CMDM Lead: Configuration & Data Management

Peraton; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 80,000 - 128,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plans

Tuition reimbursement

Fertility treatment

Company paid holidays

401(k)

Paid time off

Job summary

Peraton is seeking an experienced Configuration Management / Data Management (CMDM) Lead to oversee CM and DM for NORAD and USSPACECOM mission-critical systems at the Cheyenne Mountain Complex. You will define baselines, manage change control, and ensure engineering documentation is accurate across a complex classified environment.

Collaborating with engineering, software, cybersecurity, logistics, and operations teams, you will drive modernization efforts, release activities, and data quality

Qualifications

• Active DoD Top Secret clearance required; ability to upgrade to SCI access.
• Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of relevant experience, or Master's with 6+ years; PhD with 3+ years also considered.
• Proven leadership of CM/DM organizations supporting large operational or sustainment programs.
• Experience developing CMPs/DMPs, leading CCBs/ERBs, and managing baselines.
• Experience supporting software releases, engineering changes, and modernization efforts.
• Strong understanding of configuration identification, status accounting, and audits.
• Experience managing controlled engineering documentation and repositories.
• Demonstrated cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead all CMDM activities across the system lifecycle.
• Develop and maintain the program CMP, DMP, and associated processes.
• Establish and manage hardware, software, infrastructure, and documentation baselines.
• Lead CCBs, ERBs, and engineering change management.
• Oversee configuration identification, change control, status accounting, audits, and baseline reconciliation.
• Maintain authoritative engineering documentation, ICDs, drawings, procedures, and technical manuals.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to support modernization and change implementation.
• Manage software/hardware release activities and configuration repositories.
• Produce CMDM metrics, reports, and executive briefings.
• Lead FCAs, PCAs, and data quality assessments.
• Support contract transition, baseline migration, and knowledge transfer.
• Identify configuration risks and drive continuous improvement, tool integration, and automation.

Skills

CM/DM leadership

CMP/DMP development

Change management

Documentation management

Cross-functional leadership

Software release support

Audit readiness

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Jira

Confluence

SharePoint

GitLab

DOORS

Remedy

Windchill

Job description

Peraton is seeking an experienced Configuration Management / Data Management (CMDM) Lead to oversee CM and DM for NORAD and USSPACECOM mission-critical systems at the Cheyenne Mountain Complex. You will define baselines, manage change control, and ensure engineering documentation is accurate across a complex classified environment.

Collaborating with engineering, software, cybersecurity, logistics, and operations teams, you will drive modernization efforts, release activities, and data quality