Config Analyst Principal

SAIC•Reston, VA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

SAIC is seeking an experienced Configuration Management Engineer in support of our Department of the Air Force customer. The ideal candidate has experience leading configuration management in support of CI/CD pipelines, supporting agile processes, and supporting large distributed compute platforms. SAIC is the premier Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2) integrator with expertise in transforming legacy command and control systems into a modern hybrid cloud environment to accelerate decision making and increase mission success. This next generation approach shall employ the latest advancements across the technology spectrum and distributed architectures to deliver a cutting-edge approach. This person is responsible for the configuration management of new or modified software ensuring well-planned, well-executed, well-documented transitions of revised applications and databases production environments. As the daily Point of Contact (POC) for releases and deployments, the team member will manage releases across varying complexity from less than an hour, to multi-day, large-team deployments, while working with Release Train Engineers, Scrum Masters and staff to establish then maintain adherence to release schedules. The role ensures integrity of the release plan, confirming the necessary people, plans, documents, sequencing, platforms and infrastructure are in place for release processes. There is an exceptionally strong emphasis on authoring and revising the accompanying software-testing release notes for Government Acceptance Testing, and Independent Verification and Validation. This position is located ONSITE in Reston, VA.

Requirements

Experience leading configuration management in support of CI/CD pipelines
Experience supporting agile processes
Experience supporting large distributed compute platforms
Sec+ certification within 60 days of onboarding

Responsibilities

Creating, maintaining, and publishing “release notes”, deployment plans, and calendars
Co-developing PI and Sprint timelines for release builds, testing, deployment, support
Utilizing best practices in technical change management
Collaboration with Testing/GAT/IVV, service delivery teams, business users, developers, and technical support specialists
Critical authoring and review of all release and change collateral: Change requests, Release plans, Build and test plans, Deployment plans, Cutover and rollback plans
Leadership of the release and deployment technical team is essential, along with ensuring appropriate capacity management for team members
Develop of checklists and job aids to guide release and deployment will be required
Define then prepare for the Release Management position, including tools, access, and requirements for the basic work products the client, program, and position require
Complete access requirements for independent work, including Sec+ certification within 60 days of onboarding
Work collaboratively yet independently: engage and drive Release Delivery Schedule during unified planning ceremonies, then complete Release Management tasks without outsized reliance on other team members
Plan detailed Jira stories in advance for all Release Management work particularly Change Requests and Release Notes
Author and provide for review release notes on an on-going, Sprint-by-sprint basis