Levi, Ray & Shoup, Inc. Jobshttp://jobs.lrs.com2012-05-23 18:31:10.383870USAOverland ParkPosition: QA Analyst Category: Application Development Location(s): Overland Park KS Department: LRS Consulting Services Job Number: 6580 Job Description: LRS Consulting Services is looking for a QA Analyst with our client in Overland Park KS. This is a high-profile position that will allow your skills to shine! LRS has over 25 years of consulting experience providing a variety of technology consulting to our customers alone and in partnership with others. LRS was ranked as number 199 in 2008 Software Magazine 500 listing. The selected candidate will be responsible for testing products by means of testing software, tracking statistical information, reviewing requirements design or scope document, and preparing test plans and test scripts for software corrections and enhancements. Will also schedule and perform manual testing using Mercury Quality Center and or TeamFoundation Server. Will submit errors/issues to development for correction, and retest. Assist Documentation and/or education departments with details for documentation and/or training material. To apply, please submit your resume to hropp@LRS.com. Visit us online at www.LRS.com. LRS is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants for employment will receive consideration without unlawful discrimination based on race, color, religion, creed, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or citizenship status.Requirements: At least 5 years of QA experience At least 4 years of experience using testing tools such as Mercury Quality Center and or Team FoundationServer Job Type: This position is not eligible for benefits. This position is: Contract to Hire2012-05-14 20:19:20United StatesLevi, Ray & Shoup, Inc.KansasNoneKSOverland Park, KS28677827http://jobs.lrs.com/xml/28677827/jobUSAOverland ParkPosition: Solution Architect Category: Systems Management and Infrastructure Location(s): Overland Park KS Department: LRS Consulting Services Job Number: 6479 Job Description: Time to get to work! Our client is in need of a Solution Architect. This is a 6 month contract to hire opportunity. If you’re that person, submit your resume now! LRS Consulting Services has been delivering IT excellence for over three decades. Our reputation for quality, flexibility, and strong relationships with our clients keeps them turning to us to meet their IT consulting needs. Our contacts combined with your technical expertise equals career possibilities for you. So let’s get to work! The Solution Architect is responsible for driving the architectural plans and designs for the infrastructure tech stack that will enable the company to support company strategies, business objectives and technological advancements. This position owns the development of strategies and roadmaps depicting movement from current state to future state as well as guiding the IT organization in reducing complexity and simplifying the delivery of services and solutions. The solution architect will be abreast of the latest IT trends and technologies; have the ability to grasp new concepts and quickly identify and solve complex problems; and will work well with others within IT and business partners in a collaborative environment. To apply, please submit your resume to hropp@lrs.com. Visit us online at www.lrs.com. LRS is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants for employment will receive consideration without unlawful discrimination based on race, color, religion, creed, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or citizenship status. Requirements: - At least seven years of experience with IT infrastructure to include at least two of the following: Mainframe, storage, distributed platforms, networks, security or monitoring - At least seven years of experience building IT architecture and policies and procedures - At least three years of experience with strategic planning and gap analysis - Candidate must have ability to effectively communicate in English (written and verbal) - Candidate must have authorization to work for any employer in the US without sponsorship Job Type: This position is not eligible for benefits. This position is: Contract to Hire2012-04-17 18:29:37United StatesLevi, Ray & Shoup, Inc.KansasNoneKSOverland Park, KS27948238http://jobs.lrs.com/xml/27948238/jobUSAOverland ParkPosition: Telephony Engineer Category: Systems Management and Infrastructure Location(s): Overland Park KS Department: LRS Consulting Services Job Number: 6481 Job Description: Time to get to work! Our client is in need of a Telephony Engineer. This is a 6 month contract to hire opportunity. If you’re that person, submit your resume now! LRS Consulting Services has been delivering IT excellence for over three decades. Our reputation for quality, flexibility, and strong relationships with our clients keeps them turning to us to meet their IT consulting needs. Our contacts combined with your technical expertise equals career possibilities for you. So let’s get to work! Responsibilities include: - Demonstrates advanced understanding of communications systems and, under minimal supervision, manages the functionality, capacity, reliability, availability, and recoverability of communication systems, equipment and service - Performs high-level analysis on basic and complex communication systems, equipment, and/or services needs and makes recommendations with cost justification and benefits - Works with vendors and customers to plan for, design, order and coordinate the implementation of communication systems and services between the company, our partners and vendors. - Monitors, troubleshoots and resolves requests, complex problems, and outages in a timely manner using knowledge with assistance from vendors and in-house resources as needed. Shares knowledge by providing assistance to other team members and support staff as needed in this area. - Provides internal training and support to others with focus on setting objectives, goals, and expectations for project deliverables. To apply, please submit your resume to hropp@lrs.com. Visit us online at www.lrs.com. LRS is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants for employment will receive consideration without unlawful discrimination based on race, color, religion, creed, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or citizenship status. Requirements: - At least 5 years of experience with VoIP - At least 2 years of experience with telephony design - At least 2 years of experience with Avaya voice - Candidate must have the ability to effectively communicate in English (written and verbal) - Candidate must have authorization to work for any employer in the US without sponsorship Job Type: This position is not eligible for benefits. This position is: Contract to Hire2012-04-17 18:29:31United StatesLevi, Ray & Shoup, Inc.KansasNoneKSOverland Park, KS27948222http://jobs.lrs.com/xml/27948222/jobUSAOverland ParkPosition: Account Executive Category: Sales Location(s): Overland Park KS Department: LRS Consulting Services Job Number: 6419 Job Description: Our aggressive growth plans have created an exciting opportunity for the right person who is looking to chart their own course and create their own success. If you’ve been working on the recruiting side of staff augmentation, this is your best chance to move into outside sales with a great company! As an Account Executive, you will be responsible for the primary face-to-face contact with named accounts in your territory. These accounts will include prospects and existing customers, and you will have a goal of securing the sale of information technology services and solutions within these accounts. You will target companies with annual revenues of at least $1 billion. You will attend meetings with decision-makers of targeted large accounts in order to identify opportunities and move those opportunities to a close by obtaining a signed customer agreement and/or statement of work for solutions and services offered by LRS Consulting Services. We’re the staff augmentation arm of Levi, Ray & Shoup, Inc., a global leader in IT. You will be based in our office in Overland Park, KS. Compensation will consist of a base salary plus commission. Performance objectives for this position: • Meet or exceed your sales plan goal: During your first year, generate a minimum of $300,000 in gross profit through closed services sales. After your first year, generate a minimum of $800,000 in gross profit through closed services sales. • Learn and execute LRS’ sales methodology: During your first two weeks, understand and discuss with your manager the value of both our solutions-oriented and staff supplementation services. You will cold call via telephone into your named accounts so by the end of the first 3 months you are scheduling at least 8 face-to-face meetings on average per week. • By the end of the first 3 months create a pipeline of services opportunities so you have a minimum of 2 new services opportunities a week and a minimum of 2 services wins a months. • Stay Current on the IT and Engineering needs of Your Accounts: Manage relationships within your territory of named accounts so that you are aware of your accounts’ IT and Engineering needs and are in a position to show that LRS can help them with those needs. You will develop relationships with customers and prospects during face-to-face meetings so that the customer will continue a dialogue with you. • Develop New and Potential Clients: Efficiently handle follow-up phone calls and meetings with your customers and prospects. Your follow-up strategy must move the potential clients towards closing business with LRS. Turn information obtained from prospect/customer meetings into new sales opportunities. • Maintain and Utilize Required Electronic Records: Maintain current and accurate records about clients/potential clients/opportunities in our Siebel-based tracking system. Review those records with LRS management during periodic territory reviews. Use this system to view and capitalize on information entered by others at LRS. Requirements: Your success in this position will be measured by your ability to close contracts so that you achieve your revenue goal. Your interim progress will be judged by your ability to establish, maintain, and move forward opportunities with decision makers in these companies. You must have at least one year of staff augmentation sales or staff augmentation recruiting experience to companies with at least 1,000 employees. You must also have strong written and verbal communication skills. You will be a stronger candidate if your account experience is within the territory for this position. You must have permanent authorization to work in the USA. No visa sponsorships are available. Organization Structure and Interfaces: The LRS Consulting Services Group is managed by a director and each office is managed by a branch manager. You will report to a Branch Manager. Sales professionals are valued at LRS. You will work in a sales-oriented environment with like-minded technical sales professionals. LRS maintains partnerships with several industry leaders such as IBM (Premier Partner) and Microsoft (Gold Partner), so you will have access to top-level support from these partners. This makes us one of the top 150 Microsoft partners in the USA. LRS was named 2005 International Partner of the Year at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference for our advanced infrastructure solutions sales efforts. You can learn more about Levi, Ray & Shoup, Inc. by visiting www.LRS.jobs. If interested, send your resume to hropp@LRS.com. LRS is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants for employment will receive consideration without unlawful discrimination based on race, color, religion, creed, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information or citizenship status. Job Type: This position is eligible for full benefits.2012-03-30 03:09:54United StatesLevi, Ray & Shoup, Inc.KansasNoneKSOverland Park, KS27504137http://jobs.lrs.com/xml/27504137/jobUSAOverland ParkPosition: Systems Engineer-Exchange Category: Systems Management and Infrastructure Location(s): Overland Park KS Department: LRS Consulting Services Job Number: 6311 Job Description: Time to get to work! Our client is in need of a Systems Engineer. This is a contract to hire opportunity. If you’re that person, submit your resume now! LRS Consulting Services has been delivering IT excellence for over three decades. Our reputation for quality, flexibility, and strong relationships with our clients keeps them turning to us to meet their IT consulting needs. Our contacts combined with your technical expertise equals career possibilities for you. So let’s get to work! The Systems Engineer is responsible for preforming tasks associated with installing, configuring, and maintaining computer and network operating systems, systems software, and related hardware. Essential duties and responsibilities include the following: - Leads small cross team projects - Perform minor design work - Is part of an on call rotation - Resolve high level ticket issues To apply, please submit your resume to hropp@lrs.com. Visit us online at www.lrs.com. LRS is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants for employment will receive consideration without unlawful discrimination based on race, color, religion, creed, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or citizenship status. Requirements: - At least 3 years of MS Exchange Server - At least 3 years of MS Terminal Server - At least 1 year of Citrix - At least 1 year of VMware - At least one year of hardware troubleshooting experience Job Type: This position is not eligible for benefits. This position is: Contract to Hire2012-03-02 23:41:59United StatesLevi, Ray & Shoup, Inc.KansasNoneKSOverland Park, KS26903373http://jobs.lrs.com/xml/26903373/jobUSAOverland ParkPosition: Senior EDI Communications Analyst Category: Systems Management and Infrastructure Location(s): Overland Park KS Department: LRS Consulting Services Job Number: 6055 Job Description: Time to get to work! Our client is in need of a Senior EDI Communications Analyst. This is temp to hire opportunity. If you’re that person, submit your resume now! LRS Consulting Services has been delivering IT excellence for over three decades. Our reputation for quality, flexibility, and strong relationships with our clients keeps them turning to us to meet their IT consulting needs. Our contacts combined with your technical expertise equals career possibilities for you. So let’s get to work! The Senior EDI Communications Analyst is responsible for analysis, design, implementation and support of communications solutions and technologies used in support of the EDI function. The person in this position works in a team environment supporting all aspects of the EDI communications infrastructure and solutions. The Senior EDI Application Analyst is responsible for delivering solutions that are defect free and meet or exceed service level performance metrics. Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following: •Demonstrates the ability to learn multiple technologies and systems and may manage projects across multiple technologies and systems. Provide technology leadership for the EDI communications function. •Performs demos or presentations of system functionality for customers •Effectively follows up on support work as required by assigning, coordinating, and reviewing work of communications team members. Provides rotational 24 x 7 on-call support. •Facilitates meetings with groups to ensure all requirements are captured and issues are resolved timely •Successfully leads large projects by following the Project Management methodology •Designs and implements innovative technical solutions to solve complex business opportunities •Works closely with management, peers, and other team members to understand functions to be automated, objectives, desired features and input/output requirements. Determines estimates for time and cost of work as well as feasibility and compatibility with other systems. Designs and writes technical documentation. •Analyzes, defines and documents requirements for data, workflow, logical processes, hardware and operating system environment, interfaces with other systems, internal and external checks and controls, and outputs •Advanced development of communications solutions for Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) requests from external customers. This includes gathering technical information from partner used to set up communications between YRCW and the trading partner. •Support for the EDI communication environment. Develop the necessary skills to expertly support the communications tools and infrastructure to ensure data flows to and from our external customers without interruption. •Compliance reporting for major partners •Handling questions and issues from internal users and trading partners. This includes, but not limited to working with outside customers, terminals and customer service on pickups and working with the billing and collections group to make sure the correct reference numbers are being sent out on invoices. •New partner setups and maintenance; which include partner creation, testing and validation •Auditing and monitoring EDI processes including; reporting, and monitoring files for delivery and receipt •Analyzes, installs and tests upgrades to tools used in the communications function •Understands and applies company standards, methodologies, processes, and procedures. Participates in the development of standards, tools, methodologies, processes, and procedures across the organization. •Participate in departmental or cross-functional quality activities as needed to improve work process or improve customer-supplier relationships. May provide leadership in quality activities. •Assist more senior staff members to train and orient new team members in departmental functions or customers in system related functions •Inform Manager or another assigned senior staff member of activity status and plans and actions that may affect customers and other staff member’s efforts •May perform other job-related duties as assigned To apply, please submit your resume to hropp@lrs.com. Visit us online at www.lrs.com. LRS is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants for employment will receive consideration without unlawful discrimination based on race, color, religion, creed, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or citizenship status. Requirements: - At least 7 years of work experience with EDI - At least 3 years of experience with EDI communication tools - At least 3 years of experience with Unix/Linux shell scripting - At least 3 years of experience with FTP, AS2, MQ, SFTP or SSH FTP or other communications protocols - At least 1 year of manufacturing experience required Job Type: This position is not eligible for benefits. This position is: Contract to Hire2012-01-12 23:21:17United StatesLevi, Ray & Shoup, Inc.KansasNoneKSOverland Park, KS25872310http://jobs.lrs.com/xml/25872310/jobUSAOverland ParkPosition: Enterprise Architect Category: Application Development Location(s): Overland Park KS Department: LRS Consulting Services Job Number: 5949 Job Description: LRS Consulting Services is looking for an Enterprise Architect for a 4 month contract position for our client in Overland Park, KS. This is a high-profile position that will allow your skills to shine! LRS Consulting Services has been delivering IT excellence for over three decades. Our reputation for quality, flexibility, and strong relationships with our clients keeps them turning to us to meet their IT consulting needs. Our contacts combined with your technical expertise equals career possibilities for you. So let's get to work! The Enterprise Architect will identify and design architectures that will enable the company to support their strategies. The Architect will facilitate the development of strategies and roadmaps that depict movement from current state to future state. Guide the IT organization in reducing complexity and simplify the delivery of service solutions. The Architect will be responsible for defining the enterprise architecture and supporting the review processes and for coordinating the integration of those processes with related business and IT processes. To apply, please submit your resume to hropp@LRS.com. Visit us online at www.LRS.com. LRS is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants for employment will receive consideration without unlawful discrimination based on race, color, religion, creed, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or citizenship status.Requirements: •At least 7 years of experience in at least two IT disciplines in a client/server or service oriented architecture environment •Experience with technical architecture, network design, application development, middleware, servers and storage, database management and operations •At least 7 years of experience building and ever-greening IT enterprise architecture and governance programs and associated best practices •Experience leading and facilitating the creation of governing principles and supporting the processes to guide EA decision making •Experience in strategic planning, gap analysis and roadmap development •Experience building trust, aligning priorities and nurturing effective working relationships between multiple constituents Job Type: This position is not eligible for benefits. This position is: Contract to Hire2011-12-08 19:29:55United StatesLevi, Ray & Shoup, Inc.KansasNoneKSOverland Park, KS25254012http://jobs.lrs.com/xml/25254012/jobUSAOverland ParkPosition: Data Architect Category: Database Design and Administration Location(s): Overland Park KS Department: LRS Consulting Services Job Number: 5948 Job Description: LRS Consulting Services is looking for a Data Architect for a 4 month contract position for our client in Overland Park, KS. This is a high-profile position that will allow your skills to shine! LRS Consulting Services has been delivering IT excellence for over three decades. Our reputation for quality, flexibility, and strong relationships with our clients keeps them turning to us to meet their IT consulting needs. Our contacts combined with your technical expertise equals career possibilities for you. So let's get to work! The Data Architect will participate in the development of the overall data architecture that will enable the movement, enhancement, integration, quality and availability of data throughout the organization. The Data Architect will consult with business and technology teams on the data modeling process and procedures. Guide efforts in establishing logical design characteristics and information management strategies necessary to store, move and manage data towards target state. To apply, please submit your resume to hropp@LRS.com. Visit us online at www.LRS.com. LRS is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants for employment will receive consideration without unlawful discrimination based on race, color, religion, creed, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or citizenship status.Requirements: •At least 7 years of experience in data warehousing, data modeling, data architecture design data management and data governance • At least 7 years of experience developing metadata strategy and associated governance programs •Experience establishing overall modeling standards, guidelines and best practices •Experience with RDBMS platforms – Oracle, SQL Server, DB2 and M204 •Experience with managing big data and developing architectures to support big data including unstructured and high volume transaction data •Experience with strategic planning, gap analysis and roadmap development Job Type: This position is not eligible for benefits. This position is: Contract to Hire2011-12-08 19:29:41United StatesLevi, Ray & Shoup, Inc.KansasNoneKSOverland Park, KS25254003http://jobs.lrs.com/xml/25254003/job