Configuration Management, Senior Advisor

Peraton•Herndon, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Join Peraton in advancing the safety, efficiency, and modernization of the National Airspace System (NAS) through the FAA’s Business, National Airspace, and Technical Computing Services (BNATCS) contract. As a trusted partner to the Federal Aviation Administration, Peraton helps deliver the systems and services that keep our nation’s skies safe and connected. We’re looking for innovative professionals who thrive in mission-critical environments and are passionate about shaping the future of air traffic management. This is your chance to make an impact on one of the world’s most vital transportation infrastructures, working alongside leaders in aviation, engineering, data science, and systems integration. At Peraton, you won’t just support the mission — you’ll define it. Peraton is seeking an experienced Configuration Management (CM) Engineer to lead the planning, implementation, and governance of configuration management across a large-scale federal program. In Peraton's role as a systems integrator, this position is critical to maintaining order and traceability across a complex landscape of custom-developed, COTS, GOTS, and third-party vendor components — each with its own development lifecycle, release cadence, and change velocity. Configuration management in an integration environment is far more than version control. It is the discipline that ensures every system baseline is known, every change is evaluated for cross-system impact, every deliverable is auditable, and every release into the operational environment is verified against an authoritative configuration. You will serve as the CM authority across the integrated program, working at the intersection of systems engineering, software development, test, and operations to ensure that configuration integrity is maintained from design through deployment and sustainment. This role is based in Herndon, VA.

Requirements

US Citizenship
Ability to obtain and maintain Public Trust Clearance
15+ years of experience in configuration management, systems engineering, or software engineering within large-scale programs
Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering , Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Management, or a related field (or 4 additional years of relevant experience in lieu of degree)
Demonstrated experience serving as a CM lead within a systems integrator environment, managing configuration across multi-vendor, multi-technology integrated solutions with complex baseline and interface dependencies
Deep expertise in configuration management principles and standards — EIA-649, MIL-STD-973, CMMI-CM, or equivalent — applied to hardware, software, and system-level configurations
Proven experience administering Configuration Control Boards (CCBs) and leading cross-system change impact analysis in integrated environments
Strong command of CM tooling ecosystems — Git-based version control, artifact repositories, change management platforms, and requirements management tools (DOORS, Jira, ServiceNow)
Hands-on experience integrating CM controls into DevSecOps and CI/CD pipelines, including branching strategies, build traceability, artifact versioning, and deployment gating
Solid understanding of systems engineering lifecycle processes — requirements management, design, integration, verification, validation, and sustainment — and how CM supports each phase
Experience conducting functional and physical configuration audits (FCA/PCA) across complex, multi-vendor systems
Working knowledge of federal frameworks (NIST, FedRAMP, RMF) as they relate to configuration management, change control, and security baseline maintenance
Experience supporting federal or DoD programs with complex integration and multi-contractor coordination challenges
Background in mission-critical or safety-critical systems where configuration integrity directly impacts operational reliability and safety
Proven ability to lead cross-functional coordination across systems engineering, software development, test, cybersecurity, and operations teams

Nice To Haves

Experience with configuration management for aviation, air traffic management, or national airspace systems and familiarity with aviation-specific CM and safety assurance requirements
Background in managing configurations for real-time systems, embedded software, and hardware/software co-managed environments
Experience with model-based systems engineering (MBSE) configuration management — versioning and baselining SysML /UAF models within MBSE tools (Cameo, Sparx EA)
Familiarity with cloud infrastructure configuration management — infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible), container image versioning, and cloud environment baseline control
Experience with data configuration management — schema versioning, data migration scripts, and reference data baseline control
Knowledge of network architecture (SD-WAN, secure transport) configuration control within integrated environments
Experience with AIOps and observability platforms for configuration drift detection and automated compliance monitoring
Relevant certifications such as CMPIC CM Certification, ITIL 4 Managing Professional, or INCOSE CSEP/ESEP
ITIL certification and experience aligning CM processes with ITSM, incident management, and release management workflows

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain the Configuration Management Plan (CMP), defining CM policies, processes, roles, and tools across the integrated program — encompassing internal teams, subcontractors, and vendor deliverables
Establish and enforce CM standards and procedures for configuration identification, change control, configuration status accounting, and configuration audits in accordance with EIA-649, MIL-STD-973, and agency-specific CM requirements
Define the configuration item (CI) hierarchy across the integrated system, identifying hardware, software, firmware, documentation, and interface CIs at appropriate levels of control
Maintain the program baseline structure — functional, allocated , and product baselines — ensuring traceability from requirements through design, implementation, test, and deployment
Administer the Configuration Control Board (CCB) process, preparing change requests, coordinating cross-functional impact analyses, and documenting board decisions
Lead cross-system impact analysis for proposed changes, evaluating ripple effects across multi-vendor integrated components, interfaces, data exchanges, and dependent systems — a discipline uniquely critical in an integrator environment
Manage engineering change proposals (ECPs), waivers, deviations, and specification change notices across the integrated program
Ensure that all changes to baselined configurations are formally evaluated, approved, implemented, verified, and recorded before release
Maintain configuration status accounting (CSA) records that provide a complete, current, and auditable history of all configuration items, baselines, changes, and release states across the enterprise
Plan and conduct functional configuration audits (FCAs) and physical configuration audits (PCAs) to verify that delivered systems match their approved configuration documentation
Conduct CM audits of subcontractor and vendor deliverables to ensure compliance with program CM standards, contractual data requirements, and interface specifications
Generate CM metrics and reports — change activity, baseline health, audit findings, open action items — for program leadership and government stakeholders
Define and manage integration baseline management processes that control how multi-vendor components are assembled, versioned, and promoted through integration, test, and production environments
Coordinate release management activities across development teams, integration labs, and operational environments, ensuring that release packages are complete, verified, and traceable to approved baselines
Manage interface configuration control, ensuring that interface control documents (ICDs), data exchange specifications, and API contracts are baselined, versioned, and change-controlled across all system boundaries
Collaborate with DevSecOps and CI/CD pipeline teams to integrate CM controls — branching strategies, artifact versioning, build traceability, and deployment gating — into automated development and delivery workflows
Administer and optimize CM tooling — version control systems (Git, Bitbucket, GitLab), artifact repositories (Nexus, Artifactory), change management platforms (Jira, ServiceNow, IBM DOORS), and baseline management tools
Ensure CM tool interoperability across the integrated program, enabling consistent configuration tracking despite different tools and processes used by subcontractors and vendor teams
Drive CM process improvement initiatives, identifying inefficiencies, automation opportunities, and best practices that enhance configuration integrity and reduce cycle time
Translate CM requirements, audit findings, and baseline status into clear, actionable guidance for program leadership, government stakeholders, and engineering teams
Mentor and guide systems engineers, software developers, and subcontractor CM staff in CM principles, processes, and tool usage