Configuration Management Lead

### Position Overview The Configuration Management Lead serves as the primary owner for configuration management, baseline control, deployment coordination, and release governance for a complex AWS IL5/IL6 system-of-systems environment. This role requires a combination of hands-on engineering and process leadership to ensure capabilities are delivered in a controlled, auditable, and mission-aligned manner. ### Primary Responsibilities - Lead end-to-end configuration management across development, integration, test, staging, and production environments. - Own and maintain the Configuration Management Plan, release procedures, baseline control processes, and configuration status accounting. - Manage the release calendar, cadence, readiness criteria, deployment windows, and dependency tracking. - Facilitate release readiness reviews, configuration control boards (CCB), and go/no-go decisions. - Ensure release packages are complete, documented, and traceable, including code baselines, security scans, and deployment/rollback plans. - Maintain traceability from requirements to operational acceptance using Jira, Confluence, and CI/CD repositories. - Coordinate configuration control for software, infrastructure-as-code, deployment manifests, and COTS/FOSS components. - Partner with DevOps to ensure CI/CD pipelines support controlled builds, versioning, and automated testing. - Work with cybersecurity stakeholders to ensure compliance with DoD security expectations and STIG-related requirements. - Identify and manage release risks, scheduling dependencies, and cross-team coordination gaps. - Provide status reporting and dashboards to leadership regarding release scope, health, and operational outcomes. - Drive continuous improvement of CM processes to reduce rework and improve deployment reliability. ### Basic Qualifications - Bachelor's degree in a relevant field with 8+ years of experience. - Experience leading CM, change management, or software baseline management for complex IT programs. - Ability to lead cross-functional teams through release planning, readiness assessments, and deployment execution. - Proficiency with tools such as Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, and Git. - Familiarity with CI/CD concepts, branching strategies, and automated testing. - Strong organizational and communication skills for stakeholder management. - Active Secret clearance or ability to obtain interim Secret clearance. - Ability to obtain DoD baseline certification (e.g., Security+ CE or IAT II).