About this role
Job Summary
The Configuration Management Specialist supports the evolution of the Operations Control Center (OCC) from traditional administrative and security access-control functions to a digitally enabled, data-driven operational environment. This role is responsible for configuration management, operational coordination, and real-time decision support within a modernized cloud-enabled ecosystem.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provide high-level customer service as a central OCC interface, supporting users with access requests, asset coordination, scheduling, and operational inquiries in a technologically advanced environment.
- Manage and maintain configuration management (CM) of laboratory products, services, hardware, software, documentation, inventories, and technical baselines throughout the system life cycle.
- Support Configuration Change Requests (CCRs), Engineering Changes (ECs), and Field Changes (FCs), including documentation, tracking, impact analysis, and coordination with the Configuration Control Board (CCB).
- Interpret and monitor digital dashboards, automated alerts, and system health indicators to support real-time operational awareness and decision-making.
- Operate and navigate interconnected applications and platforms (e.g., BMC toolsets, SaaS-based systems, cloud-hosted environments) used for scheduling, maintenance coordination, access verification, and incident response.
- Support requirements management (RM), quality management system (QMS) processes, and continuous process improvement initiatives aligned with testbed operations.
- Assist in maintaining material management processes, including General Equipment (GE), OM&S, and classified/unclassified inventory tracking and audits.
- Coordinate technical documentation, media management, and safeguarding of classified material in accordance with DoD and NIWC Pacific policies.
- Participate in Technical Interchange Meetings (TIMs) and operational coordination meetings to support integration, scheduling, and execution of testbed activities.
REQUIRED SKILLS/YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
- 3+ years of professional experience in configuration management
- Knowledge of scheduling tools, including MS Project or Primavera
Education: High School Diploma or GED
Travel Required: 0%
Work Location: San Diego, CA (Naval Base Point Loma)
This position is required to have and maintain a Secret US DoD security clearance.
PREFERRED SKILLS
- Associates degree
- Three (3) or more years of professional experience in configuration management, operations control, or technical coordination
- Familiarity with Quality Management Systems (QMS), Configuration Management (CM), CCB processes, and requirements management (RM)
- Experience working with IT service management tools (e.g., BMC or similar platforms), cloud-based or SaaS solutions
- Exposure to testbed operations, C5ISR, networked systems, or lab environments
- Ability to work in fast-paced, operational settings requiring judgment, prioritization, and coordination across multiple teams
REMARKS
- Must be able to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing
- Must be able to interface effectively with all levels of technical and management personnel
- Position supports transforming operational environment emphasizing digitization, automation, and data-driven decision-making
Compensation: $33-$36.65 an hour.
Compensation for positions at Centurum vary depending on a wide range of factors including, but not limited to, location, responsibilities, skill set, and level of experience.
Labor Category is Specialist, Configuration Management I
EOE M/F/Disability/Veteran
*When responding to this posting please reference job # SD26-01 Configuration Management Specialist
Other facts
About Centurum
Our core capabilities - Cybersecurity, Systems Integration, Communications and Network Engineering, Software Engineering, Operational and Technical Support, and Information Operations - place us at the center of Federal Government efforts to build and deploy effective world-wide wired/wireless Network Centric C5ISR solutions and to provide intelligence analysis support to the Global War on Terror. In addition to our Headquarters Office in Marlton NJ, we have operational offices in the Washington, DC metropolitan area; Chesapeake, VA; Charleston, SC; and San Diego, CA. Our locations place us only minutes away from most Federal Government Department and Agency Headquarters and the US Navy's Fleet concentration areas.
What you'll do
- The Configuration Management Specialist is responsible for managing configuration management and operational coordination within a cloud-enabled ecosystem. This role includes supporting access requests, asset coordination, and real-time decision-making.
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