IT Configuration Manager​/Senior-Level IT Subject Matter Specialist

Pac Arctic, LLC, a Koniag Government Services company, is seeking an IT Configuration Manager/Senior-Level IT Subject Matter Specialist with a Secret clearance to support PAC and our government customer in Arlington, VA.

We offer competitive compensation and an extraordinary benefits package including health, dental and vision insurance, 401K with company matching, flexible spending accounts, paid holidays, three weeks paid time off, and more.

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

• Identify and define the configuration items (CIs) that make up a system or product determining what components need to be controlled and tracked.

Configuration Control:

• Create and implement configuration management plans.
• Manage changes to the configuration items and ensure 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:

• Record and report 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:

• Conduct 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:

• Establish and maintain 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:

• Coordinate 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:

• Work 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 coordinate 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:

• Maintain 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.
• Act 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.
• Track 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.
• Lead and collaborate with EX/IT teams on resolving outstanding vulnerabilities requiring deep hands-on technical expertise to remediate complex patching issues.
• Report and brief on status of activities.
• Stay informed about the latest vulnerabilities and threats.
• Create regular reports on open requests and follow up with appropriate teams as necessary to keep requests progressing, schedule as necessary to resolve any outstanding items.
• Coordinate efforts on site…