SKILLS: E-COMMERCE, BROKERAGE, UNIX, WINDOWS/NT, C/C++ , JAVA, SQL, OO

COMPENSATION: $200K – 250K total + stock options

LOCATION: Jersey City, NJ

Leading on-line brokerage with state-of-the-art web based multi-tiered front and back office trading systems needs Senior Development Manager to be responsible for all technology comprising electronic trading systems for a major Wall Street client.

This is a high-profile position reporting to top management and requiring extensive client interface, that will oversee all software development projects across multiple tiers (UNIX, Windows/NT, RDBMS, Internet, wireless and mainframe platforms), work closely with all levels of the organization, and be responsible for managing 100 – 200 technical staff.

The firm, based in Jersey City, and one of the fastest-growing online brokerages in the industry, builds and supports front, middle and back office electronic trading systems for in-house traders as well as a number of major Wall Street brokerages. The firm offers technical challenge, career growth, competitive compensation and excellent benefits.

The ideal candidate will be a self-directed, technically hands-on manager with strong management skills, extensive experience in client interface, team building and motivation, a background in software engineering or application development, prior brokerage experience, and a track record of running an entire department, including financial application development and production support across multi-tiered platforms, and supervision of a large technical staff.

Additional responsibilities include producing project plans, managing/coordinating with applicable business and technology groups (including programmers, development managers, design, usability, product managers, QA, clients, etc.), and managing projects through to completion.

10+ years of prior management experience in a software development environment required. Experience with real-time online financial trading systems development highly preferred. Securities knowledge is desired. Experience implementing and integrating online information providers/datafeeds (Reuters, PR Newswire, ILX, Lipper, S&P, Business Wire, etc.) preferred.

Please note: This is a permanent, full-time position, not a contract. Telephone inquiries will not be given consideration without prior submission of resume. All resumes must be accompanied by salary history and requirements, present location of residence, and current U.S. visa status or statement of citizenship. Candidates residing beyond commuting distance of the position must indicate whether they would require relocation assistance, or would be willing to relocate on their own. Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship, as the client will not sponsor.

SKILLS: E-COMMERCE, INTERNET, CLIENT/SERVER, NETWORK.

COMPENSATION: market + bonus

LOCATION: New York, NY

Leading e-Business firm in the New York City Metro Area has immediate need for ten (10) World-Class Systems Architects to be the senior technical resources on e-Commerce projects for the firm's clients. The company is a leader in the new category of technology services firms called e-Business Systems Innovators, and specializes in developing strategic e-Business solutions for both Fortune 500 companies and electronic start-ups that want to dominate the market place. The openings are full-time, permanent positions for top-notch candidates, only. Expertise is needed in Systems, Applications and Infrastructure Architecture. Responsibilities will include developing the initial work plan, designing and developing the application architecture and approach, developing the network strategy, understanding database architectures, conducting interview sessions with users of all levels, including senior executives, and writing detailed documentation. These positions offer tremendous opportunities for growth, excellent compensation, generous stock options and the chance to work with a company at the forefront of e-Business development. Note: some travel required.

The Systems Architect is the highest level technical contact a client would typically have within the company's organization. The Systems Architect has breadth and depth of knowledge with both emerging technologies and legacy systems, as well as familiarity with business aspects. The Systems Architect is involved during the Conceive phase for the technology strategy component of the e-Business strategy, and is responsible for the high-level architecture, design and technology selections in the Architect Phase. They are also frequently called upon during the business development (or sales) phase with prospective clients to communicate the technical competencies and approach.

The Applications Architect is responsible for conceptual integrity of the application system at the design and implementation level. They design the overall architecture, selects the appropriate tools and products to facilitate the implementation of the architecture, maintains and oversees the daily builds, and acts as a mentor for other technical team members. The Applications Architect has in-depth knowledge of Internet-enabled technologies as well as a variety of client/server technologies. Experience using middleware options such as CORBA, DCOM, and EJB is usually required.

The Infrastructure Architect is responsible for conceptual integrity of the underlying network and infrastructure. They ensure that a reliable, available, and secure computing infrastructure enables the company's technology endeavors. This person will participate across various engagements and focus that the company delivers highly available and high-performing eBusiness platforms. They are accountable for the overall design and/or re-design of an eBusiness service delivery platform and support systems.

The successful candidate will be expected to perform the following duties:

• Design and develop the overall application architecture and approach.
• Develop detailed specifications including; logical and physical diagrams or blueprints, application configuration and requirements.
• Develop, extend and test the components of the architect, engineer and extend architectures.
• Identify potential risk and problem areas and develop procedures that provide effective workarounds to the problem at hand.
• Develop or elaborate on a network strategy.
• Ensure that all needed interfaces to the application fit within the execution architecture.
• Make blueprints, network, server, storage array configurations and requirements, and the development in conjunction with the application architect, determine what computation is done and where, identify where the applications will reside (based on response time requirements), identify capacity requirements, identify business service requirements and strategy, and identify/determine where data will be placed prior to designing an infrastructure architecture that will support the application and system's architectures.
• Design and develop the overall infrastructure architecture and approach that accounts for all layers of system and network interaction. Document the physical infrastructure deployment, testing, and turn-up plan.
• Mentor the development of detailed specifications including; logical and physical diagrams or the mechanisms, services, and policies governing this operational asset (the infrastructure).
• Have the ability to assess infrastructures and recommend solutions for upgrading the infrastructure to meet business needs or to adapt and transform a traditional business to an e-business. Develop or contribute to business strategy (identify what business capability the infrastructure may enable).
• Have the ability to merge technology infrastructures as services converge (e.g. Call Centers to the WWW). Identify the capabilities required to support and manage the infrastructure

Successful candidates must have a minimum of 10+ years' experience as hands-on architect, at least 3 years in e-Commerce, and background in the complete project life cycle, including design, development, implementation and documentation of client/server and multi-tiered applications. Specific skills required include:

• Outstanding business communication, presentation, business analysis, and project management skills, including excellent interpersonal skills (arrogance and ego-centrism will be discouraged.) Ability to make complex technical decisions.
• Experience managing and implementing information (data) architecture strategies.
• Very strong functional knowledge of business practices and financial procedures.
• Experience developing process, data and business models.
• Excellent negotiation skills and ability to motivate and advance change within an organization.
• Leadership capability.

Technical skills required include:

• Experience with DB design.
• Experience with RAD tools (Delphi, MS Access) is a plus.
• Knowledge of Data Modeling/Analysis tools such as Erwin and IEF a plus.
• Understanding of systems, database and network architectures.
• Understanding of Network and System Operating Systems.
• Understanding of Network and System Management Systems
• Understanding of Client/Server, multi-tiered and Distributed Processing Architectures.
• Understanding of application development and deployment.
• Understanding of a wide variety of technology components, applications, and protocols (e.g. firewalls, cache, load balancing, routing, directory services, http, TCP/IP, RAID, TP, MOM, Layer 3, ATM, Queuing, etc.,)

Please note: This is a permanent, full-time position, not a contract. Telephone inquiries will not be given consideration without prior submission of resume. All resumes must be accompanied by salary history and requirements, present location of residence, and current U.S. visa status or statement of citizenship. Candidates residing beyond commuting distance of the position must indicate whether they would require relocation assistance, or would be willing to relocate on their own. The client requires that, where feasible, pre-screening interviews must take place in person prior to referral. Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship, as the client will not sponsor.

SKILLS: C++, CORBA, OO, UNIX, SOCKETS, TCP/IP, SQL

COMPENSATION: $70-110K base + bonus

LOCATION: New York, NY

Premier financial services firm is seeking several highly qualified Programmer/Analysts and Software Developers experienced in the full project life cycle for full-time positions to develop front and back office trading systems.

Candidates must have 4 plus years hands-on (real) full-life-cycle application development experience with strong knowledge of C++, strong OO skills, CORBA, sockets, TCP/IP, strong knowledge of UNIX internals, and SQL (Oracle or Sybase experience preferred.)

Knowledge of financial services (banking, brokerage) is highly preferred and will be used to differentiate between candidates with otherwise equal technical abilities, attitude and potential.

Other qualifications required include:

• excellent interpersonal and communication skills (both written and oral)
• application design skills
• production support experience
• quality assurance/testing experience
• stable work history

Salaries for these positions pay between 70K and 120K, depending on experience, in addition to bonus opportunity and excellent benefits package.

Valid work permit for the US (green card or citizenship) is REQUIRED, as employer is NOT willing to sponsor.

Sorry, but WE WILL ONLY RESPOND TO CANDIDATES WHO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS LISTED ABOVE.

Respond by e-mail only, including detailed resume and current and desired compensation (salary, bonus, stock options if any). Qualified candidates must come in for a pre-screening interview and technical exam so as to ensure that only quality candidates are referred.

SKILLS: UNIX, SCRIPTS, TCP/IP, SNA, IPX, SNMP, CISCO, DNS, NIS, NFS

COMPENSATION: per experience: base+bonus

LOCATION: Parsippnay, NJ

Major asset management firm in Parsippany has immediate need for Senior UNIX Administrator. Successful candidate must have minimum of 5+ years of experience as a UNIX Admin and thorough knowledge of UNIX core, shell scripting, administrative techniques and file transfer and communication protocols. Core Business Competencies: Must have a Bachelors and/or Masters degree in Computer Science or related Engineering field. Must have the ability to take directions well and self manage on a project basis. Background in brokerage or investment company preferred. Experience in supporting Internet-based applications a big plus. Core Technical Competencies: Candidates must have experience supporting UNIX, (Sun Solaris preferable) with thorough knowledge of UNIX shell scripting, UNIX core, systems administration techniques and idiosyncrasies. Should have understanding of the Internet/Intranet and third party security packages. Must have a working knowledge of UNIX security and permissioning. Working knowledge of Cisco routers a big plus. Knowledge of NIS, NFS, DNS and automounter is desired. Knowledge of one or more security specialty areas such as Auditing, Policy, Disaster Avoidance & Recovery Planning, technical investigations, firewall and host protection design or risk analysis desirable.

Network architecture and protocols required: TCP/IP, SNA, IPX, SNMP, RMON, RIP, HTTP, NetBios/NetBEUI, Network firewalls (e.g. Checkpoint), application, gateways, circuit relays. Internet/Intranet: sendmail, FTP and World Wide Web Servers. Network Operating Systems: UNIX, Novell Netware, NT, Banyan Vines, LAN Manager.

Position Description: Candidates will apply firewall upgrades and maintenance, install all security monitoring code as well as write and maintain scripts used to monitor our particular environment. Will also write and maintain procedure documents.

Please note: This is a permanent, full-time position, not a contract. Telephone inquiries will not be given consideration without prior submission of resume. All resumes must be accompanied by salary history and requirements, present location of residence, and current U.S. visa status or statement of citizenship. Candidates residing beyond commuting distance of the position must indicate whether they would require relocation assistance, or would be willing to relocate on their own. Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship, as the client will not sponsor.

SKILLS: UNIX, SHELL SCRIPTS, NIS, NFS, DNS, Servers, TCP/IP.

COMPENSATION: $70 - $100K total

LOCATION: New York, NY

Leading Wall Street brokerage firm has immediate need for a UNIX (Sun Solaris) System Administrator. Successful candidates must have minimum 5+ years of UNIX Admin experience, deep knowledge of UNIX core, shell scripting, administrative techniques, data and file transfer utilities. Knowledge of communication protocols (especially TCP/IP) preferred. Knowledge of Ethernet and network hardware, including Cisco routers, highly preferred.

Core Business Competencies: Must have a Associate or Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related Engineering field. Background in brokerage or software development company preferred. Background in C, Perl and shell programming a big plus. Ability to take directions well and self-manage on a project basis a big plus.

Core Technical Competencies: Deep and broad knowledge of Solaris UNIX core and operating environment, UNIX shell scripting, administration techniques, standard utilities, data telecommunication technology (e.g. network protocols and topologies), data communication fundamentals, telecommunications network installation and operation. Knowledge of SunOS, Solaris, NIS, NFS, DNS Servers, Ethernet. Knowledge of Cisco routers a big plus.

Position Description: Provides centralized systems administration, operational support (hardware/software installation, maintenance and support, systems logs and problem reports, adds, changes, deletes, disk space management, backups, and file restores) and problem resolution for a UNIX based system. Executes all routine administrative and operational tasks. Assists in monitoring of the system's performance and capacity planning. Troubleshoots and/or interacts with IT staff or vendors in testing, operational support and troubleshooting of complex system hardware and software problems.

SKILLS: UNIX, SHELL SCRIPTS, NIS, NFS, DNS, Servers, TCP/IP.

COMPENSATION: $70 - $100K total

LOCATION: New York, NY

Leading investment firm in midtown has immediate need for a UNIX (Sun Solaris) System Administrator. Successful candidates must have minimum 5+ years of UNIX Admin experience, thorough knowledge of UNIX core, shell scripting, administrative techniques, data and file transfer utilities. Knowledge of communication protocols (especially TCP/IP) preferred. Knowledge of Ethernet and network hardware, including Cisco routers, highly preferred.

Core Business Competencies: Must have a Associate or Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related Engineering field. Background in brokerage or software development company preferred. Knowledge of NT administration/support a plus. Ability to take directions well and self-manage on a project basis a big plus.

Core Technical Competencies: Deep and broad knowledge of Solaris UNIX core and operating environment, UNIX shell scripting, administration techniques, standard utilities, data telecommunication technology (e.g. network protocols and topologies), data communication fundamentals, telecommunications network installation and operation. Knowledge of SunOS, Solaris, NIS, NFS, DNS Servers, Ethernet. Knowledge of Cisco routers a big plus.

Position Description: Provides centralized systems administration, operational support (hardware/software installation, maintenance and support, systems logs and problem reports, adds, changes, deletes, disk space management, backups, and file restores) and problem resolution for a UNIX based system. Executes all routine administrative and operational tasks.

Assists in monitoring of the system's performance and capacity planning. Troubleshoots and/or interacts with IT staff or vendors in testing, operational support and troubleshooting of complex system hardware and software problems.

SKILLS: WinRunner, SilkTest, FIX Protocol, SQL, OO, Brokerage

COMPENSATION: $90K - 110K + bonus

LOCATION: New York, NY

Major E-Commerce financial firm in downtown Manhattan seeks a QA Sr. Tester/Project Leader with thorough knowledge of the complete project development life cycle and demonstrated expertise in developing System Test Plans and Procedures and defect tracking.

Requirements include extensive experience in black box testing and use of automated testing tools for GUI and Web based applications. Position entails development of entrance and exit criteria for all QA test phases. Coordinate the development of Unit test and scripts with development team leads and developers. Capture module dependencies to be used to determine integration test schedule and regression test requirements. Coordinate the development of the Integration Test Plan and scripts with development staff and team lead. Review Build Report for each build submitted to QA. Coordinate logging of defects into the defect management systems. Collaborate with development team leads and project managers on the determination of defect severity and fix schedule. Coordinate the evaluation and selection of functional and stress/performance test tools with the technology lead.

Position requires minimum of 4+ years of prior Q/A testing experience, which must include prior experience testing on-line securities trading systems using the FIX Protocol, automated testing tools, shell scripts, and the writing of test plans and test cases.

Please note: This is a permanent, full-time position, not a contract. Telephone inquiries will not be given consideration without prior submission of resume. All resumes must be accompanied by salary history and requirements, present location of residence, and current U.S. visa status or statement of citizenship. Candidates residing beyond commuting distance of the position must indicate whether they would require relocation assistance, or would be willing to relocate on their own. Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship, as the client will not sponsor.

SKILLS: JAVA, COM or CORBA, SQL, SYBASE, UNIX, SOCKETS, EJB.

COMPENSATION: $80K - 120K base + bonus

LOCATION: New York, NY

Premier Investment Bank in Wall Street area seeks 5+ Senior Java Developers to participate in the complete project life cycle of development of front and back office electronic trading systems.

Minimum 3+ years Java development experience required, and minimum additional (prior) 3+ years of object oriented development on client/server platforms.

Required technical skills include: Java (client and server side), Java Enterprise Java Beans, COM/DCOM or CORBA, UNIX, SQL, RDBMS (Sybase or Oracle preferred), thorough experience with the complete development cycle including gathering requirements, developing specifications, application design, coding and testing.

Interpersonal skills:- Problem solver, team player who can also work independently as needed, outstanding oral and written communications skills to interact with business clients, managers and other technical personnel.

Please note: This is a permanent, full-time position, not a contract. Telephone inquiries will not be given consideration without prior submission of a resume. All resumes must be accompanied by salary history and requirements, present location of residence, and current U.S. visa status or statement of citizenship. Candidates residing beyond commuting distance of the position must indicate whether they would require relocation assistance, or would be willing to relocate on their own. Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship, as the client will not sponsor.

SKILLS: JAVA, CORBA, OO, SQL, ORACLE, UNIX, SOCKETS, EJB

COMPENSATION: $80K - 120K total.

LOCATION: New York, NY

Leading Wall Street firm seeks 2+ Senior Java Developers to participate in the complete project life cycle of development of front and back office electronic trading systems.

Minimum 3+ years Java development experience required, and minimum additional (prior) 3+ years of object oriented development (preferably C++) on client/server platforms.

Required technical skills include: Java (client and server side), Java Enterprise Java Beans, CORBA, UNIX (Solaris), SQL, RDBMS (Oracle preferred), thorough experience with the complete development cycle including gathering requirements, developing specifications, application design, coding and testing.

Prior experience developing securities trading systems a big plus.

Interpersonal skills:- Problem solver, team player who can also work independently as needed, outstanding oral and written communications skills to interact with business clients (traders), managers and other technical personnel.

Please note: This is a permanent, full-time position, not a contract. Telephone inquiries will not be given consideration without prior submission of resume. All resumes must be accompanied by salary history and requirements, present location of residence, and current U.S. visa status or statement of citizenship. Candidates residing beyond commuting distance of the position must indicate whether they would require relocation assistance, or would be willing to relocate on their own. Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship, as the client will not sponsor.

SKILLS: ORACLE, DATA MODELING, DBA, SQL, DATA WAREHOUSE

COMPENSATION: $90 - $120K total.

LOCATION: New York, NY

Major non-profit organization in mid-town Manhattan seeks Senior Oracle DBA and Data Modeler (2 positions available.)

Position entails identifying and modeling data existing on legacy system for migration to client/server platform and building database and data warehouse.

DBA Requirements include: 5+ years of hands-on experience as Oracle DBA, strong SQL, stored procedures and triggers, strong experience in monitoring, tuning and supporting Oracle database in production environment; demonstrated previous track record in building data warehouse. Experience building and supporting database on UNIX and NT a plus. Knowledge of insurance or financial applications a big plus.

Data Modeler Requirements include: minimum 5+ years logical and physical data modeling, in addition to 3+ years of experience in Oracle DBA duties (building, monitoring, tuning DB); previous data warehouse experience. Background in insurance or financial applications a big plus.

Architect and design and execution services for the firm's Alternative Investment product line.

Work with the core group in designing/implementing a content management system for document flow. Build systems to present clients Private Equity and Hedge Fund data onto the dotcom site.

• Design and build systems to provide client balances and statements in the dotcom site. Work with the other in-house groups and outside venders to provide client financial data.
• Work with the core data group to design databases to handle Alternative Investment requirements.

• Complete the documentation of these systems. Start work on the analysis and design of execution services systems for online trading, order booking, order management, call center integration, account opening process and the flow of client data through the dotcom site. Work with the core groups to handle the requirements.

Please note: This is a permanent, full-time position, not a contract. Telephone inquiries will not be given consideration without prior submission of resume. All resumes must be accompanied by salary history and requirements, present location of residence, and current U.S. visa status or statement of citizenship. Candidates residing beyond commuting distance of the position must indicate whether they would require relocation assistance, or would be willing to relocate on their own. Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship, as the client will not sponsor.

SKILLS: ORACLE, DBA, SQL, ADMINISTRATION.

COMPENSATION: $80 - $100K total.

LOCATION: Parsippany, NJ

Major financial firm in Parsippany, New Jersey, seek Mid-Level to Senior Oracle DBA.

DBA Requirements include: 5+ years of hands-on experience as Oracle DBA, strong SQL, stored procedures and triggers, strong experience in monitoring, tuning and supporting Oracle database in production environment; demonstrated previous track record in building data warehouse. Experience building and supporting database on UNIX and NT a plus. Knowledge of insurance or financial applications a big plus.

Please note:This is a permanent, full-time position, not a contract. Telephone inquiries will not be given consideration without prior submission of resume. All resumes must be accompanied by salary history and requirements, present location of residence, and current U.S. visa status or statement of citizenship. Candidates residing beyond commuting distance of the position must indicate whether they would require relocation assistance, or would be willing to relocate on their own. Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship, as the client will not sponsor.

SKILLS: UNIX , SHELL SCRIPTS, FIREWALL, TCP/IP, NIS, NFS, DNS Servers.

COMPENSATION: $70 - $100K total

LOCATION: Jersey City, NJ

Leading On-Line brokerage firm in Jersey has immediate need for a UNIX (Sun Solaris) System Administrator with strong experience building and supporting firewalls. Successful candidates must have minimum 5+ years of UNIX Admin experience, thorough knowledge of UNIX core, shell scripting, administrative techniques, data and file transfer utilities, knowledge of communication protocols (especially TCP/IP), prievious experience supporting web servers and production environment. Knowledge of Ethernet and network hardware, including Cisco routers, highly preferred.

Core Business Competencies: Must have a Associate or Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related Engineering field. Background in brokerage preferred. Ability to take directions well and self-manage on a project basis a big plus.

Core Technical Competencies: Deep and broad knowledge f Solaris UNIX core and operating enviroment, bilding and supporting Firewalls, UNIX shell cripting, administration techniques, standard uilities, data telecommunication technology (e.g. etwork protocols and topologies), data communication fundamentals, telecommunications network installation and operation. Knowledge of SunOS, Solaris, NIS, NFS, DNS Servers, Ethernet. Knowledge of Cisco routers a big plus.

Position Description: Provides centralized systems administration, operational support (hardware/software installation, maintenance and support, systems logs and problem reports, adds, changes, deletes, disk space management, backups, and file restores) and problem resolution for a UNIX based system. Executes all routine administrative and operational tasks. Assists in monitoring of the system's performance and capacity planning. Troubleshoots and/or interacts with IT staff or vendors in testing, operational support and troubleshooting of complex system hardware and software problems.

SKILLS: UNIX, SQL, ORACLE, "C++", JAVA, BROKERAGE

COMPENSATION: to $95K base + bonus (to $115K total)

LOCATION: Wall Street (New York City)

Leading discount brokerage has opening for 2 Senior Business Analysts to assist in

development of Risk Management Applications. Position entails responsibility for development of trading systems in a client/server environment (UNIX, Oracle), including gathering specifications, developing functional documents and tracking projects from inception to delivery. These are very visible positions involving extensive interaction with traders, developers and management. Outstanding oral and written communication and strong project management skills required.

Candidates must have at least 4 years of solid brokerage experience (Series 7 or 63 a plus), at least 2 years in Risk Management, and strong knowledge of UNIX, Oracle (or similar RDBMS), SQL and Object-Oriented Analysis. Familiarity with C/C++ and or Java A big plus. Working knowledge of Web-based technologies and PowerBuilder are pluses; Familiarity with MS-Office and project management tools are pluses. MBS and/or BS in Computer Science preferred. Technical background is a plus.

Please note: These are permanent, full-time positions, not contracts. Telephone inquiries will not be given consideration without prior submission of resume. All resumes must be accompanied by salary history and requirements, present location of residence, and current U.S. visa status or statement of citizenship. Candidates residing beyond commuting distance of the position must indicate whether they would require relocation assistance, or would be willing to relocate on their own. Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship, as the client will not sponsor. NorthStar is an equal opportunity employer.

SKILLS: C++, OOD, Oracle, UNIX

LOCATION: New York

Premier Investment Bank requires multiple experienced C++ developers to join Global Money Markets Systems Group.

Required Skills: Strong C++ Programmer with 3+ years experience. Strong in object oriented techniques. Used to working in large development environments. Requires skills in client/server development as well as a strong database background (Oracle or Sybase preferred). Financial skills (prior brokerage experience) is a Big plus.

Environment: SUN Solaris 2.5.1, SUN Sparcworks C++, Rogue Wave, Class Libraries, ORACLE Database and Tools (7.3.3).

SKILLS: "C++", "VC++", UNIX, MFC, SQL, COMD/DCOM, CORBA

COMPENSATION: $80-100K, depending on experience

LOCATION: New York

New York's premier financial services consulting and recruiting firm is seeking qualified individuals for full-time positions at several first-tier brokerage firms, investment banks and commercial banks.

Candidates must have 4 plus years hands-on (real) application development experience with C++/UNIX, and CORBA, or Visual C++/MFC COM/DCOM. RDBMS experience required (Oracle or Sybase preferred.) Knowledge of financial services (banking, brokerage) is beneficial and will be used to differentiate between candidates with equal technical abilities, attitude and potential.

Other qualifications that would be beneficial include:

• good interpersonal and communication skills (both written and oral)

• application design skills

• production support experience

• quality assurance/testing experience

All positions include excellent benefit packages.

No H1s please for these positions as employers are NOT WILLING to sponsor. Candidates with Green Cards are okay.

WE WILL ONLY RESPOND TO CANDIDATES WHO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS LISTED ABOVE.

Respond by e-mail only. Qualified candidates must come in for an interview and a technical exam so as to ensure that only quality candidates are sent to our clients.

SKILLS: "DATA MODELING", CASE, RDBMS, SQL, UNIX, BROKERAGE

"MARKET DATA"

COMPENSATION: Depending on Experience

LOCATION: Jersey City

Leading on-line brokerage in Jersey City with state-of-the-art web based multi-tiered front and back office trading systems has opening for a Senior Data Architect with 5+ years of experience analyzing, architecting and modeling market data and knowledge of verification, cleansing and integration of third-party datafeeds (Reuters, S&P, Zack, ILX, etc.). Strong knowledge of data warehousing, brokerage, market data or investment background and solid experience with CASE tools and methodologies required.

COMPENSATION: to $90K total

LOCATION: Parsippany, NJ

Major investment management firm Needs Oracle DBA to work within a tight knit development team. The successful applicant will be responsible for creation of stored procedures, Oracle Server maintenance functions, query/server optimization and data design.

Candidates should have 4+ years' experience as an Oracle DBA, performance tuning required), 2-4 years' experience with the creation of stored procedures (for security and data access). Should also have 1-2 years' experience with relational database design using ERWIN. Experience with supporting production environment a big plus. Must have strong interpersonal skills, a strong work ethic and the ability to work in a team environment.

SKILLS: JAVA, EJB, OOD, C++, SQL, GUI Development, UNIX

COMPENSATION: $80K - $125K total

LOCATION: New York

Leading discount broker in Wall Street has multiple Openings for Senior Software Developers to join their Trading Systems Development Groups in Equities, Fixed Income, Risk Management and Stock Lending.

Candidates will participate in the complete development Life cycle of trading and risk-management systems for the Firm's trading floor. Candidates must have 4+ years of OO development Experience (C++ and or Java), expertise in server As well as client-side Java, Enterprise Java Beans, And demonstrate technical proficiency in each of the following areas: object-oriented design techniques, C++ programming, basic computer science concepts, relational dB concepts, SQL programming (preferably Oracle), GUI development, UNIX programming (system calls, etc.), inter-process communications concepts and programming. Prior experience developing relavant securities Trading systems a big plus. Strong analytical and problem solving skills are mandatory. Background in a financial or trading environment is highly desired.

An undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering is required. A graduate degree in Computer Science or Finance is highly desired as well.

SKILLS: C++, Java, SQL, NT and/or Unix development experience.

COMPENSATION: Open

LOCATION: New York

Premier Investment Bank requires mid-level developer to build a Fixed-Income Web-Based Trading System. Candidate must demonstrate technical proficiency in each of the following areas: C++ design and programming, basic computer science concepts, relational dB concepts, SQL programming, GUI development, Windows/NT or Unix based application development. Proficiency in the following areas is desired but not required: Java design and programming, Java AWT programming, TCP/IP concepts and programming, inter-process communications, transaction processing concepts and design, Sybase or Oracle database concepts. Strong analytical and problem solving skills are mandatory. Background in a financial or trading environment is highly desired.

An undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering is required. A graduate degree in Computer Science or Finance is highly desired as well.