Senior Configuration Engineer - Remote Cloud/CM Lead

Syms Strategic Group, LLC; Blacksburg (VA); Remote; USD 74,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Syms Strategic Group, LLC seeks a Senior Configuration Engineer to lead CM and release efforts for VA applications and cloud migration. You will design/build CM tools, enforce standards, and mentor junior staff while collaborating across teams in a regulated federal setting.

The role emphasizes automation, IaC (Ansible/Terraform), and solid scripting skills, with a focus on secure, repeatable builds and successful deployments.

Qualifications

• Lead and deliver complex builds and releases across environments.
• Experience in federal or regulated enterprise environments.
• Deep CM and release engineering expertise.
• Broad knowledge of development, QA, systems engineering, and DevOps.
• Familiar with CM practices and source control strategies.
• Experience with CI/CD tools and artifact repositories.
• Scripting for automation and IaC (Ansible/Terraform).
• Strong communication and mentoring skills.
• Proficiency with work management and documentation tools.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Support VA applications and spearhead cloud migration.
• Develop and maintain CM tools for identification, control, reporting, and delivery of software and COTS.
• Perform CM and release tasks ensuring compliant configurations and reproducibility.
• Design, develop, automate, and maintain productivity tools for modeling and development.
• Create build procedures to support product development and use.
• Develop software configuration standards for company-wide use.
• Train developers in CM tools and quality practices.
• Provide technical guidance and solutions for complex problems.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders and mentor junior staff.
• Ensure repeatable build and deployment processes across projects.

Skills

Software configuration management

Release engineering

DevOps

CI/CD

Scripting (Bash/PowerShell/Python)

Git/GitHub/GitLab/Azure DevOps

Infrastructure as Code (Ansible/Terra­

Cloud migration

Stakeholder collaboration

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering

10+ years relevant experience

8+ years substituted for education

Tools

Git

GitLab

GitHub

Azure DevOps Repos

Subversion

Jenkins

Azure DevOps Pipelines

GitHub Actions

Nexus

Artifactory

Confluence

Visio

Lucidchart

JIRA

Trello

Job description

Syms Strategic Group, LLC seeks a Senior Configuration Engineer to lead CM and release efforts for VA applications and cloud migration. You will design/build CM tools, enforce standards, and mentor junior staff while collaborating across teams in a regulated federal setting.

The role emphasizes automation, IaC (Ansible/Terraform), and solid scripting skills, with a focus on secure, repeatable builds and successful deployments.