Configuration Manager, Senior

Torch Technologies, Inc. • Kettering, OH

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Torch Technologies is hiring a Senior Configuration Manager in Kettering, Ohio, to support the EPASS GB contract and the AFLCMC/GB Business and Enterprise Systems Directorate's Depot Maintenance Accounting and Production System (DMAPS). DMAPS is a suite of depot maintenance software applications comprising Time and Attendance, Integration Engine, Naval Air Command Industrial Materiel Management System, Automated Bill of Materials, and Defense Information Financial Management System.

The role provides support across Configuration Management, Quality Assurance, Program Planning, Risk Management, and Systems Engineering, depending on program and system activities. The Configuration Manager helps preserve government ownership of the technical baseline by managing system artifacts, configuration items, software and hardware baselines, changes, audits, records, and documentation. The position works in an integrated product team with program management, systems engineers, quality managers, draftsmen, and design and manufacturing engineers. Work is onsite in Kettering, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., with 0–10% travel. The position is not contingent upon a contract award, and relocation assistance is not available.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship.
• A master's or doctorate degree in a related field and 10 years of relevant technical or professional experience, including five years in the Department of War; or a bachelor's degree in a related field and 12 years of relevant experience, including five years in the Department of War; or 15 years of directly related acquisition, configuration management, or program management experience, including eight years in the Department of War.
• 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 performing hardware and software configuration audits.
• Experience administering configuration management tools, such as Git, GitLab, Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, AWS Config, Azure DevOps Server, Insight, or StarTeam, for inventory control, version control, data duplication, and media labeling.
• Experience producing release notes and configuration management reports.
• In-depth understanding of configuration change control processes, configuration/change control boards, and change control documentation.
• Experience performing baseline administration across multiple environments.
• Strong 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 perform critical analysis, identify and analyze problems, interpret relationships between ideas, research, identify inconsistencies and errors, assess relevance, explain and present findings, and solve problems.
• Extensive technical writing experience, including designing clear and accurate documents and presentations for varied purposes and audiences, and collaboration, presentation, and research skills.
• Ability to assist with configuration management plans, design traceability and integrity, change control boards, and major events such as TIMs, PDRs, CDRs, PCAs, FCAs, and CCBs.
• Must possess and maintain a T1/NACI clearance.
• Ability to work 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 of system artifacts, including documentation, source code, build files, and scripts, so the government can build and release a working system.
• Archive acquisition documentation and maintain configuration files, identification records, change control records, and status accounting records.
• Review and evaluate contractor configuration management programs, data deliveries, CDRL conformance, and required software delivery status.
• Develop and administer configuration management plans and workflows, and evaluate their effectiveness, identifying issues and recommending resolutions.
• Participate in and manage configuration, change, functional, and requirements review boards; maintain membership lists; record meetings and minutes; and track proposed and approved changes.
• Prepare for, conduct, and support engineering assessments and major audits, including Physical Configuration Audits and Functional Configuration Audits; document findings and action items.
• Support pre- and post-contract-award data reviews by attending meetings and capturing minutes.
• Manage government and contractor correspondence, configuration item identification, documentation, deliverables, and responses.
• Support paper and automated archival systems and maintain the configuration management library and software repository.
• Maintain design traceability and integrity and manage software, engineering document, drawing, hardware, firmware, peripheral, and IT system configurations and baselines.
• Track Engineering Change Proposals, Change Requests, Discrepancy Reports, and Problem Reports throughout development and sustainment.
• Ensure baseline integrity across major and minor releases, patches, and software maintenance; perform quality assurance checks on system baselines.
• Support software licensing, packaging, and delivery to users.
• Assist the government with configuration control for ERP and IT systems, including configuration planning, documentation and data maintenance, and inventory and status accounting.
• Audit and review IT system configurations for compliance with specifications, and develop and manage access and change control guidelines to prevent unauthorized changes.
• Evaluate data and prepare plans and briefings in support of software-driven systems.

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

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