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Apex Systems Inc. will be hosting an all day Open House on March 12th from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

We encourage all Information Technology professionals to attend; however, specifically we are hoping to reach out to candidates with the following skill sets:

Helpdesk
Desktop Support
PC Tech
A+, N+, CCNA
Network Support
Server Support
Telecommunications
Unix/Linux
JAVA/J2EE
.Net
QA Analysts
SAP

Interested candidates are welcome to “walk in” or call our office at 614-467-4200. We encourage you to schedule an appointment for the day of the event. Please call 614-467-4200 to arrange a 15 minute interview with a recruiter specializing in your area of expertise.

Apex Systems Inc. is a leading provider of technology staffing solutions to Fortune 1000 and mid-sized clients across North America. With a core focus on Information Technology, Telecommunications, and Engineering, and a proven recruiting model, Apex Systems Inc. has become one of the top-ten staffing companies for providing short-term, long-term, and temp-to-perm staffing solutions.

Apex Systems Inc. offers the following benefits to all employees immediately upon hire: Health Insurance - Dental Insurance - Vision Insurance - Life Insurance - Short Term Disability - Hospitalization Coverage - Direct Deposit – Weekly Pay Periods and 401k matching after 6 months.

1-866-928-2739 Toll Free
1-614-467-4200 Phone
1-614-467-4201 Fax
495 Metro Place S. Suite #160
Columbus, OH 43017
www.apexsystemsinc.com
hyoung@apexsystemsinc.com

Apex Systems, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages minority and female applicants to apply.

Contract: 6 month-hire and 5 month contract
Location: Columbus, OH

Apex Systems, Inc. is currently seeking two QA Testers.

Qualified candidates MUST have experience with the following:
• Minimum of 5-8 years of relevant technical experience.
• Experience with testing practices, principles and environments.
• Experience with large project implementation and delivery.
• Experience testing newly developed as well as enhancements and bug fixes on applications on UNIX and Windows platforms.
• Strong technical leadership abilities and experience leading teams in planning, development and execution of System, Integration and Regression testing.
• Experience working with Analysts or clients to define project requirements.
• Ability to work well with development staff, analyst and project managers to insure delivery milestones are met and ensure adequate testing of the software development projects.
• Experience testing newly developed as well as enhancements and bug fixes on applications running on UNIX and Windows platforms.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.

Preferred Skills
• Experience with Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows XP, UNIX Operating Systems and test tools such as Mercury Quality Center, Quick Test Pro, Test Director, Winrunner, Caliber.
• Experience with Oracle and SQL.
• Knowledge/Experience with MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook, Internet Explorer, Netscape.
• Knowledge/Experience working on Telecom applications & Telecom Products.
• Knowledge/Experience with configuration management software.

Job Description:
• Lead and drive projects
• Testing
• Focus is on projects-drive testing
• Senior/lead level
• Sit in on status calls
• Report metrics to manager
• Drive issue resolution
• Come up with creative options when stuck
• Guiding junior testers
• Networking project

Hunter Young
Technical Recruiter
APEX Systems, Inc.
495 Metro Place South
Suite #160
Dublin, OH 43017
614-467-4200
Toll Free: 866-928-2739
Fax: 614-467-4201
hyoung@apexsystemsinc.com
www.apexsystemsinc.com

Location: Columbus, OH

Role and Responsibilities:
· Create test strategy, schedule, and estimate of testing effort, working closely with appropriate project and support resources.
· Oversee the efforts of the test leads with in the program, ensuring that their efforts are in accordance with in accordance with requirements, test plan & design documents and follow project and testing standards
· Mentor and onboard new test leads
· Estimate test-related workloads, defect density and quality readiness activities.
· Work closely with peers, business management, development and project management during peer reviews, technical briefings and status meetings.
· Provide leadership for defect management. Work closely with development teams to identify and analyze software defects in a teamwork spirit.
· Coordinate with other peer test program managers to address and perform system tests on all interfaces and interdependencies with other applications.
· Work closely with the IT team and Business Users to support the development of test cases in conjunction with testing level requirements
· Work closely with the Business Systems Analyst and Business Unit
Representatives to understand business processes and develop concrete User Acceptance Test criteria
· Provide direction regarding the use of methods & tools for developing a comprehensive/repeatable set of test case for various applications to insure the thorough
· Facilitate communication of issue resolution between IT and the
Business Unit to ensure adequate regression testing of any impacted functionality
· Lead regularly scheduled Test Status Meetings
· Publish testing schedule; log testing defects, identify/implement solutions and monitor progress through to implementation, providing regular status.
· Support the reporting of key testing statistics related to test design, execution and pass/fail results. Collect and report on Test Issue and Defect Tracking information.

Required skills:
· Proven experience as Test Manager for large projects (7-10 years minimum)
· Proven experience with Integration and System Test leadership related to multiple interface, enterprise wide systems
· In depth knowledge of software test methodologies
· Experience with different software testing techniques
· Strong communication, interpersonal, organizational and writing skills
· Good presentation, communication and influencing skills.
· Attention to detail
· Ability to work in a Matrix Project organization with HR Reporting to Quality Assurance Manager and Day to Day Activities/Project Reporting to the Program Manager
· Ability to work in multi-team environment and communicate with people from diverse cultural backgrounds and from all levels of the organization.
· Ability to interact and communicate with the business users & provide value-add to the application delivery process.
· Exhibits integrity in all decisions and actions
· Ability to solve complex issues in given time.
· Proficient in MS Office Suite
· Proficient in use of Quality Center.

Contact:
Shelly Blumenstiel
Recruiter
Kforce Professional Staffing
614-776-3201 (direct)
888-814-4343 (toll-free)
614-899-0504 (fax)

Three Crosswoods Center
200 E. Campus View Blvd.
Suite 225
Columbus, OH 43235

www.kforce.com

Location: Columbus, OH

Role and Responsibilities:
· Create testing strategy, test schedule, and estimate of testing effort, working closely with appropriate project and support resources
· Plan and lead the Integration, System and User Acceptance Testing
· Work closely with the IT team and Business Users to support the development of test cases in conjunction with testing level requirements
· Work closely with the Business Systems Analyst and Business Unit Representatives to understand business processes and develop concrete User Acceptance Test criteria
· Provide direction regarding the use of methods & tools for developing a comprehensive/repeatable set of test case for various applications to insure the thorough testing
· Facilitate communication of issue resolution between IT and the Business Unit to ensure adequate regression testing of any impacted functionality
· Lead regularly scheduled Test Status Meetings
· Publish testing schedule, log testing defects, identify/implement solutions and monitor progress through to implementation, providing regular status.
· Support the reporting of key testing statistics related to test design, execution and pass/fail results. Collect and report on Test Issue and Defect Tracking information

Required skills:
· Proven experience as Test Lead for large projects (5 years minimum)
· Proven experience with Integration and System Test leadership related to multiple interface, enterprise wide systems
· Working knowledge of software test methodologies
· Experience with different software testing techniques
· Good communication, interpersonal, organizational and writing skills
· Attention to detail
· Ability to work in a Matrix Project organization with HR Reporting to Quality Assurance Manager and Day to Day Activities/Project Reporting to the Project Manager
· Ability to work in multi-team environment and communicate with people from diverse cultural backgrounds and from all levels of the organization.
· Exhibits integrity in all decisions and actions
· Ability to solve issues in given time.
· Proficient in MS Office Suite

Contact:
Shelly Blumenstiel
Recruiter
Kforce Professional Staffing
614-776-3201 (direct)
888-814-4343 (toll-free)
614-899-0504 (fax)

Three Crosswoods Center
200 E. Campus View Blvd.
Suite 225
Columbus, OH 43235

www.kforce.com

Seeking experienced leader to manage a group of 20+ testing engineers in a large corporate environment. Besides leadership and development, candidate will architect and develop automated solutions.

To be considered for this role: You must have 10+ years experience including management background for QA teams. Demonstrable experience in developing test plans, team development, business management, project management, and proven expertise working with other business, functional, and development teams.

Candidates will need to be excellent communicators with both staff and management.

Hands on technical skills in QA and automation - specific experience with IBM and Rational tools.

Experience in making organizational change.

Greg Herker
RCM Technologies
11925 W. Lake Park Dr., Suite 150
Milwaukee, WI 53224
Ph: (414) 979-8800 or (800) 686-2819
email: greg.herker@rcmt.com

Learn more about RCM Technologies at www.rcmt.com

Brooksource a Midwestern IT Services company located here in Columbus, OH is searching for a Performance Testing Analyst to work with development groups and project teams to ensure timely and accurate execution of performance testing cycles. This candidate will create scripts that when executed will confirm the throughput and scalability of the application/system. This individual should possess strong knowledge of service oriented architecture and development of web services in a large environment. This position requires the use of automated testing, workflow management, and defect tracking tools that support testing application/system changes. Candidate must possess strong familiarity with performance testing methodologies and testing of application/systems. Experience as a lead to coordinate and execute testing activities for assigned projects, would be a plus. A thorough understanding of IT concepts and structured development life cycle is required. Strong analytical and communication skills will also be required. Experience with testing business applications required. Experience with automated testing tools in a Web and/or Client/Server development environment required. Specific knowledge/experience with ITG/Mercury (LoadRunner and WinRunner) and Quality Center tools will be required as well.

Candidate must possess strong familiarity with performance testing methodologies and testing of application/systems. Experience as a lead to coordinate and execute testing activities for assigned projects is a plus. A thorough understanding of IT concepts and structured development life cycle is required. Strong analytical and communication skills are required. Experience with testing business applications required. Experience with automated testing tools in a Web and/or Client/Server development environment required. Specific knowledge/experience with ITG/Mercury (LoadRunner and WinRunner) and Quality Center tools required

Must haves:

Please contact Doug Logsdon as soon as possible it interested.

Brooksource a Midwestern IT Services Company located here in Columbus is searching for an Automated Quality Assurance Analyst to join a growing QA group here in Columbus, OH. We are looking for individuals to write VBscript code to automate functional testing applications (client-server, web etc.) with the Mercury Quality Center, especially within QTP (Quick Test Pro). This group consists of two lead architects designing the framework and a QA at the moment but they are looking to add another individual to their group. The role will be creating Business and Control Functions out of XML repositories using VBscript and MySql so a strong development background is required (not just QA testers). We are searching for individuals who are looking for a full time permanent opportunity.

Requirements:
3-7 years of automated testing experience
2-5 years of the Mercury Interactive Suite/Quality Center
3-7 years of QTP (Quick Test Pro)
WinRunner
Experience with QA methodologies and techniques
Proficient in VBscript- Control Functions and Business Functions
Experience with training/mentoring of staff new to using automated tools.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
SQL or MySql experience would be a plus
Oracle Database experience

Responsibilities:
Creates, maintains, optimizes, runs, and analyzes automated scripts and results; documents test results and defects; validates status of corrected defect
Reports test results and metrics
Practices and supports automated test methodologies
Mentors less experienced team members
Adheres to QA processes and procedures
Acts as the technical test resource on both projects and migrations

Please reply as soon as possible if you are interested.

Doug Logsdon

dlogsdon@brooksource.com

Sr Quality Assurance Engineer, in San Diego CA

The following is a list of essential job functions for the successful Quality Assurance Consulting Engineer candidate:

• Assure the delivery of safe and reliable IT solutions to production by proactively working with project teams to ensure compliance with established process requirements
• Proactively address issues and aggressively implement preventive actions.
• Drive continuous improvement through analysis of data and involvement of all team members in the corrective action process.
• Display strong organizational and written skills with the ability to communicate professionally and effectively due to close contact with internal and external customers.
• Establish documentation required for project support, in accordance with applicable standards.
• Monitor and analyze trends in process performance and control data with the goal of focusing on continuous improvement opportunities that reduce customer complaints.
• Work effectively in a team setting while interacting comfortably with members of the team at all levels.
• Support the Quality System and its components (ex. internal and external auditing, CAPA, calibration, metrics, etc.)

The following is a list of requirements and qualifications for the successful candidate:
• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in an IT discipline, business, quality management or related fields.
• Must have strong computer skills including QA applications, word processing, spreadsheets, and databases.
• Must be motivated and results-oriented.
• Must have strong analytical and problem-solving skills, theory and principals of statistics.
• Must have the ability to perform root cause investigations.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills are required.
• Possess the ability to work with diverse functional groups.
• Experience with (or working knowledge of) ISO standards, FDA cGMP’s, Lean Manufacturing, and Six Sigma is desirable.
• PMP, ASQ or QAI certification is a plus.
• Packaging or Pharmaceutical Industry knowledge is a plus.

Sr Quality Assurance Engineer, in San Diego CA (1 position open, job requisition # 07008193)
To apply for this position, qualified candidates should visit Cardinal Health’s web site at the following url, and use the job posting number as a keyword in the job search dialog.

http://www.cardinal.com/us/en/careers/

The following is a list of essential job functions for the successful Quality Assurance Consulting Engineer candidate:

• Assure the delivery of safe and reliable IT solutions to production by proactively working with project teams to ensure compliance with established process requirements
• Proactively address issues and aggressively implement preventive actions.
• Drive continuous improvement through analysis of data and involvement of all team members in the corrective action process.
• Display strong organizational and written skills with the ability to communicate professionally and effectively due to close contact with internal and external customers.
• Establish documentation required for project support, in accordance with applicable standards.
• Monitor and analyze trends in process performance and control data with the goal of focusing on continuous improvement opportunities that reduce customer complaints.
• Work effectively in a team setting while interacting comfortably with members of the team at all levels.
• Support the Quality System and its components (ex. internal and external auditing, CAPA, calibration, metrics, etc.)

The following is a list of requirements and qualifications for the successful candidate:
• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in an IT discipline, business, quality management or related fields.
• Must have strong computer skills including QA applications, word processing, spreadsheets, and databases.
• Must be motivated and results-oriented.
• Must have strong analytical and problem-solving skills, theory and principals of statistics.
• Must have the ability to perform root cause investigations.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills are required.
• Possess the ability to work with diverse functional groups.
• Experience with (or working knowledge of) ISO standards, FDA cGMP’s, Lean Manufacturing, and Six Sigma is desirable.
• PMP, ASQ or QAI certification is a plus.
• Packaging or Pharmaceutical Industry knowledge is a plus.

(2 positions open, job requisition #07008246 and #07008247)
To apply for these positions, qualified candidates should visit Cardinal Health’s web site at the following url, and use the job posting number as a keyword in the job search dialog.

http://www.cardinal.com/us/en/careers/

Job Description:
Position Summary

• Applies extensive knowledge of many client business processes in analyzing testing requirements, developing testing materials, executing tests, logging incidents and analyzing results. • Works closely with the Test Manager to ensure that all areas assigned to them are meeting schedule, assessing how well the application being tested adheres to its design, is usable, and meets business requirements. Additionally, provides oversight to those project areas as assigned. • Thoroughly tests company software products and application systems by anticipating potential malfunctions and designing specific tests to make them occur. Documents all software discrepancies and works with other technical personnel on the resolution of those discrepancies. • Can function and work well with others in a tight deadline, high pressure environment which is often the case in a testing role. • May lead and direct the work of others.

Core Responsibilities

• Conduct assessment and proposed solution activities with other IT groups by providing estimates for testing activities based on understanding of business requirements, solution design, and system capabilities. • Creates all test materials including developing, publishing, and implementing test plans, test cases and all required test data o Uses Functional and Technical Design documentation to identify testing criteria o Understands and defines all scenarios and test cases to satisfy each functional requirement for the application being tested. o Documents, updates and organizes all testing materials according to defined procedures. o Conducts execution for application and joint testing, including all scripts for the various applications, documenting all defects and re-testing. • Defines and tracks metrics such as defect densities and open defect counts o Works closely with the development team to ensure that all defects are brought to resolution prior to deployment. • Writes and maintains test automation. • Helps to develop quality assurance standards. • Assists in managing technical priorities and change management processes. Responsibilities include understanding and documentation of change order testing impacts, and assessing the testing hours in facilitation of change order process. • Completes project work within 10% of the estimated time for each area of work defined. Communicates actual versus estimated time for each body of work on a regular basis. Escalates issues appropriately. • Tracks work progress against each project plan for the work that has been assigned by the project manager. Reports status against the project plan and meets all deadlines established in the project plan. If unable to meet the schedule, follows escalation procedures within an acceptable timeframe so that risk can be mitigated. • Communicates effectively with business and technical personnel at any level including client presentations and demonstrations. • Acts as Project Test Lead on projects of any size and complexity and may perform duties as such including: o Project oversight during the testing phase. Includes coordinating and scheduling day to day activities of other assigned Quality Assurance staff. o Reviewing functional design documentation, test plans and test cases of other analysts to ensure project consistency and successful delivery. o Reviewing partner and/or client documentation to ensure integration cohesiveness. o Scope and Change Management. Assist in managing technical priorities and change management processes. Responsibilities include understanding and documentation of change order testing impacts, client expectation management related to change order impacts • May assist in all levels of supervision and may perform management functions on projects. • May have responsibility for interviewing. • Enforces the reduction in duplicate processes. • May require non-standard work hours for staging and production verification testing to conform to release cycles. • May be required to perform on-call duties and carry a pager.

Requirements

• Minimum five years, preferably eight or more years experience in systems analysis, testing and application program development. • Databases – Oracle 9i.x and/or other Relational Database • Must be proficient in SQL, PL/SQL, prefer knowledge of Visual Basic 6.0, Perl Scripting, XML, HTML, Java Script • Proficient with NT, UNIX, and/or Solaris environments • Testing Tools – QTP, Win Runner, Test Director • Minimum four years experience with testing methodologies, test plans and test case creation, and the defect reporting process. Proficient in and able to readily apply quality assurance methodologies. • Minimum one year experience in providing oversight/leadership to two to four team members and project management of testing • Strong written and verbal communication skills • Strong team building skills and qualities that promote a team environment • Demonstrated ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously • Bachelors preferably in computer science or technical discipline (physics, electrical engineering, etc.)

We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.

To apply please go to: http://www.affiniongroup.com/about-us/careers/current_opportunities.cfm and then click on the QA Test Lead opening.