Environment Configuration Engineer

• Supporting all end to end dev, test, performance, uat and demo test environments.
• Ensure test environments access is locked down as appropriate.
• Deploying new build versions to test environments including managing the dependencies of services and builds.
• Automation of deployment process to test environments where possible, in coordination with Dev teams as needed.
• Troubleshoot technical issues with software configuration /set-up in new environments.
• Ensuring that accurate configuration data is maintained for all supported environments.
• Ensuring that development handovers comply with configuration management policy
• Coordination with central infrastructure teams as needed for any test environment matters including any future hardware acquisitions and upgrades
• Contributing to the development of standards and policies for environment maintenance and administration.
• Support complex integration testing with multiple systems and teams around the globe.
• Ensuring that technical and user release notes are maintained and that new builds are signed off and approved as appropriate.
• Support our version control processes in line with Release Management plans
• Coordination with and assistance to the production support team on any matters concerning the production and contingency environments.
• Take all reasonable steps to ensure appropriate confidentiality

Mandatory:

• Good understanding of the software development life cycle with particular emphasis on the test phases and release management
• Working knowledge of SQL and RMDS databases.
• Ability to navigate around Unix /Linux environments.
• Quick learner
• Ability to prioritise and organise
• Professional - Expect to work the hours the job demands

• Good communication skills *Ability to develop technical scripts to deploy all applications and solutions *Knowledge of scripting (VB, VBScript, Shell, Perl etc) *Basic knowledge of networking

• Demonstrable track record of providing support of test environments

• Experience of working with development teams to automate and improve deployment processes.
• Previous experience supporting test environments and releases for complex real-time applications.
• Knowledge of industry standard configuration and release/deployment processes.
• Previous experience working in an agile environment.
• Results driven - able to deliver good quality accurate solutions to tight time-scales
• Conscientious - Always give 100% to tasks assigned
• Versatile - Able to multi-task
• Team Player - Must be able to work with and participate within a large professional team
• Strong problem solving skills

Desired:

• Previous experience of ITIL Service Management (Foundation or Practitioner certificate)
• Experience of deployment automation tools (esp, BMC BladeLogic)
• Previous experience of maintaining and using a CMDB
• Previous experience working on a front office trading application
• Knowledge of messaging systems (MQ, Solace, Tibco etc)
• A good understanding of messaging protocols (FIX, Swift, XML, FpML, TOF, proprietary etc)
• Some experience of maintaining build scripts using Ant, Maven

In this role you will be working on projects for one our world famous clients. You will have a chance to grow your technical and soft skills, and build a thorough expertise of the industry of our client. On top of attractive salary and benefits package, Luxoft will invest into your professional training, and allow you to grow your professional career.