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