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Arista Networks – NPI Operations Manager

Start Date: ASAP
Location: Santa Clara, CA – Hybrid (3 days onsite)
Duration: 6+ months, long-term with strong conversion potential
Role Overview
The NPI Operations Manager drives hardware product development from early prototypes through release to manufacturing. About 75% of the role is NPI development and 25% is manufacturing support. Heavy cross-functional work with engineering, manufacturing, and supplier partners.

Ideal Background

• Mechanical Engineer who moved into Program/NPI Operations
• 3–5 years of program management specific to hardware
• Strong experience with PCB design/manufacturing and system-level networking hardware
• Experience in companies like: Cisco, Juniper, HPE, Brocade, EMC, Jabil, Sanmina, Flex

Relevant Mechanical Eng. Areas:
Thermal engineering, liquid cooling, mechanical product design, rack-mounted systems.
Tools are flexible (Office, Google Suite, Smartsheet, MS Project).

Must-Have Skills

• 3+ years managing hardware programs
• Strong NPI experience; multiple NPI cycles completed
• PCB manufacturing/program experience
• Routing/switching/networking hardware (system-level)
• Scheduling, prototype planning, and build oversight
• Executive-level communication and status reporting
• Experience managing internal (EE/ME teams) + external (CMs) stakeholders
• Familiarity with Agile project practices
• Mechanical Engineering degree or similar technical background

Day-to-Day Breakdown

• 50% – Work with hardware engineering on schedules, prototypes, milestones, and build tracking
• 25% – Internal meetings and executive reporting
• 25% – Work with contract manufacturers; align on build readiness and schedule adherence

Core Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional teams (HW, SW, Diagnostics, Manufacturing, PM, Customer Support)
• Build and drive the master program schedule
• Oversee prototype builds and ensure alignment across engineering and CMs
• Monitor cost, schedule, and readiness across lifecycle phases
• Identify and resolve cross-functional issues; escalate where needed
• Predict downstream impact of delays/quality issues and build contingency plans
• Support continuous improvement of product development processes

Arista Networks – NPI Operations Manager

Start Date: ASAP
Location: Santa Clara, CA – Hybrid (3 days onsite)
Duration: 6+ months, long-term with strong conversion potential
Role Overview
The NPI Operations Manager drives hardware product development from early prototypes through release to manufacturing. About 75% of the role is NPI development and 25% is manufacturing support. Heavy cross-functional work with engineering, manufacturing, and supplier partners.

Ideal Background

• Mechanical Engineer who moved into Program/NPI Operations
• 3–5 years of program management specific to hardware
• Strong experience with PCB design/manufacturing and system-level networking hardware
• Experience in companies like: Cisco, Juniper, HPE, Brocade, EMC, Jabil, Sanmina, Flex

Relevant Mechanical Eng. Areas:
Thermal engineering, liquid cooling, mechanical product design, rack-mounted systems.
Tools are flexible (Office, Google Suite, Smartsheet, MS Project).

Must-Have Skills

• 3+ years managing hardware programs
• Strong NPI experience; multiple NPI cycles completed
• PCB manufacturing/program experience
• Routing/switching/networking hardware (system-level)
• Scheduling, prototype planning, and build oversight
• Executive-level communication and status reporting
• Experience managing internal (EE/ME teams) + external (CMs) stakeholders
• Familiarity with Agile project practices
• Mechanical Engineering degree or similar technical background

Day-to-Day Breakdown

• 50% – Work with hardware engineering on schedules, prototypes, milestones, and build tracking
• 25% – Internal meetings and executive reporting
• 25% – Work with contract manufacturers; align on build readiness and schedule adherence

Core Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional teams (HW, SW, Diagnostics, Manufacturing, PM, Customer Support)
• Build and drive the master program schedule
• Oversee prototype builds and ensure alignment across engineering and CMs
• Monitor cost, schedule, and readiness across lifecycle phases
• Identify and resolve cross-functional issues; escalate where needed
• Predict downstream impact of delays/quality issues and build contingency plans
• Support continuous improvement of product development processes

TSG is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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Position Title: OCCAS Servlet Developer (Java)
Contract Duration: 6-months (possible extension)
Start Date: ASAP/January
Work Location: REMOTE (flexible time zones)
Interview Process: 1 round interview with hiring manager

Reason for the need? 
Our client's Consulting Delivery Organization is supporting a major customer with large-scale network deployments and AI-driven communications solutions. The team is short on resources and needs experienced OCCAS developers to build, debug, and maintain SIP-based voice applications using Java on Oracle Communications Converged Application Server (OCCAS).

OVERVIEW/PROJECT DETAILS:

• Develop and maintain OCCAS Servlet applications using Java
• Assist in debugging and troubleshooting SIP-based voice applications
• Collaborate with customer teams on requirements, testing, and deployment
• Support integration of custom platforms into service provider networks
• Partner with offshore teams and managed services for delivery

MUST HAVE SKILLS:

• 5–7+ years of experience in Java development for enterprise applications
• Strong knowledge of OCCAS (Oracle Communications Converged Application Server)
• Hands-on experience with SIP-based voice applications and related protocols
• Familiarity with WebLogic for deployment and workflow management
• Proven ability to debug and troubleshoot complex telecom applications
• Excellent customer-facing communication skills and reliability

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS:

• Bachelors Degree

DAY TO DAY:  

• Develop OCCAS Servlet applications using Java
• Debug and troubleshoot SIP-based voice applications
• Collaborate with customer teams for requirements and deployment
• Support integration of custom platforms into service provider networks
• Participate in customer-facing meetings and provide technical guidance

REMOTE INFO: Fully remote, US business hours, flexible time zones, 40-hour week


TSG is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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Position Title: OCCAS Servlet Developer (DevOps Architecture)
Contract Duration: 6-months (possible extension)
Start Date: ASAP/January
Work Location: REMOTE (flexible time zones)
Interview Process: 1 round interview with hiring manager

Reason for the need? 
Our client's Consulting Delivery Organization is supporting a major customer  with large-scale network deployments and AI-driven communications solutions. The team is short on resources and needs experienced OCCAS developers to troubleshoot, debug, and build SIP-based voice applications on Oracle Communications Converged Application Server (OCCAS).

OVERVIEW/PROJECT DETAILS:

• Support large-scale network deployments for service providers and enterprise customers
• Focus on OCCAS (Oracle Communications Converged Application Server) for voice applications
• Work closely with customer teams on requirements, testing, and deployment
• Provide architecture guidance and DevOps support for OCCAS integrations
• Collaborate with offshore teams and managed services

MUST HAVE SKILLS:

• 5–7+ years of experience in software development and architecture.
• Strong knowledge of OCCAS (Oracle Communications Converged Application Server).
• Expertise in SIP-based voice applications and related protocols.
• Hands-on experience with WebLogic and workflow management.
• Solid understanding of Java for voice application development.
• Proven ability to work in DevOps environments (CI/CD, automation, deployment).
• Excellent customer-facing communication skills and reliability.

PLUS SKILLS: 

• Experience with service provider networks
• AI-driven telecom solutions
• 5G signaling knowledge

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree

DAY TO DAY:  

• Lead architecture and DevOps efforts for OCCAS-based voice applications
• Troubleshoot and debug SIP applications
• Collaborate with customer teams for requirements and deployment
• Support integration of custom platforms into service provider networks
• Participate in customer-facing meetings and provide technical guidance

REMOTE INFO: Fully remote, US business hours, flexible time zones, 40-hour week

TSG is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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The Select Group is seeking a Business Systems Analyst to support one of our top banking clients! This BSA will support technology and business initiatives focused on data center hosting, infrastructure modernization, and operational excellence within a regulated banking environment.

This role bridges business needs and technical solutions, ensuring clear requirements, effective collaboration, and successful delivery of infrastructure-related projects.

Role: Business Systems Analyst
Duration: 12 months (open to 2nd year extension)
Location: Remote (requires EST hours)

Qualifications:
3–5+ years of experience as a Business Analyst in technology, infrastructure, or data center–related initiatives.

• Banking/Financial Services Experience
  • Working knowledge of data center hosting concepts:
  • Compute, storage, networking, virtualization
  • On-prem hosting vs. cloud/on-prem hybrid architecture

Nice to Have Skills:
• Experience with data center migrations or application hosting transformations.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, etc.) or hybrid hosting solutions.
• Exposure to regulatory frameworks impacting IT and banking.
• Knowledge of ITIL or service management practices

Day to Day Responsibilities:
Requirements Gathering & Analysis
• Partner with business stakeholders, infrastructure teams, and project managers to elicit, document, and validate business and technical requirements.
• Translate business needs into clear functional and non-functional requirements related to data center hosting, migration, capacity planning, and operational resiliency.
• Perform gap analyses across systems, processes, and workflows to recommend improvements and efficiencies.

Project & Technical Support
• Support initiatives involving data center hosting strategy, application migrations, infrastructure upgrades, virtualization, cloud readiness, and backup/DR planning.
• Collaborate with architects and engineering teams to understand data center components (compute, storage, network, virtualization, monitoring tools).
• Assist in defining acceptance criteria, test cases, and validation steps for infrastructure and hosting changes.
• Participate in UAT, operational readiness assessments, and runbook development.

Business & Banking Domain Expertise
• Apply knowledge of banking operations, regulatory expectations, and risk management frameworks.
• Support projects impacting core banking, financial systems, secure data handling, fraud/risk systems, and operational compliance.
• Analyze impacts of infrastructure changes on dependent banking applications and business processes.

Documentation & Communication
• Develop and maintain project documentation including BRDs, process flows, data flow diagrams, runbooks, and reporting.
• Communicate status, risks, dependencies, and issues to stakeholders and leadership.
• Ensure alignment on technical requirements and business outcomes across engineering and business teams.

Stakeholder Engagement
• Work closely with cross-functional teams including PMO, IT Infrastructure, Application Owners, Security, Governance, and external vendors.
• Facilitate workshops, meetings, and working sessions to drive clarity and alignment.

TSG is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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Cisco SDA / Catalyst Center Integration Specialist (Bilingual)
Location: Remote (Rare / Occasional travel to Montreal; must be within 200km away)
Length: 12 month contract + extensions 

Cisco SDA / Catalyst Center Integration Specialist (Bilingual) Requirements:

• Bilingual (French & English)
• 7+ years in enterprise networking and operations
• Hands-on deployment and support of Cisco SDA in production environments
• Extensive Catalyst Center (DNAC) experience in: Lifecycle automation (SWIM, PnP); Assurance-driven operations; Template-based policy automation
• Strong knowledge of Cisco switching (Catalyst 9K preferred)
• Operational-level experience integrating with Cisco ISE: SGT mapping and compliance; 802.1X and TrustSec fundamentals
• Proven success leading RCA investigations in live networks
• Experience connecting Catalyst Center with: ServiceNow (CMDB + ticket automation); APIs (Python/REST + webhooks a plus)
• Understanding of ITIL/ITSM-aligned service workflowsFamiliarity with CI/CD configuration versioning preferred

Cisco SDA / Catalyst Center Integration Specialist (Bilingual) Responsibilities: 

•  Act as a Network SME to help customers upgrade their environment
• support technical discussions, documentation, and stakeholder communication (in French and English)
• Hands-on deployment and support of Cisco SDA in production environments

TSG is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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Pipeline Technical Director

Location: Hybrid in Seattle, WA, Santa Clara, CA, or San Jose, CA (Onsite Tue–Thu)
Employment Type: W2 only – no C2C or sponsorship
Duration: 12+ Months (Strong potential to extend)

About the Project:
Join a cutting-edge team focused on advancing Synthetic Data, Computer Vision, and Machine Learning initiatives for next-generation products. This group builds high-fidelity 3D synthetic data pipelines that support large-scale ML experimentation and drive innovation in visual computing. The ideal candidate thrives in fast-paced, highly collaborative environments and enjoys shaping both immediate workflow solutions and long-term technical direction.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop, maintain, and scale 3D content pipelines supporting artists, ML researchers, and engineering teams.
• Build automation tools in Python to streamline asset conversions, generate procedural variations, and optimize data production workflows.
• Write tools and plugins for Maya, Houdini, or Blender to support asset creation, processing, and validation.
• Support migrations between render engines by converting shading networks, identifying unsupported features, and validating visual fidelity.
• Debug and optimize cloud compute jobs, distributed processing workflows, and rendering pipelines.
• Build automated systems to generate and validate 3D assets, textures, metadata, and scene configurations at scale.
• Conduct visual QA and shader compatibility checks to ensure production-quality outputs.
• Collaborate closely with 3D artists, ML teams, and DevOps to translate data-generation requirements into efficient production systems.
• Mentor junior developers, maintain documentation, and lead small cross-functional technical initiatives.
• Submit and monitor large-scale cloud processing jobs, analyze logs, handle errors, and perform programmatic and visual output validation.
• Communicate progress, blockers, and results to technical leadership and partner teams.

Must-Have Qualifications:

• 4+ years of experience in VFX, AAA game development, or synthetic data pipelines.
• 4+ years of production-level Python development, including work with DCC APIs, boto3, pandas, numpy, and concurrent programming patterns.
• Strong proficiency with Autodesk Maya, Houdini, or Blender.
• Skilled in debugging cloud compute environments and distributed job systems.
• Experience developing large-scale automation tools for 3D assets and metadata.
• Ability to diagnose shader issues and conduct comprehensive visual QA.
• Experience with offline render engines such as V-Ray or Cycles.
• Familiarity with emerging ML technologies (LLMs, VLMs, GenAI, ComfyUI).
• Ability to adapt quickly to changing technical requirements.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Computer Graphics, Visual Effects, Game Development, or equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Understanding of CI/CD workflows.
• Experience with procedural 3D asset and scene generation.
• Familiarity with node-based workflows.
• Exposure to computer vision methods for image analysis.
• Experience with synthetic datasets for machine learning and computer vision.
• Self-directed, proactive, and comfortable working within existing pipelines.
• Experience working in Agile development environments.

Ideal Candidate Profile:
You enjoy bridging art, engineering, and ML workflows. You’re comfortable owning complex pipeline systems end-to-end, supporting artists while enabling scalable data generation. You thrive on solving technical challenges and building high-quality automated production systems used by multidisciplinary teams.


TSG is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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