IT Configuration Manager

Position Overview

Koniag Operations Services, LLC a Koniag Government Services company is seeking a IT 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.

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…