Showing posts with label SDLC. Show all posts
Showing posts with label SDLC. Show all posts

Saturday, November 27, 2010

Project Manager with P&C and or Life Insurance Experience (Downtown Toronto)

Our client is currently in need of a Project Manager with P&C and or Life Insurance experience to join their team of IT Professionals in their downtown Toronto office. This is a contract role with an anticipated minimum duration of 12 months.

If you are interested please forward your resume to Aaron Harris at Keen Consulting at aharris@keenconsulting.ca

P&C/ Life Insurance Project Manager

Our client is need of an experienced project manager that has experience managing IT Development (SDLC) projects in a P&C and or Life Insurance environment. Some insurance knowledge would definitely be an asset. The successful candidate will be tasked to help manage various development type projects (P&C/ Life Insurance system project - Underwriting, Claims, Billing and Cash - and also interfaces to MGAs).
  • 5 + years of Primary P&C and or Life Insurance experience
  • Allocating tasks, monitoring and reporting to management/PMO on project process.
  • Release management & scheduling
  • Updating Project Plan using Microsoft Project Web Access (PWA)
  • Project plan creation and maintenance.
  • Reinsurance experience is a nice to have
Additionally, this individual will be supporting the Project Management Office in other initiatives.

A qualified candidate MUST have 3-5 years of Project Management experience in addition to having PC&C and or Life Insurance Industry experience.

Location: Downtown Toronto
Compensation: Negotiable
Email: aharris@keenconsulting.ca

Sr. PM (Distributed Application System/Lending Application) (West Toronto)

URGENT: Please read the job description below. If this interests you, please send a MS-Word version copy of your resume (ASAP) along with a telephone contact number: E-mail to lisa@teamrecruiter.com. Please put the job title as your subject line:
 
The recruiter in charge of this role is Lisa.

AFTER you have submitted your resume via e-mail (when you have a moment) please apply online to match your resume to the job with following link:

https://www.stafftrak.net/ApplyOnline/teamrecruiter.web?tt=JD&jobId=002316

If you do not think you are a match for this opportunity, but know someone who is, feel free to forward this email to them and you will be eligible for a referral bonus upon a successful hire.

My client is a well-established bank, situated in West Toronto. They are looking for a Sr. Project Manager (Distributed Application System/Lending Application). This is a 6 month contract with the possibility of extension.

Department Overview:
The Bank Technology Solutions Business Banking team provides project delivery and system support for the Deposit, Credit, and Cash Management product groups within the Business Banking. The team works closely with the business partners and other technology teams to provide solutions both in the mainframe and distributed technology domains.

Job Overview:
  • We are looking for a strong PM11 with functional operation and support experience in large distributed application systems projects
  • This PM will not be dedicated to one set project – they will manage day-to-day operations within the group
  • Successful candidates must have excellent communication and people skills as well as portfolio management experience
  • Previous Banking experience is a definite asset
Job Description:
We are looking for an IT Project Manager to join the Bank Solutions Delivery team on this 6 month contract to manage staff training and project planning for upcoming projects within the Commercial and SBB Credit sides of the Business Banking portfolio

Key Accountabilities:
  • Comply with the system development life cycle (SDLC) including development of documentation (system requirements specifications, testing strategy and test plans, etc.)
  • Work with clients to understand business objectives, evaluate and recommend alternatives and solutions
  • Promote/develop IT awareness and technical understanding of business partners
  • Manage projects, directly or through project teams, effectively deploying assigned resources
  • Ensure deliverables are achieved within agreed time, budget and quality parameters
  • Negotiate and document project deliverables, timelines, project charters/costing, roles and responsibilities and critical milestones
  • Provide people management oversight to a multiple teams of developers and business analysts
  • Coach, lead and mentor team members and contribute to growth of staff
Job Requirements:
  • Solutions delivery or support experience in large distributed application systems
  • Familiarity with Lending applications such as Laser, CAP or Finance Center
  • Experience working with Business clients in a consulting or support capacity is preferred
  • Experience working with Commercial or Small Business Banking is an asset
  • Proven understanding of Bank SDLC methodology
  • Strong analytical and problem solving skills
  • Ability to work effectively in a fast paced team environment with minimal supervision
  • Ability to build and maintain strong working relationships with business and technology solutions partner
  • Solid negotiation, influencing and coaching abilities
  • Excellent communication and strong project management skills
  • Experience with mixed AIX/Unix and Microsoft based application environments
  • Ability to create and foster a cohesive team, and promote a positive work environment for all employees
  • Ability to travel on occasion between Toronto and West Toronto
Specific Educational Requirements:
  • College / University or equivalent work experience
  • Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification is an Asset
Qualifications:
  • Excel – 5+ Years
  • Experience with Distributed Systems – 5+ Years
  • Full Life Cycle Development – 5+ Years
  • ITIL Certification – 5+ Years
  • Leadership – 5+ Years
  • Microsoft Project – 5+ Years
  • Netron/CAP – 5+ Years
  • PMI Certification – 5+ Years
  • PowerPoint – 5+ Years
  • Project Methodology Tools – 5+ Years
  • System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) – 5+ Years
  • Visio – 5+ Years
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We thank all applicants for their interest. Only those who meet the qualifications will be contacted through telephone/email. You are encouraged to register with us in our database to be considered for future positions available.

Have a great day.

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Location: West Toronto
Compensation: To Be Negotiated (This is a contract job)
Email: lisa@teamrecruiter.com

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Sr. QA/Investment or Banking/write scripts from scratch in VBScript (6+ Month Contract - Downtown Toronto)

6 month contract for a Sr. QA with 1+ yr exp with Mercury Interactive Test Director (QTP, WinRunner, LoadRunner), able to write scripts in VBScript and exp in investment or banking - Downtown
Our client, a global leader in their field, is looking for a Senior Quality Assurance Analyst for a 6month contract term.

The Quality Assurance Analyst will assist the Quality Assurance Manager and staff with delivering high quality, bug-free software developed by the Technology Solutions department. This position involves working in the financial services industry on transactional proprietary software.

You bring a minimum of 5 years experience in Quality Assurance and testing software applications and systems is required. Minimum of 1 year experience with the Mercury Interactive Test Director automated test tool, including QuickTest Pro, WinRunner and LoadRunner. Ability to write test scripts in VB Script and experience in financial services is highly desirable. Experience in the Investment Banking or Banking Industry is required.

Responsibilities will include:
  • Test systems for functionality, accuracy, and adherence to specifications by performing systems, integration, interface and regression testing
  • Develop, maintain and execute Test Plans and test cases to ensure quality of software solutions, including Production rollouts
  • Assist with designing and developing the automation architecture, and configuring the automation test environment
  • Assist with automation methodology, follow it and direct others in regards to automation methodology
  • Develop and maintain automated test scripts (VB code, QuickTest Pro and Test Director)
  • Assist the team with integration of Mercury with the MKS configuration tool
  • Record and maintain defect-tracking inventory
  • Ensure adherence to Quality Assurance procedures
  • Work closely with developers and interact with other departments such as, Product Management, Technical Support, etc.
  • Coordinate with Project Management team when providing quality assurance services for particular projects
  • Submit daily and/or scheduled status reports to the Quality Assurance Manager
  • Handle multiple quality assurance projects concurrently
Skills: 

Some of the skills required for this position are:
  • Prior experience with quality assurance and testing, writing test plans and test cases
  • Familiar with SDLC, test phases, quality standards (ISO, CMM), practices and test methodologies
  • Experience in web-based software testing process and procedures
  • Experience with Software Bug Tracking system
  • Experience with Mercury's tool suite (Test Director, QuickTest Pro, WinRunner, LoadRunner)
  • Ability to develop solid and maintainable automated test scripts, manual test cases, test plans, and test sets.
  • Proactive communication within organization and ability to gather and understand technical requirements from different sources such as, Product Development, Operations, etc.
  • Excellent communication and written skills
  • Attention to detail, organized, good analytical and troubleshooting skills, and being a key team player are a must
  • Knowledge of and adherence to Change Control procedures
  • Ability to work independently, multitask and focus on critical path deliverables are essential skills for this position. Strong SQL skills are a major plus.
Location: 6+ Month Contract - Downtown Toronto
Compensation: Hourly rate for this 6+ month contract
Email: julie.cox@careerdriven.com

Monday, November 22, 2010

Software Engineer (Toronto, ON)

Location: Toronto, ON
Email: jdelaney@proofpoint.com
Compensation: DOE

Proofpoint Email Archiving is a Software as a Service solution that features a highly-sophisticated distributed grid search and storage infrastructure. This service-based architecture allows us to scale to meet the needs of hundreds of clients that are among the largest businesses in the world. To date, we have archived over 3 billion messages.

Requirements:
  • Three to seven years experience building enterprise products/solutions that process large amounts of data (full SDLC for at least one major release as well)
  • Solid understanding of advanced OO concepts/methodologies
  • Development experience with as many of these technologies as possible: Windows Server, .NET, C#, C++, Java, and XML
  • Good database programming experience (MySQL a strong plus)
  • Previous experience with distributed systems (or a strong understanding of their infrastructure and architecture)
  • Strong communication skills
  •  Experience with Agile/Scrum
  • Flexibility to change approaches and projects when needed

Education:
  • University degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent

Bonus Points:
  • Previous experience creating security, email, archiving, eDiscovery, and/or storage products
  • Experience with Microsoft Exchange development
  • Exposure to NUnit test environment
  • Experience with performance optimization
  • Knowledge of MAPI development
  • Active Directory or LDAP experience

Proofpoint offers a full benefit package including 3 weeks vacation and stock.

Proofpoint is an equal opportunity employer and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin ancestry, age, medical condition, disability, veteran status, marital status, or other prohibited factors under applicable federal, state, and local laws.

To learn more about Proofpoint, Inc. and all of our employment opportunities visit www.proofpoint.com.
 
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