Application Lifecycle management (ALM)

Application Lifecycle management (ALM) specialist required by my bBelfast based Tier 1, Global Investment Banking client for an initial 6 month contract with the potential to go permanent.

This role will be responsible for managing the rollout of client’s ALM (Application Lifecycle Management) solution.

· Manage the on-boarding process of teams to client’s ALM solutions:
* Microsoft Team Foundation Server
* Collabnet Teamforge
· Identify and configure the application components and environments within Team Foundation Server and Teamforge
· Set up the appropriate group\user permissions for team and application
· Install Team Foundation Server\Teamforge on the target servers
· Configure any required integrations
· Provide rollout training and support to on-boarding teams as required
· Manage relationships with Clients internal Architecture teams and external vendor(s)
· Assume responsibility for and ownership of the client chargeback model
· Promote adoption of best practices within ALM

Knowledge/Experience:

· Experience of ALM solutions (Collabnet Teamforge and Microsoft Team Foundation Server ideally)
· Experience of source code management (SCM) systems such as CVS, Subversion, GIT etc
· Knowledge of full software development life cycle (SDLC) and experience of Citi’s Project Tracking System (PTS) desirable
· Technical expertise across multiple platforms including Windows, Linux, Weblogic, TIBCO EMS etc
· Experience of Continuous Integration / Build solutions such as Hudson, Jenkins
· Background in Software Development/Support or working within a Release/Deployment management team

Please apply for further information