Configuration Management Lead

Entarian • Denver, CO

19h • Hybrid

About The Position

Entarian is seeking an experienced Configuration Management (CM) Lead to oversee configuration management processes, technical baselines, and change control activities supporting complex Department of Defense and federal programs. The Configuration Management Lead serves as the program authority for configuration identification, configuration status accounting, baseline integrity, and change management throughout the system life-cycle. This role partners with engineering, software development, cybersecurity, logistics, quality, program management, and government stakeholders to ensure all configuration-controlled items remain accurately documented, traceable, and compliant with contractual and technical requirements. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated experience supporting large-scale technical environments involving space systems, ground infrastructure, mission operations, communications networks, cloud environments, or enterprise information technology capabilities.

Requirements

• Active Secret security clearance (TS/SCI preferred depending on program requirements).
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, Operations Management, or a related discipline. Equivalent experience may be considered.
• Minimum ten (10) years of experience performing configuration management for Department of Defense, aerospace, federal, or other complex technical programs.
• Demonstrated experience developing and managing Configuration Management Plans (CMPs), technical baselines, and configuration control processes.
• Experience administering Configuration Control Boards (CCBs) and managing Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) and other configuration change activities.
• Strong understanding of configuration identification, baseline management, change control, status accounting, and configuration audits.
• Experience supporting software, hardware, documentation, and system configuration management across multiple engineering disciplines.
• Experience maintaining configuration traceability between requirements, engineering documentation, software releases, and deployed operational environments.
• Familiarity with systems engineering life-cycle processes, requirements management, and configuration governance.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work effectively with engineering teams, program leadership, and government stakeholders.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Power-Point, Excel, Project, and Outlook.
• Ability to travel approximately 25% to support customer locations, configuration audits, engineering reviews, and operational activities.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting Department of Defense, U.S. Space Force, NASA, Intelligence Community, or other classified government programs.
• Experience supporting software-intensive systems using Git, GitLab, GitHub Enterprise, Azure DevOps, Bitbucket, or similar source code management platforms.
• Familiarity with product life-cycle management (PLM), application life-cycle management (ALM), and enterprise configuration management tools.
• Experience supporting Agile, DevSecOps, CI/CD, and automated release management environments.
• Knowledge of ANSI/EIA-649 Configuration Management Standard, MIL-HDBK-61, or equivalent government and industry CM standards.
• Experience managing digital baselines supporting Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), Digital Engineering, or Digital Thread initiatives.
• Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, Share-Point, ServiceNow, or similar collaboration and work-flow management platforms.
• Experience supporting Functional Configuration Audits (FCA), Physical Configuration Audits (PCA), and government technical reviews.
• Certified Configuration and Data Management Professional (CCDMP), PMP, or other relevant professional certification.
• Experience supporting space systems, communications infrastructure, cloud platforms, or mission operations environments.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Configuration Management Lead responsible for establishing, implementing, and maintaining the program Configuration Management Plan (CMP) and associated CM processes.
• Establish and maintain technical, functional, product, software, hardware, and documentation baselines throughout the system development life-cycle.
• Manage configuration identification, configuration control, configuration status accounting, and configuration verification and audit activities in accordance with program and contractual requirements.
• Administer the Configuration Control Board (CCB), including coordinating agenda development, documenting decisions, tracking actions, and ensuring approved changes are properly implemented.
• Review, evaluate, and process Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs), Requests for Deviation (RFDs), Requests for Waiver (RFWs), and other configuration change requests.
• Coordinate with systems engineering, software development, cybersecurity, logistics, quality assurance, and program management teams to assess the technical, operational, schedule, and cost impacts of proposed changes.
• Maintain complete configuration records, version histories, release documentation, and traceability between requirements, design artifacts, software builds, hardware configurations, and deployed systems.
• Support software and hardware release management activities, ensuring approved configurations are accurately documented, tested, and transitioned into operational environments.
• Conduct Functional Configuration Audits (FCAs), Physical Configuration Audits (PCAs), and internal configuration compliance assessments.
• Ensure consistency between approved technical baselines, engineering documentation, requirements, interface specifications, software repositories, and deployment environments.
• Develop and maintain configuration status reports, baseline metrics, audit findings, and executive dashboards supporting program leadership and customer reporting.
• Support proposal efforts, contract modifications, technical refresh activities, and system modernization initiatives by maintaining configuration integrity throughout program changes.
• Identify configuration risks, process deficiencies, and opportunities for continuous improvement while implementing corrective actions and CM best practices.
• Coordinate with government configuration management organizations and customer representatives to ensure compliance with contractual, regulatory, and technical requirements.

Benefits

• Entarian is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior