Configuration Manager, Senior

Torch Technologies, Inc. • Kettering, OH

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Torch Technologies is hiring a Senior Configuration Manager to support its EPASS GB contract in Kettering, Ohio (Dayton/WPAFB), working with the AFLCMC/GB Business and Enterprise Systems Directorate’s Depot Maintenance Systems Integration (DMSI) Program. DMSI comprises six software applications integrated by a consolidated database and supports depot maintenance planning and execution, including workload and inventory control, repair tracking, labor standards, capacity simulation, and command-level mission capability assessments.

The Configuration Manager supports Configuration Management, Quality Assurance, Program Planning, Risk Management, and Systems Engineering activities as program needs and development or sustainment cycles evolve. The role manages software, hardware, firmware, engineering documents, drawings, changes, and system baselines, helping ensure the government can build and release working software and maintain ownership of the program technical baseline. The position works independently and may oversee junior and journeyman contractor personnel, collaborating with program management, systems engineers, quality managers, and design and manufacturing engineers in an integrated product team environment.

This is an onsite position with a Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m. schedule and 0–10% travel. The position is not contingent upon contract award. Relocation assistance is not available.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a T1/NACI clearance.
• One of the following education and experience combinations: a master's or doctorate degree in a related field and 10 years of relevant experience, including 5 years in the DoD; a bachelor's degree in a related field and 12 years of relevant experience, including 5 years in the DoD; or 15 years of directly related experience with the required certifications described in the PWS labor category performance requirements, including 8 years in the DoD.
• IT configuration management experience in a Department of Defense environment.
• Formal training and knowledge of configuration management directives, standards, principles, and techniques, including planning, identification, control, audit/verification, and status accounting.
• Experience conducting hardware and software configuration audits.
• Experience administering configuration management tools for inventory and version control, data duplication, and media labeling; tools listed include Git, GitLab, Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, AWS Config, Azure DevOps Server, Insight, and StarTeam.
• Experience producing release notes and configuration management reports.
• In-depth understanding of configuration change control, the Configuration/Change Control Board’s role, and change-control documentation.
• Experience performing baseline administration across multiple environments.
• Written and oral communication skills and experience developing management briefings.
• Understanding of all phases of the software development life cycle.
• Ability to enter and manage system configuration items in a database.
• Ability to conduct critical analysis, including problem identification, interpretation of relationships between ideas, research, identification of inconsistencies and errors, relevance assessment, explanation, presentation, and problem-solving.
• Extensive technical writing experience, including producing accurate, concise, and clear documents and presentations for varied purposes and audiences; collaboration, presentation, and research skills.
• Knowledge and experience supporting configuration management plans, design traceability and integrity, change control boards, and technical events such as TIMs, PDRs, CDRs, PCAs, and FCAs.
• Advanced knowledge of the technical or professional discipline and ability to apply relevant standards, procedures, and practices.
• Ability to perform tasks independently and oversee junior and journeyman contractor personnel.

Nice To Haves

• Certification in Software Configuration Management.
• Certification in Agile Development.
• Scrum Master certification.

Responsibilities

• Provide and maintain configuration management for system artifacts, including documentation, source code, build files, and scripts, so the government can build and release the system to the appropriate production environment.
• Archive acquisition documentation and maintain configuration files, identification, change control, status accounting records, the CM library, and software repository.
• Review and evaluate development or sustainment contractor CM programs, data deliveries, CDRL conformance, and required software delivery status for accuracy, completeness, and compliance.
• Develop, implement, administer, and evaluate configuration management plans for software, hardware, firmware, peripherals, and IT systems.
• Participate in and manage cross-functional boards, including Configuration Control, Functional Review, and Requirements Review Boards; record and manage proposed and approved changes, meeting minutes, and action items; and review board membership lists for currency and completeness.
• Prepare for, conduct, and support engineering assessments and major audits, including Physical and Functional Configuration Audits; record and maintain assessment and audit findings.
• Support pre- and post-contract-award data reviews by attending meetings and capturing minutes; manage government and contractor correspondence; and support establishment of workflows.
• Identify configuration items, ensure documentation is completed, track deliverables and responses, and support paper and automated archival systems.
• Maintain design traceability and integrity, manage system baselines and baseline releases, patches, and maintenance, and perform quality assurance checks on system baselines.
• Track and manage Engineering Change Proposals, Change Requests, Discrepancy Reports, and Problem Reports throughout the system development and sustainment lifecycle.
• Assist the government with configuration control for ERP and IT systems, including planning, configuration documentation and data, inventory, and status accounting.
• Support software licensing, packaging, and delivery to users.
• Evaluate data and prepare plans and briefings for software-driven systems; monitor CM plan effectiveness, identify problems, and recommend resolutions.
• Audit and review IT system configurations for compliance with required specifications; control configurations and develop access and change-control guidelines to prevent unauthorized access or changes.
• Support technical information meetings, preliminary and critical design reviews, audits, and configuration control boards.
• Provide written and oral communications, technical writing, critical analysis, research, and management briefings.
• Perform technical administrative activities for configuration management tools and enter and manage system configuration items in databases.
• Work with program management, systems engineers, quality managers, draftsmen, and design and manufacturing engineers in an integrated product team environment.
• Perform independently and oversee the efforts of junior and journeyman contractor personnel in the technical discipline.

Benefits

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) participation.
• 401(k) match.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Life insurance.
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
• Flexible spending accounts, Health Savings Accounts, and Health Reimbursement Accounts.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Education assistance.
• Paid time off and holidays.
• Stable and professional work environment and competitive salary.

What This Job Offers

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