DCGS-N Configuration Management Specialist III (Job 1502)
About The Position
The DCGS-N Configuration Management Specialist leads enterprise GitOps architecture, designs automated CI/CD release strategies, codifies Navy configuration management policy into pipeline guardrails using policy-as-code, and drives migration away from legacy configuration management tools such as CMPro. The role architects and governs the end-to-end software media generation process, including gold-disk and ISO creation, OCI container artifact bundling, and air-gapped release tarballs. It establishes cryptographic signing, checksum verification, and Software Bill of Materials generation for deployable media, and defines custody and transfer procedures for tamper-proof distribution to tactical afloat and ashore DCGS-N nodes.
Requirements
- Master’s degree with 10 years of professional experience, or Bachelor’s degree with 14 years of professional experience, providing contract management support that includes drafting or reviewing procurement-related documents in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), associated supplements, and DOD 5000 series requirements.
- Experience coordinating Industry Days; reviewing or drafting procurement documents such as Market Research Reports, Work Statements, CDRLs, CLINs, DD-254s, Acquisition Plans, Source Selection Plans, Justifications & Approvals, and Determinations & Findings; preparing Procurement Requests, Modification Requests, and Technical Direction Letters or Technical Instructions; tracking obligations and expenditures; and tracking deliverables.
- Have or be able to attain the Cyber Security Workforce IAM I designation within 30 days of assignment.
- Experience in U.S. Navy programs or operations.
- Experience with data science, data mining, statistics, or graph algorithms to support analytics objectives and automate report generation.
- Experience or skills with GitLab CI/CD, Kubernetes Agents, ArgoCD/Flux, Terraform/IaC, Helm/Kustomize, Linux, Navy CM governance (MIL-HDBK-61A), cryptographic signing and SBOM tooling (Cosign, Syft, Grype), and ISO/disk image mastering.
- Active Secret Clearance at the time of hire.
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 Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) generation for all deployable media.
- Define Software Media Custody and Transfer procedures to ensure tamper-proof distribution to tactical afloat and ashore DCGS-N nodes.
Benefits
- Personal Time Off (PTO)
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Supplemental life insurance with AD&D
- Disability coverage
- Flexible spending accounts
- 401(k) Retirement Plan with matching
- Training and career development
- E-learning suite for formal and informal learning
- Professional and technical certification preparation
- Education assistance at accredited institutions
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
