Thursday, 11 June 2015

Software Configuration Specialist, Dallas, TX

Job Title: Software Configuration Specialist
Job Duration: 6 months with ext.
Job Location: Dallas, TX

Responsibilities:
·         Providing ClearCase support to developers and overall management of toolset
·         Supporting Project Managers on various releases
·         Timely builds and release of software builds with proper release documentation (e.g. VDD, Change Requests etc.) to both internal and external customers.
·         Create and update Virtual Machine (VM) environments.
·         Automate build processes and ensure that builds are completed without issues.
·         Plan and upgrade collaboration tools to stay within vendor support guidelines. 
·         Setting up workstations (e.g. OPK) for testers and developers including setting up these workstations on the network.
·         Provide input to capital planning process for required hardware and software; create RCEs for approved capital, order, and deploy it, within project schedules.   

Qualifications
·         B.S. in IT/MIS/Computer Science or similar discipline.  On the job experience in IT/MIS of  > 10 years without a Bachelor’s Degree.
·         6-8 years of configuration management and/or software development experience in a regulated software engineering environment.
·         Requires experience in managing ClearCase or equivalent Configuration Management Systems spread across geographical locations for product development. 
·         Experience in continuous build environments, generating installation packages (e.g. Install shield or MSI), and simplifying the build process is required. 
·         Experience in change approval and versioning (or base lining) controlled documents and source code.
·         Requires experience with Microsoft Windows, Unix (Solaris, AIX) and Linux applications, hot fix deployments and security software.  
·         Experience with scripting languages (e.g. PERL, VBScript or Shell scripts etc.) and ability to automate repetitive tasks. 
·         Experience supporting software tools, tool evaluation and assessments.  Experience with Requirements Management Tools (e.g. DOORS), as well as a wide breadth of experience with commercially available configuration management software, defect tracking systems and requirement management tools is required.
·         Excellent organization skills, excellent verbal and written communication skills and a willingness to support the team are a must.
·         Must be detail-oriented and a team player committed to the success of the team. 
·         Must follow standards and quality processes for software installations and update the appropriate practice documents. 
·         Utilize process improvements techniques to improve existing processes.



Vinay Kumar
COMPQSOFT, Inc.
HUB Zone, SDB, MBE Certified
An ISO 9001:2008 & ISO 27001:2005 Certified
505 N, Sam Houston Pkwy East, Suite # 682, Houston, TX 77060
Phone: 281-657-6729  І  Fax: 281-657-6717  І  www.compqsoft.com
Email: vinay.p@compqsoft.com