Configuration & Data Manager

ADDX Corporation•Albuquerque, NM

About The Position

The Contractor shall provide configuration and CDRL data manager (CM/DM), quality assurance, program/project, requirements analysis, risk management, and software engineering support services in accordance with the program’s Configuration Management (CM) Plan, Air Force SEAM CM processes, program development/sustainment contracts, and PMO practices. Support activities will range across the CM, quality assurance, program/project, requirements analysis, risk management, and software engineering activities outlined in the task order PWS. Activities will vary depending upon the current activities of the program/system, scope of the current development/sustainment cycle, and other corporate and program initiatives. Contractor personnel must have progressive experience in managing configuration of software, engineering documents, design drawings, engineering changes and notices, and planning/conducting design audits to enable Government ownership of the program technical baseline. The Contractor must have skills and experience necessary to perform the following tasks: Provide CM of all relevant program artifacts, Archive acquisition documentation, Review and analyze the development/sustainment Contractor’s CM program and data deliveries for accuracy, completeness, and compliance, Maintain CM files including configuration identification, change control, and status accounting records, Convene and manage the Configuration Control Boards, Technical Review Boards, and record approved changes and results, Participate in cross-functional change control boards to evaluate proposed changes. Review and analyze proposed changes to ensure operational and sustainment capabilities are not adversely affected by the changes, Review the Configuration Control Board membership list for currency and completeness. Support Engineering Assessments, Prepare for, conduct, and/or support major audits such as Physical Configuration Audits and Functional Configuration Audits, Record and maintain assessment and audit findings, minutes, and action items, Report the Development/Sustainment’s data delivery status, Support pre- and post-contract award data reviews, Review and analyze the development/sustainment Contractor’s conformance to CDRL requirements, Process Government and development/sustainment Contractor correspondence. Support the establishment of workflows, Track data item deliverables and responses, Support development/sustainment of paper and automated archival systems of all covered documentation, Work closely with program management, systems engineers, quality managers, draftsmen and design/manufacturing engineers in an integrated product team environment, Develop and administer CM plans, Maintain design traceability and integrity, Assist the Government with configuration control for IT systems. This shall include configuration planning, data analysis, maintenance of configuration documentation and data, and maintaining inventory/configuration status, Manage configurations of software, engineering documents, design drawings, engineering changes and notices, and planning/conducting design audits. The Contractor must have skills and experience necessary to work closely with program management, systems engineers, quality managers, and design engineers in an integrated product team environment, Support review boards via meeting attendance and capture meeting minutes including the Configuration Control Board, Track Change Requests and Discrepancy Reports/Problem Reports, Ensure integrity of the baseline including major releases, minor releases, patches, and software maintenance, Provide Quality Assurance checks on system baselines, Support Licensing tasks and packaging and delivering of software to users, Maintain the CM library and software repository, Manage and control product baselines, Recommend and document comprehensive CM plans for software, hardware, firmware, and peripherals for IT systems, Analyze data and prepare plans and briefings in support of software-driven systems, Perform studies and monitoring effectiveness of CM plans to identify potential and existing problems and make recommendations for resolution, Audit and review IT system configurations, Control the configuration of IT systems, Identify and maintain all baselines, Oversee the CM USAP Self Inspection Checklists, input results in MICT, Create and maintain revisions to the CDRL packages, Prepare and issue Data Calls, Convene, manage, and participate in Data Requirements Review Boards and record approved requirements, Receive and distribute CDRL data deliverables, Maintain distribution lists of points of contact (POCs) of CDRL data deliverable for program’s method of transmittal (i.e., a common mailbox, Integrated Digital Environment, CD-ROM, etc.), Ensure integrity of CDRL justification forms, Monitor Contractor compliance of CDRL data deliverables, Provide CM/DM input into all program documentation, Adequately identify data requirements in the Statement of Work, Statement of Objectives, and/or PWS, Ensure compliance with DoDI 5230.24, Distribution Statements on Technical Documents; DoDD 5230.25, Withholding of Unclassified Technical Data from Public Disclosure; DoD 5010.12-M, Procedures for the Acquisition and Management of Technical Data; DoDI 5000.02, DFARS 252.227-7013, DFARS 252.227-7014, and ASSIST database. Assist the Government in developing and administering CM plans; maintaining design traceability and integrity; convening and managing change boards; and preparing for and attending major events such as, but not limited to, Technical Interchange Meetings, Preliminary Design Reviews, Critical Design Reviews, Physical Configuration Audits, Functional Configuration Audits, and Configuration Control Boards.

Requirements

Progressive experience in managing configuration of software, engineering documents, design drawings, engineering changes and notices, and planning/conducting design audits
Skills and experience necessary to perform the listed tasks
Skills and experience necessary to work closely with program management, systems engineers, quality managers, and design engineers in an integrated product team environment
TS/SCI Clearance required

Nice To Haves

Experience in CM Plan, Air Force SEAM CM processes, program development/sustainment contracts, and PMO practices
Experience in requirements analysis, risk management, and software engineering activities
Experience in configuration planning, data analysis, maintenance of configuration documentation and data, and maintaining inventory/configuration status
Experience with paper and automated archival systems
Experience with IT systems configuration control
Experience with software-driven systems
Experience with CM USAP Self Inspection Checklists
Experience with MICT
Experience with Data Requirements Review Boards
Experience with CDRL justification forms
Experience with DoDI 5230.24, Distribution Statements on Technical Documents; DoDD 5230.25, Withholding of Unclassified Technical Data from Public Disclosure; DoD 5010.12-M, Procedures for the Acquisition and Management of Technical Data; DoDI 5000.02, DFARS 252.227-7013, DFARS 252.227-7014, and ASSIST database

Responsibilities

Provide CM of all relevant program artifacts
Archive acquisition documentation
Review and analyze the development/sustainment Contractor’s CM program and data deliveries for accuracy, completeness, and compliance
Maintain CM files including configuration identification, change control, and status accounting records
Convene and manage the Configuration Control Boards, Technical Review Boards, and record approved changes and results
Participate in cross-functional change control boards to evaluate proposed changes
Review and analyze proposed changes to ensure operational and sustainment capabilities are not adversely affected by the changes
Review the Configuration Control Board membership list for currency and completeness
Support Engineering Assessments
Prepare for, conduct, and/or support major audits such as Physical Configuration Audits and Functional Configuration Audits
Record and maintain assessment and audit findings, minutes, and action items
Report the Development/Sustainment’s data delivery status
Support pre- and post-contract award data reviews
Review and analyze the development/sustainment Contractor’s conformance to CDRL requirements
Process Government and development/sustainment Contractor correspondence
Support the establishment of workflows
Track data item deliverables and responses
Support development/sustainment of paper and automated archival systems of all covered documentation
Work closely with program management, systems engineers, quality managers, draftsmen and design/manufacturing engineers in an integrated product team environment
Develop and administer CM plans
Maintain design traceability and integrity
Assist the Government with configuration control for IT systems
Manage configurations of software, engineering documents, design drawings, engineering changes and notices, and planning/conducting design audits
Support review boards via meeting attendance and capture meeting minutes including the Configuration Control Board
Track Change Requests and Discrepancy Reports/Problem Reports
Ensure integrity of the baseline including major releases, minor releases, patches, and software maintenance
Provide Quality Assurance checks on system baselines
Support Licensing tasks and packaging and delivering of software to users
Maintain the CM library and software repository
Manage and control product baselines
Recommend and document comprehensive CM plans for software, hardware, firmware, and peripherals for IT systems
Analyze data and prepare plans and briefings in support of software-driven systems
Perform studies and monitoring effectiveness of CM plans to identify potential and existing problems and make recommendations for resolution
Audit and review IT system configurations
Control the configuration of IT systems
Identify and maintain all baselines
Oversee the CM USAP Self Inspection Checklists, input results in MICT
Create and maintain revisions to the CDRL packages
Prepare and issue Data Calls
Convene, manage, and participate in Data Requirements Review Boards and record approved requirements
Receive and distribute CDRL data deliverables
Maintain distribution lists of points of contact (POCs) of CDRL data deliverable for program’s method of transmittal (i.e., a common mailbox, Integrated Digital Environment, CD-ROM, etc.)
Ensure integrity of CDRL justification forms
Monitor Contractor compliance of CDRL data deliverables
Provide CM/DM input into all program documentation
Adequately identify data requirements in the Statement of Work, Statement of Objectives, and/or PWS
Ensure compliance with DoDI 5230.24, Distribution Statements on Technical Documents; DoDD 5230.25, Withholding of Unclassified Technical Data from Public Disclosure; DoD 5010.12-M, Procedures for the Acquisition and Management of Technical Data; DoDI 5000.02, DFARS 252.227-7013, DFARS 252.227-7014, and ASSIST database
Assist the Government in developing and administering CM plans
Maintain design traceability and integrity
Convene and manage change boards
Prepare for and attend major events such as, but not limited to, Technical Interchange Meetings, Preliminary Design Reviews, Critical Design Reviews, Physical Configuration Audits, Functional Configuration Audits, and Configuration Control Boards