Direct-hire and Contract Project Manager Opportunities with Great Company in Addison, TX

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Direct-hire and Contract Project Manager Opportunities with Great Company in Addison, TX

Job Title: Project Manager

Overview:The Project Manager must work effectively in a fast-paced, quick-to-market environment.  Business needs and aggressive growth drive the need for effective communication and on-time project delivery.  The primary focus of this position is to drive program and project strategy, deliver promised functionality, and ensure efforts remain on task, on schedule and on budget.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead and manage projects and/or programs from inception to delivery using standard project management / SDLC protocols
  • Perform Project and Program Management budget estimation for all internal and external project resources
  • Create detailed project delivery and project implementation plans and execute projects according to plan
  • Use Project Management tools for optimal financial roll-up, time tracking and milestone management
  • Provide advice and consultation to Business Analysts and other project members on more difficult and complex assignments
  • Liaise and effectively manage communications between the user community, IT department, and all business units, project participants, and vendors internal / external to the firm
  • Report on status, risk mitigation, progress, etc. to senior management and project stakeholders
  • Actively participate in IT design reviews to ensure compatibility and interoperability of computing systems
  • Provide knowledge and expertise to assist in the development of project management principals and best practices
  • Ensure project deliverables are on time, within budget and are at the required level of quality
  • Evaluate outcome of the project as defined during the planning stage

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree required at a minimum
  • Minimum of 10 years of IT delivery experience, 5-7 years in a project management role
  • Experience managing projects in both waterfall and agile software development methodologies
  • Previous experience or exposure to program, portfolio management or project management office  processes
  • Demonstrate excellent verbal, written, presentation and interpersonal communication skills
  • Energy / Utility experience and a variety of IT project experience including IT infrastructure  is a plus
  • Proficient understanding and expert-level knowledge of Microsoft suite products, Project Server software and related methodologies
  • Proven experience with business and technical requirements analysis, modeling, verification and methodology development
  • Ability to effectively manage multiple work streams concurrently
  • Strong knowledge of system testing, software quality assurance and change management best practices and methodologies
  • Excellent analytical, mathematical, and creative problem-solving skills
  • Logical and efficient, with keen attention to detail
  • Highly self-motivated and directed
  • Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks while under pressure
  • Experience working with both SAS and on premise technologies

Work Conditions

  • Occasional evening and weekend work to meet deadlines
  • Sitting for extended periods of time
  • Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard, mouse, and other computer components
  • Physically able to participate in training sessions, presentations, and meetings
  • Some travel may be required

If you have this experience, feel you are a fit for this position, and are interested, please answer the questions below:

1) Could you please email an updated Word copy of your resume to mhanes@provisiontechgroup.com?

2) What is your availability to start?

3) Are you open to a direct-hire position?

4) What is your current salary or pay rate?

5) Are you currently eligible to work for any employer in the US?

6) When is the best time to contact you and what # can you be reached at for this opportunity?

Regards,

Mike Hanes

ProVisionTech Group

mhanes@provisiontechgroup.com

http://www.linkedin.com/in/mikehanes

Direct-hire Technical Writer Lead Opportunity in Dallas, TX

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Our client is currently looking for a tech writer lead.

Technical Writing Team Lead             

SUMMARY

Responsible for authoring technical documentation as a contributing member of the team. Coordinates with other teams and departments to determine technical writing needs.  Provides work assignments and mentorship to other team members.

Strong understanding of technical writing concepts, practices and procedures. Has a strong knowledge of computer technology.  Ensures new publications follow established documentation procedures. Leads internal process documentation. Evaluates existing publications for quality, relevancy, and accuracy. A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned from time-to-time.

  • Determine technical writing needs and priorities and  assign required resources
  • Work cooperatively with other internal departments to schedule activities.
  • Be responsible for the creation of technical documentation deliverables.
  • Mentor and train employees in the Technical Writing department.
  • Research technical writing trends to improve documentation.
  • Oversees day to day activities of employees of the Technical Writing department.
  • Obtain complete understanding of products as required to develop user documentation.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

Leads and directs the work of others members of the team. Requires experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.

QUALIFICATIONS 

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

  • Requires a bachelor’s degree in area of specialty
  • 10+ years of experience in the field or in a related area
  • Experience with a variety of content management tools.
  • Experience with MadCap Flare and GIT are desirable.
  • A minimum of 2 years’ experience leading small teams.
  • Technical writing experience with complex software applications.
  • Knowledge of email servers, mail relays, internet protocols, and email encryption are desirable.

Employees regularly are required to:

  • Use oral and written communication skills to communicate clearly and effectively.
  • Work well with other internal client teams.
  • Use time management and meet multiple deadlines.
  • Be well organized, thorough, and detail-oriented.
  • Read and interpret information and documents.
  • Analyze and solve problems.
  • Work effectively with customers (internal and/or external) who may be encountered in the course of work.
  • Maintain emotional control under stress.

If you have this experience, feel you are a fit for this position, and are interested, please answer the questions below:

1) Do you have an updated Word copy of your resume?

2) What is your availability to start?

3) Are you open to a direct-hire position?

4) What is your current salary or pay rate?

5) Are you currently eligible to work for any employer in the US?

6) When is the best time to contact you and what # can you be reached at for this opportunity?

Regards,

Mike Hanes

ProVisionTech Group

mhanes@provisiontechgroup.com

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Contract Data Automation and Management Opportunity in Dallas, TX

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Contract Data Automation and Management Opportunity in Dallas, TX

Test Data Management Specialist will have experience working with data warehouses and/or data marts, as well as Data Management experience to contribute to solutions for project teams.  Specializations may include data modeling, ETL, data architecture, master data management, metadata management, and/or data governance. Working with project teams, they design, develop and deliver innovative technology solutions that drive high performance.  This individual will build, test, install and maintain data across a variety of environments and projects, working with leading enterprise applications such as PeopleSoft, Oracle and Microsoft or with custom-built applications.

Responsibilities

  • Builds framework for all aspects of test data and strategy needs with respect to data sub setting, test data generation and automation, data masking and testing methodology to align with or define relevant new TDM Strategy
  • A thorough understanding of functional applications’ business process information, related data flow.
  • Ability to update/develop and maintain ETL scripts as required.
  • Ability to work with a mix of technologies (Oracle, MS SQL, IBM Mainframe, etc.) and Java, Informatica, ETL jobs, different File formats (XML/MISMO/CLDF/EDF), etc.
  • Collaborates with application SMEs and project teams in respective application areas to understand and leverage current processes; address gaps where additional transformation may be needed
  • Leads the analysis of test data requests and automation of test data. Defines the test data characteristics and reviews with requestor.
  • Creates and validates test data within the TDM framework for all phases of testing

Qualifications

  • Minimum 2 years Test Data Management or equivalent (SQL, ETL, Reporting or database development)
  • Minimum 2 years Data Technology experience to include Enterprise Data Management (for example, Data Modeling, Data Governance, Master Data Management, Meta Data Management, Data Architecture, or Data Warehouse, ETL)
  • Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience

Preferred Qualifications

  • Understanding of data models and entity relationship diagrams
  • Knowledge and experience in data masking methodologies
  • Data modeling or design experience; Analytics or Data Mining
  • Knowledge of commercial TDM toolset – i.e. Informatica TDM, Grid Tools or Oracle Test Data Management Pack
  • Full life cycle Development; Integration Data Hubs
  • “Industry” Data Models (i.e., IBM, Teradata, ADRM)
  • Data Modeling and Data Administration (above and beyond ETL) for multi-dimensional Data Warehouses using Inmon, Hammergren, and /or Kimball methodologies. Data modeling background to include constructing database normalization; utilizing data modeling tools to record, update, reverse engineer and generate DDL; creating logical and physical data models for current and proposed states; turning application designs into data model specifications; understanding data storage requirements and estimate database growth; designing OLAP and reporting tool data model requirements.
  • Data Quality tools (i.e., Informatica, Trillium, IBM QualityStage, SAS/DataFlux)
  • Master Data Management:  Business process design for managing Master Data throughout the lifecycle, including data quality, metadata and workflow technologies; Implementation experience on any one of the following technologies: IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management Server, IBM InfoSphere Product Information Management, Informatica MDM, Oracle Product Hub, Oracle Customer Hub, TIBCO Collaborative Information Manager,
  • Business Intelligence Competency Centers (BICC)
  • Platforms (IBM, Oracle, Informatica, GoldenGate)

 

Team Culture: Our team is fast paced, fun, highly energetic, motivated and hardworking. We expect our candidates to be integrated into our results-driven and solution-oriented culture from the get-go. Our team attains high-quality results on challenging projects; the belief that outcomes are linked to one’s effort rather than chance and the tendency to personally set challenging yet realistic goals.

If you have this experience, feel you are a fit for this position, and are interested, please answer the questions below:

1) Please email an updated Word copy of your resume?

2) What is your availability to start?

3) Are you open to a direct-hire position?

4) What is your current salary or pay rate?

5) Are you currently eligible to work for any employer in the US?

6) When is the best time to contact you and what # can you be reached at for this opportunity?

If this opportunity is not a good match for your skills or you are not available but know someone who is, please forward this email to them as we pay referral fees for anyone you refer that we place with a client.

Regards,

Mike Hanes

mhanes@provisiontechgroup.com
ProVisionTech

Direct-hire Senior Full Stack .Net Developer Opportunity in Addison, TX

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Direct-hire Senior Full Stack .Net Developer Opportunity in Addison, TX

Job Title: Sr. Full Stack .Net Developer (No Sponsorship Provided)

Overview:
The Sr. Net Developer is responsible for designing, developing and supporting client’s enterprise applications and data analysis. This position will be expected to work with cross-functional teams over the full range of the software development lifecycle. The ideal candidate has knowledge of standard concepts, practices, and procedures in database and application development.

Responsibilities:
•             Responsible for contributing to design, development, testing, deployment and support of enterprise applications
•             Develop software solutions compliant with Enterprise Architecture, Processes, Procedures and Protocols
•             Works with architects and developers to report development progress.
•             Follows development processes and procedures
•             Responsible for timely completion of the development phase of projects
•             Responsible for contributing to technical design specifications and technical design reviews.
•             Follows coding, design, quality and standards as dictated by senior and lead developers.
•             Supports critical production systems
•             Supports fellow developers through knowledge sharing, constructive feedback and peer code reviews
•             Supports, Communicates and works as a team with BA/QA/PM/Infrastructure.

Qualifications:
•             Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent
•             Min 8+ years of programming experience using .Net/C#
•             Min 2+ years of experience developing cloud based applications using Azure technology.
•             SQL/T-SQL experience and knowledge a MUST
•             Source code management skills like branching, merging code is a MUST.
•             UI development experience with HTML5, Angular JS, ASP.Net, MVC3, WPF applications. (+)
•             Experience with Continuous build and integration and automated deployment
•             Agile methodology and TDD practitioner
•             Solid experience designing and developing .NET-based solutions using OOP concepts that include many of the following technologies:
o             C#
o             Web service development and utilization (SOAP webservices using WCF and Rest Services using WebAPI)
o             ADO.Net entity framework, Code First, Linq to SQL

Working Conditions:
•             Occasional evening and weekend work to meet deadlines
•             Sitting for extended periods of time
•             Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard, mouse, and other computer components
•             Physically able to participate in training sessions, presentations, and meetings

If you have this experience, feel you are a fit for this position, and are interested, please email me directly at

mhanes@provisiontechgroup.com and include answers to the questions below:

1) Can you email an updated Word copy of your resume?

2) What is your availability to start?

3) Are you open to a direct-hire position?

4) What is your current salary or pay rate?

5) Are you currently eligible to work for any employer in the US?

6) When is the best time to contact you and what # can you be reached at for this opportunity?

Regards,

Mike Hanes
ProVisionTech
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Direct-hire ER Manager With Great Company in Richardson, TX

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Direct-hire ER Manager With Great Company in Richardson, TX

Role Description:

Reporting to the Director, HR Operations, the Manager of Teammate Relations will design a programmatic solution to resolving teammate concerns and/or grievances.  He/she will have the ability to think strategically, but act tactfully leading escalated investigations and/or inquiries.  This HR leader will oversee the development, communication and compliance of HR related policies and procedures.

Key Accomplishments:

Build Teammate Relations Capability

  • Acquire experienced ER talent for field support.
  • Define Team’s responsibilities, escalation and partnership.
  • Design, educate and implement SK investigation process.

Facilitate Separation Management

  • Creates standard separation templates.
  • Authors teammate transition materials.
  • Reviews reductions in force to ensure compliance.

Case Management

  • Serves as point person for ethics line inquiries.
  • Tracks cases, identifies trends and reports to stakeholders.
  • Leads case resolution, provides recommendations and conducts appropriate follow-up.

Compliance:

  • Responds to EEOC/Civil Rights Commission inquiries, including writing of position statements.
  • Involves outside counsel when appropriate.
  • Stays abreast of legislation changes.

Policy Creation:

  • Identifies, proactively, the need for policy creation or enhancement.
  • Ensures employment policies are updated and accessible.

Requirements:

  • 3-5 years in Human Resources, minimally 3 of those years spent employee relations.
  • Experience leading investigations and resolving complex policy and/or performance issues.
  • Ability to interact with all levels of the organization and demonstrate managerial courage when appropriate.
  • Deep knowledge of applicable federal and state employment law.
  • Undergraduate degree in Human Resources or related field, Masters or Juris Doctorate preferred.
  • Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.
If you have this experience, feel you are a fit for this position, and are interested, please email me directly at

mhanes@provisiontechgroup.com and include answers to the questions below:

1) Could you please email an updated Word copy of your resume?

2) What is your availability to start?

3) Are you open to a direct-hire position?

4) What is your current salary or pay rate?

5) Are you currently eligible to work for any employer in the US?

6) When is the best time to contact you and what # can you be reached at for this opportunity?

Regards,

Mike Hanes
ProVisionTech

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Posted by Bob Evans on Apr 18, 2010 04:06 PM

Cross Posted from Information Week

IT-industry hopes are buzzing that IBM’s quarterly results, coming on Monday, April 19, will validate and accelerate the promise triggered last week by Intel’s blowout numbers. One analyst who’s expecting very big things from IBM believes its numbers will prove that “a resurgence in corporate IT spending” has occurred.

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Now Available: IT Spending will Rise, yet 2010 will be a Year of Reckoning for CIOs

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The most recent Technology Trends survey of IT decision makers conducted in the second half of 2009 shows a rise in the proportion of respondents who are planning to increase their IT budget.

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Friday, April 16, 2010

Flexibility helps preserve your pool of talent

Management Matters

Cross Posted from Dallas Business Journal – by Alyssa Martin Contributing Writer

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The economic downturn forced many employers to require significant concessions from employees. Now, as the economy improves, businesses can reciprocate.
Building a two-way relationship with current and previous employees helps you preserve your talent pool so your business can function at top capacity through economic ups and downs.
During the down cycle, many businesses faced significant layoffs or salary reductions. Some service businesses even converted full-time employees into contract workers. While layoffs, salary reductions and forced contracting arrangements have altered your talent pool, you can help preserve as many of these employees as possible by mitigating some of the risk they have assumed.
There are legal restrictions regarding maintaining insurance and retirement benefits for workers with less than full-time hours, even if you have a contract arrangement with them, so this is not an option in most cases. However, there are other benefits employers can legally offer. For instance, for contract workers, offering a minimum number of guaranteed hours, offering access to corporate facilities or paying a premium contracting rate because these workers have more company knowledge are all viable options.
Employers can also restore trust and loyalty by creating set intervals for evaluating the opportunity to restore salary levels. Employers can also provide incentives to encourage furloughed or contract workers to maintain their availability until the economic climate changes.
Another way to show appreciation for current workers’ contributions and sacrifices during the down period is to build more flexibility into work schedules. This means focusing on measuring results rather than hours logged at the office. Some companies accomplish this flexibility by allowing more telecommuting, but others offer other arrangements.
Even if circumstances required significant concessions from employees during the past couple of years, providing workers with a sense that your business is looking toward the future and values employee contributions can go a long way toward maintaining your company’s talent pool. And this translates to long-term bottom-line benefits for your business.

MARTIN, a CPA, is the Dallas executive partner of Weaver. Contact her at alyssa.martin@weaverllp.com.


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What will midsized company IT groups look like after system admin jobs are outsourced to the cloud?

Since the bulk of in-house IT staffs are presently doing these jobs, it’s clear a big change is coming for midsized IT groups. Large companies can still leverage economies of scale in operating their own data centers, but midsized companies are finding it hard to match the lower operating costs and financial flexibility offered by cloud service and SaaS providers.

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Truly Partnering With Your Dallas IT Clients

Many Dallas IT Consulting/IT Recruiting firms seem to lack an understanding on what it means to partner with their clients’ in a long-term relationship.  It seems that some firms are just concerned with billable hours and one-off placement fees than actually serving their clients true needs.  A case in point was a situation I encountered at one such firm in which I was employed.  I was the Director of the Dallas branch of a New York IT Consulting firm and was account manager of a financial client where we had placed a programmer.  This programmer was not working out well and the client was thinking of replacing him, however, the president of the New York IT consulting firm I was with was determined to keep this programmer there for the 90 day guarantee period just so they could earn their fee.  I actually called the programmer and asked if he knew that the client was thinking of letting him go and told him that he really needed to “step up” his learning process and come up to speed or we would have to replace him.  The candidate did better for a short period of time.  At around 95 days after he was hired, the Dallas IT Development Manager called to say that the candidate was not working out and could we find a replacement.  I spoke with the president of our firm and he said “no way, they have to pay us”.  I was very uncomfortable with this approach, but really had no say in the final decision.  Although I had asked if we could not be flexible on the 90 day guarantee period, he proceeded, in no uncertain terms, to tell me what he wanted me to tell the manager – to pay us immediately.  The client paid us all right, and then put us on their “blacklist”.

As a technical account manager/recruiter, do you truly partner with your clients?  As a 13 year veteran of Dallas IT Operations and Technical Consulting/Recruiting, I really do desire to partner with my clients in a long-term relationship that adds value. That is why I considered it a “blessing in disguise” when that particular company I was with decided to to close the Dallas office I operated.  I launched my own company, ProVisionTech, and now am able to operate my own company with what I feel are sound and honest business practices.

Sincerely,

Mike Hanes

Founder of:

ProVisionTech

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I was in IT for several years before being laid off several years ago. I was laid off right before September 11, 2001 and was working on my MBA in eCommerce at the time. I found myself in a very difficult situation as many other people did during that time. Because I was working on my MBA and was almost finished, companies I interviewed with considered me ‘over-qualified’ for most positions I applied and interviewed for.

I stumbled into IT Consulting sales and account management mostly because I wanted to use my IT background for something and what a better way than to find the best people for Dallas IT Clients and at the same time put people to work. It seemed to me like the best of both worlds. Having been a Dallas IT project leader, programmer, and production support engineer, I knew what Dallas IT clients were looking for and the type of people they needed. Also, having been out of work myself, I loved putting Dallas IT candidates and consultants to work.

My first position was with a company that had provided consultants for the last Dallas IT project team I was on. The company only had one client and it was the company from which I had been laid off. When they set up my voice mail, the pass code they used was 911. I was appalled that they would use that pass code considering what had just happen with September 11. The owner would never tell me what nationality he was, but told me to tell everyone they were an Indian company. I later found out that he was from Syria. My wife was worried because she thought I was working for a company that was funneling money to terrorists! Still not sure why they would use that pass code.

I also later found out that they had consultants that built the code of one of the systems I had supported at my former company and had stolen it. They were selling the code to other companies in the same industry! I spoke to the IT Development Manager who was over the systems I had supported and she said that although upper IT management knew this company had stolen their code, they were still doing business with them!

Anyway, there is more. When I started working for this company they only had one client; the company from which I had been laid off. The CEO gave me a list of clients to “show off” potential clients. I mentioned that they only had one client and he said “I know, but this is what I want you to tell the potential clients.” I told him I would not lie for him or anyone else. I found that he lied to clients, consultants, candidates, and his own employees all the time. He lied to his VP of Marketing, and the VP of Marketing would lie to him and ask me to cover his lies. I told him no way!

I was there for two months before the final straw. Having never been in a sales role in my life, and in a horrible economy, I made my first placement as an account manager. I placed a consultant with a downtown Dallas company. In violation to our contract, they hired our consultant away from us. The CEO of our company became so enraged that he threatened to kill the CEO of the new client company for violating the contract! The CEO of the client company was totally blind sided because he was not even aware that his manager had violated the terms of our consulting agreement.

I immediately went to the parking lot, called the client CEO and apologized then went back to my office and packed all my stuff. I decided that I could not work at a company that operated without honesty and integrity and especially a company headed by someone that threatened people’s lives!

Although my first experience with Dallas IT Consulting/Recruiting firms was a pretty bad one, I felt like I really found something that I loved to do – find the right fit between Dallas IT Clients and Dallas IT candidates and consultants. I decided that I would find a Dallas IT Consulting/Recruiting firm to work for that operated with honesty and integrity.

Because of some of the unethical practices I discovered in some IT consulting and recruiting firms I have worked with, I started a Linkedin group, Integrity in Recruiting and website www.integrityinrecruiting.com, in order to start a discussion regarding incorporating sound and honest business practices in the recruiting field in our prospective companies.  I invite you to join the group.

I will share more about what I have found in my search later…

Mike Hanes

ProVisionTech

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Many IT Consulting/IT Recruiting firms seem to lack an understanding on what it means to partner with their clients’ in a long-term relationship.  It seems that some firms are just concerned with billable hours and one-off placement fees than actually serving their clients true needs.  A case in point was a situation I encountered at one such firm in which I was employed.  I was the Director of the Dallas branch of a New York IT Consulting firm and was account manager of a financial client where we had placed a programmer.  This programmer was not working out well and the client was thinking of replacing him, however, the president of the New York IT consulting firm I was with was determined to keep this programmer there for the 90 day guarantee period just so they could earn their fee.  I actually called the programmer and asked if he knew that the client was thinking of letting him go and told him that he really needed to “step up” his learning process and come up to speed or we would have to replace him.  The candidate did better for a short period of time.  At around 95 days after he was hired, the client IT Development Manager called to say that the candidate was not working out and could we find a replacement.  I spoke with the president of our firm and he said “no way, they have to pay us”.  I was very uncomfortable with this approach, but really had no say in the final decision.  Although I had asked if we could not be flexible on the 90 day guarantee period, he proceeded, in no uncertain terms, to tell me what he wanted me to tell the manager – to pay us immediately.  The client paid us all right, and then put us on their “blacklist”.

As a technical account manager/recruiter, do you truly partner with your clients?  As a 13 year veteran of Dallas IT Operations and Technical Consulting/Recruiting, I really do desire to partner with my clients in a long-term relationship that adds value. That is why I considered it a “blessing in disguise” when that particular company I was with decided to to close the Dallas office I operated.  I launched my own company, ProVisionTech, and now am able to operate my own company with what I feel are sound and honest business practices.

Sincerely,

Mike Hanes

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Contract Senior Security Engineer Opportunity with a Great Company in Dallas, TX

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Security Engineer

Experience : 6-10 years.

Details:

Expert level understanding of networking & security concepts,hands-on experience on various security technologies of products/appliances such as below and more:

Firewalls                                 – Cisco, Palo Alto.

VPN                                        – Cisco (IPSec/SSL).

IDS/IPS                                   – Tipping point,IBM Proventia

Access Control                        – Cisco Secure ACS, RSA Authentication Manager

Network Access Control         – Cisco ISE

Vulnerability Assessment       – Nessus, Qualysgard.

Security Event Monitoring     – Q Radar

Traffic Analysis                                  – Wireshark.

Responsible for implementation, administration and management of customer’s security infrastructure.

Ensure that Firewall Rules are reviewed in accordance with Risk management Framework. Maintaining network compliance with SOX/PCI requirements.

Assess potential items of risk and opportunities of vulnerability in the network through Security Event monitoring and analysis.

Should have good analytical, logical and problem solving skills.

Should have capability to understand customer’s technical requirements and map those to a technical solution.

Audit Support – Data gathering, audit responses, remediation recommendations, and remediation mitigation

Preferred Technical Certifications: CCSP, CCSA

 

Team Culture:

Our team is fast paced, fun, highly energetic, motivated and hardworking. We expect our candidates to be integrated into our results-driven and solution-oriented culture from the get-go. Our team attains high-quality results on challenging projects; the belief that outcomes are linked to one’s effort rather than chance and the tendency to personally set challenging yet realistic goals.

 

If you have this experience, feel you are a fit for this position, and are interested, please answer the questions below:

1) Could you please email an updated Word copy of your resume to mhanes@provisiontechgroup.com?

2) What is your availability to start?

3) Are you open to a contract position?

4) What is your current salary or pay rate?

5) Are you currently eligible to work for any employer in the US?

6) When is the best time to contact you and what # can you be reached at for this opportunity?

 

Regards,

 

Mike Hanes
ProVisionTech

mhanes@provisiontechgroup.com

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