Dev Ops/Release Engineer

Description

Thomson Reuters is the world's leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals. We combine industry expertise with innovative technology to deliver critical information to leading decision makers in the financial, legal, tax and accounting, scientific, healthcare and media markets, powered by the world's most trusted news organization. Our scientific knowledge and information is essential for drug companies to Client new drugs and get them to market faster, for researchers to find relevant papers and know what's newly published in their subject, and for businesses to optimise their intellectual property and find competitive intelligence. Today we are the established and authoritative pharmaceutical and biotechnology information resource, and the industry authority on the global generics market. Both innovators and generic manufacturers trust us because our integrated solutions contain an unrivalled breadth and depth of timely, relevant strategic information from multiple databases, delivered on powerful platforms, accompanied by intuitive analytical tools, and backed up by dedicated support teams. But we provide far more than just content sets. Our data are enriched with unique abstracts, commentaries and analysis prepared by our team of industry experts critical insight ontap from the thought leaders that shape pharmaceutical opinion. All over the world, decisionmakers depend on us for the essential knowledge that can justify their strategies, promote outstanding research and business growth, and keep them abreast of the market. Job PurposeThe role is responsible for the overall deployment process for production and nonproduction environments as well as tools that support our development of both the Connected IP Payments and Client IP Manager products. The products are predominantly developed and hosted on C#.NET/Windows/SQL Server platforms. We require a senior level degree of competence and experience with these technologies focusing on development, deployment and infrastructure support. The role will require the development and maintenance of a deployment automation process using TFS / Visual Studio for the core Infrastructure components used in our applications. Key ResponsibilitiesInstall and setup business required servicesSetup continuous integration and automated deployment in MS environmentSetup overall deployment process for both production and nonproduction environmentsSupport company's products for development and deployment processesParticipate in services and software systems designMonitor and fix issues identified or reportedPlan, coordinate and implement changes to maintained software configurations and installationsInstall, maintain and monitor companydeveloped software and act as first line supportMonitor submitted tickets; assign, escalate and communicate, as requiredInteract with development departments for task scheduling, clarification and executionParticipation in deploy processes (development and testing)Document systems architectures and commissioned servers/services PERSON SPECIFICATIONQualificationsBSc or MSc (in computer engineering or technical) from educational institutionComplementary certificates Experience & KnowledgeGood understanding of software application lifecycle, patching, releases and basic systems administration activities associated with application supportGood understanding of enterprise standards and enterprise building principlesGood knowledge of network technologies and protocols, e.g. LAN, WAN, TCP/IP, UDP, SNMPAdvanced knowledge of Windows operating systems, IIS, website configurationAdvanced theoretical and practical skills in Webenvironments based on MS.NET & SQL ServerBasic knowledge of applicationlevel network protocolsBasic computer hardware knowledge (x64 architecture), e.g. servers, storages, RAID technologyGood understanding of the mechanisms of Webenvironment architectures approachesExperience in C#.NET, MVC, Silverlight, WCF SOAP Services, OData ServicesExperience debugging web and SQL issues with tools like Fiddler and SQL Profiler SkillsGood written, verbal, interpersonal, presentation skills. Ability to communicate among technical and nontechnical employees, and process orientation skillsA customer driven approach and good customer management skillsAbility to work autonomously and under pressureEffective time management skills; able to set prioritized and be flexible in a changing environmentWell organized and disciplined with regards policy, procedure and standardsAbility to report and work accurately and according to agreed timeframesAbility to identify problems and apply creative solutions