Senior Configuration & Release Engineer - Remote

Socket.dev; Columbia (MD); On-site; USD 74,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is seeking a Senior Configuration Analyst II to drive software configuration management and release engineering for VA-related initiatives. This remote role emphasizes cloud migration, CM tooling, and process automation.

You will guide developers, ensure compliant builds, and collaborate with stakeholders across projects. The position demands deep CM expertise, strong communications, mentoring skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Proven track record leading complex software builds and releases across environments.
• Experience in large, regulated or federal environments.
• Deep expertise in configuration management and release engineering.
• Broad knowledge of development, QA, systems engineering and DevOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Support VA applications and migrate to the cloud.
• Develop and maintain CM tools for identification, control, reporting and delivery of software.
• Perform CM and release engineering tasks with compliant build parameters.
• Design, automate and maintain productivity tools for software modeling and development.
• Create build procedures to support product development and deployment.
• Develop CM standards for company-wide use.
• Train developers in CM tools and quality practices.

Skills

Configuration management

Release engineering

DevOps

Scripting

Automation

Communication

Mentoring

Problem solving

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

Git

GitLab

GitHub

Azure DevOps Repos

Subversion

Jenkins

Azure DevOps Pipelines

GitHub Actions

Nexus

Artifactory

Bash

PowerShell

Python

Ansible

Terraform

JIRA

Azure Boards

Trello

Confluence

Visio

Lucidchart

Job description

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is seeking a Senior Configuration Analyst II to drive software configuration management and release engineering for VA-related initiatives. This remote role emphasizes cloud migration, CM tooling, and process automation.

You will guide developers, ensure compliant builds, and collaborate with stakeholders across projects. The position demands deep CM expertise, strong communications, mentoring skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced