Remote Senior Configuration Engineer: Cloud & CI/CD Lead

Syms Strategic Group, LLC (SSG); Detroit (MI); Remote; USD 74,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is seeking a Senior Configuration Engineer to lead software CM and release practices remotely for VA projects. The role covers identification, baselining, change control, and build automation across diverse environments.

The position requires deep CM expertise, experience in DevOps, and mentor-ship for junior analysts. Strong communication and stakeholder collaboration are key in this fully remote U.S. based role.

Qualifications

• Successful leadership and delivery of complex software builds/releases.
• Experience in large regulated or federal environments.
• Deep expertise in CM and release engineering.
• Broad knowledge of development, QA, systems engineering, and DevOps.
• Experience with CM practices: identification, baselining, change control, status accounting.
• Experience with multiple SCMs and branching/merging strategies.
• Experience with CI/CD tools and artifact repos.
• Experience with scripting for automation.

Responsibilities

• Support VA applications and migrate to the cloud.
• Develop and maintain CM tools for identification, control, reporting, delivery of software.
• Perform CM and release tasks to document and align with hardware configurations.
• Design, develop, automate, and maintain productivity tools for modeling and development.
• Design and implement build procedures for product development and use.
• Develop software CM standards for company-wide use.
• Train developers in CM tools and quality standards.
• Provide technical guidance and solutions to complex problems.
• Operate autonomously and make sound decisions.
• Ensure compliant, repeatable build/deployment processes across projects.
• Collaborate with internal/external stakeholders.
• Lead and train junior analysts/engineers in CM best practices.

Skills

CM leadership

Release engineering

Software configuration management

DevOps

CI/CD tooling

Scripting (Python)

Python

PowerShell

Bash

Git ecosystems

Jenkins

Azure DevOps

Nexus/Artifactory

Infrastructure as code

JIRA/Azure Boards

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in CS/Engineering

Tools

Git/GitLab/GitHub

Azure DevOps Repos

Subversion

Jenkins

Azure Pipelines

GitHub Actions

Nexus

Artifactory

Bash

PowerShell

Python

Ansible

Terraform

JIRA

Azure Boards

Trello

Confluence

Visio

Lucidchart

Job description

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is seeking a Senior Configuration Engineer to lead software CM and release practices remotely for VA projects. The role covers identification, baselining, change control, and build automation across diverse environments.

The position requires deep CM expertise, experience in DevOps, and mentor-ship for junior analysts. Strong communication and stakeholder collaboration are key in this fully remote U.S. based role.