Applications Support Analyst - Central London (IT)

We are looking an Application Support Analyst with 3 to 5 years proven track of working in Test environment ensuring all applications are being fully supported in Test/ Non production mode. 5+ years of experience in Test/ Non production deployment management experience. This role is to support and execute deployments in non-prod environments Worked in complex , multi stream application environment To deploy builds into non production environments To Work closely with Development and Release Management to solve complex Build/Deployment process throughout all phases of the software To ensure all changes fall within application maintenance windows Ability to create builds (Hotfix and/or full EAR) using the information provided by development teams to then use for deployment across environments. To identify processes in need of automation or scripting To Build and maintain automatic deployment scripts To be able to coordinate with different teams - Configuration Management team, DBA?s, Customer Infra teams and Application Development teams as part of deployment execution Ability to understand various deployment release notes and also in creating handover release notes to production deployment teams. Manage configuration versions for different streams of development in versioning and revision control system Ability to troubleshoot deployment related issues and work with development, application and infrastructure teams to resolve any issues. Understanding of open /distributed systems and Agile framework Awareness of ITIL frame work Ability to deliver results under pressure Good written and verbal communication skills. Main Skills require are as follows: Good working knowledge of distributed technologies Experience of Application deployments in complex , multi stream application environments Experience in deploying to Java/J2EE based applications Experience in deploying into Middleware components such as IHS, IIS, webmethods and WAS Deployments of core applications and also middleware layer ITIL frame work (Good awareness or certification) Understanding of Oracle and MS-SQL DBs and experience of having created and run scripts for deployment, data extraction, data insertion. Strong Unix/linux OS knowledge. Proficient in deployment of applications in .net and java using Jenkins, Maven and SVN Good experience of middleware deployments like WAS, IBM Server (IHS),MQ and Web methods Good experience of running DB scripts (Oracle and MSSql) Tools: Jenkins, SVN, SNOW, Jira , Maven, Puppet, Ant Appreciation of Application Test life cycle This a 6 to 12 month contract assignment ??\" and may go on beyond this time frame. Please enclose an indication of your daily rate. Please send your CV to us in Word format.