IT Configuration Manager

This position may be filled prior to the posted deadline. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

Koniag Operations Services, LLC a Koniag Government Services company, is seeking a Configuration Manager with a Top-Secret security clearance to support KOS and our government customer in Arlington, VA.

 

Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, paid time off, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, flexible spending accounts, commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement.

Essential Functions, Responsibilities & Duties may include, but are not limited to:

IT configuration/patching specialists play a crucial role in ensuring that software and systems are properly configured, maintained, patched, and controlled throughout their lifecycle. IT configuration/patching specialist has the following duties and responsibilities (One position –1920 standard hours per 12-month period):

• Configuration Identification: Identifying and defining the configuration items (CIs) that

• make up a system or product. This involves determining what components need to be
• controlled and tracked.
• Configuration Control: Create and implement configuration management plans. Managing
• changes to the configuration items and ensuring that changes are properly evaluated,
• approved, and implemented.
• This involves maintaining version control and ensuring that only authorized changes are made to the configuration.
• Configuration Impact Analysis: Conduct impact analysis for proposed changes to assess potential effects on other configuration items and systems.
• Configuration Implementation: Execute the implementation of approved changes, ensuring minimal disruption to services and operations.
• Configuration Tool Management: Ensure the continuous operation and maintenance of configuration management tools.
• Configuration Status Accounting: Recording and reporting the status of configuration items throughout their lifecycle. This includes tracking changes, versions, and baselines to provide a clear audit trail of the configuration history.
• Configuration Audits: Conducting regular audits to verify that the actual configuration of a system or product matches its documented configuration. This helps ensure consistency and compliance with requirements and standards.
• Configuration Baselines: Establishing and maintaining configuration baselines, which are predefined sets of configuration items that have been formally reviewed and approved.
• Baselines provide a stable reference point for future development and change control.
• Release Management: Coordinating the release of software and system configurations, including planning, scheduling, and deploying releases into production environments.
• This involves ensuring that releases are properly tested and documented before deployment.
• Change Management: Working closely with change management processes to assess the impact of proposed changes on the configuration and to coordinate the implementation of approved changes.
• FISMA POA&M Management: Manage the remediation of Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M) for multiple networks and coordinates with the ISSO to provide evidence of completion.
• This includes coordinating meetings with technical teams and the Cybersecurity and Compliance team to track status, plan, report and close items as appropriate.
• Documentation Management: Maintaining accurate and up-to-date documentation related to the configuration of systems and products. This includes configuration specifications, diagrams, user guides, and other relevant documentation.
• Track all problems and changes in product documents and report on current configuration.
• Facilitate communication and engage with EX/IT staff to encourage configuration management efforts.
• Acts as the configuration lead for EX/IT configuration management change control board (CCB) and infrastructure change management.
• Coordinate CCB activities and enact changes as directed.
• Tracks open CCB and infrastructure change requests from beginning to end to ensure timely completion within established SLAs.
• Analyze vulnerability scan results from various tools and prioritize remediation efforts based on severity and age.
• Leads and collaborate with EX/IT teams on resolving outstanding vulnerabilities requiring deep hands-on technical expertise to remediate complex patching issues.
• Reports and briefs on status of activities.
• Stays informed about the latest vulnerabilities and threats.
• Creates regular reports on open requests, follows up with appropriate teams as necessary to keep requests progressing, schedules as necessary to resolve any outstanding items.
• Coordinates efforts on site with and reports results to the government manager.
• Coordinates with other IT professionals both internally and externally to the Department as required to efficiently support EX/IT team.
• Participates with IT leadership and other IT staff members in analyzing and making recommendations relating to the configuration of the OIG's information technology systems, equipment requirements, budgeting, software, and hardware specifications.
• Process Review: Regularly review and update configuration management processes to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
• Overall, the configuration manager is responsible for ensuring that the configuration of software and systems is well-managed, controlled, and documented throughout their lifecycle, from development through deployment and maintenance.
• This helps to minimize risks, ensure quality, and facilitate effective change management.

 

Work Experience, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

The IT configuration manager/Senior-Level IT Subject Matter Specialist has 8-10 years of experience in the following:

• Demonstrated hands-on experience with planning, executing, and troubleshooting

• configuration/patch changes to:

• Microsoft technologies (i.e., Windows, Intune, M365, Azure)
• Network and firewall systems (i.e. Cisco, Palo Alto Panorama)
• Demonstrated experience with running a CCB
• Demonstrated experience with using Microsoft productivity tools such as Word,

• Excel, PowerPoint, Planner, Project to track, analyze, manage tasks, create reports
• and presentation

 

Clearance Requirement:

• Top Secret Security Clearance 

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The company is an equal opportunity employer. The company shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, color, religion, creed, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity (except where gender is a bona fide occupational qualification), national origin or ancestry, age, disability, citizenship, military/veteran status, marital status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. We are committed to equal employment opportunity in all decisions related to employment, promotion, wages, benefits, and all other privileges, terms, and conditions of employment.

 

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Koniag Government Services (KGS) is an Alaska Native Owned corporation supporting the values and traditions of our native communities through an agile employee and corporate culture that delivers Enterprise Solutions, Professional Services and Operational Management to Federal Government Agencies. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Koniag, we apply our proven commercial solutions to a deep knowledge of Defense and Civilian missions to provide forward leaning technical, professional, and operational solutions. KGS enables successful mission outcomes for our customers through solution-oriented business partnerships and a commitment to exceptional service delivery. We ensure long-term success with a continuous improvement approach while balancing the collective interests of our customers, employees, and native communities. For more information, please visit www.koniag-gs.com.

 

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