Configuration Manager

ApplyLogic is a fast-paced Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small-Business, headquartered in Vienna, VA. Our people are our greatest asset, and our company culture is grounded on that belief. We offer challenging and interesting work in a friendly and supportive environment. Through prime and subcontracts, we deliver best-in-class expertise to solve complex technical problems. 

We have an immediate hybrid Configuration Manager position available in Columbia, SC. If you join our team in this role, you will play a key strategic role while collaborating closely with DBAs and developers to build a database that captures ticketing statistics and other critical data. 

Primary Roles and Responsibilities:

• Configuration Management Coordination: Lead all Configuration Management activities by developing procedures for introducing changes to engineering documents and overseeing the review of released change data to ensure compliance with configuration management policies.
• Tools and Processes: Utilize modern configuration, application, and lifecycle management tools to maintain version control for software code, packages, libraries, containers, virtual machines, releases, and documentation.
• Configuration Management Plan: Maintain ownership of the program's Configuration Management Plan, facilitate Configuration Control Boards, and support the establishment of a Configuration Management Library.
• Change Control Processes: Assist in planning and producing a configuration control process that protects our network infrastructure from improper modifications. This includes controlling changes to baseline hardware, firmware, software, and documentation.
• Documentation Coordination: Ensure that changes to installed baseline equipment, configuration specifications, and site locations are properly documented in coordination with engineering, integration teams, logistics, and program management.
• Stakeholder Interaction: Interface with project managers, developers, technical system owners, and business system owners, serving as a resource for Release Management in new projects and implementations.
• Support for Development and QA: Assist developers, users, and the Quality Assurance team with code storage, builds, and transitions from development to testing and production environments through automation.
• Automation and Documentation: Manage build/deploy templates for automation, maintain accurate documentation for change and version control processes, and address issues promptly.
• Change Control Advocacy: Balance business needs with change control concerns, clearly articulating issues to management.
• Reporting and Resolution: Generate reports and collaborate with the project team to resolve discrepancies.
• Plan Enforcement: Enforce and maintain Configuration Management Plans across various programs, develop and implement procedures for the CM environment, and conduct audits for process integrity.
• Continuous Improvement: Assess project ticketing needs and recommend solutions, create and implement CM plans that meet customer requirements, train team members on CM processes, and continuously evaluate and refine CM plans.

• 4 years of experience in IT Configuration Management within a complex IT environment.
• Experience running Configuration Control Boards and conducting briefings as required.
• Strong understanding of IT Configuration Management techniques, processes, and procedures.
• Familiarity with software operation in production and test environments.

• Excellent organizational skills.
• Strong presentation abilities, capable of tailoring content for diverse audiences.
• Proven interpersonal skills and a talent for team building.
• Ability to work effectively in both collaborative and independent settings.

Clearance:
Must be able to obtain a Secret clearance.