Application Build Configuration Specialist

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About the Job

Our client has a requirement for an application Build Configuration Specialist  for a 3 Month Contract opportunity.  The position is located in Mississauga, ON.

What makes this Special

Our client is one of the largest Banks in North America. With exponential growth and millions of customers and clients who are served through our various businesses: Canadian Personal and Commercial Banking, Wealth Management, U.S. Personal and Commercial Banking, and Wholesale Banking. Being part of this company is being part of a better Canadian service.

Role

This individual will be responsible for managing a complex build, deploy, and source control environment. Operates under limited supervision. Reports to the Software Development Manager. Requires three to six years of technical experience in configuration management and build process development. 

Responsibilities

• Software Configuration Management / Build
• Working with development teams to define build and branching strategie
• Analyzing, defining, and developing build process improvements using MKS
• Automating the build process to streamline a multi-platform build process and to reduce build and configuration errors
• Ensuring that the build process is scalable and easy to understand
• Clearly documenting the build process and branching strategies
• Working with DEV and QA to ensure Builds are healthy.
• Troubleshooting broken builds and build environments; working with DEV and QA to quickly resolve build issues
• Designing and developing new methods for improving the development environment
• Troubleshooting tools and setting up of build servers
• Incorporating test automation into build process Enhance the efficiency of our development, testing, and product release processes
• A candidate for this position should be passionate about software quality and be prepared to advocate on behalf of good process and best practices.
• You must be comfortable working independently as well as part of a collaborative environment.
• You enjoy the daily challenges associated with enterprise-level software development and testing for a highly sophisticated customer base.
• You must have a positive attitude and a willingness to learn about our industry and customer requirements.
• You are an adept problem solver and thrive in a fast paced entrepreneurial environment offering rich learning opportunities.

General Skills 

• Established technical knowledge in software development methodologies, design and implementation
• Demonstrated analytical and design skills at multiple product levels
• Strong skills in research and analysis, project planning and implementation
• Matured understanding of entire development process, including specification, documentation and quality assurance.
• Strong communications and interpersonal skills
• Knowledge of all phases of the software development lifecycle
• Ability to work in fast-paced environment with many software releases
• Quick learner in order to leverage new tools, languages, platforms

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 combined years in software development and build/release management
• Minimum 3 years of experience using MKS
• Experience in defining, implementing, and/or maintaining branching strategies
• Experience with MKS / Jenkins / Maven

Nice To Have

• Good knowledge of WebSphere App Server 6/7/8
• Familiarity with tools like Rational Application Developer
• Experience with automated builds systems and/or monitoring systems
• Bachelors degree or higher 

How to Apply

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