Complete Description:
The Product Specialist is the expert for a technical development or execution environment product or set of products.
In the DODD environment the product specialist will work with a diverse yet integreated stack of primarily Microsoft products.
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The Product Specialist at DODD will work on a variety of tasks in support of DODD mission critical applications. These tasks will include working with the assigned DODD team leader as one of the primary support resource for issues that arise with any of DODD’s Internet based applications. In this role the incumbent will need to have knowledge of standard programming platforms and development tools such as VSTS 2010/2012, VB .NET/C# and SharePoint. The incumbent will also assist in the administration of DODD’s TFS code administration server. This activity would involve development of code builds, assisting developers with code builds and providing guidance on branching, merging and shelving strategies implicit in TFS. The incumbent will also interact with the DODD infrastructure team to troubleshoot application support and new development issues related to code deployments and implementations. Specifically this could involve working with infrastructure staff when application issues arise related to use of the agencies F5 load balancer. The incumbent will also interact with the DODD security team in support of the continued role out and deployment of the new DODD security platform for applications that includes components related to the following Microsoft technologies (ADFS, FIM and UAG). The new platform will allow for self service account creation and password reset and will also support DODD’s enablement of claims based authentication across DODD Internet based applications. The incumbent will also work on application development and serve as a technical lead for development staff as assigned. The incumbent will develop the following skills on the job including understanding of the DODD environments (Pre-prod and production) and will understand DODD AGILE practices and code migration procedures.
In the application space that would include VB .Net .NET framework 3.5 and higher, MVC as well as traditional .NET, N-tier applications, Sharepoint, TFS to include TFS administration and VSTS; In the security space some knowledge of ADFS, FIM, and other Microsft security tools is helpful; some infrastructure background would be helpful as well. DODD uses an F5 load balencer as well. Ability to be conversant in session management and work with infrastrucutre staff in this space would be a plus
The Product Specialist requires significant to expert experience and skills in the technologies listed above. The Product Specialist will usually also have significant experience in the operating environment (windows server))on which the development platform and associated applications are hosted. If the product is one that was internally developed, the supporting PS should also have most of the skills of a Programmer. The Product Specialist is responsible for collaborating with Technical Architecture Specialist, System Specialists, Programmers and vendors to ensure and enhance the use of the product and effect migration to new versions of a product.
Preferred Education:
4 year college degree or equivalent technical study.
Role Description:
All roles specified plus the following:
•Responsible for functioning as the Technical SME on an enterprise-wide system.
•Proven track record of hands-on technical design and code work within large complex systems.
•Proven hands-on technical work with a variety of technologies.
•Demonstrated technical expertise integrating a variety of diverse technical environments and cross-platform technologies.
•Proven experience mentoring and performing supervisory functions for technical teams.
•Ability to make best practice recommendations based on past work.
•Proven ability to present complex technical constructs to business and non-technical users.
•Proven ability to collaborate with business users, project managers and technical architects.
Skills:
Skill
Required / Desired
Amount
of Experience
Javascript/Jquery
Required
5
Years
VSTS 2010/2012
Required
5
Years
VB .NET or C# development skills
Required
5
Years
N-tier application development
Required
5
Years
TFS administration
Required
2
Years
MVC
Highly desired
3
Years
Security skills to include knowledge of ADFS
Highly desired
3
Years
Knowledge of infrastructure concepts
Highly desired
3
Years
AGILE SDLC
Highly desired
1
Years
Sharepoint Knowledge
Nice to have
3
Years