Data Science Specialist; Configuration Analyst

Data Science Specialist (Configuration Analyst
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Location: Pensacola, FL, United States

Requisition Number: 28627

Required Travel: 0 - 10%

Employment Type:

Full Time/Salaried/Exempt

Anticipated Salary Range: $72,745.00 - $90,000.00

Security Clearance: Secret

Level of

Experience:

Mid

This opportunity resides with Global Security (GS). Mission Technologies’ Global Security (GS) group composes live, virtual, constructive (LVC) solutions; fleet sustainment; nuclear and environmental; and Australia business.

Mission Technologies, a division of HII, is seeking a skilled and detail‑oriented Data Science Specialist (Configuration Analyst) to support configuration management (CM) activities across complex systems, programs, and engineering environments. This role ensures that product baselines, technical data, and documentation are accurately maintained and controlled throughout the system lifecycle. The Data Science Specialist will collaborate with engineering, program management, logistics, and quality teams to ensure compliance with customer, contractual, and internal CM requirements.

This position is contingent upon contract award.

• Coordinate with government customers to determine process improvements for software Configuration Management.
• Perform planning, analysis, and evaluation of software Configuration Management methods.
• Ensure supported programs follow Configuration Management security controls.
• Utilize advanced qualitative and quantitative techniques to analyze and measure the effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity of organizational programs, establishing study methods and techniques.
• Participate in meetings and projects with stakeholders, staff, project managers, etc., to render project activities into actionable solutions across business units and initiatives.
• Effectively assess and respond to highly complex and time‑sensitive issues.
• Review business requirements and documentation from multiple sources to identify and resolve cross‑initiative dependencies and ensure consistency of configuration management approach across the government program offices.
• Provide guidance or technical supervision to less experienced staff performing configuration management functions.
• Provide Configuration Management software system tool administrative control, including account creation, setting roles/permissions, system training, and troubleshooting issues.
• Review program Systems Engineering Plans in support of Technical Reviews to ensure configuration management requirements are adhered to. CM Analyst validates deliverables in the SEP to ensure artifacts are repoed in the CM repository for the specific SETr event.

• 6 years of relevant experience with a Bachelors in a related field; 4 years with a Masters in a related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 10 years of relevant experience.
• An active Secret clearance is required.
• Experience writing and maintaining Configuration Management (CM) Plans and Standards Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Experience developing and improving Program CM processes, including Agile methodology.
• Experience documenting and performing version control processes and procedures.
• Experience establishing and maintaining program CM document libraries.
• Experience scheduling, facilitating, and recording meeting minutes for CM meetings.
• Able to multitask and handle multiple projects and deadlines.
• Ability to think independently with minimal oversight.
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills.
• Exemplary customer/client management skills and techniques.
• Experience with Windows 2010, MS Office 2016 software applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, Visio, and PowerPoint) and Adobe software.

• Relevant configuration management or agile certification.

The listed salary range for this role is intended as a good faith estimate based on the role's location, expectations, and responsibilities.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, veteran status or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.

Do you need assistance? If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e‑mail to and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Reasonable accommodations are considered on a case‑by‑case basis. Additionally, you may also call for assistance. Press #3 for HII Mission Technologies.