Remote IT Configuration & CMDB Specialist II

Attainx Inc; Arlington (VA); Hybrid; USD 81,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Tuition reimbursement

Disability insurance

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Job summary

AttainX, Inc. is seeking an IT Configuration Management Specialist II in Arlington, VA to support DHS CISA’s Critical Infrastructure Collaboration Platform. This role administers CMDBs, conducts audits, and supports controlled software changes and releases. US citizenship and DHS Public Trust eligibility are required.

The position involves managing configuration data, coordinating with various teams, and ensuring compliance with federal standards. Work is hybrid with DHS locations in Arlington.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, information systems, computer science, or related field preferred.
• 2-4 years of experience in IT configuration management, CMDB administration, or IT operations.
• Experience administering, configuring, maintaining, and improving a CMDB.
• Knowledge of configuration items, asset relationships, lifecycle records, discovery, reconciliation, and data quality controls.
• Experience with configuration auditing, software version control, integration builds, and release management.
• Familiarity with baseline management, change control, patching, and processes for approved changes.
• Ability to analyze configuration discrepancies and document corrective actions.
• Experience with IT service management tools; ServiceNow familiarity preferred.
• Ability to document configuration procedures and communicate findings to technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Administer and execute the IT configuration management process for CICP applications, infrastructure, and services.
• Design, configure, maintain, and improve the CMDB structure and data quality controls.
• Maintain inventories, software versions, dependencies, baselines, and lifecycle status of configuration items.
• Coordinate discovery, reconciliation, and record updates with admins, developers, and operations teams.
• Conduct configuration audits covering version control, releases, and baselines compliance.
• Identify discrepancies, unauthorized changes, and incomplete records; document findings and corrective actions.
• Verify change approvals and maintain traceability among requests, items, and releases.
• Support patching, upgrades, and deployments by maintaining configuration records and history.
• Document configurations against Federal/DHS standards and verify software approvals.

Skills

IT configuration management

CMDB administration

IT operations

Configuration auditing

Release management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

ServiceNow

CMDB platforms

Job description

AttainX, Inc. is seeking an IT Configuration Management Specialist II in Arlington, VA to support DHS CISA’s Critical Infrastructure Collaboration Platform. This role administers CMDBs, conducts audits, and supports controlled software changes and releases. US citizenship and DHS Public Trust eligibility are required.

The position involves managing configuration data, coordinating with various teams, and ensuring compliance with federal standards. Work is hybrid with DHS locations in Arlington.