The TFS Administrator will be responsible for managing and administrating all technical aspects of this enterprise Team Foundation Server deployment within Professional Services. Specific tasks include managing user access, creating new projects, establishing external customer portals, as well as developing and maintaining TFS Process Template customizations. In addition to these routine administration tasks, the TFS Administrator will be responsible for developing and maintaining web services and utility programs required for interfacing TFS with external enterprise systems.
In order to effectively perform this role, the successful candidate must be capable of working collaboratively with a variety of technical and non-technical team members. The candidate should be comfortable interfacing with a variety of project delivery and support personnel to help define and implement TFS best practices in support of generating standardized project schedule and performance reports. The candidate should also be comfortable interfacing with IT professionals and Systems Administration staff to assist with hardware and software upgrades and contingency planning activities.
Minimum Qualifications:
• .NET web service development experience (C#).
• Working knowledge of Team Foundation Server.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services.
• Proficient with Share Point, Microsoft Office technologies (Excel, Project).
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Recommended Qualifications:
• 1 or more years administrating Team Foundation Server.
• 3 or more years .NET (C#) development experience.
• 3 or more years developing SQL Server Reporting Services reports.
• Advanced MS Office scripting skills (Excel macros, VBA).
• 3 or more years project or technical management experience.
• Specific experience customizing TFS Process Templates including:
o Work Item Type Definitions.
o Work Item Type Lifecycle Workflows.
o Integration with MS Project and/or Project Server.
o SQL Server and Excel-based Reports.
• Specific experience developing applications using the TFS .NET API.
• Experience developing Salesforce integrations with BizTalk.