EPASS GBS.045 Configuration Manager, Senior

Torch Technologies, Inc. - Kettering, OH

Posted: 5/8/2024 - Expires: 8/6/2024

Job ID: 273273482

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Thank you for your interest in Torch Technologies. We're an award-winning, 100% employee-owned company based in Huntsville, Alabama. Recognized as a top 100 defense company, we're dedicated to supporting our nation's military. Our guiding principle, "Lighting the Pathway of Freedom," reflects our commitment to excellence, cooperation, integrity, and reliability. As a Certified Evergreen ESOP, our dedication is to continuously develop and maintain our company's success for the next century, securing a prosperous future for our employee-owners for generations to come. Join Torch and be a part of shaping the future!

Job Title

EPASS GBS.045 Configuration Manager, Senior

Location

Ohio- Kettering Office - Kettering, OH 45409 US (Primary)

Job Description

Torch Technologies is seeking a Configuration Manager, Senior to join our team within the AFLCMC/GB Business and Enterprise Systems Directorate (BES) located in Kettering, OH (Dayton/WPAFB area).The Commercial Asset Visibility Air Force (CAV AF) is the web-enabled component that provides communication to an Inventory Control Point (ICP) for a repair action against a specific repair asset. Government and commercial repair sites monitor and track progress of repair components through the repair process. It allows the contractor to initiate and submit requisitions into the supply system and to accept Status and Inquiries from the supply system.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES/POSITION DESCRIPTION:

The Configuration Manager will provide support ranging across the Configuration Management (CM), Quality Assurance (QA), Program Planning (PP), Risk Management (RM), and System Engineering (SE) activities which will vary depending upon the current activities of the program/system, scope of the current development/sustainment cycle, and other corporate and program initiatives. The contractor shall provide resources with progressive experience in technical writing, critical thinking and analysis, managing configuration of software, engineering documents, design drawings, engineering changes and notices, and planning/conducting design audits to enable government ownership of the program technical baseline. The contractor shall provide skills and experience necessary to perform the following tasks:

Provide and maintain CM of all relevant system artifacts, e.g., documentation, source code, build files, scripts, etc., to allow the government the capability to build and release a working copy of the system to the appropriate production environment;
Archive acquisition documentation;
Review and evaluate the Development/Sustainment Contractor's CM program and data deliveries for accuracy, completeness, and compliance;
Maintain CM files including configuration identification, change control, and status accounting records;
Implement CM plans;
Participate in cross-functional change control boards meetings such as, but not limited to, Configuration Control Board (CCB), Change Control Board (CCB), Functional Review Board (FRB), Requirements Review Board (RRB), etc., to record and manage proposed and approved changes;
Review the change control boards' membership list for currency and completeness;
Support Engineering Assessments;
Prepare for, conduct, and/or support major audits such as Physical Configuration Audits (PCAs) and Functional Configuration Audits (FCAs);
Record and maintain assessment and audit findings, minutes, and action items;
Report the Development/Sustainment Contractor's required software delivery status;
Support pre- and post-contract award data reviews via meeting attendance and capturing meeting minutes;
Review and evaluate the Development/Sustainment Contractor's conformance to CDRL requirements;
Manage Government and Development/Sustainment Contractor correspondence
Support the establishment of work flows;
Ensure configuration items are properly identified and documentation is accomplished;
Track configuration item deliverables and responses;
Support development/sustainment of paper and automated archival systems of all covered documentation;
Work closely with program management, systems engineers, quality managers, draftsmen and design/manufacturing engineers in an integrated product team environment;
Develop and administer configuration management plans;
Maintain design traceability and integrity;
Convene and manage change control boards;
Assist the Government with configuration control for ERP and IT systems. This shall include configuration planning, maintenance of configuration documentation and data, and maintaining inventory/configuration status accounting;
Manage configurations of software, engineering documents, design drawings, engineering changes and notices, and planning/conducting design audits with the required skills and experience necessary to work closely with program management, systems engineers, quality managers, and design engineers in an integrated product team environment;
Support requirements and change control boards via meeting attendance and capturing meeting minutes;
Track and manage proposed and approved changes, e.g., Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs), Change Requests (CRs), and Discrepancy Reports (DRs) / Problem Reports (PRs), throughout system development & sustainment lifecycle;
Ensure integrity of the baseline including major releases, minor releases, patches, and software maintenance;
Provide QA checks on system baselines, i.e., Functional, Allocated, Product;
Support Licensing tasks and packaging and delivering of software to users;
Maintain the CM library and software repository;
Manage and control system baselines;
Recommend and document comprehensive configuration management plans for software, hardware, firmware, and peripherals for IT systems;
Evaluate data and preparing plans and briefings in support of software-driven systems;
Evaluate and monitor effectiveness of configuration management plans to identify potential and existing problems and make recommendations for resolution;
Audit and review IT system configurations for compliance to required specifications;
Control the configuration of IT systems; and/or,
Develop and manage access and change control guidelines and procedures to avoid unauthorized access and changes to system configurations.

Job Requirements

The Configuration Manager has the knowledge, experience and recognized ability to be considered highly skilled in their technical/professional field. Possesses the ability to perform tasks independently and oversee the efforts of junior and journeyman contractor personnel within the technical/professional discipline. Demonstrates advanced knowledge of their technical/professional discipline as well as possess a comprehensive understanding and ability to apply associated standards, procedures and practices in their area of expertise (Program Office, Enterprise and Staff Level Support interface).

IT Configuration Management experience within the Department of Defense environment;
Formal training and knowledge of configuration management directives, standards, principles (Plan, Identify, Control, AuditNerify, Status Accounting), and techniques;
Experience performing HW and SW configuration audits;
Experience performing the technical administrative activities necessary to manage CM tools, e.g., Git, Gitlab, Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, AWSConfig, Azure DevOps Server, Insight, Star Team, for inventory control, version control, data duplication, media labeling;
Experience producing release notes and CM reports;
In-depth understanding of the configuration change control process, the role of the Configuration/Change Control Board, and change control documentation;
Experience performing baseline administrative activities for multiple environments;
Performing written and oral communications;
Experience developing briefings for management;
Understanding of all phases of the software development life cycle;
Ability to enter and manage system configuration items in a database;
Ability to provide critical analysis in the realm of problem identification and analysis, interpretation and understanding of links between ideas, research, identification of inconsistencies and errors, relevance confirmation, explanation and presentation, creative and open mindedness, evaluation and problem-solving;
Extensive technical writing experience to provide accurate, concise, and clear document designs, collaboration, presentation, and research skills needed to design productive workplace documents and presentations for a variety of purposes and audiences; and/or,
Assist in developing and administering configuration management plans, maintaining design traceability and integrity, convening and managing change control boards, and preparing for and attending major events such as, but not limited to, TIMs, PDRs, CDRs, PCAs, FCAs, and CCBs.,

EDUCATION:

Master's or Doctorate Degree in a related field and ten years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, five years of which must be in the DoD

OR, Bachelor's Degree in a related field and 12 years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, five of which must be in the DoD

OR, 15 years of directly related experience with proper certifications as described in the PWS labor category performance requirements, eight of which must be in the DoD.

CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

Certification in Software Configuration Management - Desired.
Certification in Agile Development - Desired, or
Scrum Master Certification - Desired

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS:

Candidate must be a US Citizen - REQUIRED

Candidate must possess and be able to maintain a T1/NACI - REQUIRED

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Job Summary

Employment Type:: Full Time Employee
Job type:: Federal Contractor
Skill Based Partner:: No
Education Level:: Bachelor's degree
Work Days:: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Job Reference Code: 79363879
Salary: N/A
Licenses / Certifications:: N/A; Applied Math: 5; Graphic Literacy: 5; Workplace Documentation: 6

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EPASS GBS.045 Configuration Manager, Senior

Torch Technologies, Inc. - Kettering, OH

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