Macintosh Architecture Specialist

Prudential Financial, Inc. is a multinational financial services leader with operations in the United States, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. Leveraging its heritage of life insurance and asset management expertise, Prudential is focused on helping individual and institutional customers grow and protect their wealth. The company's well-known Rock symbol is an icon of strength, stability, expertise and innovation that has stood the test of time. Prudential's businesses offer a variety of products and services, including life insurance, annuities, retirement-related services, mutual funds, asset management, and real estate services. For more information, please visit www.prudential.com The Architecture and Technology Enablement team within Corporate Technology Management is looking for a skilled technology professional to identify, promote, and support the use of personal technology throughout the Prudential Enterprise. This position will be responsible for a broad range of desktop, PDA, and productivity technologies that support end-user computing. Additionally, this position will be responsibility for the introduction and support of non-PC technologies, such as Apple Mac. This is not a Desktop Support position. The successful candidate will be a highly motivated self-starter who is creative, innovative and flexible in overcoming challenges. He/she will have the following competencies: * Excellent oral and written communication skills * The ability to build and maintain strong partnerships. * The ability to work independently and as a member of a team. * A broad knowledge of PC hardware, software, and networking technologies, including familiarity with Microsoft Office System and Windows environments. * Experience supporting Apple Mac OS X, including Leopard 10.5, Mac OS X Servers, and various Mac - based productivity applications. * A degree in Computer Science or a related discipline is preferred. The Prudential Insurance Company of America and its affiliates, Newark, New Jersey are Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employers and are committed to diversity in our workforce. Relocation assistance is not available.Prudential is not seeking assistance or accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for this employment opportunity unless contracted with Staffing. Agencies must work with Staffing as the primary point of contact and follow the Prudential application process to be considered for business. Regardless of past practice, all resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at Prudential via-email, the Internet or directly to hiring managers at Prudential in any form without a valid written search agreement in place for that position will be deemed the sole property of Prudential, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Prudential as a result of the referral or through other means. Note: Any search agreement entered into with Prudential before January 2004 is null and void. Search firms are essential to the recruitment and staffing efforts at Prudential and we value the partnerships we have built with our preferred vendors. For this reason, Prudential has established and regularly maintains a preferred vendor list. Please note that even preferred vendors need to have a written search agreement signed by the Director, Recruiting Programs, Staffing at Prudential in place for the specific position in order for a fee to be paid for any candidate referrals.