Ferguson Consulting, Inc. Career Opportunities

Java Developer (Job #R112912-6)

2015-01-05T00:00:00Z

R112912-6: Java Developer

The role:

Opportunity for a strong Java Developer with in-depth insight and experience in java programming to make a large impact. Your knowledge of large-scale, consumer-facing systems will fuse with your intense pursuit of new technologies to create and implement server and client builds, features, and components.

The responsibilities:

Ensure system and software quality by writing, running, analyzing and automating unit and functional tests
Create server builds for for the application, data, or core services releases, and play an active role in developing the deployment and monitoring automation around these services in production globally.
Implement features and components created in response to user stories.
Stay up-to-date on new technologies and architectures, and propose ways to implement them into the software engineering process

The qualifications:

5+ years of experience working as a Java Developer with a focus on the backend.
The ideal candidate sees things differently, is not afraid to experiment, and has a healthy disregard for constraints.
Successful candidates are passionate for technology, collaborate positively, and have a focus on people.
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, or related field or equivalent work experience

The technical:

Must have professional work experience with the following:

Object Oriented analysis and design.
Large scale distributed systems.
Messaging / middleware - Active MQ, HornetQ, and Zookeeper.
Service Oriented Architecture (SOA).
Oracle Coherence.
MySQL.
PostgreSQL.
NoSQL datastores - Hadoop, Riak, Mongo DB.
Configuration Management with Chef.

The benefits:

The compensation:

Competitive base salary.
Paid overtime
$.60/$1 401K match
PTO - Holiday, Vacation, Sick Time and Bench Time
Profit sharing or bonus opportunities
Health, vision, dental, and life insurance
Short-term and long-term disability
Annual training allowance that includes an in-house training program designed to keep your skills sharp

How to Apply:

Please send your resume to Jennifer Dorand jdorand@fergcons.com. Please note that a referral bonus is also offered for all hired referrals.

Please take the time to explore our website fergusonconsultinginc.com and find out more about who we are and what we can do for you.

W-2 CANDIDATES ONLY. NO CORP-TO-CORP.

Jennifer Dorand

Ferguson Consulting

1350 Timberlake Manor Parkway, Suite 450

Chesterfield,MO 63017

Big Data (Job #RI112912-6)

2015-01-05T00:00:00Z

RI112912-6: Big Data

The role:

Opportunity for a Java Developer with a passion for gaming to join this industry.

The responsibilities:

Develop services and libraries to be used by development teams across the organization
Implement real-time data-driven features for an online game.
Architect, create and implement services for understanding player metrics, including click stream tracking, error tracking and data capture for deep, multi-dimensional analysis
Architect and implement services and libraries that allow real-time analytics of production environments across the globe
Retrofit auditing and log collection mechanisms in current service code to enable high-performance log aggregation and auditing
Load and stress test solutions to ensure capacity and scalability

The qualifications:

2+ years of experience working as a Java Developer.
The ideal candidate would be a gamer.
Successful candidates are passionate for technology, collaborate positively, and have a focus on people.
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

The technical:

Must have professional work experience with the following:

Java
Groovy / grails
Ruby
PHP
C++
Python or Scala
MySQL.
PostgreSQL.
Oracle
Agile methodology.
Mahout
Lucene
Solr
Knowledge of NoSQL databases - Hadoop, Hbase, Cassandra

The benefits:

The compensation:

Competitive base salary.
Paid overtime
$.60/$1 401K match
PTO - Holiday, Vacation, Sick Time and Bench Time
Profit sharing or bonus opportunities
Health, vision, dental, and life insurance
Short-term and long-term disability
Annual training allowance that includes an in-house training program designed to keep your skills sharp

How to Apply:

Please send your resume to Jennifer Dorand jdorand@fergcons.com. Please note that a referral bonus is also offered for all hired referrals.

Please take the time to explore our website fergusonconsultinginc.com and find out more about who we are and what we can do for you.

W-2 CANDIDATES ONLY. NO CORP-TO-CORP.

Jennifer Dorand

Ferguson Consulting

1350 Timberlake Manor Parkway, Suite 450

Chesterfield,MO 63017

Senior Accountant/HR Manager (Job #F122112)

2015-01-05T00:00:00Z

F122112: Senior Accountant/HR Manager

The role:

As Senior Accountant/HR Manager, you will be responsible for the day-to-day accounting, payroll, and HR management for a closely-held company providing contract IT services to Fortune 400 and public sector clients. Our working environment is based on a high-enthusiasm, team-oriented approach in which every successful outcome is dependent on the contributions of multiple staff members. We work hard and smart, and we celebrate success collectively. This position is a good fit if you are able to manage yourself and your daily priorities while being interdependent on the team and the company goals. If you like being busy and managing multiple activities at once, if you like a job where you never look at the clock and the day flies by - then consider joining our team.

The responsibilities:

Please note: IT industry experience is not required to be successful in this role.
Responsible for hands-on day-to-day accounting activities including A/P, A/R, payroll, banking and financial statement preparation in accordance with GAAP
Preparation of monthly cost accounting and other reports and analysis thereof in support of management
Responsible for the month-end closing and financial reporting process.
Work with the company’s tax accounting firm on yearend procedures related to corporate income tax preparation
Prepare and input payroll information for processing to 3rd party service provider
Responsible for HR-related matters, including onboarding of new employees, employment contract preparation and benefit enrollment procedures
Administer 401(k) plan and work with audit firm on annual compliance audit
Identify, recommend and see through process improvement opportunities

The qualifications:

CPA certification required
3+ years of experience in public/private accounting
B.S. degree in Accounting required
General knowledge of HR laws and their application to payroll and employee benefits management
Strong organizational and time management skills
Effective communication and interpersonal skills
Minimum 3 years experience and proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel and Access
Knowledge and use of Microsoft Dynamics (Great Plains) is preferred
Exposure to immigration law and the employment of non-U.S. wWorkers a plus

The benefits:

We offer a competitive salary with a rich benefits plan including health, dental, life, disability and 401K with employer match.

For additional information on our company and the services we provide to our clients and those we recruit, please view our web site FergusonConsultingInc.com.

To be considered, please send both a cover letter and resume to resumes@fergcons.com with ACCOUNTANT in the subject line.

Sue Ferguson

Ferguson Consulting

1350 Timberlake Manor Parkway, Suite 450

Chesterfield,MO 63017

Program Manager (Job #C010213PM)

2015-01-05T00:00:00Z

C010213PM: Program Manager

The role:

Seeking a Program Manager. One of our largest clients has planned significant re-engineering of their technology stack from Microsoft to Oracle. It is exciting work; you would contribute on implementation of a new billing system that has never been used before in the industry.

The responsibilities:

Develop the program strategy, supporting business case and various enterprise-wide high-level project plans
Ensure integration of projects and adjusts project scope, timing, and budgets as needed, based on the needs of the business.
Serve as a mentor to project managers and project leaders to educate and assist them with implementing project management processes and making improvement/changes.
Accountable for the execution of established project management processes and methodologies to ensure delivery of project scope on time and within budget while meeting or exceeding quality standards and customer expectations.
Accountable for plans and teamwork assignments, directing work efforts, reviewing integrated project plans, escalating & communicating resource needs, ensuring completion of quality reviews, and driving the resolution of issues as appropriate.
Communicate with leadership and Business Consultants to communicate program strategy, direction and changes.
Responsible for delivering all projects contained in the project portfolio on time, within budget and meeting the strategic and business requirements
Responsible for managing all aspects of the design, development and implementation of the program

The qualifications:

4+ years of experience working as a Program Manager.
12-17 years of IT experience with a background as an IT Project Manager is required.
Project Management certification or successful completion of a recognized project management curriculum is preferred.
Ability to effectively analyze and interpret data is required.
Successful candidates can provide leadership and direction to cross-functional and virtual teams.
A background in the telecommunications industry is a plus.

The deliverables:

Must have professional work experience with the following:

Management of complex programs
Budget management
Conducting risk assessments and developing plans for eliminating or mitigating the risks identified
Document, prepare, and deliver data-driven presentations

Exposure with the below technologies will be considered a plus:

Oracle
Siebel

The benefits:

The compensation:

Competitive base salary.
Paid overtime
$.60/$1 401K match
PTO - Holiday, Vacation, Sick Time and Bench Time
Profit sharing or bonus opportunities
Health, vision, dental, and life insurance
Short-term and long-term disability
Annual training allowance that includes an in-house training program designed to keep your skills sharp

How to Apply:

Please send your resume to Nick Emas nick@fergcons.com. Please note that a referral bonus is also offered for all hired referrals.

Please take the time to explore our website fergusonconsultinginc.com and find out more about who we are and what we can do for you.

W-2 CANDIDATES ONLY. NO CORP-TO-CORP.

Nicholas Emas

Ferguson Consulting

1350 Timberlake Manor Parkway, Suite 450

Chesterfield,MO 63017

(636) 728-4407

Project Manager (Job #C010213PM4-1)

2015-01-05T00:00:00Z

C010213PM4-1: Project Manager

The role:

Our client has multiple opportunities on large efforts to implement a huge technology change, take on more of a national presence, and deliver cutting edge advances in technology. This particular role is for a Project Manager. If you have 5+ years experience in application development project management, we are interested in speaking with you.

The responsibilities:

• Drives established project management processes and methodologies to ensure delivery of approved project scope on time and within budget while meeting or exceeding quality standards and customer expectations.

• Responsible for assembling project plans and teamwork assignments, directing and monitoring work efforts on a daily basis, identifying resource needs, conducting quality reviews, and managing functional, quality, timeline issues appropriately.

• Responsible for tracking key project milestones and adjusting project and/or resource plans as necessary.

• Responsible for managing all aspects of project budgets including forecasts, funding requests, invoice tracking, cost allocation, and reporting as necessary.

• Ensures project documents are complete, current, and appropriately maintained.

• Responsible for appropriate communication with all stakeholders in the delivery of the work effort being managed.

• Proactively meets with the internal customers of an assigned project to provide project status updates and reporting and to gather project-related feedback.

• Ensures timlines and quality of third party vendor and internal project deliverables.

• Responsible for understanding complex, technical projects.

The qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in a technical field or work experience

• Project Management certification or successful completion of a recognized project management curriculum

• 5 years of project management experience in an IT or Engineering Environment

• Proven ability to communicate orally and in writing in a clear and straightforward manner

• Proven ability to prioritize and organize effectively

• Proven ability to define key performance indicators/metrics

• Proven ability to analyze and interpret data

• Proven ability to show judgement and initiative to accomplish job duties

• Proven ability to develop strong working relationships with peers and project members

• Proven ability to document, prepare, and deliver data-driven presentations

• Ability to deliver presentations to various levels of the organization

• Proven ability to manage and control project budgets

• Proven Ability to implement project plans and monitor progress, resource usage and quality

• Proven ability to conduct risk assessments and develop plans for eliminating or mitigating the risks identified

• Significant understanding of multiple project management disciplines

• Strong word processing, spreadsheet, and project management software expertise

The benefits:

The compensation:

Competitive base salary.
Paid overtime
$.60/$1 401K match
PTO - Holiday, Vacation, Sick Time and Bench Time
Profit sharing or bonus opportunities
Health, vision, dental, and life insurance
Short-term and long-term disability
Annual training allowance that includes an in-house training program designed to keep your skills sharp

How to Apply:

Please send your resume to Hannah Ducey at hducey@fergcons.com. Please note that a referral bonus is also offered for all hired referrals.

Please take the time to explore our website fergusonconsultinginc.com and find out more about who we are and what we can do for you.

W-2 CANDIDATES ONLY. NO CORP-TO-CORP.

Hannah Ducey

Ferguson Consulting

1350 Timberlake Manor Parkway, Suite 450

Chesterfield,MO 63017

(636) 728-4409

Data Architect (Job #M12055DAA)

2015-01-05T00:00:00Z

M12055DAA: Data Architect

The role:

Opportunity for a strong Data Architect Consultant to gain experience with next-generation technologies for which our client has become world renown. Our client has developed and are continuing to develop R&D solutions that are unrivaled in the industry. This opportunity would allow the accepted candidate to contribute directly to this effort by providing top-tier data architecture support and strategic advice.

The responsibilities:

The successful candidate will work with the team in the analysis, design and development of enterprise-class data solutions.
This position will guide the team in efforts around “best fit data architecture” using one or more database technologies including Transactional DB, NoSQL DB, MPP databases, massive distributed non structured databases, both in terms of engineering the backend solutions and providing operational support.
Prepare design, specifications, estimated costs and construction time of the data requirements.
Investigate source systems to locate and understand existing data domains areas and integration points across research pipeline .
Develop integration designs consistent with Information Management principles collaborating with key IT stakeholders to ensure that solutions meet project requirements and fit within the broader enterprise architecture context.
Provide thought leadership in data management strategies, governance and design. Integrating internal and external product components into a cohesive design
Prepare design, specifications, estimated costs and construction time of the data requirements.
Collaborate closely with Solution architects to define and implement effective and efficient solutions to business challenges and opportunities.
Adhere to data architecture standards and strategies for designing solutions.
Collaborate with Data Modelers and data developers to implement conceptual data models into high performing, scalable database structures.
Participate in the research, design and development of scaling strategies for very large and growing data assets

The qualifications:

The candidate must be capable of understanding data strategy on an enterprise level, implement the data architecture on a project level, and have the excellent communication skills necessary to successfully interact with, solution architects, product owners, Project managers, developers, business analysts and testers.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Computer Information Systems.
5+ years as a Data Architect or Data Modeler within IT project environments.
Experience of integration of process and data across the entire pipeline applied to many data domains.
Experience describing abstract concepts, designs and relationships within a data domain as it applies to many applications and products.
Develop domain specific, e.g. Master Data or Advanced Analytics, architecture pattern as required.
Responsible for architectural governance of multiple data management development efforts.
Engage with project teams to ensure their solutions are consistent with the defined future state enterprise architecture.
Ability to perform in a loosely-structured environment, identify opportunities for improvement, proactively solicit stakeholder input, and drive development of a solution
Expert experience with large-scale, distributed systems design and deployments with a strong understanding of scaling, performance and scheduling is desired.
Able to communicate clearly with peers as well as management and provide technical leadership to more junior team members.
Flexibility to adjust to changing requirements, schedules and priorities.
The ability to socialize ideas, make recommendations and gather team consensus to move forward is desired.
Contribute in technical leadership to data foundations team as we develop our best fit data architecture approach based on technologies such as Oracle Exadata, Hadoop, CouchBase, Cassandra, MongoDB is desired.
Develop a strategic method for deploying these technologies to efficiently solve the company’s varied Big Data processing requirements.
Lead data strategy in a project scope, design and architecture while providing input to the scrum team on how to utilize NoSQL Technologies.
Understanding of database design techniques for OLTP, data warehouse, and data mart design.
Experience in data modeling and data architecture principles.
Experience in RDBMS technologies – Oracle and SQL Server
Understanding/experience in working within an iterative development environment is desired.

The technical:

Must have professional work experience with the following:

Oracle
SQL Server

Exposure with the below technologies will be considered a plus:

Hadoop
2+ years’ experience with NoSQL data stores (e.g., Cassandra, MongoDB)
Expert in at least one scripting language – Scala, Python, etc.
Erwin, PowerDesigner, or Qdesigner
Oracle Spatial Technology

The benefits:

The compensation:

Competitive base salary.
Paid overtime
$.60/$1 401K match
PTO - Holiday, Vacation, Sick Time and Bench Time
Profit sharing or bonus opportunities
Health, vision, dental, and life insurance
Short-term and long-term disability
Annual training allowance that includes an in-house training program designed to keep your skills sharp

How to Apply:

Please send your resume to Nick Emas nemas@fergcons.com. Please note that a referral bonus is also offered for all hired referrals.

Please take the time to explore our website fergusonconsultinginc.com and find out more about who we are and what we can do for you.

W-2 CANDIDATES ONLY. NO CORP-TO-CORP.

Nicholas Emas

Ferguson Consulting

1350 Timberlake Manor Parkway, Suite 450

Chesterfield,MO 63017

(636) 728-4407

Data Analyst (Job #M12056-1)

2015-01-05T00:00:00Z

M12056-1: Data Analyst

The role:

As a Data Analyst, you will join the emerging field of IT systems informatics leveraging their technical expertise to play a key role in defining and delivering breakthrough science in high throughput R&D platforms for our client.

The responsibilities:

Work as part of a Data Delivery team to provide data solutions to Business and IT teams.
Retrieve data from various systems.
Compile and analyze the data.
Produce reports in a client-server environment.

The qualifications:

5+ years experience as a Data Analyst.
BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
The successful candidate will have a broad skill-set including BI development, requirements gathering, project management and testing.
Strong problem solving and analytic skills.
Ability to independently research and solve complex technical problem.

The technical:

Must have professional work experience with the following:

3-5 years of solid BI/data warehousing development.
SAP Business Objects
Java
ETL
SQL

Exposure with the below technologies will be considered a plus:

Big Data
Hadoop
BigQuery
Data visualization
Tableau
Spotfire

The benefits:

The compensation:

Competitive base salary.
Paid overtime
$.60/$1 401K match
PTO - Holiday, Vacation, Sick Time and Bench Time
Profit sharing or bonus opportunities
Health, vision, dental, and life insurance
Short-term and long-term disability
Annual training allowance that includes an in-house training program designed to keep your skills sharp

How to Apply:

Please send your resume to Hannah Ducey at hducey@fergcons.com. Please note that a referral bonus is also offered for all hired referrals.

Please take the time to explore our website fergusonconsultinginc.com and find out more about who we are and what we can do for you.

W-2 CANDIDATES ONLY. NO CORP-TO-CORP.

Hannah Ducey

Ferguson Consulting

1350 Timberlake Manor Parkway, Suite 450

Chesterfield,MO 63017

(636) 728-4409

Data API Developer (Job #M12629DD)

2015-01-05T00:00:00Z

M12629DD: Data API Developer

The role:

Opportunity for a strong Data API Developer to work with next-generation technologies for which our client has become world renown. As a member of a recently formed team, you will be engaged in developing a strong API foundation. This individual must be able to work in a high pace, high data volume environment and to deliver data across multiple technologies including Oracle, Hadoop and Composite ( Data Visualization tool).

The responsibilities:

Utilize a broad skill-set including application development, database development and requirements gathering.

The qualifications:

BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience
5+ years experience in SOA development.
2-5 years experience in developing complex SQL and stored procedures.
Strong problem solving and analytical skills
Strong interpersonal and communication skills
Ability to independently research and solve complex technical problems

The technical:

Must have professional work experience with the following:

Java

Exposure with the below technologies will be considered a plus:

Big Data (Hadoop, BigQuery)
Data Visualization (Tableau, Spotfire)

The benefits:

We hire IT professionals who like to work with smart people and can hold their own in a demanding environment. Our employees build a career at Ferguson. Here IT isn’t a support function for our business – it IS our business. We strive to develop a professional relationship with each employee – and that is what you are, our direct employee. Our pay and benefit levels recognize the advanced skills of our talented staff members. In addition, we are unique in our market in the emphasis that we place on continuing education, including an annual training allowance that is an integral part of our compensation package. This kind of investment in our employees’ professional development is an important contributor to making Ferguson a desirable place to build an IT career. As a W-2 employee, your first assignment will be just that – the first of many. Our goal is to establish a long-term employee relationship with you.

The compensation:

Competitive base salary.

Paid overtime

$.60/$1 401K match

PTO – Holiday, Vacation, Sick Time and Bench Time

Profit sharing or bonus opportunities

Health, vision, dental, and life insurance

Short-term and long-term disability

Annual training allowance that includes an in-house training program designed to keep your skills sharp

How to Apply:

Please send your resume to Nick Emas nemas@fergcons.com. Please note that a referral bonus is also offered for all hired referrals.

Please take the time to explore our website fergusonconsultinginc.com and find out more about who we are and what we can do for you.

W-2 CANDIDATES ONLY. NO CORP-TO-CORP.

Nicholas Emas

Ferguson Consulting

1350 Timberlake Manor Parkway, Suite 450

Chesterfield,MO 63017

(636) 728-4407

Java Developer (Job #M12930JE)

2015-01-05T00:00:00Z

M12930JE: Java Developer

The role:

Opportunity for a Java Developer to gain experience in an enterprise environment using the latest technologies. You will build new java applications and provide support as well as enhancements on existing java applications. The business applications span commercial, manufacturing, and general corporate services.

The responsibilities:

Own assigned development tasks, understand business requirements, develop reliable solutions, perform unit testing, identify and resolve issues, assist with compatibility testing, and define / drive enhancements and configurations.
Code solutions and enhancements that follow Object Oriented methodologies and design patterns.
Maintain Team Track tickets
Maintain software version control with Subversion.
Interface with testing team, architects, other IT members, and users.

The qualifications:

5+ years of experience working as a Java Developer.
Must have strong technical experience and be able to quickly learn new processes in order to be successful in this role.
Successful candidates will need to be able to handle both an agile/flexible environment, as well as a more formal, process driven environment.

The technical:

Must have professional work experience with the following:

Java / Javascript.
Object Oriented analysis, design, and development.
Design patterns.
Google Web Toolkit (GWT).
Spring / Spring MVC
Hibernate
XML
SQL
Test Driven Development
Subversion.

Exposure with the below technologies will be considered a plus:

Adobe Flex.
Hibernate / JPA
Maven.
Web Services (SOAP / REST).
Jquery / JavaScript.
Event driven architecture (JMS)

The benefits:

The compensation:

Competitive base salary.
Paid overtime
$.60/$1 401K match
PTO - Holiday, Vacation, Sick Time and Bench Time
Profit sharing or bonus opportunities
Health, vision, dental, and life insurance
Short-term and long-term disability
Annual training allowance that includes an in-house training program designed to keep your skills sharp

How to Apply:

Please send your resume to Nick Emas nemas@fergcons.com. Please note that a referral bonus is also offered for all hired referrals.

Please take the time to explore our website fergusonconsultinginc.com and find out more about who we are and what we can do for you.

W-2 CANDIDATES ONLY. NO CORP-TO-CORP.

Nicholas Emas

Ferguson Consulting

1350 Timberlake Manor Parkway, Suite 450

Chesterfield,MO 63017

(636) 728-4407

Hadoop Software Engineer (Job #M12700)

2015-01-05T00:00:00Z

M12700: Hadoop Software Engineer

The role:

As a Hadoop Software Engineer, you will play a key role in defining and delivering breakthrough science in high throughput research and development platforms. This position offers enhanced marketability as you will have the opportunity to gain experience with Apache Hadoop MapReduce, one of the most popular open source data processing systems in the world. If the idea of harnessing hundreds of processors to analyze massive amounts of data on a leading edge development team sounds appealing, we look forward to hearing from you.

The role:

The responsibilities:

Create complex data analysis pipelines using the open source Hadoop platform.
Leverage project management skills to define and deliver distributed systems to solve big data problems.

The qualifications:

Experience using / designing large-scale distributed systems.
BA or BS degree or equivalent experience.
Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
Must be a hands on programmer, strong in data structures and programming practices.
Must have experience through the full life cycle.

The technical:

Must have professional work experience with the following:

Java.
MapReduce or other parallel programming techniques.

Exposure with the below technologies will be considered a plus:

Hadoop MapReduce.
Apache Hadoop ecosystems projects such as Pig, Hive, Oozie.
Lucene

The benefits:

The compensation:

Competitive base salary.
Paid overtime
$.60/$1 401K match
PTO - Holiday, Vacation, Sick Time and Bench Time
Profit sharing or bonus opportunities
Health, vision, dental, and life insurance
Short-term and long-term disability
Annual training allowance that includes an in-house training program designed to keep your skills sharp

How to Apply:

Please send your resume to Jennifer Dorand jdorand@fergcons.com. Please note that a referral bonus is also offered for all hired referrals.

Please take the time to explore our website fergusonconsultinginc.com and find out more about who we are and what we can do for you.

W-2 CANDIDATES ONLY. NO CORP-TO-CORP.

Jennifer Dorand

Ferguson Consulting

1350 Timberlake Manor Parkway, Suite 450

Chesterfield,MO 63017

Oracle Application DBA (Job #M12845)

2015-01-05T00:00:00Z

M12845: Oracle Application DBA

The role:

As an Oracle Application DBA, your role will be developing enterprise class data solutions. This is a good opportunity to gain experience with next generation technologies including NoSQL databases.

Candidates will take a home grown database design test that involves reading equirements doc, designing tables, and then answering questions on why you designed the tables you created for the exercise.

The responsibilities:

Develop DDL and DML scripts for Oracle and SQL server databases as well as work with a third party data synchronization solution in conjunction with other team members.
Work with Workflow engineers, product owners and Subject Matter Experts to understand the data.
Coordinate with data architects to determine requirements
Analyze, design, create and implement more complex databases including access methods, device allocations, validation checks, organization and security.
Implement complex physical data models, data dictionaries and schemas.
Build database scripts adhering to the standards defined by data organization
Liaison with database software vendors and external technical support on issues such as software upgrades, problems and potential solutions.
Review systems under development and related documentation. Coordinate activities of the project team and assist in monitoring project schedules
Investigate source systems to locate and understand existing data.
Create documents and coordinate script deployment with Data Operations.
Coordinate and ensure appropriate reviews per processes defined in Research IT.
Assist in developing data migration strategies.

The qualifications:

3 + years of experience working with Oracle as an Application DBA / Oracle PL/SQL Developer in a technical or scientific environment.
Must be capable of understanding data strategy on enterprise level but implement on project level and have the excellent communication skills necessary to successfully interact with, solution architects, product owners, project managers, developers, business analysts and testers.
This role is expected to have strong troubleshooting skills and have a strong understanding of database backup and recovery techniques.
BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
Strong organization and interpersonal skills.
Ability to deal with and balance multiple priorities.
Ability to deal with ambiguity and rapid change.
Demonstrated interaction skills across a wide spectrum of technical contacts and teams.
Passion for the integrity of database design and a willingness to compromise appropriately to balance design and delivery.
Hands-on role requiring rigorous attention to detail and thorough application of standards.
Self-starter, capable of driving towards goals independently.
Have demonstrable understanding and awareness of technology and an ability to learn and acquire new technologies as needed.
Willingness to do collaborative software development.

The technical:

Must have professional work experience with the following:

SQL
SQL tuning
Oracle data extraction and modification.

Exposure with the below technologies will be considered a plus:

Bioinformatics experience in the medical or other life sciences industry.
SQL Server
Database design
Agricultural Breeding or Biotech experience.
Large development project experience.
NoSQL data stores.
Agile / Scrum.

The benefits:

The compensation:

Competitive base salary.
Paid overtime
$.60/$1 401K match
PTO - Holiday, Vacation, Sick Time and Bench Time
Profit sharing or bonus opportunities
Health, vision, dental, and life insurance
Short-term and long-term disability
Annual training allowance that includes an in-house training program designed to keep your skills sharp

How to Apply:

Please send your resume to Jennifer Dorand jdorand@fergcons.com. Please note that a referral bonus is also offered for all hired referrals.

Please take the time to explore our website fergusonconsultinginc.com and find out more about who we are and what we can do for you.

W-2 CANDIDATES ONLY. NO CORP-TO-CORP.

Jennifer Dorand

Ferguson Consulting

1350 Timberlake Manor Parkway, Suite 450

Chesterfield,MO 63017

Taleo Administrator (Job #N13-0320)

2015-01-05T00:00:00Z

N13-0320: Taleo Administrator

The role:

Our client is looking for a TALEO ATS Specialist to provide analysis, and strategic planning, and support for the HR Applicant Tracking System.

The Responsibilities:

Serve as the functional and strategic lead and set standard operating procedures to ensure compliance.
Expected to provide strategic direction, provide coaching for system administrators, design and generate custom user reports, and to coordinate system upgrades is essential for this position.
Responsible for testing, deployment, and maintenance of internal eLearning courses for the Applicant Tracking System.
Trouble shooting system issues and managing relationships with the ATS support vendors, as well as the TALEO support representatives is critical for this position.

The Qualifications:

An equivalent understanding and experience in the use of the HR LMS system is a plus for this position.
Must have experience working on HR ATS systems for a minimum of 2 years (TALEO experience is preferred).
This includes system administration, vendor partnership, and troubleshooting experience.
A minimum of 2 years team lead and project management experience implementing systems across and organization is a plus.
This resource will need the aptitude to understand very detailed requirements, and then the capability to communicate technical information to management in an easy to understand manner.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills are essential for this position.
A BS or BA college degree is required.

The technical:

REQUIRED:

Taleo

ATS

DESIRED:

LMS

Excel

MS Word

The benefits:

The compensation:

Competitive base salary.
Paid overtime
$.60/$1 401K match
PTO - Holiday, Vacation, Sick Time and Bench Time
Profit sharing or bonus opportunities
Health, vision, dental, and life insurance
Short-term and long-term disability
Annual training allowance that includes an in-house training program designed to keep your skills sharp

How to Apply:

Please send your resume to Nick Emas nemas@fergcons.com. Please note that a referral bonus is also offered for all hired referrals.

Please take the time to explore our website fergusonconsultinginc.com and find out more about who we are and what we can do for you.

W-2 CANDIDATES ONLY. NO CORP-TO-CORP.

Nicholas Emas

Ferguson Consulting

1350 Timberlake Manor Parkway, Suite 450

Chesterfield,MO 63017

(636) 728-4407

Unix Engineer (Job #C3280)

2015-01-05T00:00:00Z

C3280: Unix Engineer

The role:

Our client is seeking a Network Engineer to assist in the planning, forecasting, implementation, and identification of resource requirements for network systems. Monitor protocol compatibility standards, develop and implement network enhancements and make recommendations for improvement. Also responsible for network architecture and design.

The responsibilities:

Participates in network planning, network architecture design and engineering.
Integrates communication architectures, topologies, hardware, software, transmission and signaling links and protocols into complete network configurations
Evaluates new products, performs network problem resolution.
Assists in the development and documentation of technical standards.
Implements approved methods of procedure.
Monitors protocol compatibility standards, develops and implements network enhancements and makes recommendations for improvement.
Works on projects/systems/issues of medium to high complexity surrounding network planning, configuration and optimization.
Provides tier support across organizations.
Works on one or more projects as a project team member, occasionally as a project team lead.
Adhere to industry specific local, state, and federal regulations, as applicable.

The qualifications:

2+ years of Network experience
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field or equivalent work experience
Industry and vendor specific certifications and training (NCTI, SCTE, BCT/E)

The technical:

Ability to maintain and administer UNIX-based (*nix, Solaris, Linux) computer networks and related computing environments including computer hardware, systems software, applications software, and all configurations.
Knowledge of networking equipment and most open source services
Expert knowledge of DNS Design, Operations and Support
Expert knowledge of DNSSEC Design, Operations and Support

Extensive experience with Load Balancer productions (Foundry, Brocade, A10, F5, etc)

Expert knowledge of troubleshooting tools (i.e tcpdump, netstat, iostat, traceroute, snoop)
Solid understanding of LAN/WAN topology, network protocols (TCP/IP, FTP, NFS, DNS and DHCP), switches and firewalls
Advanced experience with IPv6 Design, Operations, and Support
Experience with HSRP and various other redundancy protocols
Experience with DHCP Services Design and Administration
Experience with System monitoring application (Nagios, Solarwinds, HP OpenView, etc).

The benefits:

The compensation:

Competitive base salary.
Paid overtime
$.60/$1 401K match
PTO - Holiday, Vacation, Sick Time and Bench Time
Profit sharing or bonus opportunities
Health, vision, dental, and life insurance
Short-term and long-term disability
Annual training allowance that includes an in-house training program designed to keep your skills sharp

How to Apply:

Please send your resume to Jennifer Dorand jdorand@fergcons.com. Please note that a referral bonus is also offered for all hired referrals.

Please take the time to explore our website fergusonconsultinginc.com and find out more about who we are and what we can do for you.

W-2 CANDIDATES ONLY. NO CORP-TO-CORP.

Jennifer Dorand

Ferguson Consulting

1350 Timberlake Manor Parkway, Suite 450

Chesterfield,MO 63017

Technical Architect (Job #M12908)

2015-01-05T00:00:00Z

M12908: Technical Architect

The role:

Opportunity for a strong Technical Architect Consultant to contribute to the Research and Development, Information Technology and Internet of Things strategy. This innovative individual would be a key member of a dynamic team of highly skilled individuals focused on designing, implementing, and governing the technical strategy for an R&D IT group. Our client has developed and are continuing to develop R&D solutions that are unrivaled in the industry. This position requires a unique blend of skills and experience in the areas of infrastructure, middleware, networking, security, RFID, and application development.

The responsibilities:

Perform technical investigation along with customers and third parties to create enterprise solutions to business problems.
Design, deliver, and document multi-platform architecture with a focus on architectural standards, growth, performance, flexibility, reliability, scalability, and security.
Identify architectural risks and plans to mitigate.
Define, apply, and drive the use of patterns, best practices, and standards.
Ensure strategies, standards, and reference architectures are consistent and well integrated.

The qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline.
5+ years of application development(mobile, web, client/server)
Experience with machine to machine integration.
Demonstrated technical problem solving abilities.
Demonstrate past experience in the following areas:

Application development using Enterpprise Java and SOA middleware.
Security
Device communication
Wireless communication
Operating Systems knowledge
Agile development

Demonstrate in depth understanding of:

Leading edge architecture and design patterns, programming practices, development standards, and testing methodologies.
Industry trends, development products and environments, as well as best practices for mobile and internet of things connectivity.
Exposing API's for external usage.

Demonstrated abilityto:

Create a project plan,manage deadlines against that plan, and deliver quality results.
Work effectively within a matrix culture.
Communicate complex and technical concepts to the executive staff, business sponsors and internal resources in clear, consise language that is tailored to each group.

The technical:

Must have professional work experience with the following:

Enterprise Java
SOA middleware

Exposure with the below technologies will be considered a plus:

Experience in the Agriculture or Biotech industries.
Understanding of usability principles and user centered design.
Digital imagery and analysis.
Big Data integration (Oracle, Hadoop, Cassandra,Couch)

The benefits:

The compensation:

Competitive base salary.

Paid overtime

$.60/$1 401K match

PTO – Holiday, Vacation, Sick Time and Bench Time

Profit sharing or bonus opportunities

Health, vision, dental, and life insurance

Short-term and long-term disability

Annual training allowance that includes an in-house training program designed to keep your skills sharp

How to Apply:

Please send your resume to Jennifer Dorand jdorand@fergcons.com. Please note that a referral bonus is also offered for all hired referrals.

Please take the time to explore our website fergusonconsultinginc.com and find out more about who we are and what we can do for you.

W-2 CANDIDATES ONLY. NO CORP-TO-CORP.

Jennifer Dorand

Ferguson Consulting

1350 Timberlake Manor Parkway, Suite 450

Chesterfield,MO 63017

EDI Analyst (Job #N13-0114EDIP)

2015-01-05T00:00:00Z

N13-0114EDIP: EDI Analyst

The role:

This position offers a strong COBOL / EDI Analyst the opportunity to gain experience with the latest technologies including Visual Basic. Initial duties will involve supporting COBOL and DB2 programs that store data used in EDI transactions, modifying content of EDI transactions for clients, and resolving issues when EDI transactions are unsuccessful. The successful candidate will provide detailed analysis of the existing programs, JCL, and EDI maps, to create specification documents for a 3rd party who will develop the EDI maps. Additionally, the position requires extraction and/or creation of test data, as well as final acceptance testing of the 3rd party EDI map before deployment to production.

The responsibilities:

Create detailed EDI specification documents for outsourced EDI map development. Specifications will be written based on thorough analysis of EDI mainframe COBOL programming, JCL, and existing maps within IBM’s EDI Data Interchange software.
Extract / create EDI test data for unit, exception, and volume tests.
Conduct user acceptance tests, validate test results, and ensure high quality for deliverables.

The qualifications:

3-5 years of experience working as an EDI Developer in a mainframe environment is required.
Must have systems analysis experience.
Must be comfortable working in a fast paced, team environment.
Experience working directly with EDI Trading Partners is a plus.

The technical:

Must have professional work experience with the following:

EDI
IBM Mainframe
MVS
JCL
TSO
COBOL II
DB2
Technical design documents

Must have a working knowledge of the following:

IBM’s EDI data interchange package
XML
SAP IDOCs
Various protocols (AS2, FTP, HTTP, etc.)

Exposure with the below technologies will be considered a plus:

OS/390
HPUX
Windows
Oracle
MS Access
Functional design documents.

The benefits:

Working as a full-time, salaried employee at Ferguson means you are aligned with a progressive company devoted to developing IT talent. Our sole business is dedicated to providing technical resources and solutions for our clients, which translates into sustained, viable careers for our employees. And among our competition, Ferguson is at the top in terms of how we treat our people. Our business is technical solutions, but our most important asset is you - our employees. We take great care to invest in your technical career, providing a generous training allowance to keep your skills sharp, and offer diverse opportunities across a client base spanning multiple industries. Our Operations Managers understand your career goals and work side-by-side with you throughout each assignment.

The compensation:

Salary is negotiable and based on experience
Paid overtime
$.60/$1 401K match
4 weeks PTO
Profit sharing or bonus opportunities
Health, vision, dental, and life insurance
Short-term and long-term disability
Annual training allowance that includes an in-house training program designed to keep your skills sharp.

How to Apply:

If the job security and career development that Ferguson can offer you sounds attractive, we are excited to hear from you. Please send your resume to Nick Emas at nemas@fergcons.com. Please note that a referral bonus is also offered for all hired referrals.

Please take the time to explore our website fergusonconsultinginc.com and find out more about who we are and what we can do for you.

W-2 CANDIDATES ONLY. NO CORP-TO-CORP.

Nicholas Emas

Ferguson Consulting

1350 Timberlake Manor Parkway, Suite 450

Chesterfield,MO 63017

(636) 728-4407

Data Analyst (Job #M12909AN)

2015-01-05T00:00:00Z

M12909AN: Data Analyst

The role:

Our client is seeking a senior Data Analyst with experience in BI technologies and Supply Chain.

The successful candidate will work with the IT team in the analysis, design and development of enterprise-class solutions. The candidate will be responsible to define, develop and deploy automated key performance indicators (KPI) to enable metrics driven decision support solutions across for the global supply chains. The candidate must understand & support the data strategy on an enterprise level, design solutions within data governance guidelines, and possess the excellent communication skills necessary to successfully interact with both business partners and IT delivery teams. The candidate will develop and maintain data and analytics requirements as part of a cohesive data function aligned with the business unit’s KPI and reporting strategy. Initiatives will also include contributing to improving, implementing and cultivating a more formal data practice across the organization.

The responsibilities:

Create business requirements (Technical & Functional) to document Supply Chain KPI / Reporting needs

Identify relevant data to be consumed
Define data visualization techniques
Define data extraction & transformation rules
Define algorithms and mathematical calculations / models
Create metric profiles; including: weights, targets, and thresholds

Perform detailed analysis and identify data and business rule trends; identify business performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to support business objectives & strategies
Present data mining, model results and BI analysis results - Reports, Dashboards, etc.
Prepare impact analysis, alternative design options and cost estimates for BI implementations
Perform validation and testing of algorithms and mathematical calculations / models to ensure superior quality
Identify data anomalies and communicate with data stewards on the impact and proposed solutions
Pragmatically capture and maintain a BI data source catalog with qualify / relevance metadata
Pragmatically lead the business toward strategic, enterprise focused data solutions ensuring an appropriate balance of speed, maintainability, and governance
Develop impact analysis for database changes including BI / BO reporting solutions
Ensure that solutions adhere to data architecture standards and strategies, and follow best practices
Actively contribute to the department’s IT strategy and execution by applying critical thinking and challenging the status quo
Responsible for keeping up to date on current research, trends and best practices

The qualifications:

Education - Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
2+ years of experience leading Business Intelligence design on IT projects
5+ years of experience working with enterprise data warehouses, ETL, reporting & analytics tools, data testing, and data modeling concepts

Using platforms/tools such as Oracle, SAP, Business Objects, QilkView, RoamBI or like technologies
Leading requirement interviews with business partners, documenting business rules and system behaviors, and process modeling
Formulating data governing policies; including: use of data, data quality, information security, and data management

Superior written and verbal communication skills
Ability to work effectively in ambiguous situations, strong critical thinking skills and ability to be decisive while working cooperatively with others
Able to communicate, influence, and reason effectively with business and technical partners to deliver quality solutions to meet business objectives.

Desired Skills:

MS in Computer Science, Engineering or MIS
Strong foundational understanding of data relationships in SAP modules such as MM, SD, FL, Costing, APO DP, SNP and CIF
Experience with geospatial and agricultural ecosystems
Experience developing software in accordance with government regulations such as those created by the EPA and FDA

The benefits:

The compensation:

Competitive base salary.
Paid overtime
$.60/$1 401K match
PTO - Holiday, Vacation, Sick Time and Bench Time
Profit sharing or bonus opportunities
Health, vision, dental, and life insurance
Short-term and long-term disability
Annual training allowance that includes an in-house training program designed to keep your skills sharp

How to Apply:

Please send your resume to Nick Emas at nemas@fergcons.com. Please note that a referral bonus is also offered for all hired referrals.

Please take the time to explore our website fergusonconsultinginc.com and find out more about who we are and what we can do for you.

W-2 CANDIDATES ONLY. NO CORP-TO-CORP.

Nicholas Emas

Ferguson Consulting

1350 Timberlake Manor Parkway, Suite 450

Chesterfield,MO 63017

(636) 728-4407

Senior Oracle Developer / Unix C Shell Developer (Job #N13-0416SR_OD)

2015-01-05T00:00:00Z

N13-0416SR_OD: Senior Oracle Developer / Unix C Shell Developer

The role:

Opportunity for a highly experienced Senior Oracle Forms Developer / Unix C Shell Developer to upgrade the database servers for a critical Information Management System. The ideal candidate will have several years intense experience with all facets of Oracle Forms programming & application management, including experience migrating existingapplications from Oracle Forms 6i to Oracle Forms 11g. They will be an expert with SQL, Pl/SQL stored procedures, and have experience debugging, compiling and distributing programs written in Unix C Shell.

The responsibilities:

Work with DBA to identify conversion issues on moving from Oracle 9i database to 11g.
Work with DBA to define an updated data model accounting for Oracle 11g changes.
Upgrade Oracle Forms 6i Application to Oracle Forms 11g.
Update, recompile, and configure/deploy existing Unix C Shell programs (from HPUX server to AIX server).
Update and recompile PL/SQL stored procedures to be 11g compliant.
Update embedded SQL (in Crystal Reports & Business Objects) to be 11g compliant.
Update VB6 support applications and VBA macros that interact directly with either the database or server (file transfer).

The qualifications:

Must have strong oral and written communication skills.
Must have the ability to take initiative and follow through.

The technical:

Must have 5+ years professional work experience with the following:

Oracle Forms 6i / 11g
Oracle Stored Procedures & PL/SQL
SQl (embedded)
Unix C Shell

Must have 2 -5 years professional work experience with the following:

AIX
HPUX
Vi on Unix

Exposure with the below technologies will be considered a plus:

Crystal Reports
Laboratory Info Management Systems
Business Objects XI
Citrix Server / Farm / Application Management
Visual Basic 6.0
MS Office VBA Macros

The benefits:

The compensation:

Competitive base salary.
Paid overtime
$.60/$1 401K match
PTO - Holiday, Vacation, Sick Time and Bench Time
Profit sharing or bonus opportunities
Health, vision, dental, and life insurance
Short-term and long-term disability
Annual training allowance that includes an in-house training program designed to keep your skills sharp

How to Apply:

Please send your resume to Nick Emas nemas@fergcons.com. Please note that a referral bonus is also offered for all hired referrals.

Please take the time to explore our website fergusonconsultinginc.com and find out more about who we are and what we can do for you.

W-2 CANDIDATES ONLY. NO CORP-TO-CORP.

Nicholas Emas

Ferguson Consulting

1350 Timberlake Manor Parkway, Suite 450

Chesterfield,MO 63017

(636) 728-4407

.NET Developer (Job #13-0417VB.ENG)

2015-01-05T00:00:00Z

13-0417VB.ENG: .NET Developer

The role:

As a Senior VB.NET Lead Developer you will be supporting and enhancing existing applications from the design through the deployment stages. This is a Windows based .NET application. In this role, you will leading and mentoring the application team with the use of the application framework and in the use of analysis models and desgin models as an integral part of the application development process. If the idea of having a far reaching impact in addition to gaining lead experience sounds appealing, we look forward to working with you.

The qualifications:

Must have:

Extensive experience working with data providers and datasets connecting to an Oracle database using ADO.NET and other Oracle packages, as well as other systems including SAP enterprise software.
Experience authoring and maintaining architectural design documentation, including diagrams and inventories for applications and assist with consistent adoption across application development team.
Abiltiy to ensure that applications are designed and developed to meet quality standards, ensuring functional, performance and scalability requirements are met including testability, trace ability and audit ability.
Ability to quickly develop strong solutions based on business requirements.
Ability to identify and escalate issues appropriately and provide timely progress updates.
Excelllent oral and written communcation skills.
Demonstrated leadership skills.
Demonstrated leadership skills.
Skilled in the balancing and prioritization of multiple tasks ensuring that all deadlines are met.

The technical:

6+ years of VB.NET developer experience
4 years experience in Oracle.
5 years minimum expereince in Technical Design and Systems Analysis.
5 years minimum expereince Object Oriented Programming.
5 years minimum expereince in SQL.
2 to 5 years experience in GUI Design Tools.

The benefits:

The compensation:

Salary is negotiable and based on experience
Paid overtime
$.60/$1 401K match
4 weeks PTO
Profit sharing or bonus opportunities
Health, vision, dental, and life insurance
Short-term and long-term disability
Annual training allowance that includes an in-house training program designed to keep your skills sharp.

How to Apply:

If the job security and career development that Ferguson can offer you sounds attractive, we are excited to hear from you. Please send your resume to Nick Emas nemas@fergcons.com. Please note that a referral bonus is also offered for all hired referrals.

Please take the time to explore our website fergusonconsultinginc.com and find out more about who we are and what we can do for you.

W-2 CANDIDATES ONLY. NO CORP-TO-CORP.

Nicholas Emas

Ferguson Consulting

1350 Timberlake Manor Parkway, Suite 450

Chesterfield,MO 63017

(636) 728-4407

.NET Developer (Job #C041813NET)

2015-01-05T00:00:00Z

C041813NET: .NET Developer

The role:

Our client has a need for an expert .NET developer with web development and design experience.

The qualifications:

5+ years experience with designing, coding, and debugging applications using Microsoft Visual Studio 2005/2008, VB.NET, ASP.NET and .NET Framework 2.0 or higher.
5+ years experience with object-oriented design, analysis, application development principles, theories and concepts.
3 to 5 years experience with SQL; ability to write complex queries and create tables, stored procedures and views.
1 to 3 years experience with SOAP, XML, and design/code/test of web services.
3 to 5 years experience with SQL Server 2005/2008.
Experience with web design concepts such as CSS, HTML, and usability.
BA/BS in Information Technology, Computer Science, related field or equivalent work experience
Ability to research and seek out details with minimal direction.

The Technical:

VB.NET
SQL Server
Web Services
Web Design (CSS, HTML)

The benefits:

The compensation:

Competitive base salary.
Paid overtime
$.60/$1 401K match
PTO - Holiday, Vacation, Sick Time and Bench Time
Profit sharing or bonus opportunities
Health, vision, dental, and life insurance
Short-term and long-term disability
Annual training allowance that includes an in-house training program designed to keep your skills sharp

How to Apply:

Please send your resume to Nick Emas nemas@fergcons.com. Please note that a referral bonus is also offered for all hired referrals.

Please take the time to explore our website fergusonconsultinginc.com and find out more about who we are and what we can do for you.

W-2 CANDIDATES ONLY. NO CORP-TO-CORP.

Nicholas Emas

Ferguson Consulting

1350 Timberlake Manor Parkway, Suite 450

Chesterfield,MO 63017

(636) 728-4407

Business Analyst (Job #C040313BAS)

2015-01-05T00:00:00Z

C040313BAS: Business Analyst

The role:

Our telecommunications client has multiple opportunities on large efforts to implement a huge technology change, take on more of a national presence, and deliver cutting edge advances in the cable, phone and internet industry. This particular role is for a Business Analyst.

The responsibilities:

Generate requirements documentation, with minimal direction, through facilitated work sessions or individual interviews with sponsors and stakeholders and manage changes to those requirements.
Ability to reconcile requirements from multiple groups to ensure all needs are accounted for and are traced back to the business objectives.
Assists in the business process design and documentation as needed for new technology
Facilitate and participate in discussions, to ensure that solutions with multiple alternatives have been evaluated and are able to meet business requirements.
Facilitates discussions in order to obtain agreements and commitments between business unit(s) and service delivery organizations from initial requirements to final implementation
Supports moderately complex business processes
Assists Project Managers in development of project plans and use associated project planning tools as needed
May assume the Project Manager responsibilities in preparing and facilitating the project plan for smaller projects

The qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in a business or technical field or equivalent work experience
3 to 5 years of relevant technical or business work experience
Good understanding of core business processes and service delivery capabilities.
Demonstrable understanding of business analysis and process design skills.
Good understanding of business process re-engineering.
Good Understanding of Return on Investment (ROI) and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), and how they are defined.
Strong ability to translate and communicate business needs into technical terms.
Strong ability to communicate orally and in writing in a clear and straightforward manner.
Strong Ability to analyze and interpret data.
Ability to prioritize and organize effectively.
Basic understanding of project management software.

The benefits:

The compensation:

Competitive base salary.
Paid overtime
$.60/$1 401K match
PTO - Holiday, Vacation, Sick Time and Bench Time
Profit sharing or bonus opportunities
Health, vision, dental, and life insurance
Short-term and long-term disability
Annual training allowance that includes an in-house training program designed to keep your skills sharp

How to Apply:

Please send your resume to Nick Emas at nemas@fergcons.com. Please note that a referral bonus is also offered for all hired referrals.

Please take the time to explore our website fergusonconsultinginc.com and find out more about who we are and what we can do for you.

W-2 CANDIDATES ONLY. NO CORP-TO-CORP.

Nicholas Emas

Ferguson Consulting

1350 Timberlake Manor Parkway, Suite 450

Chesterfield,MO 63017

(636) 728-4407

Oracle PL/SQL Developer (Job #M13122)

2015-01-05T00:00:00Z

M13122: Oracle PL/SQL Developer

The role:

Opportunity for a strong Oracle PL/SQL Developer to gain experience with next-generation technologies for which our client has become world renown.

The responsibilities:

Develop and test client application code related to Commercial Business Applications.
Collaborate with Project Manager, Developers, Architects, and Business Analysts to ensure timely delivery of quality client application.

The qualifications:

6 years of experience working as a Oracle Developer, experience and ability to handle advanced development efforts in Oracle PL/SQL.
Experience in data modeling and SQL generation.
Experience with execution of unit and acceptance testing, utilization of the automated test infrastructure, and identification of application

code for reuse.

Strong interpersonal communication skills and strong work ethic.

The technical:

Must have professional work experience with the following:

6 years Advanced Oracle PL/SQL.
Coding and maintaining Oracle packages and stored procedures.
Interpreting and communicating complex SQL statements.
Tuning SQL and troubleshooting performance issues.

Exposure with the below technologies will be considered a plus:

Familiarity with Data Warehousing using Dimensional Modeling architecture.

The benefits:

The compensation:

Competitive base salary.

Paid overtime

$.60/$1 401K match

PTO – Holiday, Vacation, Sick Time and Bench Time

Profit sharing or bonus opportunities

Health, vision, dental, and life insurance

Short-term and long-term disability

Annual training allowance that includes an in-house training program designed to keep your skills sharp

How to Apply:

Please send your resume to Nick Emas nemas@fergcons.com. Please note that a referral bonus is also offered for all hired referrals.

Please take the time to explore our website fergusonconsultinginc.com and find out more about who we are and what we can do for you.

W-2 CANDIDATES ONLY. NO CORP-TO-CORP.

Nicholas Emas

Ferguson Consulting

1350 Timberlake Manor Parkway, Suite 450

Chesterfield,MO 63017

(636) 728-4407

Project Manager (Job #N13-0424ITPM)

2015-01-05T00:00:00Z

N13-0424ITPM: Project Manager

The role:

Our client has a need for a senior Project Manager in their PMO.The preference would be that this individual had experience in the Product Supply areas especially focused in Material Handling (logistic / warehouse management). Excellent communication skills and the ability to adapt in a changing environment are required.

The responsibilities:

Provides project management oversight and guidance
Ensures IT governance and project management methodology and processes are followed
Providing direction to project managers in analyzing their project schedule and resource utilization
Maintain weekly consolidated Project Reporting.
Ensure that approved methods, processes, and tools are consistently used.
Develop and manage a Microsoft Project tool for all project tasks required for a successful cutover to SAP.
Coordinate and provide project status updates to the upper management.
Testing Coordinator – Coordinate and track all project testing activities.
Maintain the Issue Tracking and Resolution log.
Serve as the liaison between the Materials Handling Team and the central PMO.

The qualifications:

The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelors degree in Information Systems or related work experience of 5+ years of successful project management; preferred skill set would be driving the project management for the SAP software implementation.
PMP Certification, experience operating in a PMO environment and prior experience in a business analyst capacity is highly desired.
Excellent Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint experience is required.
Material Handling, Transportation and Logistic experience / background would be preferred.
SAP knowledge is a definite plus
Excellent communication skills – must work effectively with many different resources.
Ability to manage and drive project tasks effectively as opposed to strictly providing project reporting.
Able to work well independently.
Strong influencing and facilitative/consulting skills in working with the stakeholders at all levels in the organization and across departments.
Experience in creating / maintaining MS Project Plan.

The benefits:

The compensation:

Competitive base salary.
Paid overtime
$.60/$1 401K match
PTO - Holiday, Vacation, Sick Time and Bench Time
Profit sharing or bonus opportunities
Health, vision, dental, and life insurance
Short-term and long-term disability
Annual training allowance that includes an in-house training program designed to keep your skills sharp

How to Apply:

Please send your resume to Nick Emas at nemas@fergcons.com. Please note that a referral bonus is also offered for all hired referrals.

Please take the time to explore our website fergusonconsultinginc.com and find out more about who we are and what we can do for you.

W-2 CANDIDATES ONLY. NO CORP-TO-CORP.

Nicholas Emas

Ferguson Consulting

1350 Timberlake Manor Parkway, Suite 450

Chesterfield,MO 63017

(636) 728-4407

.NET Developer (Job #C042413A)

2015-01-05T00:00:00Z

C042413A: .NET Developer

The role:

Our client has multiple .NET development needs for two of their public-facing websites. Key skills are ASP.NET, Web Services and Jquery.

The Responsibilities:

Design/Develop enhancements for the external facing website.
Utilize SOA, Service Oriented Architecture.
Follow Agile/Scrum.
Responsible for both creating and consuming web services.
Use JQuery and JavaScript for front-end GUI development.
Design necessary tables and stored procedures in SQL Server.

The Qualifications:

5+ years development experience.
Bachelor's Degree
Excellent Communication, both written and oral.

The Technical:

VB.NET
C#
ASP.NET
Agile / Scrum
Web Services
Jquery
JavaScript
SQL Server

The benefits:

The compensation:

Competitive base salary.
Paid overtime
$.60/$1 401K match
PTO - Holiday, Vacation, Sick Time and Bench Time
Profit sharing or bonus opportunities
Health, vision, dental, and life insurance
Short-term and long-term disability
Annual training allowance that includes an in-house training program designed to keep your skills sharp

How to Apply:

Please send your resume to Hannah Ducey hducey@fergcons.com. Please note that a referral bonus is also offered for all hired referrals.

Please take the time to explore our website fergusonconsultinginc.com and find out more about who we are and what we can do for you.

W-2 CANDIDATES ONLY. NO CORP-TO-CORP.

Hannah Ducey

Ferguson Consulting

1350 Timberlake Manor Parkway, Suite 450

Chesterfield,MO 63017

(636) 728-4409

Oracle PL/SQL Developer (Job #E042613OSD)

2015-01-05T00:00:00Z

E042613OSD: Oracle PL/SQL Developer

The role:

The purpose of the Siebel Data Integration-migration role is to provide IT work with a group of technical specialists that are charged with transforming the data sharing environment as our client migrates from Siebel to Veeva.

The qualifications/responsibilities:

Application interface design and development.
Data mapping and working with business partners on data migration.
Oracle databases and complex PL/SQL development.
Excellent data analysis skills.
Proven record as a problem solver.
Strong testing and debugging skills.
Strong interpersonal skills. Team player with a positive professional approach.
Strong organizational and self-management skills.
Strong communicator in a variety of areas and situations.
Ability to communicate orally and written with business partners, leadership, peers, and vendors.

DESIRED:

Experience in the Salesforce.com platform.
Experience with Apex Dataloader and/or Informatica on Demand.
Experience with utilizing Excel for complex data manipulation.
Experience with regulated system validation.
Previous experience in Animal Health is a plus.
Previous experience in CRM applications is a plus.

The benefits:

The compensation:

Competitive base salary.
Paid overtime
$.60/$1 401K match
PTO - Holiday, Vacation, Sick Time and Bench Time
Profit sharing or bonus opportunities
Health, vision, dental, and life insurance
Short-term and long-term disability
Annual training allowance that includes an in-house training program designed to keep your skills sharp

How to Apply:

Please send your resume to Nick Emas at nemas@fergcons.com. Please note that a referral bonus is also offered for all hired referrals.

Please take the time to explore our website fergusonconsultinginc.com and find out more about who we are and what we can do for you.

W-2 CANDIDATES ONLY. NO CORP-TO-CORP.

Nicholas Emas

Ferguson Consulting

1350 Timberlake Manor Parkway, Suite 450

Chesterfield,MO 63017

(636) 728-4407

Tester / Analyst (Job #C050913QA)

2015-01-05T00:00:00Z

C050913QA: Tester / Analyst

The role:

Devises or modifies procedures to solve complex problems considering capacity and limitations, operating time, and form of desired results.

The responsibilities:

Assists in defining user requirements, coordinating system-wide updates and installing upgrades and patches
Responsible for ensuring the performance and reliability of applications
Performs troubleshooting for hardware, software and system problems
Participates in projects to implement or enhance systems and applications
Maintains application security
Monitors and maintains performance metrics for system features, recommends and takes corrective/preventive actions
Performs configuration, change management and testing activities as required
Consults users on technology changes that will impact work processes

The qualifications:

3 to 5 years software experience
3 to 5 years IT troubleshooting experience

The benefits:

The compensation:

Competitive base salary.
Paid overtime
$.60/$1 401K match
PTO - Holiday, Vacation, Sick Time and Bench Time
Profit sharing or bonus opportunities
Health, vision, dental, and life insurance
Short-term and long-term disability
Annual training allowance that includes an in-house training program designed to keep your skills sharp

How to Apply:

Please send your resume to Nick Emas nemas@fergcons.com. Please note that a referral bonus is also offered for all hired referrals.

Please take the time to explore our website fergusonconsultinginc.com and find out more about who we are and what we can do for you.

W-2 CANDIDATES ONLY. NO CORP-TO-CORP.

Nicholas Emas

Ferguson Consulting

1350 Timberlake Manor Parkway, Suite 450

Chesterfield,MO 63017

(636) 728-4407

SAP Analyst (Job #M13095ASAP)

2015-01-05T00:00:00Z

M13095ASAP: SAP Analyst

The role:

Our client has a need for a very strong SAP SD Analyst to configure, implement, maintain and upgrade SAP application modules. Will also analyze user requirements to determine SAP system configuration and customization. Additionally, provides ongoing SAP system support.

The qualifications:

Candidate must have a minimum of 6 years of 'hands on' experience in SAP SD (Sales) design and configuration.
In-depth experience in functional design development of SAP SD module (Sales), including Order Management, Allocations, Billing, Pricing, EDI/IDoc, Interfaces and Output.
Very good knowledge of working with user exits and interfaces from Online Ordering System.
Candidate will not need to write code, but must have good ABAP understanding with ability to write functional development requests for ABAP team.
Excellent trouble-shooting ability with experience in assessing problems identified by business users and designing potential solutions.
Ability to independently drive issue resolution, develop business knowledge and apply technical alternatives.
Excellent relationship and networking skills that would be required to build relationships within the team and outside the team across Business groups and other IT teams.
Fosters a sense of agility to identify and overcome obstacles.
Balances the big picture with day-to-day activities/issues. Persistent in the pursuit of results.
Creates an environment that fosters open, frank communication.
Clearly expresses oneself orally and in writing. Listens carefully, solicits other opinions.
Candidates must have agility to respond quickly in a rapidly changing business environment.

Strong analytical skills, ability to learn quickly and the ability to manage multiple assignments are required. Self motivated and team player.

The benefits:

The compensation:

Salary is negotiable and based on experience
Paid overtime
$.60/$1 401K match
4 weeks PTO
Profit sharing or bonus opportunities
Health, vision, dental, and life insurance
Short-term and long-term disability
Annual training allowance that includes an in-house training program designed to keep your skills sharp.

How to Apply:

Please take the time to explore our website fergusonconsultinginc.com and find out more about who we are and what we can do for you.

W-2 CANDIDATES ONLY. NO CORP-TO-CORP.

Nicholas Emas

Ferguson Consulting

1350 Timberlake Manor Parkway, Suite 450

Chesterfield,MO 63017

(636) 728-4407

iOS Engineer (Job #M13131)

2015-01-05T00:00:00Z

M13131: iOS Engineer

The role:

The successful candidate will develop and maintain enterprise-level solutions for the iPhone and iPad. The candidate will work as part of a team utilizing the scrum methodology. This will involve working closely with business analysts, test engineers, customer advocates and application development managers.

Required:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent combination of education and experience
2+ years experience developing mobile applications in ObjectiveC using Xcode
Strong development experience writing native Objective C targeted towards iPhone and iPad with service integration
A proven track record with the complete development lifecycle of iOS applications from inception through distribution via the app store
Strong knowledge of Apple’s Human Interface Guidelines
Minimum of 2 commercial / enterprise applications published to the app store
Understand and be able to explain the value of using Test First Development methodology
A demonstrated ability to learn and acquire new technologies as needed as well as a willingness to do collaborative software development is necessary

DESIRED:

Strong interpersonal and communication skills are highly desired
Proficiency in Java
Experience with iOS development concepts like Internationalization, peripheral integration, enterprise deployment, Core Data, mobile application security and proper testing

The benefits:

The compensation:

Competitive base salary.
Paid overtime
$.60/$1 401K match
PTO - Holiday, Vacation, Sick Time and Bench Time
Profit sharing or bonus opportunities
Health, vision, dental, and life insurance
Short-term and long-term disability
Annual training allowance that includes an in-house training program designed to keep your skills sharp

How to Apply:

Please send your resume to Nick Emas nemas@fergcons.com. Please note that a referral bonus is also offered for all hired referrals.

Please take the time to explore our website fergusonconsultinginc.com and find out more about who we are and what we can do for you.

W-2 CANDIDATES ONLY. NO CORP-TO-CORP.

Nicholas Emas

Ferguson Consulting

1350 Timberlake Manor Parkway, Suite 450

Chesterfield,MO 63017

(636) 728-4407

Clarity Systems Administrator (Job #C051013CSA)

2015-01-05T00:00:00Z

C051013CSA: Clarity Systems Administrator

The role:

The Clarity System Administrator will be responsible for administration of Clarity 12/13. This position requires the ability to understand business processes/requirements and configure the Clarity system accordingly. The position requires strong customer orientation, excellent communication skills, detailed technical development knowledge, and proven leadership capabilities. The Clarity System Administrator will be part of a core team supporting Clarity. The Clarity System Administrator will also be responsible for supporting the deployment of Clarity to multiple business units across the enterprise.

The responsibilities:

Maintain integrity of the operating system environment, PROD/UAT/DEV.
Configure new users and permissions, security groups, rights management, job scheduling/monitoring, manage the OBS and post Clarity time resolving any invalid transactions.
Assists with system software upgrades including planning/scheduling, testing and coordination.
Debug problems reported by user community.
Develop technical and end user training documents and provide end user training in a classroom environment.
Develop working relationship and act as liaison with the Clarity vendors.
Understand and ensure compliance with all client polices.
Participate in implementations and product launches of the Clarity product.
Monitors and maintains continuity with system software licensing and maintenance agreements.
Provides recommendations regarding hardware and system software planning and budgeting.
Maintains production change control schedule and participates in change control.
Assist with developing Project Plans for implementation of upgrades or enhancements.
Organize, and participate in technical related meetings with the team and Clarity technical representatives around the health of the application and maintenance of the application.
Contribute to policies and procedures surrounding use of Clarity application modules as it relates to business requirements.
Administration of the IT Governance SharePoint site with regards to security, archiving and creating folders and shares.
Assist with the ongoing developments and modifications to new and existing governance processes and policies.
Ability to handle multiple competing tasks and meet deadlines, work efficiently and productively with little direction or guidance, communicate, both verbally and written, with a high level of confidence, MS Office and MS Project skills. Especially PowerPoint advanced deck creation skills and presentation skills.
Manages and coordinates any outages with hosted team and internal support team.

The qualifications:

2+ years experience in CA Clarity Release 12 working as an administrator preferred.
2+ years experience working with the SharePoint application as an administrator (desired).
Understanding of MS Office Suite 2007, including Visio and MS Project 2007/2010.
Working knowledge of ticketing system, prefer Remedy and/or Issue Tracker.

The benefits:

The compensation:

Competitive base salary.
Paid overtime
$.60/$1 401K match
PTO - Holiday, Vacation, Sick Time and Bench Time
Profit sharing or bonus opportunities
Health, vision, dental, and life insurance
Short-term and long-term disability
Annual training allowance that includes an in-house training program designed to keep your skills sharp

How to Apply:

Please send your resume to Nick Emas at nemas@fergcons.com. Please note that a referral bonus is also offered for all hired referrals.

Please take the time to explore our website fergusonconsultinginc.com and find out more about who we are and what we can do for you.

W-2 CANDIDATES ONLY. NO CORP-TO-CORP.

Nicholas Emas

Ferguson Consulting

1350 Timberlake Manor Parkway, Suite 450

Chesterfield,MO 63017

(636) 728-4407

Business Analyst (Job #C040313H)

2015-01-05T00:00:00Z

C040313H: Business Analyst

The role:

The responsibilities:

Generate requirements documentation, with minimal direction, through facilitated work sessions or individual interviews with sponsors and stakeholders and manage changes to those requirements.
Ability to reconcile requirements from multiple groups to ensure all needs are accounted for and are traced back to the business objectives.
Assists in the business process design and documentation as needed for new technology
Facilitate and participate in discussions, to ensure that solutions with multiple alternatives have been evaluated and are able to meet business requirements.
Facilitates discussions in order to obtain agreements and commitments between business unit(s) and service delivery organizations from initial requirements to final implementation
Supports moderately complex business processes
Assists Project Managers in development of project plans and use associated project planning tools as needed
May assume the Project Manager responsibilities in preparing and facilitating the project plan for smaller projects

The qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in a business or technical field or equivalent work experience
3 to 5 years of relevant technical or business work experience
Good understanding of core business processes and service delivery capabilities.
Demonstrable understanding of business analysis and process design skills.
Good understanding of business process re-engineering.
Good Understanding of Return on Investment (ROI) and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), and how they are defined.
Strong ability to translate and communicate business needs into technical terms.
Strong ability to communicate orally and in writing in a clear and straightforward manner.
Strong Ability to analyze and interpret data.
Ability to prioritize and organize effectively.
Basic understanding of project management software.

The benefits:

The compensation:

Competitive base salary.
Paid overtime
$.60/$1 401K match
PTO - Holiday, Vacation, Sick Time and Bench Time
Profit sharing or bonus opportunities
Health, vision, dental, and life insurance
Short-term and long-term disability
Annual training allowance that includes an in-house training program designed to keep your skills sharp

How to Apply:

Please send your resume to Hannah Ducey at hducey@fergcons.com. Please note that a referral bonus is also offered for all hired referrals.

Please take the time to explore our website fergusonconsultinginc.com and find out more about who we are and what we can do for you.

W-2 CANDIDATES ONLY. NO CORP-TO-CORP.

Hannah Ducey

Ferguson Consulting

1350 Timberlake Manor Parkway, Suite 450

Chesterfield,MO 63017

(636) 728-4409

Business Objects Developer (Job #N13-0516BOD)

2015-01-05T00:00:00Z

N13-0516BOD: Business Objects Developer

The role:

As a Business Objects Developer you be involved in all aspects of Business Objects and administration to include: Designer, WEBI, Infoview, CMC Server and Life Cycle Manager. In this high profile company, where opinions and ideas are treated with equal respect and consideration, you will have the opportunity to gain additional experience as a Business Objects Developer.

The responsibilities:

Develop and administer Designer, WEBI, Infoview, CMC Server and Life Cycle Manager.
Analyze business requirements to develop and test enterprise reports and universes using Business Objects XI 3.1 or 4.x in a consumer package industry environment.
Conduct and participate in design/code reviews.
Create report documentation as required.
Provide end-user support for existing universes and reports.
Perform business analysis using SQL with Oracle and Microsoft SQL server technologies.

The qualifications:

5+ years of experience working as a Business Objects Developer.
Must possess strong business analysis skills using SQL with Oracle and Microsoft SQL server technologies.
Must be enthusiastic, flexible, realistic, and easy to work with.
Successful candidates are team-players that are self-directed.

The technical:

Must have professional work experience with the following:

Data models with Business Objects XI
Business Objects XI
MS Office.
SQL.
Enterprise Report Development.

Exposure with the below technologies will be considered a plus:

Excel with Macros
Business process models.

The benefits:

The compensation:

Competitive base salary.
Paid overtime
$.60/$1 401K match
PTO – Holiday, Vacation, Sick Time and Bench Time
Profit sharing or bonus opportunities
Health, vision, dental, and life insurance
Short-term and long-term disability
Annual training allowance that includes an in-house training program designed to keep your skills sharp

How to Apply:

Please send your resume to Hannah Ducey at hducey@fergcons.com. Please note that a referral bonus is also offered for all hired referrals.

Please take the time to explore our website fergusonconsultinginc.com and find out more about who we are and what we can do for you.

W-2 CANDIDATES ONLY. NO CORP-TO-CORP.

Hannah Ducey

Ferguson Consulting

1350 Timberlake Manor Parkway, Suite 450

Chesterfield,MO 63017

(636) 728-4409

SAP Business Analyst (Job #N13-0517BA)

2015-01-05T00:00:00Z

N13-0517BA: SAP Business Analyst

The role:

Our client is seeking an SAP Business Analyst to support the Transportation Stream. You will be responsible for the support of the Transportation Planning and Management solution within SAP ECC 6.0, and its integration with the JDA (i2) Transportation Management software.

The Responsibilities

Perform Business Process Analysis
Resolve Support issues including both with business leaders and team support personnel.
Author functional specifications for developments
Model recommended Business Processes in SAP
Prepare formal communications to business leaders, including Sr. Management
Facilitate stakeholder meetings
Coordinate Small Projects

The Qualifications

BS / BA Degree
5+ years experience with SAP ECC 6.0 (Transportation, Sales and Distribution, Materials Management, or Warehouse Management) modules, and their configurations.
Knowledge of the Transportation and Supply Chain processes.
2+ years Project Management experience.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills (including command of the English language both verbal and written in a business setting.)
Strong skills in requirements gathering, system design documentation, and writing functional specifications.
Collaboration / team player
Follow up / results orientation

The Technical

SAP ECC 6.0
SAP SD
SAP MM
SAP WM
SAP Transportation
Experience with JDA Software Group Transportation Management software and its interfaces with SAP ECC 6.0 are desired, but not required. This application was previously owned by i2 Technologies.
SAP certification in any Supply Chain Module is desired. Certification at the Professional level preferred.
Experience with SAP TM is not required, but would be a plus.

The benefits:

The compensation:

Salary is negotiable and based on experience
Paid overtime
$.60/$1 401K match
4 weeks PTO
Profit sharing or bonus opportunities
Health, vision, dental, and life insurance
Short-term and long-term disability
Annual training allowance that includes an in-house training program designed to keep your skills sharp.

How to Apply:

If the job security and career development that Ferguson can offer you sounds attractive, we are excited to hear from you. Please send your resume to Hannah Ducey at hducey@fergcons.com. Please note that a referral bonus is also offered for all hired referrals.

Please take the time to explore our website fergusonconsultinginc.com and find out more about who we are and what we can do for you.

W-2 CANDIDATES ONLY. NO CORP-TO-CORP.

Hannah Ducey

Ferguson Consulting

1350 Timberlake Manor Parkway, Suite 450

Chesterfield,MO 63017

(636) 728-4409

.NET Developer (Job #M12656-1)

2015-01-05T00:00:00Z

M12656-1: .NET Developer

The role:

Opportunity for a .NET Developer to gain experience in an enterprise environment using the latest technologies.

The responsibilities:

Develop, Test, Implement and Support .Net Desktop/Web applications based on business needs.

The qualifications:

5+ years of progressive programming experience.
Ability work an agile development schedule
Should be a self-motivated, independent, detail oriented, responsible team-player and exhibit exceptional relationship management skills
BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent expeirence

The technical:

Must have professional work experience with the following:

ASP.NET
.NET Framework 3.5/4.0 or higher
CSS
HTML/ HTML 5
JavaScript
Jquery
AJAX
WPF
Silverlight.
Experience with Microsoft SQL Server Database design, stored procedures, SQL Queries, and table management.
Solid understanding of Object Oriented Programming concepts.
Strong SQL/T-SQL querying experience.
Strong excel skills, including VBA.

The benefits:

The compensation:

Competitive base salary.
Paid overtime
$.60/$1 401K match
PTO - Holiday, Vacation, Sick Time and Bench Time
Profit sharing or bonus opportunities
Health, vision, dental, and life insurance
Short-term and long-term disability
Annual training allowance that includes an in-house training program designed to keep your skills sharp

How to Apply:

Please send your resume to Hannah Ducey hducey@fergcons.com. Please note that a referral bonus is also offered for all hired referrals.

Please take the time to explore our website fergusonconsultinginc.com and find out more about who we are and what we can do for you.

W-2 CANDIDATES ONLY. NO CORP-TO-CORP.

Hannah Ducey

Ferguson Consulting

1350 Timberlake Manor Parkway, Suite 450

Chesterfield,MO 63017

(636) 728-4409

Data Modeler (Job #M13020DM)

2015-01-05T00:00:00Z

M13020DM: Data Modeler

The role:

Our client is seeking a Data Modeler to develop and maintain enterprise-level data solutions. The Data Modeler will work as part of a team comprised of data analysts, data architect and other members of the technical staff to develop database systems to support data collection , analysis and exposure efforts for a research domain.

The responsibilities:

Develop and maintain logical and physical data models and participate in functional requirements and design sessions, develop DDL and DML scripts for Oracle and SQL server databases.
Work with Workflow Engineers, Data Analysts and Subject Matter Experts to understand the data domain.
Analyze, design, create and implement complex data models, canonical, logical and physical databases including access methods, device allocations, validation checks, organization and security.
Prepare design specifications, estimated costs and construction time of the data requirements.
Investigate source systems to locate and understand existing data domains.
Adhere to data architecture standards and strategies for designing solutions.
Communicate data requirements to the development team and other stakeholders.
Liaisons with database software vendors and external technical support on issues such as software upgrades, problems and potential solutions.
Create documents and coordinate script deployment with Data Operations and Enterprise DBA team.
Coordinate and ensure appropriate reviews per processes defined in Research IT.
Assist in developing data migration strategies.

The qualifications:

3-5 years of full time experience as Data Modeler.
BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
Understanding of database design techniques for OLTP, data warehouse, and data mart design.
Experience in data modeling and data architecture principles and patterns.
Passion for the integrity of database design and a willingness to compromise appropriately to balance design and delivery.
Hands-on role requiring rigorous attention to detail and thorough application of standards.
Have demonstrable understanding and awareness of technology and an ability to learn and acquire new technologies as needed.
Large development project experience.
Proven to possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Thorough understanding of the software lifecycle and relevant software methodologies used in software development.

The technical:

Must have professional work experience with the following:

Experience with SQL, SQL tuning, and Oracle data extraction and modification.
Experience in using tools such as Erwin, Power Designer, or Qdesigner.

Exposure with the below technologies will be considered a plus:

Knowledge of SQL Server is an added advantage.

The benefits:

The compensation:

Competitive base salary.
Paid overtime
$.60/$1 401K match
PTO - Holiday, Vacation, Sick Time and Bench Time
Profit sharing or bonus opportunities
Health, vision, dental, and life insurance
Short-term and long-term disability
Annual training allowance that includes an in-house training program designed to keep your skills sharp

How to Apply:

Please send your resume to Nick Emas at nemas@fergcons.com. Please note that a referral bonus is also offered for all hired referrals.

Please take the time to explore our website fergusonconsultinginc.com and find out more about who we are and what we can do for you.

W-2 CANDIDATES ONLY. NO CORP-TO-CORP.

Nicholas Emas

Ferguson Consulting

1350 Timberlake Manor Parkway, Suite 450

Chesterfield,MO 63017

(636) 728-4407

Database Engineer (Job #M13121DBE)

2015-01-05T00:00:00Z

M13121DBE: Database Engineer

The role:

This opportunity is with the Operations & Release Management organization ensuring platform performance & availability and software releases by providing operational support strategy, event monitoring, agile release management and performance engineering for critical business processes. The successful candidate needs experience working with global teams, data integration systems experience, excellent database administration skills, application DBA skills, process optimization, performance troubleshooting skills, planned event coordination, proactive planning, knowledge of IT industry standards, ability to work in a fast paced environment and drive tactical response issues.

The responsibilities:

Creation/maintenance of systems technical support SOPs, performance troubleshooting, streamlining centralized and distributed synchronization, replication and ETL processes.
Utilize global monitoring tools for critical applications and infrastructure components to perform detailed performance analysis, proactive tuning and alert monitoring for E2E critical workflows.
Provide performance and forecast reports on the health and load of critical business processes to help ensure applications are highly scalable and the IT landscape has adequate capacity.
Coordination /communication/influence of department software development teams to adhere to continuous performance improvement and Data Operations standards is also required.
Assisting in the coordination, sequencing, and resource estimation for quarterly releases.

The qualifications:

BS in Computer Science or related field with proven technical systems troubleshooting skills.
Good understanding of relational databases.
Provide 2nd level support for data systems and/or Application DBA.
Oracle 10g-11g experience in SQL development, debugging and tuning.
Provide 2nd level support for Database administration.
Strong organizational skills, interpersonal skills and problem solving skills.
Must be a self starter, collaborate across team boundaries, drive issues to conclusion and hold others accountable for results.
Must have strong leadership skills.
Must be able to successfully manage small to medium sized projects.

The technical:

Must have professional work experience with the following:

OEM.
SQL tuning.
SQL tuning advisor.
SQL baseline tuning.
MS SQL Server maintenance/administration.
Windows Server administration.
Windows and Unix batch/shell scripting.

Exposure with the below technologies will be considered a plus:

Autosys.
Business Objects.
Golden Gate.
Informatica.
Linux and Unix Administration.

The benefits:

The compensation:

Competitive base salary.
Paid overtime
$.60/$1 401K match
PTO - Holiday, Vacation, Sick Time and Bench Time
Profit sharing or bonus opportunities
Health, vision, dental, and life insurance
Short-term and long-term disability
Annual training allowance that includes an in-house training program designed to keep your skills sharp

How to Apply:

Please send your resume to Nick Emas nemas@fergcons.com. Please note that a referral bonus is also offered for all hired referrals.

Please take the time to explore our website fergusonconsultinginc.com and find out more about who we are and what we can do for you.

W-2 CANDIDATES ONLY. NO CORP-TO-CORP.

Nicholas Emas

Ferguson Consulting

1350 Timberlake Manor Parkway, Suite 450

Chesterfield,MO 63017

(636) 728-4407

Program Manager (Job #M13047ITPM)

2015-01-05T00:00:00Z

M13047ITPM: Program Manager

The role:

The responsibilities of this position are to provide project direction, change management and manage a cross-functional team. The client's IT software delivery environment is transitioning to a multi-platform environment, including web apps and mobile devices. The successful candidate will organize the team, develop communications for various levels within the organization, and manage the multiple efforts. The ideal candidate must be able to demonstrate a history of successful development of relationship, process, metrics, project management and collaboration.

The responsibilities:

Planning, scheduling, communicating, and aligning team with stakeholder needs for delivering on new software development projects.
Plan and communicate scope and delivery timelines for proposed feature enhancements and support requests for existing software systems.
Collaborate across infrastructure and R&D IT organization and some times with other IT organizations and vendors to establish common objectives.
Single point of contact for tracking/reporting status on ongoing/upcoming projects to the organization and senior leadership.

The qualifications:

BS/BA in Computer Science, or related field.
5+ years expereince in software development as a program manager.
Proven ability to drive large scale projects with high collaboration and leadership.
Excellent judgement, decision making skills.
Ability to work under deadline pressure.
Excellent presentation skills and experience of presenting to senior management.
Self starter and able to work independently with minimum direction.
Ability to lead through influence in a highly matrixed environment.
Excellent written and verbal articulation skills.
Flexibility to adjust and thrive in an environment with changing requirements and schedules.

Desired education/experience:

Master of Business Administration /MBA
PMP Certification
Knowledge of current technology trands.

The benefits:

The compensation:

Salary is negotiable and based on experience
Paid overtime
$.60/$1 401K match
4 weeks PTO
Profit sharing or bonus opportunities
Health, vision, dental, and life insurance
Short-term and long-term disability
Annual training allowance that includes an in-house training program designed to keep your skills sharp.

How to Apply:

Please take the time to explore our website fergusonconsultinginc.com and find out more about who we are and what we can do for you.

W-2 CANDIDATES ONLY. NO CORP-TO-CORP.

Nicholas Emas

Ferguson Consulting

1350 Timberlake Manor Parkway, Suite 450

Chesterfield,MO 63017

(636) 728-4407

Recruiter (Job #F050613R)

2015-01-05T00:00:00Z

F050613R: Recruiter

For consideration, please send both a cover letter and resume to resumes@fergcons.com.

The role:

Ferguson Consulting, has an immediate opening for an IT recruiter at our corporate office in Chesterfield. The successful candidate will recruit IT professionals for Fortune 400 companies' high profile projects here in St. Louis. Our working environment and office culture is based on a team-oriented approach in which every successful outcome is dependent on the contributions of multiple staff members. We work hard and smart, and we celebrate success collectively.

This position is a good fit if you are outgoing and like SALES--if you have a background in pharmaceutical/medical sales, or recruiting for IT or another industry, we are interested in speaking with you.

The ideal candidate is able to manage daily priorities while being interdependent on the team and the company goals. If you like being busy and managing multiple activities at once, if you like a job where you never look at the clock and the day flies by, and if you like meeting all kinds of new people - then consider joining our team

. Highly competitive compensation for candidates experienced in recruiting.

The responsibilities:

Source candidates by building a pipeline of applicants through personal contacts and employee referrals
Determine applicant qualifications by interviewing applicants, analyzing responses, and comparing qualifications to job requirements.
Sell the advantages of becoming a Ferguson employee.
Present compensation offers to qualified applicants.
Coordinate client interview requests with applicants. Maintain rapport with applicants while client completes decision-making process.
Communicate client decisions (offer/non-offer) to applicants and manage next steps accordingly.

The qualifications:

Ability to multi-task and attention to detail is essential.
Proficiency with MS Office is required.
Should have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
A Bachelor's degree is required.
Recruiting and/or sales experience is desired; but not required.

The benefits:

We offer a generous base salary with bonus opportunities. The compensation package includes a rich benefits plan with health, vision, dental, and 401K with employer match.

For additional information on our company and the services we provide to our clients and those we recruit, please view our web site at

FergusonConsultingInc.com.

For consideration, please send both a cover letter and resume to resumes@fergcons.com.

Sue Ferguson

Ferguson Consulting

1350 Timberlake Manor Parkway, Suite 450

Chesterfield,MO 63017