Senior Configuration Manager - Federal IT & DevOps (TS/SCI)

GCyber

Washington (District of Columbia)

On-site

USD 140,000 - 190,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

GCyber is seeking a Configuration Manager to support a federal IT modernization effort in a secure, classified environment. The role emphasizes disciplined baseline control, release governance, and cross-functional coordination across development, DevOps, and operations using ServiceNow, AWS, and CI/CD tooling.

You will lead CM plans, release readiness, and change workflows while ensuring traceability from requirements to deployment.

Qualifications

Active TS/SCI security clearance.
DoD 8570/8140 IAT II certification (Security+, CCNA-Security, CND, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, SSCP).
Early-stage flexibility with partial telework during initial development phases.
Full-time on-site presence at secure facility in Washington, DC will be required as the program matures.
Strong written and verbal communication skills across technical, operational, security, and customer teams.
Bachelor's degree in a related discipline; additional relevant experience may be considered in place of a degree.
Eight years of relevant experience; additional relevant experience may be considered in place of a degree.
Experience leading configuration management, change control, deployment coordination, release governance, or baseline management for complex cloud, software, or mission systems.
Experience developing CM and release plans, facilitating approval reviews, coordinating multiple environments, and managing deployment and rollback documentation.
Experience with Agile and DevOps workflows, Jira, Confluence, Git or Bitbucket, CI/CD, artifact management, branching, automated testing, and promotion pipelines.
Ability to understand complex technical dependencies and impose clear, auditable control without obstructing delivery.

Responsibilities

Own configuration management plans, release procedures, baseline controls, governance models, change workflows, calendars, readiness criteria, deployment windows, cutover plans, rollback plans, and post-release validation.
Coordinate release planning and execution across software engineering, DevOps, cloud, data, test, cyber, IA, infrastructure, operations, network automation, service management, customers, and partners.
Facilitate configuration control boards, release readiness reviews, go/no-go decisions, deployment coordination, and retrospectives.
Ensure release packages are complete, reviewed, traceable, approved, and supported by code, configurations, test evidence, security scans, deployment instructions, rollback plans, and release notes.
Maintain traceability across requirements, defects, risks, decisions, versions, environments, and changes using Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket or Git, and associated CI/CD tools.
Control software, scripts, infrastructure as code, data pipelines, schemas, dashboards, integrations, interfaces, automation workflows, COTS and FOSS components, security configurations, manifests, and runbooks.
Maintain environment baselines across development, test, simulation, IL5 or IL6 targets, and operational systems.
Partner with DevOps to implement controlled promotion, versioning, approval gates, automated tests, artifact retention, and auditable deployment evidence.
Track and communicate release scope, readiness, risks, dependencies, blockers, defects, deployment progress, outcomes, and health indicators.
Improve CM and release processes and provide practical training and guidance across engineering and operations teams.