BA w Wealth Mgmt and/or Fund Accounting - CONTRACT (Downtown Toronto)

Our client a strategic player in the wealth management and investment field.

Senior Business Analyst:

• Working knowledge of investment industry is key (Accounting aspects as well as Financial markets)
• Wealth management, fund accounting, transfer agency function, Performance reporting knowledge
• Knowledge of MPower (CGI) / Unitrax (Citi) would be beneficial, as well as other financial systems
• strong exposure to IT related aspects of various financial applications
• Experience with the full life cycle (Requirements gathering, Gap analysis, assist in building roadmaps to move from current to desired state, Requirements traceability, test planning and execution.)

Position Details:

• Must be a strong team player with flexibility to work with all levels and disciplines of the organization from senior management to IT to fund accountants
• Analyze & document current business processes and data flows creating and using Visio diagrams and flow charts (open to other approaches/techniques too), propose changes to optimize business processes
• Gather user / business requirements for various initiatives and prepare documentation that consolidates information into process flow diagrams (Swim lanes),
• Development of business requirements, use cases, test case scenarios, traceability matrices, (tracing system functionality to business requirements) and functional specifications for development
• Ability to set up and conduct tests and leading users in testing, undertake variance analysis to assist users and IT
• Should have excellent analytical skills, and be detail and quality oriented.
• Excellent communications skills (both orally and written) with ability to work both with a team and independently, ,
• Good interviewing skills - ability to work with business experts at all levels to pull out requirements and minimize desire to go direct to solutions as well as validate and confirm findings
• Must be proficient in using Business Admin tools: Visio and MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• work under a project manager, functionally reporting to Head of Technology

Location: Downtown Toronto
Compensation: Hourly rate (This is a contract job)

Email: julie.cox@careerdriven.com

BA w on-line industry exp/BPMN/UML/Use Cases/Bus.Domain Modeling (4+ month contract - Woodbridge)

Please note that the role is more business-oriented than IT oriented. Our cient needs someone who can facilitate the product management team in the process of conceptualizing new ideas and building operations to support new products/businesses. This means not just eliciting and documenting requirements, but also generating and analysing business ideas, providing input into structuring operations and their business processes. Preferably it should be someone who worked for small-to-medium business and have been involved in building the structure and business process from ground zero. They can hire for 4 months to start and if it’s a good fit there will be a possibility of extension.

Responsibilities:
Work with business stakeholders to define requirements for on-line business:

• Work with product management on conceptualization of business ideas into business needs for upstart business opportunities
• Work with Business Architect on engineering of business operations structure and processes
• Collaborate with product management and IT in defining and prioritizing product capabilities
• Analyze and document Business Requirements
• Facilitate analysis of potential product usage scenarios (user stories)
• Support Business Systems Analyst in analysis of System

Required Skills:

• Inventive, out-of-the-box thinking
• Understanding of structures and processes involved in operating an on-line business
• Ability to communicate effectively with business and IT stakeholders
• Experience with Business Process Modeling notations (BPMN, UML), Use Cases and Business Domain Modeling
• Familiarity with web design concepts
• Familiarity with Personas and User stories concepts
• Experience with Requirements Management and Visual Modeling tools
• 5 + years in Business Analyst role
• Hands-on experience in on-line industry
• Involvement in designing operational structures and processes
• Active participation in conceptualizing business ideas

Location: 4+ month contract - Woodbridge
Compensation: Hourly rate (This is a contract job)

Email: julie.cox@careerdriven.com

Sr. Drupal PHP Developer for contest projects - 4+ mth contract (Downtown Toronto)

Our client, a leading digital interactive agency, currently requires a Senior PHP Developer for a contract to work on a project from end to end.

You will build template sites for a client to use when implementing contests. This will be built from scratch. Experience with these types of projects and email campaigns would most likely be required whether in a B2B or B2C environment.

Technology being used and required:

• Must have Drupal PHP experience
• LAMP environment (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP)
• Ideally you have experience with MailChimp APIs

Project description:

• To build a website creation and automated email system.
• This system allows our client to create micro- websites for their retail companies.
• Each website will host 5 pages including a contest.
• Potential customers who fill out the contest can opt into email marketing communications.
• Those that opt in will receive automated email messages using an email marketing service like Mailchimp.

Major Deliverables for the Senior developer:

• Technical system design
• Implementation of the database model (set up the databases)
• Program user single sign on from client's parent database
• Program database queries to pull records from parent database to system database
• Build home page with menu
• Build website content management screens
• Build reporting filter screen - create report
• Build document list screen
• Configure Mailchimp APIs for automated email service
• Create CRON jobs to automate email service
• Build social media contest share functionality

Location: Downtown Toronto

Compensation: Hourly rate (This is a contract job)

Email: julie.cox@careerdriven.com

Quality Center Administrator (Toronto)

Responsibilities:

• Install and configure HP Quality Center.
• Customize HP Quality Center based on ongoing requirements from development and test teams.
• Integrate Quality Center with external tools and systems as needed, including defect tracking, test automation, build systems, etc.
• Provide ongoing maintenance of HP Quality Center system.
• Develop and maintain test automation tools.
• Execute manual and automated testing of embedded software as needed.
• Develop ongoing improvements to software test, including processes, tools and resource mix and utilization.
• Provide technical guidance in development of test plans, test cases and test tools.
• Provide technical guidance to test team.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of extensive administration and support experience with the HP Quality Center (Version 9/10).
• Experience with HP QC Project Workflow Customization.
• Experience in Installing, administering and supporting test tools in multiple environments, supporting both H/W and S/W problems as required to meet customer SLA's.
• Knowledge of other test tools to support global software development environments such as HP Performance Center, HP Functional Testing (QTP) and Business Process Testing (BPT).
• Strong problem solving and network troubleshooting skills.
• Experience working with and supporting enterprise wide internal employees, vendors, consultants and contractors.

All applicants must email resumes in MS WORD format to career@innovoice.ca. Please mention the job title on your subject heading.

Location: Toronto
Compensation: tbd

Email: career@innovoice.ca

Content Quality Control Analyst (North Toronto)

In this role you will work with the team responsible for quality control and integrity of research content products and content conversion efforts at various transformational stages in the content supply chain (content, product, output). This person will work closely with Content Editors, Developers and the Content Standards team and will be responsible for verifying the accuracy of content deliverables against requirements and standards during transformation and on output platforms Testing.

• Using requirements and standards, perform content quality control activities related to content product releases or content conversion initiatives that are assigned to him or her in collaboration with members of the editorial, development, production, and content standards teams.
• Review XML content in input format, transformed format, and output format in order to detect faults and trace root cause.
• Design and update content product and content conversion tests in collaboration with editorial, development, production, and content standards teams.
• Execute tests, track defects and follow defects through the resolution process until fix is verified and closed.

Mandatory Skills:

• 1-3 years Content Delivery experience
• 1 year quality control role experience with XML, DTDs

Desired Skills:

• Microsoft Office experience
• Bi-lingual

Location: North Toronto
Compensation: open
Email: mhaj@infotekdirect.com

SOFTWARE INTEGRATOR / DEVELOPER (Toronto, ON)

As a SOLUTIONS INTEGRATOR/DEVELOPER for CDIT Inc., your primary role will be understanding and refining customer requirements and architecting innovative technical solutions to meet those requirements.

You will be responsible for pre-sales support tasks; all facets of system design, integration and implementation of Enterprise Content Management (ECM) solutions (Imaging, Workflow and Document Management); post sales training and support to clients; direction to team members; and support to senior staff.

You will have the opportunity to work with the latest software products in the ECM space to deliver on our vision to our clients. Our mandate is to gain a competitive advantage and maximize value creation by delivering innovative solutions and operational excellence.

Your Challenge:

This position is a very diverse hands-on role that requires an energetic, motivated and highly reliable person that takes ownership and enjoys challenges.

You will work as part of our implementation and support services team and will be responsible for providing technical leadership to define, plan, implement and support enterprise-wide image capture, document management, and records management solutions for our customers.

The key responsibilities of the Software Solutions Integrator / Developer include:

• Maintain expertise in all CDIT solution technologies and products.
• Analyze and understand client needs and requirements and develop feasible, business-benefit driven solutions based upon CDIT’s service offerings.
• Identify architectural options and solution components that are in line with the client’s requirements, including preparing and presenting solution recommendation(s) and demonstrations to the client.
• Estimate effort involved with realizing a solution.
• Participate in systems integration and solutions delivery, reviewing quality assurance to ensure project deliverables are delivered as required to ensure all deliverables adhere to the project requirements and scope.
• Provide technical guidance throughout all phases of a project and influence changes in strategy and approach, where required.
• Establish ongoing project approaches and best practices for architecture development, design, integration, testing, and deployment.
• Keep up to date with respect to information technology trends in the ECM space, as well as competitor strengths, weaknesses and services offerings.

The key qualifications of the Solutions Integrator / Developer include:

• Experience in programming and Web application development, including experience with Microsoft .Net architecture, XML, SQL, Oracle, J2EE, COM, ADO, SOA, and the following languages: Visual Basic (6.0 and .NET), Java, JavaScript.
• Experience in application development, systems integration, and implementation of end-to-end, solutions.
• Post-secondary education in Computing Science or equivalent.
• Strong business analysis and organizational skills, including the ability to plan, coordinate, and monitor a significant number of functions/tasks simultaneously.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to lead assignments/teams and mentor others.
• Demonstrated capacity for problem solving, synthesis, and making sound recommendations and decisions.
• Experience in architecture and design of distributed, multi-tier applications, particularly using one or all of the following ECM technologies: Document Imaging, Workflow and Document Management, Electronic Forms experience a definite asset.
• The ability to articulate value proposition and conceptualize a solution in a clear and concise manner to a variety of audiences, including non-technical.
• Excellent written & interpersonal skills to build relationships with clients;
• Exceptional listening, communication and public speaking skills.
• Proven ability to successfully complete assignments of high magnitude and complexity.
• A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines.
• Interest in and awareness of emerging IT trends and directions.

Additional Info/Special Instructions:

Please note that this is NOT a pure programming position but would entail the understanding and implementation and customization of various high-end off-the-shelf software products. You should possess strong analytical capabilities, and excellent interpersonal, and communication skills, and would work out of our downtown Toronto office. As a consultant, you would regularly visit our client locations in the GTA to implement our solutions.

Method of Application - Email: careers@cdit.com
Applicants must submit:

• Resume and covering letter
• Unofficial Transcripts

Location: Toronto, ON
Compensation: $ 40,000- 50,000

Email: careers@cdit.com

Sr. .Net Developer (C#) w design/coding/MS SQL/WebServices/SOA - PERM (Yonge/Eglinton)

Our client is looking for a Sr. .Net Developer to participate in the design, coding and testing of a wide variety of software products with emphasis on Unified Communications (UC) Platform.

They use a range of technologies including Windows C# .NET web services, SQL Server 2008, C# ASP.NET, Linux, MySQL, PHP and Perl. Here, you'll be working beside top professionals in software engineering applying disciplined software development processes.

Looking for:
A candidate with 4-year degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering
5+ years of experience of practical experience designing and building complex OO enterprise software systems.

Responsibilities:

• Working with other Developers and System Architects to design Applications
• Make functionality changes and improvements to Applications
• Fix defects in Applications and perform testing when required
• Take ownership of areas of greatest technical strength and acquire new strengths
• Share acquired knowledge and information clearly through professional design documentation
• Appropriately manage time to ensure project goals and deadlines are met
• Proactively identify areas of system improvement and take steps to implement them

Qualifications:

• You appreciate good software engineering when you see it, and strive for continuous improvement.
• You communicate clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing.
• You have empathy with the end-user experience.
• You have good problem solving skills and excellent customer service skills.
• You learn new technologies quickly and effortlessly.
• You have a developing sense for software architecture and design.
• You have practical experience in .Net (C#) development.
• . Additional experience in other languages is a plus (PHP, Perl, Python)
• You have detailed understanding of Web Services, Service Oriented Architecture, and n-tier development
• You have experience with internet mail systems and technologies, MySQL and MS SQL, and architecting and administering database systems.
• You are a team player with a commitment to excellence. You are a self starter and have a desire to work with an outstanding organization. You can demonstrate an ability to complete tasks with minimal supervision.

Location: Yonge/Eglinton
Compensation: $80 - $100k

Email: julie.cox@careerdriven.com