Senior Presales Network Engineer (CCIE)            Hauppauge, NY

 Overview:

·       This individual MUST have an active CCIE Route/Switch Certification and not be associated to a Cisco Partner Company or be able to get a release signed from the Cisco Partner Company they are working for.

·       This is a client-facing role focused on developing Cisco-Centric Networking, Security and Wireless Solutions. The Presales Engineer will be required to stay current on industry best practices, emerging technologies and manufacturer technology offerings. Will perform a broad range of tasks related to successful presales functions and designs including:

·       Network and Wireless Architecture and Design

·       Network and Wireless Readiness Assessment

·       Bill of Materials Generation

·       Proposal Development

·       Presentation of Solutions to Clients

·       Presentation Recommendations to Clients Regarding Networking Configuration

·       Development of the Project Scope

Responsibilities:

·       Working with our Sales and Technical teams to prospect and develop Networking and Wireless opportunities including high-level design, statement of work and bills of materials

·       Responsible for engaging Cisco Sales and Technical Contacts as required for knowledge and business development for Networking, Security and Wireless Solutions

·       Provide advanced presales support for networking opportunities

·       Participate in client calls with Sales Specialists and Account Executives

·       Translate complex business requirements into Network solutions

·       Provide advice regarding architectural questions, product prerequisites, product features, etc.

·       Ability to understand the client’s business objectives and technical needs

·       Continue training to maintain expertise

Requirements:

·       MUST have an active CCIE Route/Switch Certification

·       Bachelors’ Degree in Information Technology/Computer Science and strong, current Technology / Networking experience

·       Will have a minimum of seven years of related Network, Security and Design and Implementation experience for mid-size and enterprise environments.

·       Strong expertise in Cisco Nexus, Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series, Cisco 4500 Series, Cisco Catalyst 3750X, 3560 and 2960S Series Switches

·       Expert working knowledge (including the ability to setup, configure, upgrade, manage, and troubleshoot) Cisco routers, switches, firewalls, 802.11 wireless access points, Wireless LAN Controllers and load balancers

·       Must have strong knowledge with networking features and protocols such as spanning tree, ARP, CDP, EIGRP, RIP, OSPF, BGP, VTP, Etherchannel, 802.1Q trunking, MLS, HSRP, QoS, multicast, 802.11, IPsec, Frame Relay, RADIUS/TACACS+, SNMP, T-1/E-1, BRI/PRI, MPLS, dial-up services, and caching services.

·       Expertise in creating repeatable, reliable, scalable network architectures, with fault tolerance, performance tuning, monitoring systems, statistics/metrics collection, and disaster recovery

·       Excellent knowledge of TCP/IP, including packet-level traffic analysis

·       In-depth understanding of network security and access control

·       Strong attention to detail in regards to Architecture Design, Bill of Material development, Project Planning and Documentation

·       Strong Organizational Skills. Exceptional client management skills

·       Exceptional work ethic

·       Ability to apply judgment, implement solutions, and resolve conflicts, all in a multi-tasked environment

·       Ability to assist sales in a highly competitive field

·       Ability to grow and cultivate a highly-performing technical staff

·       Must be open to local / regional travel

·       Absolutely must possess excellent verbal, written and presentation communications skills

This is a permanent, full time position.

All candidates MUST be local to NY

Please do not apply if you are not local, even if you would pay your own relocation.

Relocation is NOT offered.

All candidates must be legally eligible to work in the United States without sponsorship and must reside locally. Sorry, no Visa sponsorships or Transfers at this time. No 3rd Party Recruiters unless you represent a local candidate with these qualifications

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Data Center Solutions Consultant/Practice Lead, Cisco Unified Computing (CCIE)

Overview:

·       The primary focus of this position is in Consulting and Business Development, Implementation, and Support of Unified Computing System (UCS) and Virtualized environments.

·       This will be a client-facing role focused on developing Cisco-centric Unified Computing strategies and architectures and will be responsible for leading, planning, and overseeing consulting engagements and projects.

·       Will set goals, oversee implementation from a technical perspective, and evaluate results to ensure objectives and operating requirements are met and are in line with the needs and expectations of our Clients.

·       Must stay current on industry best practices, emerging technologies and manufacturer technology offerings and must be able to provide mentoring, training, and support for our Technical Teams and our Sales Team.

·       The Solutions Consultant will perform a broad range of tasks related to successful Architecture, Design and Implementations including Unified Computing Solutions Server and Blade Architecture and Design, Virtualization, Network and IP Telephony Readiness Assessment, Unified Communications Architecture and Design, Bill of Materials Generation, Quality Assurance Testing, System Implementation, Knowledge Transfer and Design and As-Built Documentation Development

Responsibilities:

·       Working with our Sales and Technical teams to prospect and develop Cisco Unified Computing and Virtualization opportunities including architecture design, implementation, and support opportunities. 

·       Designing, staging, configuration, implementation, and support for Virtualized and/or UCS installations, as necessary

·       Responsible for overseeing all Virtualized and Server opportunities

·       Responsible for engaging Cisco Sales and Technical Contacts as required for knowledge and business development for Unified Computing

·       Continuous assessment of Practice performance to enable changes to the business model and execution to realign as needed for optimal performance

·       Assessment of technical skills and knowledge of Engineering Team to plan for training and certifications, as needed

Requirements:

·       Bachelors’ Degree in Information Technology/Computer Science and strong, current Technology experience

·       The ideal Candidate will have his/her CCIE Certification. The following Certifications are a deciding plus: Cisco CCNP and VMware VCP

·       Must have strong, current Server and Virtualization Architecture Design and Implementation experience for mid-size and enterprise environments.

·       Cisco Unified Computing Servers, Nexus Core Switch Portfolio and VMware 5.x is required

·       Will have current experience with Storage Area Networks including EMC, NetApp and Dell

·       FlexPod and Citrix XenServer experience is preferred.

·       Maintain a thorough understanding of the Internet (DNS, Security, IP Routing, HTTP, SPAM, etc.)

·       Installing, supporting and maintaining new server hardware and software infrastructure.

·       Managing email, anti-spam and virus protection (preferred)

·       Responsible for configuring and installing client and server network software for upgrading and maintaining network and server systems.

·       Maintaining multi-site network operations and software applications, operating systems and regular maintenance.

·       Virtualization architecture design, implementation and support

·       Exceptional client management skills, issue resolution and troubleshooting

·       Strong attention to detail in regards to Architecture Design, Bill of Material development, Project Planning and Documentation

·       Strong organizational Skills and an exceptional work ethic

·       Ability to apply judgment, implement solutions, and resolve conflicts, all in a multi-tasked environment

·       Ability to assist sales in a highly competitive field

·       Ability to grow and cultivate a highly-performing technical staff

·       Must possess excellent verbal, written and presentation communications skills

This is a permanent, full time position.

All candidates MUST be local to NY

Please do not apply if you are not local, even if you would pay your own relocation.

Relocation is NOT offered.

All candidates must be legally eligible to work in the United States without sponsorship and must reside locally. Sorry, no Visa sponsorships or Transfers at this time. No 3rd Party Recruiters unless you represent a local candidate with these qualifications

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Technical Support Team Lead (Long Island City, NY 11101)

Overview:

We are currently looking for an IT Support Team Lead to join our Leading Technical Consulting / Managed Services Firm. For decades, we have successfully provided Network Integration, Managed Services, Support Services, Products Solutions, and Consulting, to our Clients in the North East. Our goal is to make technology easy and to assist our clients as they use it drive their success.

Responsibilities:

·       Provide Help Desk Project Management

·       Document/maintain Help Desk Training Manual

·       Delegate assignments to Staff

·       Prioritize User issues and dispatch Field Technicians accordingly

·       Liaison between Field Technicians,  LAN/WAN Engineers and Third-Party Vendors

·       Ensure appropriate Help Desk coverage

·       Create/implement/enforce problem escalation policies and procedures for multi-level resolution processes

·       Monitor and follow up on requests in Help Desk queue

·       Provide support for hardware/software issues over the phone and in person

·       Follow up to closed tickets to ensure Customer Satisfaction

Requirements:

·       Minimum 4 year’s experience as a Personal Computer Technician is required along with 2 year’s experience as a Help Desk Team Lead/Supervisor

·       Perform optimization of personal computer operating system; apply OS patches, troubleshoot communication devices. Must have an in-depth knowledge of Windows OS XP /2007, Microsoft Office 2007/ 2010, Exchange/Outlook 2003 /XP/2007 /2010

·       Familiar with troubleshooting TCP/IP Protocols, DNS, WINS and DHCP.

·       Responsible for training, mentoring and assisting all Help Desk Staff in Technical and Staff Development areas

·       Responsible for creating and maintaining all computer images in accordance to Client’s Network Standards

·       Monitor Help Desk Ticket Tracking System to insure compliance to SLA

·       Maintain hardware equipment inventory for and make recommendations to Management for hardware purchasing. Ability to manage IT hardware deployment and relocation

·       Work independently in troubleshooting, diagnosing and problem resolution of personal computer operations, peripheral devices and connectivity to local & wide area networks.

·       Excellent interpersonal skills to heavily interact with clients face-to-face and phone; absolutely must have strong English communication skills

·       This is a very hands-on role; must be able to lift, push, pull up to 50 pounds

This is a permanent, full time position.

All candidates MUST be local to Long Island City, NY

Please do not apply if you are not local, even if you would pay your own relocation.

Relocation is NOT offered.

All candidates must be legally eligible to work in the United States without sponsorship and must reside locally. Sorry, no Visa sponsorships or Transfers at this time. No 3rd Party Recruiters unless you represent a local candidate with these qualifications

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Business Intelligence Solutions Manager (Hauppauge, L.I., NY)

Overview:

The Manager, Business Intelligence Solutions will lead the Solutions Team and report to the VP of Commercial Solutions. Will be responsible for managing the development and support of Global BI applications and also for managing a mixed team of BI Developers (Employees, Consultants and Offshore). Provide expert guidance/leadership to their direct reports on BI development standards including regular code review, building prototypes, build management and optimization to continually improve the state of the BI capabilities provided to the firm through regular release management and new projects. Collaborate with business stakeholders, technical and cross-functional project teams to refine business requirements, create technical requirements and develop solutions. Engage in periodic discrete R&D efforts to evaluate new functionality within existing products as well as understanding and recommendation of new technologies.

Responsibilities:

·       Lead the Business Intelligence Solutions team\Management of technology vendor relationships, including contract execution and scope definition.   

·       Manage project budgets, timelines, and resource allocation and assignments.

·       Responsible for the serving as a liaison between the business community and the IT organization to provide technical solutions to meet user needs.

·       Responsible for communicate with Senior Managers and Department Managers

·       Responsible for the coordination and completion of projects; define staffing requirements & responsibilities, and set deadlines based on documented project plan.

·       Relies on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals & objectives of the business area.

Experience:

·       Strong analytical skills; detail oriented

·       5 - 7 years working with relational databases

·       Oracle OBIEE, Oracle 11g and Oracle Retail Data Model (preferred)

·       Microsoft Business Intelligence

·       MS SQL

·       Dimensional Insights (Diver)

·       Vendor management and client management & communications

Requirements:

·       BS Degree in technical discipline

·       Excellent problem solving, analytical and communication abilities

·       Ability to partner with others, identify/anticipate needs and proactively provide support

·       Excellent written, communication and organization skills

·       Strong knowledge of MS Office Suite

·       Strategic thinker with strong analytical skills

·       Excellent communication and presentation skills

·       Strong time management and organization skills

This is a permanent, full time position, NOT a Contract

All candidates MUST be local to Suffolk County, L.I., NY

Please do not apply if you are not local, even if you would pay your own relocation.

Relocation is NOT offered.

All candidates must be legally eligible to work in the United States without sponsorship and must reside locally. Sorry, no Visa sponsorships or Transfers at this time. No 3rd Party Recruiters unless you represent a local candidate with these qualifications

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ASP.Net, C# Programmer (Plainview, NY)

Overview:
• The right person for this role will possess a strong passion for software development, be highly self-directed, motivated and energetic.
• Will work within a highly motivated team to build modules of an integrated end-to-end solution for systems built on latest Microsoft technologies. Must be flexible to work on multiple platforms and development environments.
• Will research, assess and make decisions on appropriate technologies for use on multiple projects.
• Must work well both independently and within team environments.

Requirements:
• BS in Computer Science or Related Field, MS Preferred
• Strong, Current C# Experience is a Must
• Exceptional Technical and Analytics Skills; Full Life Cycle experience a Must Have
• Deep Passion for Software Development. Must Have a Desire to Explore and Work On Emerging Technologies as well as Legacy Environments
• Ideally, will have Experience in Multiple Environments and exposure to C++ and/or Java
• Solid OOP, Design Patterns and Relation Database Experience (SQL)
• Mobile App Development (Objective C, Mono) a Very Strong Plus. Mobile Development experience in iOS and/or Android is a deciding advantage
• Exposure to Agile Methodologies, TDD, or Continuous Integration Desired
• Experience with TDD, Mocking, IoC, Dependency Injection
• Understanding of SOLID principals
• Must Have Strong Oral and Written English Communication Skills and be Able to Interface with Users, Both Technical and Non-Technical at All Levels

This is a permanent, full time position.
All candidates MUST be local to Plainview, L.I., NY
Please do not apply if you are not local, even if you would pay your own relocation. Relocation is NOT offered.

All candidates must be legally eligible to work in the United States without sponsorship and must reside locally. Sorry, No Visa sponsorships or Transfers at this time. No 3rd Party Recruiters unless you represent a local candidate with these qualifications

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Senior Enterprise Level C# Developer

Senior Enterprise Level C# Developer

Must be a Lead Developer in an ASP.Net, C# environment

Will have most of the following skills:

•  Dependency Injection
•  Test Driven Development (TDD)
•  SOLID Principles
•  Inversion of Control (IoC)
•  Separation of Concerns/Single Responsibility
•  Design Patterns

This is an excellent opportunity for growth and to learn new, state of the art technologies.

This is a permanent, full time position (NOT a contract). Please do not apply (or refer) unless authorized to work in the US.

All candidates must be either US Citizens or US Permanent Residents

All candidates MUST be local to Plainview, L.I., NY

Please do not apply if you are not local, even if you would pay your own relocation.

Relocation is NOT offered.

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Business Process Improvement Leader/Analyst (Black Belt)

Business Process Improvement Leader/Analyst (Black Belt)

Suffolk County, Long Island, NY

Overview:

As a member of the Core BPM Team, will be responsible for leading business transformation projects, including facilitation of problem-solving workshops, utilizing Lean Six Sigma and Change Management Methodologies. The successful candidate has excellent Change Management and Facilitation Skills, Solid Lean Application Experience, Mentoring/Coaching Experience and Excellent Communication Skills. 

Responsibilities:

·       Responsible for complex business process improvement analysis, design, and implementation.

·       Will use the highest level of understanding of an organization's business processes. Focus is on Process Analysis,  Re-Engineering and Change Management, with an understanding of technical problems and solutions as they relate to the current and future business environment.

·       Creates process change by integrating new processes with existing ones and works closely with the process owners to communicate and implement these changes to impacted Business Systems Teams. Recommends and Facilitates Quality Improvement Efforts.

·       May lead Re-Engineering Team and act as Project Manager in some cases. 

·       Leads BPM projects (including Kaizen events and/or Work Outs) across the enterprise (excludes manufacturing), utilizing Lean Six Sigma Methodology and tools.  Strong project management necessary.

·       Provides coaching, mentoring and training to our employees on Lean Six Sigma application, including change management and facilitation.

·       Works with the teams to develop data collection plans and leads data analysis.  Working knowledge of Minitab recommended.

·       Meets with business owners to understand and document current state processes and pain points to scope potential BPM projects.

·       Works with business leaders and project teams to develop, capture and report KPIs. 

Requirements:

·       BS/BA in related filed (i.e., Engineering, Quality, etc.)

·       Lean Six Sigma Certified (BB or MBB) is preferred. Must have at least 5 years’ experience in Leading Lean Six Sigma Projects, Kaizen Events and in leading Large Business Transformation Projects (e.g., ERP, Supply & Demand Planning, PLM)

·       Five plus years experience with proven practice of Lean, Six Sigma and Project Management Approaches, Tools and Phases of The Project Life-Cycle

·       Problem solving and root cause identification skills

·       Statistical Skills using Quality Tools (Pareto Analysis, Value Stream Mapping, C&E, etc.). Will have solid Excel, PowerPoint, & Word skills

·       Good Mentoring and Coaching of others in Lean Six Sigma and Change Management Applications

·       Absolutely Must have Strong Communication Skills, both verbally and written

·       Excellent Active Listening Skills; Strong Analytic and Decision Making Abilities

·       Experience & Knowledge of Change Management Principles, Methodologies & Tools. Should have experience in Training Design and Adult Education

·       Solid Data Analysis Skills and Strong Facilitation Skills

·       Will have solid Executive Presence; ability to work effectively at all levels in an organization

·       Must be a Team Player with the ability to work with and through others; will have the ability to influence others and move toward a common vision or goal

·       Consulting and/or Manufacturing experience in Consumer Products is preferred

This is a permanent, full time position.

All candidates MUST be local to Suffolk County, L.I., NY

Please do not apply if you are not local, even if you would pay your own relocation.

Relocation is NOT offered.

All candidates must be legally eligible to work in the United States without sponsorship and must reside locally. Sorry, no Visa sponsorships or Transfers at this time. No 3rd Party Recruiters unless you represent a local candidate with these qualifications

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Web Developers (Syosset, NY 11791)

Web Developers

Web Developers needed to join our eCommerce Group's efforts to expand our leverage over business opportunities via the Internet. The eCommerce Groups role is to expand business opportunities through the internet, and to provide sales opportunities for sales teams throughout the world. This is an excellent opportunity during this exciting stage of growth and change.

Overview:

The Web Developer Supports Website Development and Systems Integration Initiatives, Provide Back-End Database Administration, Develop Functionality to Improve User Experience and Maximize Development Opportunities. Will Develop and Maintain Web Service Connectivity with Proprietary Contact Management Systems for Data Automation. Will also Provide SQL DB Design and Administration Support

Responsibilities:

·       Back-End Web Development:

·       Work with ecommerce group to provide back-end development and support

·       Web Development:

·       Provide support for corporate web development initiatives as needed.

Requirements:

·       Bachelor’s Degree and/or Related Certifications and ideally, at least five years of related experience

·       Web Development:

·       Minimum 2 years ASP.Net, C#./VB.Net, JavaScript, XML, XSLT, AJAX, MS SQL programming experience preferred.

·       Project Management Skills:

·       Ability to manage multiple projects/priorities, experience with MS Project or similar Project Management Software preferred

·       Analytic Skills:

·       Strong ability to analyze and interpret data, measure and communicate results.

·       Excellent Communication Skills:

·       Both written and verbal. technical writing ability a plus

·       Interpersonal Skills:

·       Ability to represent department and work directly with end-users to develop project scope, indentify specification/requirements and deliver results

This is a permanent, full time position (NOT a contract). Please do not apply (or refer) unless authorized to work in the US.

All candidates must be either US Citizens or US Permanent Residents

All candidates MUST be local to Syosset, Long Island, NY

Please do not apply if you are not local, even if you would pay your own relocation.

Relocation is NOT offered.

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