Software Configuration Engineer recruitment

Job ID: 12873

Position Description:
Candidate must meet these minimum essential requirements to be considered.

*Must have software Configuration Management (CM) experience
*Must have strong scripting experience including Unix experience
* Must have some SQL experience
* Must have solid broad knowledge of CM principles, best practices, etc.

Responsibilities:
*Ideal candidate is someone who has experience championing CM processes / procedures into an large financial organization. Preferably somebody who is on a CM career path - that is, somebody that has been focused on CM for the majority of their technical career to date

* Essentially you will be instrumental in developing delivering CM services to support deployment of firm wide systems to various development and Production environments based on the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) of the firm.
* Program build scripts and tools for builds, using most appropriate languages and technologies
* Manage build machines, servers, and build environments, and understands security concepts and processes for build systems
* Introduce new techniques and technologies for new build systems and to evolve existing systems

Position Requirements:
Technical Requirements:
* 4+ years implementing CM processes and tools
* B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent degree / work experience
* Hands-on experience with Software CM tools (e.g. Subversion, Visual Studio Team System, PVCS or equivalent tools)
* Solid foundation of technical skills, analytical abilities, and knowledge of CM industry disciplines and best practices
* Deep understanding on continuous integration concepts and experience with supporting build automation/deployment tools
* Should possess solid people skills and have the ability to support multiple customers on multiple issue types
* Familiar with Linux, Unix, and Windows a must
* Developing and improving CM standards, practices and procedures

PIMCO is an Equal Opportunity Employer
* Scripting skills and experience: Shell, Perl, Batch or Python

Desired 'PLUS' Skills:

* Experience in an Agile development environment is desired

* Experience in Collabnet/TeamForge

* Experience in simultaneous configuration of multiple systems

* Familiarity with industry standard Quality Control tools e.g. HP-Quality Center or similar