Configuration Management Specialist; Senior

Job Title:

Configuration Management Specialist (Senior)
Job Category:
Information Technology Time Type:
Full time Minimum Clearance Required to Start:
Secret Employee Type:
Regular Percentage of

Travel Required:

Up to 10%
Type of Travel:
Local*
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* The Opportunity:

CACI is seeking a Senior Configuration Management Specialist for the Global Mission Operations Support (GMOS) contract, supporting the Department of State.

This role offers a unique opportunity to enhance national security through advanced IT solutions. You will collaborate with experienced professionals in an innovative environment, guiding a high-performing team to deliver excellence. The GMOS contract aims to provide world-class IT support by modernizing and maintaining applications and infrastructure using an integrated IT Service Management approach. Join us to make a meaningful impact on a program of national importance.

Responsibilities:

Lead comprehensive assessments and continuous monitoring of enterprise computing environments, ensuring organization-wide compliance with Configuration and Change Management (C/CM) requirements across 350+ facilities

Develop and maintain comprehensive site topology configurations, network architecture documentation, and infrastructure change records for complex hybrid infrastructures spanning on-premises data centers and cloud platforms

Apply advanced master data management (MDM) techniques and automation workflows to automatically reconcile manual configuration updates, network discovery results, and CMDB entries with established configuration baselines

Maintain comprehensive logical models and enterprise Configuration Management Database (CMDB) encompassing all Service Area devices, applications, and services supporting 40,000+ users

Develop and maintain authoritative baseline documentation for each system including reference architectures, design specifications, configuration standards, and hardening guidelines aligned with NIST 800-53 controls

Lead change request preparation, risk assessment, and formal presentation to Change Management Control Board (CAB), providing expert technical analysis and comprehensive implementation plans

Conduct thorough post-implementation reviews following major changes, validating successful execution, capturing lessons learned, and driving continuous process improvement

Master and architect Dev Sec Ops  tooling ecosystems including Ansible, Terraform, Jenkins, Git Lab CI/CD, and Sonar Qube, constructing sophisticated CI/CD pipelines with automated build, test, and security validation

Serve as technical subject matter expert for configuration management tools and methodologies, providing mentorship to junior specialists and leading knowledge transfer sessions

Drive strategic initiatives for configuration management process optimization, tool consolidation, and automation maturity, collaborating with enterprise architecture teams and service delivery leadership

Qualifications:

Required:

Bachelor's degree + 8 years of experience in related fields, such as enterprise configuration management, change management, Dev Ops/Dev Sec Ops  engineering, systems administration, or IT service management at scale; equivalencies considered.

Active Secret Clearance Proven experience with enterprise-scale Configuration Management practices, CMDB architecture and administration, and ITIL framework implementation

Demonstrated leadership experience managing complex configuration management projects, leading technical teams, and coordinating across distributed enterprise environments

Expert-level proficiency with Dev Sec Ops  tooling including Ansible, Terraform, Jenkins, Git Lab, Sonar Qube, and advanced CI/CD pipeline design

Excellent leadership abilities with proven experience planning and…