director, media application support.

job summary: Summary: The MAPS Analyst is a dynamic problem solver working in a high-pressure trading environment that demands global partnerships, well developed technical and financial expertise, and a strict adherence to process guidelines. Production Services is responsible for running the day to day operations of the technology platform.Work activities specific to Production Services roles include Problem/Incident Management, Change Management, Release/Deployment, Operational Readiness, Capacity/Availability Management, Application Monitoring, Service Analytics and Reporting, Production Governance, Triage, Associate Support, Change/Configuration Management, & vendor engagements. Gatekeeper and governor for all production change related activities/releases as well as team processes and procedures. Participates with management discussions in the development of technology products, service standards and development efforts that impact the client/business area. Serves as an escalation point between the client/business area and internal management for the resolution of moderately complex unresolved problems, complaints and service requests.Responsible for team triaging, vendor engagements, and troubleshooting. Provides the client areas with technology products and service alternatives that improve the production services environment.knowledge in ITIL (Certification is a differential);Scripting languages: Python, Perl, Unix ShellOperating systems: Solaris, Linux, WindowsSQL (Intermediate level: multi-table joins, grouping results, etc...)Grid computing and batch managementWell-rounded understanding of infrastructure disciplines (network, server, storage, messaging)5-7 years of relevant experience; financial industry experience preferred.   location: Jersey City, New Jersey job type: Contract salary: $63 - 73 per hour work hours: 8am to 5pm education: Bachelors   responsibilities: The MAPS Analyst is a dynamic problem solver working in a high-pressure trading environment that demands strong global partnerships, well developed technical and financial expertise, and a strict adherence to process guidelines. Production Services is responsible for running the day to day operations of the technology platform.Work activities specific to Production Services roles include Problem/Incident Management, Change Management, Release/Deployment, Operational Readiness, Capacity/Availability Management, Application Monitoring, Service Analytics and Reporting, Production Governance, Triage, Associate Support, Change/Configuration Management, & vendor engagements. Gatekeeper and governor for all production change related activities/releases as well as team processes and procedures. Participates with management discussions in the development of technology products, service standards and development efforts that impact the client/business area. Serves as an escalation point between the client/business area and internal management for the resolution of moderately complex unresolved problems, complaints and service requests.Responsible for team triaging, vendor engagements, and troubleshooting. Provides the client areas with technology products and service alternatives that improve the production services environment.   qualifications: Experience level: ExperiencedMinimum 10 years of experienceEducation: Bachelors  skills: Business AnalysisRequirement Analyst Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status. For certain assignments, Covid-19 vaccination and/or testing may be required by Randstad's client or applicable federal mandate, subject to approved medical or religious accommodations. Carefully review the job posting for details on vaccine/testing requirements or ask your Randstad representative for more information.

job summary: Duties: Provide specifications for provisioning new MSSQL Servers and manage their installation and configuration to provide optimum resultsPlan database upgrades and patching to avoid operational risks by maintaining application support requirements.Ensure database backup strategies are meeting Recovery Point and Recovery Time Objectives Track space usage trends and ensure adequate capacity for future growth of database environments.Provide Subject matter expertise on database design and database performance issues. Research and recommend new database software in area of database security, database monitoring and database development.Oversee production release management processes for database code promotions for various business applications.Perform development and test data refreshes as per business needs.Control and apply database access permissions, privileges and controls to maintain database security as per organizational standards.Develop & document best practices for all aspects of MSSQL Server management, database development & Database operation and Security Involve in architecting and implementing DR solutions with Always On, SQL log shipping, DB Mirroring, Replication.Mentor DBAs and Application Developers, manage and facilitate interface throughout organization to provide database technical support, advice and problem resolution for database centric issues.Provide Subject matter expertise on database design and database performance issues. Research and recommend new database software in area of database security, database monitoring and database development.Collaborate between Infrastructure Teams and Application Development Teams for scalable , efficient databases applications.Monitor MSSQL Servers for transaction latency, blocking and deadlock issues, and provide guidance in preventing/avoiding these issues to application development teams.Work with external and internal auditors to improve security, and develop & implement database auditing process, participate in database compliance and security audits and publish needed reports to upper management Minimum Education and/or Experience Requirements: Bachelor's degree plus at least ten years related experienceExperience as Database Administrator in SQL Server EnvironmentExperience supporting database sizes about 200GB to 2TB in sizeExperience supporting multiple instances of SQL 2000-SQL 2014 in production environment with components including SSRS, SSIS, SSAS, Clusters.Experience with Database Management and database monitoring tools such as DMVs, PerfMon, Profiler, Extended Events, third party tools such as Spotlight, Foglight , Performance Analyzer, Redgate SQL Monitor, Idera Diagnostic Manager, Idera SQLSafe , LitespeedExperience designing and documenting processes and procedures, database migration plans, database upgrade plans as per business requirements. Experience in designing, configuring and maintaining High Availability and DR Solutions.Powershell, C# or .NET Scripting is a plus Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Verbal and written communication skills.Must be detailed-oriented, results-driven, highly energetic and motivated.Able to communicate efficiently and effectively to technical and non-technical audiences.Must be highly organized, detail oriented, extremely responsive and able to prioritize a large number of tasks.Ability to provide guidance to team members to meet deadlines and objectivesCommitment towards SDLC/Change Management PrinciplesKnowledge of data quality, data management and data testing strategies and practices.Experienced with SQL installation on standalone and cluster servers across multi-subnet environmentsAWS/Microsoft Azure Services, Virtualization, Storage Area Networks, Windows Server Administration.Travel may be required 5% of the time.   location: PARSIPPANY, New Jersey job type: Contract salary: $65 - 78 per hour work hours: 8am to 5pm education: Bachelors   responsibilities: The Senior Database Administrator will provide database administration expertise as well as operational support to client's Production, UAT, and Test environments. The Senior Database Administrator will assert him/herself into complex database project assignments where he/she will represent Infrastructure Support Team in all dialogue and decisions around the architecture, deployment, and/or management of database environments. The Senior Database Administrator will also take primary role in the definition of database administration best practices and database development standards across critical business application areas. To succeed at this function requires that the individual represents subject matter expertise in all aspects of MSSQL Server infrastructure including MSSQL Server installations , database performance tuning , backup and recovery, HADR solutions, compliance and security setup and provide excellent database support   qualifications: Experience level: ExperiencedMinimum 10 years of experienceEducation: Bachelors  skills: SQLSQL Server DBASQL DBASQL Database adminUATSSRSSSISSSAS.NET Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status. For certain assignments, Covid-19 vaccination and/or testing may be required by Randstad's client or applicable federal mandate, subject to approved medical or religious accommodations. Carefully review the job posting for details on vaccine/testing requirements or ask your Randstad representative for more information.

job summary: WHAT IS THE OPPORTUNITY? The Application Administrator will support one or several applications and the associated technical environment. The Application Administrator is an experienced, fully proficient professional with full understanding and in-depth knowledge of discipline. Solves complex problems, takes a new perspective on using existing solutions Technology and Innovation Division As a member of the National's Technology & Innovation group, you will drive, develop, and maintain solutions for clients and colleagues. This is an exciting time of technology advancement and innovation across the bank, particularly within our technology teams.   location: New York, New York job type: Permanent salary: $110,000 - 140,000 per year work hours: 8am to 5pm education: Bachelors   responsibilities: WHAT WILL YOU DO? Implement and support new software versions and new versions of systems software. This will include setting up software in development, QA, Production and DR environments.Provide technical assistance to projects.Incident and Problem Management including during and post-incident analysis.Researching and implementing new technology per project and support needsSet-up and support of workflowand job scheduler softwareSet-up, administration and support of interfaces and APIsMiddleware configuration, administration and supportApplication environmental set-up, administration and supportSLA management and reporting for applicationsApplication support, issue management and escalationVendor, T&I and business user liaisonDR planning and participation in DR tests. Will understand how to set up, maintain and cutover to DR.May use specialist knowledge in one or several applications and supporting environmentWill understand application use and accessWill assist with the Technology Lifecycle Management Program for technology asset management. WHAT DO YOU NEED TO SUCCEED Must-Have* Minimum 8 years of IT experienceMinimum 5 years in Application AdministrationMinimum 5 years of experience with Microsoft Office, Project, and SharePoint.Knowledge of databases, hardware support, Cloud deployment and support and tools for application and systems administration. Skills and Knowledge Knowledge of Windows and/or Linux/UNIX server operating systems and environments.Knowledge of scripting and script automationKnowledge of SQL and/or Oracle databases. Ability to write SQL queries.Middleware knowledge (e.g. WebSphere, WebLogic, MQ) preferredInterface, API, workflow and job controller set up and support experience preferred.   qualifications: Experience level: ExperiencedMinimum 5 years of experienceEducation: Bachelors  skills: Technical Support (5 years of experience is required)SQL Server (5 years of experience is required)Azure (2 years of experience is required)Windows (5 years of experience is required)API (2 years of experience is required) Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status. For certain assignments, Covid-19 vaccination and/or testing may be required by Randstad's client or applicable federal mandate, subject to approved medical or religious accommodations. Carefully review the job posting for details on vaccine/testing requirements or ask your Randstad representative for more information.