Beschreibung
We are currently looking for an Application Portfolio & Release Manager for a global company based near Basel (Switzerland), this is a short term contract.
Purpose
You will manage the data analysis (which is also part of a quality gate), build reporting services and represent app based requirements within the client release process of the Windows 10 project.
The role is to cover the following aspects of the Application Readiness Workstream:
Management and automated processing of application portfolio including KPI definition and reporting
High-level test coordination
Liaison to Engineering for coordination for new client Releases and related apps testing efforts
Liaison to Business Application Owners for Windows client requirements and problems
Tasks & Responsibilities:
- Management of the application portfolio plus securing the data consistency by tracking and versioning of backups
- Definition and planning of upcoming Windows releases plus their content (release calendar); ensuring application-related requirements are taken into consideration
- Structure and coordinate the testing phases before the Windows client releases (plus creation of rollback plan(s)
- Create Test Strategy and Testing Report document in close collaboration with Application Readiness Stream Lead and IT Quality
- Coordination of fixing of upcoming failures during releases
- Announcement of unplanned delays by using the KPI-symbols (eg traffic light) for the management
- Support of the rollout team with application related questions
- Consistent and replicable tracing of all decisions per software (-package)
- Complete audit of all incoming information and changes with timestamp and registration name
- Development and Release Management for the data, information- and decision templates
- Development of algorithms for the software consolidation especially for the late registrations
- Information of all involved release participants and release documentation
- Support shaping and documentation of the to-be application readiness testing process for the new Microsoft update strategy
Qualifications:
- Experience in migration/deployment projects (eg rollout projects, handling of large data sets), ideally in the application readiness area
- Very good analytic skills
- Process definition
- Technical and functional knowledge in the field of relational databases (preferred MS SQL Server)
- Background in Testing/test management for migration readiness.
- CSV & IT Quality experience.
- Report generation and automatization (MS Reporting Services, VBA or similar)
- Knowledge about procedural problem-solving approaches and derivation of logical algorithms. regarding the data consolidation
- Experience in defining and calculating KPIs for various levels of management
- Advanced presentation skills for management
- Microsoft background for Windows client release development and deployment (System Center and Windows10 knowhow)
- ITIL Foundation certification or relevant experience in Service Management
- Experience in virtual, international team settings
- Business-fluid in English, both verbally and in writing
Please note that experience with virtual work is a must and remote work is an option up to 20%.
If you believe you are suitable for this position, please don't wait and apply now!