Configuration Management Analyst Principal (Jira Focus)- Contract to Hire

Hybrid: Remote + Onsite in Albany, NY

Client's goal to hire after a period of consulting

Per client requirements - Must be US Citizen or Green Card Holder status

Must be our W2 while consulting

Required: Strong Jira Experience

Overview:

Make meaningful contributions that fuel critical outcomes for some of the most complex government, defense, and intelligence projects.

Overview:

Perform engineering, software development, and configuration management tasks in support of:

• Software build & test automation
• Release management including status accounting of changes made to CM-controlled environments and process automation
• Engineering tool customization and administration
• Develop requirements, design, code, test and deploy Engineering Tool tools and utilities
• Lead cross-functional teams to implement development and test process improvements
• Create and maintain Engineering Tool process documentation
• Provide production support to deployed Engineering Tools including mentoring the client and Client users in tool utilization
• Provide support to strategic technology initiatives to advance the Client's System to new infrastructure components and software development life cycle improvements

Requirements:

• 7+ years of business experience that includes: evaluation of business procedures and problems, feasibility studies, system configuration, configuration design, preparing detailed specifications for the development of business solutions, developing effort and schedule estimates, and performing application design and development tasks.
• Atlassian Jira: Hands-on experience administering and configuring Jira, including workflows, projects, custom fields, permissions, automation rules, dashboards, and integrations with enterprise development tools.
• Ability to design, implement, troubleshoot, and document Jira solutions in a complex enterprise SDLC environment; experience supporting Jira users and technical teams.

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or related discipline, or equivalent
• A demonstrated ability to analyze, identify, implement, and monitor outcomes
• An ability to successfully work with cross-functional technical teams in defining, developing, testing, and deploying software applications
• Software: Java, JavaScript, Unix shell scripting, Perl, Groovy, HTML, XML, SQL
• Operating Systems: Unix (Solaris, Linux, HP-UX), Microsoft Windows
• Database: Oracle, MS Access
• Tools: Jenkins/Hudson, Git, Maven, JBoss Application Server, JUnit, Liberty, WebSphere, Tomcat, Ansible, Red Hat Container and Open Shift Framework (OSF) technology
• Experience in all phases of the software development life cycle, including requirements, analysis, design, construction, testing, implementation and maintenance
• A demonstrated ability to identify weaknesses in business workflows and develop and implement process improvements
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills as well as organizational skills
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Strong professional skills interacting with various teams and support personnel
• Dedicated and self-motivated achiever committed to success who is adept at handling multiple tasks in a high-pressure environment to meet stringent demands

Preferred Experience/Technical Skills:

• Experience in Configuration Management or Release Management
• IBM Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management (CLM) tool experience, particularly RTC, RQM, JRS, DNG, UrbanCode Deploy, Liquibas