Configuration Manager

Company: LinQuest Corporation
Location: Dayton
Posted on: January 27, 2023

Job Description:

**Description**LinQuest is seeking a Configuration Manager to join our team in Beavercreek, OH. US Citizenship and a Secret clearance are required.Are you an experienced Configuration Manager with a strong Agile background, communication skills, a technical background and experience in Air Force flight operations? Are you interested in autonomy, machine learning and artificial intelligence? Would you like the opportunity to help bring this game-changing capability to the Air Force while leading a highly collaborative government-contractor team? If so, LinQuest is seeking a Configuration Manager for our Beavercreek, OH, location.The successful candidate will be responsible for the overall configuration management, development and implementation of the configuration management plan. You will work closely with a skilled team of developers, engineers and product owners to ensure the execution of all aspects of the CM process. This includes operating the defined and agreed process, ensuring it interfaces with all other relevant processes, reviewing the effectiveness and efficiency, performing process audits, and managing the process improvement cycle. We are looking for a highly motivated individual who is looking to grow their career in a fast-paced environment.This team-member will be closely integrated with other team-members in a common physical environment.**Responsibilities:**+ Managing the day-to-day activities of the process, including establishing priorities and work assignments+ Tracking compliance to policies and procedures and resolving / escalating any compliance issue+ Facilitates Configuration Management audits+ Reviews critical incident outage resolution results and responses and dispositions of failed changes due to CMS related issues+ Facilitates communication and engages business and IT management to encourage configuration management efforts and value proposition+ Engages with strategic projects to ensure Configuration Management can deliver required CMS functionality within project timeframes+ Reviews and approves all changes to the CMS infrastructure where applicable+ Reviews and approves significant IT infrastructure changes to ensure impacts to configuration management data are properly addressed+ Mentors the organization on Configuration Management services, concepts, policies and procedures+ Chairs the Configuration Control Board (CCB) and enacts changes as directed.+ Provides and approves all requirements, use cases, user stories, etc. in support of new or improving functionality of the CMS**Required Skills:**+ Strong planning and organizational skills+ Strong oral and written communication skills+ Ability to understand and translate technical documents+ Ability to work collaboratively with others to achieve goals+ Ability to be a persistent, creative problem -solver+ Familiar with Agile Methodology and practices**Required Experience:**+ Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or a related technical field+ 3+ years professional experience in configuration management+ Experience with configuration management tools+ Experience managing complex IT projects and configuration baselines+ Strong analytical skills+ Familiarity with Risk Management+ An active **Secret clearance** is required**Preferred Experience:**The preferred candidate will have a robust combination of the following:+ Master's degree in a relevant field, especially computer science or similar+ Knowledge of Air Force strategic policy, National Security Strategy, and National Military Strategy+ Familiarity with flight simulation environments+ Experience with hardware and software integration and test within an MS&A environment+ Familiarity with GitLab+ Familiarity with the Air Force command structure+ Tactical aircraft flight experience+ Experience applying Scientific Test & Analysis Techniques to MS&A planning and execution+ Experience testing autonomous systems+ Background or experience in computer science/artificial intelligence/machine learning**Benefits:** LinQuest offers comprehensive and competitive benefit offerings to our team members to include medical, dental, vision, retirement, paid time off, company paid life insurance, and more! For additional information please visit: https://www.linquest.com/careers/our-benefits**COVID-19 Compliance Guidelines:** As a federal contractor, all LinQuest team members may be required to comply with Executive Order 14042- Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors, which may include mandatory vaccination and ability to provide proof of vaccination status prior to start of employment. Additionally, team members are expected to comply with all safety protocols related to mask wearing and physical distancing while in covered contractor workplaces. If applicable, prospective or new employees may seek an exemption to the vaccination requirement through LinQuest Human Resources and must have an approved exemption prior to the start of their employment.**Qualifications****Education****Required**+ Bachelors or better**Licenses & Certifications****Required**+ SecretEqual Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with DisabilitiesThe contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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