Configuration & Data Manager

Telesis; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Telesis in Huntsville, AL is seeking a Configuration & Data Manager to oversee configuration control, data management, and documentation across missile-defense programs. You will manage IDE administration, data workflows, and CDRL processes while coordinating with cross-functional teams in a secure environment.

The role requires a DoD-cleared senior professional with 7+ years of data/configuration management experience, strong communication skills, and a track record of maintaining

Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship with active DoD security clearance.
• Bachelor's degree with 7+ years in data/configuration management for missile defense or large DoD programs.
• Experience establishing and maintaining configuration-controlled environments.
• Ability to review systems engineering documentation for accuracy and alignment with program specs.
• Strong written and verbal communication with stakeholder-facing delivery.

Responsibilities

• Organize and maintain program assets (reports, briefings, drawings, documentation).
• Manage intake, routing, tracking, and archival of development data.
• Lead administrator for the IDE, manage SharePoint sites and shared data repositories.
• Coordinate logistics for milestone reviews and compile briefing decks and action items.
• Oversee CDRL lifecycle: receipt, tracking, forecasting, distribution.
• Log change requests and document minutes for CCB activities.
• Maintain Lessons Learned database and coordinate distribution of findings.

Skills

Program Data Management

Data Tracking

IDE Administration

Documentation

CCB Coordination

Knowledge Management

Clear Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Windchill

SharePoint

MS Teams

Power BI

Jira

DOORS

Cameo

Git

Job description

Configuration & Data Manager | Req # TLS-26-033

Manage configuration and data across missile-defense programs - configuration control, data management, and documentation.

Clearance: Secret | Level: Senior | Experience: 7+ years | Education: Bachelor's (4-yr) | Location: Huntsville, AL | Type: Full-time

What You'll Do

• Program Data Management: Organize and maintain program assets, including reports, briefings, engineering drawings, and technical documentation.
• Data Dissemination & Tracking: Manage the intake, routing, tracking, and archival of MDA development data.
• Collaboration Tools Administration: Serve as the lead administrator for the program's Integrated Data Environment (IDE), managing MDA SharePoint sites and shared data repositories.
• Milestone Review Support: Facilitate major program reviews by coordinating logistics, compiling briefing decks, tracking objective evidence, and recording action items.
• Contract Data Deliverables (CDRLs): Oversee the end-to-end CDRL lifecycle, including receipt, tracking, forecasting, and cross-functional distribution.
• Configuration Control Boards (CCB): Support prime contractor CCB activities by logging change requests, preparing supporting data packages, and documenting meeting minutes and action items.
• Knowledge Management: Maintain the Lessons Learned database, overseeing the drafting, coordination, archival, and distribution of findings across government and industry stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

• Security Clearance: U.S. Citizenship required, with active DoD Security Clearance.
• Education & Experience: Bachelor's degree with 7+ years of data/configuration management experience supporting missile defense or large-scale, complex DoD programs.
• Configuration Control: Proven background establishing and maintaining strict configuration-controlled environments.
• Technical Review: Ability to review systems engineering documentation to verify accuracy and alignment with program specifications.
• Communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills, with demonstrated experience delivering structured, audience-tailored presentations and reports.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with MDA and System Engineering processes.
• Hands-on proficiency with tools such as Windchill, SharePoint, MS Teams, Power BI, Jira, DOORS, Cameo, and Git.
• Experience applying AI/ML tools to enhance data analytics, workflow automation, and process improvement.

About Telesis

Telesis is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business advancing missile defense, systems engineering, AI, and aerospace design. Small team, high trust, no bureaucracy: you work directly with customers who know your name, on problems that matter, with leadership still in the technical fight. U.S. citizenship required.