Configuration Management Specialist III

VICKERS & NOLAN ENTERPRISES LLC•North Charleston, SC

2d•$100,000 - $110,000•Onsite

About The Position

Vickers and Nolan Enterprises (VNE) is seeking a Secret-cleared Configuration Management Specialist III to support government projects and programs. The position leads enterprise GitOps architecture, designs automated CI/CD release strategies, codifies Navy configuration management policy into pipeline guardrails, and drives migration away from legacy configuration management tools such as CMPro. The specialist architects and governs end-to-end software media generation, including gold-disk and ISO creation, OCI container artifact bundling, and air-gapped release tarballs. The role establishes cryptographic signing, SHA-256 checksum verification, and Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) generation for deployable media, and defines custody and transfer procedures for tamper-proof distribution to tactical afloat and ashore DCGS-N nodes. The role also provides configuration management and product configuration management guidance, works with the Configuration Control Board to define and implement product-release procedures across the product life cycle, and communicates task requirements clearly to clients. The job is located in Charleston, South Carolina.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
Ten years of professional experience with configuration management issues associated with maintaining and controlling hardware inventory, documentation, product releases, and software configuration management.
Five years of configuration management experience in ISR/IO or C4ISR systems; experience may be achieved simultaneously with other experience requirements.
Proficiency using Git and DevOps tools for automation, reporting, and configuration management, such as Ansible, Chef, Puppet, or similar tools.
Secret-level security clearance required; must be clearable to the TS/SCI level.
DoD 8140 IAT Level II cyber baseline.
Must be able to attend work during scheduled hours unless on travel or approved time off.
Must be able to sit and stand for prolonged periods, work at a computer for long periods, and communicate by telephone, email, and face-to-face.
Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Required vision abilities include close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

GitLab CI/CD.
Kubernetes Agents.
ArgoCD or Flux.
Terraform/IaC.
Helm or Kustomize.
Linux.
Navy CM governance (MIL-HDBK-61A).
Cryptographic signing and SBOM tooling, such as Cosign, Syft, or Grype.
ISO/disk image mastering.

Responsibilities

Lead enterprise GitOps architecture.
Design automated CI/CD release strategies.
Codify Navy configuration management policy into pipeline guardrails using policy-as-code.
Drive technical migration away from legacy configuration management tools, such as CMPro.
Architect and govern the end-to-end software media generation process, including gold-disk and ISO creation, OCI container artifact bundling, and air-gapped release tarballs.
Establish cryptographic signing, SHA-256 checksum verification, and SBOM generation for deployable media.
Define software media custody and transfer procedures to support tamper-proof distribution to tactical afloat and ashore DCGS-N nodes.
Maintain and control hardware inventory, documentation, product releases, and software configuration management.
Work closely with the Configuration Control Board to define and implement procedures for releasing new products throughout their life cycle.
Provide change management and product configuration management guidance.
Communicate task requirement information to clients clearly and concisely.
Lead and participate in meetings and working groups.