TFS Configuration Manager

 

GoAhead Solutions has an urgent need for a Team Foundation Server Consultant in New York, NY. This would be a Six month contract to start out.

Analysis and Recommendation:

-Meet with developers and non-technical stakeholders to understand our current software development processes, technology stacks, development tools
-Meet with management and other consultants to understand our desired future-state processes
-Identify common processes shared by different areas of the organization, or which could be shared, while also documenting specific requirements unique to individual development teams
-Recommend templates, tools, project layouts/configurations, and other out-of-the box features that can accommodate both common processes and area-specific requirements
-Identify gaps with what TFS provides out of the box and provide/recommend solutions
-Meet with other development teams to evaluate their TFS implementations and identify how to leverage/reuse any components or customizations made in other teams
-Create a TFS Architecture and Platform Implementation that allows for common, shared processes as well as area-specific requirements
-Identify tools to allow integration of TFS with non-Microsoft and non-Windows IDEs and development tools

Migration:

-Plan and Execute TFS Migration, including the migration of existing TFS projects to the new project layout and the preservation of existing work items, stories, tasks, and other project artifacts
-Plan and execute migration from other SDLC management systems (specifically VersionOne and Jira) to TFS, while preserving existing work items, stories, tasks and other project artifact

Process:

-Current development process analysis
-Recommend process improvements

Custom Tools:

-Create build scripts and configuration management
-Develop custom reports and templates
-Meet with management to understand requirements for reporting and metrics, and design custom reports to meet those needs
-Create tools and components to increase TFS functionality and better integrate with our internal processes
-Work item customization

Training:

-Develops training materials, and offers training sessions for developers as well as non-technical team members on best practices for using and administering TFS

EXPERIENCE:

-Minimum of five years working with TFS as a team leader or configuration manager, and deep experience in working with development teams to define SDLC processes and TFS implementations
-Deep familiarity with multiple development tools and integrating those tools with TFS
-Strong business analysis skills, including the ability to discuss technical issues with non-technical staff
-Deep familiarity with multiple development methodologies, including waterfall (CMM), RUP, eXtreme, Scrum, and other “agile” methods