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Zensar Technologies

Zensar Technologies is a technology partner of choice for global organizations looking to strategically transform, grow, and lead in today’s challenging business environment. Backed by a strong track-record of innovation, near 7000 associates and footprint in more than 20 global locations, Zensar’s comprehensive range of software services and solutions enable its 400+ forward-looking customers to cross new thresholds of business performance. The Company owing to its growth in recent tim... Read More

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Release Manager

Position Description: As a Middle and Back Office Release Manager, you will be responsible for release management activity for all .NET Middle and Back Office applications. This will include administration of build request submissions from the development team, organization of projects in Team Foundation Server (TFS), build automation of projects, development of continuous integration servers, and maintaining tools for one-click deployments. You will be an expert on Team Foundation Server including its installation, administration and high availability. You will liaise with the development and application support teams to ensure that complete and exhaustive release notes are compiled and release schedules are completely transparent, that all release notes are reviewed, and that all UAT and production releases are executed without fault. You will be comfortable working with developers, application support, database administrators, and infrastructure team on all release management issues and will drive solutions for technical incidents and release process improvements. You will also provide second line support to other release managers in your team on non-.NET release management. You must be a self-starter and be able to work under your own initiative. Your role will be critical to the delivery of several mission critical applications. Job Responsibilities: Responsible for all release management aspects for all .NET Middle and Back Office applications. Drive and implement the most robust and efficient build process for the middle and back office applications team. Provide second line support for other release managers. Reporting to line manager for objectives and progress. Salary: Not Disclosed by Recruiter Industry: IT-Software / Software Services Functional Area: IT Software - Application Programming, Maintenance Role Category: Programming & Design Role: Release Manager Education: (UG - B.Tech/B.E. - Computers) AND (PG - Any Postgraduate - Any Specialization) AND ( Doctorate - Doctorate Not Required) Essential Skills and Experience: Microsoft Team Foundation Server 2010 expert. Including installation and maintenance. Expert on at least one continuous integration solution such as CruiseControl, Jenkins, Bamboo, or Hudson. Expert on NAnt or MSBuild. Very comfortable working in Windows based environment particularly one that is VM based and familiarity with working in UNIX or Linux based environment. Proven track record as a release manager including a thorough understanding of the Agile software development methodology. 5 -7 years of experience in software development industry 3+ years in build management, configuration management and deployment of solutions. ASP.NET including basic .NET, C#, IIS 7, HTML, MS SQL Server To technically understand the set-up, manage and support all software releases into multiple environments, whatever the size. To fully understand deployment scripts, debug where required, and conduct log analysis. Fix issues during deployment or coordinate fixes where necessary with development/support team. Monitor and assist with software releases by coordinating work with various teams across the globe. Update status and escalate issues to the Manager. Manage releases in accordance with the release policies and procedures in place at the time. Maintain status in Release Control System and other tracking systems where necessary. Support the Release manager to build and maintain a Release Calendar of implementation phases and events, agree implementation plans to accommodate realistic implementation schedules and avoid conflict and keep the shared configuration management database up-to-date with changes implemented by new releases. Support Release Manager to build the schedule by identifying future releases including testing, pilot and rollout dates and events affecting implementation. Keep schedules to plan, connecting relevant parties and maintaining support procedures. Produce release notes, gather testing sign off, document back out options, include emergency fixes in release processes, and take appropriate actions if any of these are missing or inadequate. Support the objectives of the Release Manager, contributing and influencing peers to support the Release Manager to achieve a high performing team. There will be occasions when this role will need to undertake Release activities out of standard office hours. Preferred Skills, Experience and Competencies: Strong experience in Product/Project Deployment and releases. Experience with an automated deployment tool is highly desired. Strong experience in script like Maven, Ant and Shell. Sound knowledge of Java technologies (J2EE, Spring, JSMQ) Sound knowledge of Oracle PL/SQL Comfortable in working on Unix/Linux/Virtual environments and ability to debug shell scripts Familiar with Infrastructure Architecture, Operating Infrastructure A consummate communicator, both written and verbal. Educational / Professional Qualifications: Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or related curriculum. Communication Skills: Fluent in English both written and spoken. Able to present, describe, and defend technical ideas and process improvement initiatives with confidence. Maintain project status and demonstrate progress on initiatives.