Software Configuration Management Analyst

Job Description:

This position is responsible for developing, implementing, maintaining and enhancing the configuration management systems, tool sets and documentation utilized by the Engineering Department, Technical support and field engineering.This includes managing source control; developing and maintaining build scripts for development and production environments; and managing software build/deployment packages.Also supports the Software Engineering project planning as it relates to the organization and inter-dependencies of releases as they relate to SCM projects and branches.This position may provide consultation on complex projects while working autonomously supporting applicable systems and resolving all SCM user related issues.This position may provide a leadership role for the work group through knowledge in the area of specialization.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Performs configuration management and release engineering tasks to ensure new software release parameters are documented, comply with standard hardware configurations, and are sustainable.+ Support all users when they encounter issues to ensure quick resolutions so as to allow for minimal disruption in the software development projects progress.+ Designs, develops, automates, and maintains productivity tools using programming, database or scripting languages to improve software modeling and development.+ Designs and implements build procedures that are used to support software product development.+ Develops software configuration standards and policies for company-wide use.Responsible with Software Management to ensure compliance to these standards and policies.+ Maintains the Software Configuration Management System including upgrading the server’s software versions, collection or distribution of code documentation, change request processing, software build documents, and delivery of software products to operational environments.+ Monitors system performance of various Software Engineering server environments that are used for the software development processes.+ Responsible for change, configuration and release management in support of the software development lifecycle process and production releases.+ Propose and implement improvements to current code release, version control and configuration management systems workflows

• Develops technical familiarity with assigned products.+ Trains new employees in the use of SCME tools

Minimum Requirements:

BS Computer Science, Software Engineering or equivalent experience/combined education, with 3+ years of professional experience with Software Configuration Management exposure/experience and the following:

• Familiar with software development life-cycle including maintenance activities

• Experience establishing and maintaining Software configuration management principles and practices

• Experience with script writing for task automation

• Demonstrated problem solving skills with a focus on process improvement

• Demonstrated high-level of oral and written communication skills; experience writing process related documentation

• The ability to work autonomously on assignments.+ Experience with standard MS office tools and Windows OS

Preferred experience:

• Experience/expertise with the administration of Git, Atlassian Bitbucket Server, Jira and Bamboo

• Experience with reviewing, testing Atlassian toolset Add-ons with preferred knowledge of‘Power Scripts for JIRA’

• A working knowledge of IBM Rational ClearCase and ClearQuest would be highly desirable

• PostgreSQL/SQL experience

• 3+ years C# experience

• A knowledge of VMWare and Virtual Environments would be desirable

• Experience with Python, Perl