Software Configuration Analyst

asmexternalcareersite; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

ASM Research is seeking a Junior IT Configuration Analyst to support configuration management in a federal IT environment. You will collect and validate configuration item data, assist with audits, and help ensure CMDB accuracy across infrastructure and applications.

Under supervision, you will use ITSM/CMDB tools, perform basic queries, and contribute to risk assessment and incident/problem/change management activities while maintaining governance and data quality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in IT, CS, business or related field.
• 0–3 years of IT operations or configuration management experience.
• Secret security clearance or higher.
• Foundational ITIL knowledge of CMDB concepts.
• Experience with CMDB tools and basic queries.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate CI records in the CMDB by collecting, verifying, and updating configuration data for infrastructure, applications, and related services.
• Perform CMDB maintenance activities: create/update CIs, reconcile discovery data, resolve data conflicts.
• Assist with configuration audits and certifications by comparing CMDB records to inventories and coordinating remediation.
• Use ITSM and CMDB tools to navigate CI structures, run queries, and support impact analysis for incidents, problems, and changes.
• Review change records and incident tickets to ensure CIs are correctly linked for traceability.
• Support data quality by monitoring completeness and correctness and helping implement corrective actions.
• Follow configuration governance practices (naming standards, data entry guidelines, access controls).
• Collaborate with ITIL process owners and operations teams to ensure data supports stable delivery in a regulated environment.

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in IT, CS, business or related field

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Multitasking

Tools

ServiceNow

CMDB tools

Job description

The IT Configuration Analyst, Junior supports configuration management activities that keep the enterprise configuration management database (CMDB) accurate, complete, and reliable across infrastructure and application services. The role focuses on collecting, validating, and updating configuration item (CI) records so that the environment’s current state is consistently reflected for operational and governance needs.

Working under the direction of senior configuration and service management staff, this position assists with configuration audits, data quality checks, and analysis that enable effective incident, change, and problem management. The analyst helps ensure configuration data can be confidently used for impact analysis, risk assessment, and decision‑making across a federal IT environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate, complete CI records in the CMDB by collecting, verifying, and updating configuration data for infrastructure, applications, and related services.
• Perform day‑to‑day CMDB maintenance activities, including creating and updating CIs, reconciling discovery data with manually entered information, and resolving data conflicts.
• Assist with configuration audits and certifications by comparing CMDB records to actual inventories, documenting discrepancies, and coordinating remediation with owning teams.
• Use IT service management and CMDB tools to navigate CI structures, run queries and reports, and support impact analysis for incidents, problems, and changes.
• Review change records and incident tickets to confirm that associated CIs are correctly linked, improving traceability for root cause analysis and risk evaluation.
• Contribute to CMDB data quality improvement efforts by monitoring metrics such as completeness and correctness and helping implement corrective actions.
• Follow configuration governance practices, including naming standards, data entry guidelines, and access controls, to protect CMDB integrity and support audit readiness.
• Collaborate with other ITIL process owners and operations teams to ensure configuration data supports stable, efficient delivery of enterprise IT services in a regulated environment.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related discipline, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 0–3 years of experience in IT operations, service management, asset management, or configuration management supporting enterprise IT services.
• Foundational understanding of ITIL service asset and configuration management concepts, including CI types, attributes, relationships, and lifecycle states within a CMDB.
• Hands‑on experience using IT service management or CMDB tools to maintain records, perform basic queries, and support incident or change processes.
• Candidates must have a current secret security clearance or higher.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast‑paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting ServiceNow or another enterprise CMDB implementation, including familiarity with discovery or service mapping data feeds.
• ITIL Foundation or similar certificationdemonstratingknowledge of configuration and related ITSM processes.
• Prior experience working in a federal or highly regulated IT environment with formal change and configuration governance.
• Exposure to CMDB data quality metrics and reporting to support continuous improvement of configuration data.

Compensation Ranges

Compensation ranges for ASM Research positions vary depending on multiple factors; including but not limited to, location, skill set, level of education, certifications, client requirements, contract‑specific affordability, government clearance and investigation level, and years of experience. The compensation displayed for this role is a general guideline based on these factors and is unique to each role. Monetary compensation is one component of ASM's overall compensation and benefits package for employees.

EEO Requirements

It is the policy of ASM that an individual's race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation or national origin are not and will not be considered in any personnel or management decisions. We affirm our commitment to these fundamental policies.

All recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting for all job classifications is done without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, or age. All decisions on employment are made to abide by the principle of equal employment.

Physical Requirements

The physical requirements described in "Knowledge, Skills and Abilities" above are representative of those which must be met by an employee to successfully perform the primary functions of this job. (For example, "light office duties' or "lifting up to 50 pounds" or "some travel" required.) Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with qualifying disabilities, who are otherwise qualified, to perform the primary functions.

Disclaimer

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.