Description: My Dublin City Centre based client are currently recruiting for a Software Architect.

The Core Responsibilities of the role are:
Development:
•Database Design, Capacity Analysis and System Sizing
•Design and development of reports
•Design and development of user interfaces
•Develop APIs as required for the core system.
•To implement interface test capability to assist in the development of the ITS smart card reader.
•Working as part of a technical team, liaise with designers, developers, to deliver this functionality.
•To identify, analyse and implement additional system requirements.
•Work with technical teams to implement these requirements.
•Work with suppliers to integrate third party software into the core system.
•Carry out technical appraisals and approvals of specifications developed for the system
•Research new features and products.

Experience Required:
•Have 5+ years proven software development experience.
•Have 3rd level qualification in a relevant subject
•Have demonstrable experience of system implementation including design, development and deployment phases of a project
•Have experience of challenging the norm or status quo of intransigent groups or organisations
•Have experience of :
oRelational Databases (Oracle, DB2)
oIBM WebSphere MQ
oXML
oUNIX environment scripting

oDetail oriented
oComfortable working in a fast changing, Agile environment
oSelf-driven and motivated
oCapable of working unsupervised

Desirably,
•Candidates should have knowledge of smartcards.
•Knowledge of e-payment and e-commerce.
•Knowledge of software security systems e.g. RSA and DES etc.
•AIX/*nix knowledge would be advantageous.

If you are interested in this role can you please send in an Updated CV to peter@eolas.ie or call 01 286 6666

Description: My client is looking to hire a permanent DB2 DBA for a permanent role in Ireland



Primary Responsibility:


•Provide database administration for mission-critical custom and packaged software applications.

•Design storage strategies around backup and recovery for complex database environments, physical structures, and specialized database applications - Enterprise Rapid Recovery

•Provide support for companies DB2 Distributed databases



•Administration of DB2 Distributed implementations, including database definition, structure, documentation, and long-range requirements



Qualifications:


•Demonstrated experience in disaster recovery planning and testing.

•At least 5 years experience working with IBM DB2 Enterprise Server Edition (ESE) on UNIX (AIX) v8 and v9 (strong preference in a production support role)

•Experience with IBM DB2 Database Partition Facility (DPF) on UNIX (AIX) v8 and v9 in a data warehousing environment

•Experience with IBM DB2 on UNIX (AIX) - database monitoring and tuning

•Experience with server optimization and consolidation

•Experience with High Availability environments
•Proven SQL tuning experience

•Detailed knowledge of the UNIX Server platform (AIX preferred)

•Understanding of systems development processes and business processes

•Proven analytic skills and strong judgment




It is a permanent position offering an excellent salary & benefit package. Please note - there is an option to work from home for this role.


If you are interested - please send me in an updated CV along with your availability and salary expectation - My client is negotiable depending on experience.

Description: On behalf of my client an Irish Financial Software Company I am recruiting for a
Urgent Role - Interviewing Immediately - dated Thursday 9th April 09

Mainframe Systems Programmer

Minimum experience required: 6 - 7

Ideally I am looking for someone comming from an Application background that has moved into a Systems Programming role. Someone with excellent benchmarking and performance experience but can also write application code. Strong Websphere experience is also necessary.


Minimum of 5 years "Mainframe Systems Programming" with CICS, DB2, RACF, WebSphere, and some experiences in IMS as well as Linux/Unix.

Core Technical Skills and Experience

• CICS
• Websphere-MQ
• Z/OS Operating System (JES2)
• Parallel Sysplex Configuration Design, Implementation and Management , DB2 Data Sharing
• WLM Based Performance Management
• DFSMS / HSM

Secondary Technical Skills and Experience

• IMS-TM/DM
• Linux/Unix
• IBM/BMC Fastpath Tools
• IBM/Platinum DB2 Tools
• Omegamon Realtime Monitoring SA/390 Automations
• RACF
• VM operating system

Required Soft skills

• Proficiency in the creation of technical documentation using MS-Office tools
• Excellent intra-personal and team participation skills
• Self motivated and capable of demonstrating individual initiative
• Professional and flexible approach to delivery of assigned work tasks
• Willingness to participate in a 24x7 on-call support rota


If this role is of interest to you please send me in an updated CV and I will call you to discuss this opportunity in more detail

Fell free to email me lorraine@eolas.ie or call me on
01 286 66 66

Interviewing Immediately!!

Description: Permanent SAS Mainframe Application Consultant – Dublin City Centre
Top client with excellent benefits

Technical Skills
•Have at least 5 years experience in SAS experience accompanied with exposure to COBOL and DB2 and strong Microfocus experience
•Strong knowledge of the IBM Mainframe system.
•Possess the ability to design and develop quality software that demonstrates an understanding of the impact of application development on system performance.
•Have a good understanding of supporting mainframe applications.
•Have a good understanding of the business processes / products within a Financial Company.
•Experience in writing technical documentation.

Other Skills
•Should be an enthusiastic team worker with good communication and interpersonal skills
•Should be committed to achieving results and have a proven track record of participation in successful projects
•Should have good task estimation skills
•Should have a strong focus on quality and testing procedures
•Should have good organizational and time management skills
•Should be willing and eager to learn new skills and technologies.

Description: I have an excellent client based in Galway looking for a Data Analyst / Data Warehousing Analyst.
This is a fantastic Permanent role with a top Client where you can progress your career working on a Large scope of work.

Description
Reporting to the Senior Administrator, the successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing and managing reporting platforms, co-ordinating with IBM AMS Support on all 2nd level reporting issues and designing and implementing new reporting functionality.
Key Responsibilities:
General
Develop and maintain stored procedures, functions and views.
Performance tuning and query optimisation of existing database objects.
Create, monitor and maintain SQL Server Agent jobs.
Any other tasks as assigned by management.
Building, updating and maintaining Bex Analyser reports.
Performance tuning of reports in DB2.
Building and monitoring ETL/Process chains.
Develop and edit data sources, infosources, infoobjects, infoproviders and multiproviders.
Crystal Reports
Develop highly formatted crystal reports.
Publishing, maintaining and scheduling these and other reports on Infoview.
Requirements:
Minimum requirement of 2.1 Honours Degree in relevant discipline
3- 5 years reporting experience.
DB2 Experience.
Ability to develop and maintain complex stored procedures for reports.
Ability to performance tune and perform query optimisation of existing database objects.
Experience in the development and maintenance of large databases.
Experience building, updating and maintaining of reports.
Experience of workbook development and report broadcasting.
Experience building and monitoring ETL/Process chains.
Experience developing highly formatted crystal reports.
Experience of publishing, maintaining and scheduling these reports on Infoview.
Be highly motivated and ambitious, a self starter with a can do attitude.
Excellent verbal, written, communication/interpersonal skills.
Problem solving and decision making capabilities.
Customer Service Awareness.
SKILLS:
Crystal Reports
ETL
SQL Server
Datawarehousing
For immediate consideration forward an updated CV to nollaig@eolas.ie