Software Configuration Manager

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 72,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company, seeks an IT Configuration Manager to oversee enterprise configuration management across the service lifecycle in a federal IT environment.

The role ensures CMDB design, governance, and data integrity, collaborating with infrastructure, application, and security teams to prevent configuration drift and enable rapid incident and change response. Requires active SECRET clearance and US citizenship.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant work experience.
• Excellent understanding of configuration management principles, frameworks, and tools.
• Hands-on experience with CMDB tooling (ServiceNow, BMC Remedy).
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational and project-management skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills; ability to work with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain the configuration management system and CMDB data model.
• Establish and enforce configuration management policies and naming conventions.
• Integrate CM data with change, incident, and problem workflows for impact analysis.
• Conduct regular configuration audits and remediation activities with owning teams.
• Collaborate with platform admins to implement CMDB capabilities in tools like ServiceNow.
• Produce configuration reports and visualizations for capacity, risk, and compliance.
• Coordinate with ITIL processes to keep data accurate across the lifecycle.
• Contribute to CMDB initiatives across hybrid on-premises and cloud environments.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Organizational skills

Project management

Communication

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

ServiceNow

BMC Remedy

MS Office

Job description

Position Overview

The IT Configuration Manager directs configuration management practices for enterprise IT environments, ensuring that configuration items and their relationships are accurately recorded and controlled across the service lifecycle. The role oversees the design, population, and governance of the configuration management database and related repositories to support incident, problem, and change processes in a federal IT environment. The IT Configuration Manager collaborates with infrastructure, application, and security teams to maintain controlled baselines, prevent configuration drift, and provide actionable configuration insights that improve impact analysis, risk assessment, and service restoration time.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and maintain the configuration management system, including the CMDB data model, class structures, and relationship mappings for infrastructure and application configuration items.
• Establish and enforce configuration management policies, procedures, and naming conventions aligned to ITIL guidance and enterprise architecture standards.
• Integrate configuration data with change, incident, and problem workflows to support accurate impact analysis, dependency mapping, and rapid fault isolation for mission‑critical services.
• Conduct regular configuration audits, reconciliations, and baseline reviews to detect inconsistencies, unauthorized changes, and data quality issues, driving remediation activities with owning teams.
• Work closely with platform administrators to implement and optimize CMDB capabilities in tools such as ServiceNow, including discovery, service mapping, and data normalization.
• Produce configuration reports and visualizations that support capacity planning, risk assessments, architecture reviews, and compliance activities in highly regulated environments.
• Coordinate with other ITIL processes, including change, incident, and release management, to ensure configuration data remains accurate and up to date throughout the service lifecycle.
• Lead or contribute to CMDB implementation, remediation, and continuous‑improvement initiatives across hybrid on‑premises and cloud infrastructures.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent relevant work experience.
• At least 8 years of experience in configuration management, CMDB administration, or related IT service management roles supporting enterprise environments.
• Excellent understanding of configuration management principles, frameworks, and tools, including hands‑on experience with platforms such as ServiceNow or BMC Remedy.
• Demonstrated analytical, problem‑solving, organizational, and project‑management skills with the ability to lead configuration initiatives and manage competing priorities.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with infrastructure, application, security, and service management teams.
• Proficiency with standard productivity tools (e.g., Microsoft Office Suite) used to document processes, metrics, and reports.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a SECRET clearance; U.S. citizenship required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in ITIL Service Configuration Management or broader ITIL/ITSM certifications.
• Experience leading CMDB implementations, migrations, or remediation efforts across complex hybrid on‑premises and cloud environments.
• Prior experience working in federal or defense environments with mature ITSM governance models.

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.

$72,100 - $115,400

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.

$72,100 - $115,400

EEO Requirements

It is the policy of ASM that an individual's race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, gender identity, veteran status, 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, veteran status, disability, gender identity, or age. All decisions on employment are made to abide by the principle of equal employment.