Are you an expert on Microsoft Azure DevOps Server\Services? Do you have the ability to understand the business needs and translate them into solutions? Are you eager to create these solutions and help maintain them? Then apply for the vacancy of TFS Tools Development Consultant at Philips Innovation Center Eindhoven!

As part of Aurora SW Efficiency Program - InnerSource substream, Philips must manage a new Azure DevOps Software-as-a-Service cloud version and support migration of different Businesses into the new ecosystem. We are looking for an Azure DevOp Consultant. 

You are responsible for

Your main task will be to support Microsoft Azure DevOps Server\Services and future application lifecycle and source control solutions including:

• Work with the user community to adopt new features, enable new use cases, and help resolve any issues
• Create customizations and tools to help support the teams needs (PM, Dev, Test, & Ops)
• Take the lead in the validation of the application.
• Monitor the health of the solution and take proactive steps to ensure reliable availability and performance
• Manage patches and updates for tooling solutions and related hosting environment including the operating system
• User administration and access control

You are a part of

You will be part of a global team with colleagues in the US, Israel, India and the Netherlands. In this team, you are working on the full support cycle from talking to the business to identify issues and improvement opportunities, proposing solutions, implementing solutions and supporting them. You will work with driven and eager likeminded individuals close to R&D for Philips. This way you will help us reach the goal of positively impacting people to lead better, healthier lives.

To succeed in this role, you should have the following skills and experience

We are looking for someone who enjoys being the link between business and IT. Someone capable of defining architecture but also hands-on in solving pressing Technical Application issues.

Other skills and experience we are looking for are:

• Microsoft MCSD Application Lifecycle Management certified
• A bachelor or master degree with minimum 5 years (but preferably 10 year) relevant work experience as for instance administrator or support engineer specifically for Microsoft Team Foundation Server
• Good communication skills in English and Dutch
• Strong knowledge of application lifecycle workflows and processes involved in the design, development, deployment, test, and maintenance of software systems in the Windows environment
• Visual Studio and the .NET Framework experience is required
• Solid experience with scripting languages is required
• Solid experience with system administration in a Windows OS environment is required
• Solid knowledge of agile development methodologies and principles is required

Must haves:

• Technical knowledge and experience with Azure DevOps server and being able to program in .NET
• Being able to work independent. English is enough but fitting into the Dutch culture would be nice.
• Flexibility in working hours due to working with US and India.

Attention: To be very clear: We're are NOT looking for developers or people with infrastructure experience. We're looking for someone who can control the Azure DevOps tool and manage this tool a.k.a. the application Azure DevOps ( F.e migration on prem to Saas. So not IaaS or PaaS). So not someone to manage the azure environment nor a developer or architect as this role has nothing to do with creating your own software or work on a product. So no the infrastructure but the tool itself.

If you want to apply, please share:

• English CV
• English motivation
• Availability / Holiday plan

Assignment duration: 06/01/2022 to 30/09/2022 | 40 hours | Freelance, Secondment contract, Subcontractor