TFS Administrator

Sonoma Consulting Inc.

Downers Grove (IL)

On-site

USD 80,000 - 100,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

A premier IT consulting firm in the United States is seeking a TFS Administrator to create and manage a TFS 2017 environment for Agile artifacts. Responsibilities include migrating existing repositories, automating deployment scripts, and integrating with popular CI/CD tools. The successful candidate should have 3+ years of experience with TFS and demonstrate skills in Agile methodologies and scripting. This role offers a competitive compensation package and the opportunity to contribute to exciting projects.

Qualifications

3+ years of experience with Microsoft Team Foundation Server.
Practical experience in running TFS in an Agile environment.
Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins and Maven.

Responsibilities

Create structure for Agile implementation using TFS.
Migrate existing code from TFS 2010 and GIT to TFS 2017.
Automate tasks and define workflows for development processes.

Skills

Microsoft Team Foundation Server

Continuous Integration/Deployment

Agile methodologies

Jenkins

PowerShell scripting

SQL Server

Tools

Git

SpiraTest

Microsoft Project

Job description

Halo Group is a premier provider of IT talent. We place technology experts within the teams of the world’s leading companies to help them build innovative businesses that keep them one step closer to their customers and one step ahead of the competition. We offer a meaningful work environment for employees, attractive and interesting engagements for consultants, and cutting-edge digital innovation for our customers.

We delight in helping our customers execute their digital vision. Big projects or small, Halo Group knows that by combining the highest quality talent with our unwavering support, we will become an invaluable extension of the team. Halo Group's experienced consultants in Detroit, Atlanta and Dallas specialize in all areas of product/project governance, UX/UI, multi-platform applications, quality assurance/testing, cloud computing, and data analytics.

Since its inception, Halo Group has been recognized for numerous awards, including:

INC 5000
Future 50
101 Best and Brightest
Michigan 50 Companies to Watch
Goldline Research - "Most Dependable Companies"
Ernst & Young - "Entrepreneur of the Year" Finalist

Job Description

Job Description: Purpose of Position: The TFS Administrator will assist in creating a TFS 2017 environment to be used as our code and Agile artifacts repository including but not limited to managing work items for the Agile framework. This person will assist us in setting up Kanban boards / templates to manage our day to day support items. This person will help us leveraging the continuous building and integration capabilities provided by TFS to automate building, deploying and testing in our Windows and Linux environments. The individual will be responsible for accomplishing the tasks from start to finish and will be the designated point of contact. Individual will work independently to set the environment, and work with team(s) to customize accordingly.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Create structure for Agile implementation using TFS
Create templates to auto generate work item types, product backlog items etc. for stories
Automate Tasks (Design, Dev, unit test, automation test, QA, etc.) and define workflow
Create task board & Kanban board
Tie work items to code changes and generate reports for audit trail and visibility.

Source Code and Issue Tracking Repository Migration

Migrate existing code from TFS 2010 thereby preserving history / comments.
Migrate code from GIT to TFS 2017 thereby preserving history / comments.
Migrate defects from Jira to TFS 2017
Migrate test scripts from SpiraTest to TFS 2017

Qualifications

Continuous Integration / Deployment / Testing

Create build scripts for .Net and Java applications that can be customized by project / environment. Scripts should auto detect check-ins and can be used to build / deploy
Ability to integrate with Jenkins for Java applications for building, deploying and running automated tests.
Create scripts that can be used to deploy to other environments on demand. This includes Database updates including DDL and DML changes, as well as promoting store procedure using TFS.
Create a process / job that can be scheduled to run automatically after every build and deploy to perform smoke / regression tests
Create templates / models for the team to use as building blocks for performance and automated tests using TFS / Microsoft test tools.
Investigate and implement rolling deploys using F5 pools
Create scripts that will generate release notes at story, sprint, or release level. This should also help in creating a list of files for code review, generate a report that lays out the code changes
General reporting for tracking and audit purposes.
Integrate with Service Desk to auto generate and track tickets for support tasks.

Others

General reporting for tracking and audit purposes.
Integrate with Service Desk to auto generate and track tickets for support tasks.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

3+ Years of experience in with Microsoft Team Foundation Server.
Practical Experience in running TFS within an Agile environment
Experience with MC (configuration management) and working in the various phases of the software development life cycle (SDLC) using methodologies like Agile and Waterfall.
Experience with Continuous Integrations and Deployment (CI/CD) tools, such as Jenkins, Maven, GitLab, etc.
Familiar with integration touch points with Microsoft Project, Windows Server (2008+), Microsoft SharePoint (2013+), Microsoft’s Systems Center, Service Desk, Jira, SpiraTest, GIT, F5 etc.
Scripting (PowerShell and Batch) maintenance and customization
Advanced knowledge on Microsoft Team Foundation Server including:

Build and Enhance Process Templates / Forms
Workflow modification
Build & Test Controllers and Agents
System backup and recovery
Capable of supporting several versions of Visual Studio, Microsoft Test Manager and TFS Project Web Portal
Hands on knowledge in various branching / merging methodologies and release procedures
Report Builder
Server Administration
Knowledge of relational databases (Microsoft SQL Server 2008/2012, SQL scripting etc.)