We are looking for an experienced Systems Administrator to join our team in Schaumburg, Illinois. In this Contract to permanent position, you will play a vital role in maintaining and optimizing the organization's IT infrastructure. This role requires a hands-on approach to managing enterprise systems, troubleshooting issues, and ensuring high performance across a variety of platforms.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Manage and administer Windows Server environments, including updates, upgrades, and virtual machine maintenance.<br>• Support and maintain Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) in hybrid identity setups.<br>• Provide troubleshooting and end-user support for PCs, including hardware and software issues on Intune-managed endpoints.<br>• Oversee Windows desktop support and ensure smooth operations across the organization.<br>• Assist with virtualization platforms such as VMware and other hypervisor environments.<br>• Monitor and manage Azure Backup and Recovery Services Vault-based backup infrastructure.<br>• Contribute to endpoint protection operations using platforms such as CrowdStrike Falcon or similar.<br>• Diagnose and resolve system, network, and application issues, including those related to cloud-managed networking (Meraki).<br>• Follow established change management and ticketing workflows, ensuring compliance with organizational processes.
<p><em>The salary range for this position is $90,000 - $120,000 plus bonus, and it comes with benefits, including medical, vision, dental, life, and disability insurance. To apply to this hybrid role please send your resume to [email protected].</em></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Job Description:</strong></p><ul><li>Lead structured Kaizen cycles focused on throughput, quality and risk reduction.</li><li>Apply relevant Process Management tools (e.g. Lean/Six Sigma tools such as VSM (Value Stream Mapping), SIPOC (Supplier, Input, Process, Output, Customer), 5 Whys, Ishikawa).</li><li>Perform process mining and time‑and‑motion analysis.</li><li>Identify root causes of rework, delays, documentation errors and funding bottlenecks.</li><li>Design and develop To‑Be processes including clear role definitions, handoffs, and service-level expectations. As minimum expected is inclusion of RACI (Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed), SLAs and control points.</li><li>Analyze and document current (“as-is”) processes across all functions – e.g. origination, credit, operations, funding/treasury, and portfolio management.</li><li>Identify inefficiencies (benchmarking against other countries in the network, against the market), bottlenecks, error drivers, and compliance-related risks.</li><li>Support the creation and maintenance of standard operating procedures (SOPs), process maps, and work instructions.</li><li>Serve as the primary process interface between functions (e.g., IT, Risk, Operations, Finance).</li><li>Align process and system requirements with Group standards while ensuring local regulatory and operational needs are met.</li><li>Facilitate cross-functional workshops to align stakeholders on process changes, implementation steps, and responsibilities.</li><li>Translate business requirements into structured change requests for HQ IT teams, or external local providers.</li><li>Define functional requirements, expected outcomes, dependencies, acceptance criteria, and test scenarios.</li><li>Support prioritization of change requests and maintain transparency on timelines and delivery status.</li><li>Coordinate user acceptance testing (UAT) with local teams and document test results.</li><li>Ensure system enhancements support process design, reporting, compliance, and operational efficiency.</li><li>Monitor performance of external systems and service quality, maintaining communication and coordination with external providers (if such).</li><li>Translate gaps into OCR (Optical Character Recognition)/RPA (Robotic Process Automation) and workflow opportunities.</li><li>Build business cases with ROI and risk impact.</li><li>Define data quality rules and reporting requirements</li><li>Monitor and supervise process implementation across teams, ensuring adoption and operational consistency.</li><li>Track and manage implementation progress, risks, open issues, and mitigation actions.</li></ul><p><br></p>
<p><em>The salary range for this position is $85,000 - $105,000 plus bonus, and it comes with benefits, including medical, vision, dental, life, and disability insurance. To apply to this hybrid role please send your resume to [email protected].</em></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Essential Duties and Responsibilities:</strong></p><p>· Prepare and process payroll for exempt and non-exempt multi-state employees across all entities</p><p>· Calculating commission payments</p><p>· Efficiently perform all necessary functions to process in-house payroll in a timely fashion. This includes but is not limited to analyzing, preparing, and submitting payroll data for all employees, benefit deductions, and tax withholdings</p><p>· Administer and evaluate timesheets and resolve any timesheet discrepancies</p><p>· Respond to employee inquiries regarding paychecks, payroll practices and procedures</p><p>· Resolve payroll issues</p><p>· Uphold payroll policies to staff</p><p>· Process quarterly, fiscal and calendar year-end reports and assist with fiscal year-end accruals for general ledger posting</p><p>· Plan direct, and coordinate payroll activities and resources to ensure payroll deliverables are completed on time and within budget</p>
<p><em>The salary range for this position is $80,000-$85,000 plus bonus, and it comes with benefits, including medical, vision, dental, life, and disability insurance. To apply to this hybrid role please send your resume to [email protected].</em></p><p><br></p><p>The #1 thing on everyone's mind right now: ‘Where can I find a fresh start?’. NOTE: This position is a career-fast-track opportunity. Whoever fills this role is expected to be promoted quickly. </p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>Key Responsibilities </u></strong></p><p>The Payroll Administrator is responsible for assisting the Payroll Operations Manager with all aspects of payroll for First Trust Portfolios and their domestic and international affiliates.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Key </strong></p><p><strong>Responsibilities </strong></p><ul><li>Assist in processing the full payroll cycle for all entities including data input, transmission, auditing, reporting, balancing, and reconciliation.</li><li>Prepare regular reports such as quarterly 401k matching, benefit billing summaries, and overtime</li><li>Manage state-specific tax/insurance reporting and billing.</li><li>Partner with internal Tax and Accounting departments for payroll account and G/L reconciliations, and regular reporting</li><li>Provide information to third-parties including vendors and audit teams</li><li>Answer manager and employee questions, and resolve payroll issues</li><li>Maintain employee payroll files</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong> </strong></p>
<p><em>The salary range for this position is $80,000-85,000 plus bonus, and it comes with benefits, including medical, vision, dental, life, and disability insurance. To apply to this hybrid role please send your resume to [email protected].</em></p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>Key Responsibilities </u></strong></p><p>The Payroll Administrator is responsible for assisting the Payroll Operations Manager with all aspects of payroll for First Trust Portfolios and their domestic and international affiliates.<strong> </strong></p><ul><li>Assist in processing the full payroll cycle for all entities including data input, transmission, auditing, reporting, balancing, and reconciliation.</li><li>Prepare regular reports such as quarterly 401k matching, benefit billing summaries, and overtime</li><li>Manage state-specific tax/insurance reporting and billing.</li><li>Partner with internal Tax and Accounting departments for payroll account and G/L reconciliations, and regular reporting</li><li>Provide information to third-parties including vendors and audit teams</li><li>Answer manager and employee questions, and resolve payroll issues</li><li>Maintain employee payroll files</li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p>
We are looking for a Payroll Administrator to oversee end-to-end payroll operations for a services organization in Carpentersville, Illinois. This Long-term Contract opportunity is ideal for someone who can manage a high-volume payroll environment with accuracy, consistency, and strong ownership. The position plays a central role in ensuring employees are paid correctly and on time while maintaining compliance with tax and reporting obligations.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Manage complete weekly and biweekly payroll processing for a workforce of approximately 560 W-2 employees.<br>• Take full ownership of payroll activities from initial data review through final submission, reconciliation, and distribution.<br>• Administer payroll tax filings and prepare required reports to support regulatory and internal compliance needs.<br>• Partner with payroll support staff to resolve timecard questions, correct discrepancies, and improve processing efficiency.<br>• Ensure payroll records are maintained accurately and that all transactions are completed within established deadlines.<br>• Support multi-state payroll administration by applying appropriate wage, tax, and compliance requirements across jurisdictions.<br>• Work within payroll platforms such as ADP Workforce Now and contribute to payroll-related system updates or process changes as needed.<br>• Coordinate with internal stakeholders to address payroll issues, respond to inquiries, and maintain a dependable payroll function.
We are looking for an experienced Sr Systems Engineer to support and enhance enterprise infrastructure in Illinois. This Long-term Contract opportunity is ideal for a technical leader who can resolve complex systems challenges, strengthen security, and improve reliability across cloud and on-premises environments. The role will focus on modernizing core platforms, advancing automation, and partnering with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, well-governed infrastructure solutions.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Serve as the primary technical resource for diagnosing and resolving advanced infrastructure, platform, and systems-related issues.<br>• Lead the alignment and consolidation of acquired or distributed environments to promote consistency, security, and operational stability.<br>• Create and maintain automation tools and scripts using Python and/or Bash to streamline administration and reduce manual effort.<br>• Manage and improve Microsoft 365, Azure, and related identity services to ensure performance, availability, and effective access management.<br>• Direct infrastructure security efforts by applying hardening standards, addressing vulnerabilities, and improving overall risk posture.<br>• Work closely with application and technology teams to support secure integrations and dependable system connectivity.<br>• Enhance cloud design, backup and recovery capabilities, and data protection practices to strengthen resilience and integrity.<br>• Contribute to audit and regulatory readiness by supporting infrastructure controls tied to compliance programs.<br>• Partner on technology initiatives to deliver scalable, secure, and efficient infrastructure outcomes across the organization.
We are looking for a Security Manager to lead security compliance and risk oversight for a long-term contract opportunity based in Chicago, Illinois. This role is ideal for a leader who can guide control assessments, strengthen governance practices, and support audit readiness across a complex enterprise environment. The successful candidate will combine hands-on knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks with the ability to manage teams, advise stakeholders, and improve security program maturity.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Lead security governance and compliance activities, including oversight of IT general controls and alignment with established regulatory and organizational standards.<br>• Direct and develop a team of security professionals, setting priorities, reviewing performance, and ensuring consistent execution across core security initiatives.<br>• Partner with internal stakeholders and external auditors to coordinate assessments, address findings, and maintain readiness for recurring audit activity.<br>• Evaluate enterprise and third-party risk exposures, recommend mitigation strategies, and help strengthen risk management practices across the organization.<br>• Support the advancement of security programs by assessing control maturity, identifying gaps, and driving practical improvements in policy, process, and oversight.<br>• Provide guidance on industry frameworks such as ISO 27001, SOC 2, and FedRAMP to help align security operations with broader compliance objectives.<br>• Collaborate with technical teams across cybersecurity, application security, network security, and SIEM functions to ensure controls are appropriately designed and monitored.<br>• Contribute to emerging governance initiatives, including areas related to AI risk and oversight, where applicable.
<p>We’re hiring a Senior Database Administrator to support and optimize enterprise data environments. This contract opportunity is ideal for someone who can drive performance, reliability, and scalability across SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and AWS platforms while contributing to modernization and automation initiatives.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities:</strong></p><ul><li>Manage and optimize SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and related database environments</li><li>Ensure high availability, reliability, and disaster recovery readiness</li><li>Troubleshoot and improve performance through query tuning, indexing, and workload analysis</li><li>Design and maintain database objects including schemas, stored procedures, and data models</li><li>Translate business requirements into scalable database solutions in partnership with stakeholders</li><li>Support cloud and on-prem database migrations and modernization efforts</li><li>Oversee backup, recovery, and data protection strategies</li><li>Implement monitoring and improve visibility into database performance and health</li><li>Automate routine tasks using scripting tools and improve operational efficiency</li></ul>