Configuration Analyst - Secret clearance

Dunhill Professional Search & Government Solutions; Arlington (VA); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 108,000; Full time

Job summary

Dunhill Professional Search & Government Solutions has a new hybrid opportunity in Arlington, VA for a Configuration Analyst focused on maintaining configuration integrity, traceability, and compliance of mission-critical software systems.

The role requires an active Secret clearance, U.S. citizenship, and at least 4 years of CM experience in regulated environments. You will oversee change control, audits, baselines, and documentation while aligning CM with CI/CD and DevSecOps practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• At least 4 years of configuration management experience in software or technical environments.
• Experience developing and maintaining configuration management plans, baselines, and version control practices.
• Experience performing configuration audits, status accounting, and change control activities.
• Experience working with engineering, operations, and program stakeholders in a regulated environment.
• Active Secret clearance.
• U.S. citizenship.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain configuration management plans, policies, and procedures aligned to enterprise and federal standards.
• Administer the configuration management database and maintain accurate configuration item relationships and lifecycle records.
• Manage software baselines, version control practices, and branching standards to preserve integrity and traceability.
• Execute change control workflows, including intake, impact analysis, approvals, implementation tracking, and closure.
• Conduct functional and physical configuration audits to verify consistency between documentation and deployed systems.
• Produce configuration status accounting reports, metrics, and leadership briefings for governance and compliance reviews.
• Integrate configuration management processes with CI/CD and DevSecOps workflows to improve automated traceability.
• Train stakeholders on configuration management tools, procedures, and audit readiness expectations.

Skills

Configuration management

Audits

Change control

CI/CD

DevSecOps

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

ServiceNow CMDB

CI/CD tooling

Job description

New hybrid opportunity! Join a mission-focused team responsible for maintaining the configuration integrity, traceability, and compliance posture of critical enterprise software systems.

Secret Clearance Required

Hybrid position based in Arlington, VA

Salary range $95,000-$107,900

The Configuration Analyst will establish and maintain disciplined configuration management practices for mission‑critical software baselines in a regulated enterprise environment. This role ensures traceability, consistency, and audit readiness across the software lifecycle while partnering with engineering and operations teams to control change and protect baseline integrity.

This position is responsible for configuration identification, change control, status accounting, audits, and configuration documentation. The role also supports leadership reporting, tool administration, and process improvement to strengthen governance across the enterprise software environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain configuration management plans, policies, and procedures aligned to enterprise and federal standards.
• Administer the configuration management database and maintain accurate configuration item relationships and lifecycle records.
• Manage software baselines, version control practices, and branching standards to preserve integrity and traceability.
• Execute change control workflows, including intake, impact analysis, approvals, implementation tracking, and closure.
• Conduct functional and physical configuration audits to verify consistency between documentation and deployed systems.
• Produce configuration status accounting reports, metrics, and leadership briefings for governance and compliance reviews.
• Integrate configuration management processes with CI/CD and DevSecOps workflows to improve automated traceability.
• Train stakeholders on configuration management tools, procedures, and audit readiness expectations.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• At least 4 years of configuration management experience in software or technical environments.
• Experience developing and maintaining configuration management plans, baselines, and version control practices.
• Experience performing configuration audits, status accounting, and change control activities.
• Experience working with engineering, operations, and program stakeholders in a regulated environment.
• Active Secret clearance.
• U.S. citizenship.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with ServiceNow CMDB or a similar configuration management platform.
• Familiarity with DevSecOps toolchains and automated configuration tracking.
• Industry certification such as Certified Configuration Manager or ITIL Foundation.
• Experience supporting federal or government IT environments.