[Hiring] Sr Configuration Manager @Hathiant

Role Description

AcisTek is seeking qualified professionals to support the Grants.gov Information Technology Services program for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Grants, Division of Information and Solutions. Grants.gov is a highly visible, public-facing federal shared service that provides a centralized platform for applicants to find and apply for federal discretionary grant opportunities and for federal agencies to post, manage, and process grant application packages.

The selected candidate will support the operation, maintenance, enhancement, modernization, security, performance, and user experience of the Grants.gov system. This work supports a mission-critical federal platform used by applicants, grantors, federal agencies, and partner systems across the grants lifecycle. Candidates should be comfortable working in a structured federal IT environment with strong emphasis on:

• Service continuity
• Stakeholder responsiveness
• Documentation
• Quality
• Security
• Accessibility
• Disciplined delivery

Ideal candidates will bring experience supporting federal IT programs, public-facing web applications, grants management systems, cloud-hosted environments, Agile/SDLC delivery, system operations, application support, testing, cybersecurity, communications, or related technical and program functions. Prior experience with Grants.gov, federal grants systems, HHS, government shared services, or high-volume public-sector platforms is strongly preferred.

Preferred Grants.gov / Federal Grants Experience

• Grants.gov, GrantSolutions, or other federal grants management platforms.
• Federal discretionary grants lifecycle, including funding opportunity posting, application package creation, applicant submission, agency download, forms, validations, and acknowledgements.
• Public-facing government websites or shared service platforms with large user communities.
• System-to-system interfaces supporting applicant systems, grantor systems, partner systems, or external federal integrations.
• Federal forms development, Adobe/XDP/PDF forms, XML schemas, web forms, form validation, and Section 508 accessibility.
• HHS, OMB, GAO, OIG, congressional data calls, federal stakeholder reporting, or executive-level federal communications.
• Federal cloud, ATO, POA&M remediation, vulnerability management, disaster recovery, and operational continuity.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Ensure that all configuration items are identified, tracked, and maintained throughout their lifecycle.
• Collaborate with engineering, IT, and project management and customer teams to develop and enforce configuration management practices.
• Provide technical leadership to software development teams and ensuring compliance with software quality standards.
• Manage the Configuration Data Management (CDM) team and implement configuration management practices across programs.

This role typically requires a strong background in project management, database, and software development, along with analytical and problem-solving skills.

Qualifications

• Degree in information technology, computer science, or related preferred.
• 8 years or more of related experience required.

Requirements

• CMDB, license/subscription management, certificate lifecycle, software/hardware inventory, and support‑contract tracking.
• Renewal planning.
• Vendor coordination.
• Audit artifacts.

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.