We are looking for a number of exceptional candidates
to join our growing team. In addition to the specific job
requirements listed, successful candidates can demonstrate:
Proven ability to build and foster a team-oriented environment.
Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a fluid environment, with little direction.
Desire to work in a business-driven IT environment.
Excellent communication (written and oral), analytical and interpersonal skills.
Excellent project management skills.
A desire and track record for individual contribution.
Since most of our work is performed at client sites, we anticipate between 50-80% travel for these positions; as a result, candidates must be located close to a major airport, preferably in Southern or Northern California.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. All candidates will be required to undergo a series of background checks, verification of employment, skills and responsibilities, and other screening measures.
Note that in some cases, candidates employed at
a current DATASKILL client in the past year may not be considered
for certain positions.
Our Business Consulting & IT Transformation Group delivers business-driven IT strategic and tactical guidance to senior executives looking to resolve business and technical challenges. DATASKILL consultants provide solutions surrounding IT strategy, business process integration, IT transformation planning, architecture assessment and corporate governance.
The successful candidate will work effectively with other team members to understand customer needs and to design, evaluate and develop IT solutions which meet those needs. He or she will have at least 3-5 years experience in a data architect or similar role, and can demonstrate the ability to meet the following requirements:
Guide and influence team members, customers, vendors and other personnel to accomplish the team’s business-driven technical goals.
Work as a team member with client personnel to identify functional requirements and subsequently working with, or in some instances, leading others in the identification, justification and design of the client's solution.
Participate in both the sale and the delivery of the client solution.
Participate in a wide range of design activities, from requirements analysis through systems, application and/or process design specification.
Knowledge of Data Architecture Models, SOA, IBM Information Integrator, Oracle, J2EE, Master Data Management (MDM), Customer Data Integration, Data Modeling, Trigo, WebSphere Customer Center, WebSphere Product Center, DWL, Informatica, and Ascential.
The successful candidate will be responsible for designing, developing and supporting application solutions to meet client requirements, including re-engineering highly complex application components and integrating software packages.
The EAI Middleware Specialist will be experienced with WebSphere Business Integrator (WBI) suite, especially ICS/Crossworlds and Message Broker, Middleware integration (e.g. MQ) and development. Preference will be given to candidates who have experience working with WebSphere Process Server.
The selected candidate will be able to team with others to successfully complete a customer engagement and should have some experience with J2EE, JAVA and other software knowledge. He or she will also have experience with TIBCO, Crossworlds, MQ Clustering, MQ Series, MQWF, WBI, AIX/UNIX, C++, CICS, DB2, HTML, J2EE, Java, Java Beans, Java Script, JSP, PERL, SQL, Visual Basic, WebSphere and XML.
The SAP Project Manager will deliver on-time, on-budget, successful SAP implementations. The successful candidate will have 5-10 years of SAP project delivery experience, where he or she will have built a track record of:
Developing work plans.
Managing deadlines and coordination of project team and sub-team activities.
Estimating project skill requirements.
Working with deployment to identify appropriate resources and managing their integration into the team.
Defining and agreeing on deliverables and milestones.
Setting and controlling scope of projects.
Communicating status and vision to client management and stakeholders.
Budget and risk management.
The successful candidate will possess a deep understanding of SAP software and project implementation methodology.
Candidates with process and industry knowledge in Financial Services, Life Sciences or Retail/Hospitality will be given preference.
Business Analyst: Financial
Services, Life Sciences and Retail/Hospitality
We are looking to expand our team of Business Analysts, particularly in the areas of Financial Services, Life Sciences and Retail/Hospitality. In these and other industry segments, Business Analysts are responsible for leadership with regard to the architecture, integration and delivery of consulting services.
The successful candidate will have a 5-10 year track record of:
Providing insight and advice to help our clients depict their target businesses and industries.
Business impact assessment, and business process design.
Designing and developing solutions and structuring programs.
Sourcing and coordinating work from internal and external workforces.
Managing risks associated with delivery from multiple locations.
Ensuring we deliver accurate, on-time business results to the client.
The Business Analyst can demonstrate his or her ability to effectively apply the appropriate blend of industry-specific expertise, technology acumen and project/program management discipline to lead through the planning, analysis, testing, design and implementation of consulting engagements.
The successful candidate will also possess knowledge of applicable current regulations, as well as key industry-specific software systems, in the industry segment for which they are applying.
Our Integrated Solutions team is composed of our Technology Services Group and our Solutions Group. Together, the team delivers end-to-end systems integration and custom application development. We deliver integrated technology solutions that meet the rapidly-evolving business, technical and regulatory challenges in a range of industries.
We are looking for exceptionally bright, curious candidates for a number of critical client-facing roles. Each role will be a cornerstone of a rapidly-growing practice.
The successful candidate will develop WebSphere Business Integrator (WBI) ICS collaborations, WebSphere Process Server (WPS), and develop WBI adapters for implementation of enterprise integrated solutions.
The Business Integration Lead will possess:
Expert knowledge of WebSphere Business Integrator and/or WebSphere Process Server.
Strong J2EE development and MQ Series skills.
Experience with tuning ICS servers for the integration of high volume transactions and implementing solutions on heterogeneous platforms.
Strong skills in IBM or Oracle middleware.
Track record of leading a team of designers and programmers through middleware deployments.
The successful Project Delivery Lead will provide technical project management skills and resources and work across the project and support client teams to manage, prepare, execute, and complete key projects.
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate 3-5 years proven track record of:
Managing the development, implementation and support of technologies to meet business specifications.
Project planning and management skills, including the ability to effectively balance multiple deadlines, projects and priorities.
Identifying and analyzing potential design and implementation risks and ability and desire to proactively respond to mitigate any circumstance that may jeopardize the project.
Assisting in leading the design and implementation of a metrics program to track and report on key performance indicators for a project, workgroup, or organization.
Assisting in planning, estimating, managing, and/or delivering multiple projects within a program.
The Portal Strategy Consultant will provide strategy consulting on Portal projects; lead portal implementation teams within larger, full life-cycle portal project. You must identify, document and maneuver around change management, organizational design change, and governance issues as they relate to a portal implementation.
The successful candidate will possess:
At least 5 years consulting experience around Enterprise Portal solutions: WebSphere Portal, SAP Portal (either EP/SP 5.0 or EP/SP 6.0), Plumtree, Vignette, SharePoint, or BEA Portal.
Ability to understand the “big picture” surrounding portal deployments, as well as the ability to communicate it to various stakeholders.
Strong presentation, communication and consulting skills.
Strong sense of ownership and commitment.
Team leadership experience required; specifically need to have experience leading teams within larger full life cycle portal projects (team sizes of 3-10+ resources).
Experience in the architecture, development, implementation and integration of portal solutions.
The successful Business Intelligence Analyst will bring to our growing team:
3-5 years of experience in data warehousing, data management, and business intelligence architectures and tools.
Strong technical architecture knowledge of ETL tools, data staging techniques, metadata tools, and data base designs.
At least 3 years of technical architecture experience in business intelligence front end tools including reporting, query, OLAP and Data Mining.
Strong technical understanding of CRM process flows and how they related to establishing data warehousing, data management, and analytic architectures.
The Pre-Sales Solutions Engineer will support our team of business development managers and consultants communicate complex technology effectively to clients and prospective clients.
The successful candidate will use his or her in-depth middleware or application (e.g., SAP) experience, to communicate how integrated technology solutions from DATASKILL and its partners can be leveraged in the client’s business environment to achieve client expected business results.
He or she will routinely interact with clients and prospective clients to identify business requirements, determine primary areas of need, document findings and translate them into a coordinated demonstration of the products to address the client’s needs. The successful candidate will work closely with our business development and consulting delivery team to craft a programmatic approach to software and services pre-sales.
The Pre-Sales Solutions Engineer will bring to our team:
3-5 years of pre-sales experience in IBM or Oracle middleware, or pre-packaged applications such as SAP.
Middleware or application requirement analysis and definition skills.
System configuration skills.
Middleware or ERP software demonstration experience with exceptional presentation and oral and written communication skills.
Document preparation skills, with strong Microsoft Office skills required.
DATASKILL has an intermittent requirement for a Chief Information Officer. The Interim CIO will provide IT leadership to certain DATASKILL clients, typically for a period ranging from 6 to 18 months.
The successful candidate will meet the following requirements:
At least 5-10 years of senior level (CIO or VP) experience leading an IT organization, preferably in a publicly-held firm or firm with $100 million - $1 billion in annual revenue.
Ability to deliver unbiased, business-driven technology guidance to an executive team, leveraging his/her knowledge of both technology and business processes with a cross-functional perspective.
Ability to align technology strategy with overall business strategy.
Proven track record in assessing requirements and providing intelligence to the organization regarding business trends and management needs and concerns.
The successful candidate will be available to participate in consulting engagements ranging from 3 to 18 months, and able to deliver leadership in these functional areas:
Strategic planning.
Focus on educating, sensitising and managing the expectations of line-of-business managers with regard to the realities, challenges, and fundamentals of IT.
IT department management – Managing IT staff, vendors, contracts, budgets and IT assets.
Project and program management.
Implementation of best practices.
Technology and systems selection.
Implementation of major IT initiatives.
Since this role requires agility and a keen ability to operate effectively in a range of corporate cultures and environments, preference will be given to candidates who have a proven track record in consulting or interim CIO engagements.
We are looking to augment our recruiting staff in a flexible and innovative way. We are looking for someone who wants to work part-to-full time with a pay-for-performance compensation model.
We provide the tools: office, Monster and other search engine access, contacts, projects that need staffing, and other easy entry points.
The recruiter will provide the rest: a Rolodex of contacts (both on the employer and personnel side), the drive and ambition to succeed, and ability to communicate effectively with everyone ranging from executives to technical talent.
Preference will be given to candidates who are already a contract recruiter.
The successful candidate may be based out of our San Diego headquarters, or elsewhere in the United States based on previous experience and track record.
