Senior ALM Consultant

London  ‐ Onsite
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Job Title: Senior ALM Consultant
Contract Duration: 6 Month+
Contract Rate: Negotiable Day Rate
Location: London

Our client is looking to recruit an expert ALM Consultant to provide 'hands on' expert consultancy and coaching, combining essential elements from technologies, processes and methodologies to help implement ALM best practices within a variety of clients and industry sectors. The role will predominantly be based on customer sites and could involve significant UK and International travel.
Engagements will vary and will involve providing expert training, consulting, mentoring, formulating technical strategies and acting as a "trusted advisor" at all levels within an organisation.
As an ALM Consultant, your role will involve consulting and coaching teams and individuals as appropriate on:
•Installation and configuration of Microsoft ALM platform including Visual Studio and Team Foundation Server 2010
•Build/deployment technologies, configuration management and release management
•Evangelising and promoting quality engineering practices in an Agile (Scrum) context
•Creation of build processes and procedures for the ongoing operation of customer solutions
•Appropriate test strategies for teams using Team Foundation Server

Essential Skills:
•Microsoft Team Foundation Server 2010 installation and configuration
•SQL Server 2008 and Reporting Services installation and configuration
•Knowledge and deep understanding of Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Premium and Ultimate editions
•Windows Workflow and MSBuild
•WiX and Windows Installer (MSI) technologies
•Scripting and automation experience in MSBuild, WiX, Powershell
•A thorough understanding of both the Microsoft and Java technology solution stacks
•Experience of highly available, multi-tier and enterprise web based solutions
•Working knowledge of source control/application lifecycle management systems (e.g. Team Foundation Server, Team City, Git/Mercurial, Subversion etc.) including branching/merging strategies

Desirable Skills:
•C# and/or Java application development experience
•Knowledge of Java build environments
•Knowledge of virtualisation platforms
•Management/operations experience
•Practical experience of onshore and offshore working methods
•XP engineering practices
•Agile project experience

If this is the role for you then please send us your latest CV with your current day rate and availability and we will get straight back to you.
Start date
n.a
From
Generic Network
Published at
01.12.2011
Project ID:
275756
Contract type
Freelance
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