Configuration Manager with Security Clearance

GCyber; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

GCyber is seeking a Configuration Manager to support a DoD IT modernization effort in a secured environment. The role focuses on establishing disciplined baseline controls, release governance, and auditable change management across development to production, leveraging ServiceNow, Elastic, AWS, and CI/CD tools.

The ideal candidate will lead CM plans, coordinate cross-functional release activities, and drive go/no-go decisions while maintaining traceability and secure deployment evidence for

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI security clearance.
• Bachelor's degree or higher in a related discipline; additional experience may substitute for a degree.
• Eight years of relevant experience leading configuration management and release governance.
• Experience with Agile and DevOps workflows, Jira, Confluence, Git/Bitbucket, CI/CD, artifact management, branching, and promotion pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Own CM plans, release procedures, baseline controls, governance models, change workflows, and deployment plans.
• Coordinate release planning and execution across software engineering, DevOps, cloud, data, cyber, and other teams.
• Facilitate configuration control boards and release readiness reviews with go/no-go decisions.
• Ensure release packages are complete with code, configurations, test evidence, security scans, and release notes.
• Maintain traceability across requirements, defects, risks, decisions, versions, and environments.
• Control software, scripts, infrastructure as code, data pipelines, schemas, dashboards, and runbooks.
• Partner with DevOps to implement controlled promotion, versioning, and auditable deployment evidence.
• Track release scope, readiness, risks, blockers, and health indicators.
• Improve CM and release processes and provide training across teams.

Skills

Security clearance

Agile/DevOps

Jira

Confluence

Git/Bitbucket

CI/CD

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

ServiceNow

Elastic

Kafka

AWS

Il5/Il6 environment knowledge

Job description

GCyber is seeking a Configuration Manager, to help support a mission-focused federal IT modernization effort that is building and integrating secure digital capabilities in a classified environment. The program uses an Agile delivery model and a technology environment centered on ServiceNow, Elastic, AWS, Red Hat, and supporting integration technologies such as Kafka. The Configuration Manager will establish disciplined baseline control and release governance across a complex environment spanning development through secure production. The role combines technical understanding with strong process leadership and cross-functional coordination. As the Configuration Manager, you will

• Own configuration management plans, release procedures, baseline controls, governance models, change workflows, calendars, readiness criteria, deployment windows, cutover plans, rollback plans, and post-release validation.
• Coordinate release planning and execution across software engineering, DevOps, cloud, data, test, cyber, IA, infrastructure, operations, network automation, service management, customers, and partners.
• Facilitate configuration control boards, release readiness reviews, go or no-go decisions, deployment coordination, and retrospectives.
• Ensure release packages are complete, reviewed, traceable, approved, and supported by code, configurations, test evidence, security scans, deployment instructions, rollback plans, and release notes.
• Maintain traceability across requirements, defects, risks, decisions, versions, environments, and changes using Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket or Git, and associated CI/CD tools.
• Control software, scripts, infrastructure as code, data pipelines, schemas, dashboards, integrations, interfaces, automation workflows, COTS and FOSS components, security configurations, manifests, and runbooks.
• Maintain environment baselines across development, test, simulation, IL5 or IL6 targets, and operational systems.
• Partner with DevOps to implement controlled promotion, versioning, approval gates, automated tests, artifact retention, and auditable deployment evidence.
• Track and communicate release scope, readiness, risks, dependencies, blockers, defects, deployment progress, outcomes, and health indicators.
• Improve CM and release processes and provide practical training and guidance across engineering and operations teams. Minimum Qualifications and Requirements
• Active TS/SCI security clearance
• Ability to obtain and maintain any additional customer suitability approvals required for the position.
• DoD 8570/8140 IAT II certification (i.e., Security+, CCNA-Security, CND, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, SSCP)
• Early-stage flexibility with partial telework during initial development phases
• Full-time on-site presence at secure facility in Washington, DC will be required as the program matures
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work effectively across technical, operational, security, and customer teams.
• Bachelor's degree in a related discipline, additional relevant experience may be considered in place of a degree.
• Eight years of relevant experience; additional relevant experience may be considered in place of a degree.
• Demonstrated experience leading configuration management, change control, deployment coordination, release governance, or baseline management for complex cloud, software, or mission systems.
• Experience developing CM and release plans, facilitating approval reviews, coordinating multiple environments, and managing deployment and rollback documentation.
• Experience with Agile and DevOps workflows, Jira, Confluence, Git or Bitbucket, CI/CD, artifact management, branching, automated testing, and promotion pipelines.
• Ability to understand complex technical dependencies and impose clear, auditable control without obstructing delivery.
• Preferred Qualifications
• Experience with AWS GovCloud, IL5 or IL6, ServiceNow, Elastic or Kibana, Kafka, Logstash, Databricks, Watson AIOps, network or cyber data sources, or infrastructure as code.
• Experience with STIGs, vulnerability remediation, security scan evidence, privileged access, audit support, COTS and FOSS management, and federal or DoD cyber processes.
• Experience with ITIL, SAFe, Scrum, PMP, CMMI, ISO 9001, or comparable delivery and quality frameworks.