Our client delivers high performance award-winning hardware and software solutions to enable high quality business applications.

Purpose of the role: This role is responsible for:

Managing custom projects implementation for cutting edge cloud solutions. The role will require frequent interaction with customers, technology partners and third party vendors.  The projects will involve the implementation of our clients existing technology, third party system integration and development of new software modules as needed.  You will manage and lead a team of dedicated developers and you will have frequent interaction with the core R&D team and QA..

Skills required:

• Successful technical project management experience involving multiple technology vendors
• Proven experience managing a team of software developers
• Good understanding of SDLC
• Exposure to large distributed system / cloud
• Experience with Web service integration
• up to 20% travel
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or similar professional experience

What Is In It For You?

Our client offers a casual, comfortable work environment and are  leaders in their field disruptively pushing the boundaries of cloud-based solutions for high quality, scalable, software solutions. They are offering a very competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package.

If this opportunity sounds like a good fit for you, please send your resume to adamk@criticalhire.ca
Or if you feel as though you would be an outstanding candidate for this role and would like to learn more about the nuances of the job call Adam at 647-799-1049 x124

Meeting Notes with lead hiring managers:

key skills: at minimum strong object-oriented software development background ideally Java as that’s what’s used to create tests in Selenium also look for people with JMeter experience.

This group is made up of crack performance engineers across the company and the individual here in Toronto will be working closely with this team  in defining new requirements and performance tests while they bring back that knowledge to their respective groups.

Job Duties

Measure the performance of new project releases in sophisticated massively distributed web application environments

Develop sophisticated tests to enable complex load simulations and comprehensive automation

Create performance test plans and strategies based on project requirements based on very strong system-level knowledge

Execute performance test plans and provide constant feedback to code quality

Collect system component performance information using monitoring and system management tools

Work as part of an agile team to accomplish shared project goals

Be a leader and advocate for performance engineering and act as a go to person for the QA organization

Required Skills:

Strong interpersonal skills and team player attitude

Ability to work independently and effectively manage multiple activities

Strong organizational skills and proven ability to communicate effectively (oral and written)

Strong analytical, troubleshooting, problem solving, decision making and negotiating skills

Strong understanding of throughput, latency, memory, and CPU utilization

Working knowledge of TCP/IP and network topology

Strong programming skills in either C++, C#, or Java

Strong understanding of database concepts and querying

Skilled in Unix (FreeBSD or Linux) with the ability to create cron jobs and other functions

Qualifications and Experience:

7+ years in IT functional and performance testing experience

3+ years experience in programming in any of the following – C, C#, Java, or JavaScript

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Experience in testing multi-tiered and distributed applications

Shell scripting experience such as Perl or Bash

Experience with tools such as LoadRunner, Jmeter, and Selenium (preferred)

What’s in it for you? 

Beyond the 110-130K salary

You will be part of a lead performance engineering team at a world leader with the opportunity to continue to be challenged and stretched on greenfield type performance engineering issues as the company is developing a massive new system from scratch with lots of new upcoming features to integrate

If you feel like a strong fit for this opportunity feel free to directly contact James Zinman at james@criticalhire.ca and/or 647-799-1049 x123.

Direct reports: Customer Services, Sales Support Staff, IT, Business Analyst, External IT services

Purpose of the role: This role is responsible for

• Implementing Operational Vision and Strategy
• Managing Operational Requirements and Resources
• Managing Operational Processes and Efficiency
• Driving Operational Efficiency
• Implement projects aligned with corporate strategy 50%
• Increase operational efficiencies 30%
• Instil customer focus 15%
• Manage organizational budget 5%

      Primary Accountabilities (ranked and weighed):

Impacts: This role has Operational Authority across all company entities

Experience: 10 years of professional experience with at least 5 years in a key operational position

Education:

Business Management (MBA) or equivalent experience

Bachelor of Engineering or equivalent experience helpful

Competencies:

• Demonstrated understanding of corporate budget
• Demonstrated understanding and experience with large scale team management
• Ability to understand big picture vision and translate it into actionable strategies, tactics, and goals.
• Demonstrated ability to forecast problems and act pre-emptively.
• Communicate effectively, passionately and persuasively with a diverse group of key stakeholders.  The ability to drive ‘buy-in’
• Building and manage teams which help drive goals in alignment with the corporate vision. Demonstrated ability to inspire, motivate, coach, and develop others to the best of their abilities.
• Manage conflict, build consensus, and facilitate problem-solving and collaboration among various parties.
• Drive results, relentlessly pursue improvement in operations
• Demonstrate and set the standards for others to follow when it comes to work ethic, flexibility in job requirements, and accountability.
• Analyze and problem solve at highly developed level. Outstanding organizational skills and high attention to detail are critical to success.

Responsibilities:

• Advise senior management on corporate planning issues and make recommendations on major business decisions.
• Direct, develop and oversee operational budgets of all operational departments
• General oversight of all operational and business functions, including manufacturing, research and development budget, customer services, and regulatory affairs administration and operations.
• Shape and develop department strategy, organization, and processes in alignment with corporate vision. Ensure proper staffing and report structure within departments. Help determine resource allocation among departments. Facilitate resolution of issues between departments.
• Set and monitor performance goals which are tailored to each department. Develop operational goals for each department which are aggressive and tied to long-term goals. Monitor operational goals and implement action to ensure that the goals are met.
• Lead program to build organizational capabilities. Develop a group of well-rounded, capable managers in each department.
• Set the standard for corporate culture, mentor, inspire, coach, and develop operational  staff at all levels
• Travel, as required, to customer locations, supplier facilities and other executive matters.

Working Conditions:

• Flexible hours
• Occasional travel as required

For more information please contact james@criticalhire.ca 647-502-4473 x123

Company Overview

Our client delivers high performance award-winning hardware and software solutions to for high quality media applications. Their highly acclaimed solution provides complete content life cycle management.

The Opportunity 

You will be working in a collaborative environment. Therefore, proven ability to work well within a team is essential. Strong communication skills, both written and verbal are required. You will need the ability to critically analyze user requirements,  prototype solutions, and document/communicate designs, and take full ownership and pride in delivering.

We are looking for an individual with the following key skills:

The following are the highlights picked up for the sr technical hiring managers

Responsibilities:

In this role you will be responsible for reviewing, analyzing, evaluating and implementing business systems and end user needs, primarily for the internal use of the company.  You will gather requirements, develop, implement and administer systems which help streamline our business from end to end.  You will work closely with administration, sales, and marketing to create a more efficient and effective work environment for the company, its employees and partners.

Skills required:

Proven experience in cross-functional business requirements analysis and definition
Proven ability to manage projects independently (Super important)
Demonstrated understanding of Object Oriented Design
Recent experience with Java platforms (Java is a strong asset but other OO based experience would be considered)
Hands on experience with Web service integration
3+ years experience in Web application development
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Business IT

Additional Skills that would be Considered Assets:

Experience with Netsuite or other CRM platforms
Exposure to Business Process Mgmt concepts / tools

The following are the highlights I picked up in our conversation:

The following are the highlights I picked up in our conversation:

1. this is NOT a role where the individual would be interfacing with external customers but rather in internal position focusing on streamlining business operation systems.
2. You indicated that you currently have existing business process models and management systems in-house built on top of Java and this individual would be addressing integration issues, improved user interface, extensions, etc Just to make sure we are clear here, we actually have a number of commercial business systems (Netsuite as an example) and we have build some adapters, extensions on top of these commercial systems using Java.
3. you indicated that you currently are using NetSuite as a platform for your current BPM but there are some issues in regards to its ability to scale and to unify with other in-house systems which is why you built a layer on top which needs to be improved and maintained. Netsuite is the core business system, we have other systems (document management systems) that would require workflow modelling using BPM.
4. one of the biggest things I think we highlighted is how independently this individual will need to be able to interface effectively with other internal stakeholders to truly understand and evaluate the business problem they’re looking to solve and then to take ownership of developing a solution and executing so we really need to look for people with not only the base web application development skills but also for people that have the hots for taking ownership and being able to see the immediate impact of their work on the business and have the right soft skills to pull that off. Correct, people skills  (to be able to extract / refine his requirements) and self management are really important.

What Is In It For You?

Our client offers a casual, comfortable work environment where exciting products are being developed daily. As you can see from the description this is a dynamic position with loads of visibility and the opportunity to make a significant impact on the business (hopefully a positive one!) They are offering a very competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package.

This is truly a role where you can make a significant impact!

If this opportunity sounds like a good fit for you, please send your resume to james@criticalhire.ca

Of if you feel as though you would be an outstanding candidate for this role and would like to learn more about the nuances of the job call James at 647-799-1049 x123

Company Overview

Our client is an industry leader in providing multichannel communication solutions based on consumer insight and brand feedback. They offer a full array of services from customer acquisition tactics to interactive web design.

The Opportunity

This is a great opportunity for a talented, drive, and creative User Interface (UI) developer looking to join an innovative and fast paced team. You will have the opportunity to work with a dedicated team to develop a next-generation platform from the ground up using the latest technologies and frameworks.  As the senior developer, you will be taking a lead position on web development projects, which will include developing new features as well as enhancements to existing products in a 24x&7 uptime environment. As well, you will be working closely with the development manager to coordinate development initiatives with other technical and non-technical teams. This is a hands-on developer role and you will be actively participating in all phases of the development process, including: analyzing and translating business and product requirements into technical specifications, designing and implementing software support modules, and providing supporting documentation.

Key Responsibilities:

-          Design and implement mission-critical web/UI applications that are highly scalable, usable, extensible, and maintainable 

-          Produce web pages with clean, standards-compliant HTML, CSS and JavaScript 

-          Collaborate with the UI/Graphics Designer, UX Designer, and Product Management on feature prioritization, design, and implementation

-          Write unit tests and work collaboratively with QA on their UI test plans

-          Mentor junior-level software engineers

Qualifications:

The ideal candidate must have demonstrated experience with software development practices and techniques. Any experience in an agile development environment is a plus. You will be working in a collaborative environment with local and remote teams. Therefore, the ability to work well within a team is essential. Strong communication skills, both written and verbal are required, as is the ability to solve complex problems and bring new, innovative ideas to the table.

We are looking with an individual with the following key skills:

-          Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent. Masters degree is preferred.

-          3+ years scripting experience with JavaSAcript, JSON-based asynchronous APIs

-          3+ years experience with one or more JavaScript library (YUI, Dojo, Ext JS, jQuery, etc.)

-          3+ years of web programming experience using C#/ASP.NET

If this opportunity sounds like a good fit for you, please send your resume to Tamar at: tamart@criticalhire.ca.

 Company Overview

Our client is an up and coming company in cloud-based software for a rapidly expanding community of users.

The Opportunity

Do you have a proven track record of building software that people love?

Are you interested in developing scalable, high-performance multi-tenant web applications in a fast-paced environment?

Do you want to place yourself in a rapidly growing company in a booming field in which the visibility and impact you can make is significant?

If so, we want to hear from you!

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a leading company in the social software space. They are moving quickly and are looking for a Java developer with experience designing multi-tenant, high-performance, scalable systems to join their team. As part of the development team, you will be designing cutting-edge web applications as well as building the underlying infrastructure. The ideal candidate will enjoy working with other team members in a fast-paced environment to apply creative solutions to complex web application problems. You must be highly adaptable, between dealing regularly with users and industry partners, to coming up with new and creating ways to improve upon existing projects. Since you will be working in a fast-paced development environment, it is essential that you possess an entrepreneurial drive as well as an ability to be self-disciplined and get the job done.

We are looking with an individual with the following key skills:

-          Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent

-          Extensive experience developing high-performance web applications using Java/J2EE

-          Solid knowledge of Object-Oriented design patterns

-          Hands on experience with Struts, (those in Java vs under you car!)

-          Experience building online applications from front-end to back-end web development

-          Strong communication skills (both written and verbal)

-          Demonstrated attention to detail

Experience in the following areas will be considered a strong asset:

-          Google Web Toolkit

-          Large web application system architecture

-          Social web application design

-          Web APIs

-          Lean and Agile development techniques

-          Deploying and maintaining web servers

What Is In It For You?

Our client offers a creative, comfortable work environment where the focus is on fast-paced delivery of user products. They offer an opportunity to work in an environment where importance is placed on the outcomes, not the “formal process”. If you are looking for a flexible environment in terms of tools and technology where exciting products are being developed daily, this is the place for you!

This is truly a role where you can make a significant impact!

If this opportunity sounds like a good fit for you, please send your resume to tamart@criticalhire.ca.

Critical Hire Recruiting Inc is a growing search firm that specializes in just one market – advanced technology. Our clients include some top innovators in many leading emerging technologies.

We’re not a big company, we’re a specialized and highly successful boutique. Our clients are loyal and they love us. But, our market is booming, and we need to keep pace. We’re offering competitive salaries, bonuses, benefits, vacation and the chance to learn from great people.

We have a proven system that ensures that people with the right attitude and drive can experience tremendous growth both financially and personally. We insist that our staff goes to the gym together 3 times a week- during the day! In fact, part of our employee review process takes how our staff is hitting their non-business personal goals into account. Good recruiters indeed can make and have an incredible living. First year recruiters on average make 50K, 2nd year 100K, 3-5 years 150-200K!

Check us out at www.criticalhire.ca
If you like what you see, feel free to reach out to James Zinman, the founder of CHR. James can be reached at 647-502-4473 x123 and/or james@criticalhire.ca
For us, it’s all about attitude. If you’re a senior, you’ll work with our clients and lead searches. This life offers far more challenge and opportunity than selling a simple price-driven commodity.

We are offering a GUARANTEED competitive base salary plus commissions on personal billings as well as a gym membership.

What We Are Looking For
If you are a university or College graduate with a minimum of 2 years experience in recruitment or sales, we want to hear from you!