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Technical Account Manager (TAM) – MSP / Infrastructure Focus

Location: Naperville, IL (Initial 2 weeks for training), Chicago, IL- for later; Hybrid

Employment Type: Full-Time (not for vendors)

About the Role:

We are seeking a highly technical Technical Account Manager (TAM) to join our team. This is a hands-on, client-facing role focused on assessing technical environments, performing audits, identifying gaps, and driving best-practice recommendations across multiple client environments.

This role is ideal for someone with a strong infrastructure, networking, or cloud background who enjoys analyzing systems, understanding configurations, and providing actionable insights, rather than performing configuration or implementation tasks.

Key Responsibilities:

• Log into client systems, firewalls, and network environments to analyze data and assess system health.
• Perform technical assessments and audits, identifying gaps, risks, and areas for improvement.
• Recommend and document best practices and remediation plans.
• Serve as a client-facing technical advisor, translating findings into business impact for stakeholders.
• Support multiple clients in an MSP or multi-tenant environment, adapting to varying levels of technical maturity.
• Maintain documentation standards and ensure accurate, up-to-date records of technical findings.
• Collaborate with internal teams to escalate issues and ensure continuous improvement.

Qualifications:

• 3–5 years of hands-on experience in systems engineering, infrastructure, network engineering, or cloud environments.
• Experience with MSP or multi-client environments preferred.
• Strong understanding of networking concepts, firewalls, servers, and infrastructure, with the ability to interpret logs and configuration data.
• Experience conducting technical audits, assessments, or health checks.
• Strong executive-facing communication skills; able to present technical findings to business stakeholders.
• Familiarity with security and governance frameworks is a plus.
• Proactive, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities across clients.

Nice-to-Have:

• Exposure to cybersecurity frameworks, policy reviews, and managed security tooling.
• Experience with documentation and compliance standards in MSP environments.

• Connect with prospective students via phone and video to discuss educational opportunities
• Lead one-on-one admissions conversations to understand each student’s goals, motivation, and potential challenges
• Customize guidance and support based on individual student needs
• Explain academic programs and communicate the long-term value of higher education
• Support students through the enrollment process, including documentation and financial aid coordination
• Build lasting relationships and maintain ongoing communication with prospective students
• Identify and engage new student prospects through outreach and networking efforts
  
  

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience
• A strong interest in education and student success
• Confident phone presence with the ability to quickly build trust and rapport
• Clear and professional written communication skills
• Ability to work independently in a fully remote setting while contributing to team objectives
  
  

• $18-$21/HR hour compensation
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance options
• Fully remote position with long-term growth potential
• Meaningful work that positively impacts students every day
  
  

LaSalle Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer m/f/d/v.

All assignments are at-will and their duration is subject to change.

• Manage a high volume of inbound calls from existing and prospective customers
• Identify customer needs and recommend appropriate products or services
• Upsell and cross-sell solutions to drive revenue and meet sales goals
• Provide accurate information while delivering a positive customer experience
• Update customer accounts and maintain detailed records in CRM systems
• Collaborate with team members to meet and exceed individual and team sales targets
  
  

• High school diploma or GED required
• Strong verbal communication and interpersonal skills
• Sales-driven mindset with the ability to overcome objections
• Comfortable working onsite, Monday through Friday, near Aurora
• Basic computer proficiency and experience using CRM or sales tools
• Previous inside sales, call center, or customer service experience preferred but not required
  
  

• Work Model: Onsite
• Location: Naperville
• Compensation: $17.25/hour + uncapped commission
• Benefits: LaSalle Network contractors may enroll in medical, dental, and vision insurance
  
  

LaSalle Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer m/f/d/v.

All assignments are at-will and their duration is subject to change.

Job Title : GIS Specialist (Hybrid/Exp in utilities/oil/gas/power Industry preferred)

Job Description :

Seeking a GIS Analyst that will develop an understanding of current data state, workflows and processes and develop solutions for integrations, transformations, and deliverables.

This will include GIS data analysis, data mining, technical support, and database maintenance to meet internal and external customer requirements.

• Requires demonstrated ability to solve complex problems and recommend the best track for data development and processing.
• Project work will involve process improvement, quality control, data creation from spatial and tabular sources, conversion, migration, and maintenance.
• Bachelor’s degree in geography (GIS), engineering, computer science, or related field and 3+ years experience in industry standard GIS.
• GIS certificate and 3 years of related work experience in lieu of a degree in related discipline
• 1+ years in a utility or pipeline GIS

Job Responsibilities:

• Proficiency with linear referencing techniques and concepts is highly recommended
• Knowledge of the Utility and Pipeline Data model (UPDM) is highly recommended.
• Technical project tasks, including database design, advanced GIS analysis and modeling
• Performs data mining activities to meet customer requirements/specifications
• Provides specialized queries, maps and reports to meet customer requirements/specifications
• Performs application testing and documentation of defects
• Interfaces with users; documents requested/needed changes
• Identifies new GIS technologies/processes/applications to improve inter-/intra- departmental functions
• Creates and maintains existing automated processes using Model Builder/Python scripting or other tools
• Processes, prepares and converts data to enter into GIS from a variety of data formats •
• Analyzes current business processes and recommends best practice solutions • Perform QA/QC on version data that pushes to the production environment Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
• Esri ArcGIS Pro – advanced proficiency
• Esri ArcGIS 10.2x – advanced proficiency
• Linear referencing - advanced proficiency
• MS Office suite (Access, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio) – advanced proficiency
• FME by Safe Software – intermediate proficiency
• Esri ArcGIS Enterprise – intermediate proficiency
• Utility Network – intermediate proficiency
• Model Builder – intermediate proficiency
• Python – intermediate proficiency
• SQL RDBMS – intermediate proficiency
• AutoCAD/CADD – basic proficiency
• Visual Basic/VBA – basic proficiency
• SharePoint – basic proficiency
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent geoprocessing and spatial analysis skills
• Strong requirements review, analytical, and problem solving skills
• Application testing script development and performance of testing
• Ability to quickly learn and apply new technologies
• Ability to function independently and as a team member
• Ability to handle multiple assignments and changing priorities •
• Ability to work effectively with limited direct supervision Travel (Up to...): 5%

Sr. Data Engineer (Hybrid)

Chicago, IL

The American Medical Association (AMA) is the nation's largest professional Association of physicians and a non-profit organization. We are a unifying voice and powerful ally for America's physicians, the patients they care for, and the promise of a healthier nation. To be part of the AMA is to be part of our Mission to promote the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public health.

At AMA, our mission to improve the health of the nation starts with our people. We foster an inclusive, people-first culture where every employee is empowered to perform at their best. Together, we advance meaningful change in health care and the communities we serve.

We encourage and support professional development for our employees, and we are dedicated to social responsibility. We invite you to learn more about us and we look forward to getting to know you.

We have an opportunity at our corporate offices in Chicago for a Sr. Data Engineer (Hybrid) on our Information Technology team. This is a hybrid position reporting into our Chicago, IL office, requiring 3 days a week in the office.

As a Sr. Data Engineer, you will play a key role in implementing
and maintaining AMA's enterprise data platform to support analytics,
interoperability, and responsible AI adoption. This role partners closely with
platform engineering, data governance, data science, IT security, and business
stakeholders to deliver highquality, reliable, and secure data products. This
role contributes to AMA's modern lakehouse architecture, optimizing data
operations, and embedding governance and quality standards into engineering
workflows. This role serves as a
senior technical contributor within the team-providing mentorship to junior
engineers and implementing engineering best practices within the data platform function,
in alignment with architectural direction set by leadership.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Data Engineering & AI Enablement

• Build and maintain scalable data pipelines and
  ETL/ELT workflows supporting analytics, operational reporting, and AI/ML use
  cases.
• Implement best practice patterns for ingestion,
  transformation, modeling, and orchestration within a modern lakehouse
  environment (e.g., Databricks, Delta Lake, Azure Data Lake).
• Develop highperformance
  data models and curated datasets with strong attention to quality, usability,
  and interoperability; create reusable engineering components and automation.
• Collaborate with the Architecture Team, the Data
  Platform Lead, and federated IT teams to optimize storage, compute, and
  architectural patterns for performance and costefficiency.
• Build model-ready data sets and feature
  pipelines to support AI/ ML use cases; serve as a technical coordination point
  supporting business units' AI-related infrastructure needs.
• Collaborate with data scientists and AI Working
  Group to operationalize models responsibly and maintain ongoing monitoring
  signals.

Governance, Quality & Compliance

• Embed data governance, metadata standards,
  lineage tracking, and quality controls directly into engineering workflows;
  ensure technical implementation and alignment within engineering workflows.
• Work with the Data Governance Lead and business
  stakeholders to operationalize stewardship, classification, validation,
  retention, and access standards.
• Implement privacybydesign and securitybydesign
  principles, ensuring compliance with internal policies and regulatory
  obligations.
• Maintain documentation for pipelines, datasets,
  and transformations to support transparency and audit requirements.

Platform Reliability, Observability & Optimization

• Monitor and troubleshoot pipeline failures,
  performance bottlenecks, data anomalies, and platformlevel issues.
• Implement observability tooling, alerts,
  logging, and dashboards to ensure endtoend reliability.
• Support cost governance by optimizing compute
  resources, refining job schedules, and advising on efficient architecture.
• Collaborate with the Data Platform Lead on
  scaling, configuration management, CI/CD pipelines, and environment management.
• Collaborate with business units to understand
  data needs, translate them into engineering requirements, and deliver
  fit-for-purpose data solutions; share and apply best practices and emerging
  technologies within assigned initiatives.
• Work with IT Security and Legal/ Compliance to
  ensure platform and datasets meet risk and regulatory standards.
  

Staff Management

• Lead, mentor, and provide management oversight
  for staff.
• Responsible for setting objectives, evaluating
  employee performance, and fostering a collaborative team environment.
• Responsible for developing staff knowledge and
  skills to support career development.

May include other responsibilities as assigned

REQUIREMENTS:

1. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field preferred or equivalent work experience and HS diploma/equivalent education required.
2. 5+ years of experience in data engineering within cloud environments
3. Experience in people management preferred.
4. Demonstrated hands-on experience with modern data platforms (Databricks preferred).
5. Proficiency in Python, SQL, and data
   transformation frameworks.
6. Experience designing and operationalizing
   ETL/ELT pipelines, orchestration workflows (Airflow, Databricks Workflows), and
   CI/CD processes.
7. Solid understanding of data modeling,
   structured/unstructured data patterns, and schema design.
8. Experience implementing governance and quality
   controls: metadata, lineage, validation, stewardship workflows.
9. Working knowledge of cloud architecture, IAM,
   networking, and security best practices.
10. Demonstrated ability to collaborate across
    technical and business teams.
11. Exposure to AI/ML engineering concepts, feature
    stores, model monitoring, or MLOps patterns.
12. Experience with infrastructureascode
    (Terraform, CloudFormation) or DevOps tooling.

The American Medical Association is located at 330 N. Wabash Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611 and is convenient to all public transportation in Chicago.

This role is an exempt position, and the salary range for this position is $115,523.42-$150,972.44. This is the lowest to highest salary we believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee's pay within the salary range will be determined by a variety of factors including but not limited to business consideration and geographical location, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience. Employees are also eligible to participate in an incentive plan. To learn more about the American Medical Association's benefits offerings, please click here.

We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to diversity in our workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. As an EOE/AA employer, the American Medical Association will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity and veteran or disability status.

THE AMA IS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE NATION

Our client, a fast growing publicly traded manufacturing company is looking for a Senior Accountant to join. This role will have meaningful responsibility across financial reporting, operational accounting, and process optimization within a multi-entity, global environment.

The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, technically strong in U.S. GAAP, and comfortable operating in a matrixed organization with cross-border collaboration.

Core Responsibilities

Financial Close & Reporting

• Manage critical components of the monthly and quarterly close cycle
• Prepare journal entries, account reconciliations, and analytical reviews
• Perform detailed variance and trend analysis to support reporting accuracy
• Ensure results align with U.S. GAAP and corporate reporting policies

Compliance & Audit Coordination

• Support both internal and external audit activities
• Prepare audit documentation, schedules, and regulatory support files
• Maintain compliance with global accounting standards, including U.S. GAAP and applicable local requirements

Cross-Functional Partnership

• Partner with Operations, Engineering, Product, Tax, Legal, and other internal stakeholders to ensure proper accounting treatment of business activities
• Assist in evaluating complex transactions and operational impacts on financial reporting

Process Optimization & Controls

• Identify opportunities to enhance efficiency across end-to-end accounting workflows
• Contribute to initiatives aimed at improving internal controls and accelerating close timelines
• Collaborate with shared services teams, including offshore support functions, to refine processes and strengthen accountability

Special Projects & Systems

• Provide support for ERP enhancements, system upgrades, and finance transformation initiatives
• Assist in financial modeling, business case analysis, and other ad hoc strategic projects
• Contribute to continuous improvement efforts leveraging technology and automation tools

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting required; CPA or equivalent certification strongly preferred
• 4+ years of progressive accounting experience
• Background in manufacturing and/or publicly traded environments preferred
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and corporate reporting standards
• Experience supporting audits and working within structured control environments
• Familiarity with procure-to-pay processes
• Proficiency in Excel; experience with Oracle or comparable ERP systems preferred
• Experience working with shared services or offshore accounting teams preferred
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines in a dynamic, global environment
• Strong analytical mindset with attention to detail and ownership mentality
• Willingness to travel up to 10% (domestic and international)

Power Distribution and Make Ready Designer

Overhead Utility Pole Design • Joint-Use Engineering • NESC-Compliant Make-Ready Work

Location: Kalamazoo, MI / Remote (U.S.)

Are you an experienced Power Distribution Designer or Make-Ready Designer looking to support meaningful utility engineering projects? Join a team that values accuracy, collaboration, and long-term professional growth.

ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY
We are seeking skilled Make-Ready Designers (primary focus) and Power Distribution Designers to support engineering programs for major electric and telecom utilities. Ideal candidates bring demonstrated experience in overhead utility pole design, NESC application, clearance assessment, pole loading analysis, and construction package development. Useful design platforms include DDS, Katapult, O-Calc, GIS, MicroStation, AutoCAD, or client-specific drafting systems.

In this role, you will review field/walkout data, evaluate existing attachment conditions, model pole loading, determine make-ready requirements, and prepare accurate construction-ready deliverables. Applicants without utility pole design or distribution engineering experience will not be considered.

Note: This position is remote, but new hires must attend a 2-week paid, in-person orientation at our Perrysburg, OH headquarters.

WHAT YOU WILL DO
• Execute overhead distribution and make-ready design work orders while meeting quality, time, and budget expectations
• Apply established engineering design standards, NESC requirements, and internal processes
• Perform end-to-end make-ready, joint-use, and/or general distribution design
• Conduct permitting and easement research (pole ownership, ROW, property rights, approvals)
• Collaborate with team members to resolve design challenges and ensure accurate deliverables
• Use design software such as AutoCAD, MicroStation, DDS, PoleForeman, O-Calc, Katapult, or client systems
• Perform quality control reviews when required
• Support additional duties as assigned

TOP COMPETENCIES & SKILLS
Make-Ready Engineering, Joint-Use Design, Pole Loading Analysis, Utility Pole Design, Overhead Distribution Design, NESC Compliance, Utility Engineering, Pole Attachments, Make-Ready Construction, Aerial Design, Utility Coordination, Right-of-Way Permitting, Pole Replacement Design, Make-Ready Estimates, Field Survey Interpretation, CAD for Utility Design, GIS for Utility Design, Electrical Distribution Design, Utility Construction Standards, Telecommunications Make-Ready

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR
• High school diploma or equivalent required; an associate degree or higher in engineering, drafting, or a related field is preferred
• Minimum 2 years of experience in make-ready engineering, joint-use design, or electric power distribution design (3+ years strongly preferred)
• Proven experience in utility pole design, including NESC application, clearance analysis, pole loading concepts, and preparation of construction-ready design packages
• Proficiency with CAD or MicroStation; experience with DDS, Katapult, O-Calc, or similar utility design platforms is strongly preferred
• Solid understanding of power distribution construction practices, with the ability to learn utility-specific proprietary systems efficiently
• Must hold a valid driver’s license, maintain active auto insurance, and pass all required background, drug, and MVR screenings
• Authorization to work in the United States is required
• Willingness to travel occasionally, including minimal overnight travel when project needs require
• Ability to work a standard Monday–Friday schedule aligned to Eastern Time, with Central/Mountain/Pacific adjustments as appropriate

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
• Ability to work for extended periods using a computer keyboard, monitor, and telephone
• Ability to prepare and analyze data, review detailed information, and work with design tools requiring close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and focus adjustment
• Ability to communicate effectively through oral and written channels

ABOUT SIGMA TECHNOLOGIES
Sigma Technologies is a growing engineering and design firm with 500+ team members across 30+ states. For over 25 years, we’ve supported major power and telecommunications utilities with work that directly impacts communities nationwide. Our core values — Safety, Honesty, Truth, and Decency — shape how we work and who we hire. We are TeamSigma™.

*To learn more about working at Sigma, view our video and career page.
* If you do not have Power Design experience, please refer to our other open positions: *While Designer openings are listed in multiple locations, you only need to apply to one, as they are remote roles.

WHAT WE OFFER
We want our Associates to stay healthy, happy, and secure. We offer a positive work environment with supportive coworkers, managers, and leaders, plus:

• No-cost monthly healthcare plan option for employees
• Competitive pay
• Medical, dental, and vision plans with up to 80% of the premium sponsored by Sigma
• 401(k) plan with matching contributions up to 5% of salary
• Paid holidays, vacation, and sick time
• Education and professional licensing assistance programs

This job advertisement is intended to outline the primary responsibilities and requirements of the role. It is not all-inclusive. Additional duties may be assigned as needed. This ad does not constitute an employment agreement, and job requirements may change based on organizational needs.

Pay is commensurate with experience and education. Sigma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, gender, sexual preference, gender identity, age, religion, national origin, disability, genetic information, veteran/military status, or any classification protected by law.

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