Remote Senior Configuration & Release Lead

Syms Strategic Group, LLC; Rockville (MD); On-site; USD 74,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Syms Strategic Group, LLC is seeking a Senior Configuration Analyst - II to support VA applications and lead cloud migration efforts. The role emphasizes CM tooling, release engineering, and secure, reproducible builds across environments.

You will design and implement build procedures, train developers, and provide technical guidance while collaborating with stakeholders and senior teammates in a 100% U.S.-based remote setting for the VA program.

Qualifications

• Experience leading complex software builds/releases across environments.
• Experience in large regulated 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.
• Experience with source control systems and branching/merging strategies.
• Experience with CI/CD tools and artifact repositories.
• Experience with scripting for automation.
• Experience managing COTS software and vendor patches.
• Experience with IaC and environment management.

Responsibilities

• Support VA apps and migrate to the cloud.
• Develop and maintain CM tools for identification, control, reporting, and delivery of software.
• Perform CM and release engineering tasks to document and standardize builds.
• Design, develop, automate, and maintain productivity tools for software modeling.
• Develop build procedures to support product development and use.
• Develop CM standards for company-wide use.
• Train developers in CM tools and quality standards.
• Provide technical guidance for complex problems.
• Operate autonomously and meet deadlines.
• Ensure compliant, repeatable build/deploy processes and collaboration with stakeholders.
• Lead and train junior analysts/engineers in CM best practices.

Skills

CM & Release Engineering

Git / GitHub / Azure DevOps

CI/CD Tools

Scripting: Bash/PowerShell/Python

Infrastructure as Code

DevOps

Collaboration/Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

Git

GitLab

GitHub

Azure DevOps Repos

Subversion

Jenkins

Azure DevOps Pipelines

GitHub Actions

Nexus

Artifactory

JIRA

Azure Boards

Trello

Confluence

Visio

Lucidchart

Ansible

Terraform

Job description

Syms Strategic Group, LLC is seeking a Senior Configuration Analyst - II to support VA applications and lead cloud migration efforts. The role emphasizes CM tooling, release engineering, and secure, reproducible builds across environments.

You will design and implement build procedures, train developers, and provide technical guidance while collaborating with stakeholders and senior teammates in a 100% U.S.-based remote setting for the VA program.