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Senior Configuration Manager Location: San Antonio, TX (On-Site.) Clearance: U.S. Citizen with ability to obtain a Public Trust. Summary: This contract will provide 24/7/365 operations support to the ...

Senior Configuration Manager Location: San Antonio, TX (On-Site.) Clearance: U.S. Citizen with ability to obtain a Public Trust. Summary: This contract will provide 24/7/365 operations support to the ...

Leidos Digital Modernization sector is seeking an experienced Senior Configuration Manager to support the delivery, enhancement, and adoption of enterprise data and analytics products used across ...

Leidos Digital Modernization sector is seeking an experienced Senior Configuration Manager to support the delivery, enhancement, and adoption of enterprise data and analytics products used across ...

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How much do sr configuration manager jobs pay per year?

As of May 30, 2026, the average yearly pay for sr configuration manager in the United States is $95,935.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $76,000.00 and $112,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a Sr Configuration Manager, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Sr Configuration Manager, you need expertise in configuration management processes, change control, and a background in IT, engineering, or related fields, often supported by certifications like ITIL or CMII. Familiarity with configuration management tools such as ServiceNow, Jira, and version control systems like Git is typically required. Strong leadership, attention to detail, and effective communication are vital soft skills for collaborating with cross-functional teams and ensuring compliance. These skills ensure system integrity, minimize errors, and support project success in complex technical environments.

What are some common challenges faced by Sr Configuration Managers, and how can they be addressed?

Sr Configuration Managers often encounter challenges such as managing complex software baselines, ensuring all stakeholders adhere to configuration processes, and keeping up with evolving project requirements. Overcoming these challenges involves establishing clear configuration management plans, leveraging automation tools for tracking changes, and fostering strong communication between development, QA, and operations teams. Being proactive and detail-oriented helps to minimize errors and ensures project deliverables meet quality and compliance standards.

What does a Sr Configuration Manager do?

A Sr Configuration Manager oversees the processes and systems used to manage changes in project documentation, software, and hardware configurations. Their responsibilities include ensuring that all configuration items are identified, tracked, and maintained throughout their lifecycle. They work closely with engineering, IT, and project management teams to develop and enforce configuration management policies and procedures, mitigate risks, and ensure product integrity and compliance. This role is crucial in highly regulated industries to maintain consistency and traceability of changes.
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Senior Configuration Manager

Senior Configuration Manager

Crossflow Technologies

Dayton, OH • On-site

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

Posted 13 days ago


Job description

Job Title: Senior Configuration Manager
Location: Kettering, OH (Dayton, WPAFB)
Position Overview: Crossflow Technologies, Inc. has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Configuration Manager located in Kettering, OH (Dayton, WPAFB) to support our EPASS GB contract. This position will support four programs within the AFLCMC/GB Business and Enterprise Systems Directorate (BES), Financial Systems Division (GBG) located in Kettering, OH. The Commander's Resource Integration System (CRIS) is a read-only, multi-tier, relational data warehouse providing visibility into financial transactions across all echelons of the AF. The CRIS warehouse offers data from multiple legacy systems: Budget, Accounting, Supply, Fuels, Flying Hours, Civilian Pay and Personnel. CRIS reduces the user's data collection efforts, allowing more time to be spent on decision support. Approximately 6,650 users access data in the CRIS warehouse through the business intelligence tool or web application. CRIS executes over 30M queries a year with an average query response time of 10 seconds. The mission of CRIS is to deliver reliable, accurate and timely AF data and information for decision support. CRIS has been designated the Authoritative Data Source (ADS) for the AF for all appropriated funds. The Command Management System (CMS) is AF Materiel Command's (AFMC) Authoritative Data Source in support of AFMC's Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) Process. CMS is web-based and is used by both AFMC to build and refine the Program Objective Memorandum (POM) submission and PEMs at HAF to review AFMC's POM. The Keystone Decision Support Systems (KDSS) program provides a working capital funds financial data warehouse that enables the AF to forecast, analyze and manage the $20B AF Working Capital Fund (AFWCF). The Automated Project Order (APO) also referred to as J025A, system is responsible for electronically processing AF Materiel Command (AFMC) Project Orders for the Air Logistics Complexes (ALCs).
As a Senior Configuration Manager your duties will include the following, but are not limited to:
  • 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;
  • 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 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.
  • 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.

Required Qualifications:
  • Master's or Doctorate Degree in a related field and 10 years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, five years of which must be in the DoW 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 DoW OR
  • 15 years of directly related experience in acquisition, configuration management or program management, 8 of which must be in the DoW.
  • Must have 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.
  • Candidate must possess and maintain a T1/NACI security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:
Possessing any of the following certifications is preferred.
  • Certification in Software Configuration Management
  • Certification in Agile Development
  • Scrum Master Certification

Schedule: 40 hours a week
Work Location: onsite at Kettering, OH
Travel: 0-10%
Relocation Assistance Available: No
Position Contingent Upon Award of Contract: No
Benefit-Eligible Employee Perks:
EXCEPTIONAL HEALTH, DENTAL, AND VISION COVERAGE
Crossflow is pleased to offer employees with exceptional single and family options for health, dental, and vision coverage. Payments are taken from the first two paychecks of each month. At a glance,
• Health coverage choices (including an HSA) ranging from $0.00 to $146.40;
• Dental coverage ranges from $4.00 to $15.00; and
• Vision coverage ranges from $4.33 to $11.41.
CROSSFLOW KUDOS SPOT BONUS PROGRAM
We created a unique performance bonus program called Crossflow Kudos. Throughout the year, employees are nominated by other employees, company leads, and even individuals outside of Crossflow to receive additional compensation and personal recognition for their positive work. There are six broad categories in which employees can earn Kudos awards.
401(k) RETIREMENT PLAN & COMPANY MATCHING
Crossflow uses Principal as our 401(k) plan sponsor. Employees can choose payroll deduction and fund investing options. Payroll deductions will begin the month following your enrollment. Crossflow matches 100% of the first 3% of compensation, plus 50% of the next 2% of compensation.
HIGHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Crossflow offers education assistance to benefit-eligible employees for degree programs at their director's discretion. Crossflow feels that a well-rounded education, even outside of an employee's current role, can enhance an employee's skillset and increase the company's value.
GENEROUS PTO ACCRUAL & FLEXIBLE LEAVE POLICY
Crossflow currently grants 11 federally observed paid holidays. In addition to these holidays, Crossflow offers a minimum of 2 weeks of paid time off (PTO) to all full-time employees. Employees may utilize PTO for any reason (sickness, vacation, personal day, etc.) and can carry over a maximum of 80 hours from year to year. Many employees are authorized to work additional hours within a normal, forty-hour pay period. This approval is included in the employee's offer letter for employment. These extra hours may be banked for compensatory (comp) time off.
PAID PARENTAL & BEREAVEMENT LEAVE
To help our employees be present with family during major life events, Crossflow provides additional PTO. We offer varying types of paid Parental Leave to aid birthing, non-birthing, and adoptive parents transition into parenthood. Crossflow also recognizes the importance of supporting employees who endure a death in their family by providing up to 5 days of paid Bereavement Leave a year.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUNDING
We support employees who seek out personal or professional growth opportunities through a myriad of enabling programs to further equip themselves. Professional Development includes, but is not limited to, training courses, certificate programs, memberships to industry groups, and materials.
EMPLOYEE DRIVEN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
We create as many opportunities as possible for employees to meet and build community. We offer monthly team bonding activities, allowing team members to assemble on a different level than at work. In addition to these gatherings, in 2021 we established Crossflow Cares, an employee-owned and operated charitable organization focused on awarding grants and providing volunteers to local non-profits. Furthermore, Crossflow Technologies is committed to serving the public by investing a large portion of our net income in the greater Huntsville/Madison County area.
MENTORSHIP PROGRAM & MORALE LUNCHES
The most successful people in the world always have a terrific team behind them, and Crossflow chooses to be the team behind the people, cheering our employees on to meaningful successes. Our Mentorship Program involves strategically pairing a protégé with a mentor who understands an employee's career aspirations and provides coaching towards that goal. A less structured version of this is...