publisher)
Proven experience with preparing and delivering PowerPoint presentations
Experience using online third party software tools to deliver presentations
Experience with contact management software (e.g., ACT, SalesForce.com, etc.)
Personality and Other Skills:

Self-motivated
Ability to take initiative
Ability to work in a group and on individual tasks
Ability to meet deadlines
Education:

University Undergraduate Degree, College Diploma, or equivalent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Sales, Account Manager, Account Executive&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>Sales</category><category>software</category><category>Account Executive</category><category>ISO 14001</category><category>ISO 9001</category><category>ISO 2000</category><category>OHSAS 18001</category>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1805</guid> 		  
			<title>Senior Technical Architect</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1805</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Contract&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;-Individuals within the Systems Architecture and Engineering job family are responsible for the full lifecycle of technology infrastructure systems, including identification of need, sourcing, design, engineering, development, testing, deployment and third level support.  

-They are expected to identify where the adoption and standardization of both existing and new technologies and architecture throughout the company will provide improved service and reduced risk at lower cost.  They should be able to influence management at all levels in their acceptance and adoption of new technologies. They are knowledgeable of the full range of technologies available and build productive and beneficial relationships with their vendors. Having confirmed the company&#8217;s and the relevant users&#8217; global requirements, they evaluate and select the appropriate technologies, ensuring full compatibility with all other appropriate existing and anticipated new technologies.

-Often in partnership with the vendors, System Architects and Engineers are responsible for engineering and customizing solutions, so that they integrate with the overall technical architecture.  They are responsible for planning for technology infrastructure deployment company-wide. 

-They also serve as internal subject matter experts, consultants and troubleshooters, with responsibility for ensuring stake-holder satisfaction with infrastructure technology. Additionally, they are responsible for tracking technical and business trends, assessing their impact and developing strategies to leverage this information to build solutions and mitigate risks and  plan the retirement and transition of technologies at the end of their lifecycle.
-
System Architects and Engineers develop significant technical skills in one or more technologies such as; networks, hardware, operating systems, databases, web-servers and mainframes, and require well-developed project and people management skills.

-Oversees multiple projects under their management scope.
-Provides mentorship and guidance to Band I, Band II and Band III staff.
-
Responsible for leading end-to-end analysis, design, architecture, product selection, building and implementation of large or highly-integrated products.
-Responsible for developing technical vision, procedures, and architecture within a technology or process domain.
-Influences internal partners to ensure they build solutions consistent with the organization's planned policies, programs and architectural recommendations.

-Contributes to departmental / firm strategies.
-Provides costs relative to solutions.
-Perovides cost input for financial decision-making.
-Provides high-level cost estimates.
-Coordinates capital budget planning.
-Selects team members.
-Identifies gaps in skill sets.
-Leads support of HR processes.

-Manages a group of architects and assigns resources, manages employee workloads and internal/external consultancy. 
-Leads delivery in accordance with management guidelines through coaching and mentorship.
-Leads portfolio of design initiatives. 
-Develops and delivers presentations to all levels of the organization, including executive level, as required.
-Drives and reviews technical specifications.
-Reviews detailed documentation for implementation teams.
-Plans and participates in testing requirements for validation of system design. 
-Participates in defining guidelines for  managing risk.
-Approves lifecycle / roadmap of products.
-Contributes to vendor roadmap to ensure alignment with Rogers' strategy.
-Contributes to development of industry standards.
-Contributes to creation and delivery of intellectual capital assets.
-Ensures support is available and acts as escalation point for specified technologies.
-Has wide internal and external contact network.
-Industry recognition as an expert in at least one area of technology.
-Familiarity with, or exposure to, multiple related areas of technology.
-Acts as a consultant on complex issues.
-Has wide internal and some external professional network.
-Represents firm at external forums.
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;-Expert understanding of one or more: servers, storage, system management, performance analysis, application configuration, database, SAN, LAN, WAN, remote access, security, telephony, messaging (email), automation, desktop systems.

-Undergraduate degree required.  Graduate degree, preferred.

-5-7 years experience as an IT architect or 3-5 years managing / leading senior IT technical staff.

-Working knowledge of industry-standard architectural tools, processes and frameworks.

-Knowledge of ITIL best practices and process improvement.

Mandatory Skills:
COGNOS (5) (oracle, sql, database reporting services, Unix platform, datawarehouse 

Nice-to-Have Skills:
RATIONAL TOOLS (2)
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;business intelligence, infrastructure design, cognos tools experience, data modelling, &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Senior Technical Architect&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>cognos</category><category>oracle</category><category>sql</category><category>unix</category>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1804</guid> 		  
			<title>J2EE Documentum Developer</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1804</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Contract&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Key Responsibilities/Job Functions:
-Responsible for the technical / systems analysis, design, development, unit testing, system integration testing, implementation and support of software applications, using existing and emerging technology platforms. Role includes custodian of the established architecture assuring that documented standards and procedures are adhered to and ensure the smooth interpretability of the applications. 
-Collaborating with IT Platform Management, work with the business to obtain the necessary clarity of the requirements at a function point context. Work with project managers, sponsors and other stakeholders to develop and plan technical strategies, agree upon project priorities and deliver applications that support business requirements. Also responsible for the Systems integration testing of applications prior to code release to Quality Assurance. 
-Applications Development professionals are responsible for working with their managers to assure their own continuing professional development for both technical and soft skills and that of their teams.  At the more senior levels, application developers are expected to train others, participate in company and industry working groups, and encourage learning, sharing culture that supports development of innovative and effective business solutions. 
-Applications Development professionals will develop a thorough understanding of the businesses they support along with well-developed people and project management skills. They may apply these skills either within a narrow business focus or broadly across the firm.

-Provides functional / technical leadership to own team -Self sufficient -Has extensive implementation experience -Works on multiple large or complex projects -makes technical decisions -Can articulate and communicate the application architecture -technical consultant / mentor to others within and outside own group -Oversees technical and functional documentation -Understands impact of integrating third party solutions to overall systems architecture.
-Manages process for determining deliverables, resources, and schedules -Oversees the development components under their management -Manages small to medium technical issues to resolution.

-Leads the technical design, development and implementation of cross-functional, multi-platform application systems. 
-Analyzes, defines and documents requirements for data, workflow, logical processes, hardware and operating system environment. 
-Contributes to defining time tables and project plans; analyzes and estimates feasibility, cost, time, and compatibility with hardware and other programs. 
-Ensures that expected application performance levels are achieved. 
-Extends the leadership of the coding, system testing, implementation and documentation of solution.
-Takes lead for establishing, implementing and monitoring &quot;best practices&quot;  for technical development methodologies and tools.
-Reviews and approves unit and integration testing for conformance to standards and adherence to design specifications. 
-Leads the development of design requirements, designs, tests, document and implements systems and programs.
-Extends expertise across multiple technical domains.
-Influences the development of plans and processes.
-Builds understanding of industry trends and practices for areas of domain expertise.
-Contributes to the development of standards in areas of domain expertise.
-Extends awareness of risks associated with application development and of potential impacts within IT, the business, and / or the firm's reputation.
-Incorporates risk planning and mitigation into work efforts.
-Determines staffing requirements and may select team members.
-Signs-off code reviews.
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;-Java, J2EE, EJB, JSP, SOAP, Web Services.
-Undergraduate degree or Technical Certificate.
- Experience with knowledge management systems and technologies, particularly Documentum
- Experience developing web based applications using Struts
- Experience integrating windows authentication using NTLM in web applications
-6 - 8 years equivalent experience.

JAVA , STRUTS, TOMCAT, DOCUMENTUM&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;developer, &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>JAVA</category><category>STRUTS</category><category>TOMCAT</category><category>DOCUMENTUM</category><category>adobe</category><category>livecycle</category>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1803</guid> 		  
			<title>Senior .NET Developer (6month contract)</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1803</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Contract&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Senior .NET developer is driven, enthusiastic, and a highly motivated self-starter who is experienced with the .NET framework and building web applications using ASP.NET.  In a broad sense, you will design and develop core functionality and enhancements for our external and internally facing enterprise B2B e-commerce website.  You will be a lead developer working on n-tier webservices and web applications which leverage an array of enterprise-class &quot;best of breed&quot; third party platforms. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;3-5 years: .NET 2.0 - 3.5 / C# / ASP.NET / Visual Studio 
2+ years: SQL Server 2005 or later / Oracle 10G or later 
3+ years: Web Services, AJAX, XML, XSLT, XPATH 
2+ years: Unit Testing frameworks (e.g. NUnit, MS Testing Framework) 
2+ years: Experience w/ Source Control (Subversion, CVS, GIT etc.) 
Desirable: JavaScript, LINQ, IIS, Log4Net, CruiseControl.NET, NANT, JQuery, UML 
Experience in enterprise large scale eCommerce website or interactive agency 
Self-motivated and proactive, able to learn quickly and apply new concepts, tools and applications 
Strong organizational skills 
Thorough understanding of web and IT development technologies 
Exceptional English communication skills both oral and written are a necessity 
Strong technical knowledge and an aptitude for learning and employing new ideas 
Experienced in release management and change management 
Ability to work collaboratively and problem solve 

Key Responsibilities:

Under the leadership of a Technical Architect: 

Participate in requirement documentation reviews 
Document self-coded functionality as well as undocumented functionality 
Develop code on multiple small to large scale projects 
Unit test all written code 
Write unit test cases to be used by Quality Assurance team 
Provide development estimates for functional and technical requirements 
Perform special projects as needed &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Senior .NET Developer, .NET developer, .NET Consultant&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>NET 2.0 - 3.5</category><category>C#</category><category>ASP.NET</category><category>Visual Studio</category><category>SQL Server 2005</category><category>Oracle 10g</category><category>Web Services</category><category>AJAX</category><category>XML</category><category>XSLT</category>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1800</guid> 		  
			<title>Sr Account Manager - Retail Sector - Technical Sol</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1800</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Our client is a leading national telecommunications company in Canada providing data, Internet Protocol (IP), voice, wireless communications services, entertainment and video. We provide and integrate a full range of communications products and services that connect Canadians to the world.
 
Our client is also a great place to work. You can see it in our team members.  Our client believes the diversity of our team is a significant competitive advantage and we value the contribution and worth of each and every team member.  We work together, unified by our respect for each other, the our clients values and the pursuit of our business strategy. Diversity and inclusiveness thrives when we honour the traditions, beliefs, lifestyles and perspectives of all members of our team.

Our team members include people like you - enthusiastic, innovative, passionate and energetic. We believe that you'll find our high-performance culture personally fulfilling, professionally challenging and financially rewarding. Join our team and make your future friendly too.


Position Overview:

This role is located in Toronto, targeting Retail clients in Ontario but with National scoop.  
 
Working with customers in the Retail industry, the successful applicant will be responsible for enlisting the appropriate OUR CLIENT resources to ensure regular, cost effective account coverage. The Senior Account Manager will also leverage all OUR CLIENT resources to ensure that OUR CLIENT solutions provide an avenue for success for OUR CLIENT retail clients. The Senior Account Manager's challenge will be to retain and sustain our billed revenue base while growing net new revenue from current and new retail customers.


Responsibilities:
 
&#8226;Achieve monthly, quarterly and annual sales/revenue objectives 
&#8226;Proactively and reactively respond to customer requests, RFP, relationship issues 
&#8226;Conduct internal and customer presentations 
&#8226;Develop relationships with customers/suppliers and the internal organization (East and West) 
&#8226;Ability to set and manage objectives for cross-functional teams to deliver customer solutions 
&#8226;Develop account plans 
&#8226;Prospecting/Lead generation 
&#8226;Build &amp; qualify sales leads 
&#8226;Sales funnel maintenance and management 
&#8226;Administration : complete reporting as required 
&#8226;Provide complete and accurate order/service information 
&#8226;Achieve customer satisfaction objectives  
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Qualifications
  
Required Knowledge:
&#8226;Comprehensive competitive knowledge and understanding of competitor's influence within the telecom environment and the retail industry 
&#8226;Strong understanding of telecommunication technologies, their applications and positioning relative to business needs, competitive offerings and emerging technologies is an asset 
&#8226;Excellent understanding of the Sales Process 
&#8226;Understanding of Data related Products and Services is an asset 
&#8226;Excellent understanding of all Microsoft Office Products


&#8226;Demonstrated ability to develop business relationships across all levels of an organization including executive levels 
&#8226;Demonstrated ability to identify client business problems, assess risks and profitability, drive the development of a strong mutually beneficial account plan and define the appropriate internal resources (technical assistance, project management, alternate sales channel support) 
&#8226;Ability to engage and negotiate effectively with external vendors in joint ventures to provide comprehensive business solutions 
&#8226;Ability to take action to align tasks, objectives, and resources with strategic priorities 
&#8226;Adjusts quickly to shifting priorities and rapid changes 
&#8226;Ensures short term financial decisions are aligned with long term business strategies 
&#8226;Drives to achieve business goals that will separate OUR CLIENT from its competitors 
&#8226;Thinks &quot;out-of-the-box&quot; and encourages others to do so 
&#8226;Probes all relevant sources of information to define problems and identify solutions.
Required Professional Designation/Certification:
&#8226;University degree, MBA would be an asset
Required Experience:
&#8226;7+ years of face to face sales experience 
&#8226;Senior Sales experience/relationships with Canadian Retailers selling technical solutions to Canadian Retailers, Preferably direct experience with level 1 Merchants. 
&#8226;Demonstrated success in meeting or exceeding sales targets 
&#8226;Leadership experience is an asset. 


The right candidate in the role with have a HUNTER instinct  /  even though Farming is a big part of the role - the right candidate will HUNT well.   You probably work with BUYERs.  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>hunt</category><category>hunting</category><category>farm</category><category>farming</category><category>cold call</category><category>prospecting</category><category>lead generation</category><category>telecom</category><category>wireline</category><category>wireless</category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:24:30 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1776</guid> 		  
			<title>Account Manager  - Wireless SMB x (4) TRTO West</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1776</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A great place to work. You can see it in our team members. The diversity of the team and their unique contributions set us apart from the competition. Our success is based as much on our future friendly team as the innovative internet, voice, data and wireless products and solutions we offer.

Our team members include people like you - enthusiastic, innovative, passionate and energetic. We believe that you'll find our high-performance culture personally fulfilling, professionally challenging and financially rewarding. Join our team and make your future friendly too.
 
Position Overview:
 
As a part of the Wireless Business Solutions sales team, you and your sales skills are critical to the growth of the  small and medium (SME) business.    You will be actively involved with 2 key business objectives:
 
1. Seeking and identifying areas for new and expanded customer growth
2. Selling our wireless and data products and services
 
These objectives will be accomplished through targeted prospecting, hunting, and closing skills.  Successful team members are self-starters who are strategic in their account planning and management capabilities.
 
Responsibilities:
&#8226;Cold calling prospective SMB clients
&#8226;Promoting and selling wireless and data services
&#8226;Building trust, loyalty and solid long-term relationships with key decision-makers
&#8226;Understanding current and prospective customers' communication needs, business issues, and buying motives
&#8226;Conducting &quot;needs analysis&quot; for clients' wireless services
&#8226;Delivering the right solution for clients' evolving business requirements with prompt and efficient service

The Challenge (Key Deliverables)
&#8226;To aggressively grow the our clients wireless SME customer base
&#8226;Build and maintain your client base
&#8226;To consistently deliver on monthly sales targets and quotas
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Required Skills &amp; Abilities:
&#8226;Sales Methodology:  Selecting and qualifying profitable wireless opportunities; achieving sales volume objectives with business customer accounts
&#8226;Ability to deliver on growth and profitability
&#8226;Effective time management and multi-tasking skills
&#8226;Strong interpersonal and communication abilities are essential
&#8226;Computer proficiency is required (MS Office)
&#8226;Local travel is required:  A valid driver's license and driver's abstract (driving record will be reviewed and must meet our clients  Corporate standard) will be required
&#8226;You must provide your own vehicle (mileage expenses are a benefit entitlement)
&#8226;Bilingual French skills are an asset!

Required Professional Designation/Certification:
&#8226;Post-secondary education or equivalent experience (sales experience blended with new business development)

Required Experience:
&#8226;Minimum of 2 years business-to-business sales experience with a proven successful sales track record; this is a face to face sales position in the field
&#8226;1-3 years previous experience in one of the following verticals would be an asset: Finance, Insurance, Food and Beverage, Manufacturing, Transportation, Healthcare / Pharmaceutical
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;university degree or prooven sales performance ( e.g. Presidents Club)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Account Manager, Account Executive&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>sales</category><category>account manager</category><category>account executive</category><category>wireless</category><category>smb</category><category>small and medium business</category><category>cold calling</category><category>hunt</category><category>close</category><category>sell</category>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1799</guid> 		  
			<title>Java Developers/Designers x 2</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1799</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#8226; Provide technical leadership with proven ability to mentor and coach other employees
&#8226; Ability to performance engineer complex, multi-tiered distributed software systems
&#8226; Design, implement, test and document / diagram software solutions for technical and business requirements
&#8226; Perform code changes to enhance a product or add new features, to resolve programming errors and develop new products as assigned
&#8226; Complete code changes in a timely manner based on project plans
&#8226; Keep up to date with best practices

In this role you will be responsible for architecting and developing new applications and maintaining current deliverables while adhering to all aspects of product implementation life cycle as it relates to new product releases, enhancements and bug fixes for customers. You will also participate in specification preparation and systems analysis related to applications. 

You excel in a fast paced environment where rapid iterations through the SDLC are the norm and an ongoing process. You have a proven record of outstanding accomplishments in developing large, scalable, and distributed software systems. You are a collaborative leader with a passion for technical excellence, inspiring superior performance by developing, coaching, and mentoring employees. You have excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to a broad range of technical and business audiences.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;- We have multiple roles open ranging in seniority; there is one Architect/Lead and several developers.
- Here is a general guideline of what we are looking for:

&#8226; Minimum 2 years experience architecting software solutions
&#8226; Minimum 7 years of progressive experience in software development
&#8226; Minimum 5 years experience developing in an Unix environment( C Shell, Borne Shell, Korn)
&#8226; Minimum 5 years experience in J2EE / Java / Web development (XML, SOAP, RMI, LDAP, JDBC, EJB, Struts, Servlet, )
&#8226; MVC, ANT, Jira, Eclipse
&#8226; Strong experience with Application Servers like Tomcat and Weblogic, Jboss
&#8226; Minimum of 2 years experience with Rational Unified Process, use cases and requirements engineering
&#8226; Experience with Oracle database, Hibernate and VB.NET are ideal
&#8226; Ability to effectively troubleshoot software related issues
&#8226; Perform effectively in a multitasking environment
&#8226; Have strong interpersonal, as well as written and verbal communication skills
&#8226; Strong professional attitude together combined with a drive to get things done
&#8226; Proven ability to mentor others and provide technical leadership without attitude
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;developer, designer, architect&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>J2EE</category><category>ejb</category><category>java</category><category>xml</category><category>soap</category><category>jdbc</category><category>uml</category><category>RUP</category><category>oracle</category><category>pl/sql</category>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1616</guid> 		  
			<title>Lead - Developer (Java/LAMP/Mobile)</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1616</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Responsibilities
&#8226; Develop architecture, algorithms, APIs, web services and database framework
&#8226; Create a platform that can scale to millions of users and is language and device agnostic
&#8226; Ensure operational uptime, reliability and redundancy
&#8226; Lead Mobile, Social Networks and Web Development resources
&#8226; Actively write code
&#8226; Lead technical discussions (evangelize our product) with business partners and clients
&#8226; Consult on best-practices within other areas of the organization&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The TA will be responsible for defining the overall technical design and architecture of our product(s)/project(s) and clients.

50% will be client based projects / 50% will be internal product development

Front-End: One of the following: PHP, Ruby on Rails, Perl
Middle Tier: Both Java and C++
Mobile: Objective C or J2ME
Must know Linux (Apache, PostgreSQL, MySQL, etc.)

They must be able to working with an offshore team - meaning they cannot be a loan ranger.  They must be able to share and explain code and architecture to offshore colleagues.

One large emerging project (next year or so) will be developing a new social media product that will be platform agnostic across mobile, web and social media. To be successful in this role you must posses a wide breadth of knowledge across various disciplines within IT (software, networking and
database). You should also possess formal training in computer science to enable you to develop leading algorithms and
innovative ways to solve social networking problems. Based on our product strategy as a guideline you must be able to
create, innovate and lead our technical strategy. This role will start as the sole developer for the project (e.g. you&#8217;ll be actively coding). As development progresses you will be a key member of the hiring committee for additional team members.

Requirements:
&#8226; B.A./B.S. in Computer Science or a related technical field (M.S./Ph.D. a plus)
&#8226; Mastery of two of the following programming languages:J2EE, C#, C++, PHP, Ruby etc.
&#8226; Expert knowledge of relational database architecture, optimization and SQL (MySQL, PostgreSQL)
&#8226; Linux, shell scripting
&#8226; Prior experience with building platform technologies
&#8226; Prior experience with high performance computing, social networks and mobile software development (iPhone,
Blackberry or Windows Mobile)
&#8226; Prior experience leading software development teams
&#8226; Prior experience developing Service Oriented Architecture and APIs for 3rd parties
&#8226; Knowledge of J2ME and Objective-C (iPhone and Blackberry App development)
&#8226; Knowledge of Hadoop, Amazon EC2, S3 and other Grid or Cloud technologies
General Experience:
&#8226; Self-managing and self-motivated with a thirst for knowledge
&#8226; Previous start-up experience
&#8226; Experience in using Agile, Extreme Programming and Waterfall Methodologies
&#8226; Excellent Communications Skills &#8211; Written and Oral
&#8226; Ability to explain complex concepts in simple terms
&#8226; Entrepreneurial personality
&#8226; Consumer and Product focused
&#8226; Comfortable with working remotely
&#8226; Strong leadership skills
&#8226; Flexibility for some international travel
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;- facebook connect
- start-up experience
&#8226; Machine learning, sentiment analysis, algorithm optimization, heuristics, ranking systems, feedback systems&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Architect, Team Lead&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>J2EE</category><category>J2ME</category><category>facebook connect</category><category>social media</category><category>web 2.0</category><category>architect</category><category>design</category><category>open social</category><category>ruby</category><category>php</category>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1797</guid> 		  
			<title>IT Manager - Infrastructure Technology Solutions</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1797</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Department Overview: We are looking for a dynamic IT Manager to join the Infrastructure Technology Solutions - Engineering group to lead a group aligned within the Software Engineering portfolio. Working closely with other Engineering groups, Architecture, Operations, and Business IT, you will lead a team of IT professionals, in multiple locations to deliver on key system initiatives while providing value-added insights and services to our business partners. The group consists of the Access Solutions team which is accountable for delivering Citrix remote access and application hosting solutions. The group also consists of Engineers accountable for solutioning and supporting our MOSS, IIS, and MQ services.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The successful candidate will have a breadth of IT and business experience and will be equally comfortable with overseeing a portfolio of projects and supporting existing environments on a unique and diverse set of technologies. 

Key accountabilities are: 

-Provide strong leadership, people management and coaching to team of 15+ IT professionals including people managers. 
-Support a work environment that promotes customer service, quality, innovation and teamwork. 
-Work closely with Architecture and Business partners to understand their IT needs and lead a team to design, build, test, and deliver solutions. 
-Oversee a portfolio of infrastructure projects consisting of development, integration, or operational initiatives. 
-Provided ownership and management of the technologies within the group portfolio and be accountable for currency, functionality, security, sound operational mgmt, advancement of the technologies, while meeting committed service levels
-Lead teams that support and maintain existing environments (level 3 support), some of them on a 7/24 basis. 
-Report on project progress, technology spend &amp; forecast, risks and issues. 
-Identify and implement process improvements that will improve quality, efficiency and reduce costs.
-Working with Architecture, set standards for Simplification of IT systems.
-Working with Business IT, explain the need and value of developing to standard environments

Education/Accreditations: College / University or equivalent work experience 

Qualifications/Skills/Experience: 

-Demonstrated leadership skills with a proven ability to make things happen through the use of impact and influencing skills. 
-Proven track record of delivering results and committed to operational and service excellence. 
-Strong change management skills with demonstrated ability to act as a catalyst for change. 
-Strong organizational skills, with the ability to work in a fast paced environment and manage multiple portfolios, deadlines, and competing priorities. 
-Strong customer orientation and a professional approach with the ability to interact with all levels within the organization. 
-Highly developed critical thinking, analytical and problem solving skills. 
-Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal). 
-Previous People Management experience is required (5 years minimum). 
-Self motivated team player with high energy and ability to work independently as well as within a team
-Experience identifying and implementing process improvements
-Ability to turn strategy into practical solutions. 
-Knowledge of Mainframe, Distributed systems, Networking, and large scale infrastructure software.
-Willing and able to manage staff in multiple locations, including SOC, Mississauga, Toronto, London&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;IT Manager, Infrastructure Manager, Technical Manager, Manager&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>People Management</category><category>Infrastructure</category><category>MOSS</category><category>Citrix</category><category>MQ</category><category>IIS</category>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1727</guid> 		  
			<title>Sales Engineer</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1727</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tech savvy, outgoing sales indvidual who enjoys travelling and demoing custom ERP solutions and features to assist the Sales Executives on closing new accounts.

Must have expereince in ERP solutions.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Responsibilities: 

&#8226; Participate in sales discovery process as prospects approach the Qualification stage.  This involves participation in interviews and discovery meetings with various people within the customer organization. 
&#8226; As opportunities develop, participate in on-site sales meetings and facility tours.  Used to help gather an understanding of a customer&#8217;s business, these on-site meetings provide much of the data needed to configure a product demonstration.
&#8226; Configuration of product demonstrations to fit the requirements of prospective customers.  
&#8226; Clearly articulate the benefits of ERP solutions to all levels including line of business managers and &quot;C&quot; level executives
&#8226; Provide input to other cross-functional departments pertaining to prospect requests and product enhancements as needed
&#8226; Maintain account and opportunity updates within our internal sales force automation system to manage and prioritize sales opportunities
&#8226; Develop, present and deliver high-impact demonstrations of the ERP solution on a weekly basis

Qualifications/Skills: 

&#8226; 3 + years in a comparable pre-sales position supporting the sales cycle in ERP applications
&#8226; 5+ years business experience
&#8226; Must have experience with an ERP or inventory management package and thorough understanding of accounting principles
&#8226; Must be familiar with production and manufacturing concepts including roles of planning, scheduling, and approaches to effective inventory management.
&#8226; Experience in the food industry a definite asset
&#8226; Experience with MS Dynamics NAV a definite asset
&#8226; Previous application experience in one or more of the following required:  Sage MAS 500, Sage X3/Adonix, SAP, Oracle, JD Edwards, CDC Ross, or other process manufacturing ERP solution.
&#8226; Experience with MS Dynamics CRM, SharePoint 2007/2010 a definite asset
&#8226; Solid presentation and interpersonal skills
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Presales Consultant&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>sales</category><category>erp</category><category>presales</category><category>dynamics</category><category>nav</category><category>consulting</category>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1789</guid> 		  
			<title>SCCM/SCOM PS Engineer</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1789</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Senior Systems Consultant required for Major Microsoft focused Consulting company:

- The successful candidate must be able to secure, migrate and implement based on Microsoft platforms
- Experience with assessment, planning and deployment of Windows 7 and Office 2010 using the technologies mentioned below from development to production environment
- The candidate should also have solid technical scripting knowledge to compliment the technologies
- Below is the revised skill requirement (experience required) for the Windows XP to Windows 7 image consolidation resource 
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Base Qualifications
1. BSC in Computer Science or equivalent. 
2. Expert in Enterprise Level Datacenters operations, requirements, availability and Disaster Recovery. 
3. 5+ years experience as server Tech lead of a large sized server farm environment using current technologies with disaster recovery.
4. Excellent Knowledge of ITIL and/or COBIT frameworks.
5. Enthusiastic, energetic and pro active personality.
6. Able to work independently, but also team player.
7. Familiar with Project Management methodologies
8. Fluent in English: Writing and Speaking.

MSInfra Qualifications &amp; Responsibilities - Must Have 
. Advanced knowledge of MS SCCM and MS SCOM setup and configuration.
. Advanced knowledge and Troubleshooting of Windows server 2000/2003/2008 or higher setup, Microsoft Clustering, Security.
. Advanced knowledge of Active Directory / LDAP / Domain Controller Configuration 
. Advanced knowledge of DNS and DHCP setup and troubleshooting
. Advanced Knowledge and troubleshooting of MS-Exchange 2003, 2007 or 2010. 
. Advanced knowledge and troubleshooting of MS-ISA 2006 or higher. 
. Advanced knowledge of Internet Information Services 5.x and 6.0 or higher.
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Relevant certifications - MCP, MCITP, MCSE&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;SCCM Guru&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>SCCM</category><category>SCOM</category><category>Desktop Deployment</category><category>Professional Services</category><category>Consulting</category><category>Exchange</category><category>OCS</category><category>AD</category><category>MCITP</category><category>MCSE</category>
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			<title>Microsoft Solution Architect</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1790</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Responsibilities:
The Solution Architect has two (2) primary areas of responsibility:
a) Sales and Marketing and
b) Delivery
Sales and Marketing
Provide opportunity pursuit services starting at awareness generation stage all the way through to proposal and closing of the sale. 
Work closely with sales account teams to assist in the development of account plans and qualification of opportunities. 
Responsible for describing the solution, defining the approach and estimating the work effort in client proposals. 
Assist in the planning and execution of market events, including: seminars, speaking engagements, and authoring engagements to stimulate demand creation. 
Assist in the management of strategic alliances to position company as a leading solutions service provider. 
Assist in the creation, collection and updates of intellectual assets to support sales. Sales focused intellectual assets include such things as: 
Offer and service definitions 
Client references 
Case studies 
Pertinent alliance materials 
Competitive research and advice


Delivery
Provide thought leadership and project advisory services to key clients on a billable basis. 
Leading the definition of Architecture frameworks, strategies, roadmaps and migration plans 
Assessing existing applications and mapping them to the overall business needs and for developing a clear picture of future application needs 
Providing architecture support to business analysts and developers on one or more projects 
Provide quality assurance services on delivery projects to ensure that the quality and overall architecture compliance of delivered solutions reflects what was proposed 
Creating robust, sustainable architecture that supports requirements and provides for expansion given budgetary constraints and availability of data and skilled resources
Ensure that intellectual assets created during the delivery process are collected, evolved and captured in the knowledge base in a manner that is reusable and relevant. 
Conduct technical interviews in conjunction with Resource Management. 
Provide training / coaching to other Architects to ensure consistent delivery of solutions and quality. 
Provide standards and best practices, development, testing and implementation guidance to the project team.
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Senior Solutions Architect - Microsoft Technologies



Qualifications
6+ years of experience on Information Technology projects in one or more of the Health, Retail, Education, Utilities, Municipalities or Natural Resources sectors 
Commercial experience working within the CRM arena 
Experience in designing, architecting, implementing, customization of MSCRM / Dynamics CRM or another leading CRM solution - i.e. Pivotal, SalesLogix, salesforce.com, SAP CRM 
Experience in integration of Microsoft Dynamics CRM and Microsoft SharePoint solutions is desirable 
Experience working with industry standards, regulations and guidelines 
Experience working with company hardware and software products to make sound financial recommendations 
Establish and maintain strong relationships with Microsoft Presales team 
Experience in leading, mentoring and training internal (practice members, cross functional staff) and external stakeholders (partners and clients) would be beneficial 
Working knowledge of other Microsoft technologies including: C#, Sliverlight, SharePoint Designer, AJAX, Performance Point, SQL Server, and BizTalk would be beneficial 
Post secondary degree in a related discipline or equivalent work experience
Competencies
A proven track record for the timely delivery of high quality project deliverables 
Understands and is able to apply solution development life cycle principles, concepts and techniques on projects 
Demonstrated track record in leading the sales and delivery of CRM consulting projects on multiple platforms 
Strong ability to assist projects in overcoming technical issues/problems which are impeding progress 
Excellent communication (verbal and written) skills 
Experience in evangelizing on BI solutions and how our capabilities can be leveraged to win business 
Presentation and facilitation experience 
Proven excellent analytical ability 
Works proactively and is a team player 
Highly motivated 
Results-oriented 
Highly presentable and professional 
Attention to detail 
Able to thrive in fast-paced, detail oriented, and high-pressured environments 
Flexibility to adapt to travel, client and project teams&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Solutions Architect - Microsoft&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>CRM</category><category>Dynamics</category><category>Microsoft CRM</category><category>Sharepoint</category><category>MOSS</category><category>.NET</category><category>Solutions Architect</category>
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			<title>Systems/Network Support Engineer</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1792</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Contract&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Working with the Systems and Support team the Network Administrator is responsible for maintaining the server farm and network.  This includes developing, documenting and implementing effective maintenance strategies for all servers, ensuring a proper backup strategy and disaster recovery plan is in place at all times. 
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Working with the Systems and Support team the Network Administrator is responsible for maintaining the server farm and network.  This includes developing, documenting and implementing effective maintenance strategies for all servers, ensuring a proper backup strategy and disaster recovery plan is in place at all times. 

Specific Accountabilities: 
&#8226;Troubleshoot issues within network infrastructure including switches, hubs, firewall, wireless access points, DNS and DHCP
&#8226;Maintain all servers from a hardware and software perspective including database, web, network, hardware service, file and print services
&#8226;Maintain backup and disaster recovery strategy for all network data and services
&#8226;Work in a off hours on-call rotation schedule with other IT staff
&#8226;Provide 2nd level support for all IT Helpdesk issues
&#8226;Manage and maintain networked Security Camera system
&#8226;Coordinate training for the Canon printer/copiers.
&#8226;Maintenance and administration of telephone system

Knowledge and Skill Requirements: 
&#8226;4-6 Years of proven experience in the IT industry
&#8226;Bachelor of Science / Engineering Degree or College-level IT diploma
&#8226;MCSE certification, or the ability to attain certification within one year of employment
&#8226;Knowledge of and proven experience with Microsoft networks including the following technologies:
oMS Windows Server (Current Versions)
oMS Windows Active Directory
oMS Exchange (Current Versions)
oNetwork Services: DNS, DHCP, VPN
oIIS 
oBackup and recovery strategies 
oScript programming (e.g. VB Script, PERL, etc.)
oKnowledge of  Switched networks 
&#8226;Knowledge in the following is an asset:
oSQL Databases
oKnowledge of Backup Software

The technical job skills we are looking for would be:
&#8226;Working knowledge with VMWare ESX, and vSphere
&#8226;Worked with EMC SAN (Clariion or Celerra)
&#8226;Worked with Backup Exec, and data de-duplication
&#8226;Worked with Network monitoring tool ( SolarWinds, SCOM, SCCM)
&#8226;Experience working with Exchange 2003, 2007, or 2010
&#8226;Worked with Cisco gears, 6500, 4500, 3750, and 2960
&#8226;CCNA, MCSA certified
&#8226;Windows 2003/2008 Active Directory 
&#8226;Worked with Firewalls
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;MCSE, MCITP, MCP&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Network/Systems Support Engineer&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>Network</category><category>EMC</category><category>SAN</category><category>VMWare</category><category>DCHP</category><category>DNS</category><category>Windows</category><category>Exchange</category><category>SQL</category><category>AD</category>
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			<title>Call Centre Manager</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1793</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;- manage call centre operations, lead team, on boarding, training, analysis, planning, costing etc.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;- Detailed specs to be released shortly on the phone with Account Manager
- Strong call centre background (outbound/inbound)
- Strong management experience
- Good understanding of managing call cente: leading, costing, analysis, bussiness opportunities, on boarding etc.
- Experience managing offshore multiple hubs
- Account Managment of 3rd party call centres
- Strong project managment experience (prefer PMP)
- Experience with Call Centre design (a nice plus)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Call Centre Manager, Call Center Manager&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>Manager</category><category>call centre</category><category>leading</category><category>on boarding</category><category>menoring</category><category>costing</category><category>analysis</category><category>inbound</category><category>outbound</category><category>india</category>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1794</guid> 		  
			<title>J2EE/Weblogic Application Developer X2</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1794</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#8226;The development, implementation and support of internal Software
&#8226;Work with other Java developers and business units employing Agile development strategy.
&#8226;Develop and unit test code.
&#8226;Assist in the completion of system testing.
&#8226;Prepare technical documentation for delivered functions.
&#8226;Support non-production environments for both projects and application enhancements.
&#8226;Perform detailed analysis and design tasks for functions and subsystems
&#8226;Provide technical expertise, guidance and training to more junior development team members
&#8226;Analyze review and rewrite programs to increase operating efficiency and/or adapt programs to new requirements.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Qualifications
&#8226;5+ years of design/development/analysis experience in a large enterprise environment.
&#8226;Java Technologies (J2SE, J2EE, EJB, JDBC, Sockets, Java Servlets, JMS Message Drive Bean, XML, XSD scheme, Oracle, Eclipse 3.0 or greater)
&#8226;Experience with Tomcat application server (Weblogic experience also nice to have)
&#8226;Understanding of the key architecture considerations/issues associated with distributed client/server infrastructures.
&#8226;Strong Java knowledge (both back-end and front end development)
&#8226;Object oriented application design &amp; development framework
&#8226;Telecommunications industry experience is an asset.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Developer,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>J2EE</category><category>Java</category><category>EJB</category><category>servlets</category><category>struts</category><category>jdbc</category><category>weblogic</category><category>aqualogic</category><category>alsb</category><category>oracle</category>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1787</guid> 		  
			<title>Systems Analyst (AIX/Windows)</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1787</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Department Overview: The key focus of the Test Environment Management - Distributed team (TEM-D) is to provide Unix and Windows test environments and support for the organization's e-business applications. 

You will be primarily responsible for gathering and analyzing project requirements for the creation and support of distributed test environments on AIX and Windows platforms. This position will work closely with project managers, the Line Of Business (LOB) Technology Solutions (TS) teams, user communities and other ITS partners to ensure the successful implementation of products/changes into the production environment.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The candidate's responsibilities will include:

-Gathering and analyzing project requirements
-Identifying, estimating and tracking TEM-D deliverables required for a project 
-Creating and deploying WebSphere and Windows Applications
-Code management in the 'locked down' environment for system testing 
-Trouble shooting problems (such as environment, hardware, WebSphere, performance, etc.)
-Creating and maintaining documentation in support of TEM-D infrastructure 
-Maintaining and analyzing development server performance
-Coordinating and scheduling environment upgrades
-Building and managing working relationships with external vendors
-Team Technical lead on medium to large scale projects 
-System capacity planning and maintenance is a key aspect of this role
-Proactive maintenance

In addition, the candidate will provide consultation and analysis to identify process improvements that will reduce test time and cost as well as improve quality, accuracy and efficiency.

Education/Accreditations: Computer/IT College or University Degree

Other Qualifications/Skills/Experience:
  
-Excellent UNIX (AIX preferred) and Windows 2000/2003 admin skills  
-Minimum 5 years WebSphere 5 and 6 
-Minimum 1 year WebSphere 7
-IHS experience a must 
-Experience setting up, configuring and troubleshooting WebSphere JVMs in AIX and Windows based environments
-Experience with Windows Server 2008 would be an asset 
-Experience deploying custom and 3rd party application code within WebSphere/AIX/Windows environments
-Experience deploying non-WebSphere based applications within AIX and Windows environments
-IIS and Apache setup and troubleshooting experience required
-Working knowledge of SQL, Oracle or DB2                            
-IBM Datapower and WESB experience would be an asset
-Excellent analytical skills, with the ability to ask probing questions to understand the various concepts presented/discussed
-Excellent communication skills
-Is comfortable with working in an environment where a high degree of multitasking is the norm
-Is able to balance the needs of the team and the needs of the clients
-Is comfortable with working in a rapidly changing, technically complex environment
-Well organized, self motivated as well as a team player
-Ability to provide technical guidance to junior team members
-Some project management and negotiation experience would be an asset
-The ideal candidate will have previous System Capacity Management experience
-Exposure to SOA based apps would be an asset
-Thorough understanding of PMLC and SDLC processes&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;IT Analyst, Systems Analyst, System Admin, Admin Specialist, IT Specialist&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>UNIX/AIX</category><category>Windows</category><category>WebSphere</category><category>SQL</category><category>Oracle</category><category>DB2</category><category>IBM Datapower</category><category>WESB</category>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1788</guid> 		  
			<title>IT Solutions Manager</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1788</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Department Overview: The Corporate Technology Solutions (CSTS) team is primarily responsible for the delivery and support of projects and applications for Finance. 

There is a growing need within the team for a high energy individual, with strong project management skills related to manage, deliver and support  finance applications. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Purpose of Job: This role will provide project management support working with our partner to transitioning support responsibility. This will include managing the contract and Service Level Agreements to ensure the transition has been completed and ongoing support metrics are being met. This role will also provide solutions to business processes through the analysis of requirements, participation in design and programming of systems. As part of the Corporate Segment Technology Solutions team, the Manager will be charged with providing overall management to all support activities and projects throughout their various phases including project proposal, analysis, design, development, testing and implementation and project budgets.
 
Responsibilities include:

&#8226;Provide project management for ongoing development and support initiatives
&#8226;Analyze the business needs and recommend IT solutions 
&#8226;Deliver effective and efficient solutions by meeting key project milestones and overall project deliverables on time, and adhering to development and quality standards.
&#8226;Ensure application documentation is complete and maintained/ updated in a timely fashion
&#8226;Develop and nurture relationships with our business partners
&#8226;Support the strategic Finance Architecture Visions and ensure IT solutions are based on known business drivers &amp; strategic direction and vision. 
&#8226;Comply with the system development life cycle (SDLC) and project management methodology (PMLC) by participating in scope assessment, risk and cost analysis.
&#8226;Coach, lead and mentor other team members.  Participate in knowledge transfer with the team and business units.

Requirements:

&#8226;Self-motivated and able to manage multiple priorities
&#8226;Strong leader that can work independently
&#8226;Strong vendor management skills
&#8226;Knowledge of Finance processes/applications
&#8226;Sound knowledge of Project Management.
&#8226;Strong experience with implementations of package software such as Hyperion, PeopleSoft or Oracle (i.e. 3-5 years).
&#8226;Strong analytical skills
&#8226;Experience with System Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
&#8226;Ability to work in teams and individually
&#8226;Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Project)
&#8226;Excellent communication skills
&#8226;Solid documentation skills&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;IT Solutions Manager, IT Manager, Technical Manager, Sr. Project Manager&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>Hyperion</category><category>PeopleSoft</category><category>Oracle</category><category>SDLC</category><category>finance</category><category>bank</category>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1682</guid> 		  
			<title>Director of Marketing</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1682</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Director of Marketing for leading national VAR/Reseller in the Oakvile area. Looking for a Markerting professional to lead compaigns and marketing initiatives for the organisation.
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;MISSION
To contribute to the overall profitability goals of the company through the development and implementation of innovative marketing initiatives and programs.

CORE ACCOUNTABILITIES
&#8226;Develop annual business plan and budget to support short and long term business goals
&#8226;Develop strategic marketing and communications plans that support company goals and sales initiatives
&#8226;Develop and maintain positive beneficial relationships with industry partners and other key stakeholders
&#8226;Promote the company brand, culture and values by leading the development of promotional materials, identifying national advertising, marketing and public relations opportunities that result in business opportunities
&#8226;Manage the company&#8217;s website, e-marketing programs and social media initiatives ensuring maximum optimization
&#8226;Continued development and maintenance of the company intranet
&#8226;Secure and manage internal and/or external marketing resources in support of sales and revenue targets.
&#8226;Collaborate with sales and operations in the implementation of new initiatives
&#8226;Maximize employee contribution by recruiting, developing, mentoring, and motivating employees to deliver excellence.
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;MBA&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Director of Marketing&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>Marketing</category><category>Reseller</category><category>VAR</category><category>Campaign</category><category>branding</category>
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			<title>Second Line Applications Support Engineer</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1783</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We are looking for a &#8216;trouble shooting&#8217; professional with experience in Application Support and/or sustaining development to join our highly skilled Applications Support and Maintenance Team.  You will be required to work independently and as part of a team. Candidates should demonstrate excellent client-facing and communication skills (both written and verbal), coupled with a strong technical background.  
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Responsibilities:

&#8226;Handling phone / email correspondence with external clients as production issues arise
&#8226;Gathering sufficient bug details from clients to enable hand off to second line application support for issue resolution.
&#8226;        Issue logging, localizing and handling in accordance to priorities
&#8226;        Maintenance of support code tree and infrastructure (client scripts, DB etc)
&#8226;        Patch / hotfix, preparations, packaging and release

There will be opportunities for qualified candidates to move into second line support and ultimately into the software development or client services teams.
Required Skills and Experience
Essential Skills:
&amp;#61607;Degree level education preferably in Computer Science or Electronic/ Electrical Engineering, but certainly in a numerate discipline
&amp;#61607;Excellent client facing skills. Must be able to answer questions and talk clients through issues in an articulate and effective manner
&amp;#61607;Software development experience in a UNIX environment, use of shell scripts and other UNIX tools
&amp;#61607;Experience in C++ code debugging in Unix environment
&amp;#61607;You should be calm under pressure and mature enough to handle interacting with demanding customers

Desirable Skills:
&amp;#61607;Experience in Application Support and/or Sustaining development role
&amp;#61607;Understanding of the financial markets
&amp;#61607;RDBMS experience, preferably Sybase or SQL Server
&amp;#61607;Unix systems programming/networking
&amp;#61607;Some experience in Java technologies and/or other programming languages
&amp;#61607;Strong technical background in client-server development
&amp;#61607;Technical support of trading systems, market data systems
&amp;#61607;Experience with source code control systems
&amp;#61607;Technical and business analysis skills to assess customer enhancement requirements and compile bug reports.

Attributes
The attributes for this role include self-motivation, self-sufficiency and a flexible and questioning approach.  The successful candidate will have a strong desire to problem solve, have an inquisitive nature, be persistent and reliable and pay meticulous attention to detail.   
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Trading/Financial Software experience&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;2nd Line Application Support&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>C/C++</category><category>Java</category><category>SQL</category><category>MySQL</category><category>Oracle</category><category>Sybase</category><category>Perl</category><category>Unix</category><category>Linux</category><category>Shell</category>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1784</guid> 		  
			<title>J2EE Integration Developer (WLI) x3</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1784</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#8226;Liaise with Functional Analysts or business in determining and understanding new requirements
&#8226;Application Designer/Developer - analyze, design and develop technical solutions/applications to meet business needs/requirements. This includes interfaces, database objects, scripting for Oracle ERP Integration layer using Java,  WLI, ALSB, BPEL and other integration technologies
&#8226;Project Resource - provide technical expertise on initiatives and projects involving Oracle ERP and other applications
&#8226;System Documentation - prepare all technical system documentation related to development projects.
&#8226;Application support - assisting functional analysts in working with the business in responding to user's questions regarding interfaces and application use
&#8226;Support business processing infrastructure and integration layer for ongoing interfaces, ETL (Extract, Transform and Load) and business process modeling
&#8226;System Upgrades/Patches &amp; Implementations- participate in evaluating, documenting, implementing or applying of system upgrades/patches and implementations
&#8226;Monitor and evaluate vendor sites for applicable fixes, patches and updates to software
&#8226;Technology Expert - maintain industry knowledge of upcoming technologies that impact Oracle ERP and Oracle Integration layer (Java, WLI and other integration technologies) deliverables/projects
&#8226;Set up batch processing/concurrent programs for the applications and interfaces
&#8226;Adhere to IT Service Management-Incident, Problem and Change Management procedures&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#8226;Must have minimum 5 to 6 years experience with Java and J2EE Technologies
&#8226;Must have minimum 4 years of experience participating in Enterprise Application
Integration implementations and associated technologies With WebLogic, WLI, ALSB, BPEL and Eclipse
&#8226;Must possess strong Java programming skills that includes developing web services/Java controls, WLI processes
&#8226;Minimum 3 years experience with XML/XLST programming
&#8226;Minimum 4 years experience with development tools - TOAD, XML SPY
&#8226;Minimum 4 years Oracle Database experience creating database objects, expert in SQL/PLSQL.
&#8226;Experience in working with UNIX and shell scripting
&#8226;Experience in working with APACHE and other open source technologies
&#8226;Understanding of the application software and integration design patterns
&#8226;Experience in following best practice methodologies such as developing technical design and/or specifications
&#8226;Post-secondary graduate of a Computer Science discipline
&#8226;Must have excellent interpersonal skills and strong business acumen
&#8226;Must have ability to work in a team environment or independently
&#8226;Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
&#8226;Excellent oral and written communication skills.
&#8226;Strong interpersonal skills and attention to detail.
&#8226;Able to work in a fast-paced, multi-deadline environment.
&#8226;Must have an aptitude for learning new technologies.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;developer, team lead, softare developer, &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>weblogic</category><category>weblogic integration</category><category>wli</category><category>j2ee</category><category>java</category><category>oracle</category><category>pl/sql</category><category>ejb</category><category>servlets</category><category>struts</category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:24:30 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1782</guid> 		  
			<title>CSR - Customer Service Rep</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1782</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;- Customer Order processing and client correspondence in a fast paced dynamic environment.
- Gathering requirements from clients and passing on leads to the Sales force.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;- Strong experience with call center environments
- Excellent verbal and written communications
- Outgoing personality, smart and driven
- Account Management and relationship building
- Customer troubleshooting and order processing
- Strong time and organizational management
- Experience with working with Sales Teams
- University or College preferred
- Strong experience with MS Office suite and other software
- Level 1 Technical Support&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;- payment processing experience
- webex demos
- Bilingual&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;CSR, Customer Service Rep&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>csr</category><category>call center</category><category>call centre</category><category>ms office</category><category>software</category><category>sales</category><category>bilingual</category><category>spanish</category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:24:30 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1780</guid> 		  
			<title>Sales Account Manager</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1780</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;-A strong work ethic, hunter mentality
-5+ years successful sales experience
-Strong senior relationship building skills within short sales cycles
-Comfortable with cold-calling &amp; prospecting
-Organized, detail oriented with excellent multi-tasking skills
-Professional phone, email, communication and presentation skills
-A great attitude and willingness to learn
-Ability to travel in Canada and the US
-College or University Degree is preferred
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;-Prospecting and sales into the US utilities and government markets
-Meet and exceed sales quota requirements
-Meet and exceed weekly prospecting activity targets
-Present demonstrations via web/teleconference and in-person
-Maintain accurate forecasts and records in salesforce.com
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;-Experience in the electronic payment or credit card industry is an asset
-Experience working with utilities or government is an asset
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;AE, Account Executive, Sales&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>Sales</category><category>AE</category><category>selling</category><category>account executive</category><category>payment</category><category>utilities</category><category>spin selling</category><category>quota</category><category>hunting</category><category>inside sales</category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:24:30 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1777</guid> 		  
			<title>QA Lead / Developer</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1777</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The position reports directly to the Vice President of Engineering and will work closely with the Product Management and Engineering teams. As the Senior Developer / QA Lead:

&#8226;You will be expected to take a leading role in designing and developing an automated test framework (Python, Selenium RC) and tools as part of an ongoing process for end-to-end test automation. This includes test driven development practices, build automation, continuous integration testing, automated functional testing, and performance testing.

&#8226;You will also be responsible for managing and motivating a small and strong QA team and for coordinating and taking part in the activities of the QA team, including creation of test cases, development of automated test scripts and execution of manual and automated tests for our various product releases.
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Requirements:

&#8226;Experience leading small teams, or mentoring junior engineers
&#8226;Deep programming experience with one or more of Perl, Python and JavaScript
&#8226;Deep understanding of various test frameworks for client side test automation. Experience with Selenium a BIG PLUS
&#8226;An aptitude for understanding business applications from a functional and technical perspective
&#8226;An unhealthy love of crashing release candidates, finding all bugs and letting only squeaky clean software leave the premises
&#8226;In-depth experience writing performance and scalability tests
&#8226;Strong working knowledge of XML, MySQL, Linux, Subversion
&#8226;Experience working with or in a formalized QA process, within a larger R&amp;D group
&#8226;Experience with continuous integration systems
&#8226;Experience building and maintaining automated build environments
&#8226;Experience building and maintaining performance test environments
&#8226;Experience writing and maintaining test plans
&#8226;Effective written and oral communication skills


Education:
&#8226;Bachelor Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;n/a&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>ta</category><category>test</category><category>regression</category><category>functional</category><category>UAT</category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:24:30 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1779</guid> 		  
			<title>Technical Support</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1779</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Contract&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;-Responsible for activities that contribute to the day to day running of the Video services infrastructure technologies and managing the life cycle of delivering standard components in Network Management. The life cycle includes component installation, maintenance and decommissioning.  
-Primary responsibilities include support and maintenance, production scheduling and control, reports distribution, print center operation, ensuring support for agreed upon service levels, as well as backup and recovery capacity for any of the units infrastructure component areas. 
-This includes the following broad technology areas: Encoding, Multiplexing, Switched Digital video,  

-May undertake project work such as implementation of new technology infrastructure to support new business/services initiatives, including infrastructure deployment or upgrades, communication with vendors and liaison with other Network Management teams. 
-Responsible for providing all Video support services to their clients, maintaining the production environment and working with other Network Management departments to ensure the delivery of requests. 
-They are primarily responsible for identifying production issues or taking support calls from their business clients and for managing production incidents from inception to resolution. This often involves working with application developers or engineers to ensure solutions meet long term goals.  
-They may also undertake a wide variety of project work. This could include the following areas: implementation of new technologies; testing and roll-out of configuration, application and operating system upgrades; deployment of security hot-fixes and patches; addressing Audit and Regulatory requirements. 
-Individuals within the team must develop deep technical knowledge becoming subject matter experts in their specialist fields. This expertise can be leveraged in the delivery of the firm&#8217;s IT strategy, either within a narrow business focus or broadly across the firm.  

-People in this Job Family generally have to adopt different methods or procedures to do their job each day.
-Applies a working level of knowledge to their role.
-Tasks are assigned, vary, and have a start and end. Duration of task assignments can vary.
-Typically acts as a first point of escalation.
-Requires a level of knowledge, skills and competencies in support of the roles and responsibilities assigned.
-Performs analysis and provides feedback.
-Participates in implementing solutions.

-Under general supervision, performs day to day tasks that are repetitive, however, vary in specifics of what is required.
-Responds to escalations, for one or more applications. Monitors applications and systems within their area of responsibility.
-Delivers on a specific operational function(s), as well as participates in moderately complex project related activities.
-Responsible for collecting, analyzing data, and providing feedback.

Responsible for providing various supervisory related functions such as:

-Setting priorities for day to day tasks for subordinates.
-Participating in the interview process for new hires.
-Providing input for performance reviews.
-Extends knowledge of local systems and business to groups or departmental level.
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;-Working knowledge of industry standard architectural tools, processes and frameworks.
-Working familiarity with relevant video delivery systems, where appropriate.
-Knowledge of ITIL best practices and process improvements.
-Awareness of range of activities / tasks pertaining to applicable work area / function.
-Familiarity with procedures and service requirements relative to the role.
-Undergraduate degree or equivalent and 1-3 years of applied technical experience. 
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Technical Support&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>Network Management</category><category>infrastructure</category><category>technology</category><category>technical support</category><category>ITIL</category><category>Encoding</category><category>Multiplexing</category><category>Switched Digital Video</category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:24:30 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1775</guid> 		  
			<title>Network Operations Technician (X3)</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1775</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Contract&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Key Responsibilities/Job Functions: 
&#8226; Provide network support and troubleshooting directly for clients, both onsite and phone support . 
&#8226; Physical and remote installation, maintenance and support of Video On Demand. 
&#8226; Onsite and Remote support for Video On Deman, Switch Digital Broadcasting 


6 phases:
200 Serving Groups per month  

Serving Group Prep, NVT and Troubleshoot  

- The contractor will ensure all Serving Groups associated to the capacity augmentation project for OD are fully operational prior to be place into production. This will ensure customer impact is minimized.

-Documentation of Augmentation Serving Groups -Provisioning of said Serving Groups on the Seachange System
 -Complete Network Verification Testing on all On Demand and Switch Digital Broacast Serving Groups 
-Troubleshooting of any failed serving groups until resolution&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;- WINDOWS 2003
- CCNA

Job Qualifications: 
&#8226; Excellent written and verbal communications skills. . 
&#8226; Competent knowledge of network and IP-related technology and protocols. 
&#8226; Proven troubleshooting and problem-solving skills. 
&#8226; Willing to work shifts and be available for rotating off-hour on call duties . 
&#8226; Knowledge of Microsoft Servers an asset . Knowledge of Unix and Linux operating system is an asset . 
&#8226; Experience working with Cisco routers an asset . 
&#8226; Network+ certification or equivalent an asset . 
&#8226; Previous experience providing technical support over the telephone is an asset. 
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; - LINUX
- SUN SOLARIS&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Network operations&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>LINUX</category><category>SUN SOLARIS</category><category>WINDOWS 2003</category><category>CCNA</category><category>Cisco</category><category>Switches</category><category>Routers</category><category></category>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1495</guid> 		  
			<title>Software QA</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1495</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Quality Assurance Analyst with professional experience in SQL, data verification / validation and functional/regression testing.

As a member of the Quality Assurance team you will be responsible for writing and executing manual test plans and test scripts for product releases.

Additionally, you will be required to work closely with Product Managers, Software Developers and our customers to develop test specifications and build test cases in order to rigorously test product functionality as well as investigate all potential product test failures. Bug fix verification and validation will also be required.

The successful candidate will act as a technical resource on a project team that focuses on testing our flagship product. Interaction with the Product Group, Developers, Implementation, Release Management and Sales will be daily requirements.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Required Qualifications: 
                
                Experience and understnading of Agile Methodology, worked in an Agile environment
 3-5 years hands on experience with SQL database concepts and queries
 3-5 years manual functional/regression testing experience
 3-5 years test case and test plan design/maintenance
 Demonstrated knowledge of software lifecycle
 Strong understanding and hands on experience with Quality Assurance processes and methodologies
 Automated and performance testing experience
 Design and develop test cases based upon system specifications document QA testing on web-based applications
 Strong troubleshooting skills
 Experience with JIRA
 Ability and desire to work directly with customers
 Proven track record of successful management of resources and timelines
 Team player and ability to work with minimal supervision
 Multi task and work independently in a fast-paced environment
 Strong verbal and written communication skills
 University degree in computer science or closely related field

Desired Qualifications:

 Working knowledge of Java and any development experience an asset
 Familiarity with JSP and JavaScript with the ability to debug and investigate pages for issues
 Long Term Care experience

Nice to have:
                HL7 Integration&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;QA - Software&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>QA</category><category>Functional</category><category>Regression</category><category>BlackBox</category><category>Whitebox</category><category>HTML</category><category>SQL</category><category>JIRA</category><category>Test Plan</category><category>Use Case</category>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1774</guid> 		  
			<title>Presales Solutions Architect - CISCO</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1774</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Presales position that will design and architect technology solutions centered on Cisco Product&#8217;s and our client's delivery capabilities.  Responsible for driving Cisco Technologies by supporting Field Sales teams in defining, positioning, solutioning and designing technology solutions.  Will participate in customer facing meetings to align strategies and determine business and technical requirements that will be used in developing solutions or solution alternatives that map within our capabilities.  Responsible for designing and delivering technical design solutions that provide the approach and entire Hardware/Software solution being proposed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;MUST have Expert knowledge in either Cisco UCC or Data Center Cisco offerings.  Technology solutions that this position will be responsible for Designing and Developing solutions for include: 

Unified Communications and Collaboration (to include Contact Center) 
Core Networking Infrastructure 
Data Center Technologies (To include Nexus/MDS/ACE) 
Wireless Technologies 
Security Technologies

Solid understanding of the Cisco design tools (Dynamic Configuration Tool and Mullet-line configuration tool) along with the use of MS &#8211; Excel, Visio, Word, and PowerPoint for creating Customer deliverables. 

Ability to work as a solid member and leader of a team 
Must be a self starter and have ability to manage expectations with a sales team and with customers 
Strong leadership and communication skills 
A positive attitude and desire to build a business within a business 
Ability to travel up to 20% 
College diploma or university degree in the field of business administration, computer science or management information systems and 4+ years related work experience preferred.  CCIE also preferred.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Solutions Architect, Presales Architect, CISCO Systems Engineer, Systems Engineer, Network Systems Engineer, DataCenter Engineer, UCC Engineer&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>CISCO</category><category>UCC</category><category>Nexus</category><category>Unified Communications and Collaboration</category><category>Contact Center</category><category>Core Network Infrastructure</category><category>Data Center Technologies</category><category>Nexus</category><category>MDS</category><category>ACE</category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:24:30 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1772</guid> 		  
			<title>Java Developer - contract</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1772</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Contract&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Key Responsibilities/Job Functions:
-Responsible for the technical / systems analysis, design, development, unit testing, system integration testing, implementation and support of software applications, using existing and emerging technology platforms. Role includes custodian of the established architecture assuring that documented standards and procedures are adhered to and ensure the smooth interpretability of the applications. 
-Collaborating with IT Platform Management, work with the business to obtain the necessary clarity of the requirements at a function point context. Work with project managers, sponsors and other stakeholders to develop and plan technical strategies, agree upon project priorities and deliver applications that support business requirements. Also responsible for the Systems integration testing of applications prior to code release to Quality Assurance. 
-Applications Development professionals are responsible for working with their managers to assure their own continuing professional development for both technical and soft skills and that of their teams.  At the more senior levels, application developers are expected to train others, participate in company and industry working groups, and encourage learning, sharing culture that supports development of innovative and effective business solutions. 
-Applications Development professionals will develop a thorough understanding of the businesses they support along with well-developed people and project management skills. They may apply these skills either within a narrow business focus or broadly across the firm.

-Provides functional / technical leadership to own team -Self sufficient -Has extensive implementation experience -Works on multiple large or complex projects -makes technical decisions -Can articulate and communicate the application architecture -technical consultant / mentor to others within and outside own group -Oversees technical and functional documentation -Understands impact of integrating third party solutions to overall systems architecture.
-Manages process for determining deliverables, resources, and schedules -Oversees the development components under their management -Manages small to medium technical issues to resolution.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
-Leads the technical design, development and implementation of cross-functional, multi-platform application systems. 
-Analyzes, defines and documents requirements for data, workflow, logical processes, hardware and operating system environment. 
-Contributes to defining time tables and project plans; analyzes and estimates feasibility, cost, time, and compatibility with hardware and other programs. 
-Ensures that expected application performance levels are achieved. 
-Extends the leadership of the coding, system testing, implementation and documentation of solution.
-Takes lead for establishing, implementing and monitoring &quot;best practices&quot;
for technical development methodologies and tools.
-Reviews and approves unit and integration testing for conformance to standards and adherence to design specifications. 
-Leads the development of design requirements, designs, tests, document and implements systems and programs.
-Extends expertise across multiple technical domains.
-Influences the development of plans and processes.
-Builds understanding of industry trends and practices for areas of domain expertise.
-Contributes to the development of standards in areas of domain expertise.
-Extends awareness of risks associated with application development and of potential impacts within IT, the business, and / or the firm's reputation.
-Incorporates risk planning and mitigation into work efforts.
-Determines staffing requirements and may select team members.
-Signs-off code reviews.

Experience and Education Preferred:
-Java, J2EE, EJB, JSP, SOAP, Web Services.
-Undergraduate degree or Technical Certificate.
-6 - 8 years equivalent experience. 

Mandatory Skills:
J2EE (6), JAVA (6), ORACLE (6), SQL (6), STRUTS (6), WEBLOGIC (6), JSP (6), Ajax (5) 
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;J2EE Developer&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>Java</category><category>J2EE</category><category>Web Services</category><category>Ajax</category><category>Weblgoic</category><category>XML</category><category>Struts</category><category>SQL</category><category>Oracle</category><category>JSP</category>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1773</guid> 		  
			<title>Sales Associate/Estimator</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1773</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;- Sales Associate will travel to customers homes from leads provided (1-4 day) to assess, take measurements, enter data into Excel and generate quotes for basement renovations 
- Book appointments for sales call directly with customers via online application.
- Core hours 10am to 8pm
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;- Sales experience
- Must have own car
- Understand full sales cycle, be able to read customers, soft sell, ability to adjust sales technique by reading customer 
- Intelligent, respectable, honest, outgoing, presentable 
- Driven and professional
- Ability to work evenings (core hours 4-8 pm)
- Experience with Excel and MS Office
- Willingness to travel across GTA (from ajax-oavkville and north to newmarket)
- Preferred post secondary education
- Strong experience with MS Office suite (focus on Excel) and smart phones&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;-Experience with home renovations
-Familiarity with building/construction materials, cost, and process&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Sales Associate, Estimator, sales, Account Management, AE, Account Executive&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>sales</category><category>estimator</category><category>renovation</category><category>AE</category><category>Account managment</category><category>Account Executive</category><category>sell</category><category>quotes</category><category>estimation</category><category>excel</category>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1770</guid> 		  
			<title>Ensemble SME</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1770</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Contract&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Job Description:
Key Responsibilities/Job Functions:
-Responsible for the technical / systems analysis, design, development, unit testing, system integration testing, implementation and support of software applications, using existing and emerging technology platforms. Role includes custodian of the established architecture assuring that documented standards and procedures are adhered to and ensure the smooth interpretability of the applications. 
-Collaborating with IT Platform Management, work with the business to obtain the necessary clarity of the requirements at a function point context. Work with project managers, sponsors and other stakeholders to develop and plan technical strategies, agree upon project priorities and deliver applications that support business requirements. Also responsible for the Systems integration testing of applications prior to code release to Quality Assurance. 
-Applications Development professionals are responsible for working with their managers to assure their own continuing professional development for both technical and soft skills and that of their teams.  At the more senior levels, application developers are expected to train others, participate in company and industry working groups, and encourage learning, sharing culture that supports development of innovative and effective business solutions. 
-Applications Development professionals will develop a thorough understanding of the businesses they support along with well-developed people and project management skills. They may apply these skills either within a narrow business focus or broadly across the firm.

-Provides functional / technical leadership to own team -Self sufficient -Has extensive implementation experience -Works on multiple large or complex projects -makes technical decisions -Can articulate and communicate the application architecture -technical consultant / mentor to others within and outside own group -Oversees technical and functional documentation -Understands impact of integrating third party solutions to overall systems architecture.
-Manages process for determining deliverables, resources, and schedules -Oversees the development components under their management -Manages small to medium technical issues to resolution.

-Leads the technical design, development and implementation of cross-functional, multi-platform application systems. 
-Analyzes, defines and documents requirements for data, workflow, logical processes, hardware and operating system environment. 
-Contributes to defining time tables and project plans; analyzes and estimates feasibility, cost, time, and compatibility with hardware and other programs. 
-Ensures that expected application performance levels are achieved. 
-Extends the leadership of the coding, system testing, implementation and documentation of solution.
-Takes lead for establishing, implementing and monitoring &quot;best practices&quot;
for technical development methodologies and tools.
-Reviews and approves unit and integration testing for conformance to standards and adherence to design specifications. 
-Leads the development of design requirements, designs, tests, document and implements systems and programs.
-Extends expertise across multiple technical domains.
-Influences the development of plans and processes.
-Builds understanding of industry trends and practices for areas of domain expertise.
-Contributes to the development of standards in areas of domain expertise.
-Extends awareness of risks associated with application development and of potential impacts within IT, the business, and / or the firm's reputation.
-Incorporates risk planning and mitigation into work efforts.
-Determines staffing requirements and may select team members.
-Signs-off code reviews&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Experience and Education Preferred:
- C, Cobol, SQL, Oracle, Amdocs Ensemble
- Undergraduate degree or Technical Certificate.
- 4-6 years equivalent experience. 

Mandatory Skills:
C (5), COBOL (5), SQL (5), UNIX (5), MPS (4) 
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mainframe Developer&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>C</category><category>COBOL</category><category>SQL</category><category>Amdocs</category><category>Unix</category><category>Shell</category><category>MPS</category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:24:30 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1771</guid> 		  
			<title>Director of Sales</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1771</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Key Responsibilities

. Coach, mentor and develop the sales team to achieve and exceed established goals and revenue objectives 
. Recruit, hire, develop and monitor sales representatives across North America
Create and execute marketing and lead generation programs
. Monitor sales activities through activity reporting and pipeline management.
. Set sales forecasts and budgets, developing plans and strategies in conjunction with the senior management 
. Collaborate with business units to ensure success of new and existing business projects, providing creative solutions&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Our client is a privately owned, fast growing and entrepreneurial company based in Mississauga that provides Telecommunications and Satellite services. They are currently looking for a sales professional to take a key role in building and leading the sales team to achieve company objectives, and be an integral part of the management team in the company's direction and future. Current focus is Ontario, but looking to expand nationwide and down to the US

Qualifications

. Experienced sales professional working hands-on and building new business within the government,  health, retail and aboriginal focused industries
. 3 years' minimum previous sales management experience
. Good technical understanding of Consulting/Telecommunications/Services
. Excellent oral and written English communication skills 
. Self-directed, motivated and confident decision maker with well developed interpersonal and organizational abilities
. Positive motivation and ability to inspire others to succeed
. Some travel is required, mainly in Canada and USA
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Director of Sales&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>Sales</category><category>Director</category><category>Services</category><category>Managed Services</category><category>Telecommunications</category><category>Products</category><category>Cisco</category><category>Avaya</category><category>Nortel</category><category>Networking</category>
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			<title>Technical Quality Assurance Tester</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=550</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;If you&#8217;re an experienced technical quality assurance tester who has tested sophisticated Internet-based applications then our client might be the right place for you. If you are also a critical thinker who enjoys a team environment and you are confident in your abilities then our client is the right place for you.

As a member of our clients core programming team you will; 

&#8226; Design and build a QA/testing process in an Application Service Provider (ASP) / C# .NET / MS SQL / Windows software development environment. 
&#8226; Perform unit, function, system integration, regression and performance testing. 
&#8226; Clearly track test progress, convey results, forward forecast areas of risk and provide mitigation plans. 
&#8226; Work closely with Developers qualifying code, providing useful debug information and sharing test code/extending developer unit tests. 
&#8226; Set up automation test environment that executes redundant manual testing to improve efficiency.
&#8226; Communicate with onshore/offshore resources for knowledge transfer and day-to-day test progress
&#8226; Ensure assignments deadlines are met and IT QA methodology is followed
&#8226; Provide insight and feedback to the development teams to build efficient processes, ensuring high development standards.
&#8226; Provide effective and thorough communication to all stakeholders of supported systems and projects
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#8226; Overall 3+ years of industry experience in software development environment Quality Assurance
&#8226; Very strong QA Skills in test planning, including designing and executing test cases, bug isolation, bug report writing and troubleshooting.
&#8226; Must have held a lead test role in testing; including generating test strategy, producing reports and summarizing overall status to management.
&#8226; Proven experience in creating time-saving automation strategies, scripting and test harnesses. GUI automation is highly preferable. 
&#8226; General software engineering concepts and skills is essential.
&#8226; Must have flexible work ethic and previous experience working with offshore development and QA teams
&#8226; Minimum 1-2 years experience with C# .NET / Windows Server / MS SQL.
&#8226; Proven in-depth hands on experience with automated scripting and testing tools: strategy, scripting, execution, and debugging.
&#8226; Ability to prioritize workload, balancing different projects, to be able to meet deadlines.
&#8226; Experience in utilizing metrics to measure testing status and identify opportunities for improvement
&#8226; Able to take documented and undocumented technical specs from development and translate them into feature and system integration test strategies and test plans.
&#8226; Ability to incorporate a customer-focused perspective when designing test cases, executing tests and test plans.
&#8226; Strong oral and written communication skills. Experience in supporting customer directly.
&#8226; Combination of being both methodical and willing to take risks.
&#8226; Driven to find out how things work in order to discover how to break processes.
&#8226; Act as the final gateway for deployment of production releases.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;IMPORTANT NOTE:&lt;/b&gt;
Our client has requested that candidates complete some testing for this position.  Applicants who complete these tests in conjunction with their application will be given priority in reviewing their application.  To complete the testing for this role please click the following link:
&lt;a href='https://www.select2perform.com/default?action=url&amp;key=fa2a0f52610fce'&gt;https://www.select2perform.com/default?action=url&amp;key=fa2a0f52610fce&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;QA, QA Engineer, Quality Assurance Engineer, Test Specialist, &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>C#</category><category>.NET</category><category>Windows Server</category><category>MS SQL</category><category>QA</category><category>testing</category><category>automated testing</category><category>WinRunner</category><category>LoadRunner</category>
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			<title>Telecom Trainer</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1290</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Contract&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A Telecom Designer/Trainer is responsible for the design and delivery of end-user training as part of an IPT implementation. At post-implementation, he/she works as a liaison between the end-user and the system engineer to diagnose and troubleshoot issues, ensuring customer satisfaction. The Telecom Designer also works closely with TCS and the PMO to develop Unified Communications project documentation and templates, to streamline processes and ensure customer satisfaction on all IPT engagements.
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;CORE ACCOUNTABILITIES

Design and develop Unified Communications training library, including reference guides and PowerPoint presentation decks for IP phone models, Unity voicemail, Contact Center, Presence, Meeting Place, etc.

Design and deliver interactive end-user training sessions for UC products, including IP phone, Unity voicemail and contact centre operations.
Provide post-implementation support, working closely with the end-user and system engineer, to diagnose, test and troubleshoot telephony issues. 
Design and develop IPT project templates, including standard design, user acceptance testing, and migration documentation. Work closely with TCS and PMO to ensure delivery of consistent and exceptional customer service

Design and develop training materials and presentation decks for internal product rollouts, such as Microsoft Unified Communications



Technical Skills 

&#8211; Intermediate understanding of VoIP network technologies and architectures; 
Intermediate knowledge of features and functionality of Cisco IP phones, Unity voicemail, Auto-Attendant
Basic knowledge of features and functionality of Cisco Unified Contact Center, Meeting Place, Presence;  

Communication Skills 

&#8211; strong negotiation and communication skills, ability to listen and communicate orally and in writing to executive and technical customer contacts.

Organizational Skills 

&#8211; organized and able to manage multiple activities simultaneously, set goals and objectives, prioritize and complete tasks.
Design Skills &#8211; Ability to design training documentation for end user training around IP Phones

Teamwork 

&#8211; ability to work closely with team members.
Customer Service &#8211; ensure customer expectations are exceeded, work closely with team members and other departments to ensure customer success on all projects
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Telecom Designer/Trainer&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>Design</category><category>Designer</category><category>Trainer</category><category>Technical Training</category><category>Cisco</category><category>Unified Communications</category><category>IPTEL</category><category>VOice</category><category>Cisco</category><category>Networking</category>
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			<title>.NET Web Developer</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1599</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Contract&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Looking for severeal ASP.NET contract developers for a Software Consulting project in Oakville. Will be 3 months to start, but an excellent chance of renewal&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Must have 5+ years of professive Web Development experience, focused around ASP.NET

Key skills include:

. ASP.NET
. Crystal Reports
. XML/Web Services/Ajax
. SQL Server
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;ASP.NET/Crystal Reports Developer&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>ASP.NET</category><category>Crystal Reports</category><category>SQL server</category><category>VB.NET</category><category>XML</category><category>Webservices</category>
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			<title>ASP.NET Developer</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1764</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Application Developer required for Software Development company in Oakville
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Position: Application Developer

Mandatory skills:

&#8226;.NET 4.0, C# 4.0, ASP.NET MVC 2.0, Entity Framework 4.0, LINQ to Entity
&#8226;Windows Server 2008, MS SQL Server 2008, IIS 7.0
&#8226;Client-side Javascript, jQuery, HTML5, CSS3, Json, XML, Regex
&#8226;Object Oriented Programming methodologies, Design Patterns, strong analytical and problem solving skills
&#8226;Experience in design, development and administration of large scale commercial hosted web applications including all phases of system development life cycle (SDLC)
&#8226;Experience in relational database modeling, development, implementation and administration
&#8226;Strong knowledge and experience in field of CRM, Order Management and Service Management&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Desirable skills:

&#8226;Classic ASP, VBScript, XML, XSLT, DOM, COM/DCOM, AJAX
&#8226;.NET 1.1/2.0, ASP.NET WebForms, ADO.NET, VB.NET
&#8226;Spring.NET, WPF, WCF
&#8226;T-SQL, SSIS,  XSL, SQL Profiler
&#8226;Windows XP/2003, IIS 6.0, InterDev
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Application Developer&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>ASP.NET</category><category>LINQ</category><category>ASP</category><category>VB</category><category>SQL Server</category><category>Javascript</category><category>jQuery</category><category>HTML5</category><category>CSS3</category><category>Json</category>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1765</guid> 		  
			<title>ArcSight Consultant</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1765</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Contract&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;ArcSight Consultant required to perform as the subject matter expert on ArcSight ESM software and industry best practices around Security Operations for the customer.  Use ArcSight ESM in the daily operational work and workflow of the end customer, administer ArcSight ESM software platform at the customer site, advise customers on best practices and use cases on how to use ArcSight to achieve customer end state requirements. 

Engagement Management: Deliver against the statement of work (SOW), meet customer expectations, act as a member of the customer&#8217;s Security Operations staff, and accomplish all goals defined by the engagement. 

Client Management: Manage the day-to-day interactions with client management and key client technical focals. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;-3+ years working within the information security field, with emphasis on security operations, incident management, intrusion detection, firewall deployment, and security event analysis. 
-Great customer service skills 
-Advanced technical writing skills &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;2+ years of security consulting 
Good project management skills 
Professional certifications to include PMP, CISSP, SANS GCIA. 
Working knowledge of SIEM technology, with ArcSight specific certification &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;ArcSight Consultant&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>ArcSight</category><category>Consultant</category><category>Contract</category><category>Training</category><category>Connectors</category><category>Security</category><category>CISSP</category><category></category>
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			<title>Manager Technology Enablement (Performance Improve</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1766</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We currently have a career opportunity for a Manger in our client's Technology Enablement group. The individual will work directly with clients to transform their business problems into technology solutions. The goal is to support our clients' efforts to make their business units more effective and efficient and helps our clients enhance the operating effectiveness of the finance and operations functions by assisting them as they shift their emphasis from transaction-level control, processing and reporting to more value driven, decision support and analytics.
 
 
Responsibilities
Manage project teams through all phases of the technology enablement life cycle. Lend specific subject matter knowledge to the design and integration phase of each project, helping to give specificity to the appropriate architecture, data model, and system design and interfacing requirements.
 
Advise clients on a variety of business process services that help identify, assess, manage and measure the organization's capabilities. Use business process, organizational and technology capabilities and knowledge across several of the following focus areas: 
&#8226;Finance Strategy (Vision, Mission, Guiding Principles)
&#8226;Enterprise Data Management/Reference Data Management
&#8226;Financial Accounting and Reporting Operations/Technology
&#8226;Reinsurance Accounting and Reporting Operations/Technology
&#8226;Budgeting, Planning and Forecasting Operations/Technology
&#8226;Performance Management and Measurement (KPIs, business driver-based metrics)
&#8226;General Ledger/ERP Systems Features/Functionality
&#8226;Data Warehousing Features/Functionality
&#8226;Statutory Reporting Systems Features/Functionality
&#8226;Enterprise Technology Expense Reduction 

Team with client technology professionals, and/or third-party strategic alliances to provide implementation of technology solutions.
 
Participate in engagement management, engagement execution and reporting, and client relationship building and management.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#8226;a bachelor's degree and approximately 5 years of related work experience; or a graduate degree and approximately 4 years of related work experience
&#8226;a degree in computer science, engineering, accounting, finance or a related field; MBA or MS degree preferred
&#8226;demonstrated track record with a blue chip consulting firm
&#8226;experience with SAP finance modules would be an asset
&#8226;demonstrated ability to manage and supervise a team of technology advisors through all phases of the technology life cycle, including requirements definition, architecture design, conversion and testing
&#8226;strong written and verbal communication, presentation, client service and technical writing skills, coupled with a strong interest in further developing and integrating operations with technology skills
&#8226;ability and comfort level researching client inquiries and emerging issues, including regulations, industry practices, and new technologies
Willingness and ability to travel approximately 50-70%.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Manager Technology Enablement, Consulting Manager&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>SAP</category><category>performance improvement</category><category>MBA</category><category>technology</category><category>operations</category><category>manage</category><category>client</category><category>ERP</category><category>BI</category><category>DW</category>
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			<title>Senior Consultant Technology Enablement (Performan</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1767</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We currently have a career opportunity for a Senior Consultant in our client's Technology Enablement group. The individual will work directly with clients to transform their business problems into technology solutions. The goal is to support our clients' efforts to make their business units more effective and efficient and helps our clients enhance the operating effectiveness of the finance and operations functions by assisting them as they shift their emphasis from transaction-level control, processing and reporting to more value driven, decision support and analytics.
 
 
Responsibilities
Lend specific subject matter knowledge to the design and integration phase of each project, helping to give specificity to the appropriate architecture, data model, and system design and interfacing requirements.
 
Advise clients on a variety of business process services that help identify, assess, manage and measure the organization's capabilities. Use business process, organizational and technology capabilities and knowledge across several of the following focus areas:
&#8226;Finance Strategy (Vision, Mission, Guiding Principles)
&#8226;Enterprise Data Management/Reference Data Management
&#8226;Financial Accounting and Reporting Operations/Technology
&#8226;Reinsurance Accounting and Reporting Operations/Technology
&#8226;Budgeting, Planning and Forecasting Operations/Technology
&#8226;Performance Management and Measurement (KPIs, business driver-based metrics)
&#8226;General Ledger/ERP Systems Features/Functionality
&#8226;Data Warehousing Features/Functionality
&#8226;Statutory Reporting Systems Features/Functionality
&#8226;Enterprise Technology Expense Reduction

Team with client technology professionals, and/or third-party strategic alliances to provide implementation of technology solutions.
 
Participate in engagement management, engagement execution and reporting, and client relationship building and management.
 &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Consultant, Management Consultant&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>performance improvement</category><category>technology</category><category>enablement</category><category>strategy</category><category>ERP</category><category>data warehousing</category><category>GL</category><category>enterprise</category><category>MDM</category><category>BI</category>
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			<title>Senior Manger IT Strategy (Performance Improvement</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1768</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Our client's Performance Improvement team is all about helping clients improve security and efficiency, while also reducing their costs. We help clients by delivering assessment, transformation and process efficiency solutions in specialty areas like finance, supply chain, IT advisory, customer, people and organization change, strategic direction, and program management. 
 
The opportunity is now. If you are interested in being part of a dynamic team, serving clients and reaching your full potential - our client's Advisory Services group is for you.
 
IT Advisory competency assists our national advisory practices in planning, pursuing, delivering and managing large, complex full lifecycle initiatives along with providing experience in leading practices, methods, and resources in the space of Information Technology. Business Technology Enablement within IT Advisory supports our area offices by providing resources that can design, architect, deliver and lead such initiatives. Business Technology Enablement advises clients to understand, architect, select and implement the core applications required to run their business. Our focus will be on helping our clients to achieve following key benefits:
&#8226;An optimal applications portfolio and governance structure that aligns with IT strategy and business architecture.
&#8226;Improvement in application performance driving higher customer (internal and external) satisfaction.
&#8226;Cost reduction and better investment decisions for applications infrastructure and services.
&#8226;Reduction in complexity and improvement in agility for applications to support changing business needs and risk mitigation.

We currently have a career opportunity for a Senior Manager in Business Technology Enablement. The successful Senior Manager will work with and through the client's area offices to assist clients with a variety of needs. The goal is to support our area offices as they build their individual practices and work to facilitate their clients' efforts to make their business units more effective and efficient. To meet that objective, our service offering includes, among others, the analysis of specific business requirements that will translate into sound technology architecture, infrastructure designs and vendor selection.
 
Responsibilities
Support Performance Improvement by providing business development assistance, and as needed, managing project teams through agreed upon phases of the ERP project governance, requirements definition, vendor selection, risk analysis, customization, testing and training.
 
Assist in developing applicable methodologies, tools, approaches, points of view, thought leadership and accelerators to differentiate our client in the ERP advisory market. These are shared with all market facing organizations to provide consistency and common platforms with which to go to market.
 
Team with client technology professionals, and/or third-party strategic alliances.
 
Demonstrate quality project execution and delivery by successfully monitoring project/program team economics, performance against the job arrangement and budget, and proactively adjust scope, timing, and resources as appropriate and if necessary.
 
Develop people by encouraging individuals to think for themselves and take responsibility for their contributions to the team. Delegate work successfully. Conduct timely performance reviews and provide performance feedback/training. Lead by example.
 
Generate new business opportunities by thoroughly understanding our client and its service lines and actively assessing and presenting ways to apply knowledge and services.
 
Develop long-term relationships and networks both internally and externally.
 
Manage and supervise a team of technology professionals through all phases of the technology lifecycle, including requirements definition, architecture design, conversion and testing.
 
Interact and communicate effectively with technology senior and middle management executives.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#8226;a bachelor's degree and approximately 8 years of related work experience; or a master's degree and approximately 7 years of related work experience
&#8226;a degree in computer science, engineering, accounting, finance or a related field (MBA or MS degree preferred)
&#8226;prior consulting experience with a blue chip consulting firm, which includes selling ideas and recommendations to executive management
&#8226;prefer approximately 6-8 years of experience working with HFM - strategy, design, configuration and implementation
&#8226;a minimum of 5 years spent in a managerial and IT/business integration role
&#8226;strong written and verbal communication, presentation, client service and technical writing skills, coupled with a strong interest in further developing and integrating enterprise finance with technology skills

The successful candidate must also be willing and able to travel 70-90% of a work schedule.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Senior Consulting Manager, Senior Manager, Advisory Manager, Consulting Manager&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>strategy</category><category>IT</category><category>technology</category><category>enablement</category><category>ERP</category><category>BI</category><category>DW</category><category>business intelligence</category><category>data warehousing</category><category>MDM</category>
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			<title>Hyperion Senior Manager, Advisory Services</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1769</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Advisory Services practice helps clients improve performance through a focus on providing business advisory services that achieve measurable and sustainable benefits in Finance and Performance Management (F&amp;PM), supply chain and operations and customer.
 
As a member of the Advisory Services team, the Manager will lead client engagement teams.  The Manager will work with a wide variety of clients to deliver professional services.  In addition, the Manager is responsible for some business development activities on strategic priority accounts.
 
Our client's Advisory Services practice has a global integrated BPM service offering, including:
&#8226;Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting:  Translating an organization's objectives and goals into a roadmap for achieving them and translating operational and financial targets into a corporate budget (financial plan). It is also the process of periodic updates to the current view of future business performance, reflecting new or changing information, over a fixed annual or pre-defined rolling period. 
&#8226;Business Performance Reporting: Environment by which an organization provides stakeholders with financial and operational information to enable effective performance monitoring and decision-making. 
&#8226;Decision Analytics: Ability to collect, analyze, understand  and use data to deploy robust economic, financial and statistical models to improve decision- making across the enterprise. 
&#8226;Performance Measurement: Process of identifying key value drivers and defining metrics to inform performance, support decision making, and foster positive behavior and actions. 
&#8226;Technology Enablement: Selection and implementation of appropriate technologies to meet the business's distinct performance management goals and objectives.  
 
 
Responsibilities:
 
Develop and maintain productive relationships with client management. Collaborate to plan engagement objectives and a strategy that addresses risk and performance improvement. Manage expectations of service delivery. Stay informed of business/economic developments and their impact to the client.
 
Demonstrate high levels of technical and professional knowledge and quickly assimilates new knowledge.  Keep up to date with current developments and trends in advisory services capabilities and industry knowledge.
 
Deliver quality services.  Value and model excellent client service by establishing goals and implementation plans to achieve a high quality deliverables and within expected timeframes and on budget.  Monitors progress, manages risk and ensures key stakeholders are kept informed about progress and expected outcomes.
 
Demonstrate Advisory Services' four fundamental values: professional respect for all team members; personal accountability; trustworthiness and teamwork
 
Develop people. Provide constructive on-the-job feedback/training.  Foster an innovative and team-oriented work environment.
 
Commit to developing knowledge, continue to learn and share knowledge with clients and team members. Respect/protect client information.
 
Generate new business opportunities. Understand our client and its service lines and actively assess/present ways to bring value to clients. Develop long-term client relationships and networks.  Develop relationships with other team members across all practices to serve client needs.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#8226;Bachelor's degree with an emphasis in Finance, Accounting,  Economics, Information Systems and /or Business; MBA and/or CA preferred
&#8226;5 plus years experience in the following Business Performance Management (BPM) focus areas:
                       o    Planning &amp; Budgeting

                       o    Metric Definition &amp; Scorecard Design
                       o    BPM Technology Implementation
 
&#8226;Implementation experience (including design and configuration) of  Oracle Hyperion Planning
&#8226;BPM engagement leadership experience including: managing staff, providing regular status updates,  and monitoring project economics.
&#8226;History of achievement, clear above and beyond behavior and achievement by demonstrating:
                      o    a high level of motivation and a self starting attitude
                      o    excellent oral and written communication skills
                      o    Strong analytical and problem solving skills
                      o    an ability to think outside of the box, thrive on new challenges
                      o    a strong work ethic
 
&#8226;Willingness to travel on short notice to meet client needs &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Hyperion Manager, Hyperio Senior Manager&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>Hyperion</category><category>manager</category><category>planning</category><category>budgeting</category><category>forecasting</category><category>BPM</category><category>technology</category><category>Oracle</category><category>metric definition</category><category>scorecard</category>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1763</guid> 		  
			<title>QA Lead</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1763</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Contract, Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Participate in creation and execution of test plans and test cases;
&#8226; Ensure traceability between product requirements, delivered code and test case verification;
&#8226; Investigate, report, and track product failures to resolution;
&#8226; Maintain expert functional and technical product knowledge;
&#8226; Mentor new/associate QA Analysts in quality as well as process related topics;
&#8226; Actively participate in test automation initiatives
&#8226; Understand and incorporate both industry and our client's software development standards and best practices in all work initiatives;
&#8226; Identify and escalate issues related to plan and quality;
&#8226; Advocate quality in all processes and deliverables;
&#8226; Participate in ongoing skill development consistent with established training curriculum;
&#8226; Actively participate in continuous improvement of R&amp;D processes;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#8226; University degree in Computer Science or related field;
&#8226; 4+ years of experience as a QA Analyst;
&#8226; Excellent Quality Assurance concepts and metrics;
&#8226; Good understanding of Software Development Life Cycle methodologies;
&#8226; Experience working with application servers, including starting, stopping, and deploying applications
&#8226; Knowledge of MS SQL and Oracle databases;
&#8226; Proficient in automation tools.HP Quality centre preferred
&#8226; Exposure to Java environments
&#8226; Background working with Enterprise Software Applications 
&#8226; Demonstrated leadership skills;
&#8226; Highly organized and productive individual with attention to detail;
&#8226; Strong communication skills both verbal and written;
&#8226; Strong software quality advocate;
&#8226; knowledge of Unix commands and scripting preferred
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;- Expericne with Billing provisioning systems
- BSA background -requirments gathering dealing with vednors/stakeholders.
- software development backgorund ideal&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;QA, Quality assurance, team Lead&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>billing</category><category>provisioning</category><category>ensemble</category><category>enabler</category><category>vision21</category><category>knowbility</category><category>qa</category><category>test cases</category><category>test plans</category><category>lead</category>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1692</guid> 		  
			<title>Product Support</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1692</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#183; Provide world-class product and technical support services, answering any and all product and
technical support related inquiries from clients, prospective clients and fellow
employees (typically via telephone or email).
&#183; Detail all support incidents within the corporate Client Relationship Management system.
&#183; In addition to supporting productivity software, support various
Microsoft based technologies, including (but not limited to) Microsoft Windows desktop/server
platforms,Microsoft SQL Server.
&#183; Support PCs and related peripheral devices as needed.
Work Schedule:
&#183; Product Support group is open Monday to Friday from 8:30 AM to 8:00 PM (eastern).
The successful candidate will be required to work an 8-hour shift during that time (with a 1 hour
break provided). Typically, new candidates to this role will work a later shift.
&#183; Flexibility will be required in this role, ensuring all support incidents are managed up to the end
of a given shift. While working beyond a scheduled shift is not typical, it may be required in the
event of heavy volume.
&#183; Due to the international nature of our business, the successful candidate will be required to
work the occasional statutory Canadian holidays in order for us to provide coverage.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Minimum 3-year experience working in a product and technical (IT) support capacity, specifically
in a call center environment assisting clients via telephone and email.
&#183; Minimum 2-year college and/or technical institute diploma in Computer Engineering
Technology, Computer Networking and Technical Support, Computer Systems Technology
and/or a program geared towards the management/support of computer technology.
&#183; Understanding and experience with the use and troubleshooting of Microsoft Windows desktop
and server platforms,Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Office,Microsoft Internet Explore, Mozilla
Firefox, web and Internet based technologies, networking (TCP/IP, etc.), PC hardware and
peripherals, with the ability and willingness to learn new technologies as needed.
&#183; Strong communication skills (written and verbal).

&#183; Ability to deal with complex technical situations, and collaborate effectively with local and/or
remote personnel in order to provide fast and effective problem resolution.
&#183; Reliable, mature, tolerant, responsible, well presented and business like individual with a strong
desire to help others.
&#183; Quick learner, with self-study ability.
&#183; Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to work well with others.
&#183; Low maintenance, easy going independent worker, with the understanding of doing what ever is
in the greatest interest of the client while respecting the team.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#183; Familiarity with principals of estimating and project management (ideally construction industry
related).
&#183; Construction industry experience.
&#183; Experience with AutoCAD.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;support, technical support engineer, help desk&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>help desk</category><category>support</category><category>network</category><category>mcse</category><category>mcp</category><category>sql server</category><category>call centre</category><category>call center</category>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1514</guid> 		  
			<title>Support Developer</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1514</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Support Developer reports to the Manager, Development in the Technology Department.  S/he is an experienced software developer and an integral member of the Support team who provides day-to-day first level technical support to clients.  The incumbent spends approximately 85% of his/her time supporting, monitoring and troubleshooting production issues for our client&#161;&#166;s proprietary in-house email marketing software (EMS) and custom solutions applications.  Approximately 15% of the time is allocated to working on software development projects.  The incumbent conducts timely and accurate investigations of technical problems, handles product and application support requests and identifies/resolves client issues within a prescribed timeframe.

Responsibilities:
&amp;#8226;Investigate, troubleshoot and create resolution procedures for EMS products and custom applications in conjunction with other members of the Support team
&amp;#8226;Make recommendations for the development and implementation of support tools to address repetitive support issues
&amp;#8226;Research and recommend reasonable requests for additional expertise, i.e.  Microsoft or other 3rd party consultants 
&amp;#8226;Identify, recommend and implement improvements to stabilize and increase the performance of legacy client applications
&amp;#8226;Work collaboratively within a structured Support team environment and prioritize work effectively
&amp;#8226;Attend Support team meetings, participate in support issue discussions and make recommendations to resolve problems
&amp;#8226;Communicate with appropriate subject matter experts to gain insight and background on the applications that require support
&amp;#8226;Regularly create and update the knowledge base and ticketing software with notes and procedures for addressing support issues
&amp;#8226;Proactively liaise with Support team members to identify potential issues, continuous improvements and possible sales opportunities with the client.
&amp;#8226;Occasional overtime, after-hours and weekend work, as required
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#8222;X 2 - 5 years of application development experience
&#8222;X Post-secondary degree in Computer Science
&#8222;X Intermediate ASP.NET, C# coding skills
&#8222;X Excellent database query development and optimization skills
&#8222;X Must have experience working with tables that contain millions of records
&#8222;X Strong communications, interpersonal and collaboration skills to work effectively with Support team members, a variety of departments and clients to explain and resolve issues 
&#8222;X Experience in development and maintenance of the following kinds of applications
oASP.NET Web Applications
oOffline Process/Windows Services
oMulti-process or multi-threaded applications
oApplications using distributed computing techniques
oHigh&#161;Vtraffic WebServices
&#8222;X Skilled in identifying the root cause of a support issue and providing solutions on how to minimize or eliminate the issue.
&#8222;X Ability to multi-task a number of high priority issues
&#8222;X Calm demeanour when working under pressure
&#8222;X Strong organizational and troubleshooting abilities
&#8222;X Well-developed analytical and problem-solving skills
&#8222;X Highly detail-oriented
&#8222;X Dedicated to high quality of customer service
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;**IMPORTANT NOTE: &lt;/b&gt; 
Our client has requested that candidates complete some testing for this position.  Applicants who complete these tests in conjunction with their application will be given priority in reviewing their application.  To complete the testing for this role please click the following link:
&lt;a href='https://www.select2perform.com/default?action=url&amp;key=ca200d523da89d'&gt;https://www.select2perform.com/default?action=url&amp;key=ca200d523da89d&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Intermediate Developer, Support Developer, Problem Analyst&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>C#</category><category>ASP.NET</category><category>T-SQL</category><category>SQL Server</category><category>web services</category><category>windows services</category><category>distributed</category><category>multi-threading</category><category></category>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1684</guid> 		  
			<title>Websphere Specialist</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1684</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Department Overview: The Technology Response Management team, under Operations &amp; Availability Management (OAM), provides escalated 2nd level production technical support for the majority of ITS managed technologies; and is accountable for day to day technology routines/maintenance in support of enhanced availability of company's services. There are 4 teams within Tech Response with specific and focused accountabilities. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Job Description/Accountabilities: As a member of the Online Response team, you will be responsible for technical support for the production environment for all technologies managed by the team. Specific focus will be around the web environments, primarily the WebSphere family of software (WebSphere Application Server, WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus, WebSphere Portal, etc), including Web Services and SOA infrastructures.

The WebSphere Specialist works closely with our ITS peers and the Incident Management team, and will be expected to demonstrate an expert understanding of all elements to successfully manage, tune, and resolve issues in complex systems within the organization's web based environment.


Specific Educational Requirements/Accreditations: College Diploma or University degree in Computer Science 

Mandatory qualifications include excellent communication (both written and oral) and interpersonal skills. Candidate must be organized, self motivated, as well as a team player and be able to participate in the knowledge transfer of information with peers and management. Mandatory technical skills include:

&#8226;Minimum 7 years of experience building, deploying and administering WebSphere Application Server solutions.
&#8226;Certified IBM WebSphere System expert
&#8226;Expert working knowledge of supported technology (IHS Web Server, WebSphere Application Server, WebSphere Portal, MQ, SSL, XML). 
&#8226;Expert knowledge of Unix Shell scripting, WSADMIN scripting including JYTHON.
&#8226;Knowledge of the J2EE programming model
&#8226;Thorough knowledge of UNIX (Linux/Solaris/AIX) and/or Windows operating systems. 
&#8226;Knowledge of Database technologies (DB2, Oracle or MS SQL Server) 
&#8226;Experience with z/OS and mainframe technologies. 
&#8226;Advanced problem determination skills to identify and resolve application server problems running on multiple platforms in a large complex environment (AIX, Linux, Windows).
&#8226;Comfortable with working in a rapidly changing, technically complex environment.
&#8226;Proficiency with MS office product suite (Word, Excel PowerPoint etc.). 
&#8226;Specific Educational Requirements/Accreditations: College Diploma or University degree in Computer Science 

The following qualifications are considered as assets:

-Technical knowledge of legacy business web applications 
-Experience with MS Sharepoint 
-Familiarity with Pega-Systems products, Google Search Appliance, and Verity Search Engine
-Familiarity with the other Web and Application Servers, Workflow infrastructure or .Net

The successful applicant must have a solid understanding of Incident, Change, and Problem Management methodologies as well as solid experience in a large Production environment.
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;IT Specialist, Websphere Specialist, Websphere Admin, Websphere Developer&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>Websphere</category><category>Unix</category><category>Linux</category><category>Solaris</category><category>AIX</category><category>Windows</category><category>z/os</category><category>J2ee</category><category>Admin</category><category>Deply</category>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1761</guid> 		  
			<title>Solution Developer</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1761</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#8226;  Be part of a fast-paced, rapidly growing, financial services company
&#8226;  Diverse set of responsibilities and participation in various areas of the Service Delivery Team
&#8226;  Tremendous opportunity for growth within the company

RESPONSIBILITIES
&#8226;  Troubleshooting and root cause analysis (RCA) for any issue that may arise in product software components or service delivery infrastructure
&#8226;  Proactive monitoring of all application tiers
&#8226;  Build and release management, deployment and package verification
&#8226;  Java/J2EE development of new client virtualization modules
&#8226;  Implement and deploy firewall rule changes, public/private ssh key configurations.  Interact with clients to identify and resolve secure access issue
&#8226;  Implement and manage customer configurations in Fast-Track and production environments; requires knowledge of PL/SQL and Oracle
&#8226;  Test and troubleshoot installation of new customers and upgrades of existing customers
&#8226;  Manage and monitor virtualized Linux instances and installed product stack
&#8226;  QA Testing of web and IVR applications to support new product releases
&#8226;  Automation of repetitive QA tasks using software such as Selenium
&#8226;  Operational efficiency improvements
&#8226;  Adhere to company security standards at all times

&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The interested candidate should possess 3 to 5 years of experience in the following areas:
&#8226;  Unix
         o  Administration, shell programming, configuration, monitoring
         o  Basic knowledge of Linux kernel configurations, networking and security modules is a plus
&#8226;  Oracle
         o  Operation,  configuration installation, troubleshooting, programming, (SQL, PL/SQL)
&#8226;  Apache/Tomcat
         o  Operation, configuration, installation
&#8226;  Asterisk
         o  Operation, configuration, installation
&#8226;  Networking 
         o  Firewalls, VPN, SSH
&#8226;  Nagios monitoring and event handling
&#8226;  Java/J2EE programming
&#8226;  CVS
&#8226;  Excellent written and verbal communication skills
&#8226;  Willingness to work as required in support of the company 24x7 operations
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Developer, Solution Developer, &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>CVS</category><category>Java</category><category>J2EE</category><category>VPN</category><category>SSH</category><category>networking</category><category>firewall</category><category>apache</category><category>tomcat</category><category>oracle</category>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1748</guid> 		  
			<title>Senior IT Manager</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1748</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Department Overview: Operations and Availability Management (OAM) has full accountability for ongoing 7x24 support for all data centre infrastructure and associated applications across North America. OAM interfaces with Infrastructure Technology Solutions (ITS) areas including Architecture, Engineering, Business Management &amp; Strategic Programs, Employee Technology and Network Services as well as CIO groups such as Corporate Office, Wealth, Wholesale Banking, and U.S. businesses. OAM also provides support to other technical support groups and external providers of service to ensure all changes meet standards for availability.

Reporting to the AVP, Infrastructure Operations &amp; Incident Management, the Senior Manager, Infrastructure Operations will manage and oversee the e-Business and Host Mainframe Operations teams. The departments goal is to ensure Application and Infrastructure availability, optimal customer service, Systems Surveillance, and support in a fast paced 7/24 environment. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We are currently seeking a Senior IT Manager to fill a role leading the Infrastructure Operations team. The candidate will report to the AVP of Infrastructure Operations and Incident Management, and will have:
 
-Strong working relationship with the various Line of Businesses/ ITS Senior Management 
-The successful candidate will have a breadth of IT and Business experience 
-Be comfortable overseeing a dynamic team of professionals 
-The individual also requires strong leadership qualities with proven experience 
-Provide strong leadership, people management and coaching to team of 80+ IT professionals 
-Support a work environment that promotes customer service, quality, innovation and teamwork 
-Identify and implement process improvements that will improve quality, efficiency and reduce costs related to our core IT processes
-The individual will assist with providing timely and accurate communication and coordination of all Incidents that may potentially result in service level agreements being compromised
-The individual will provide a leadership role to Senior ITS and Business Management teams during Incident situations and recovery actions
-The individual will work to identify and enhance surveillance tools and processes with the goal of improving Systems and Application availability
-The successful candidate will also be responsible for the development, supervision, and coaching of his/her employees

Education/Accreditations: College / University or equivalent work experience

Other Qualifications/Skills/Experience:  

-Demonstrated leadership skills with a superior ability to make things happen through the use of impact and influencing skills 
-Proven track record of delivering results ensuring operational, reputational, and proprietary risks are minimized 
-Strong change management skills with demonstrated ability to act as a catalyst for change 
-Strong organizational skills, with the ability to work in a fast paced environment 
-Strong customer orientation and a professional approach with the ability to interact with all levels within the organization 
-Highly developed critical thinking, analytical and problem solving skills 
-Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal) 
-Previous People Management experience is required (5 years minimum) 
-Provide leadership to attract/retain high quality people, including appropriate employee communication, sound structure/processes, succession planning, etc. 
-Promote and support an environment that encourages productivity, innovation, teamwork, and a high level of professionalism 
-Manage appropriate recovery of costs to ensure effective cost management within own area and develop / manage budgets for IT related activities 
-Continuously enhance knowledge/expertise in own area and keep current with industry and/or business trends 
-Self motivated team player with high energy and ability to work independently as well as within a team 
-Experience identifying and implementing process improvements 
-Ability to turn strategy into practical solutions 
-Knowledge of large scale Mainframe, Distributed systems, Batch processing ,and Networks 
-Willing and able to manage staff in multiple locations
-Thorough understanding of the core ITIL processes
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Senior Manager, IT Manager, Sr. IT Manager, Infrastructure Manager, Mainframe Manager &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>Infrastructure</category><category>Mainframe</category><category>ITIL</category><category>Distributed Systems</category><category>Btach Processing</category>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1747</guid> 		  
			<title>Manager</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1747</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Job Summary:

The key purpose of this role is to develop and manage the execution of the annual marketing plan for Commercial Lines and Traders ensuring all campaigns are delivered on time, budget and quality and meet the required business objectives. Campaigns may be national in scope or regionally/broker specificThis role will work closely with Customer Segmentation, Creative Services, Brand and Corporate 




Job Responsibilities: 

-Responsible for the development and evolution of the annualized Commercial Lines and Traders marketing plans ensuring all plans align to the overarching corporate strategies 

-Oversee the execution of all Commercial Lines and Traders campaigns 

-Key role (lead) on other National campaigns are required

-Own and manage a rolling schedule of campaign deliveries

-Manage vendors as required-Deliver campaign plans using a mix of media and channels to reach target brokers

-Track and measure all campaign results, feeding learnings into future campaign efforts

-Provide B2B and Group Marketing Direct Marketing Best Practices to all marketing strategies

-Ensure execution of marketing and product initiatives in accordance with the client's strategy and brand goalsCampaign Development

-Works with Sales, Product Development, NPL, and NCL to develop a calendar of strategic campaign themes for each business unit. Develops robust campaigns using a mix of media and channels to reach target brokers. 

-Engages Regions and Business Units to develop integrated and sophisticated campaign follow-up tools to leverage marketing dollars. 

-Evaluates and measures to inform and shape ongoing campaign programs.

-Develops true market leading and innovative creative thread through broker communications. Campaign Delivery

-Influence and drive design studio creating outbound marketing and communications collateral in line with channel marketing strategy. 

-Overall ownership and development of visual identity elements for broker-facing materials in line with channel marketing strategy, Aviva Canada and customer brand strategy and Group. -Own all platform channel placements including banner ads, broker portal static content, press media, brochure ware and customer packs (decks). Contribute to Strategic Projects

-Both support and lead initiatives that have strategic business implications.

-The project scope for this role will be defined per project with the expectation to participate in the design, research and analysis, product design, channel and marketing dimensions as a senior advisor and decision maker.

-Successful execution of this responsibility requires significant collaboration with business units, regional network and senior stakeholders. 

&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Experience/Skills required: 

-5-7 years campaign management experience in the financial services with a strong focus on B2B marketing &#8211; having exposure to research, product development, media communications, campaign design and execution, channel execution and brand strategy execution.

-Managing conflicting priorities

-Expertise in direct marketing in both B2B AND B2C

-Managing stakeholders-Interpreting complex business issues-Strong computer skills

-Delivery to time and quality requirements

-Evidence copy writing skills and construction of proposition messaging 





&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Manager&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>B2B</category><category>B2C</category><category>Marketing Campaign</category>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1743</guid> 		  
			<title>Team Leader</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1743</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Job Summary:

Management of all underwriting and processing functions within the program segment to ensure the underwriting quality and service standards aligned with our Corporate, Regional and Branch objectives. 

Job Responsibilities: 

Sets objectives for business segment, aligned to regional strategic objectives 
Responsible for the development of specific broker plans and management of staff in order to execute broker plans by program Includes regular internal and external meetings to drive and achieve business objectives 

Mentors and coaches staff through regular one on one staff meetings and daily interaction 
Management of program underwriting unit within a specific dedicated industry group The industry segments are niche and national in scope requiring a developed underwriting expertise Includes oversight of the underwriting decisions and program results 

Responsible for the underwriting performance of the program segment unit including meeting business unit production and underwriting profit targets aligned with corporate standards and objectives Role includes the ongoing recruitment, development and training of staff. 
Effectively develop staff through talent management process. 

Drives to achieve the cultural change within the program segment unit towards a sales culture and solutions oriented environment Meets the branch targets in enhancing customer experience by providing service and actions that support the client's value proposition.

UNDERWRITING:

Supervises the underwriting practice within the Public Entities program segment unit. Includes supervision of all underwriting staff.
Provides leadership direction including underwriting referrals that require corporate approval.

Establishes workflows that support broker and company objectives and monitors through monthly service report including weekly reports to Plans and Programs Manager

Works with underwriters by providing leadership on prospective programs, renewals and referrals. 
Works collaboratively with the Specialists, Managers and RCM to provide prospective underwriting and pricing solutions to new programs and renewals.

Identifies value generating and value destroyer business segments and develops and executes action plans. 
Manages the unit&#8217;s branch broker audits and self review process.
Reviews and updates efficiency procedures to optimize cost and expenses. 

PLANNING:

Develops specific strategic business plans for the unit by line of business that meet regional objectives.
Develops underwriting and pricing action plans by program that support the department&#8217;s profit and growth objectives. 
Adapts to changes within results and marketplace to deliver profitable growth. 
This includes implementation of necessary procedures to ensure quality of underwriting remains within branch and unit&#8217;s objectives.
Monitor results and reports monthly on performance, variances and action plans.
Establishes and executes plans for completion of business objectives including pricing, loss ratio, rate changes and new business targets.

MARKETING:

Develops and maintains positive relationships with broker partners through marketing visitations and program meetings.
Conserve and strengthen relationships with our broker partners through broker communication and visitation, prompt resolution of conflict issues and attendance at industry related functions.
Finds solutions by working with underwriters and Sr. Manager.
Manages the delivery of the value proposition message to broker and key clients

PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT:

Develop individual performance objectives for all reporting staff and monitor performance.
Includes regular one on one meetings and providing feedback and direction on performance. 
Monitors underwriting performance thru audits. 
Work with staff in order to develop their underwriting and sales skills Training

Delivery of training seminars and assist in the development of training for all levels of staff. 
Works with other supervisors to identify training needs and manage training program. 
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Experience/Skills required:

-2-3 years supervisor experience.
-6-8 years underwriting experience within specialized complex account capacity.
-Strong relationship /team building skills 
-Strong communication skills.
-Strong coaching/mentoring skills.

&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Segment Leader - Public Entities (Health care)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>Medical Malpractice</category><category>Team leadership</category><category>Manufacturing</category><category>Business Development</category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:24:30 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1742</guid> 		  
			<title>Product Marketing Manager - Telecom</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1742</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Product Marketing Manager (PMM) will be responsible for working with Sales and Marketing to develop account-winning strategies and to provide needed product sales support to successfully close business. The PMM will work with the Sales and Marketing to research and understand the needs of the customer and define the overall technical and business solution. This person will lead internal technical resources to prepare and deliver compelling demonstrations and presentations. This person will be responsible to answer in-depth customer questions and inquiries. The PMM will combine a deep understanding of business issues and all product offerings to define solutions that provide key business value.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Product Marketing Manager

Responsibilities and Duties
-Conceptualize and communicate on how company products, solutions and services
-impact opportunities and sales coverage.
-Actively contribute to account strategy definition and review.
-Perform needs assessments and solution discovery sessions.
-Review customer operations for business process improvement opportunities.
-Define which company products (and partner offerings, if applicable) are best to address prospect business requirements.
-Understand product functionality / capability gaps, and then defines ways to address gaps using product enhancements, partners, etc.
-Design and deliver product demonstrations based on the requirements and the competitive sales situation.
-Define product and technical responses for RFP requests.
-Request and coordinate resources needed to support the sales engagement.
-Participate at tradeshows, conferences and other events as needed by Marketing and Sales Management.
-Demonstrate a thorough understanding of all company products, features, functions, and benefits.
-Provide education and training to peers, sales and presales staff and others in the organization.
-Become affiliated with industry groups, user groups, etc.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required
Job-related Skills
-Expert knowledge and understanding of IT or Telecom operations issues and OSS
-Proven success presenting technologies as business solution.
-Proven success selling into complex sales environments with both business and technical buyers.
Administrative Skills
-Able to create effective presentations in time constrained environment.
-Able to organize and prioritize work in a multi-tasking environment.
-Able to meet deadlines, follow through on commitments, and take corrective action where appropriate.
Interpersonal Skills
-Strong sales, selling and project management aptitude
-Strong self motivation
-Effective written, oral and presentation skills
-Team leading and management of additional technical resources to meet the needs of an account

&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Education and Experience Required 
-Four-year college degree with a major in engineering, math, science, computer science, or
business.
-2 years of proven engineering management or presales or sales success at selling business solutions in a complex selling environment to address issues within telecommunications or related engineering field.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Product Marketing Manager&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>Product Manager</category><category>Marketing Manager</category><category>Product Marketing Manager</category><category>Trade Show</category><category>Define</category><category>Business Development</category><category>presentation</category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:24:30 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1735</guid> 		  
			<title>Sr. Security Architect</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1735</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The successful candidate will be responsible and accountable for the development of network architectures and security solutions to meet the business needs and address technology requirements of our Client&#8217;s IP based services. Specifics include:

- Guiding and stimulating High Performance Virtual Teams that deliver Solutions for Our Client&#8217;s IP Services.

- Developing quality architectural frameworks and technology guidelines that form the basis of network and security infrastructures and are instrumental in delivering service to the customer.

- Creating complete IP network architectures that may prescribe the use of various vendor equipment and technologies (e.g. Cisco, Juniper, Alcatel-Lucent, Nortel, McAfee, Checkpoint, ArcSight) as well as Network Management and Security strategies for the service.

- Interacting with equipment vendors on technology trends in enterprise, consumer and service provider space.

- Scoping and developing tests that may be required in new and uncertain areas of technology that is under consideration for a given enterprise customer or service architecture.

- Contribute to Network Product and Technology Introduction (NPI/NTI) projects including risk assessment, business case development and executive messaging.

- Prime and manage Technology Security NTI projects

- Engages in security leadership role with various teams including Operations, Security Operations, Technology, Information Systems, Risk and Audit, and Product Management.
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; - Extensive data communications experience with extensive knowledge of large scale Enterprise networking. Specifics include strong IP skills, analysis of network-centric applications requirements and simultaneously managing multiple complex initiatives.

- Analytical experience with extensive knowledge of Technology &amp; Service Development methodology, Project Management and Internal Customer Relationship Management. 

- Security technologies, principles, standards, best practises and architectures

- Network, System and Software engineering and design experience

- Ability to utilize recognized security methodologies (e.g. ITIL, NIST, ISO)

- Network and Security Management tools

- University degree BSc or Msc or recognized professional designation in related Technology related field.

- Solid oral and written communications are required for the development of architecture, design guidelines and presentations of prescribed directives. Extensive written and oral communication is required to describe technical concepts that will be used in the service or customer enterprise network to project team members that may include finance, IS/IT, design, security, engineering, operations and others
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Candidates with specialized technical competences are key assets such as:

- CISSP, CISA, CISM Security certifications

- Vendor specific technical training on security devices, server operating systems, routing elements, packet forwarding techniques and IP control plane implementations is essential. 

- Knowledge and experience with architecture, design or operation of Our Client Canada&#8217;s IP network infrastructures is an asset.

- Ability to comply to Government Law Enforcement Agencies clearances


&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>Architect</category><category>Architecture</category><category>Design</category><category>Engineering</category><category>IP MPLS</category><category>Security</category><category>Core Network</category><category>CISSP</category><category>CISM</category><category>CISA</category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:24:30 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1724</guid> 		  
			<title>Solutions Architect - CISCO (USA)</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1724</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#183;         CCVP, CCDA, UCC, Datacenter &#8211; Strong Voice Architects &#8211; Pre-Sales
&#183;         Candidates MUST have Expert knowledge in either Cisco UCC or Data Center Cisco offerings.  
&#183;         Must be able to design and Develop solutions for Unified Communications and Collaboration (to include Contact Center) experience.
&#183;         Core Networking Infrastructure 
&#183;         Must have Data Center Technologies (To include Nexus/MDS/ACE) experience.
&#183;         Wireless Technologies 
&#183;         Security Technologies
&#183;         Prefer Cisco CCDA certification
&#183;         Candidates MUST have Expert knowledge in either Cisco UCC or Data Center Cisco offerings.  
&#183;         Must be able to design and Develop solutions for Unified Communications and Collaboration (to include Contact Center) experience.
&#183;         Core Networking Infrastructure 
&#183;         Must have Data Center Technologies (To include Nexus/MDS/ACE) experience.
&#183;         Wireless Technologies 
&#183;         Security Technologies
&#183;         Prefer Cisco CCDA certification&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#183;         Solid understanding of the Cisco design tools (Dynamic Configuration Tool and Mullet-line configuration tool) along with the use of MS &#8211; Excel, Visio, Word, and PowerPoint for creating Customer deliverables. 
&#183;         Ability to work as a solid member and leader of a team 
&#183;         Must be a self starter and have ability to manage expectations with a sales team and with customers.
&#183;         Strong leadership and communication skills. 
&#183;         A positive attitude and desire to build a business within a business.
&#183;         Ability to travel up to 30% in their region.
&#183;         College diploma or university degree in the field of business administration, computer science or management information systems and 4+ years related work experience preferred. CCIE a plus.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;CISCO Solutions Architect - Presales&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>CISCO</category><category>CCIE</category><category>CCNA</category><category>CCVP</category><category>DataCenter</category><category>UCC</category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:24:30 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1725</guid> 		  
			<title>Sr. Systems CCIE Voice Engineer</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1725</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Sr. Network Engineer&#8217;s role is to oversee and mentor a team of professional service consultants (Systems Engineers). This position requires a client focus, strong organizational, project management, and conceptual design skills, and the ability to lead teams to envision, design, and implement robust IT solutions. The Sr. Network Engineer is also responsible for the management of the complete lifecycle of a specific service or group of services that reside in the group&#8217;s core competencies. This lifecycle includes: needs analysis, concept definition and design, development, deployment and delivery. This position requires a broad understanding of Information Technology capabilities and the potential for those capabilities to address the needs of a specific client. The Sr. Network Engineer must possess an expert knowledge of Cisco Unified Call Manager (latest version), Call Manager Express, IPCC Express, Unity, Meeting Place Express, secure voice concepts, secure voice processes and procedures, voice readiness assessment abilities, in depth understanding of networking protocols (Voice over IP, TCP, UDP, GRE, IPSec, etc.) and their analysis, implementation best practices and placement for various IP Voice solutions within network infrastructures, understanding of networking applications (DNS, Active Directory, HTTP, etc.) and their operation, the ability to design and develop a complicated dial plans, enterprise or carrier class network experience in implementing voice designs and solutions, strong networking, general server infrastructure and a general knowledge of IT business concepts. Sr. Network Engineers will proactively research current and future technologies that strengthen or complement the team&#8217;s core capabilities. This individual will apply proven communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills to help maximize the benefit of business investments and to assist in implementing new processing procedures. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;-Active CCIE certification with valid number 
-College diploma or university degree in the field of business administration, computer science, or management information systems and 5+ years related work experience. 
-Cisco Security Solutions and Design 
-Completion of exam (642-566 SSSE)-Security Solutions Systems Engineer 
-Extensive practical knowledge with security and networking. 
-Experience overseeing the design, development, and implementation of software and hardware solutions, systems and products. 
-Working knowledge of network and PC operating systems, including Microsoft Project and Visio Professional. 
-Excellent analytical, mathematical, and problem solving skills. 
-Excellent listening, interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills. 
-Logical and efficient, with keen attention to detail. 
-Highly self motivated and directed. 
-Strong customer service orientation. 
-Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment. 
-Occasional evening and weekend work to meet deadlines. 
-Occasional evening and weekend work to complete client implementations or services work. 
-Travel to and from client locations for both pre-sales support and post-sales implementation.
-Coordinate and supervise day-to-day activities of the team to meet agreed service level commitments. Sr. Network Engineers should strive for excellent client satisfaction. 
-CCVP and/or CCDA - Huge Plus
-Communicate regularly with management on projects, timelines, and resource deployment so a master schedule of all teams can be updated. 
-Interact with clients to resolve any issues before, during, or after service engagements. 
-Schedule on-site visits when necessary to oversee the team&#8217;s implementation success. 
-Maintain familiarity with a variety of consultative concepts, practices, procedures, and industry trends. 
-Provide pre-sales and post-sales support. Assist with design, sizing, Statement of Work creation, and time estimates. 
-Proactively seek qualified applicants for the team. 
-Interact with Optimus Business Development Managers to enhance sales/technical engagement process. Provide training when appropriate to ensure our service offerings are properly communicated to prospects and clients. 
-Provide continued input to management regarding new ideas and concepts to improve overall quality of service to our clients and partners. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Sr. Systems - CCIE Voice Engineer&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>CCIE</category><category>CCVP</category><category>Voice</category><category>SSSE</category><category></category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:24:30 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1719</guid> 		  
			<title>Manager, Project &amp; Portfolio Management</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1719</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Our client&#8217;s Performance Improvement (PI) practice, a specialty group within Advisory Services, provides comprehensive advisory services through a suite of strategic, outsourcing, and industry-focused operational services to clients. These services help companies around the world evaluate and enhance their positions with finance improvement, supply chain design and customer relationship management and infrastructure.  Performance Improvement seeks a consummate team player with a strong work ethic and excellent consulting skills for the role of PPM Manager. This professional will plan, lead and perform advisory engagements as a member of the management team and in accordance with the client's plan, risk management strategy and our client&#8217;s internal audit methodologies.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Experience&lt;/b&gt;
&#8226;At least 5-10 years leading projects and programs using advanced cost &amp; schedule management techniques on Engineering, Procurement &amp; Construction  (EPC) initiatives valued in excess of $50 Million 
&#8226; Contract management experience across the full contact lifecycle working with the big name EPC/EPCM (Engineering Procurement Construction Management) contractors 
&#8226;Preferably with energy sector/utilities background though other major capital project areas will be considered. 
&#8226;Experience with leading practices in Project Portfolio Management essential 
&#8226;Developing, deploying and using enterprise portfolio management tools and techniques a definite plus. 
&#8226;Experience of Asset Management experience also a preferable

&lt;b&gt;Characteristics&lt;/b&gt;
&#8226;Energetic, motivated, business focussed engineering Program Manager. 
&#8226;Strong communication skills (both written and verbal) with ability to liaise. 
&#8226;Proven business development and negotiation experience a definite asset.

&lt;b&gt;Skills:&lt;/b&gt;
&#8226;Program and Project Management 
&#8226;Primavera and MS Project 
&#8226;Earned Value Management and other cost and schedule management techniques
 
&lt;b&gt;Qualifications&lt;/b&gt;
&#8226;Engineering Degree (Preferably APEO)(Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario) 
&#8226;Preferably Project Management Professional
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Project Manager, Program Manager, Construction Project Manager&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>EPCM</category><category>PMP</category><category>Primavera</category><category>engineering</category><category>procurement</category><category>construction</category><category>asset management</category><category>portfolio management</category><category></category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:24:30 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1720</guid> 		  
			<title>Client Support Analyst</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1720</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Are you interested in joining a quickly-growing, fast-paced technology company in the higher education marketplace? Do you like interacting with people, solving problems before anyone else see them and being the &#8220;glue&#8221; that keeps the operation moving? Do you enjoy a diverse role with many responsibilities in a fast moving environment? 
If so, our client is seeking an enthusiastic, motivated Support Analyst who will embrace new challenges and opportunities offered by a growing young company by contributing to our overall growth and operations management.
Skills and Qualifications:

The Client Support Analyst is responsible for providing Tier 3 application support to our live production clients. Acting as the primary support contact, the Support Analyst will work closely with our clients as well as internal Development, QA, and the Services teams to assess client reported issues and work to drive them to closure.  The Support Analyst will be expected to participate in the scheduling and prioritization process for fix-pack releases and also contribute to the development of new features and enhancements given all the knowledge gained by working so closely with our clients.

The Support Analyst is resourceful, has a strong sense of composure and a knack for just getting things done helping us deliver a fantastic customer experience!

Job description
&#8226;Adhering to client Service Level Agreements
&#8226;Exhibit a customer first attitude to maintain and improve overall client satisfaction 
&#8226;Provide product expertise to help answer questions related to product functionality
&#8226;Identify and meticulously document software defects
&#8226;Engage and collaborate with Product Management and Development as appropriate to ensure high quality deliverables;
&#8226;Identify product gaps and gather requirements with Product Management
&#8226;Provide clients with regular and timely incident updates and weekly reports
&#8226;Actively participate in continuous improvement of support processes
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#8226;University degree in Computer Science or related field;
&#8226;4+ years of experience as a Support Analyst;
&#8226;Superior communication skills both verbal and written;
&#8226;Strong customer focus
&#8226;Knowledge of MS SQL and Oracle databases;
&#8226;Exposure to Java would be an asset;
&#8226;Background working with Enterprise Software Applications would be an asset;
&#8226;Demonstrated leadership skills;
&#8226;Highly organized and productive individual with attention to detail;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Product Support, Technical Support, Client Support&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>Java</category><category>SQL</category><category>support</category><category>analysis</category><category>client</category><category>document</category><category>product</category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:24:30 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1718</guid> 		  
			<title>Sr. Manager, Project &amp; Portfolio Management</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1718</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Our client&#8217;s Performance Improvement (PI) practice, a specialty group within Advisory Services, provides comprehensive advisory services through a suite of strategic, outsourcing, and industry-focused operational services to clients. These services help companies around the world evaluate and enhance their positions with finance improvement, supply chain design and customer relationship management and infrastructure.  Performance Improvement seeks a consummate team player with a strong work ethic and excellent consulting skills for the role of PPM Senior Manager. This professional will plan, lead and perform advisory engagements as a member of the management team and in accordance with the client's plan, risk management strategy and our client&#8217;s internal audit methodologies.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Experience&lt;/b&gt;
&#8226;At least 5-10 years leading projects and programs using advanced cost &amp; schedule management techniques on Engineering, Procurement &amp; Construction  (EPC) initiatives valued in excess of $50 Million 
&#8226; Contract management experience across the full contact lifecycle working with the big name EPC/EPCM (Engineering Procurement Construction Management) contractors 
&#8226;Preferably with energy sector/utilities background though other major capital project areas will be considered. 
&#8226;Experience with leading practices in Project Portfolio Management essential 
&#8226;Developing, deploying and using enterprise portfolio management tools and techniques a definite plus. 
&#8226;Experience of Asset Management experience also a preferable

&lt;b&gt;Characteristics&lt;/b&gt;
&#8226;Energetic, motivated, business focussed engineering Program Manager. 
&#8226;Strong communication skills (both written and verbal) with ability to liaise. 
&#8226;Proven business development and negotiation experience a definite asset.

&lt;b&gt;Skills:&lt;/b&gt;
&#8226;Program and Project Management 
&#8226;Primavera and MS Project 
&#8226;Earned Value Management and other cost and schedule management techniques
 
&lt;b&gt;Qualifications&lt;/b&gt;
 
&#8226;Engineering Degree (Preferably APEO)(Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario) 
&#8226;Preferably Project Management Professional
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Project Manager, Construction Project Manager, Engineering Project Manager, Program Manager, Senior Manager&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>performance improvement</category><category>advisory</category><category>engineering</category><category>EPC</category><category>EPCM</category><category>procurement</category><category>construction</category><category>asset management</category><category>portfolio management</category><category>PMP</category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:24:30 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=950</guid> 		  
			<title>Account Executive</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=950</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Senior Security Outside Sales exec for high profile structured Cabling and Video Security organisation&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;- Proven Outside Sales Exec who has the ability to hit new markets to win new clients
- Experience is selling Cabling Hardware and Solutions, Wireless Hardware/Solutions OR Video Suveillance Security equiptment
- Cabling, Sales, Video Recording, Surveillance, Monitoring, Camera, Card Access
- focus on sales to medium to large size business
- Experience in both outside and inside sales
- Proven history of over-exceeding sales targets&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Account Executive&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>Cabling</category><category>Sales</category><category>Video Recording</category><category>Surveillance</category><category>Monitoring</category><category>Camera</category><category>Card Access</category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:24:30 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1713</guid> 		  
			<title>IT Specialist (DataPower)</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1713</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Department Overview: Provides Detail Design, Build, Unit Test, Level 2/3 Support of software deemed Middleware across all hardware/OS platforms. This includes products such as WebSphere Application Server, WebSphere Portal, Apache Web Server, IBM Web Server (IHS), Pega Workflow, Filenet and others.

The IT Specialist works closely with our ITS peers and will be expected to demonstrate an expert understanding of all elements to successfully manage, tune, and resolve issues in complex systems within the organization's web based environment
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Job Description/Accountabilities: Mandatory qualifications include excellent communication (both written and oral) and interpersonal skills. The candidate must be organized, self motivated, as well as a team player and be able to participate in the knowledge transfer of information with peers and management. The candidate will also be accountable for technical coaching and developing of other team members.

Mandatory technical skills include:

Responsibilities: 

&#8226;        Design, Build and deploy DataPower and WESB based infrastructures with an emphasis on DataPower web service mediations &#8211; in support of SOA based business solutions
&#8226;        Engage in business projects to configure, troubleshoot and deploy business web services within DataPower and WESB
&#8226;        Diagnose and resolve issues that arise in the ESB infrastructure (environment, hardware, performance, etc&#8230;)
&#8226;        Participate in performance testing and tuning exercises of ESB solutions 
&#8226;        Maintain and analyze development server performance
&#8226;        Coordinate and schedule environment upgrades
&#8226;        System capacity planning and maintenance
&#8226;        Provide consultation and analysis to identify process improvements to reduce test time, cost and improve quality/accuracy/efficiency
&#8226;        Must have experience with supporting the development lifecycle from; design &gt; development &gt; pre-production &gt; production &gt; implementation &gt; post-implementation support
&#8226;        Interact with both internal and external technical community
&#8226;        Technical ESB lead (infrastructure) on large SOA business project 
&#8226;Applied experience with XML technologies including: XML, XSDs, XSLT and related tools
&#8226;        Applied experience with deploying and troubleshooting web services including: WSDLs and SOAP
&#8226;        Excellent knowledge of and experience with various WS-* standards (WS-Security in particular)
&#8226;        Applied experience in coding  XSLT
&#8226;        Applied experience using various scripting languages to automate IT processes
&#8226;        Excellent knowledge of  SSL technologies including configuring SSL, certifications, keystores and troubling 
&#8226;        Excellent UNIX (AIX preferred) experience
&#8226;        Ability to ask probing questions to understand the various concepts presented/discussed
&#8226;        Excellent communication skills
&#8226;        Comfortable with working in a rapidly changing, technically complex environment
&#8226;        Ability to provide technical guidance to junior team members
&#8226;        Some project management and negotiation experience would be an asset
&#8226;        Thorough understanding of PMLC and SDLC processes
&#8226;        Some after-hours\weekend and rotating pager support required
&#8226;        Must have experience working in a large enterprise class IT  environment

Specific Educational Requirements/Accreditations: College Diploma or University degree in Computer Science 

Other Qualifications/Skills/Experience: 

&#8226;Experience with / Web Sphere 
&#8226;Experience with Pega / Filenet 
&#8226;Experience with z/OS and mainframe technologies. 
&#8226;Technical knowledge of legacy business web applications 
&#8226;Familiarity with the other Web and Application Servers, Workflow infrastructure 

The successful applicant must have a solid understanding of Incident, Change, and Problem Management methodologies as well as solid experience in a large Production environment.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;IT Specialist , Technical Specialist, DataPower Specialist, &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>DataPower</category><category>Filenet</category><category>Pega</category><category>Middleware</category><category>WebSphere</category><category>ESB</category><category>Enterprise Service Bus</category><category>UNIX</category><category>AIX</category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:24:30 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1709</guid> 		  
			<title>Senior Recruiter &amp; Account Manager</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1709</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As a Senior Recruiter &amp; Account Manager you responsibilities will include identifying, screening and interviewing prospective candidates, business development, intensive market research, pin-point recruiting, and attending tradeshows, seminars, training sessions, etc.  

Additionally, continuously doing new business development initiatives such as cold calling, email campaigns, news letters, and meeting with potential clients in an effort to continually grow the revenues, presence and brand of Gurulink.ca Montr&#233;al.  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Are you a successful, motivated and entrepreneurial recruitment professional? Are you looking for an opportunity that offers great autonomy, tools &amp; technology, and the opportunity to help grow a new practice with a lucrative commission structure? If so, this may be the opportunity you have been looking for!

GuruLink is a well established, Toronto-based IT Recruitment and Recruitment Software company; we are looking to grow our Montreal practice. We currently have one senior consultant and account manager who needs a partner to help further establish GuruLink&#8217;s presence in Montreal. The ideal candidate will have an established name and network as a technology recruiter in the Montreal area and would ideally be able to bring an established book of business. The Montreal team is, and will be supported by our trained, experienced recruitment professionals based in Toronto to assist in growing and managing the presence in Montreal.




&#8226;Recruitment experience that is preferably within the IT sector
&#8226;Fluently bilingual / spoken and written French and English
&#8226;Managed successful client accounts, or hands-on recruiting
&#8226;Strong communications &amp; ability to communicate at all levels of an organization (ideally Fortune 100 &amp; 500s ) 
&#8226;Successful Account / Project Management experience. 
&#8226;Experience with business development, marketing, and sales.  
&#8226;Experience with Internet technologies (IE, Netscape, Search Engines, User-groups), related s/w applications
&#8226;Entire Ms Office Suite, Windows (NT 2,000, XP), networking, and Applicant Tracking Systems, wireless devices 
&#8226;Excellent teamwork and interpersonal skills
&#8226;Desire to expend your energy towards offering both candidates and clients a very high quality of service 
&#8226;Ability to deliver!

Please note:

All person interested in applying for this role must complete an on-line personality profile.  Please follows the instructions presented here:

https://app1.clearfit.com/applicant/invitation/6c8c4e38f7e3219122a6777a3c   

 &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#8226;Experience with start-up through to enterprise organizations&#8217; hiring and retention strategies. 
&#8226;Relevant University or College degree or related/applicable experience. 
&#8226;Experienced with building, selling, or using ATS (Applicant Tracking systems or HRIS etc.)
&#8226;Technical lead experience, interviewing, professional services, consulting and ability to leverage your technical background to relevant recruitment avenues (high level testing, assessment, etc.)
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Recruiter, Senior Recruiter, Account Manager, &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>Recruiting</category><category>new business develpment</category><category>screening</category><category>interviewing</category><category>assessing</category><category>etc.</category>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1704</guid> 		  
			<title>Senior Software Engineer</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1704</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#8226;Review and repair legacy code.
&#8226;Responsible for analysis of current programs including performance, diagnosis and troubleshooting of problem programs, and designing solutions to problematic programming.
&#8226;Responsible for developing new programs and proofing the program to develop needed changes to assure production of a quality product.
&#8226;Responsible for development of new programs, analyzes current programs and processes, and making recommendations which yield a more cost effective product.
&#8226;Writes, edits, and debugs new computer programs for assigned projects, including necessary records and desired output.
&#8226;Tests new programs to ensure that logic and syntax are correct, and that program results are accurate; assists lower-level programmers with programming assignments.
&#8226;Document code consistently throughout the development process by listing a description of the program, special instructions, and any changes made in database tables on procedural, modular and database level.
&#8226;Making presentations to customer or client audiences or professional peers.
&#8226;Maintain positive client interactions.
&#8226;Strong and effective inter-personal and communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group of clients and staff.
&#8226;Responsible for communicating with engineers and manufacturer's technical support staff regarding programming needs and performance.
&#8226;Provide general administrative support to the organization 
&#8226;Research and recommend software tools to management.
&#8226;Provide assistance to testers and support personnel as needed to determine system problems. 
&#8226;Review, to the extent possible, changes in code and the environment that will affect system performance.
&#8226;Working closely with upper management.
&#8226;Responding promptly and professionally to bug reports.
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#8226;Bachelor Degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering.
&#8226;8 to 12 years of experience in an Agile development environment.
&#8226;In dept knowledge of Microsoft Windows environment.
&#8226;In dept knowledge of the Microsoft Products (.Net and Synch frameworks, SQL CE and 2008, etc.).
&#8226;Expert in C# 
&#8226;Very good knowledge of security and encryption.
&#8226;A solid understanding of networking/distributed computing environment concepts.
&#8226;Possess extremely advanced technical skills.
&#8226;Expert knowledge of data structures.
&#8226;Expert knowledge of maintaining and debugging live software systems.
&#8226;Possess excellent communication skills, with an emphasis on verbal and written communication.
&#8226;Ability to multi-task and stay organized in a dynamic work environment.
&#8226;Ability to &quot;think outside the box&quot;.
&#8226;Working closely with management team in evaluating current systems and making decisions on future development.
&#8226;Must be very hands on.
&#8226;Must have some team lead / tech lead experience and want to grow a team
&#8226;Must be ok to work in large part autonomously &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#8226;Master Degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering is a plus.
&#8226;Knowledge of or experience in Healthcare / CRM / CMS systems a bonus&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Senior Developer or Team Lead or Tech Lead.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>C#</category><category>.NET</category><category>WIN</category><category>Applications</category><category>Healthcare</category><category>Medical</category><category>Agile</category><category>.NET Framework</category><category>Sync Framework</category><category>SQL CE</category>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=269</guid> 		  
			<title>QA (IVR) Bilingual</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=269</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Contract&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;- Working for a s/w consulting firm in the voice/ivr realm as a IVR QA Tester&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;- Strong written/spoken English/French
- IVR experience/understanding
- Call flows understanding
- QA Test Plans
- Call centre experience
- MS Office suite&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;- Intervoice experience
- QA test plan creation
- Call flow design and logic&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;QA, IVR Tester, &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>IVR</category><category>QA</category><category>Test</category><category>Test Plan</category><category>Office</category><category>word</category><category>excel</category><category>bilingual</category><category>french and english</category><category>call flow</category>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1614</guid> 		  
			<title>Data Network Infrastructure Architect</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1614</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Data Network Infrastructure Architect is responsible for creating network designs that support large amounts of Internet connectivity and large internal network infrastructures including a global MPLS backbone carrying multiple VPNs. 
 
The designs will also support network segments that contain multiple routers, switches, firewalls and load balancers, and technologies such as VoIP, WiFi, and Multicast.  The candidate will investigate new network devices and technologies, providing recommendations to improve the reliability, security, and manageability of the network infrastructure while keeping up with a dramatic scaling rate.
 
RESPONSIBILITIES
 
The successful candidate will work with various engineering groups within company to provide appropriate network solutions relating to new product and service offerings being developed or extended.  At times the candidate will be involved in other networking aspects such as testing and troubleshooting, and will be required to complete knowledge transfers to other team members.
 
The successful candidate's responsibilities will also include:
Design and set direction for the data network, in concert with other teams (Strategy, Engineering, Product, etc).
Provide technical leadership within the organization, and drive the evaluation and adoption of new technologies / capabilities to improve the network infrastructure
Select vendors and products, and complete detailed analysis to support proposals to change the network design
Establish and document architecture standards for both Product service and Corporate enterprise networks, including capacity and troubleshooting information
Coordinate audits of the network, both internally-initiated and vendor-assisted, and provide follow-up recommendations
Assist in the development and maintenance of monitoring points and capacity plans for all aspects of the data network infrastructure&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Qualifications
 
ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
Post secondary education in Information Technology related field, or equivalent experience in conjunction with industry certification (Cisco certifications preferred)
Minimum 7 years of data network experience in a fast-paced, multifaceted environment, 3 of which working in a design / architectural capacity
Possess strong technical leadership that will be demonstrated consistently within the team, the company, and through interaction with our vendors and partners
Expert experience with equipment from vendors such as Cisco and F5
In-depth LAN and WAN knowledge, and their respective Layer-2 and Layer-3 protocols (Rapid-PVST, HSRP, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, POS, etc.)
Extensive knowledge of firewalls, load balancing, and general network security concepts (IDS / IPS, DDoS mitigation, NAC)
Experience in managing requirements for multi-homed Internet access and large global IP network backbones
Comprehensive understanding of MPLS and Multicast, including Multicast within a mVPN; experience working on a core (P / PE) backbone preferred
Experience working with Enterprise VoIP and Video, and 802.11-WiFi systems, and in Disaster Recovery design considerations
Experience gathering and analyzing data with a network sniffer, and utilizing network modeling tools such as OPNET IT / SP Guru
Strong and effective interpersonal skills; comfortable delivering presentations to groups; proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio); excellent documentation skills
Motivated self-starter with the ability to work autonomously and as part of a team; ability to meet deadlines and adjust to changing priorities to meet business goals
Background in ITIL, ISO, CISSP, project management, or similar industry frameworks / methodologies considered an asset
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Data Network Infrastructure Architect&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>Data</category><category>MPLS</category><category>OPNET</category><category>MPLS</category><category>VPN</category><category>VoIP</category><category>Wireless</category><category>Rapid-PVST</category><category>HSRP</category><category>EIGRP</category>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1603</guid> 		  
			<title>Senior SAP Consultant</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1603</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The roles and responsibilities of an SAP Senior are to provide professional and effective functional or technical consulting services as they pertain to a mid-market SAP practice. This includes:
Providing input and advice regarding SAP capabilities and functions to customer organizations. 
Building positive client and peer relationships by developing an understanding of customer's business and project scope. 
Developing exposure to multiple sub-areas within practice. 
Assisting with the orientation of new team members.
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A bachelor's degree and approximately 5 years of related work experience; or a graduate degree and approximately 5 years of related work experience. 
A bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, accounting, finance or a related field. 
A minimum of 3 years of experience working with SAP with at least 2 full cycle implementations; banking experience is an asset 
Functional hands on experience in SAP implementation and configuration. Preferably with hands on experience with general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and fixed assets. 
Understanding of integration points with CO, SD, MM, PM, and PS. 

Ability and comfort level researching client inquiries and emerging issues, including accounting regulations, industry practices, and new technologies. 
Ability to develop and present new ideas and conceptualize new approaches and solutions. 
Strong written and verbal communication, presentation. 
Excellent interpersonal relations and demonstrated ability to work with others effectively in teams.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;SAP Certification is an asset. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;consultant&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>CO</category><category>SD</category><category>MM</category><category>PM</category><category>PS</category><category>SAP</category><category>Consultant</category><category>Tax</category><category>planning</category><category>strategy</category>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1200</guid> 		  
			<title>Software Developer .NET</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1200</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Our client is looking to hire one or more .NET developers in Intermediate and 1  Senior / Lead Developer.  

Responsibilities
&#8226;Design and develop systems for managing large-scale digital signage networks.
&#8226;Design and implement web services and also client web and desktop applications for remote system monitoring and management.
&#8226;Analyze and troubleshoot existing program code and correct errors as required. 
&#8226;Implement and execute unit and integration testing.
&#8226;Provide engineering support to technical support group for troubleshooting in-field customer problems.
&#8226;Follow industry standard development techniques and practices.
&#8226;Provide software documentation both in program code and externally.
&#8226;Participate in multi-disciplinary product team to develop professional software applications from concept to final release.
&#8226;Participate in development meetings and provide weekly status reports.
&#8226;Occasionally travel to customer facilities to support system integration efforts.
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This role was just filled - this is an on-going need - I am always looking to speak with Silverlight Aficionados for this client.  If you love Silverlight and have experience, please share with me your experience.  


========

Qualifications
&#8226;Experience with one or more of:
oDeveloping Windows .NET applications client / server 
oDeveloping web applications / SOAP / ASP.NET and Javascripts ( C#, ASP.NET)
oDeveloping web services with strong server side / db experience  / real-time in high transaction web sites(ASP.NET, MS SQL, Postgres)
&#8226;SILVERLIGHT - any and all experience in SILVERLIGHT / front of the line.  
&#8226;Applied knowledge of object-oriented analysis, design and programming principles
&#8226;Proven experience developing commercial-grade software applications
&#8226;Experience with multi-browser development is an asset
&#8226;Experience with DirectX, OpenGL, or other graphics/video libraries is an asset
&#8226;Experience with SQL and relational databases,  perhaps some PostgreSQL , is an asset
&#8226;Solid debugging and troubleshooting skills
&#8226;Strong understanding of the software development process
&#8226;Excellent organizational skills
&#8226;Excellent communication skills
&#8226;Ability to prioritize, manage, and handle multiple tasks at the same time 
&#8226;Ability to work as part of a team
&#8226;Ability to work in a small company environment

Education and Experience
&#8226;Bachelor degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline.
o4+ years for senior developer role
oSenior developers must have arch / design exp




&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>.NET</category><category>ASP.NET</category><category>Web</category><category>WIN</category><category>Windows</category><category>SOAP</category><category>Javascript</category><category>DirectX</category><category>OpenGL</category><category>SQL</category>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1688</guid> 		  
			<title>Manager, Change Management</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1688</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;When you're on our client&#8217;s Advisory team, you specialize in a particular competency - Risk, Performance Improvement, or IT Risk &amp; Assurance. You also have the opportunity to work across disciplines with professionals who have broad industry sector experience and deep subject-matter knowledge. In Advisory, our growth strategy focuses on being account-centric, issue-based and competency-driven. That's what differentiates our client in the Advisory marketplace. 
 
The Performance Improvement team is all about helping clients improve security and efficiency, while also reducing their costs. You  help clients by delivering assessment, transformation and process efficiency solutions in specialty areas like finance, supply chain, IT Advisory, customer, people and organization change, strategic direction, and program management. 
 
The opportunity is now. If you are interested in being part of a dynamic team, serving clients and reaching your full potential &#8211; our client&#8217;s Advisory Services team is for you.
 
As a member of the team, the Manager will lead client engagement teams and work with a wide variety of clients to deliver professional services. In addition, the Manager is responsible for some business development activities on strategic priority accounts.
 
The Change Enablement service assists clients in successfully managing and sustaining people, process and/or technology change. This may include the identification and management of stakeholders, leadership development, organizational design, training, cultural assessment and development, talent management, workforce strategies, and planning and executing key communications. Services may include: development of driver-based business plans and operational models that address customer behaviour (churn, referral, up-purchase), product profitability, credit and payment behaviour, and pricing diagnostics.
 
Responsibilities
Develop and maintain productive relationships with client management. Collaborate to plan engagement objectives and a strategy that addresses risk and performance improvement. Manage expectations of service delivery. Stay informed of business/economic developments and their impact to the client.
 
Demonstrate high levels of technical and professional knowledge and quickly assimilates new knowledge. Keep up-to-date with current developments and trends in advisory services capabilities and industry knowledge.
 
Deliver quality services. Value and model excellent client service by establishing goals and implementation plans to achieve a high quality deliverables and within expected timeframes and on budget. Monitor progress, manage risk and confirm key stakeholders are kept informed about progress and expected outcomes.
 
Develop people. Provide constructive on-the-job feedback/training. Foster an innovative and team-oriented work environment.
 
Commit to developing knowledge, continue to learn and share knowledge with clients and team members. Respect/protect client information.
 
Generate new business opportunities. Understand our client and its service lines and actively assess/present ways to serve clients. Develop long-term client relationships and networks. Develop relationships with other team members across all practices to serve client needs.
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#8226;a bachelor's degree and approximately 5-8 years of related work experience; or a graduate degree and approximately 4-6 years of related work experience 
&#8226;a degree and/or Master's degree with an emphasis in Business, Human Resources, Psychology, Finance, Accounting, Statistics, Economics, MIS (business perspective) 
&#8226;approximately 4+ years of experience in providing advisory services in change enablement areas including: Leadership Development, Stakeholder Management, Communications, Organizational Design, Training, Governance, Workforce Strategies, Human Resources Transformation, Talent Management and Culture 
&#8226;experience in selling and delivering projects that cover the full life-cycle of Assess, Design and Implementation support 
&#8226;demonstrated record in driving revenue within existing clients and in developing new prospects at the &quot;C&quot; level of Fortune 500 companies 
&#8226;experience in project management (managing a team, deliverable, client relationship&#8230;) 
&#8226;work collaboratively in a team environment (knows when to lead and when to follow) 
&#8226;experience managing staff on multiple projects and providing direction to team members 
&#8226;strong analytical and problem solving skills 
&#8226;excellent oral and written communication skills , including proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, etc&#8230; 
&#8226;high level of motivation and a self starting attitude 
&#8226;ability to think outside of the box, thrive on new challenges 
&#8226;strong work ethic 
&#8226;willingness to travel on short notice to meet client needs; travel is estimated at 80% 
&#8226;flexibility and ability to travel
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Change Management Lead, Change Management Manager, Change Manager&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>change management</category><category>consulting</category><category>advisory</category><category>audit</category><category>manage</category><category>client</category><category>process</category><category>technology</category><category></category>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1685</guid> 		  
			<title>IT Specialist - FileNet/WebSphere Support</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1685</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Department Overview: Provides Detail Design, Build, Unit Test, Level 2/3 Support of software deemed Middleware across all hardware/OS platforms. This includes products such as WebSphere Application Server, WebSphere Portal, Apache Web Server, IBM Web Server (IHS), Pega Workflow, File net and others.

The IT Specialist works closely with our ITS peers and will be expected to demonstrate an expert understanding of all elements to successfully manage, tune, and resolve issues in complex systems within the organizations&#8217;s web based environment.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Job Description/Accountabilities: Mandatory qualifications include excellent communication (both written and oral) and interpersonal skills. The candidate must be organized, self motivated, as well as a team player and be able to participate in the knowledge transfer of information with peers and management. The candidate will also be accountable for technical coaching and developing of other team members.

Specific Educational Requirements/Accreditations: College Diploma or University degree in Computer Science 

Mandatory technical skills include:

&#8226;Minimum 3 years of experience building, administering, and supporting Filenet P8 solutions. Ability to install and configure FileNet P8 components independently and be able to direct others in the same
&#8226;understanding of the ECM (Enterprise Content Management) fundamentals
&#8226;assist architecture teams in designing and building out new Filenet products and/or infrastructure
&#8226;consult and advise project teams on the best practices for infrastructure related configurations
&#8226;deploy and support new Filenet projects into the existing / new environments
&#8226;provide level 3 support for all things Filenet, which includes Filenet and WebSphere (*)
&#8226;provide on-call support periodically to other infrastructure operations teams (on rotation)
&#8226;plan for and implement regular maintenance packages to WebSphere and FileNet
&#8226;Minimum 5 years of experience building, deploying and administering FileNet solutions.
&#8226;Expert working knowledge of supported technology (IHS Web Server, FileNet P8). 
&#8226;Expert knowledge of Unix Shell scripting, WSADMIN scripting including JYTHON.
&#8226;Thorough knowledge of UNIX (Linux/Solaris/AIX) operating systems. 
&#8226;Knowledge of Database technologies (DB2, Oracle or MS SQL Server) 
&#8226;Advanced problem determination skills to identify and resolve application server problems running on multiple platforms in a large complex environment (AIX, Linux, Windows).
&#8226;Comfortable with working in a rapidly changing, technically complex environment.
&#8226;Proficiency with MS office product suite (Word, Excel PowerPoint etc.).
&#8226;experience in designing and deploying infrastructures for web services

Other Qualifications/Skills/Experience: 

&#8226;Experience with WESB / DATAPOWER / Web Sphere
&#8226;Experience with Pega
&#8226;Experience with z/OS and mainframe technologies.
&#8226;Technical knowledge of legacy business web applications 
&#8226;Familiarity with the other Web and Application Servers, Workflow infrastructure 

The successful applicant must have a solid understanding of Incident, Change, and Problem Management methodologies as well as solid experience in a large Production environment.
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;FileNet Admin, FileNet Expert, FileNet Specialist, IT Specialist, Technical Specialist&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>FileNet</category><category>ECM</category><category>Webshere</category><category>Unix Shell scripting</category><category>WSADMIN</category><category>JYTHON</category><category>Unix (Solaris/AIX/Linux)</category><category>DB2</category><category>Oracle</category><category>MS SQL Server</category>
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			<title>IT Specialist - Pega/BPM</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1686</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Department Overview: Provides Detail Design, Build, Unit Test, Level 2/3 Support of software deemed Middleware across all hardware/OS platforms. This includes products such as WebSphere Application Server, WebSphere Portal, Apache Web Server, IBM Web Server (IHS), Pega Workflow, File net and others.

The IT Specialist works closely with our ITS peers and will be expected to demonstrate an expert understanding of all elements to successfully manage, tune, and resolve issues in complex systems within the organization&#8217;s web based environment&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Job Description/Accountabilities: Mandatory qualifications include excellent communication (both written and oral) and interpersonal skills. The candidate must be organized, self motivated, as well as a team player and be able to participate in the knowledge transfer of information with peers and management. The candidate will also be accountable for technical coaching and developing of other team members.

Specific Educational Requirements/Accreditations: College Diploma or University degree in Computer Science 

Mandatory technical skills include:

&#8226;Ability to install and configure Pega components independently and be able to direct others in the same
&#8226;Understanding of the Pega and BPM fundamentals
&#8226;Assist architecture teams in designing and building out new Pega products and/or infrastructure
&#8226;Consult and advise project teams on the best practices for infrastructure related configurations
&#8226;Deploy and support new Pega projects into the existing / new environments
&#8226;Provide level 3 support for all things Pega, which includes Pega and WebSphere (*)
&#8226;Provide on-call support periodically to other infrastructure operations teams (on rotation)
&#8226;Plan for and implement regular maintenance packages to WebSphere and Pega
&#8226;Experience with PRPC v5.x and higher.
&#8226;Minimum 5 years of experience building, deploying and administering Pega solutions.
&#8226;Expert working knowledge of supported technology (IHS Web Server, Pega ). 
&#8226;Expert knowledge of Unix Shell scripting,  
&#8226;Thorough knowledge of UNIX (Linux/Solaris/AIX) operating systems. 
&#8226;Knowledge of Database technologies (DB2, Oracle or MS SQL Server) 
&#8226;Advanced problem determination skills to identify and resolve application server problems running on multiple platforms in a large complex environment (AIX, Linux, Windows).
&#8226;Comfortable with working in a rapidly changing, technically complex environment.
&#8226;Proficiency with MS office product suite (Word, Excel PowerPoint etc.).
&#8226;Experience in designing and deploying infrastructures for web services

Other Qualifications/Skills/Experience:

&#8226;knowledge of and ability to code Unix-based shell scripts.
&#8226;WebSphere ND 6.1 / 7.0 Administration
&#8226;Database experience with Oracle and DB2
&#8226;Experience with SOAP/other interconnection protocols. 
&#8226;Experience with WESB / DATAPOWER / Web Sphere
&#8226;Experience with Filenet
&#8226;Experience with z/OS and mainframe technologies.
&#8226;Technical knowledge of legacy business web applications 
&#8226;Familiarity with the other Web and Application Servers, Workflow infrastructure 

The successful applicant must have a solid understanding of Incident, Change, and Problem Management methodologies as well as solid experience in a large Production environment.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Pega Specialist, IT Specialist, Technical Specialist, &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>Pega</category><category>UNIX (Linux/Solaris/AIX)</category><category>DB2</category><category>Oracle</category><category>MS SQL Server</category><category>Websphere</category><category>FileNet</category><category>IHS Web Server</category><category>support</category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:24:30 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1687</guid> 		  
			<title>Flex/AS3 Developer</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1687</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Contract, Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Our client, one of the largest interactive agencies in Toronto, is looking for a Flash Developer to join their best-of-breed development team. 

Prospective candidates must have extensive experience with Flex/Flash, as well as strong AS3 (ActionScript 3). If you have FMS, server-side scripting, Javascript, AJAX or other development technologies this will be considered an asset. 

The crucial trait our client is looking for in you is a strong desire to create work among the best in the industry, and ideally experience in an interactive advertising agency. 

This position is full-time at their gorgeous brick &amp; beam downtown Toronto office, and a competitive salary will be commensurate with experience. 
Ideally, your experience and skills offer a bridge between development and design. In fact, the ideal candidate will have begun their career in design and transitioned to development. 
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;. University Degree or College Diploma in Graphic Design or a related field 
. A minimum of 4 years of work experience w/ Flex/Flash.
. A minimum of 2 years of work experience w/ ActionScript, and experience with AS3.
. Must understand and be able to review usability requirements and have an excellent track record designing for consumer based web applications / corporations.
. Ability to work in a fast paced, demanding, challenging and multi-tasking environment
. Excellent written and verbal communication skills
. Experience optimizing graphics for performance and search engine recognition. 
. Knowledge of the IAB design standards for web advertising media.
. Knowledge and understanding of the following software, systems and applications: 
           - Adobe Flex/FlashDesign Suite (Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, etc.)
           - Action script
           - HTML, CSS, JavaScript, AJAX&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Interactive advertising agency background.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Flash Developer, Flex Developer, ActionScript Developer, &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>Flex</category><category>Actionscript</category><category>AS3</category><category>Javascript</category><category>AJAX</category><category>HTML</category><category>CSS</category><category>Adobe</category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:24:30 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1673</guid> 		  
			<title>Software QA Analyst</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1673</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As a member of our client's Research &amp; Development team, a Senior QA Analyst is responsible for planning, building, scheduling and executing both manual and automated test scripts for product releases. They will work closely with the Business Analysts and Software Engineers to develop test specifications and build test cases to rigorously test product functionality.

Responsibilities:

&#8226;Participate in creation and execution of test plans and test cases;
&#8226;Ensure traceability between product requirements, delivered code and test case verification;
&#8226;Investigate, report, and track product failures to resolution;
&#8226;Maintain expert functional and technical product knowledge;
&#8226;Become subject matter expert in respective modules;
&#8226;Mentor new/associate QA Analysts in quality as well as process related topics;
&#8226;Actively participate in test automation initiatives;
&#8226;Engage and collaborate with Product Management, Development and Technical Writing as appropriate to ensure high quality deliverables;
&#8226;Understand and incorporate both industry and our client's software development standards and best practices in all work initiatives;
&#8226;Identify and escalate issues related to plan and quality;
&#8226;Advocate quality in all processes and deliverables;
&#8226;Participate in ongoing skill development consistent with established training curriculum;
&#8226;Actively participate in continuous improvement of R&amp;D processes;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#8226;University degree in Computer Science or related field;
&#8226;4+ years of experience as a QA Analyst;
&#8226;Excellent Quality Assurance concepts and metrics;
&#8226;Good understanding of Software Development Life Cycle methodologies;
&#8226;Experience working with application servers, including starting, stopping, and deploying applications
&#8226;Knowledge of MS SQL and Oracle databases;
&#8226;Proficient in automation tools. HP QuickTest Professional preferred;
&#8226;Exposure to Java would be an asset;
&#8226;Background working with Enterprise Software Applications would be an asset;
&#8226;Demonstrated leadership skills;
&#8226;Highly organized and productive individual with attention to detail;
&#8226;Strong communication skills both verbal and written;
&#8226;Strong software quality advocate;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Quality Assurance Analyst, Tester, QA Analyst, QA Tester, Software Tester, Software QA&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>quality</category><category>test</category><category>Java</category><category>QTP</category><category>Winrunner</category><category>Loadrunner</category><category>regression</category><category>functional</category><category>test case</category><category>test plan</category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:24:30 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1675</guid> 		  
			<title>Senior IT Risk &amp; Assurance (ITRA) Manager</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1675</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;IT Risk &amp; Assurance (ITRA) practice, we are currently seeking a Manager level professional who will be responsible for managing multiple client engagements and other related activities. This professional will manage engagement teams, as well as directly assist clients in employing information systems, resources, and controls to maximize efficiencies and minimize risk. The successful candidate will also work with client personnel to analyze, evaluate, and enhance information systems facilitating the business internal control process, and will assist clients and other ITRA professionals in performing information technology (IT) control and security engagements.
 
Responsibilities
&#8226;Work with the engagement team and client to create plans for accomplishing engagement objectives and a strategy that complies with professional standards and which addresses the risks inherent in the engagement. 
&#8226;Brief the audit team on the client's IT environment and industry IT trends. 
&#8226;Maintain relationships with client management to manage expectations of service, including work products, timing, and the value to be delivered. 
&#8226;Demonstrate a thorough understanding of complex information systems and apply it to client situations. 
&#8226;Demonstrate excellent project management skills, inspire teamwork and responsibility with engagement team members, and use current technology/tools to enhance the effectiveness of deliverables and services. 
&#8226;Understand and its service lines and actively assess what the firm can deliver to bring value to clients. 
&#8226;Generate new business opportunities by developing ideas and solutions to present to internal and external clients.
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;*** Multiple Roles in Calgary/Edmonton/ ****

&#8226;A Bachelors or Masters degree in business, accounting, finance, computer science, information systems, engineering and/or other related major 
&#8226;Post graduate degree in a related field (MBA preferred) 
&#8226;must have a valid drivers licence along with a willingness to travel throughout south-western Ontario 
&#8226;A minimum of 5 years of experience (post graduation) working as an auditor for a public accounting firm or have particular systems/technology experience to meet special needs 
&#8226;Excellent leadership and teamwork skills 
&#8226;Demonstrated integrity within a professional environment 
&#8226;Ability to travel 
&#8226;A professional certification such as CISA, CISSP, etc. and/or CA, or be actively pursuing any of these certifications
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; IT Risk &amp; Assurance (ITRA) Manager&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>audit</category><category>CISA</category><category>CISSP</category><category>CA</category><category>risk</category><category>consult</category><category>manager</category><category>security</category>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1676</guid> 		  
			<title>Senior IT Risk &amp; Assurance (ITRA) Senior</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1676</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This professional will serve as a fieldwork leader of our IT Risk &amp; Assurance services.  These services include assessing, improving and monitoring client's processes and controls for managing their project and information technology environments to support their business objectives.
 
The successful candidate will utilize their knowledge and expertise to review project activities relative to each project management process area; initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing to ensure consistent application of delivery methodology processes, tools, and documentation. The candidate will also audit information system operational processes, and will assist clients and other Advisory professionals in performing information technology control and security engagements.

Responsibilities
Collaborate with other members of the engagement team to plan the engagement and develop work program timelines, risk assessments, and other planning documents. Work with the audit team to document the business processes dependent on information technology. Ensure high quality in client service by directing daily progress of fieldwork, informing supervisors of engagement status, and managing staff performance. Demonstrate and apply a thorough understanding of complex information systems. Use knowledge of the current IT environment and industry IT trends to identify the engagement and client service issues, and communicate this information to the engagement team and client management through written correspondence and verbal presentations. Demonstrate and apply strong project management skills, inspire teamwork and responsibility with engagement team members, and use current technology and tools to enhance the effectiveness of deliverables and services.
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;*** Multiple Roles in Winnipeg/Calgary ****

&#8226;a Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, information systems, business and/or other related major 
&#8226;Candidates must also possess or be actively pursuing related professional certifications such as PMP, CAPM, ITILv3 Foundations ,CISA, CISSP, etc. certification. 
&#8226;Strong Project Management and IT Operations experience 
&#8226;a minimum of 4 years of experience in managing and/or leading projects,  information technology operations, or internal audit 
&#8226;experience with project management or IT operations based in large enterprise resource planning systems such as JD Edwards, Oracle  and SAP or information security would be considered an asset 
&#8226;strong written and verbal communication skills 
&#8226;excellent leadership and teamwork skills 
&#8226;demonstrated integrity within a professional environment 
&#8226;willingness to travel
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;IT Risk &amp; Assurance (ITRA) Senior &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>PMP</category><category>CAPM</category><category>ITILv3</category><category>CISA</category><category>CISSP</category><category>manager</category><category>management</category><category>Oracle</category><category>SAP</category><category>security</category>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1677</guid> 		  
			<title>Senior Major Construction Project Advisory</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1677</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Responsibilities
Demonstrate an understanding of complex construction concepts. Create work products such as detailed analyses and engagement documentation.  Stay informed of emerging technical issues and current business and economic developments.
 
Maintain a strong client focus by effectively serving client needs.  Stay abreast of current business and economic developments relevant to the client's business. Deliver high-quality client service by directing the daily progress of fieldwork and informing Managers of the engagement status.  Demonstrate quality control, and commitment to schedule and budgets as determined by project management.
 
Display teamwork, integrity and leadership.  Support colleagues and value others' contributions. Foster an efficient, innovative and team-oriented work environment.
 
Commit to developing knowledge. Use technology to continually learn, share knowledge with team members, and enhance service delivery. Respect/protect client information. Maintain an educational program to continually develop skills.
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#8226;A Bachelor's degree and/or Master's degree with preference for an emphasis in Construction Management, Architecture, or Construction related degree (i.e. Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering) 
&#8226;A minimum of 2 years of related experience in Real Estate and Construction Industry 
&#8226;CPA/CA, CIA, CISA, CFE, CMA, MRICS, PMP or CCIM certification desired; non-certified hires are required to become certified to be eligible for promotion to Manager.  Certifications which have been earned towards obtaining AIA or Professional Engineer licensing are beneficial 
&#8226;Strong research, analytical, and business writing skills 
&#8226;Strong interpersonal and communication skills 
&#8226;Consulting experience and/or internal audit experience preferred. 
&#8226;Proficiency with Excel and Word, MS Office and Lotus Notes 
&#8226;Demonstrated integrity, values, principles, and work ethic
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Major Construction Project Advisory &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>real estate</category><category>construction</category><category>CPA/CA</category><category>CIA</category><category>CISA</category><category>CFE</category><category>CMA</category><category>MRICS</category><category>PMP</category><category>CCIM</category>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1678</guid> 		  
			<title>Senior Major Construction Project Advisory &#8211; Manager</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1678</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Demonstrate a thorough understanding of complex construction concepts.  Collaborate to create a plan for determining strategies and accomplishing objectives. Participate in the advisory engagement and communicate complex construction issues to the team and the client.  Stay informed of emerging technical issues and current business and economic developments.
 
Develop and maintain productive relationships with client management.  Focus on deliverables and client business priorities.  Manage expectations of service. 
 
Develop and successfully manage to project budget.  Understand the client's industry and recognize key performance drivers and business trends.
Develop people.  Delegate work effectively.  Review work performed by staff, conduct performance reviews, and contribute to on-the-job feedback/training.  Foster teamwork and innovative thinking.  Understand and follow workplace policies.
 
Commit to developing knowledge.  Use technology to continually learn, share knowledge with team members, and enhance service delivery.  Respect/protect client information.  Maintain an educational program to continually develop skills.
 
Generate new business opportunities&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#8226;A Bachelor's degree and/or Master's degree with preference for an emphasis in Construction Management, Architecture, or Construction related degree (i.e. Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering) 
&#8226;Minimum 8 years related experience in Real Estate and Construction industry, good fundamental design and construction project management skills, solid project controls/project engineering and/or cost engineering experience 
&#8226;Blueprint reading, construction cost estimation, and construction industry work experience required 
&#8226;CPA/CA, CIA, CISA, CFE, CMA, MRICS, PMP or CCIM certification required; Certifications which have been earned towards obtaining AIA or Professional Engineer licensing are beneficial 
&#8226;Consulting experience and/or internal audit experience preferred. 
&#8226;Proficiency with Excel and Word, MS Office and Lotus Notes 
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Major Construction Project Advisory &#8211; Senior Manager&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>CPA/CA</category><category>CIA</category><category>CISA</category><category>CFE</category><category>CMA</category><category>MRICS</category><category>PMP</category><category>CCIM</category><category>real estate</category><category>construction</category>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1679</guid> 		  
			<title>Senior Performance Improvement Advisory Manager</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1679</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Work with high-growth clients and other market leaders in industries such as retail, consumer products, financial services, insurance and energy.
Establish objectives and scope of work; establish the engagement budget; and take responsibility for the overall execution of the project through wrap-up and final report delivery.
Maintain a strong client focus by effectively serving client needs and developing productive working relationships with client personnel.
Stay abreast of current business and economic developments and new pronouncements/standards relevant to the client's business.
Display teamwork, integrity and leadership.
Work with team members to set goals and responsibilities for specific engagements.
Foster teamwork and innovation.
Utilize technology and tools to continually learn and innovate, share knowledge with team members and enhance service delivery.
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#8226;a bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, computer science, business or a related field 
&#8226;Post graduate degree in a related field (MBA preferred) 
&#8226;a minimum of 5 years of related business experience (post graduation); consulting firm experience preferred 
&#8226;experience with MS Office and Lotus Notes 
&#8226;fluency in English (oral and written) 
&#8226;strong analytical, interpersonal and communication skills 
&#8226;demonstrated consistency in values, principles, and work ethic 
&#8226;strong skills in project management and engagement management
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Performance Improvement Advisory Manager &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>accounting</category><category>finance</category><category>computer science</category><category>business</category><category>management</category><category>lotus</category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:24:30 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1680</guid> 		  
			<title>Senior Risk Services Senior</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1680</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Work with high-growth clients and other market leaders in industries such as retail, consumer products, financial services, insurance and health sciences. Coordinate and perform audit procedures of a moderately complex nature; create work products such as audit analyses and engagement documentation; evaluate and test processes and related controls; prepare the audit approach relating to nature, timing and extent of procedures; assign and review work of staff auditors and assist in the preparation of the final report. Maintain a strong client focus by effectively serving client needs and developing productive working relationships with client personnel. Stay abreast of current business and economic developments relevant to the client's business. Deliver high-quality client service by directing the daily progress of fieldwork and informing Managers of the engagement status. Respect and protect confidential client information. Display teamwork, integrity and leadership. Support colleagues and value others' contributions. Foster an efficient, innovative and team-oriented work environment. Provide constructive on-the-job feedback and coaching. Utilize technology and tools to continually learn and innovate, share knowledge with team members and enhance the delivery of services&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#8226;a bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business or a related field; MBA preferred 
&#8226;a minimum of 2 years of related audit or applicable business experience; 2 or more years of public accounting experience preferred 
&#8226;a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience would be acceptable for those holding a relevant graduate degree 
&#8226;CPA/CA, CIA, CISA, CFE, CMA, RICS APC, PMP or CCIM certification desired; non-certified hires are required to become certified to be eligible for promotion to Manager 
&#8226;experience with MS Office and Lotus Notes 
&#8226;strong analytical, interpersonal and communication skills 
&#8226;demonstrated consistency in values, principles, and work ethic.
Candidates must be available to travel within and outside of Canada and work in excess of standard hours when necessary. Second language skills and international business experience are preferred.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Risk Services Senior&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>CPA</category><category>CA</category><category>CIA</category><category>CISA</category><category>CFE</category><category>CMA</category><category>RICS APC</category><category>PMP</category><category>CCIM</category><category>accounting</category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:24:30 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1681</guid> 		  
			<title>Intermediate IT Risk &amp; Assurance (ITRA) Staff</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1681</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This professional will serve as a fieldwork leader of our IT Risk &amp; Assurance services.  These services include assessing, improving and monitoring client's processes and controls for managing their project and information technology environments to support their business objectives.
 
The successful candidate will utilize their knowledge and expertise to review project activities relative to each project management process area; initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing to ensure consistent application of delivery methodology processes, tools, and documentation. The candidate will also audit information system operational processes, and will assist clients and other Advisory professionals in performing information technology control and security engagements.

Collaborate with other members of the engagement team to plan the engagement and develop work program timelines, risk assessments, and other planning documents. Work with the audit team to document the business processes dependent on information technology. Ensure high quality in client service by directing daily progress of fieldwork, informing supervisors of engagement status, and managing staff performance. Demonstrate and apply a thorough understanding of complex information systems. Use knowledge of the current IT environment and industry IT trends to identify the engagement and client service issues, and communicate this information to the engagement team and client management through written correspondence and verbal presentations. Demonstrate and apply strong project management skills, inspire teamwork and responsibility with engagement team members, and use current technology and tools to enhance the effectiveness of deliverables and services.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;*** Multiple Roles in Winnipeg/Edmonton/ ****

&#8226;a Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, information systems, business and/or other related major 
&#8226;Candidates must also possess or be actively pursuing related professional certifications such as PMP, CAPM, ITILv3 Foundations ,CISA, CISSP, etc. certification. 
&#8226;Strong Project Management and IT Operations experience 
&#8226;a minimum of 2 years of experience in managing and/or leading projects,  information technology operations, or internal audit 
&#8226;experience with project management or IT operations based in large enterprise resource planning systems such as JD Edwards, Oracle  and SAP or information security would be considered an asset 
&#8226;strong written and verbal communication skills 
&#8226;excellent leadership and teamwork skills 
&#8226;demonstrated integrity within a professional environment 
&#8226;willingness to travel
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;IT Risk &amp; Assurance (ITRA) Staff&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>PMP</category><category>CAPM</category><category>ITILv3</category><category>CISA</category><category>CISSP</category><category>lead</category><category>audit</category><category>JD Edwards</category><category>Oracle</category><category>SAP</category>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1601</guid> 		  
			<title>Solution Architect - CISCO</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1601</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Pre-sales position that will design and architect technology solutions centered on CISCO Product&#8217;s and companies' delivery capabilities.  Responsible for driving CISCO Technologies by supporting Field Sales teams in defining, positioning, solutioning and designing technology solutions. 

Will participate in customer facing meetings to align strategies and determine business and technical requirements that will be used in developing solutions or solution alternatives that map within company capabilities. 

Responsible for designing and delivering technical design solutions that provide the approach and entire Hardware/Software solution being proposed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;MUST have Expert knowledge in either CISCO UCC or Data Center CISCO offerings. Technology solutions that this position will be responsible for Designing and Developing solutions for include: 
Unified Communications and Collaboration (to include Contact Center) 
Core Networking Infrastructure 
Data Center Technologies (To include Nexus/MDS/ACE) 
Wireless Technologies 
Security Technologies

Qualifications:

SOLID understanding of the CISCO design tools (Dynamic Configuration Tool and Mullet-line configuration tool) along with the use of MS &#8211; Excel, Visio, Word, and PowerPoint for creating Customer deliverables:
Ability to work as a solid member and leader of a team 
Must be a self starter and have ability to manage expectations with a sales team and with customers 
Strong leadership and communication skills 
A positive attitude and desire to build a business within a business 
College diploma or university degree in the field of business administration, computer science and/or management information systems and 4+ years related work experience preferred
CCIE/CCDA/CCVP/CCDP preferred
Ability to travel up to 20% &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Presles Engineer CISCO Solutions Architect&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>CISCO</category><category>UCC</category><category>Data Center</category><category>Core Network</category><category>Infrastructure</category><category>Nexus</category><category>MDS</category><category>ACE</category><category>Wireless</category><category>Security</category>
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			<title>PS Account Executive</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1617</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Senior Sales professional to focus on selling consulting/professional services to end clients. MUST have a background in this space&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Senior Account Manager/Account Executive

Key Responsibilities
&#8226; Responsibilities include identifying opportunities, establishing customer business initiatives, articulating company capabilities, assuring solutions meet customer needs, closing the sale, and monitoring the implementation and ensuring expectations are met. 
&#8226; Perform strategic sales planning, achieving sales quotas, sales reporting and forecasting
&#8226; Develop winning proposals and lead expansion into new business
&#8226; Increase sales for the service desk business 
&#8226; Increase sales of ITIL consulting and related learning services
&#8226; Call on database of potential customers
&#8226; Work closely with project and service managers
&#8226; Assist with responses to RFQ&#8217;s and RFP&#8217;s
&#8226; Assist in proposal preparation
&#8226; Budget, tracking and reporting of sales opportunities
&#8226; Perform all job functions in accordance with PIPEDA, PHIPA, Privacy and Security regulatory requirements

Education and Experience
&#8226; 5 years of experience selling outsourced managed services  and professional services in the IT industry.
&#8226; 3 years of experience selling service desk solutions.
&#8226; Bachelor&#8217;s Degree in Information Technology, Business or a related field.
&#8226; Excellent problem solving abilities 
&#8226; Superior communication skills
&#8226; Ability to work in high-stress, fast-paced environment 
&#8226; High level of professionalism at all times 
&#8226; Customer centre, customer focused approach
&#8226; Excellent interpersonal, communications and client service skills. 
&#8226; Results-oriented, self-starter that easily grasps and applies new concepts and learning. 
&#8226; Works well as part of a team.
&#8226; Maintains a positive and professional attitude at all times.
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Account Executive - Professional Services/Consulting&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>Sales</category><category>Account Manager</category><category>Professional Services</category><category>Consulting Services</category><category>Consulting</category><category>Storage</category><category>Cisco</category><category>Networking</category>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1665</guid> 		  
			<title>IT Specialist (FileNet Expert)</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1665</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Job Description: The IT Specialist works closely with our ITS peers and will be expected to demonstrate an expert understanding of all elements to successfully manage, tune, and resolve issues in complex systems within the organization&#8217;s web based environment. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Some technical skills include:
&#8226;Understanding of the ECM (Enterprise Content Management) fundamentals
&#8226;Assist architecture teams in designing and building out new Filenet products and/or infrastructure 
&#8226;Consult and advise project teams on the best practices for infrastructure related configurations
&#8226;Deploy and support new Filenet projects into the existing / new environments
&#8226;Provide level 3 support for all things Filenet, which includes Filenet and WebSphere (*)
&#8226;Provide on-call support periodically to other infrastructure operations teams (on rotation)
&#8226;Plan for and implement regular maintenance packages to WebSphere and FileNet
&#8226;Advanced problem determination skills to identify and resolve application server problems running on multiple platforms in a large complex environment (AIX, Linux, Windows)
&#8226;Comfortable with working in a rapidly changing, technically complex environment
&#8226;The candidate will also be accountable for technical coaching and developing of other team members

Education/Accreditations: College Diploma or University degree in Computer Science. Minimum 3 years of experience building, administering, and supporting Filenet P8 solutions. Minimum 5 years of experience building, deploying and administering FileNet solutions.

Other Qualifications/Skills/Experience:  
&#8226;Expert working knowledge of supported technology (IHS Web Server, FileNet P8)
&#8226;Expert knowledge of Unix Shell scripting, WSADMIN scripting including JYTHON
&#8226;Thorough knowledge of UNIX (Linux/Solaris/AIX) operating systems 
&#8226;Knowledge of Database technologies (DB2, Oracle or MS SQL Server)             
&#8226;Ability to install and configure FileNet P8 components independently and be able to direct others in the same
&#8226;Excellent communication (both written and oral) and interpersonal skills
&#8226;The candidate must be organized, self motivated, as well as a team player and be able to participate in the knowledge transfer of information with peers and management
&#8226;Experience with WESB / DATAPOWER / Web Sphere
&#8226;Experience with Pega
&#8226;Experience with z/OS and mainframe technologies
&#8226;Technical knowledge of legacy business web applications 
&#8226;Familiarity with the other Web and Application Servers, Workflow infrastructure 
&#8226;Proficiency with MS office product suite (Word, Excel PowerPoint etc.)
&#8226;Experience in designing and deploying infrastructures for web services
&#8226;The successful applicant must have a solid understanding of Incident, Change, and Problem Management methodologies as well as solid experience in a large Production environment
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;IT Specialist, FileNet Specialist, Technical Specialist, Technical Lead&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>FileNet</category><category>AIX</category><category>Linux</category><category>Windows</category><category>ECM</category><category>Websphere</category><category>Z/OS</category><category>SQL Server</category><category>Oracle</category><category>DB2</category>
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			<title>Software Developer - Ruby on Rails &amp; ASP.NET/C#</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1666</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Our client is an employee-owned investment management firm based in Toronto.  The firm manages over $4 billion in assets for hedge funds, mutual funds and institutional clients.  They are known for their disciplined investment process, which combines quantitative and fundamental analysis.

&#8226;Develop and maintain mission critical web-based applications based on Ruby on Rails, SQL Server, C# and ASP.NET.  Applications are web-based, reside on in-house servers and all involve financial/investment mgmt. tools.
&#8226;Create re-usable tools and libraries and implementing an SOA approach and web services where applicable to maximize development efficiency and future extendibility
&#8226;Manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment
&#8226;High degree of autonomy, with a management focus on attitude, initiative and results
&#8226;Define testing parameters for key systems, prepare test inputs and perform tests on stability of platforms
&#8226;Apply a keen interest in emerging technologies, and contributing new ideas on how to leverage those to deliver tangible business results
&#8226;Lead development of current and future technology projects within the organization
&#8226;Assist in managing outsourced technology partner relationships and projects
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#8226;3-5 years of software development experience with at least 2 years of experience building web-based applications/software
&#8226;Demonstrable business experience with Ruby on Rails, SQL, C#, ASP.NET, Javascript, CSS, HTML, AJAX
&#8226;Database: SQL Server, MySQL an asset
&#8226;Must have real world experience with object oriented design and a clear understanding of object oriented design patterns 
&#8226;Excellent communication, organization and analytic skills, with exceptional problem solving ability
&#8226;Bachelor's degree in Computer Science (Management or Engineering)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#8226;Experience with RSpec or Agile development methodologies (TDD, BDD, Pair Programming, Refactoring, etc.)
&#8226;Experience with UI design/usability and graphics
&#8226;Financial/Banking certifications (ie. CSC, CFA, etc.) or experience would be an asset.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Software Developer, Software Engineer, Ruby Developer, C# Developer&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>Ruby on Rails</category><category>ASP.NET</category><category>C#</category><category>SQL Server</category><category>T-SQL</category><category>Javascript</category><category>CSS</category><category>HTML</category><category>AJAX</category><category>RSpec</category>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1565</guid> 		  
			<title>Client Services Developer</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1565</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Role

Working as part of our Client Services team, you will be responsible for carrying out on-going software development work on Anvil for the company or on a client site, as directed by your manager/team leader. Client sites may be in Canada, USA, and Europe or at one of the other international financial centres.

The development work may include the full product life cycle &#161;V from putting together a technical specification, through to design, implementation, testing and bug fixing as well as installation and training. This will either be for a client or as part of in-house development. There may be future opportunities to work on other products and technologies and also on bespoke client software&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Required Skills and Experience
Essential Skills:
&#8222;XB.Sc. in Computer Science, Electronic/Electrical Engineering or other numerate discipline 
&#8222;XCommercial experience with C++ or other structured programming language and at least one of the desirable technical skills listed below. 
&#8222;XCommercial software development experience in a UNIX environment, use of shell scripts and other UNIX tools 
&#8222;XExcellent written and oral communications skills
&#8222;XExcellent client facing skills. Must be able to answer questions and talk clients through issues in an articulate and effective manner

Desirable Skills:
&#8222;XUnderstanding of the financial markets, especially fixed-income markets and products
&#8222;XExperience working with traders and front office staff
&#8222;XPost-graduate qualification &#161;V M.Sc. or Ph.D.
&#8222;XParticipation in complex software development projects
&#8222;XApplication development in client-facing environment
&#8222;XExposure to formal QA procedures
&#8222;XUNIX systems programming/networking
&#8222;XPerl and/or Java programming experience 
&#8222;XFunctional programming experience
&#8222;XRelational database experience (Sybase or SQL Server)
&#8222;XMicrosoft .NET and C# 
&#8222;XCORBA

The Technologies
The technologies used for development work will include (but are not limited to): UNIX, C/C++, shell scripting, Perl, Java, relational database technology.

Attributes
The attributes for this role include being self-motivated and self-sufficient with a flexible and questioning approach and who can demonstrate their ability to work under pressure and to deadlines.  The successful candidate will have a strong desire to problem solve, have an inquisitive nature, be persistent and reliable and pay meticulous attention to detail.  The candidate should also have excellent interpersonal skills.  Willingness to travel is also a key requirement. This could be short term (6 months) and/or long-term assignments (up to 2 years) in financial centres throughout the world
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Client Services Developer&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>Client Services</category><category>Devloper</category><category>Software</category><category>Engineer</category><category>C</category><category>C++</category><category>Java</category><category>Linux</category><category>PostgreSQL</category><category>M.Sc.</category>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1385</guid> 		  
			<title>C++ Linux Developer/Designer</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1385</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;C++ Linux developer/engineer

Research, conceive and develop software applications for products. 

Contribute to a wide variety of projects utilizing natural language processing, artificial intelligence, data compression, data mining and search technologies. 

Collaborate on scalability issues involving access to massive amounts of data and information. 



Work in small teams, fetch data from web, parse data, cleanse data, filter, collect data, data mining, ranking of data, integrate, tie into UI.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;*** Always looking for hardcore C/C++/Linux Complex Developers solving next gen problems in data aggregation ***

- Detailed specs to follow:
- Strong C/C++ Development on Linux (focus CentOS, Ubuntu)
- Strong STL
- Distributed systems
- TCP/IP 
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Strong SQL Server T-SQL or MYSQL
- University Degree -preferred post graduate
- Very deep scientific problem solving/Deep Analytical approach
- Strong Unix shell scripting
- Work in small teams&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Experience with AI, data mining, information retrieval, natural language processing are a big plus. 
google search
python&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Developer, Designer, Software Engineer, Scientist&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>C++</category><category>Linux</category><category>Ubuntu</category><category>CentOS</category><category>Shell</category><category>script</category><category>STL</category><category>AI</category><category>Scientist</category><category>DW</category>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1137</guid> 		  
			<title>Technical Services Engineer</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1137</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Providing technical support via telephone and the web to customers. 
Participating in rotational on-call technical support. 
Up to 30% travel with the majority in North America. 
Preparing technical training manuals. 
Conducting technical training sessions for groups. 
Other duties as assigned. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Post-secondary education in a technical program. 
3 &#8211; 5 years experience in an equivalent role. 
Formal training experience. 
Minimum MCP certification. 
Excellent English communication skills (written and oral). 
Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills. 
Excellent attention to detail. 
The ability to work under time constraints and adapt to change. 
In-depth knowledge of Windows based software and hardware. 
The ability to troubleshoot, diagnose and effectively communicate technical solutions. 
The ability to work both collaboratively and with limited supervision. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Technical Services Engineer&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>Technical Services Engineer</category><category>MCP</category>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1148</guid> 		  
			<title>Creative Design Specialist</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1148</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We currently have a need for a Creative Design Specialist. The right candidate would:

&#8226; Create and edit videos for internal and client use.
&#8226; Develop 3D modeling and animations.
&#8226; Provide input on UI design for our client's applications.
&#8226; Work with software development and QA teams to define product requirements and testing procedures.
&#8226; Have desktop publishing experience.
&#8226; Create and manage highly graphical web sites.
&#8226; Have experience designing for public digital display systems.
&#8226; Be a gaming fanatic and have experience in game development.
&#8226; Keep ahead of current trends and continue to innovate.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Relevant Community College degree/diploma in web/graphics design/development or equivalent experience.
&#8226; 3-5 years experience in a creative, digital media, web-development environment.
&#8226; Proven development experience using the following tools and technologies: JSP, XML, XSL, HTML, CSS, JavaScript.
&#8226; Proven experience using Adobe Products; PhotoShop, Flash, ActiveScript, Illustrator, After Effects etc.
&#8226; Exceptional Maya skills.
&#8226; Print experience using Quark.
&#8226; A sound creative and conceptual vision for execution and the ability to deliver high quality interactive content to meet
strategic business objectives.
&#8226; Possession of, or proven ability to develop, the necessary technical skills to perform proficiently all aspects of Web
Site Design/Development work.
&#8226; Artistic creativity, balanced with strong sense of analytical technical do-ability.
&#8226; Excellent communications/presentation skills, especially of artistic visions and layouts.
&#8226; Experience with current web technologies including ASP.Net and AJAX.

This position also requires that you be well organized, responsible, have strong team skills and be able to operate with
minimal supervision. The right candidate must also be artistic and a creative problem solver. Candidates will be asked
to provide a portfolio of past work to demonstrate proficiency.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Graphic Designer, Designer, Creative Designer&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>JSP</category><category>XML</category><category>XSL</category><category>CSS</category><category>Javascript</category><category>Adobe</category><category>Photoshop</category><category>Flash</category><category>ActionScript</category><category>Illustrator</category>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1500</guid> 		  
			<title>Dealer Account Executive</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1500</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Dealer Account Executives are responsible for identifying new dealer partners; establishing and driving retail sales in start-up locations in the GTA. The candidate will have a demonstrated ability to build and maintain strong independent dealer relationships, influence and manage dealer behavior to achieve sales goals for the territory. The successful candidate will be held accountable for the development of dealer&#161;&#166;s business, and achieve sales goals through independently owned locations. 

&#8226;Identify and prospect new Candidates
&#8226;Accountable for achieving sales goal of products and services in a territory 
&#8226;Create, execute, and monitor Dealer Business Plans to achieve sales results
&#8226;Identify key geographic areas for growth and take action
&#8226;Coach, mentor, and train dealer sales representatives
&#8226;Build and maintain strong dealer principle and sales rep partnerships
&#8226;Maintain a high level of sales and marketing activity for the territory
&#8226;Operate locations within Operating Guidelines
&#8226;Ensure dealer&#161;&#166;s adherence to the Dealer Agreement
&#8226;Be the point of contact for all escalations related to dealer business
&#8226;Manage all aspects of the dealer relationship
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#8226;Minimum 3-5 years managing multiple locations in a dealer or franchisee environment
&#8226;Retail sales management in wireless communications
&#8226;Strong prospecting, communications and presentation skills 
&#8226;A strong entrepreneurial tendency
&#8226;Experience in community-based marketing
&#8226;Excellent communication, organizational and interpersonal skills
&#8226;Self-starter with energy, ideas, discipline and enthusiasm.
&#8226;Able to take action, work independently within a team setting
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#8226;Strong relationship skills, particular to customer service and problem solving
&#8226;Strong communication skills, written and verbal
&#8226;Focus on success
&#8226;Ability/willingness to think and work outside of Key Accountabilities
&#8226;Work well in a constantly changing environment
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Dealer Account Executive&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>Account Executive</category><category>Sales</category><category>Marketing</category><category>Wireless</category><category>AE</category><category>Dealer Sales</category><category>Prospecting</category><category>Retail Sales</category><category>Cold Call</category><category>Business Development</category>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1160</guid> 		  
			<title>Software Developer</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1160</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#8226;Create design document based on requirements\specification documents
&#8226;Design, develop, test and deploy IVR applications using 3rd party IVR tools
&#8226;Design, develop, test and deploy database applications using MS-SQL, Oracle and other databases
&#8226;Works with team leader and clients to determine system requirements
&#8226;Attend meeting with the internal team and the customer
&#8226;Create new or modify existing user documentation(e.g., job preparation instructions, run dependencies, recovery procedures)
&#8226;Maintain and manage customer applications and systems
&#8226;Provide 2nd level support to customers regarding issues with IVR applications or internal products
&#8226;Install and configure customer system using IVR tools and 3rd party components.
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Experience with programming with Java, Web Services, SOAP, XML
MQ Series,  ASP.NET, C#, VB, C++ -nice to have
Experience in working with databases i.e. - SQL Server, Oracle
Proficient in pl/sql or tsql procedural language, particularly coding related to stored procedures, functions and triggers.
Understanding of or experience with dynamic web technologies.
Self-directed and collaborative work experience. Capability to excel in a team-oriented environment. Must possess strong interpersonal, oral and written communications skills
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#8226;Working knowledge on any IVR systems and telephony technology is an asset
&#8226;Experience in design and development of VXML based IVR applications are an asset
&#8226;Working Knowledge and experience in speech engines&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;developer, programmer&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>C#</category><category>.NET</category><category>ASP.NET</category><category>VB.NET</category><category>Java</category><category>J2EE</category><category>T-SQL</category><category>transact</category><category>oracle</category><category>XML</category>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1421</guid> 		  
			<title>.NET Architect - Montreal</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1421</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;.Net Architect 
Permanent Position, Full Time 

Reporting to the Microsoft Team Leader you will be involved in the global architecture of our WEB projects.  We are looking for an independent, responsible and dynamic person who is looking to be a part of an experienced, ambitious and passionate team. You will be involved in E-commerce, retail trade, E-catalogue, Intranet and Content Management projects. 

Description: 
&#8226; Coordination of all technological activities during the various phases of the project; 
&#8226; Establishing both high and low-level architectural views while ensuring that all components are well detailed; 
&#8226; Proposing and documenting the most appropriate technological solutions, depending on client needs; 
&#8226; Defining the technological architecture of the system (components, product integration, servers, security, etc.); 
&#8226; Describing the abstract functionalities (classes, methods, properties); 
&#8226; Configuring, developing and implementing the proposed architectures as well as the basic code necessary to the project initiation; 
&#8226; Participating in the development of the project; 
&#8226; Providing technical support and guidance to the developers; 
&#8226; Acting as a Tech Lead in projects; 
&#8226; Being on the leading edge of technology. 
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;ON GOING NEEDS


&#8226; .NET Architecture experience; 
&#8226; Client Facing or Professional Service  experience;
&#8226; You can communicate effectively in both French and English; 
&#8226; Entrepreneurial in nature, you naturally think about customer satisfaction and building / gorwing a busienss; 
&#8226; Advanced knowledge of Microsoft WEB application development and .Net technology; 
&#8226; Advanced knowledge of Microsoft development concepts and &#8220;best practices&#8221;; 
&#8226; Advanced knowledge of staging, pre-production, production and development environment; 
&#8226; 3 to 5 years of experience with the following technologies: ASP, Visual Studio 6, Visual Basic 6, .NET, Visual Studio.NET, C+, ASP.NET, XML, XSL, UML, Patterns, SQL Server, BizTalk, Commerce Server, Content Management Server, IIS, Windows Server 2000 &amp; 2003. 
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;.NET Architect  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>Microsoft</category><category>Web</category><category>.NET</category><category>Best Practices</category><category>ASP</category><category>ASP.NET</category><category>Visual Studio</category><category>Visual Basic</category><category>C#</category><category>C++</category>
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            <guid>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1014</guid> 		  
			<title>Web Developer</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1014</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Our client is a Toronto/San Francisco-based agile development shop focused on working with early stage Internet companies. We are backed by a leading group of technology and finance executives. 

1.They're agile. That means test-driven development with tools like Test::Unit, RSpec, JUnit, Selenium and JsUnit. It means pair-programming, refactoring, and state-of-the-art continuous integration, build, and deployment infrastructure.
2.They're fun. Besides daily catered breakfasts and beer nights, what does that mean? It means we've got a real culture. We share it by rotating developers between projects. With us, you may work on five, six, or even more projects in a single year.
3.They're good, and always improving. We have daily stand-up meetings and regular retrospectives. We figure out what we're doing wrong, so we can fix it, and what we're doing right, so we can make it even better. Working here means you get better at what you already do well, every day. 

You are a very hands-on engineer, or simply a rock star developer with big aspirations. You can code, think strategically, and want to work at an exciting, dynamic company. You have lots of experience developing and launching consumer Internet products (social networking, user generated content, search, online classifieds, online commerce or auctions). You thrive in a start-up environment and have passion, excellence and imagination for leading a team in the creation of world-class applications.

If you're a talented developer who's enthusiastic about agile and interested in a unique and challenging environment, our client wants you.
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#8222;XMust have experience with developing advanced web applications 
&#8222;XStrength in back-end with some front-end skills: Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP, ColdFusion, Perl, HTML (strong layout skills, knowledge of version differences), XHTML, CSS, XML, XSL, XPath, JavaScript, AJAX
&#8222;XUnderstanding &amp; real world experience of OO design and a clear understanding and experience using OO design patterns 
&#8222;XUnderstanding of issues related to scalability, if not direct experience with scaling network applications (load balancing, clustering, etc.) 
&#8222;XAbility to work independently, take initiative and contribute new ideas required in a diverse, fast-paced, team environment.
&#8222;XOrganization and analytic skills, with problem solving ability
&#8222;XExcellent communications and written skills
&#8222;XDegree in computer-related field or equivalent experience
&#8222;XTrack record of developing and launching scalable Internet products 
&#8222;XExperience managing large, multi-phased internet projects
&#8222;XExperience working with third party or remote developers
&#8222;XExperience deploying large data-driven commercial web sites (ad serving, data feeds, video streaming) 
&#8222;XExperience in online community building and consumer interaction 
&#8222;XTravel to San Francisco expected
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#8222;XExperience or interest in Agile software development practices and principles (e.g. TDD, Pair Programming, Refactoring, Continuous Integration&#161;K) a plus
&#8222;XRuby on Rails knowledge advantageous 
&#8222;XVideo streaming knowledge a plus
&#8222;XFlash &amp; ActionScript knowledge advantageous 



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&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Developer, Web Developer, PHP Developer,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>Linux</category><category>Apache</category><category>MySQL</category><category>PHP</category><category>AJAX</category><category>LAMP</category><category>Agile</category><category>XHTML</category><category>CSS</category><category>XML</category>
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			<title>Senior .NET Developer x 2</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1147</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Responsibilities:
&#8226;Work as a member of the IT team in development and support of web based software solutions.
&#8226;Presentation tier, Business tier and Data tier programming.
&#8226;Analysis of business requirements to provide IT solutions that meet business needs.
&#8226;Database programming.
&#8226;Maintenance and enhancement of existing systems 
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;ON HOLD AT THIS TIME - March 2010

We fill this type of position on a regular basis.





Requirements:
&#8226;Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree or College Diploma in Computer Science or equivalent
&#8226;7+ years in application development
&#8226;5+ years experience in web-based application development 
&#8226;Excellent problem solving and analytical skills
&#8226;Expert working knowledge of the following:
1.Object Oriented programming
2.Microsoft .NET 2.0
3.ASP.Net, C#
4.ASP
5.Ajax principles
6.Visual Studio 2005
&#8226;Strong working knowledge of ASP, DHTML, HTML
&#8226;Working knowledge of JavaScript
&#8226;Working knowledge of MS SQL Server stored procedures
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Assets:
&#8226;Experience with MS SQL Server Reporting Services
&#8226;Experience in Microsoft Great Plains 9+ (Integration manager and database structures / relationships)
&#8226;jQuery framework, XML, XSLT
&#8226;Experience with IIS
&#8226;Familiarity with Agile Development Methodologies.
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Senior .NET Developer&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>c#</category><category>.NET</category><category>ASP.NET</category><category>XML</category><category>XSLT</category><category>DHTML</category><category>Ajax</category><category>PHP</category><category>OO</category><category>Agile</category>
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			<title>Client Advisor</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1577</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We have an extremely diverse team of Client Advisors in Toronto who embrace the partnership philosophy and are passionate about delivering exceptional service to our clients.
Description

As a Client Advisor in Toronto, you are responsible for building up a book of Private Wealth Management Clients (2 - 49 million in investible assets). You have the financial education as well as a solid track record of business development and client service to be successful in this role.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Internal (Technical Skills Review)
Canadian Securites Course (CSI)
Certified Investment Manager (CSI)
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation would be an asset
3- 5 years of business development experience&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Business Development and Client Service specifically within the high net worth arena (prospects who have investable assets of more than $2 million)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)</category><category>Canadian Securites Course (CSI)</category><category>Certified Investment Manager (CSI)</category>
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			<title>C# .NET 3.5 Developer</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1138</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Write awesome code. 
Contribute outstanding ideas at all stages of the development process. 
Research and implement new technologies. 
Assist in the envisioning and designing of new cutting edge products. 
Be an active and engaged team member. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Ability to write awesome code. 
Quick learner. 
Must possess a university degree. 
Minimum two years of C# programming experience or blow us away with something you&#8217;ve written. 
Strong experience with Windows Forms (aka WinForms) and/or WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation)
Excellent English communication skills, both written and oral. 
Responsible, driven, methodical, and technical. 
Ability to work with minimal supervision and work effectively in teams&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Experience with .NET 3.0 or above
Experience with WCF
Experience with Remoting&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;C# .NET 3.5 Developer&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>C#</category><category>.NET</category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:24:30 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>SR Infrastructure Specialist</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1639</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Senior Microsoft Infrastructure specialist required for large and successful Microsoft Partner. Will be focused on design and delivery of primarily enterprise Microsoft infrastructure solutions to end clients. focus is around Sharepoint/MOSS, OCS and Collaboration.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;1.Ability to work on client sites, interact professionally with clients
2.Excellent communication skills and self starter.
3.Ability to install and configure: Mandatory = MOSS, SCCM, UAG, OCS
4.This role is not focused on the hardware sizing or hardware installs, primarily about the install and configuration of Microsofts solution stack&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Certifications in = MOSS, Microsoft CRM, SQL, Exchange
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Sr. Infrastrucutre Specialist&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>SCCM</category><category>UAG</category><category>OCS</category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:24:30 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>MOSS Consultant</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1640</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;1.  Must be able to gain customer confidence, 
2.  Excellent presentation and facilitation skills
3.  Excellent business acumen
4.  Excellent verbal and written communication skills 
5.  Provide presales support 
6.  Sharepoint experience in WCM, ECM, Records Management, Collaboration
7.  Need to have experience with Web 2.0, SEO, Information Architecture, Useability studies, User centred design principles, taxonomy, search
8.  Ability to document detailed use cases and act as a client representative to the technical team&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;MOSS Consultant&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>MOSS</category><category>WCM</category><category>ECM</category><category>Web 2.0</category><category>SEO</category><category>Information Architecture</category><category>Useability studies</category><category>User centred design principles</category><category>taxonomy</category><category>search</category>
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			<title>CRM Consultant</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1642</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;1.  Must be able to gain customer confidence, 
2.  Excellent presentation and facilitation skills
3.  Excellent business acumen
4.  Excellent verbal and written communication skills 
5.  Provide presales support including solutioning, client presentations and RFP responses
6.  Extensive Microsoft CRM experience with direct customer interaction
7.  Able to lead development team representing the clients needs&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;CRM Consultant&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>Microsoft CRM</category><category>RFP</category><category>RFQ</category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:24:30 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>PeopleSoft Techno-Functional -Finance</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1635</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Provide subject matter expertise and leadership for the implementation of PeopleSoft Financials versions
Participate in the design, development and testing of the software to ensure business processes integrity for delivery to the organization;
Provide stream direction in accordance with project deliverables and timelines;
Coordinate project deliverables with functional and technical experts;
Maintain close communication and coordination of activities with other streams to ensure adequate analysis and understanding of cross-functional issues;
Provide risk documentation and feedback to Project Management along with alternative solutions for mitigation;
Conduct impact analysis and assessment on policy and procedure changes;
Issue resolution, general issue management, and input into strategic level project management;
Provide leadership to their stream for the analysis, evaluation of alternatives, and design of functionality.   

. Planning, analyzing and defining high-level software strategies and solutions through business, functional and technical expertise

. Supervising the design and implementation of analyses that will identify requirements related to people, processes and technology

. Implementing or supervising the implementation of the technical infrastructure

. Integrating technical and application components

. Assisting in researching potential vendors of software applications

. Supervising the designing, coding and testing of program modules

. Supervising the maintenance, repair and tuning of applications; directing user support activities; managing preventive maintenance activities

. Overseeing the creation, execution and documentation of tests

. Supervising identification of configuration changes

. Leading team in implementing all actions required to deploy an application

. Recommending efforts in defining characteristics, capabilities, inputs, outputs, and results necessary to describe the required functionality of the selected technolog(ies)

. Assisting in identifying, analyzing, mitigating and responding to project and operational risks

. Assisting in utilizing efficient and effective processes and standards in order to continuously improve quality

. Assisting in determining resource status and needs, and assisting in deploying resources&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;** More specs to be released** Below is a general guideline. There are consultant and senior technical manager roles available:


. PeopleSoft-Financials, PeopleSoft-Financials-General Ledger, PeopleSoft-Financials-Treasury, PeopleSoft-Analytics-Financial, PeopleSoft-EPM for Financial Services, PeopleSoft-Enterprise Performance Management (EPM)]

**** 2-5 years of relevant work experience with PeopleSoft Financials -large full life cycle projects!

Completed undergraduate degree with outstanding academic credentials
Experience implementing an enterprise resource planning software package from either a functional or technical perspective
Post graduate degree and/or a professional designation will be considered an asset;
Strong commitment to professional client service excellence;
Excellent interpersonal relations and demonstrated ability to work with others effectively in teams;
Superior verbal and written communication skills;
Ability to develop and present new ideas and conceptualize new approaches and solutions;
Proven analytical skills and systematic problem solving;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Peoplesoft Financials, Consutlant, Lead&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>Peoplesoft</category><category>Financials</category><category>consultant</category><category>accenture</category><category>deloitte</category><category>PWC</category><category>functional</category><category>technical</category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:24:30 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Business Objects Consultant</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1637</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Assist in refining and executing the Enterprise Reporting strategy and roadmap.
. Coach and provide guidance to technical team in the design and development of solutions to meet business requirements. 
. Develop and maintain software development, reporting and dashboard standards and guidelines

&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;*** More detailed specs to be released*** 
- Large consulting projects coming down the pipe -strong need for B.O. resources

. A university degree or college diploma in information systems.
. Minimum 5 years of progressive experience in Information Technology, with 2-3 years experience as technical lead or specialist.
. Strong leadership, coaching, problem solving and communication skills. 
. Solid experience with Business Objects Enterprise solution design, development and support.
. Minimum 5 years of solid experience with data warehousing, data modeling (logical, conceptual, physical), report/ dashboard design, and ETL

&#8226;Packaged MDM/CDM/PMI Experience (SAP MDM, Siperion, IBM, etc)
&#8226;Expertise in Data Modeling &amp; Data Administration Tools (Erwin, Designer/2000, Rational Rose, Power Designer, Embarcadero, System Architect
&#8226;Experience with Data Warehousing/BI solutions/tools (SAP Business Objects or Informatica or Cognos) 
&#8226;Experience with data profiling and cleansing
&#8226;Experience with full life cycle Development
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Business Objects XI 
-Web Intelligence
-Voyager
-Predictive Workbench
-Set Analysis
-Xcelsius Enterprise
-Xcelsius Engage
-Xcelsius Present
-Dashboard Builder
-VizServer
-Desktop Intelligence
-Web Intelligence (WEBI)
-Crystal Reports 
-Explorer
-Intelligent Search
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Consultant&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>B.O.</category><category>Business Objects</category><category>Consultant</category><category>ETL</category><category>DW</category><category>BI</category><category>consulting</category><category></category>
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			<title>J2EE Developers x 5</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1638</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Are you interested in writing software the way it should be written? Do you like using the right technology to solve each problem? Do you consider programming both a skill and an art? Do you like being involved in the development process from the requirement right through to the delivery? Do you believe that you have the skills to implement both GUI and server side designs? Are you comfortable producing high performing algorithms?
If so, we are seeking an enthusiastic, motivated, developer who isn't afraid to roll up their sleeves and take advantage of the new challenges and opportunities offered by a growing young company.
We are not looking for only senior developers - We are looking for those individuals at any point in their career who know that they have the skill and the art to be a strong participant in our development process.
We work in a small dynamic environment with flexible work hours and are an equal opportunity employer. We also provide our staff with many opportunities for both career and professional development. In this role, you will be given an opportunity to be a major contributor to building the next-generation of Continuing Education business solutions. Come join our client, where your opinion matters, your experience is valued and interesting work will be part of your daily routine.

&lt;b&gt;Responsibilities:&lt;/b&gt;
&#8226;Participate in all phases of the software development lifecycle - requirements, architecture, design, development, deployment
&#8226;Participate in the project planning process including estimating and process improvements
&#8226;Implement highly usable, efficient, reliable, and scalable software
&#8226;Develop new features, enhance existing features, and be able to react quickly to support issues
&#8226;Evaluate new technologies and evaluating how they could be integrated / utilized to better serve our clients
&#8226;Strive at all times to do work using best practices - through experience or experimentation
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#8226;Experience developing sophisticated web applications using java based OO technologies
&#8226;Solid understanding of object-oriented design principles, design patterns and UML
&#8226;Experience with the development of enterprise web-based transactional applications
&#8226;Experience with Servlets &amp; Java Server Pages (JSP) using the Apache Struts Framework
&#8226;Ajax experience is an asset
&#8226;Strong working knowledge of HTML, JavaScript, DHTML and CSS
&#8226;RDBMS experience - Oracle and/or MSSQL 
&#8226;Well versed in SQL and the use of JDBC and Hibernate
&#8226;Excellent understanding of graphic, web design, and usability principles
&#8226;Working knowledge of the following development tools and environments: Ant, CVS/Subversion, Eclipse IDE, Apache Tomcat and the Apache HTTP Server, Bugzilla
&#8226;Proven ability to meet deadlines, prioritize tasks and work effectively with minimal supervision in a team environment
&#8226;Strong analytical and problem solving skills
&#8226;Strong leadership, interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written with both technical and non-technical staff)
&#8226;Motivated, hardworking and flexible
&#8226;Quick learner who enjoys a challenge and can see the big picture
&#8226;Business knowledge of the Higher Education domain and financial accounting would be an asset
&#8226;Experience with reporting packages such as Crystal Reports or Cognos would be an asset

&lt;b&gt;IMPORTANT NOTE:&lt;/b&gt;
Our client has requested that candidates complete some testing for this position.  Applicants who complete these tests in conjunction with their application will be given priority in reviewing their application.  To complete the testing for this role please click the following link:
&lt;a href='https://www.select2perform.com/default?action=url&amp;key=cc5b6057b6f752'&gt;J2EE &amp; SQL Assessment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Java Developer, Software Developer&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>Java</category><category>JSP</category><category>Servlets</category><category>Struts</category><category>Apache</category><category>Eclipse</category><category>HTML</category><category>CSS</category><category>Javascript</category><category>UI</category>
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			<title>Solution Architect - Storage</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1602</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#183;Responsible for assisting Business Development Managers, Sales Managers and Sales Reps in defining, positioning, solutioning, designing and presenting a range of storage solutions around IBM, EMC, HP, Hitachi, NetApp and DataDomain. 
&#183;Participate in customer facing meetings to determine business and technical requirements that will be used in developing storage solutions or solution alternatives that map within the companies capabilities 
&#183;This will be a pre-sales position, with no post sales responsibility other than solution support. 
&#183;Developing and maintaining the vendor relationships for the region and regularly engaging the local vendors for assistance, support and opportunity mapping as  necessary
&#183;Obtaining sales and technical certifications around various storage solutions as required 
&#183;Leading customer technical sessions, both white board and power point, around potential and proposed storage solutions
&#183;Maintaining Technical sales certifications as necessary 
&#183;Organizing and leading sales training sessions around various storage technologies as appropriate 
&#183;Elevating the level of knowledge within the sales team around storage technologies, sales techniques and win strategies for the assigned sales territory 
&#183;Serving as the primary contact for the vendor community for marketing and training events. 
&#183;Growing and achieving of the storage number around storage technologies in the assigned territory 
&#183;Designing and delivering technical design solutions, along with the services proposal content and pricing for customer projects in a timely manner
&#183;Use CRM application to track and manage the Storage Systems sales process
&#183;Be highly available and responsive to the assigned regional sales teams          
&#183;Develop appropriate business relationships with Vendor and distributer personnel in order to learn and understand all vendor and Distributer incentive programs innovation &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#183;3 &#8211; 8 years of experience in selling, architecting or implementing Storage Solutions around IBM, EMC, NetApp, Hitachi, HP, Data Domain, Cisco and Brocade.  
&#183;Ability to work as a solid member and leader of a team 
&#183;Self-starter, and be able to manage expectations with a sales team and with customers 
&#183;Strong leadership and communication skills 
&#183;A positive attitude and desire to build a business within a business 
&#183;Ability to travel up to 25% 
&#183;College diploma or equivalent experience in the field of business administration, computer science or management information systems&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Presales Engineer - Solutions Architect - Storage(Bilingual), Microsoft Virtualization Solutions Architect&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>EMC</category><category>HP</category><category>NetApp</category><category>Microsoft</category><category>VMWare</category><category>IBM</category><category>EMC</category><category>HP</category><category>Hitachi</category><category>NetApp</category>
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			<title>Hyperion Manager -BPM</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1604</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Develop and maintain productive relationships with client management. Collaborate to plan engagement objectives and a strategy that addresses risk and performance improvement. Manage expectations of service delivery. Stay informed of business/economic developments and their impact to the client.
 
Demonstrate high levels of technical and professional knowledge and quickly assimilates new knowledge.  Keep up to date with current developments and trends in advisory services capabilities and industry knowledge.
 
Deliver quality services.  Value and model excellent client service by establishing goals and implementation plans to achieve a high quality deliverables and within expected timeframes and on budget.  Monitors progress, manages risk and ensures key stakeholders are kept informed about progress and expected outcomes.
 
Demonstrate Advisory Services' four fundamental values: professional respect for all team members; personal accountability; trustworthiness and teamwork
 
Develop people. Provide constructive on-the-job feedback/training.  Foster an innovative and team-oriented work environment.
 
Commit to developing knowledge, continue to learn and share knowledge with clients and team members. Respect/protect client information.
 
Generate new business opportunities. Understand  and its service lines and actively assess/present ways to bring value to clients. Develop long-term client relationships and networks.  Develop relationships with other team members across all practices to serve client needs.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#8226;Bachelor's degree with an emphasis in Finance, Accounting,  Economics, Information Systems and /or Business; MBA and/or CA preferred
&#8226;5 plus years experience in the following Business Performance Management (BPM) focus areas:
                       o    Planning &amp; Budgeting
                       o    Metric Definition &amp; Scorecard Design
                       o    BPM Technology Implementation
 
&#8226;Implementation experience (including design and configuration) of  Oracle Hyperion (Planning, Hyperion Financial Management (HFM), Enterprise, Essbase) o  SAP  (BPC, EC-CS, Business Objects Planning or SRC, OutlookSoft) o  Cognos (Cognos Planning, Cognos Controller, Adaytum, Applix TM1) o  Microsoft Performance Point
 &#183;        
&#8226;BPM engagement leadership experience including: managing staff, providing regular status updates,  and monitoring project economics
.
&#8226;History of achievement, clear above and beyond behavior and achievement by demonstrating:
                      o    a high level of motivation and a self starting attitude
                      o    excellent oral and written communication skills
                      o    Strong analytical and problem solving skills
                      o    an ability to think outside of the box, thrive on new challenges
                      o    a strong work ethic
 &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Holder of HFM Certifications. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>Hyperion</category><category>Manager</category><category>Financial</category><category>planning</category><category>HFM</category><category>Hyperion Financial Managment</category>
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			<title>SAP Manager</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1605</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Specific responsibilities include:
The roles and responsibilities of an SAP Manager are to provide professional and effective functional or technical consulting services as they pertain to a mid-market SAP practice. This includes:
-Providing input and advice regarding SAP capabilities and functions to customer organizations.
-Building positive client and peer relationships by developing an understanding of customer's business and project scope.
-Developing exposure to multiple sub-areas within client
-Assisting with the orientation of new team members.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Qualifications:
-A bachelor's degree and approximately 8 years of related work experience; or a graduate degree and approximately 8 years of related work experience.
-A bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, accounting, finance or a related field.
-A minimum of 5 years of experience working with SAP with at least 3 full cycle implementations.
-Functional hands on experience in SAP implementation and configuration.  Preferably with hands on experience with general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and fixed assets.
-Understanding of integration points with CO, SD, MM, PM, and PS.
-SAP Certification is an asset.
-Ability and comfort level researching client inquiries and emerging issues, including accounting regulations, industry practices, and new technologies.
-Ability to develop and present new ideas and conceptualize new approaches and solutions.
-Strong written and verbal communication, presentation.
-Excellent interpersonal relations and demonstrated ability to work with others effectively in teams.
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Manager&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>SAP</category><category>CO</category><category>SD</category><category>MM</category><category>PM</category><category>PS</category><category>Manager</category><category>reports</category><category>strategy</category><category>consulting</category>
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			<title>Hyperion Technical Consultant</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1606</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Demonstrate high levels of technical and professional knowledge and quickly assimilates new knowledge.  Keep up to date with current developments and trends in advisory services capabilities and industry knowledge.
 
Deliver quality services.  Value and model excellent client service by establishing goals and implementation plans to achieve a high quality deliverables and within expected timeframes and on budget.  Monitors progress, manages risk and ensures key stakeholders are kept informed about progress and expected outcomes.
 
Demonstrate Advisory Services' four fundamental values: professional respect for all team members; personal accountability; trustworthiness and teamwork
 
Commit to developing knowledge, continue to learn and share knowledge with clients and team members. Respect/protect client information.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; 
&#8226;Bachelor's degree with an emphasis in Finance, Accounting,  Economics, Information Systems and /or Business; MBA and/or Computer Science

&#8226;3 plus years experience in the following Business Performance Management (BPM) focus areas:
                       o    Planning &amp; Budgeting
                       o    Metric Definition &amp; Scorecard Design
                       o    BPM Technology Implementation
 
&#8226;Implementation experience (including design and configuration) of  Oracle Hyperion (Planning, Hyperion Financial Management (HFM), Enterprise, Essbase) o  SAP  (BPC, EC-CS, Business Objects Planning or SRC, OutlookSoft) o  Cognos (Cognos Planning, Cognos Controller, Adaytum, Applix TM1) o  Microsoft Performance Point &#183; 

Requires strong hands on Hyperion design, development, analysis, post monitoring.
       
&#8226;History of achievement, clear above and beyond behavior and achievement by demonstrating:
                      o    a high level of motivation and a self starting attitude
                      o    excellent oral and written communication skills
                      o    Strong analytical and problem solving skills
                      o    an ability to think outside of the box, thrive on new challenges
                      o    a strong work ethic&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A CA or CPA designation would be an asset. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Consultant&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>Hyperion</category><category>Financial</category><category>implementation</category><category>consulting</category><category>analysis</category><category>planning</category><category>tax</category><category>advisory</category><category>presentation</category><category>business</category>
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			<title>Administrateur de syst&#232;mes</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1569</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Description du poste

Si vous aimez vous tenir &#224; la fine pointe des derni&#232;res tendances de la technologie et de relever des d&#233;fis vari&#233;s, ce poste est pour vous. Le poste exige un candidat ax&#233; sur le service &#224; la client&#232;le, le partage des connaissances et la communication interpersonnelle.

Nous recherchons un candidat qui a la capacit&#233; de mener des projets seul ou en &#233;quipe, qui fait preuve d'initiative, de cr&#233;ativit&#233; et de jugement.Il devra s'adapter rapidement et efficacement aux diverses exigences du client, tel que:

Analyser les syst&#232;mes et les infrastructures existants 
Planifier et proposer des solutions de logiciels et de mat&#233;riels 
implanter et d&#233;ployer des syst&#232;mes d'exploitations et d'applications 
tester et &#233;valuer des logiciels 
op&#233;rer/surveiller/d&#233;panner/optimiser et soutenir les syst&#232;mes d&#233;ploy&#233;s.

DESCRIPTION DES T&#194;CHES
Concevoir des infrastructures extensibles
Installer du mat&#233;riel et effectuer les raccordements de r&#233;seau 
Ex&#233;cuter le d&#233;ploiement des applications et des services serveurs 
Prot&#233;ger et s&#233;curis&#233; les donn&#233;es 

Maintenir un registre des probl&#232;mes r&#233;solus 
Pr&#233;parer les documents (concevoir et mettre &#224; jour des proc&#233;dures, des diagrammes, d'analyse de syst&#232;me et des guides d'op&#233;rations)



&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Comp&#233;tences recherch&#233;es

Sp&#233;cialisations techniques
Importante - Firewall Netscreen, Checkpoint
Importante - Linux RedHat
Importante - SAN HP EVA
Importante - Monitoring : Nagios et SNMP 
Importante - Netbackup

Crit&#232;res g&#233;n&#233;raux
Important - Minimum de 5 ann&#233;es d'exp&#233;rience de travail en administration de syst&#232;mes Linux, Unix, Windows
Important - Exp&#233;rience en administration de r&#233;seau &#233;tendu (WAN), de r&#233;seau local (Ethernet, TCP/IP, Wireless)
Important - Connaissance de routeurs, commutateurs Cisco/DELL/HP
Important - Exp&#233;rience professionnelle en SAN/NAS/DAS



&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Autres exigences 

Une connaissance dans un ou plusieurs de ces domaines est un atout important: 

Soutenir des serveurs en haute disponibilit&#233;s et les applications dans des environnements de production. 

Copie de sauvegarde et reprise d'activit&#233; au niveau d'enteprise. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Administrateur de syst&#232;mes&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>Administrateur</category><category>syst&amp;#232;mes</category><category>firewall</category><category>coup feu</category><category>netscreen</category><category>checkpoint</category><category>linux</category><category>redhat</category><category>SAN</category><category>HP</category>
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			<title>Int&#233;grateur de syst&#232;mes (Sp&#233;cialiste de D&#233;ploiemen</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1568</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Nous sommes pr&#233;sentement &#224; la recherche d&#8217;un Sp&#233;cialiste Interm&#233;diaire en d&#233;ploiement d'applications pour livrer un mandat d&#8217;envergure chez l&#8217;un de nos clients.


Sommaire des Responsabilit&#233;s

Le Conseiller Interm&#233;diaire doit fournir ses services dans le cadre de projets et mandats facturables, en assurant la cr&#233;ation de livrables de qualit&#233; ainsi que la satisfaction du client. 

Le candidat id&#233;al sera sp&#233;cialis&#233; dans le domaine de l&#8217;administration de syst&#232;mes informatiques redondants et complexes, d&#233;ploy&#233;s principalement dans des environnements de centre de donn&#233;es utilisant le syst&#232;me d&#8217;exploitation Linux. Il poss&#233;dera une bonne ma&#238;trise en inter-r&#233;seautage de r&#233;seaux IP, ainsi qu&#8217;en s&#233;curit&#233; de r&#233;seau en milieu de grande entreprise.

Il aura une formation technique mais conna&#238;tra &#233;galement la pr&#233;vente et poss&#233;dera un bon sens des affaires. L&#8217;analyse d&#8217;infrastructures existantes et la production de rapports de recommandations feront partie des livrables &#224; produire. Il pourrait &#233;galement &#234;tre charg&#233; d&#8217;assurer le support technique et la continuit&#233; des op&#233;rations d'un centre de donn&#233;es.


Description de T&#226;ches

&#8226; Ex&#233;cuter le d&#233;ploiement des logiciels et progiciels
&#8226; Assurer le support technique des applications d&#233;ploy&#233;es en centre de donn&#233;es
&#8226; &#201;laborer des plans d&#8217;adressage IP, de load balancing ainsi que les r&#232;gles de firewall.
&#8226; &#201;laborer et mettre &#224; jour la documentation des syst&#232;mes et environnements concern&#233;s
&#8226; R&#233;soudre incidents et probl&#232;mes, incluant l'assistance et le d&#233;pannage
&#8226; Assurer la gestion des configurations des logiciels et progiciels 
&#8226; Faire le suivi ad&#233;quat avec les clients et documenter chaque requ&#234;te

&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Sp&#233;cialisations techniques
Importante - Redhat ES 3, 4 et 5 ou autre distribution Linux
Importante - Expertise avanc&#233;e en r&#233;seautique et serveurs 
Importante - Bonne connaissance des r&#233;partiteurs de charge (load balancers) 
Importante - Exp&#233;rience avec: Routage, VLAN
Importante - Excellente aptitudes au d&#233;verminage et &#224; la r&#233;solution de probl&#232;mes complexes

Crit&#232;res g&#233;n&#233;raux
Essentiel - 3-5 ann&#233;es d'exp&#233;rience dans un domaine connexe
Essentiel - Connaissance des environnements UNIX et Linux
Essentiel - Communications &#233;crites et verbales en anglais et fran&#231;ais de qualit&#233;
Atout - Exp&#233;rience en consultation
Important - Baccalaur&#233;at en Informatique, en G&#233;nie Informatique ou &#233;quivalent
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;n/a&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>n/a</category>
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			<title>Senior Microsoft AX Developer</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1413</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#8226; Experience in an IT environment. 
&#8226; Self-motivated and proactive, able to learn quickly and apply new concepts, tools and applications 
&#8226; Thorough understanding of web and IT development technologies 
&#8226; English communication skills are necessary 
&#8226; Strong technical knowledge and an aptitude for learning and employing new ideas 
&#8226; Experienced in Project Management lifecycle methodologies, release management and change management 
&#8226; Ability to work collaboratively and problem solve 
&#8226; Ability to take technical direction from Technical Architects
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Very unqiue skill-set -client alwasy looking for suitable candidates.

- Very strong C#/.NET, VB (will not be writing VB, but may need to migrate legacy code)
- SQL 2000/2005/2008 w/SSIS, SSRS, SSAS
- Sharepoint2007
- Microsoft DynamicsAX development skills (X++/MorphX)
- ability to lead a small 4-5 member development team&#8230;provide guidance, leadership &amp; management status reports
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Sr. .NET Developer&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>C#/.NET</category><category>VB</category><category>SQL 2000/2005/2008 w/SSIS</category><category>SSRS</category><category>SSAS</category><category>X++</category><category>MorphX</category>
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			<title>Senior .NET Developer</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1209</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Our client is Canada's leading permission-based email marketing solutions company. 
They offer a progressive work environment where honesty, respect and courteous behaviour are valued. Where learning is encouraged and innovation is key to our success. We have a culture of excellence where we build world-class tier-one software and we hire the best of the best to make it all happen. 
If you&#8217;re an experienced software developer that would enjoy working on a wide range of application development projects then this might be the right opportunity for you. 
Responsibilities: 
&#8226;In collaboration with other team members design, document and develop client solutions that integrate with our client&#8217;s core product, the Email Marketing System (EMS);
&#8226;Development of applications that follow a standardized Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). This will include: core product feature enhancements, custom client product integrations, and other supporting applications (such as monitoring and maintenance tools). This includes ensuring that the appropriate controls such as application sign-offs and source code versioning are following according to standards;
&#8226;Participate in architecture and engineering of the EMS product as well as be involved in architecting client solutions utilizing the EMS product .
&#8226;Conduct research on how best to build solutions. This will include: 
                oAn analysis of the clients current data structure and the most efficient way to transfer data to / from the clients system and the EMS;
                oThoughtful research on how to incorporate any 3rd party vendor systems required as part of the solution;
                oBuilding a solution that has taken into account application security and data integrity;
                oConstruction of meaningful error handling / error and service messaging to allow for independent monitoring of the solution by a combination of automated services and support personnel. The applicant will be required to create solutions that may automatically recover where possible.
&#8226;Participate in project meetings including post project analysis and provide insightful input and ideas and effectively communicate project status and challenges;
&#8226;Meet with clients to scope out project requirements and provide status updates;
&#8226;Work with project managers and account managers to develop time quotes for projects;
&#8226;Prepare and present at new development concepts and custom solutions on a periodic basis to the internal team;
&#8226;Provide mentoring, guidance, and leadership to other developers 
&#8226;Support and maintain applications developed by the group, quickly respond to bugs and errors identified by QA;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#8226;5+ years of application development experience;
&#8226;A post-secondary degree in Computer Science or Mathematics is preferred;
&#8226;Able to work with the appropriate client personnel (usually client developers, DBA&#8217;s, and Business Analysts) in constructing a solution that will allow the client to properly leverage the abilities of the EMS. 
&#8226;Experience designing and implementing applications using the following technologies 
                oInterface Layer &#8211; proficiency in HTML, CSS, DOM, Javascript
                oWeb &#8211;Tier Layer &#8211; proficiency in ASP.NET, classic ASP, WebServices
                oBusiness / Application Layer &#8211; proficiency in C#, XML, windows API development, one of DCOM / .NET Remoting Services, VB6 / ActiveX / COM+ (for legacy applications being converted)
                oDatabase Layer &#8211; proficiency in SQL Server 2000 / 2005, UDF&#8217;s, Transact SQL, SQL-92 query syntax
&#8226;Experience in development of the following kinds of applications 
                oASP.NET Web Applications
                oOffline Process / Windows Services
                oDeveloped multi process or multi threaded applications
                oDeveloped applications using distributed computing techniques
                oDeveloped high &#8211; traffic WebServices
                oDeveloped applications that are re-usable for multiple clients
                oIntegrated an existing application with at least one third-party vendor service
&#8226;Skilled in troubleshooting and able to either immediately correct the issue or provide a detailed recommendations on how to minimize / eliminate the issue. The successful applicant will be expected to be able to: 
                oIdentify the tier of the application that is causing the disruption from the information available to them (Web Logs, Event Logs, Profilers, Application Specific Logs, Performance Monitors, etc.)
                oProvide additional recommendations on what additional information is required to analyze the problem (with either client developed or 3rd party tools)
                oResearch and recommend reasonable requests for additional expertise (Microsoft, other 3rd party consultants) 
                oWork with the appropriate staff to correct the issue
&#8226;Able to participate in the appropriate development of supporting product documentation 
                oArchitecture and Functional Specifications (following the pre-existing company Standards)
                oDevelopment of the following documentation in concert with the EMS Documentation group:
&#8226;User Manual updates 
&#8226;Feature Announcements
&#8226;Product Application Text (for inline help and labels)
&#8226;Excellent database query development and optimization skills. Must have experience working with tables that contain millions of records;
&#8226;Excellent database design and modelling skills (specifically table and index design). Able to provide an appropriate database transformation in connecting the clients data with the EMS;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#8226;Microsoft .NET Certification is an asset;

&lt;b&gt;**IMPORTANT NOTE: &lt;/b&gt; 
Our client has requested that candidates complete some testing for this position.  Applicants who complete these tests in conjunction with their application will be given priority in reviewing their application.  To complete the testing for this role please click the following link:
&lt;a href='https://www.select2perform.com/default?action=url&amp;key=ca200d523da89d'&gt;https://www.select2perform.com/default?action=url&amp;key=ca200d523da89d&lt;/a&gt;

Please also complete the &lt;a href='https://app1.clearfit.com/?ej=GUR0002-4'&gt;fit assessment&lt;/a&gt; to help us better determine your suitability for this and other positions.  This is a required step in the interview process with this client as well.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;.NET Developer, Software Developer, Software Engineer, .NET Software Developer&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
            <category>.NET</category><category>C#</category><category>XML</category><category>Web Services</category><category>.NET Remoting</category><category>MCSD</category><category>ASP.NET</category><category>SQL Server</category><category>ActiveX</category><category>COM</category>
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			<title>Senior Software Developer / Tech Lead</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1548</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Job Description
 
As a member of Our Client's Finance Information Technology team, the Senior Developer would be responsible for providing hands-on technical leadership in the development and support of cutting edge applications and integrated solutions that are core to our Client value proposition to its cliects.
 
The systems environment at encompasses a variety of best-of-breed package systems and proprietary applications.  Our client's technology team must deliver:
1)       seamless integration of data across applications
2)       data accessibility for end users
3)       augmentation of software packages with bespoke solutions
 
The Senior Developer will be responsible for architecting, building, and supporting innovative and reliable solutions that achieve these objectives.  This individual must demonstrate expert-level proficiency in Microsoft's .NET Framework, Visual Studio (Visual C#), SQLServer (including SSIS, SSRS, SSAS), Biztalk, Sharepoint - and comparable technologies.
 
While specialized expertise is required, in order to recommend the best technical solutions for business needs, the Senior Developer should have knowledge and experience in a wide variety of architectures, infrastructure platforms, and integration strategies.  Furthermore, this individual should demonstrate a keen awareness of emerging technologies and trends, to ensure that skills and tools utilized remain current.
 
In addition to technical expertise, knowledge and work experience within the securities industry (e.g. investment manager, prime broker, fund administrator, custodian bank, mutual fund company) would be highly advantageous for the Senior Developer to be most effective.  Due to the fast-paced and specialized nature of this business, industry knowledge would enable this individual to more quickly understand and respond to client and business needs. 
 
The ideal candidate will view this demanding role as a rare opportunity to draw upon all of their capabilities and to &quot;do what they do best&quot; in a dynamic environment in which they can make a difference.



Description of Business
 
Our client is an independent global fund administrator operating in eight countries. The firm provides a full range of fund administration services to onshore and offshore funds managed by investment management firms and global financial institutions. Led by a team of experienced professionals, is committed to providing a high level of specialized expertise and client service. Our comprehensive services cover fund and trust administration, fiduciary, structured finance and accounting and are tailored to client requirements&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I will have more roles like this in the Spring of 2010


Responsibilities
 
1)       Applications Development
2)       Applications Integration
3)       Systems Quality Assurance
o         Unit Testing
o         Integration / Regression Testing
4)       Application Support / Troubleshooting
5)       Database Administration
6)       Mentoring Other Developers
 
Requirements
 
o         Minimum eight years experience as a software developer
o         Expert C# and object-oriented design and development knowledge
o         Expert knowledge of SQLServer 2005/8, including experience with SSIS, SSRS, and SSAS; demonstrated technical proficiency in SQL
o         Working knowledge of web development technologies (e.g. ASP.NET, Silverlight, Adobe Flex)
o         Extensive experience with application integration and business process orchestration tools (e.g. Microsoft BizTalk, TIBCO Rendezvous)
o         Experience with content management and workgroup collaboration tools (e.g. MOSS 2007)
o         Work experience in fund management / administration or related industries (e.g. fund administrator, investment manager / hedge fund, mutual fund company, prime broker, pension fund, exchange), strongly preferred.
o         Experience leading teams and/or mentoring others
o         Strong written and verbal communication skills 
o         Strong team player / interpersonal skills 
 
Qualifications
 
o         Undergraduate Degree in Computer Science (or related discipline) 
 
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			<title>Senior Network Architect &#8211; ISP Systems</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1620</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Senior IP Data Communications Professional with extensive knowledge of DHCP implementations, subscriber policy management architectures, IP networking technologies and IP security; ideally in a Telecomm service provider environment. 

Responsible for the development and deployment of next generation subscriber access technology architectures that support the business and network technology requirements of our clients IP based services including 
Architecture design will demands integrative thinking across IT, Operations and Product requirements and the use of various vendor technologies (e.g. Cisco, Juniper, Alcatel-Lucent).
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Critical Technical Knowledge

Experience implementing large scale Internet Service Provider DHCP authentication infrastructure.

Knowledge of large scale high availability, high performance systems architectures and databases.

Strong IP internetworking technology skills, 

Solid foundation in IP security architectures, technologies, principles, standards, best practises. 

Solid knowledge of wireline and wireless LAN security related networking protocols.

Extensive knowledge of large scale Enterprise networking is essential. 

Ability to perform analysis of network-centric applications requirements.

Ability to manage multiple complex initiatives. 

Solid oral and written communications are required for the development of architecture, design guidelines and presentations of prescribed directives. 

Extensive written and oral communication is required to describe technical concepts that will be used in the service or customer enterprise network to project team members that may include finance, IS/IT, design, security, engineering, operations and others. 


Education
Post-secondary degree in Engineering or computer science. 
Vendor specific technical training on operational support systems, DHCP, PPPOE, AAA, policy management, security systems, routing and switching network elements, packet forwarding techniques and IP control plane implementations is essential. 
High availability integration experience of network centric systems using Oracle, LDAP, Radius, DHCP with XML, SOAP, and others.
Ability to comply with Government Law Enforcement Agencies clearances


Certifications
ITIL, ETOM, Oracle, CCIE, JNCIE, CISSP, CISA, CISM certifications or equivalent are highly desirable

ISP and Networking Experience
10 years plus relevant working experience in security technologies, network and system infrastructure
Analytical experience with extensive knowledge of Technology &amp; Service Development methodology, Project Management and Internal Customer Relationship Management. 


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			<title>.NET Architect</title> 
			<link>http://www.gurulink.ca/jobview.asp?JobID=1594</link> 
			<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.gurulink.ca/img/logos/gurulinklogo_smjpg.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Permanent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Architect is a key and integral member of our client's Technology Department tasked with the responsibility of building and successfully launching product solutions to produce targeted, effective permission-based email and web campaigns. The incumbent will provide leadership, direction and mentoring to a team of highly skilled senior software developers.

While presiding over multiple concurrent development projects and ensuring the Software Development Life Cycle is adhered to, the Architect will lead the analysis, design and architecture of new solutions and feature enhancements for clients which represent some of the world&#8217;s most recognized brands.

Duties and Responsibilities:

- Upon receiving and refining business requirements with the project team, architect solutions and design all components (including):

- Interfaces between products and client systems (both, 3rd party and internal)
- Workflow diagrams
- Use cases
- State diagrams
- Class diagrams
- Database design
- Hardware requirements

- Build specifications; review code and specifications created by other development team members
- Delegate specific detail points and implementation as appropriate
- Ensure specifications match the requirements
- Enforce programming standards and practices to ensure quality systems are delivered
- Provide technical leadership across projects; oversee multiple development projects while leading a variety of teams and mentoring staff
- Manage and evaluate technology project timelines; review test plans; collaborate with project team to fully understand solution requirements
- Ensure optimization techniques are used for efficient hardware usage
- Track and keep current with industry trends, developments, standards and related technologies
- Facilitate the creation of prototypes and proofs of concept, as required
- Collaborate with outside vendors to fully understand technology, product and service directions&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;- Minimum 7 years&#8217; experience with architecture, design and the implementation of end-to-end software solutions
- Proficient architecting, designing and developing multi-tiered secured business applications for high availability, scalability and high performance
- Ability to transform business requirements into design documents
- Experience working with mature development processes in all stages of the Software Development Lifecycle
- 7+ years programming experience
- 5+ years&#8217; experience with Microsoft SQL Server, Transact SQL database
- 3+ years&#8217; experience with Microsoft .NET platform, C#, Web Services, Web Application Programming, B2B integration via ETLs, Windows services, clustered multi-threaded solutions, security protocols
- Thorough knowledge of building enterprise scale applications using the abovementioned technologies
- Strong expertise in OOP techniques and principals
- Expertise in infrastructure, network architecture, design and physical implementation
- Ability to generate consensus and an understanding of the architecture
- Experience with cost estimation
- Experience making technical presentations
- Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with clients and colleagues
- Ability to meet tight deadlines
- Ability to successfully communicate with a project team
- Demonstrated leadership abilities
- Ability to communicate complex ideas through oral and written means

&lt;b&gt;IMPORTANT NOTE:&lt;/b&gt;
Our client has requested that candidates complete some testing for this position.  Applicants who complete these tests in conjunction with their application will be given priority in reviewing their application.  To complete the testing for this role please click the following link:
&lt;a href='https://www.select2perform.com/default?action=url&amp;key=ea260e554b37ae'&gt;https://www.select2perform.com/default?action=url&amp;key=ea260e554b37ae&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;.NET Architect, Software Architect, .NET Software Architect&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description> 
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