Monday, April 27, 2009

Software Change Manager - (US-NY-New York)


Software Change Manager - (US-NY-New York)

Compensation:
$120K - $140K / Year
Minimum Education:
Bachelors
Job Type:
Full Time
Jobcode:
BAKJA4
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Client seeks an experienced senior software quality control change manager to join a team of QA Analyst and software development teams. These teams currently support the creation, the testing and the release of software for many of the business lines that are part of the company. The person that they are seeking will be responsible for being the software change manager for all of these software development groups as well as managing and implementing the release of software to the Quality Assurance testing environment. This person must be able to assess current internal SDLC practices and create and implement an acceptable change management process. This person must be able to perform many of the position requirements listed below.

The candidate should be a self-motivated candidate, who is capable of working in a fast paced challenging environment. The candidate must also demonstrate the ability to relay and express ideas in a technical and business forum with lead developers, analysts and product managers. The ability to think out of the box is required.


Responsibilities Include, but are not limited to:

Provide guidance to all software development and QA groups in the management of software releases to both the Quality Assurance and production environments.
Expertise in the compilation of source code and the ability to read source code in order to be able to guide software development in better software development best practices.
Able to articulate issues and opinions to a diverse set of individuals from different disciplines (business, development, management, etc…).
Working very closely with the development and Quality Assurance teams to create an acceptable Software Change Management process and then implement that process firm wide.
Keep on top of the industry best practices for Software Change Management.


Minimum experience includes:
5 years of software change management in a structured technical environment.
Must be able to work independently and with other technical disciplines on projects when required.
1+ years of Domestic Equities experience required.
1+ years of experience with Team Foundation Server (TFS).
Have previously implemented a software change management process at a prior employer.
The ability to create detailed process documentation.
Excellent oral and written technical communication skills.
Ability to interact effectively with technical and non-technical personnel.
Acute attention to detail and reliable problem-solving ability.
Desire/ability to work with multiple projects, technologies and teams.
Extensive understanding of SDLC and software change management.

The following skill sets are deemed necessary in the job category:
C++, Perl, .net programming experience.
Any scripting experience.
Ability to work with SQL.

Education: College Degree is required.

While this is technically a 100% hands on position, there is room to grow within the organization and take on more of a leadership role. We are also looking for an individual who would like to work within an organization open to change, and constantly growing.

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