Job title: Contract DevOps Consultant
Job type: Contract
Location: Broxburn (Hybrid working)

Job Description

Contract DevOps Consultant
£450 - £550 per day
Remote
6 months

 

Overview

We are seeking a Contract DevOps Consultant to join a market-leading retail organization for a 6-month remote contract. A suitable candidate will assist with a migration project from TFS to Azure DevOps.

 

Experience

  • Previously worked on a TFS migration to Azure DevOps
  • Experience with using both Oracle and .Net development
  • Experience of a full life-cycle migration to Azure

 

Responsibilities / Project Overview

  • Assessment and Planning
    • Understand our client’s current TFS setup
    • Determine the desired Azure DevOps setup & configuration
    • Create a plan for the migration
  • Preparation / configuration of Azure DevOps environment
    • Prepare Azure DevOps Environment
    • Configure Azure DevOps (repositories / work item types and other settings)
  • Security
    • Set up security and permissions in Azure DevOps
    • Ensure users and teams have appropriate access levels
  • Testing
    • Thoroughly test the configuration
    • Run trial migration to ensure everything works as required
    • Validate that work items, source code, builds and release functions work as specified
  • Data migration
    • Migrate source code repositories from TFS to Azure DevOps
    • Migrate work items (including types, queries and attachments) to Azure DevOps
  • Communication / User training / best practices / documentation
    • Communicate plan and timelines to stakeholders
    • Document the Azure DevOps setup & configuration
    • Training users (including producing documentation) on best practice approach to user Azure DevOps
    • Training administrators (including producing documentation)
  • Go-live support
    • Plan the cutover date for the migration
    • Perform the migration
    • Manage the switch over from TFS to Azure DevOps
  • Post-migration support
    • Provide user support during transition to Azure DevOps
    • Monitor for issues and rectify

 

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