Remote Senior Configuration Engineer – Cloud & CI/CD Lead

Syms Strategic Group, LLC; Panama City (FL); Remote; USD 74,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Syms Strategic Group, LLC is seeking a talented Senior Configuration Engineer for a remote, full-time position with the Veterans Affairs department. The role focuses on software configuration management, release engineering, and cloud migration across internal and COTS software, operating under a Public Trust (MBI) clearance.

Ideal candidates will lead complex builds, implement CM standards, mentor junior staff, and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure compliant, repeatable deployment

Qualifications

• Experience leading complex software builds and releases across multiple environments.
• Experience in large regulated enterprises or federal environments.
• Deep expertise in software configuration management and release engineering.
• Broad knowledge of development, QA, systems engineering, and DevOps.
• Experience with CM practices (identification, baselining, change control, status accounting).
• Proficiency with source control and branching/merging strategies.
• Experience with CI/CD tools and artifact repositories.
• Scripting for automation (Bash, PowerShell, Python).
• Experience with Infrastructure as code (Ansible, Terraform).
• Knowledge of software quality standards, governance, and training developers.

Responsibilities

• Support VA applications and migrate to the cloud.
• Develop and maintain CM tools for CM activities and delivery of software across internal and COTS products.
• Perform CM and release engineering tasks ensuring documentation and standard hardware configurations.
• Design, develop, automate, and maintain productivity tools for software modeling and development.
• Design and implement build procedures to support software product development.
• Develop software configuration 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 and deployment processes across projects.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders.
• Lead and train junior analysts/engineers in CM best practices.

Skills

Lead software builds/releases

Regulated/federal environment

Software configuration management

DevOps

CI/CD practices

Scripting (bash, PowerShell, Python)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering/related field

Tools

Git/GitLab/GitHub/Azure DevOps Repos/Subversion

Jenkins/Azure DevOps Pipelines/GitHub Actions

Nexus/Artifactory

JIRA/Azure Boards/Trello

Confluence/Visio/Lucidchart

Job description

Syms Strategic Group, LLC is seeking a talented Senior Configuration Engineer for a remote, full-time position with the Veterans Affairs department. The role focuses on software configuration management, release engineering, and cloud migration across internal and COTS software, operating under a Public Trust (MBI) clearance.

Ideal candidates will lead complex builds, implement CM standards, mentor junior staff, and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure compliant, repeatable deployment