[Hiring] Change Control & Configuration Manager @RE/SPEC Inc.

Role Description

RESPEC is looking to hire an experienced Change Control & Configuration Manager – Intermediate to support Indian Affairs (IA) and Office of Information Technology (OIT) programs, projects, and operational initiatives.

The Change Control & Configuration Manager provides specialized expertise in configuration management, change control, and release management while managing assigned IT projects throughout the project lifecycle. This position serves as an intermediate-level Project Manager and coordinates Government, business, technical, security, vendor, and contractor stakeholders to manage:

• Scope
• Schedule
• Cost
• Quality
• Risk
• Configuration
• Change
• Documentation
• Compliance
• Delivery performance

The position is responsible for maintaining effective Change and Configuration Management (CCM) processes, ensuring configuration information and records remain accurate and current, coordinating change and release activities, supporting Configuration Control Board (CCB) activities, and helping ensure compliance with applicable NIST, DOI, IA, and OIT requirements.

In addition to Change and Configuration Management expertise, the successful candidate must bring substantive experience in at least one complementary IT delivery discipline:

• Quality & Test Management
• IT Asset Management
• Business Analysis & Requirements Management

Working with the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR), Federal Task Lead, project teams, vendors, and other stakeholders, the Change Control & Configuration Manager manages resources, risks, dependencies, and customer relationships and supports successful delivery in accordance with task order requirements, federal standards, and DOI and IA policies and procedures.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five (5) years of project management experience.
• Current Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Demonstrated experience with Change Control, Configuration Management, and/or Release Management in an enterprise IT environment.
• Experience supporting configuration-management plans, configuration identification, status accounting, configuration records, CCB processes, change control, release management, and configuration audits.
• Experience working with Configuration Management Databases (CMDBs), configuration repositories, or comparable enterprise configuration-management systems.
• Strong experience with Agile and Waterfall project management methodologies.
• Hands-on experience leading Program Increment (PI) Planning activities.
• In-depth knowledge of IT project management principles and practices, including those established by PMI and PMBOK.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience in at least one complementary IT delivery discipline: Quality & Test Management, IT Asset Management, or Business Analysis & Requirements Management.
• Experience developing and maintaining project schedules, boards, backlogs, work items, dashboards, and related project artifacts.
• Knowledge of Federal Enterprise Architecture (FEA), Capital Planning and Investment Control (CPIC), System Development Life Cycle (SDLC), IT security management, and risk management.
• Knowledge of federal IT investment laws, regulations, and processes, including FITARA, Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996, E-Government Act of 2002, and FISMA.
• Experience reviewing and analyzing cost, schedule, and performance requirements for federal IT investments.
• Knowledge of OMB reporting requirements and experience aligning internal reporting with applicable external requirements.
• Experience applying consistent IT portfolio management practices that improve data quality, documentation, governance, and decision-making.
• Experience applying human-centered design methods, including journey mapping, affinity mapping, and storyboarding.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, stakeholder management, facilitation, problem-solving, organizational, and leadership skills.
• Ability to coordinate effectively across Government, business, technical, security, vendor, and contractor teams.
• U.S. Citizenship Required.
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain the Government security clearance and/or suitability determination required for the position.
• Must meet all applicable federal contract requirements.

Requirements

• Experience supporting the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) and/or Indian Affairs (IA).
• Experience managing federal IT projects involving change control, configuration management, release management, IT assets, software licensing, quality management, testing, or requirements management.
• Experience with IT Service Management (ITSM) ticketing systems, Configuration Management Databases (CMDBs), Microsoft Intune, or similar enterprise tools.
• Experience using Azure DevOps or comparable Government-authorized project management tools.
• Experience spanning multiple complementary areas, including Quality & Test Management, IT Asset & Software License Management, and Business Analysis & Requirements Management.
• Active Government security clearance.

Benefits

• This position primarily involves work in a professional office or remote work environment.
• The employee must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Duties may require prolonged periods of sitting and working at a computer, frequent use of standard office equipment, participation in virtual or in-person meetings, and effective verbal and written communication.