Leidos National Security Sector combines technology-enabled services and mission software capabilities in the areas of cyber, logistics, security operations, and decision analytics to support our defense and intel customers’ mission to defend against evolving threats around the world. Our team’s focus is to ensure our customers have the right tools, technologies, and tactics to keep pace with an ever-evolving security landscape and succeed in their pursuit to protect people and critical assets.
The Intelligence Production Solutions Division (IPSD), part of the Decision Advantage Solutions Business Area, is seeking a Configuration Management (CM) Specialist for the Chinook program within the Analysis Solutions Portfolio.
A successful candidate will have experience with Agile methodologies as well as the ability to participate in release planning events, daily scrums, and other technical discussions as needed. This role will support all activities owned by the CM team including documentation, software management, architecture diagrams, cloud cost control methodologies and reporting, and other projects while requiring significant collaboration with other teams, program management, and customer stakeholders.
The CM Specialist will be responsible for CM of developmental and operational systems. Works on developmental and operational teams to create and maintain configuration baselines (development, test, production, etc.) supporting developmental and operational systems. Uses or recommends automated CM tools to implement CM policies and procedures. Develops or modifies CM plans, policies, and procedures tailored to the complexity and scope of the developmental or operational system. Implements CM discipline for the entire life cycle of systems from initial requirements/capabilities baselines to system end-of-life. Performs change control and configuration audits.
Position may be performed in the following locations below. Please note Gaithersburg, MD is the program’s primary work location.
- Gaithersburg, MD
- Alexandria, VA
- Chantilly, VA
- Aurora, CO
- St. Louis, MO
- Tucson, AZ
Top Secret with the ability to obtain SCI, as well as a Polygraph.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Responsible for managing and maintaining program baseline documentation (CDRLs and non-CDRLs) and the associated approval and delivery processes.
- Track and enforce configuration management policy for all hardware and software. Must be familiar with Jira.
- Conduct inventory requirements as set by the contract and customer annually and quarterly.
- Develop and update CM Plans and provide input/review to other team members.
- Maintain Software/Hardware Management Plan and procedures.
- Maintain inventory of GOTS, COTS licenses and hardware.
- Prepare reports and management information, including impact analysis reports and configuration status reports.
- Responsible for CM planning including organizing audits of the IT infrastructure.
- Identifies new configuration items, configuration status accounting, and assists in configuration audits.
- Host and document Configuration Control Board (CCB) and/or Engineering Review Board (ERB) meetings and develop reports and templates as required.
Basic Qualifications:
- US citizenship is required per contract.
- Proactive self-starter demonstrating a positive, willing attitude and excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Requires BS degree and 8-12 years of prior relevant experience or Master’s with 6-10 years of prior relevant experience or 10 years of experience in lieu of degree.
- 6-8 years’ experience as a Configuration Manager using CM related tools as well CM databases.
- Proven experience managing multiple baselines across multiple environments.
- Experience with Agile/SAFe development methodologies.
- Experience with Total Asset Management (TAM) of customer equipment.
- Experience with team collaboration tools (Jira, Confluence, RocketChat, Service+).
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with Confluence and SharePoint.
- Experience acquiring software and associated management of licenses.
- Experience establishing or significantly improving an existing CM system and process.
- Experience leading Change Management Teams.
- Experience improving and auditing deployment processes.
- Understand CM process for the entire life cycle of systems from initial requirements/capabilities baselines to system end-of-life.
- Experience with Government processes and procedures including SWAP, SWIDs, and other CM taskings.
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Original Posting:October 9, 2025For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
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