NAVAIR Configuration Management Analyst

Overview

AMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee-owned federal government contractor supporting national priority programs through our strategic solutions in Information Technology, Test & Evaluation, Engineering & Analysis, and Training.

As a Configuration Manager Analyst supporting NAVAIR, you'll lead a talented group of professionals to create innovative, mission-critical solutions that empower naval aviation and defense operations. Your expertise will help shape cutting-edge systems, enhance national security, and drive technological advancement for our nation.

The Software Configuration Management (SW CM) Subject Matter Expert (SME) will provide configuration management support for International partners  while augmenting the Triton SSA Configuration Management team’s media-processing and shipment activities. The position requires experience managing controlled software baselines, release artifacts, configuration records, and physical media in accordance with approved program, customer, quality, cybersecurity, export-control, and records-management processes.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the SW CM SME supporting Triton software configuration-management activities for AUS and other international customers.
• Coordinate, track, and maintain customer-specific software baselines, release packages, configuration item records, version histories, and associated documentation.
• Support preparation, review, and execution of approved software releases and deliveries, ensuring artifacts are complete, traceable, and aligned with authorized customer configurations.
• Facilitate configuration-control activities, including change tracking, status accounting, release readiness reviews, and discrepancy resolution.
• Augment the Triton SSA CM team by checking in approved media, performing required scans, documenting scan results, and preparing authorized media for release and shipment.
• Identify configuration discrepancies, media-processing issues, or release risks; coordinate corrective actions and elevate issues through the appropriate CM lead or program channels.
• Support continuous improvement of CM procedures, templates, checklists, metrics, and training materials.

Qualifications

• Must have DoD Secret clearance with ability to obtain Interim Top Secret to start. Must be a U.S. citizen.
• At least 5+ Years of experience in related fields. 
• Demonstrated experience in software configuration management, software release management, or configuration-control processes.
• Experience managing software baselines, version-controlled artifacts, release documentation, and configuration status accounting.
• Familiarity with media handling, malware/virus scanning, media creation/burning, labeling, packaging, and shipment-preparation processes.
• Ability to maintain detailed records, ensure traceability, and work effectively in a process-driven environment.
• Strong organizational, communication, and coordination skills.
• Ability to work across engineering, program, logistics, quality, security, and customer-facing organizations.
• Ability to follow applicable handling, access, security, export-control, customer-release, and records-management procedures.

Desired: 

• Experience supporting international customers or Foreign Military Sales-related software deliveries.
• Experience supporting unmanned aircraft systems, mission systems, avionics, or defense software programs.
• Familiarity with configuration-management tools, defect/change-tracking tools, and document-management repositories.
• Experience working in a Sustainment Support Activity or comparable depot/sustainment environment.

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