Avis de recrutement d’un coordonnateur principal des versions et de la construction, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

“Senior Release & Build Coordinator”

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

Avenue Joseph Anoma, 01 B.P. 1387, Abidjan, CÔTE D’IVOIRE

Corporate IT Services Department (CHIS)

E-mail: [email protected]

Phone: (+225) 27 20 26 22 61/ (+225) 27 20 26 25 83

1. The African Development Bank hereby invites Individual Consultants to indicate their interest in the following Assignment: SENIOR RELEASE & BUILD COORDINATOR. 

2. The main objective of the assignment is to enhance and coordinate a software release process and an automated build and source code integration process within the Business Solution Development Unit of the Bank’s IT department.  Under the supervision of the Chief of Business Applications Development, the Consultant will carry out the following tasks: 

• Administer and maintain source control repositories in GIT, build systems, build automation servers, and associated scripts ;
• Administer the integration of source codes and builds across multiple development teams ;
• Create, maintain, and document feature implementation branches, builds, and test environments ;
• Prepare the required deliverables, documents, scripts, release branches for production deployment ;
• Manage versioning and track which versions of code is in which environments ;
• Coordinate versions, releases, branches, and patch versions across multiple environments ;
• Automate simple tasks for releases and automate builds using scripting language ;
• Develop and execute automated test suites based on requirements ;
• Find solutions for Test Automation problems  ;
• Write manual test cases and test steps based on requirements and execute them ;
• Perform other testing related duties as required ;
• Work and support multiple teams in versioning and automated builds ;
• Make significant contribution to CHIS Department Process re-engineering ;
• Be an active participant on technology discussions and forums, therefore collaborate and communicate well with others.

3. Required skills and qualifications:

• Master/Engineer degree in computer science, software development or related business fields and/or equivalent work experience.
• At least 5 years’ experience in similar assignments ;
• Experience in Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) tools and processes ;
• Strong understanding, administering and troubleshooting software configuration management systems and/or source code version control systems in particular with GIT ;
• Experience with software automation, build and release processes, build management, dependency management and continuous integration tools ;
• A clear understanding surrounding the concept of branching/merging/tagging, master, main and patch versions ;
• Strong knowledge using source control systems including GIT and TFS ;
• Experience with automated build/deployment tools  ;
• Programming and coding skills in scripting languages, such as Perl, Ruby, Python and shell scripting ;
• Experience with Eclipse development platform is a plus ;
• Experience with .Net and SharePoint environment is a plus ;
• Experience with Test Automation is a plus  ;
• Strong commitment to developing skills in order to provide accurate solutions ;
• Working knowledge of Team Foundation Server (TFS), Application lifecycle Management (ALM) and DevOps automation tools are definitely a plus.
• Good communication skills (written and verbal in English and French if possible)  ;
• Ability to adapt and learn the bank IT environments ;
• Creative solving of technical problems – to ensure the ability to translate technical requirements in release plans, contribute to the adoption of DevOps ;
• Ability to focus on deadlines and deliverables.

4. The Corporate Information Technology Services Department (CHIS) invites Individual Consultants to indicate their interest in providing the above-described services. Interested Consultants shall provide information on their qualifications and experience demonstrating their ability to undertake this Assignment (CV, reference to similar services, experience in similar assignments, etc.). 

5. The eligibility criteria, the establishment of a short list and the selection procedures shall be in conformity with the Bank’s procedures for the acquisition of consulting services funded by the administrative or capital expenditure. Please, note that interest expressed by a Consultant does not imply any obligation on the part of the Bank to include him/her in the shortlist. 

6. The duration of services is 12 months, and the estimated starting date is 01 June 2021. 

7. Interested Individual Consultants may obtain further information at the address below during the Bank’s working hours: from 08:00 to 17:00 hours, Abidjan Local Time. 

8. Expressions of interest must be received by email at the address below no later than Friday, 14 May 2021 at 17:00 hours, Abidjan local time and specifically mentioning “SeniorRelease & Build Coordinator”. 

For the attention of: IT Recruitment Team African Development Bank 

Corporate IT Services Department (CIMM) Avenue Joseph Anoma, 01 B.P. 1387, Abidjan, CÔTE d’IVOIRE

Tel : (+225) 27 20 26 22 61

Email : [email protected]

9. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SHORT LIST

A shortlist of three to six individual consultants will be established at the end the request of expressions of interest. The consultants on the shortlist will be judged on the following criteria on the basis of their updated resume.