Configuration Management Lead

Peraton is seeking a Configuration Management Lead to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position is located in Herndon, VA. The qualified applicant will become part of Peraton's Department of State (DOS) Consular Systems Modernization (CSM) Program, for the Bureau of Consular Affairs (CA). This initiative is intended to modernize and consolidate the operational environment under a common technology framework in order to better support the services provided to CA's customers.

As part of the modernization program, the Configuration Management (CM) Lead will provide Change Management and deployment workflow support to various services running on enterprise platforms. A clear understanding of change control processes is essential for this role. The ideal candidate must understand the change control workflows and execute them with precision. The position provides proactive monitoring and release planning activities as an area of critical importance. Must have excellent interpersonal skills to be able to interact with, support, and influence fellow members of a diverse team within a large program. Your ability to articulate a point of view, coordinate across teams, and execute configuration management tasking and develop new strategies in a team setting will be key to your success in this role. If challenge, growth, and the ability to have a positive impact on your customer and fellow team members is something that interests you, this job is worth your consideration.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Develop, implement, and maintain configuration management plans, policies and procedures.
• Experienced in change management as it relates to software development, software version management and functional and physical configuration management.
• Plans and coordinates preparation of documentation to ensure CM process requirements are met.
• Utilizes configuration management tools to support configuration identification, control, reporting, and delivery of developed and commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) software products.
• Performs configuration management and software release tasks.
• Oversee changes and configuration management tasks for the team.
• Follows procedures used to review, support, and package custom developed software and COTS products.
• Conduct regular configuration audits to validate data accuracy and compliance with internal and external standards.
• Implement hardware and software version control processes, policies, and procedures to improve and optimize the CM process and tools.
• Generate reports to track configuration changes, deviations, and risks.

DOSCSM

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree and twelve (12) years of experience.
• Eight (8) years of implementing and managing process improvements and automations within an IT environment.
• Five (5) years of experience supporting Government customers.
• Experience with Agile software development lifecycle and processes.
• Experience supporting an Agile software development program.
• Familiarity with Continuous Integration tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab).
• Active Secret (or higher) clearance (interim clearances are acceptable).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Understanding of productivity tools using programming, database, or scripting languages in support of software development.
• Experience supporting DOS Consular Affairs applications.
• Experience supporting IBM ELM-related tools, including DOORS.
• Experience supporting agile development and tools such as ELM, Nexus, Confluence, and ServiceNow.
• Experience working with or supporting a DevOps Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipeline.
• Knowledge of scripting languages (Python, PowerShell, and Perl) for automation.
• ITIL or PMP certification.

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world's leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can't be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure.