Configuration Manager, web-Based Interface, Banking, Brussels

BACKGROUND: My client is a Brussels based international bank; they are looking for a Configuration Manager to maintain a new web-based corporate actions tool ( Application ) that allows customers to connect to the bank and use its services through a client communication interface.

TASKS:
- You will be guardian of the Code "organization";

The configuration manager will ensure that the development and the maintenance of the code (and
relevant integration material) is managed in line with approved Guidelines in terms of:
- Code organization and folder structures;
- Way to develop and maintain Unit Tests (eg. unit tests against a physical database or via "Stubs");
- Branching Management (in closed collaboration with Configuration Management);

For this role, the configuration manager will have interactions with the "Application Domain Owner", Configuration Management team and Development leads;
- Collect relevant information;

Be responsible to build the scope of each release of the application regarding the following items:
- Code (Back End and Front End);
- Scripts (eg. aging, data conversion);
- SSIS packages (SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) used to perform a broad range data migration tasks);
- MQ configuration;
- Database changes (change of schema, new columns, index changes, etc.);
- Configuration files;
- Technical frameworks.

For this role, the configuration manager will have interactions with Development leads and with Infrastructure and Frameworks teams;

For each Release, the Configuration Manager must build the list of all items that will be impacted and/or created;
- Maintain and Pro-actively share information;
- Maintain the information up-to-date (version management) and keep it available for relevant stakeholders;
- Maintain a release calendar/dates (also taking care of Inter releases and production bug fixes);
- Make sure that the Main Branch is always containing the Production version that can be used for Merge/Retrofit activities;
- Provide any new development team with a stable starting point;
- Provide any development lead with an idea of the size of the retrofit to come by correctly listing all impacts qualifying a specific release;
- Pro-actively push information to Development leads when a new version is available in the main branch;

For this role, the Configuration Manager will have interactions with Development Leads, Testing team and Configuration Management team.
- Central entry point for Configuration Management team and Testing Factory;
- Be the unique entry Point for any interaction with Configuration management team in terms of:

1. Branching approach;
2. Release date/scope;
3. Merge/retrofit activities (and associated required reporting);
- Be the central entry point for the Test leads dealing with Environment set-up and retrofit activities.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS:

- Team Foundation Server (experience in setting up Microsoft Team Foundation Server for a large user-base);
- Scrum (theoretical and practical knowledge).

ADDITIONAL SKILLS:
- VB.NET;
- change (roll-out changes) and Configuration Management;

Language: English