Job Title: Specialist, Software Configuration Management

Job Code: 11011

Job Location: Palm Bay, FL

Job Description:

The Specialist, Software Configuration Management is an engineering support role tasked with maintaining the integrity of system software, firmware, documentation, design artifacts, baselines, records, and associated configuration information using established configuration processes and controls in accordance with internal standards and contract requirements. Software Configuration Manager performs a wide range of activities for planning, configuration item identification, software change control, configuration status accounting and reporting, configuration verification and audits, metrics collection, and other on-demand functional support as needed to facilitate the execution of engineering activities.

Essential Functions:

• Implements established configuration management documentation, processes, and principles in an Agile development environment to maintain adequate control and traceability of software products and associated records.
• Administers existing configuration management toolsets, to include Agile Product Data Management (PDM), Subversion, Windchill, CREO, Confluence, Bitbucket, JIRA and Artifactory.
• Facilitates the Software Configuration Control Board (CCB) process by creating agendas, facilitating meetings, and analyzing proposed product design changes for accuracy, completeness, and to determine the effect on the overall system.
• Manages software export automation pipelines through the use of Jenkins.
• Generates software media required for internal and external deliveries.
• Maintains daily software syncing process between multiple systems, and supports on-demand software transfer requests as needed.
• Manages Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) software licenses assigned to programs.
• Collaborates with Software Engineering teams to perform various software builds.
• Facilitates software request ticketing system using SCRUM processes.
• Provides training, advice, user support, and guidance for configuration management methods, tools, procedures, and requirements to project team members responsible for the creation of software and documentation.
• Plans for and implements continuous improvement projects.
• Acts as liaison between management and other functional groups to resolve issues regarding configuration processes and records.
• Supports program audits.
• Performs problem solving and makes situational decisions, drawing upon prior experience and in-depth analysis of issues.

Qualifications:

• Top Secret (TS/SCI) clearance is required to start.
• Practical technical knowledge of the SWCM job area and general project management concepts is required as demonstrated through advanced education and/or prior experience as a software configuration manager or other related engineering support roles such as a software quality assurance technician (SWQA/SWQE/SWQC), software engineer, design drafter, technical writer, operations analyst, systems engineer, integration and test engineer, specialty engineer, or similar.
• Experience using version control and/or defect control tools such as Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Agile PDM, SolidWorks, Teamcenter, Subversion, CREO, IBM Rational (ClearCase, ClearQuest), Artifactory, Atlassian Tool Suite (Confluence, Jira, Bitbucket), or similar.
• Willingness to work overtime and/or outside of normal business hours as needed to meet critical deadlines and business requirements.
• Experience working in a fast-paced continuous change / agile engineering environment.
• Strong attention to detail and excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Expert time management ability and sense of urgency in meeting critical deadlines.
• Bachelor's Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Knowledge of EIA-649C, MIL-STD-973, and other relevant Configuration Management standards.
• One or more Configuration Management certification(s) such as CMPIC or NDIA.
• Experience in software programming languages.
• Experience in software scripting.
• Experience in Jenkins automation.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Visio). Specific skills include the ability to create and edit documents, generate and apply templates, generate and apply macros, edit and use styles, apply stamps, and apply other formatting functions within these tools.
• Experience reading and interpreting Statements of Work, Drawings, Schematics, and Parts Lists.
• Experience and certification in continuous process improvement techniques such as Lean Six Sigma.