Configuration Analyst

asmexternalcareersite; Quantico (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

ASM Research seeks a Configuration and Asset Management Specialist to oversee the full IT asset lifecycle and baseline configurations across hardware, software, and documentation. You will ensure CI records stay accurate and compliant with CM/ITAM policies, bridging CM and asset management for a single source of truth about what the organization owns, deploys, and supports.

The role requires experience with CM tools (Jira, ServiceNow, ClearCase, RAZOR, or TFS) and a Secret Clearance, with a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant experience.
• 2–5 years in configuration management and change control, including CI identification, configuration control, status accounting, and physical audits.
• Must possess a Secret Clearance.
• ITIL Foundation preferred.

Responsibilities

• Identifies, documents, and baselines Configuration Items (hardware, software, deliverables, documentation, processes).
• Creates and maintains Baseline Configurations per the Configuration Management Plan; documents the interim baseline and associated CI documentation list.
• Administers the Configuration Management System as subject matter expert, ensuring CI records reflect DISA STIG-compliant baseline configurations and secure end-states.
• Tracks Change Requests with Change Control Boards (CCBs) and Requirements Analysts; records CCB decisions, assignments, and notes.
• Performs configuration audits at the team level; audits for compliance with the CM plan, division policy, and ASM's AIMM.
• Identifies and closes documentation CI gaps; maintains CI records in the Configuration Management System.
• Supports RMF documentation by aligning configuration baselines and CI records with system security plans and eMASS artifacts.
• Owns the full IT asset lifecycle — procurement intake, receipt, deployment, maintenance, refresh, retirement, and disposal — for hardware, software, and licenses.
• Maintains accurate inventory and CI-to-asset linkage in the ITAM/CMDB tool; reconciles asset records against configuration baselines.
• Tracks software license entitlements and usage; identifies compliance gaps and supports audit/true-up activity.
• Coordinates asset tagging, check-in/check-out, and ownership/location tracking, including reporting for Government-Furnished Equipment per Government requirements.
• Conducts periodic physical audits and inventory reconciliations; resolves discrepancies between physical assets, CMDB, and financial/asset records.
• Manages end-of-life disposal/decommissioning in compliance with data sanitization and CI retirement procedures.
• Supports refresh-cycle and total-cost-of-ownership forecasting using asset and configuration data.
• Generates release baseline packages and gathers metrics on baseline/asset accuracy for leadership reporting.
• Recommends improvements to the baseline configuration intake process and asset lifecycle workflows.

Skills

Communication

Organization

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Jira

ServiceNow

ClearCase

RAZOR

TFS

Job description

General Summary

Responsible for configuration item (CI) management and IT asset lifecycle management across the full software/hardware delivery lifecycle — from acquisition through retirement/disposal. Ensures CIs and asset recordsremainaccurate, current, and compliant with corporate and government configuration management (CM) and asset management (ITAM) policies. Bridges Configuration Management and Asset Management functions tomaintaina single, reliable source of truth for what the organization owns, deploys, and supports.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Configuration Management

• Identifies, documents, and baselines Configuration Items (hardware, software, deliverables, documentation, processes) with program teams.
• Creates andmaintainsBaseline Configurations per the Configuration Management Plan; documents the interim baseline and associated CI documentation list.
• Administers the Configuration Management System (e.g., TFS, Jira, ServiceNow, SharePoint) as subject matterexpert,, ensuring CI records reflect DISA STIG-compliant baseline configurations and secure end-states
• Tracks Change Requests with Change Control Boards (CCBs) and Requirements Analysts; records CCB decisions, assignments, and notes.
• Performs configuration audits at the team level; audits for compliance with the CM plan, division policy, and ASM's AIMM.
• Identifiesand closes documentation CI gaps;maintainsCI records in the Configuration Management System.
• Supports RMF documentation by aligning configuration baselines and CI records with system security plans andeMASSartifacts

Lifecycle / Asset Management

• Owns the full IT asset lifecycle — procurement intake, receipt, deployment, maintenance, refresh, retirement, and disposal — for hardware, software, and licenses.
• Maintainsaccurateinventory and CI-to-asset linkage in the ITAM/CMDB tool; reconciles asset records against configuration baselines.
• Tracks software license entitlements and usage;identifiescompliance gaps and supports audit/true-up activity.
• Coordinates asset tagging, check-in/check-out, and ownership/location tracking,including full accountability and reporting for Government-Furnished Equipment (GFE) per Government property tracking requirements
• Conducts periodic physical audits and inventory reconciliations; resolves discrepancies between physical assets, CMDB, and financial/asset records.
• Manages end-of-life disposal/decommissioning in compliance with data sanitization and CI retirement procedures, ensuring associated CI records are closed out.
• Supports refresh-cycle and total-cost-of-ownership forecasting using asset and configuration data.
• Generates release baseline packages and gathers metrics on baseline/asset accuracy for leadership reporting.
• Recommends improvements to the baseline configuration intake process and asset lifecycle workflows.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's Degree in a related field or equivalent relevant experience.
• Experience: 2–5 years in configuration management and change control, including configuration identification (Security, Functional, Allocated, Product Baselines), Configuration Control, Configuration Status Accounting, and Physical Configuration Audits; experience with IT asset lifecycle tracking (procurement through disposal) and software license compliance.
• Mustpossessa Secret Clearance
• ITIL Foundationpreferred

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Excellent written and oral communication skills; well organized with strong attention to detail.
• Experience with a CM tool such as Jira, ServiceNow, ClearCase, RAZOR, or TFS, and its Asset Management module.
• Experience with standard file naming conventions and logical directory/CMDB structures.
• Familiarity with software license models (Microsoft, Adobe, Oracle, etc.) and compliance requirements.
• Experience with full software development lifecycles (agile and waterfall).
• Comfortable in an environment with evolving/unstable requirements; customer-service oriented and self-motivated.

Compensation Ranges

Compensation ranges for ASM Research positions vary depending on multiple factors; including but not limited to, location, skill set, level of education, certifications, client requirements, contract-specific affordability, government clearance and investigation level, and years of experience. The compensation displayed for this role is a general guideline based on these factors and is unique to each role. Monetary compensation is one component of ASM's overall compensation and benefits package for employees.

EEO Requirements

It is the policy of ASM that an individual's race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation or national origin are not and will not be considered in any personnel or management decisions. We affirm our commitment to these fundamental policies.

All recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting for all job classifications is done without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, or age. All decisions on employment are made to abide by the principle of equal employment.

Physical Requirements

The physical requirements described in "Knowledge, Skills and Abilities" above are representative of those which must be met by an employee to successfully perform the primary functions of this job. (For example, "light office duties' or "lifting up to 50 pounds" or "some travel" required.)

Disclaimer

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.