Senior Software Configuration Lead – CM, CI/CD & Releases

General Dynamics Corporation; Sterling Heights (MI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics Land Systems is seeking a Software Configuration Staff Lead in Sterling Heights, MI to establish robust configuration management practices across software products. You will ensure baselines are controlled, changes traceable, and releases compliant with ISO/CMMI standards in a multi-project environment.

The ideal candidate has years of CM/DevOps experience, solid scripting and automation skills, and the ability to drive process improvements with cross-functional teams while

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/SE or related field.
• 7–10 years in software configuration management, DevOps, or related roles.
• Hands-on with modern version control systems and branching strategies (GitFlow, trunk-based).
• Experience administering CI/CD and SCM tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps).
• Strong CM principles including baselines, change control, and audits.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain SCM plans, policies, and procedures.
• Define and enforce versioning, branching, merging, and release standards.
• Ensure CM aligns with quality, security, and compliance requirements (ISO, CMMI).
• Administer and support Configuration Control Boards (CCBs).
• Track configuration status, changes, deviations, waivers, and release contents.
• Coordinate builds and releases and maintain release notes and documentation.

Skills

Git

CI/CD

Jenkins

GitLab

Azure DevOps

CM principles

Release management

ISO/CMMI

Cross-functional

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/SE

Tools

Git

GitLab

GitHub

Jenkins

Azure DevOps

Cameo modeling

Job description

General Dynamics Land Systems is seeking a Software Configuration Staff Lead in Sterling Heights, MI to establish robust configuration management practices across software products. You will ensure baselines are controlled, changes traceable, and releases compliant with ISO/CMMI standards in a multi-project environment.

The ideal candidate has years of CM/DevOps experience, solid scripting and automation skills, and the ability to drive process improvements with cross-functional teams while