Configuration Manager

The Configuration Manager will ensure baseline control deployment coordination and release governance across a complex environment. This role blends handson technical understanding with strong process leadership to coordinate delivery across engineering DevOps test cyber infrastructure operations product management customer stakeholders and partner teams.

The Configuration Manager will maintain disciplined control of software infrastructure data pipeline configurations interface definitions deployment packages COTS/FOSS versions environment baselines and securityrelevant configurations. They will translate complex technical activity into a clear auditable release framework that supports operational stability compliance and mission outcomes.

This role requires strong leadership communication and organization skills with the ability to facilitate release readiness reviews configuration control boards deployment planning risk discussions customer briefings and coordination across distributed teams. The ideal candidate is a structured proactive leader who can impose order drive readiness escalate risks early and ensure disciplined release execution.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead endtoend configuration management across all environments (dev through IL5/IL6 production).
• Own CM plans release procedures baseline controls governance models and change workflows.
• Manage release calendars cadences readiness criteria deployment windows cutover and rollback planning and postrelease validation.
• Coordinate release planning and execution across engineering DevOps cloud data test cyber IA operations network automation service management and customer teams.
• Facilitate release readiness reviews configuration control boards go/nogo reviews and retrospectives.
• Ensure release packages are complete reviewed documented traceable and approved (code infrastructure changes configs test evidence security scans deployment instructions rollback plans release notes).
• Maintain traceability across requirements defects risks and changes using Jira Confluence Bitbucket and associated CI/CD tools.
• Manage configuration control for software scripts data pipelines dashboards integrations IaC automation workflows interfaces COTS/FOSS components and runbooks.
• Maintain environment baselines for nonprod simulators test environments IL5/IL6 targets and operational systems.
• Partner with DevOps to ensure CI/CD pipelines support controlled promotion with proper versioning approval gates automated tests and artifact retention.
• Coordinate DoDaligned security requirements STIG configurations vulnerability remediation privileged access controls and audit evidence.
• Manage release impacts across missioncritical capabilities (event processing monitoring cyber automation analytics integrations).
• Oversee release and configuration coordination for AWS IL5/IL6 platforms and tools such as Elastic/Kibana Kafka Logstash Databricks ServiceNow Watson AIOps Jira Confluence Bitbucket and network/cyber data sources.
• Identify and manage release risks dependencies blockers environment constraints and coordination gaps.
• Provide timely status reporting on scope readiness risks defects deployment progress and outcomes.
• Develop release dashboards metrics decision briefs and health indicators.
• Support audits customer reviews engineering reviews and readiness assessments through accurate CM records and release evidence.
• Drive continuous improvement of CM and release processes.
• Provide CM and release training mentoring and guidance across engineering and operations teams.
• Coordinate with external partners and adjacent systems on integration planning data dependencies release alignment and interoperability.

Basic Qualifications:

• Active TS/SCI clearance.
• Security or equivalent.
• Bachelors degree and 8 years relevant experience (or equivalent experience).

• Ability to pass and maintain additional suitability screenings as required by customer

• Experience leading or supporting CM change management deployment coordination or baseline management for complex cloud software or mission systems.
• Demonstrated experience leading crossfunctional release planning readiness approval deployment and validation.
• Experience developing CM/release plans change control processes deployment/rollback plans and release documentation.
• Experience coordinating releases across multiple environments.
• Experience with Agile/DevOps workflows.
• Experience with Jira Confluence Bitbucket/Git and related traceability/versioning tools.
• Familiarity with CI/CD artifact management branching strategies automated testing and promotion pipelines.
• Ability to understand complex systems and coordinate dependencies risks impacts and stakeholder decisions.
• Strong communication and organizational skills; ability to manage multiple releases.
• Proven ability to anticipate issues close actions resolve gaps and maintain discipline in fastpaced environments.
• Experience supporting federal defense intelligence or missioncritical programs.

Preferred Qualifications (Condensed):

• Experience in DoD network or cyber operations.
• Experience with AWS/AWS GovCloud IL5/IL6 environments.
• Experience supporting releases for data pipelines analytics observability monitoring automation or servicemanagement tools.
• Experience with ServiceNow ITSM and change processes.
• Experience managing configuration for IaC COTS/FOSS security configs APIs dashboards schemas and deployment manifests.
• Experience facilitating CCBs CABs readiness or approval reviews.
• Experience supporting compliance STIGs vulnerability remediation security scan evidence or DoD cyber processes.
• Experience coordinating distributed teams and multiple contractors.
• Experience with ITIL SAFe Scrum PMP CMMI ISO or similar frameworks.
• Experience building release metrics dashboards scorecards and decision logs.

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