The ALM (Application Lifecycle Management) Engineer focuses on providing an efficient software development lifecycle for the entire Technology team. The responsibilities require a complete understanding of TFS (Team Foundation Server). The ALM Engineer must have some knowledge of programming and understanding of build servers to assist with creating and maintaining tools used to deploy through our different environments including development, test, beta and production. You must have USA/Canadian Citizenship or your Green Card/EAD.
Responsibilities
Create, edit and maintain build scripts and workflows using Team Foundation Server and eventually Git
Work with development, QA and project management teams to define work item templates, builds, automation and release mechanics
Help define best practices for source control, continuous integration, automated testing and release management
Program features, updates and own our build release site (Area51) to improve release management
Oversee primary code branches and code repositories and participate in periodic production code pushes after business hours
Administer Team Foundation Server settings and Area51 push scripts and site
Coordinate with DBAs to facilitate getting SQL scripts incorporated into the automated release management
Work with the infrastructure team for build changes and code pushes
Troubleshoot build, deployment, configuration and code issues through every step in the software development lifecycle
Use version control software to identify and track serial and parallel changes
Identify conflicts between parallel releases, and suggests mitigation strategies Communicate software lifecycle and build changes to the team
Provide visibility about application development to technology and business users
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering or equivalent experience
Two years of programming experience in C#/.NET technology or similar
Two years of experience with Team Foundation Server or similar ALM software
Experience in maintaining and working with .NET technology, IIS servers and Windows environments
Experience in designing, building and maintaining an automated build and release environment
Familiarity with standard web servers (IIS, Apache)
Familiarity with server OS – windows, 2008, 2008R2, 2012, 2012R2
Good scripting skills – PowerShell preferred
Ability to complete responsibilities effectively and efficiently with minimal direction
Strong analytical and problem solving skills
Excellent interpersonal and oral and written communication skills
Good training/presentation skills
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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