Configuration Engineer

Configuration Engineer

On behalf of our client, Procom Services is looking for a Configuration Engineer in Hamilton, NJ.

Will be responsible for configuration management, execution, tracking, risk assessment, and documentation delivery to ensure that configuration management process meet or exceed the expectations of delivery and product teams across the organization. A key part of the role is to partner with delivery teams to proactively ensure better quality by rapidly building, testing, & deploying deliverables via reliable and repeatable processes with traceability and evidence.

This position requires a familiarity with agile methodologies, continuous integration, with a drive towards continuous improvement along with a demonstrated ability to coordinate with multiple teams and projects.

Configuration Engineer Responsibilities:

• Owns, designs, develops and implements complete configuration management policies and processes to support multiple product lines and services.
• Provides source code management expertise to ensure no code is lost, know what code is deployed when and where, and assist in branching and merging implementations.
• Implements environment configuration patterns and practices to allow for consistent single binary code deployment to each environment in an isolated rollback capable fashion.
• Integrates Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) tools from concept through implementation with the code to deploy delivery process.
• Works with development team to establish code versioning guidelines that provide prompt feedback to allow for timely adjustment and revalidation.
• Strives to reduce complexity and assists development, QA and engineering with utilizing automation, Source Control and CM tool sets to decrease their time to value & warranty support work.
• Automates to reduce manual error-prone steps and builds out repeatable Continuous Integration (CI), Continuous Testing (CT) and Continuous Delivery (CD).
• Functions as the technical "Tool Smith" and liaison with release management planning, Change Control Board (CCB) communications and oversight for best of breed build and delivery practices.
• Provide support for the existing applications and databases as required.
• Investigate new technologies and approaches to address business needs and improve existing systems.
• Using and recommending best practices for application development support.
• Ensure that software products meet all prerequisites (ex: code review) before releasing software to various environments (Dev, QA, Staging, or Production).
• Collaborates with Infrastructure Engineers, Application Development, Users and Management to coordinate changes.

Configuration Engineer

Start Date:

ASAP

Configuration Engineer Assignment Length:
Permanent

Configuration Engineer

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in software development or equivalent experience
• Five (5) + years configuration management experience or software automated build and deploy processes in a software development environment
• Experience with Source Code Control tools such as Subversion SVN, TFS, Git is required.
• Ability to use, maintain and develop complex build scripts using CCNet, NAnt, MSBuild, Power Shell and other scripting languages.
• Strong understanding of Configuration Management in both Hardware and Software.
• Experienced with implementing and supporting Continuous Integration (CI) tools such as TFS, Team City, Jenkins, etc. for automated build, testing and deployments.
• Experience with 'Click Once' methodology of deployment.
• Experience with automated database deployment & management tools such as RoundhousE, Microsoft SSDT, APexSQL;
  Red Gate SQL Automation pack desired.
• Strong writing skills for creating configuration management documentation coupled with project management and organizational skills.
• Experience in operating system platforms including Windows Server 2008/2012, Windows 7/8.
• Exposure to remote methodologies including RDP & LOGMEIN.
• Self-directed worker who takes direct responsibility for on-time task completion in a flexible, collaborative and creative work environment.
• Strong communication and information technology skills, excel at attention to detail,…