Configuration Manager- REMOTE

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Configuration Manager- REMOTE

Salary Range: $64,255.00 To $ Annually

Title:

Configuration Management Specialist

Location:

This position is open to candidates residing in locations where Fairwinds Technologies is currently registered to employ. Current eligible locations include the DMV area, FL, GA, SC, NC, NY, CO, and TX
. Eligible locations are subject to change based on business needs and employment registration requirements.

Clearance Requirement:
Active Secret Security Clearance required at time of employment

Compensation Range: $64,255 - $104,255 annually (dependent upon experience)
Travel Requirement: N/APosition Summary The Configuration Management Specialist supports a multinational SATCOM terminal acquisition, deployment, and sustainment program. This position is responsible for establishing, maintaining, auditing, and controlling configuration baselines across hardware, software, firmware, documentation, product support data, logistics artifacts, and in-service support activities. The Configuration Manager works closely with Program Managers, Systems Engineers, Integrated Logistics Support personnel, cybersecurity teams, quality assurance representatives, subcontractors, and customers to ensure configuration integrity throughout the entire system lifecycle.

Responsibilities include baseline management, engineering change control, configuration audits, documentation control, requirements traceability, and sustainment support activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain Configuration Management processes and procedures in accordance with STANAG 4427, ISO 10007, and program requirements.
• Prepare and maintain Configuration Management Plans (CMPs) and controlled program documentation.
• Establish and maintain Functional, Allocated, Product, and Operational Baselines throughout the system lifecycle.
• Maintain Configuration Item hierarchies and support configuration traceability across systems and documentation.
• Administer Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs), Engineering Change Orders (ECOs), and Change Requests.
• Coordinate change review, approval, implementation, verification, and configuration status accounting activities.
• Develop and maintain product baseline documentation, Bills of Material (BOMs), part records, software versions, and technical data packages.
• Establish document control procedures and ensure version control, release management, and compliance with customer requirements.
• Maintain Requirements Traceability Matrices (RTMs) and verify consistency across engineering, logistics, testing, training, and sustainment documentation.
• Plan and execute Functional Configuration Audits (FCAs) and Physical Configuration Audits (PCAs).
• Support technical reviews, acceptance activities, corrective action tracking, and customer audits.
• Collaborate with Integrated Logistics Support teams to ensure configuration data supports reliability, provisioning, maintenance, obsolescence management, and product support efforts.
• Maintain configuration records associated with repairs, software updates, hardware upgrades, and engineering changes.
• Manage controlled documentation and status reporting within project collaboration portals and configuration management databases.

Required Qualifications Education

• Associate’s degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Logistics, Computer Science, Technical Management, or a related discipline.
• Equivalent military or defense-industry experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

Experience

• Minimum of 8 years of Configuration Management experience supporting defense, aerospace, telecommunications,…