Summary: The Configuration Lead possess familiarity with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within the CM field. The Configuration Lead ensures that all proposed and actual changes to program technology and documentation are properly staffed, approved, and tracked.  The Configuration Lead facilitates the change notification process used for updating product. The Configuration Lead also ensures notification of performing organizations or project teams of change activity..

Remote work allowed

Required Education: Bachelors Degree or higher in a technical discipline

Required Years of Experience: 2 years, or 5 years of additional relevant experience may be substituted for education

Responsibilities:

• Work in a team environment to establish and execute a configuration management program for multiple systems/programs in various stages of design, development or operations.
• Control configuration of baselines through Configuration Control Boards. Monitor the incorporation of configuration change items. Contribute to the documentation and life cycle management of changes.
• Maintain configuration control databases and provides status accounting of engineering changes to IPTs and program management.
• Perform CM library validation and builds of software and hardware products for release to the various environments
• Conduct audits of CM activities throughout a project’s life cycle to verify compliance with established CM procedures and standards and to verify that CIs and system performance and functionality are compliant with specifications
• Software Version Control through requirements, development, and configuration management handoff meetings.
• Produce reports on software releases related to delivered changes, results from functional testing, and various change management metrics.
• Plan and/or facilitate internal/external configuration audits.
• Manage/track multiple configuration baselines of a system within multiple environments.
• Implement, document and maintain CM scripts
• Train personnel on Configuration Management Procedures
• Deploy new software baselines to test and production environments.
• Maintain reports on software baselines in each environment.
• Act as a liaison between the development and operations teams to communicate changes and expected issues in production environment.
• Complies and builds code baselines.
• Work with management staff to produce CM strategies and plans for upcoming enhancements and / or roll-outs
• Develop CM team process and quality improvements

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum 2 years experience with Configuration Management Tools (Git/GitHub).
• Hands-on experience assisting developers with development issues related to CM tool use (check in/out, branching, and Tagging).
• Knowledge of configuration management practices.
• Experience creating and analyzing configuration accountability records.
• Experience verifying configuration documentation compliance with applicable requirements.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Salesforce experience
• Jira, Xray, Confluence, Salesforce DX, Jenkins experience
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Proficiency in MS Office applications, including Word and Excel.
• Microsoft SharePoint experience
• SEI/ISO/CMMI experience
• Understanding of Software Development Lifecycle Process
• ITIL v3 Foundations Certification