Configuration Manager, Senior

Torch Technologies•Kettering, OH

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Torch Technologies is hiring a Senior Configuration Manager to support the EPASS GB contract and the Depot Maintenance Accounting and Production System (DMAPS) program within the AFLCMC/GB Business and Enterprise Systems Directorate. DMAPS is a suite of depot maintenance software applications supporting time and attendance, system integration, material management, bills of materials, and financial management. The position is based onsite in Kettering, Ohio, and provides support across configuration management, quality assurance, program planning, risk management, and systems engineering as program needs evolve. The Configuration Manager manages system and IT configurations throughout development and sustainment, maintains the technical baseline and configuration records, and supports government ownership of system artifacts and releases. The role involves evaluating contractor configuration-management processes and deliverables, administering change control, supporting audits and engineering assessments, maintaining software repositories and archives, and coordinating with government and contractor stakeholders in an integrated product team environment. The position also supports requirements and change-control boards, software delivery and licensing activities, configuration reporting, and compliance reviews.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship.
Must possess and maintain a T1/NACI clearance.
One of the following education and experience combinations: a master's or doctorate in a related field and 10 years of relevant experience, including five years in the Department of War; 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 managing 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, or media labeling.
Experience producing release notes and configuration-management reports.
In-depth understanding of configuration change control, Configuration/Change Control Board roles, and change-control documentation.
Experience performing baseline administration for 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 issues, identify inconsistencies and errors, assess relevance, explain findings, and solve problems.
Extensive technical-writing experience, including producing accurate, concise, and clear documents and presentations for different purposes and audiences.
Ability to work independently and oversee junior and journeyman contractor personnel.
Advanced knowledge of the relevant technical or professional discipline and ability to apply associated standards, procedures, and practices.
Experience assisting with configuration-management plans, design traceability and integrity, change-control boards, and events such as TIMs, PDRs, CDRs, PCAs, FCAs, and CCBs.

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, to enable the government to build and release working system copies.
Archive acquisition documentation and support development and sustainment of paper and automated documentation archival systems.
Review and evaluate contractor configuration-management programs and data deliveries for accuracy, completeness, and compliance, including conformance to CDRL requirements.
Maintain configuration-management files and records, including configuration identification, change control, status accounting, and system configuration items.
Implement, develop, administer, and monitor configuration-management plans for software, hardware, firmware, peripherals, ERP systems, and IT systems.
Participate in and support configuration, change, functional, and requirements review boards; record minutes and manage proposed and approved changes.
Review change-control board membership lists for currency and completeness, and convene and manage change-control boards.
Support engineering assessments and prepare for, conduct, or support major audits, including Physical Configuration Audits and Functional Configuration Audits.
Record and maintain assessment and audit findings, minutes, and action items.
Report contractor software delivery status and support pre- and post-contract award data reviews.
Manage government and contractor correspondence, establish workflows, identify configuration items, track deliverables and responses, and ensure related documentation is completed.
Work with program management, systems engineers, quality managers, draftsmen, and design, manufacturing, and other engineers in an integrated product team environment.
Maintain design traceability and integrity, manage system baselines, and ensure baseline integrity across major and minor releases, patches, and software maintenance.
Track and manage Engineering Change Proposals, Change Requests, Discrepancy Reports, and Problem Reports through the development and sustainment lifecycle.
Provide quality-assurance checks on functional, allocated, and product baselines.
Support software licensing, packaging, and delivery to users; maintain the configuration-management library and software repository.
Assist the government with configuration control for ERP and IT systems, including configuration planning, documentation, data, inventory, and status accounting.
Evaluate data and prepare plans and briefings for software-driven systems; assess configuration-management plan effectiveness and recommend resolutions to problems.
Audit and review IT system configurations for compliance with specifications, control IT system configurations, and develop access and change-control guidelines to prevent unauthorized changes.
Support management of CM tools and perform baseline administration across multiple environments.
Prepare written and oral communications, management briefings, technical documents, reports, and release notes.