Configuration Manager

Join Leidos’ Digital Sector as we stand up a brand-new Agile development team at the forefront of federal IT modernization, delivering real digital transformation where it matters most. This is a rare ground-floor opportunity to architect, build, and integrate cutting-edge infrastructure solutions in support of some of our nation’s most sensitive and critical missions.

What to expect:

• Early-stage flexibility with partial telework during initial development phases
• Full-time on-site presence at secure facility in Washington, DC will be required as the program matures
• A collaborative, Agile environment where your input shapes the architecture from day one
• Dev platform based on ServiceNow, Elastic, AWS and RedHat

What you’ll need:

• An active TS/SCI clearance (required for consideration)
• Willingness to complete and maintain additional customer suitability screenings throughout employment
• Current Security+ certification or higher/equivalent

The Configuration Manager will ensure baseline control, deployment coordination, and release governance across a complex environment. This role blends hands-on technical understanding with strong process leadership to coordinate delivery across engineering, DevOps, test, cyber, infrastructure, operations, product management, customer stakeholders, and partner teams.

The Configuration Manager will maintain disciplined control of software, infrastructure, data pipeline configurations, interface definitions, deployment packages, COTS/FOSS versions, environment baselines, and security-relevant configurations. They will translate complex technical activity into a clear, auditable release framework that supports operational stability, compliance, and mission outcomes.

This role requires strong leadership, communication, and organization skills, with the ability to facilitate release readiness reviews, configuration control boards, deployment planning, risk discussions, customer briefings, and coordination across distributed teams. The ideal candidate is a structured, proactive leader who can impose order, drive readiness, escalate risks early, and ensure disciplined release execution.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end configuration management across all environments (dev through IL5/IL6 production).
• Own CM plans, release procedures, baseline controls, governance models, and change workflows.
• Manage release calendars, cadences, readiness criteria, deployment windows, cutover and rollback planning, and post-release validation.
• Coordinate release planning and execution across engineering, DevOps, cloud, data, test, cyber, IA, operations, network automation, service management, and customer teams.
• Facilitate release readiness reviews, configuration control boards, go/no-go reviews, and retrospectives.
• Ensure release packages are complete, reviewed, documented, traceable, and approved (code, infrastructure changes, configs, test evidence, security scans, deployment instructions, rollback plans, release notes).
• Maintain traceability across requirements, defects, risks, and changes using Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, and associated CI/CD tools.
• Manage configuration control for software, scripts, data pipelines, dashboards, integrations, IaC, automation workflows, interfaces, COTS/FOSS components, and runbooks.
• Maintain environment baselines for non-prod, simulators, test environments, IL5/IL6 targets, and operational systems.
• Partner with DevOps to ensure CI/CD pipelines support controlled promotion with proper versioning, approval gates, automated tests, and artifact retention.
• Coordinate DoD-aligned security requirements, STIG configurations, vulnerability remediation, privileged access controls, and audit evidence.
• Manage release impacts across mission-critical capabilities (event processing, monitoring, cyber, automation, analytics, integrations).
• Oversee release and configuration coordination for AWS IL5/IL6 platforms and tools such as Elastic/Kibana, Kafka, Logstash, Databricks, ServiceNow, Watson AIOps, Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, and network/cyber data sources.
• Identify and manage release risks, dependencies, blockers, environment constraints, and coordination gaps.
• Provide timely status reporting on scope, readiness, risks, defects, deployment progress, and outcomes.
• Develop release dashboards, metrics, decision briefs, and health indicators.
• Support audits, customer reviews, engineering reviews, and readiness assessments through accurate CM records and release evidence.
• Drive continuous improvement of CM and release processes.
• Provide CM and release training, mentoring, and guidance across engineering and operations teams.
• Coordinate with external partners and adjacent systems on integration planning, data dependencies, release alignment, and interoperability.

Basic Qualifications:

• Active TS/SCI clearance.
• Security+ or equivalent.
• Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years relevant experience (or equivalent experience).

• Ability to pass and maintain additional suitability screenings as required by customer

• Experience leading or supporting CM, change management, deployment coordination, or baseline management for complex cloud, software, or mission systems.
• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional release planning, readiness, approval, deployment, and validation.
• Experience developing CM/release plans, change control processes, deployment/rollback plans, and release documentation.
• Experience coordinating releases across multiple environments.
• Experience with Agile/DevOps workflows.
• Experience with Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket/Git, and related traceability/versioning tools.
• Familiarity with CI/CD, artifact management, branching strategies, automated testing, and promotion pipelines.
• Ability to understand complex systems and coordinate dependencies, risks, impacts, and stakeholder decisions.
• Strong communication and organizational skills; ability to manage multiple releases.
• Proven ability to anticipate issues, close actions, resolve gaps, and maintain discipline in fast-paced environments.
• Experience supporting federal, defense, intelligence, or mission-critical programs.

Preferred Qualifications (Condensed):

• Experience in DoD network or cyber operations.
• Experience with AWS/AWS GovCloud, IL5/IL6 environments.
• Experience supporting releases for data pipelines, analytics, observability, monitoring, automation, or service-management tools.
• Experience with ServiceNow ITSM and change processes.
• Experience managing configuration for IaC, COTS/FOSS, security configs, APIs, dashboards, schemas, and deployment manifests.
• Experience facilitating CCBs, CABs, readiness or approval reviews.
• Experience supporting compliance, STIGs, vulnerability remediation, security scan evidence, or DoD cyber processes.
• Experience coordinating distributed teams and multiple contractors.
• Experience with ITIL, SAFe, Scrum, PMP, CMMI, ISO, or similar frameworks.
• Experience building release metrics, dashboards, scorecards, and decision logs.

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Original Posting:

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.