Microsoft Administrators - Troy, MI

iVantage Group is seeking Microsoft Administrators for a great client of ours in the Troy, MI area. This position is a full time, contract opportunity.


The top 5 skills to look for at Citrix, VMware, Windows, SCCM, and SCOM

The Microsoft Server Administrator position will be responsible for day-to-day support of Microsoft Windows servers environment.

This is not an entry level IT position. Prior Microsoft server administration experience is required.

The position will also require occasional weekend work as part of a formal change control process and occasional after hours work to respond to any issues. An oncall rotation is also expected from this position.

Required Qualifications:

• The position will require the ability to rack and install servers as needed.
• Prior experience in administering, building, designing, and maintaining VMWare ESX/ESXi/Server/Workstation.
• Prior experience in administering, building, and maintaining Microsoft Windows 200x server with clustering.
• Prior experience in administering, building, designing, and maintaining Citrix environments.
• Prior experience in administering, building, designing, and maintaining Active Directory, LDAP and ADAM.
• Create, design, and maintain a Disaster Recovery testing process for all needed environments.
• Prior experience in supporting an enterprise monitoring solution; MOM/SCOM.
• Prior experience in application deployments and patch installation using SMS/SCCM/WSUS.

Other Qualifications:

• Prior experience with Symantec NetBackup a plus.
• Knowledge of SAN/NAS disk storage for NetApp and EMC storage systems a plus.
• Prior experience in VB, PowerShell, and XML scripting a plus.

Please send resumes to Carey Allen at callen@theivantagegroup.com or apply online at, www.theivantagegroup.com

Recruiter - Brighton, MI

iVantage Group is looking for a Technical Recruiter to work in our fast growing Brighton, MI location.

The individual must be competent in all aspects of the recruiting process. This person will need to be fairly independent and not need a lot of micro-management.  The main focus will be placing IT talent with our Fortune 500 client base. The Recruiter will partner with our sales force to manage the execution of hiring new employees for our local and national clients.  The ideal candidate must be well versed in sourcing, screening, interviewing and negotiating offers. We are only looking for A+ players with a track record of success in the technology industry.

We offer an entrepreneurial spirit, excellent base salary, commission, bonuses, medical, and dental package, LTD/STD and Life Insurance, 401k and the opportunity to share in the excitement of a fast growing company.

Qualifications:

* Must have technical recruiting experience

* Excellent communication and organizational skills

* The ability to manage several requirements

* Expert level skills sourcing candidates

* Experience working in a very fast-paced group

* BA/BS a plus.


Please send a copy of your resume to Bryan Shrader at bryan@theivantagegroup.com or visit our website www.theivantagegroup.com to apply online.

Account Manager/Sales - Brighton, MI

iVantage Group is looking for a Account Manager/Sales Person to work in our fast growing Brighton, MI location.


Description:
Work with a collaborative group of sales and recruiting professionals dedicated to the development of long term client relationships and an innovative recruiting process. The chosen professional will be responsible for identifying, cultivating and closing new business opportunities. We are looking for polished, intelligent go-getters to join our seasoned team of Talent Acquisition professionals.


Duties and Responsibilities:
* Responsible for selling contract and permanent placement services to current and new clients.
* Maintain accurate and timely data of sales activities-forecast and closed opportunities.
* Work in a collaborative team environment, while being held accountable for individual growth targets.
* Work closely with all members of the sales team to support current customers.
* Work directly with recruitment to produce quality candidates for the account.


Experience and Background:
* Must have 1-3 years of outside sales experience.
* Self motivation with a strong ethic and demonstrated “ownership” in your work.
* Ability to work effectively with team members.
* Excellent time management skills.
* Have strong aptitude for technology.
* Have excellent telephone skills.
* Maintain timely and accurate system records regarding client activity, database, contacts and opportunities.
* Be persistent and thorough in making contact with customers to insure Company is meeting/exceeding high levels of satisfaction.
* Have excellent written skills for introductory, meeting follow-up and on-going account management purposes.
* Ability to multi-task, problem solve and manage client relationships.
* Flexibility to travel.


We offer an exceptional reimbursement plan and benefits package, team input and access to senior level IT management experience. We also offer state of the art business tools, professional training and development, employee recognition programs, excellent working environment and unlimited earning potential.


Please send a copy of your resume to Bryan Shrader at bryan@theivantagegroup.com or visit our website www.theivantagegroup.com to apply online.

Accountant - Brighton, MI

iVantage Group is one of the fastest growing Talent Acquisition firms in Michigan. Our rapidly growing Brighton, MI office is seeking a part-time accountant, with the possibility to grow into a leadership role.

Core duties will include:


o Manage all corporate accounting activities 


o Customer invoicing 


o Payroll: all hours are correct and payments are correct. Paying subcontractors. 


o Manage Payroll Vendor 


o Accounts Receivable 


o Accounts Payable 


o Client profitability review 


o Budgeting and Forecasting. i.e. computers, new, larger lease, supplies 


o Monthly financial review with senior leadership 


o Variance analysis and explanations/whys. 


o Work with and manage current outsourced CPA 


o Manage admin 


o Trusted advisor

Must have a degree and experience in a previous accounting position.  If you would like to be involved in the excitement of a growing company, please apply to this position. 


Please send a copy of your resume to Juliet Shrader at jshrader@theivantagegroup.com or visit our website www.theivantagegroup.com to apply online.

Product Manager Hybrid Vehicles - Troy or Auburn Hills, MI

iVantage Group is seeking a Product Manager Hybrid Electric Vehicle / Electric Vehicle Connection Systems individual for a great client in Troy or Auburn Hills, MI. This position is full time, direct hire.






MAJOR JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:


• Provide Technical Leadership in Michigan (team leader)


• Write Technical Design Requests/identify new business opps.


• Develop and maintain technical relationship with customer


• Act as primary engineering application contact with customer


• Provide on site technical support to customer


• Conduct technical reviews on connection product portfolio


• Act as onsite support to resolve component issues




Job Requirements:


• 5 years experience as a component engineer or technical connection systems Sales Engineer.


• Experience in performing tech reviews in front of customers


• Ablility to travel


• Preferred experience working with OEM (ie GM, Volkswagen, Ford) or device supplier (ei Conti, Magna, Borg Warner)


• High level of interpersonnel skills, demonstrated ability to work Persistence to achieve revenue and profit goals


• Demonstrated leadership experience


• Ability to set self directed portfolio improvement agenda


• Excellent communication and people skills


• Able to interface globally with sales teams and customers


• Proven ability to work autonomously


• Ability to solve complex problems


• Ability to deal with and reconcile conflicting strategies




Job Skills Preferred:


• Connection system application engineering experience (plus)


• Marketing background (plus)


• Connection system component design engineering experience (plus)




Educational Requirements: Bachelor of Science Degree, Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering


Education Preferred: MBA




Please send a copy of your resume to Karen Alfanos at Karen@theivantagegroup.com or visit our website www.theivantagegroup.com to apply online.

Senior Account Managers - Troy, MI

iVantage Group is currently looking for several talented Senior Account Managers for a great client of ours in Troy, MI. This position is full time, direct hire.






• Lead Business Pursuit opportunities on connection systems with Multiple customers in one of our emerging product segments


• Manage the accounts of multiple customers, including the following:


     o Resolution of customer commercial disputes


     o Managing the customer relationships and voice of the customer,


     o Maximizing profitability of the account


• Achieve and exceed all booking metrics


• Formulate business pursuit strategies and detailed value


• Propositions for multiple customers


• Manage sales force data for all active accounts






Position Requirements:


• Ability to forge customer relationships with purchasing, engineering and business teams of our customers


• Persistence to achieve revenue and profit goals


• Demonstrated leadership experience


• Business acumen


• Excellent communication and people skills


• Able to interface globally with sales teams and customers


• Proven ability to work autonomously


• Ability to solve complex problems


• Ability to deal with and reconcile conflicting strategies




Preferred Experience:


• Connection systems experience


• Sales and engineering background




Educational Requirements: Bachelor’s Degree – Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering


Education Preferred: MBA


Please send a copy of your resume to Karen Alfanos at Karen@theivantagegroup.com or visit our website www.theivantagegroup.com to apply online.

Pricing Manager - Troy, MI

iVantage Group is currently looking for a talented Pricing Manager for a great client of ours in Troy, MI. This position is full time, direct hire.




Description:
Formulate and implement robust pricing strategies to Improve margins and maximize revenue
Optimize the EOS related to disciplined pricing process and controls              
Center of expertise for market pricing across all channels, customers, and regions
Analyze pricing dynamics by channel and customer, understanding market impact related to commodities, labor, currency, logistics, supply/demand, etc..
Lead and supervise pricing analyst team in NA
Leadership role in PXRB and DPRG related to pricing strategy (including market price ladders)


Requirements/Preferred experience:  
Demonstrated leadership experience and ability to effectively lead global initiatives and resolve complex problems
Demonstrated business acumen including detailed experience in case preparation and cash flow analysis
Extensive experience and detailed product knowledge of transportation connections systems market
Detailed experience in systems and database management and analysis
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to deal with and reconcile conflicting business strategies
Connection systems engineering experience a plus 
Sales experience a plus


Please send a copy of your resume to Karen Alfanos at Karen@theivantagegroup.com or visit our website www.theivantagegroup.com to apply online.

North American Device Channel Manager - Troy, MI

iVantage Group is looking for a North American Device Channel Manager for a great client in Troy, MI. This position is a full time, direct hire opportunity.

Job Responsibilities:

• Identify and own Device (PCB solution, Hybrid Pigtails and data connectivity products) target customers

• Develop and drive device customer strategies in North America

• Define and implement product and technology innovation needed to secure a profitable Device growth in North America

• Lead and manage the NA Device Channel Team (Sales, product and mfg engineering and project management)

• Drive the NA pricing and quotation process to secure profitable business

• Profit and Loss responsibility for NA Device Channel including:

     o management of direct controlled cost centers

     o ownership of NA quotation process

     o drive the NA Device production cost center


Position Requirements:

• Minimum of 10 years experience in PCB connector (header) industry (automotive experience preferred)

• Leadership of a group larger than 20 people for more than 5 years

• International experience and strong intercultural communication skills

• Current or previous position would be: Product Management Group Leader, Business Unit Leader

• Ability to solve complex problems

• Ability to deal with and reconcile conflicting business strategies


Preferred Experience:

• Connection systems engineering experience a plus

• Marketing background a plus

• Connection system component design engineering experience (plus)

Educational Requirements: Bachelor’s Degree – Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering

Education Preferred: MBA


Please send a copy of your resume to Karen Alfanos at Karen@theivantagegroup.com or visit our website www.theivantagegroup.com to apply online.

ETL / Data Warehouse Developer - Troy, MI

iVantage Group is currently looking for an ETL / Data Warehouse Developer for a great client of ours in Troy, MI. This position is a full time, contract (6 month). 


The best candidate is one that is strong in SQL (primarily Oracle) and one that has spent time building out reports (currently reporting solution is BO).

REQUIREMENTS: 
•More than 8 years Data Warehouse experience in a technical role of large relational data warehouses. Experience with Oracle databases preferred
•Implementation experience with ETL concepts and tools (such as Data Migrator, Informatica, Data Stage, Ascential) required.
•Emphasis on SQL especially within the ORACLE space.
•Strong knowledge of data warehousing concepts in relational databases.
•Strong understanding of dimensional data models.
•Strong understanding of building out reporting as part of a comprehensive BI solution.
•High standards of customer service.
•Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related field.
•Ability to collaborate in a team environment, offering vital information where necessary.
•Ability to work closely with system/solution architects and other team members.
•Ability to communicate effectively to both technical and business leaders, working well with Developers, Managers, and DBAs.
•Experience in data integration/warehousing is highly preferred.
•Experience using Microsoft Office suite of products especially Word, Excel, and Access. 
•Requirements analysis, data assessment, business process reengineering, and familiarity with data warehousing design concepts such as 3rd Normal Form and Dimensional models.
•Good understanding of data warehousing project life cycle, especially tasks within the ETL phase.


Please send a copy of your resume to Karen Alfanos at Karen@theivantagegroup.com or visit our website www.theivantagegroup.com to apply online.

PeopleSoft Developer - Ann Arbor, MI

iVantage Group is seeking a talented, PeopleSoft Developer for a great client in Ann Arbor, MI. This position is a full time, direct hire opportunity.

Plan, develop, and launch efficient information systems and operations systems in support of core organizational functions. Exercise judgment in developing methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining development plan. Apply proven communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills to help identify, communicate, and resolve system issues in order to maximize the benefit of IT systems investments and support end users in efficiently and effectively fulfilling business objectives

Major Responsibilities:

•Develop and support PeopleSoft applications, and collaborate with other developers and architects on solution architecture, scalability, maintainability, and efficiency.
•Assist in production support resolution as required.
•Assist in project deliverables as required.
•Define and conduct system tests and system validation.
•Work with business analysts to understand and document program development requirements.
•Develop and maintain project documentation and deliverables as required.
•Develop technical documentation for all deliverables.

Required Skills:

•Excellent communication, analytical, and presentations skills.
•Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work as a results oriented team player.

•5 - 7 years of PeopleSoft developmental experience with:
-PeopleCode
-Application Designer
-SQR
-Component Interface
-Application Engine
-SQL
-Master or Bachelor Degree in Information Systems or related field
-5 years experience in software application development and support

Preferred Skills:
•5 - 7 years of functional knowledge of PeopleSoft modules with: (PeopleSoft Financials 9.X)
-Accounts Payables
-Accounts Receivable
-Billing
-Asset Management
-General Ledger

Additional Preferred Skills:
•EDI Integration
•Work Flow 
•XML Publisher
•PeopleSoft upgrades


Please send a copy of your resume to Carey Allen at callen@theivantagegroup.com or visit our website www.theivantagegroup.com to apply online.

SQL Programmer - Auburn Hills, MI

iVantage Group is currently seeking a talented SQL Programmer for a tremendous opportunity with a great client in Auburn Hills, MI. This position is a contract opportunity.


The SQL Programmer provides analyzes the programming needs of the end user, providing technical support for all Teams and Departments, such as coding, designing, implementing, and debugging programs.
Essential Functions
Under direction perform the following:
• Ensure the timely creation and distribution of weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual reports and data files.
• Ensure the deliverables are properly distributed to the organization and external parties, where appropriate.
• Analyze the needs, design, program, test, and implement management reports within the Authority
• Thoroughly document and properly inventory any completed work.
• Maintain the overall IS department inventory of management reports produced within the department.
• Assist various staff in identifying and correcting data integrity issues.
• Ensure continued compliance with all security and privacy requirements of our client and State and Federal regulations.
• Work as a team member in the development of new software systems for gathering and reporting data for our client.
• Other duties as assigned
Job Requirements and Qualifications
Education:
Individual must possess a Bachelors degree in an Information Systems related field from an accredited college or university
Training Requirements (licenses, programs, or certificates):
Experience:
Minimum of two years experience in a related computer systems field in the healthcare industry.
Knowledge Requirements:
• Demonstrated working knowledge of the databases systems that supply data to the management reporting needs of the Authority
• Demonstrated working knowledge of the report and system
Competencies/Skills:
Core Competencies:
• Interacting with others in a way that gives them confidence in one’s intentions and those of the organization; maintaining social, ethical, and organizational norms; firmly adhering to codes of conduct and ethical principles. (Integrity/Building Trust)
• Making customers and their needs a primary focus of one’s actions; developing and sustaining productive customer relationships, recognizing that the ultimate customer is the consumer. (Customer Focus)
• Actively identifying new areas for learning; regularly creating and taking advantage of learning opportunities; using newly gained knowledge and skill on the job and learning through their application. (Continuous Learning)
• Setting high standards of performance for self and others; assuming responsibility and accountability for successfully completing assignments or tasks; self-imposing standards of excellence in addition to consciously adopting organizational standards of excellence. (Work Standards)
• Clearly conveying information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message. (Communication)
Other Information
Special Information (Travel required, physical requirements, on-call schedules, and so on):
• Must have available means of transportation to and from Authority and for required offsite meetings or site visits.
• Work performed primarily in an office environment.

Please send a copy of your resume to Gina Maurino at gmaurino@theivantagegroup.com or visit our website www.theivantagegroup.com to apply online.

Citrix Server Administrator - Troy, MI

iVantage Group is currently looking to fill a Citrix Server Administrator position with a great client of ours in Troy, MI. This position is a full time, contract-to-hire opportunity.

The Citrix Server Administrator position will be responsible for day-to-day support of the Citrix Microsoft Windows servers and Citrix farms. Be able to support Citrix end users on a 3rd level support basis. Install and configure Citrix XenApp and applications. General Citrix Administration tasks (migrations, new implementations, etc) are expected with this role. Patch management on the Citrix servers will be required.

This is not an entry level IT position. Prior Citrix/Microsoft server administration experience is required.
The position will also require occasional weekend work as part of a formal change control process and occasional after hours work to respond to any issues when required. An oncall rotation is also expected from this position.

Required Qualifications/Skills:
Prior experience in administering, building, designing, and maintaining Citrix environments a must.
Knowledge or experience with the following environments are required: Citrix XenServer, Citrix XenDesktop, Citrix Presentation Server/Xenapp, Access Gateway/Secure Gateway/NetScaler, Citrix Provisioning Services, and Citrix EdgeSite.

Other Qualifications:
Prior experience with VMware ESX/ESXi/Server/Workstation a plus.
Prior experience with Microsoft Active Directory a plus.
Prior experience with Microsoft MOM/SCOM a plus.
Prior experience with Microsoft SMS/SCCM/WSUS a plus.
Prior experience with Symantec NetBackup a plus.
Knowledge of SAN/NAS disk storage for NetApp and EMC storage systems a plus.
Prior experience in VB, PowerShell, and XML scripting a plus.
Certifications in one of the following areas are helpful:  Citrix Certified Administrator (CCA), Citrix Certified Advanced Administrator (CCAA), or Citrix Certified Enterprise Engineer (CCEE) but not required.

Comments:
Must be assertive, confident and comfortable taking the lead by establishing command and control when necessary.
Excellent communication skills (written and verbal; ability to communicate across all levels with various customers).
Strong organizational skills with the ability to handle numerous work streams simultaneously.
Must have great attention to detail while operating with urgency, focus and discipline.
Excellent analytical and problem solving skills required (troubleshooting or other problem/incident management experience).
Maintains awareness and expertise relative to evolving technologies and techniques.
Must have the ability to work independently; strong thought leadership and motivation.

Please send resumes to Gina Maurino at gmaurino@theivantagegroup.com or apply online at www.theivantagegroup.com 

Portfolio Project Manager - Troy, MI

iVantage Group is currently seeking a strong Project Manager with experience in portfolio management and banking systems. This position is a full time, direct hire opportunity.


The role of Project Portfolio Manager is to manage the delivery of a portfolio of projects and a team of Project Managers with a focus on the advancement of project management and its role in helping the enterprise successfully achieve corporate objectives.  This position requires a dynamic individual who can foster improvements, successfully build partnerships, and champion engagements across organization boundaries.


Job Functions

• Drive improvements in project management throughout the company by setting corporate-wide standards for  project management  and leveraging best industry and internal practices.
• Communicate project status to executive team, functional managers and other key stakeholders, highlighting key contributions needed to “stay on track”.
• Perform  project reviews to assess and improve the quality of project delivery through monitoring the health of ongoing projects and driving accountability.
• Serve as the point of contact and escalation for the project sponsors and governance entities.
• Leverage strong facilitation and negotiation skills to drive decisions across all levels in the organization, including portfolio discussions on trade-offs based on resource needs vs. capacity, and risk/reward scenarios.

Leadership Responsibilities and Position Complexity

• Understand at a high level the solutions being developed and/or deployed, the business value and how it aligns with the overall business operation and corporate objectives.
• Proactively work with technology and business managers to eliminate critical path road blocks and cross functional conflicts to help ensure successful delivery of the solution.
• Improve project execution by coaching Project Managers and teams in building well-integrated, realistic project plans, and by ensuring team and organization commitment to desired results.
• Contribute to the development of team spirit and inspire the management group to lead by example.
• Demonstrated ability to lead through organizational change, lead under pressure  and develop creative solutions to project challenges.

Position Prerequisites

• BS or BA degree in computer science, business administration or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years program and/or portfolio management experience including Banking System implementations with vendor components and cross-functional teams.
• Portfolio financial planning and cost tracking experience with an in depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products. 
• Experience implementing continuous improvement objectives within a project delivery environment.
• PMP Certification required.
• Program Management Professional (PgMP) Certification is a plus
• Significant experience managing direct reports.

Please send resumes to Gina Maurino at gmaurino@theivantagegroup.com or apply online at www.theivantagegroup.com   

PHP Developer - Detroit, MI

iVantage Group is currently seeking a talented PHP Developer for a great client of ours in the Detroit, MI area. This position is a full time, direct hire opportunity.

Position Description:

A PHP Developer works on a project-by-project basis with other engineers, web developers, business and marketing team members to create an intuitive experience for website visitors and clients. This includes extending and improving an object-oriented PHP framework, building solutions and maintaining existing applications in a high-energy environment.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

- Build Great Web Sites: work with other engineers, developers, architects, QA, system engineers and project managers in solving new and existing technical challenges

- Talk the Talk, Walk the Walk: understand requirements, implement solutions, provide administration tools and documentation for specific projects

- Be There When Needed: perform scheduled on-call duties

- Speak Up: participate in Design and Code Reviews

- Find A Better Way: follow and enhance existing development processes; Measure and verify that new and old code has acceptable performance and scalability; Maintain ownership of the projects assigned

- Get It Done: deliver accurate estimates, provide regular feedback and consistently meet project deadlines

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

- Exceptional Object Oriented PHP Development Experience: four (4) + years of professional-level OO PHP 5 experience, including experience with MVC Frameworks

- Plays Nice With Others: collaborative development experience, able to explain complex ideas and concepts to non-technical team members

- Unit Testing Makes You Happy: understand how and why unit testing delivers better solutions and speeds up maintenance

- Laser Vision: superb attention to detail

- Experience with Web Standards philosophies and modern XHTML/HTML /CSS markup recommended

- Related experience in software testing and design desired

- Team-oriented experience highly desired

- Excellent oral and written communication skills regardless of audience

Minimum Education/Experience Requirements:

- Bachelor's degree in computer science, software development, art and technology, information technology, information systems or equivalent work experience

- Established portfolio of work and/or code samples

Physical Requirements:

- Must be able to effectively write and modify code for 8 plus hours/day

Please send resumes to Gina Maurino at gmaurino@theivantagegroup.com or apply online at www.theivantagegroup.com  

ASP.Net Developer - Williamston, MI

iVantage Group is looking to fill several ASP.Net Developer positions with a great client of ours in Williamston, MI (east of Lansing, MI). This is a direct hire, contract-to-hire opportunity.



Primarily responsible for the development of custom website and applications relevant to business-driven initiatives. Work may be performed via defined project plan or self-directed. Existing application maintenance and customer support will be required.

Essential Functions:
- Develop efficient and maintainable code-based solutions adhering to defined corporate programming standards
- Unit test developed code for quality assurance
- Provide support for existing websites / applications
- Address customer support needs related to deployed applications

Supplemental Functions:
- Participate in the discussion and analysis of business issues to propose technical / non-technical solutions
- Contribute in team meeting and code review sessions

Requirements:
- 3-5 years’ experience developing ASP.Net applications. (C# 4.0/3.0 preferred) 
- MVC 3.0 and Entity Framework 4.0 experience is a plus.
- 3 years’ experience working with SQL 2008/R2 database and stored procedures
- Ability to work within Agile methodology life-cycle
- Strong problem solving abilities
- Strong communication / team skills
- Self- motivated and ready to take ownership of development tasks / initiatives. 

Please send resumes to Gina Maurino at gmaurino@theivantagegroup.com or apply online at www.theivantagegroup.com  

Data Warehouse Engineer - Detroit, MI

Position: Data Warehouse Engineer – Location: Detroit, MI – Type: Full time, Direct hire 


iVantage Group is looking for a Data Warehouse Engineer to join our client’s Data Operations team. The Data Warehouse Engineer (DWE) is responsible for the full life cycle of back-end development of the data warehouse.  Responsibilities include the development of ETL processes, dimensional design of the table structure, cube development for performance, and database administration.  The DWE will work closely with the Business Analyst to work through business requirements and develop processes necessary to provide visibility into the data via the centralized data warehouse and reporting platform.  The DWE will also work closely with the front-end developers to ensure data that is being brought in and managed is clean, accurate, available, and complete.  The DWE will help to ensure the data warehouse processes are running optimally.


If you're the type of person that keeps your skills sharp, is constantly reading about new technology and participates in online communities for database administrators then you're the type of person we are looking for.


Responsibilities:
-         Design and support the database and table schemas for new and evolving sources of data being brought into the data warehouse.
-        Create and support the ETL to facilitate bringing data into the data warehouse using SSIS.
-        Create and support the Analysis Services 2008 cubes to help with query performance.
-        Monitor and troubleshoot performance issues on the data warehouse servers.
-        Follow the design principles and best practices defined by the team for data warehousing techniques and architecture.
-      Participate in an on-call rotation.
-      Participate in monthly production code pushes after regular business hours.




Requirements:
-        B.S. degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent experience.
-         A passion for relational databases and dimensional modeling.
-         Strong SQL development skills.
-        Understanding of database de-normalization, star schema and snowflake schema.
-         2+ Years development with a relational database (SQL Server, Oracle or similar).
-         Must be a self starter who enjoys solving challenging problems.


Additional Desired Skills:
-         Experience working with the MDX query language.


 Platforms & Tools We Use:
-         Microsoft SQL Server 2008 (T-SQL).
-        Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services (MDX).
-         Microsoft Business Intelligence Development Studio.
-         SQL Server Reporting Services.


Please send resumes to Gina Maurino at gmaurino@theivantagegroup.com or apply online at www.theivantagegroup.com  

Mobile App Developers - Detroit, MI

iVantage Group is currently looking for Mobile App Developers for a tremendous opportunity with a very distinguished client in the Detroit suburbs. This position is a full time, direct placement opportunity.

A Mobile Application Developer works on a project-by-project basis with other engineers, web developers, business and marketing team members to create an intuitive experience for mobile users. This includes creating, extending and improving native mobile applications for iOS, Android, and potentially other mobile platforms, leveraging an internal web service framework, building solutions and maintaining existing applications in a high-energy environment.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
 - Build Great Mobile Apps: work with other engineers, developers, architects, QA, system engineers and project managers in solving new and existing technical challenges
-Talk the Talk, Walk the Walk: understand requirements, implement solutions, provide administration tools and documentation for specific projects
- Be There When Needed: perform scheduled on-call duties
- Speak Up: participate in Design and Code Reviews
- Find A Better Way: follow and enhance existing development processes; Measure and verify that new and old code has acceptable performance and scalability
- In It To Win It: you won't just work on these projects, you'll own them.  As a project owner you're going to want to see you're work succeed and last the test of time.
- Get It Done: deliver accurate estimates, provide regular feedback and consistently meet project deadlines
- Help with mentoring other Mobile Software Engineers: teach mobile coding techniques, assist with debugging issues and testing, explain what issues could lurk within high-level designs

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
 - Got An App For That? Applied experience developing iOS apps using Objective-C or Android apps using Java (1 year experience required). Solid understanding of Cocoa/UIKit frameworks, -Xcode/Interface Builder and the iOS SDK or Java, the Android SDK, and Eclipse.  Having applications posted in the AppStore / Android Marketplace is a huge plus. Experience with using version control repositories such as CVS and Git
- Plays Nice With Others: collaborative development experience; Able to explain complex ideas and concepts to non-technical team members; Must enjoy learning process and teaching others
- Unit Testing Makes You Happy: understand how and why unit testing delivers better solutions and speeds up maintenance
- Laser Vision: superb attention to detail
- We'll Figure It Out: must welcome and embrace challenges, focusing on coming up with solutions and options to solve these challenges
- User interface implementation experience recommended
- Related experience in software testing and design desired
- Team-oriented experience highly desired
- Excellent oral and written communication skills regardless of audience

Minimum Education/Experience Requirements:
 - Bachelor's degree in computer science, software development, art and technology, information technology, information systems or equivalent work experience
- Established portfolio of work and/or code samples

Please send resumes to Gina Maurino at gmaurino@theivantagegroup.com or apply online at www.theivantagegroup.com 

Medical Healthcare System Administrator - Auburn Hills, MI

iVantage Group is currently seeking a talented Medical Healthcare System Administrator for a great client of ours in the Auburn Hills, MI area. This position is a full time, contract opportunity.

Seeking candidates that have worked in a company that does PHYSICAL healthcare, as opposed to mental. Also, looking for candidates with experience working on billing systems. Recommended skills, NextGen and SuccessEHS.

This person will be the primary support person and system administration for all activities for the Physical Healthcare/EHR information system in a clinic.

The person will report to IT staff, but eventually will be working at/for the new entity that will services Physical Healthcare needs of our consumers and the general population of the uninsured starting in Pontiac, MI.


Under the general direction of the Sr. Applications Analyst:

• Become familiar with all aspects of the Healthcare Patient Information System and EHR Application in support of the physical healthcare clinic.
• System administration, implementation, documentation for staff on selected system functions.
• Develop and maintain a process to report and track work related to the support of the OIHN system.
• Develop and coordinate user group meetings.
• Establish vendor performance measures and a method to track and report these measures on an on-going basis.
• Develop methods to train and track the training of OIHN staff on clinical systems.
• Identify and track a methodology for healthcare system development that incorporates the appropriate staff in the process.
• Mange and oversee all processes for moving data in and out of the clinical system/EHR. Examples include:
• Submission of encounters and QI data to other entries as required.
• Downloads to the Warehouse(s).
• Third party revenue reporting and claims management.
• Manage production reporting where appropriate.
• Participate in Operational meetings.
• Where appropriate manage projects plans related to system development.
• Collaborate and coordinate efforts with other locations and IS.

Education:

• Possess a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a major in Computer Science, Information Systems or a closely related field.
• NOTE: The Bachelor’s degree may be waived with six years of relevant experience in the Physical Healthcare environment.

Experience:

• Have at least two (2) years of full-time work experience in data management and system analysis.
• Two year of system administration of a physical healthcare clinical management system that includes claims management and EHR.

Core Competencies:

• Interacting with others in a way that gives them confidence in one’s intentions and those of the organization; maintaining social, ethical, and organizational norms; firmly adhering to codes of conduct and ethical principles. (Integrity/Building Trust)
• Making customers and their needs a primary focus of one’s actions; developing and sustaining productive customer relationships, recognizing that the ultimate customer is the consumer. (Customer Focus)
• Actively identifying new areas for learning; regularly creating and taking advantage of learning opportunities; using newly gained knowledge Ensure the control of processes and data management at the CMH provider networks are compliant with CMH protocols
• Manage the development and use of Central System coding and data management structures throughout the CMH network.
• Assist in the implementation of system changes as directed by the Procedure Code Work Group. This includes: participation in
• the PCWG, Coordinating with PCE to make system changes, any training an oversight needed within the provider networks.
• Assist in the extraction, reporting and quality assurance of the data necessary to support the MDCH Performance Indicators.
• Responsible for the completeness and content quality of the various data gathered and used in the Central System.
• and skill on the job and learning through their application. (Continuous Learning)

Please send resumes to Gina Maurino at gmaurino@theivantagegroup.com or apply online at, www.theivantagegroup.com

PeopleSoft HCM - Troy, MI

iVantage Group is currently looking for talented individuals to fill a great PeopleSoft HCM opportunity with a distinguished client in the Troy, MI area. This position is a full time, direct hire opportunity.


Responsible for activities such as, but not limited to:

• Budget responsibility for projects, providing status updates and input on IT and capital expense plans 
• Lead and/or provide work direction to other employees/contractors 
• May provide input to performance and development plans 
• May be responsible for mentoring and training of various levels of employees 

Required skills:

• Knowledge of PeopleSoft tables included in HCM modules 
• Extensive knowledge with HCM modules, Time & Labor, NA Payroll, Benefits and Absence Management. Global Payroll knowledge is plus 
• Hands on functional and configuration knowledge to address business rules, setup tables and security requirements 
• Experience must include either full life cycle implementation or upgrade experience 
• Experience in assisting in creation of functional and business requirements, design documents, security design, training materials, test scripts, etc 
• Solid understanding of integration points within HCM modules and with FIN modules 
• Query writing skills 
• Ability to interact effectively with non-technical, functional user community and resolve data and application issues 
• Analytical/troubleshooting skills and production support experience 

Technical skills required for this position:

• Ability to interpret requirements data, map current and future state business processes 
• Ability to develop plans to address functional gaps between the PeopleSoft and the redesigned processes 
• Possesses implementation experience to address multiple integration points between functions, related interface and data conversion issues, and expanded setup and configuration requirements 
• Ability to translate customer needs and business requirements into features, functions, products and services deliverable through PeopleSoft application 
• Ability to interact with the business users to describe and demonstrate system functionality and to design applicable customized solutions 
• Ability to create and Review functional and business requirements documents 
• Possess the skills to collaborate with technical developers to design work modules in conjunction with functional specifications 
• Possesses configuration and set up knowledge for PeopleSoft HCM modules 
• Ability to develop and review test strategies, test plans and test scripts 
• Possesses the experience and skills to conduct and participate in end to end system testing including the communication and coordination with development team on bug fixes 
• Ability to recommend best practices in application configuration including the PeopleSoft modules of Time & Labor, HR, NA Payroll, Benefits, Absence Management 

Additional skills required for this position are:

• Communication (written and verbal) 
• Multitasking 
• Fast paced environment 
• Business knowledge 
• Organized 

Desirable qualifications and experience:

• Bachelors degree, Masters degree preferred 
• 10+ years experience with PeopleSoft 
• 5+ years of PeopleSoft HCM configuration experience 

Useful experience may include:

• Knowledge of staffing/pay bill environment 
• Knowledge of integrated third party applications or service providers 
• nVision report creation/modification 
• HP Quality Center 

Please send resumes to Carey Allen at callen@theivantagegroup.com or apply online at, www.theivantagegroup.com

Linux Web Administrator - Troy, MI

iVantage Group is currently looking for strong Linux Web Administrators for an awesome client in Troy, MI. The position is a full time, 3 month contract role.


Primary Position Absolute Requirements:

• UNIX Expert.  Linux required, SuSE Linux preferred, Solaris experience a plus
• Strong scripting skills.  Shell required, Perl preferred
• Enterprise level Virtualization experience, VMware preferred
• Web and Middleware Administration, Apache & Jboss preferred, Websphere a plus
• Strong understanding of TCP/IP networking

Desirable Attributes

• FTP/sFTP scripting 
• Experience managing SSL Certificates
• LDAP Server installation, configuration and administration
• Novell experience, E-Directory, Open Enterprise Server(Linux), Identity Management
• Red Hat or Unbreakable Linux experience
• Experience with RDMS client configuration, Oracle a plus

Services Provided:

• Hardware and Software Installation and Configuration 
• Hardware and Software Issue Resolution 
• Reporting (budgetary, systems that cross platforms) 
• Disaster Recovery 
• Troubleshoot / Resolve Production Server Issues 
• Patch Management 
• Performance and Tuning
• Task automation and scripting

Please send resumes to Carey Allen at callen@theivantagegroup.com or apply online at, www.theivantagegroup.com

PL/SQL Developer - Troy, MI

iVantage Group is looking for talented individuals to fill 3 PL/SQL Developer positions with a well distinguished client in Troy, MI. This position is full-time, direct hire.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Design top-level architecture of a Data Warehouse in support of business intelligence projects
• Serve as the visionary for the Logical and Physical Data Models for all Data Warehouse applications (Embarcadero experience preferred)
• Possesses a broad understanding of multiple technologies, including DBMS, ETL, Reporting, OLAP, performance tuning for high-end hardware and storage
• Maintain overall responsibility for global data definitions used in the Data Warehouse
• Integrate data from multiple source systems into Data Warehouse
• Document, maintain and enforce data standards for the Data Warehouse, including security, archiving, backup and recovery
• Manage architectural decisions for data transitions from source to staging to EDW to the Reporting data layer
• Serve as a subject-matter expert (SME) for data architecture
• Provide strategic vision for enterprise Data Warehouse solutions
• Communicate regularly and effectively with team members and supervisor
• Point out system or process problems when noticed and engage the team in problem solving
• Plan and participate in cross-training with staff
• Mentor other developers
• Fill in for other developers as requested
• Recognize accomplishments and contributions of team members
• Promote an image of a high quality organization through expertise and responsiveness
• Takes responsibility for assignment completion and follow-through
• Provide high level of customer service
• Establish and maintain good working relationships with internal and external customers
• Facilitate satisfactory communication and resolution of problems

Specific Job Skills:

• 8+ years of IT experience
• 5+ years of Data Warehouse experience
• 5+ years experience working as the lead analyst in the design of an enterprise data warehouse detailed design specification using fact tables and a star schema dimensional model
• 5+ years of experience with extraction, transformation and loading tools and the development of strategies for the loading of data into the production enterprise data warehouse
• 5+ years of experience deploying business intelligence front-end tools to provide non-technical users with access to information from underlying data warehouse structures
• 4+ years of experience serving as a technical team leader actively supervising and mentoring a data warehouse development team
• 4+ years of experience providing the database administration necessary to build and support a production enterprise data warehouse
• 3+ years of Data Warehouse Architect experience
• 3+ years of production experience in an Oracle enterprise data warehouse.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from executives, directors, managers, clients and customers
• Must have superior dimensional modeling skills at the conceptual, logical and physical levels, and experience documenting data models
• Oracle Business Intelligence exposure a plus
• Ability to work in a rapid-development environment.
• Ability to work closely with customers in analyzing requirements.
• Ability to work flexible hours.
• Project management and technical leadership.
• Strong communication skills, both written and spoken
• Comfortable working independently, but has experience working in a team environment
• Skills in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with clients and staff
• Ability to read, write, speak and understand English required

Educational, Experience and/or Licensing Requirements:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems or relevant work experience

Please send resumes to Gina Maurino at gmaurino@theivantagegroup.com or apply online at, www.theivantagegroup.com