Senior Configuration Engineer - Remote Cloud Lead

Syms Strategic Group, LLC; Baton Rouge (LA); Remote; USD 74,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Job summary

Syms Strategic Group, LLC seeks a Senior Configuration Analyst to lead software configuration management and release activities for VA-related projects. The role focuses on automating builds, enforcing standards, and guiding teams in CM best practices.

You will collaborate with multiple stakeholders, drive process improvements, and mentor junior staff while supporting cloud migration and compliant deployment across environments.

Qualifications

• Proven track record leading complex software builds/releases.
• Experience in large/regulatory or federal environments.
• Deep software configuration management and release engineering expertise.
• Broad knowledge across development, QA, systems engineering, and DevOps.
• Experience with CM practices: identification, baselining, change control, status accounting.
• Familiar with source control and branching/merging strategies.
• Experience with CI/CD tools and artifact repositories.
• Scripting for automation (Python/PowerShell/Bash).
• Experience managing COTS software and vendor patches.
• Infrastructure as code experience (Ansible, Terraform).
• Knowledge of software quality standards and governance.
• Proficient with JIRA/Azure Boards/Trello and Confluence/Visio/Lucidchart.

Responsibilities

• Support VA applications and migrate to the cloud.
• Develop and maintain CM tools for CM activities and reporting.
• Perform CM and release tasks; ensure documentation and hardware config compliance.
• Design and automate tools to improve software modeling and development.
• Create build procedures to support product development and use.
• Develop company-wide software configuration standards.
• Train developers in CM tools and quality standards.
• Provide technical guidance and solutions to complex problems.
• Operate autonomously and make sound decisions.
• Ensure repeatable build/deployment processes across projects.
• Collaborate with internal/external stakeholders frequently.
• Lead and mentor junior analysts/engineers in CM practices.

Skills

CM leadership

Release engineering

DevOps mindset

Scripting: Python/PowerShell/Bash

CI/CD tooling

Source control: Git/GitLab/GitHub/AZRe

Problem solving

Effective communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Git

GitHub

Azure DevOps Repos

Subversion

Jenkins

Azure DevOps Pipelines

GitHub Actions

Nexus/Artifactory

Ansible

Terraform

Job description

Syms Strategic Group, LLC seeks a Senior Configuration Analyst to lead software configuration management and release activities for VA-related projects. The role focuses on automating builds, enforcing standards, and guiding teams in CM best practices.

You will collaborate with multiple stakeholders, drive process improvements, and mentor junior staff while supporting cloud migration and compliant deployment across environments.