Release & Configuration Manager
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Job Description
Configuration/Release Manager overseeing configuration management and release governance for federal programs. Ensuring compliance, security, and delivery velocity across Agile and DevSecOps environments.
Responsibilities:
- Establish, maintain, and enforce Configuration Management (CM) policies, plans, and SOPs across the SDLC.
- Ensure configuration item (CI) identification, version control, baselining, and traceability across environments.
- Maintain audit-ready CM repositories supporting CMMI Level 3, FedRAMP, FISMA, and VA compliance requirements.
- Author and maintain CM Plans, change records, release documentation, and system inventories.
- Plan, coordinate, and execute routine and emergency releases with full rollback and contingency readiness.
- Manage integrated release calendars across multiple teams and environments (Dev, Test, Staging, Production).
- Partner with DevOps and QA to align CI/CD pipelines, ensuring release consistency, integrity, and approval workflows.
- Lead release readiness reviews and post-release retrospectives to drive continuous improvement.
- Ensure secure integration of configuration management practices within CI/CD pipelines.
- Coordinate version control, branching strategies, and artifact management across tools such as Bitbucket and JIRA.
- Enforce change control and release gating aligned with security and compliance requirements.
- Serve as the central coordination point between Product, Engineering, QA, Security, and Operations.
- Provide clear communication to stakeholders on release status, risks, dependencies, and mitigation plans.
- Mentor teams on CM best practices within Agile and SAFe delivery models.
- Administer and optimize JIRA and Confluence for release tracking, reporting, and transparency.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's (or equivalent) with 12+ years of experience.
- Demonstrated experience supporting federal programs (VA, DoD, Navy, Army, or similar).
- Proven success in managing frequent production releases with minimal downtime and high reliability.
Benefits:
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Corporate Discounts
- Learning & Development platform, to include certification preparation content
- Training, Education and Certification Assistance*
- Referral Bonus Program
- Internal Mobility Program
- Pet Insurance
- Flexible Work Environment
















