Remote Senior Configuration Engineer—CM & Cloud

Syms Strategic Group, LLC; Silver Spring (MD); Remote; USD 74,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Syms Strategic Group, LLC is seeking a Senior Configuration Analyst to lead software configuration management and release engineering for VA-related projects. The role emphasizes building standardized CM practices, automating deployments, and guiding teams in best practices.

The successful candidate will work remotely based in the U.S., with a strong background in CFG/DevOps, scripting, and infrastructure as code, ensuring compliant, reproducible builds across environments.

Qualifications

• Experience leading and delivering complex software builds/releases across multiple environments.
• Experience in regulated federal or large enterprise settings.
• 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 systems 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 on CM tools.

Responsibilities

• Support VA applications and migration to the cloud.
• Develop and maintain CM tools for identification, control, reporting, and delivery of software (COTS and internal).
• Perform CM and release engineering tasks ensuring documented, compliant build parameters.
• Design and automate productivity tools to improve modeling and development.
• Design and implement build procedures for software development and use.
• Develop company-wide software configuration standards.
• Train developers in CM tools and quality standards.
• Provide technical guidance on complex problems and decisions.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and mentor junior analysts/engineers.

Skills

Configuration management

Release engineering

CI/CD

Scripting

Git

Azure DevOps

Jenkins

Terraform

Ansible

Communication

Mentoring

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical discipline

Tools

Git

GitLab

GitHub

Azure DevOps Repos

Subversion

Jenkins

Nexus/Artifactory

Confluence

JUnit/QA tools

Ansible

Terraform

JIRA

Azure Boards

Trello

Job description

Syms Strategic Group, LLC is seeking a Senior Configuration Analyst to lead software configuration management and release engineering for VA-related projects. The role emphasizes building standardized CM practices, automating deployments, and guiding teams in best practices.

The successful candidate will work remotely based in the U.S., with a strong background in CFG/DevOps, scripting, and infrastructure as code, ensuring compliant, reproducible builds across environments.