Benchmark IT - Technology Talent

SDET – Hybrid: Our direct client, a fast-growing FinTech firm, is looking for a Software Developer in Test (SDET).   In this role, you’ll bring practical knowledge of agile development methodologies and engineering best practices. You’ll work closely with the Development and Testing team. The ideal candidate would be an independent individual contributor who can understand existing automation test frameworks and has an ability to enhance and implement the same and should also be able to work with other engineers and product managers to support feature-based testing. This position can be in NYC or Greenwich, 3 days per week onsite is expected.  Base salary in the $110-145K range, DOE plus generous bonus and stock options.   Responsibilities

• Build and implement robust automated test suites.
• Integration of automated test suites with the current build and deployment processes.
• Maintenance of automated tests to accommodate changes in system design and architecture.
• Integration of Automation framework with existing tools (JIRA).
• Create/Manage/Utilize Defect workflows with automated test execution.
• Design and publish meaningful metric to support automation test creation and execution.
• Build and implement performance test suites.
• Perform all types of testing – Functional. API, Automation, Performance and Load.

Qualifications

• 3 - 10 years of experience with QA engineering delivery experience
• 3+ years of delivery within Agile SDLC/teams ideally with CICD
• Programming experience in Java with focus on behavior driven development (BDD) and test-driven development (TDD) and design patterns, ideally within continuous integration (CICD)
• Experience with Java microservices and REST APIs and exposure to React front end
• Agile development approach
• Technologies: Java, JavaScript, IntelliJ/Eclipse
• CI/CD: Maven, Sonar, Git, Teamcity/Jenkins, Docker
• Exposure to banking and/or finance environments preferred
• Testing: Junit, WebdriverIO, Protractor, JMeter or similar

Job Title: Part-Time Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) / Senior Cybersecurity Consultant

Location: Shelton, CT (Hybrid)

Employment Type: Part-Time, Contract Position Overview:

Our direct client, a high-tech manufacturing company in the Shelton, CT area, is seeking an experienced Part-Time Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) or Senior Cybersecurity Consultant. This role is designed for a professional with a strong background in cybersecurity strategy and compliance, 

The ideal candidate will conduct an overarching cybersecurity assessment, offer actionable recommendations, and provide ongoing consulting to ensure a robust security posture.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct a comprehensive cybersecurity assessment of the company’s IT infrastructure, policies, and practices.
• Develop and oversee a cybersecurity strategy aligned with industry best practices and regulatory requirements.
• Provide independent oversight and recommendations to complement the efforts of internal IT staff, external MSP, and MSSP teams.
• Advise on risk management, threat identification, and incident response planning.
• Establish and maintain policies to address data protection, access controls, and network security.
• Educate and train staff on cybersecurity best practices and compliance requirements.
• Serve as an expert advisor to senior leadership on cybersecurity risks and mitigation strategies.

Requirements:

• 10+ years of experience in cybersecurity, including strategic leadership roles (e.g., CISO, Cybersecurity Consultant)..
• Strong knowledge of cyber risk management frameworks and technologies.
• Familiarity with government contracting security requirements and private-sector best practices.
• Proven ability to collaborate with internal IT teams, MSPs, and MSSPs to drive cohesive cybersecurity strategies.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with experience advising executive stakeholders.
• Any exposure to CMMC compliance and experience working with companies doing US Government or Defense-related work, would be a plus 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or CISA.
• Experience in regulated environments or industries with stringent compliance requirements.
• Knowledge of emerging cybersecurity trends and tools.

Compensation and Schedule:

• Part-Time commitment, with flexible hours based on client needs.
• Competitive hourly rate, commensurate with experience.
• Hybrid work arrangement, with periodic onsite visits required (Shelton, CT area)  

   

You have experience developing and architecting multi-tenant, cloud-based B2B applications. You have worked on real-time, distributed, messaging-based systems and are hands-on in those areas. You deeply understand the security and performance designs for a system with a large user base hitting both an API and web front-ends, with data updates needed in real-time at very low latency. You have a framework mindset: you are passionate about making an elegant and reusable pattern/library/framework every time you see boilerplate code or something done in a sub-optimal way. Key Responsibilities:

• Develop, enhance, and architect our highly scalable, distributed computing framework.

• Take full ownership of specific modules within the platform, from initial concept through to deployment. Drive the end-to-end design, development, and maintenance of these components, ensuring they align with overall system architecture and business objectives.

• Conduct deep performance analysis and implement optimizations at all levels of the stack, including database queries, backend services, and application code.

  Hard Requirements:    Technical:

• 10-15 years of development experience in C#.NET

• Extensive experience with gRPC and all the relevant cloud technologies

• Experience with backend technologies (database, messaging, interprocess communications)

• Current focus on hands on development work

     Non-Technical Requirements:

• Demonstrated analysis/assessment capabilities.

• Excellent task management skills with the ability to follow up and follow through on all outstanding items.

• A self-starter mentality with the ability to attempt to figure things out and perform due diligence before involving the broader team.

• The ability to ascertain when to ask for help.

   Miscellaneous:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a technical field (Computer Science/Math is a plus)

Nice to Have:

• Experience with Kafka, RabbitMQ, and distributed caching solutions like Redis is a plus.

• An affinity for well-architected solutions and a passion for high standards of quality.

• Based in NYC metro area – Remote role

ServiceNow Developer - Long-term contract, Hybrid

For our direct client, a prestigious global firm with offices in Northern NJ, we seek an experienced ServiceNow Developer to work on enhancements to the company's ServiceNow applications.  This is a 6-month initial project with likely extension.  It is a hybrid role, primarily remote, but we prefer a candidate located in the NY/NJ/CT tri-state area who could travel to meet with the IT and business teams in Montvale, NJ 2 or 3 times a month. Responsibilities: - Formulate and define scope of ServiceNow Scoped Applications and objectives with an understanding of the software and application's programming and tools .i.e, App Engine Studio and Flow Designer. - Provide recommendations for developing or modifying scoped applications, code, programs or databases, using research and fact-finding, ensuring that the delivered product meets the user's expectations while documenting software specifications and training other Developers.

• Develop, configure, and customize ServiceNow applications using App Engine Studio and Flow Designer.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Perform system administration tasks, including user management, access control, and system configuration.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to ServiceNow applications and integrations.
• Stay updated with the latest ServiceNow features and best practices to ensure optimal performance and user experience.
• Be familiar with Citizen/Delegated development on the ServiceNow Platform

Skills:

Proficiency in App Engine Studio and Flow Designer

Familiar with Agile approach to SDLC and Azure DevOps Knowledge of business rules, client scripts, and server-side scripting is a plus (Java) Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail Excellent communication and collaboration skills Minimum 2+ years of experience as a ServiceNow Developer ServiceNow System Administrator certification is required     Certifications & Licenses: Proficiency in App Engine Studio and Flow Designer Immediate interview and start, send resume today for immediate consideration!  

Data Scientist: Our direct client, a fast-growing fintech firm, is seeking a Data Scientist.  The AI/ML team is developing cutting edge solutions to establish a unique competitive edge for the company. The Data Scientist role will play a key role in developing AI models and engineering firm’s core machine learning and AI products. This individual will be working in a collaborative team environment across machine learning, product management, data engineering, and software engineering teams. The ideal candidate will be passionate about leveraging machine learning techniques to drive innovation and have a strong background in researching and developing AI models. This position is based in New York City, 4 days per week onsite is expected the base salary is in the $140-160K range, DOE, plus bonus and stock options. Responsibilities

• Build and integrate AI/ML/DS tools and workflows to address business needs and increase business efficiency. 
• Support the design, development, training, and deployment of AI/ML models and engineering solutions to solve business problems through a full development and production cycle in the FinTech domain. 
• Build and leverage new and existing tools for Large Language Model (LLM), Natural Language Processing (NLP), Optical Character Recognition (OCR), and intelligent document processing tasks. 
• Evaluate and compare the performance of different AI/ML algorithms and models. 
• Contribute to the improvement of Machine Learning Operations (MLOps) pipelines and procedures to ensure efficiency, scalability, and maintainability. 
• Ensure the reliability, robustness, and scalability of machine learning models in production environments. 
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including machine learning engineers, product managers and full stack engineers, to deliver scalable machine learning solutions. 

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience as a hands-on data scientist or AI/ML engineer in AI/ML/DS fields 
• Advanced degree in a relevant field such as AI, ML, Data Science, mathematics, or computer science. 
• Experience building ML and AI models and systems in a production environment in at least Generative AI/LLM or NLP applications 
• Experience working with LLM, such as GPT-4, Llama 3, Mistral, and other commercial or open-source models in a production environment 
• Knowledge of NLP techniques, including text data preprocessing (tokenization, stemming, and text normalization, etc.) and information extraction (summarization, and question answering, etc.) 
• Proficiency in programming languages in Python, and libraries/frameworks like TensorFlow, PyTorch, spaCy and scikit-learn, etc 
• Strong knowledge of machine learning algorithms and statistical techniques, their limitations, and implementation challenges 
• Experience with cloud platforms and distributed computing environments, such as AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure 
• Direct contributions to experiments, including designing experimental details, writing reusable code, running evaluations, and organizing results 
• Strong problem-solving skills and able to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, agile environment 
• Strong communication skills and able to effectively articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences 
• Experience with data visualization tools and techniques to effectively communicate and present findings 
• Publication record as a lead author or essential contributor at top venues such as CHI, NeurIPS, UIST, ICML, ICLR, ACL, EMNLP, CVPR, AAAI, and/or ICAPS 
• Portfolio of personal projects on Github, BitBucket, Google Colab, Kaggle, etc. 
• Understanding of regulatory and compliance requirements in the financial industry and their implications for machine learning applications 
• Experience with software development best practices, including source control (Git), CI/CD pipelines, testing, and documentation 
• Familiar with database integration principles and practices, including SQL and NoSQL databases and data warehouse solutions, such as Snowflake 
• Experience with data transformation tools, such as dbt, and orchestration tools such as Airflow 

Technology Account Executive  – Hybrid - Benchmark IT

Benchmark IT, a leading technology consulting and recruitment firm in the NY Metro area, has an outstanding opportunity for a Technology Account Executive in our Stamford, CT headquarters.  We operate in Hybrid mode, 1 day/week in the office and 4 days/week from home.   

We’re looking for candidates with a minimum of 2 years technical sales or account management experience to join our team, working and learning from the best in a supportive, ethical and fun environment.

What’s in it for you:

·       Base salary plus unlimited commission plan ·       Full benefits including 401K ·       Comprehensive training with industry-leading tools and techniques ·       Career advancement opportunities

Here’s your day to day:

·       Build and maintain strong client relationships and identify new business opportunities by contacting and visiting clients and prospects. ·       Generate sales leads utilizing social and professional media platforms, along with your own network. ·       Convert leads into qualified prospects and clients through your persistent ability to connect via phone calls, emails, and referrals. ·       Work with internal recruiting team to vet and select top candidates and ensure they are the right technical and cultural fit for your clients. ·       Ongoing account management and contact with all managerial levels and roles within the client company. ·       Serve as client advisor regarding IT industry staffing trends and staffing mix.

Here’s what you’ll  bring to the team:

·       Ability to confidently identify and engage with all levels of IT decision makers. ·       Strong, persistent, and diplomatic sales and customer service skills. ·       Excellent listening, written, presentation and negotiation skills ·       Confident and engaging interpersonal and people skills. ·       Strong personal initiative to follow up and close business ·       Ability to thrive in and contribute to a team environment.

Here’s what will make you stand out:

·       Understanding of the tech marketplace ·       Sophisticated understanding of all social media platforms ·       Proven track record of meeting and exceeding goals. ·       Willingness to learn and implement new techniques that are necessary for success.

Required Experience:

·       Bachelor’s Degree or higher ·       2+ years in technology sales, recruiting, staffing or related business-to-business technology sales field  

Our client a Trading Technology Firm is seeking a seasoned Web Developer/Architect who has developed high-performance real-time user interfaces with complex streaming event data. The tech stack is Typescript/React on the frontend and C#/.NET on the backend, built on top of gRPC services. While visual design skills are welcome, the primary focus of this role is technical implementation.   Key Responsibilities:

• You would be responsible for picking the design patterns to enhance the front-to-back stack for the web applications. This role requires expertise in frameworks, data transmission, and caching strategies to make scalable and performant web applications.
• A key component of the UI would be developing highly performant data grids that support grouping and pivot-like capabilities across many dimensions. You would be familiar with all aspects of optimizing the browser rendering and data delivery to minimize latency for large volumes of data.
• You would be expected and encouraged to go ‘outside your lane’ and work on other architectural components as needed to bridge any gaps needed to support the web-centric initiatives. This can include identifying and bringing in other technologies where appropriate and/or changing 3rd party control libraries.
• You will support user profiles for controls, dashboards, and widgets to allow customization and sharing by multiple users.

Hard requirements:    Technical:

• 5-10+ years of experience
• Have designed and built complex web applications with React, worked at 50%+ on the front-end for at least 2 a two-year period. (5+ years of experience overall)
• Proficient in C#.NET (5+ years of experience)
• Comfortable working with web frontends that have a mix of slowly and fast-changing data - caching and optimizing data transmission.
• Practical experience in using web sockets to render massive amounts of streaming data to the web frontends

Nice to Have:

• Expertise in using electron-based containers (like OpenFin, Finsemble) and communicating with other applications on windows desktop
• Experience with data visualization frameworks
• Experience in scaling out the middle-tier data distribution layer (i.e. distributed caches, messaging, etc.)
• Experience with alert aggregation, distribution, notification, and acknowledgement
• Familiarity with AWS Cloud Hosting offerings as it pertains the job requirements above
• Local to NYC (not required)

 Education:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a technical field

Our direct client looking for a value driven IT Technical Support Specialist - SAP User Provisioning to join their IT department’s Helpdesk team. This position provides leadership, knowledge and technical skills to support the company's SAP landscape and general IT support. You will collaborate with Business Analysts, Technical Support Engineers and SAP consultants.

They are embarking on an exciting journey to migrate to SAP's HANA based systems and this role will also be supporting those efforts. This position will be based in their Monroe, CT office. After 3 months of employment, you will be eligible for a hybrid schedule. 

Principal Responsibilities

• Use SAP tools to configure, maintain and delete SAP roles and user accounts within SAP modules. (e.g., Core ECC, CRM, BW Mobile and Portal)
• Maintain an auditable change management workflow for SAP role modification requests and user access changes.
• Maintain a consistent process for testing, implementation, and maintenance of roles across SAP applications.

• Work with end-users and the Help Desk to quickly resolve user access and configuration issues.
• Assist in the design of new functionality as additional requirements are identified by users.
• Work with internal and external auditors in the identification and correction of access points within SAP.
• Escalate issues to IT Management team and BASIS administrator in a timely manner

• Provide IT help desk support including technical troubleshooting for all personal computer hardware (desktops, laptops, monitors, scanners, mobiles, etc.), all corporate standard software (Windows 10/11, Office 365, other business applications.), Windows networks and Citrix Metaframe servers and clients. 

• Assist in the documentation and maintenance of all help desk policies and procedures, instructional documentation, technical specifications, test plans, etc.

Preferred Requirements

• Broad working knowledge of Microsoft software applications including Windows 10/11, Office 365, and PC-compatible hardware. Basic SAP and S4 HANA knowledge strongly preferred.

• Managing SAP User ID Permissions with Active Directory Group Administration.

• Experience in communicating technical material to non-technical internal customers and to all levels of employees within the corporation.

• Understanding and use of remote access technology.

• Excellent customer service skills, particularly telephone skills.

• Must be self-motivated and able to make decisions independently.

• Project management knowledge and practical experience 

• Strong analytical skills, ability to conceptualize, analyze, and take action

• Proven ability to handle random, frequent, concurrent, and often complex situations.  Must be technically knowledgeable and have extremely strong problem-solving skills.

• Able to conceptualize problems and set priorities.

• Must be able to manage multiple tasks while also meeting project commitments.

Education/Certifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related discipline preferred.
• IT certifications or training a plus
• 4+ years of hands-on experience with SAP security administration and implementation across multiple SAP landscapes
• Exposure of SAP Basis and application modules

A/V Senior Engineer, Product – Assistant Vice President

Are you passionate about cutting-edge audio-visual (A/V) technology and ready to lead in a global, fast-paced environment? Our client, a fast-growing, well-established fintech company with US offices in NYC, CT and NJ and global offices in Canada, Portugal, Switzerland, London, Singapore, Japan, and Hong Kong seeks a Senior A/V Systems Design Engineer (Assistant Vice President) to join the team and take ownership of high-level A/V design, productization, and innovation for the rapidly expanding corporate A/V footprint.    This is a full-time position with competitive salary and bonus, and terrific benefits.   Hybrid work environment,  in the office Monday-Thursday, with the flexibility to work remotely on Friday.  About the Company

Our global A/V team works collaboratively with internal stakeholders, peer technology groups, and third-party vendors to support locations across the US, Canada, Europe, and Asia. We pride ourselves on delivering seamless, state-of-the-art A/V experiences that empower our teams worldwide. Your Role

Reporting to the Global Head of A/V, you will:

• Design and Innovate: Develop comprehensive A/V system designs tailored to user needs for conference rooms, digital signage, production studios, and more. Establish and maintain scalable A/V standards across our global operations.
• Implement and Lead: Oversee A/V projects from conception to completion, ensuring all designs meet company standards. Configure, test, and commission systems to deliver flawless integration.
• Support and Troubleshoot: Provide Tier 3 technical support for A/V systems, including Zoom and Microsoft Teams platforms. Diagnose and resolve complex technical issues while collaborating with vendors and manufacturers.
• Engage and Train: Collaborate with IT and Workplace Services to align A/V solutions with user needs. Conduct demonstrations and train teams to ensure smooth operation and maintenance of A/V systems.
• Drive Innovation: Stay ahead of industry trends, championing improvements that enhance system performance and user satisfaction.

What You Bring

• Experience: 7+ years in A/V systems design, installation, and support, with expertise in tools like AutoCAD, Bluebeam, Vector Works, and Visio.
• Technical Mastery: Proficiency in A/V components (displays, sound systems, control systems) and collaboration platforms (Zoom, Microsoft Teams). Advanced knowledge of A/V networking and schematics.
• Leadership: Proven ability to manage design cycles, mentor teams, and align initiatives with organizational goals.
• Certifications: AVIXA CTS, CTS-D (Design), or CTS-I (Installation) certifications are required.
• Skills: Strong troubleshooting, organizational, and presentation skills, coupled with a continuous learning mindset and a knack for innovation.

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a global team driving the future of A/V technology.
• Work on diverse, impactful projects that shape the way our teams collaborate.
• Enjoy a supportive, inclusive culture that values growth and innovation.

Are you ready to design the future of A/V systems and leave a lasting impact on a global stage? Apply now to join our team as the AV Senior Engineer, Product – Assistant Vice President and take your career to new heights!  Send resume today for immediate consideration.