Configuration & Asset Lifecycle Specialist

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

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