Configuration Management Manager Jobs in Ohio (NOW HIRING)

Torch Technologies has an exciting opportunity for a Configuration Manager, Journeyman located in Kettering, OH (Dayton, WPAFB) to support our EPASS GB contract. As part of the AFLCMC/GB Business and Enterprise Systems Directorate, the Maintenance Repair and Overhaul Initiative (MROi) is a DOTMLPF-P transformation and standardization of both the business processes and enabling materiel solution which provides Air Force Sustainment Center (AFSC) with an integrated capability for planning, scheduling and executing organic depot maintenance to support agile planning, optimized workload assignment, resource allocation and integrated quality.

As a Configuration Manager, Journeyman your duties will include the following, but are not limited to:

• 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

• 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;

• 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;

• Develop and manage access and change control guidelines and procedures to avoid unauthorized access and changes to system configurations.

• U.S. Citizenship

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in a related field and at least 3 years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, three of which must be in the DoW

• OR, 7 years of directly related experience with proper certifications, five of which must be in the DoW.

• 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,

• Must have an active Secret security clearance. Must maintain clearance at required level.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certification in Software Configuration Management

• Certification in Agile Development

• Scrum Master Certification

Schedule:(M-F; 8-5)

Work Location:onsite at Kettering, OH

Travel:0-10%

Relocation Assistance Available:No

Position Contingent Upon Award of Contract:No