Sr. Configuration/Data Manager

Overview

Abacus Technology is seeking a Sr. Configuration Manager to support configuration and change management activities at Robins AFB. This is a full-time position.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain consistency of a product’s performance, functional, and physical attributes with its requirements, design, and operational information throughout its life.
• Analyze the impacts of the configuration management change process on lifecycle sustainment.
• Support the configuration control function, to include receipt, dissemination, processing, tracking, and final disposition of ACSNs, ECPs, CCPs, Requests for Deviation/Waiver (RFD/RFW), DRs, airworthiness directive notes, service introductions.
• Assist in the preparation and conduct of CCB and business management boards.
• Assist in conducting FCA, PCA, and compliance audits, to include audit planning, auditing hardware and software Configuration Items (CIs), and disposition and tracking of action items and minutes, and support other program and engineering reviews and technical interchange meetings, at Government and weapon system contractor facilities.
• Integrate inputs from Program Office/IPT functionals into draft CDRLs, prepare data review documentation, participate in data reviews, draft data, review minutes, and follow up and maintain statuses of action items.
• Provide assistance in the preparation and maintenance of CDRLs for inclusion in weapon system contractor RFPs, contracts, and contract modifications.
• Provide support to the DR function operation of the Joint Deficiency Reporting System (JDRS) or similar system for originating, to include assisting with receiving, processing and tracking DRs.
• Assist by providing engineering data management support for program requirements to include preparing or updating and maintaining any engineering data management plan.
• Provide configuration/data management-related research, analyses, studies, documentation, briefing development, and assistance in briefing delivery as required to support mission partner activities.
  
  

Qualifications

15+ years experience in configuration management including at least 5 years working in a DoD environment. Must have a HS diploma or GED. Must have progressive experience in managing configuration of software, engineering documents, design drawings, engineering changes and notices, and planning/conducting design audits to enable government ownership of the program technical baseline. Must have IT Configuration Management experience within the Department of Defense environment. Must understand distribution statements and FAR/DFARS data rights clauses. Experience evaluating change proposals for impacts to data. Experience monitoring the delivery and approval of contract technical data to include report generation and follow up actions and record maintenance in the AF Generation, Receiving, Integrated Tracking System (GRITS). Experience performing HW and SW configuration audits. Experience performing the technical administrative activities necessary to manage CM tools for inventory control, version control, data duplication, media labeling. Experience producing release notes and CM reports. An in-depth understanding of the configuration change control process, the role of the Change Control Board, and change control documentation. Experience performing baseline administrative activities for multiple environments. Experience developing briefings for management. Understanding of all phases of the software development life cycle. Able to enter and manipulate data in a database. Strong attention to detail. Strong organizational skills and the ability to multi-task. Able to work independently and with a team. Experience in MS Office Suite software required. Must have skills and experience necessary to work closely with program management, systems engineers, quality managers, and design engineers in an integrated product team environment. Must be a US citizen and hold a current Secret clearance.

Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled