Application Portfolio and Release Manager for Win10 Application

REFERENCE #: 915514GKC

INDUSTRY: Pharmaceuticals

LOCATION: Basel

START: ASAP

DURATION: Till 30.06.2016

WORKLOAD: 100%

Introduction:
Since its founding in 1997 ITech Consult AG has expanded its network of freelance IT continuously. Today we have access to over 30,000 reported IT specialists (developers, system specialists, project managers, supporters, etc. ). So we are able to present computer science professionals with the required profiles in a short term.

TASKSensuring application-related requirements are taken into consideration
-Structure and coordinate the testing phases before the Windows client releases (plus creation of rollback plan(s)
-Create Test Strategy and Testing Report document in close collaboration with Application Readiness Stream Lead and IT Quality
-Coordination of fixing of upcoming failures during releases
-Announcement of unplanned delays by using the KPI-symbols (eg traffic light) for the management
-Support of the rollout team with application related questions
-Consistent and replicable tracing of all decisions per software (-package)
-Complete audit of all incoming information and changes with timestamp and registration name
-Development and Release Management for the data, information- and decision templates
-Development of algorithms for the software consolidation especially for the late registrations
-Information of all involved release participants and release documentation
-Support shaping and documentation of the to-be application readiness testing process for the new Microsoft update strategy

REQUIREMENTS:

-Experience in migration/deployment projects (eg rollout projects, handling of large data sets), ideally in the application readiness area
-Very good analytic skills
-Process definition
-Technical and functional knowledge in the field of relational databases (preferred MS SQL Server)
-Report generation and automatization (MS Reporting Services, VBA or similar)
-Knowledge about procedural problem-solving approaches and derivation of logical algorithms. regarding the data consolidation
-Experience in defining and calculating KPIs for various levels of management
-Advanced presentation skills for management
-Microsoft background for Windows client release development and deployment (System Center and Windows10 knowhow)
-ITIL Foundation certification or relevant experience in Service Management
-Experience in virtual, international team settings
-Business-fluid in English, both verbally and in writing
-Minimum 5 years of experience in Project Roll Out
-Minimum 3 years of experience in Statistics

NICE TO HAVE

-Background in application testing, ideally test management esp. for migration readiness
-CSV background and experience in working with IT Quality
-Automated generation and presentation of statistics on Google sites
-Previous pharmaceutical experience
-German, Spanish, French and/or Polnish
-Minimum 1 year of experience in Test and Requirement Management