Senior Configuration Engineer - Remote Cloud & Release Lead

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

Job summary

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is seeking a Senior Configuration Engineer to support VA applications and lead cloud migration efforts from a remote location. The role demands deep CM expertise, release engineering leadership, and collaboration with diverse stakeholders across projects.

The ideal candidate brings extensive experience in CM across environments, scripting skills, and the ability to mentor junior engineers while ensuring compliant, repeatable build/deploy processes.

Qualifications

• Experience leading and delivering complex software builds and releases.
• Experience in large regulated or federal environments.
• Deep expertise in software configuration management and release engineering.
• Knowledge of development, QA, systems engineering, and DevOps.
• CM practices: identification, baselining, change control, status accounting.

Responsibilities

• Support VA applications and migrate to the cloud.
• Develop and maintain CM tools for identification, control, reporting, and delivery of software and COTS products.
• Perform CM and release tasks to document, align with hardware configurations, and ensure logistically sustainable releases.
• Design, develop, automate, and maintain productivity tools to improve software modelling and development.
• Lead and train junior engineers in CM best practices and provide technical guidance.
• Ensure compliant, repeatable build and deployment processes across projects.

Skills

Configuration management

Release engineering

DevOps practices

Scripting (Python, PowerShell)

Communication

Mentoring/leadership

Build/release monitoring

QA & testing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

10+ years relevant experience

Tools

Git, GitLab, GitHub, Azure DevOps Repos

Jenkins, Azure DevOps Pipelines, GitHub Actions

Nexus, Artifactory

Ansible, Terraform

Job description

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is seeking a Senior Configuration Engineer to support VA applications and lead cloud migration efforts from a remote location. The role demands deep CM expertise, release engineering leadership, and collaboration with diverse stakeholders across projects.

The ideal candidate brings extensive experience in CM across environments, scripting skills, and the ability to mentor junior engineers while ensuring compliant, repeatable build/deploy processes.