
Change and Configuration Manager
Leidos
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $73,450 - $132,775 per year
Tech Stack
About the role
- Serve as the single point of authority for enterprise change and configuration management across software, hardware, systems, and infrastructure components.
- Develop, implement, and maintain the comprehensive Change and Configuration Management Plan, including procedures, processes, baselines, and tools.
- Chair the Configuration Control Board (CCB) and lead weekly change review meetings to evaluate standard changes, review backlog items, and establish prioritization.
- Ensure all changes are formally documented, impact-assessed, approved in writing by required stakeholders, and implemented in a controlled and auditable manner.
- Collaborate with the Program Manager, CIO, Authorizing Official (AO), and Contracting Officer (CO) to ensure governance, transparency, and compliance with contractual requirements.
- Work closely with the Cybersecurity Manager to conduct configuration audits and verification activities to ensure systems align with approved baselines and security requirements.
- Establish and document configuration baselines and ensure only authorized changes are implemented.
- Track and manage configuration items and system inventories using Salesforce, ensuring accurate and current records.
- Oversee asset lifecycle management activities, including receipt, deployment, updates, decommissioning, and annual inventory reporting.
- Collaborate with development and operations teams to plan, test, and manage the release of software and systems in alignment with SDLC processes.
- Develop and execute Organizational Change Management (OCM) plans, including communication strategies, stakeholder analysis, training coordination, and adoption activities.
- Develop communication materials and coordinate OCM efforts with Functional Area Leads and Government stakeholders.
- Coach Product Owners, Project Managers, and initiative leads on change management processes and impact mitigation strategies.
- Support incident response and disaster recovery efforts by restoring systems to approved configurations and supporting recovery time objectives (RTO).
- Partner with IT and Quality leadership to enforce change control policies and ensure documentation accuracy, compliance, and continuous process improvement.
- Perform additional duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree (BS/BA) in a technical field
- Seven or more years of professional experience, including at least five years of Organizational Change Management (OCM) experience supporting complex configuration and change management initiatives
- Demonstrated experience performing configuration and change management for large, complex projects developed using Agile methodologies
- Experience maturing enterprise-level configuration and change management capabilities within structured governance frameworks
- Experience supporting a government IT organization
- Demonstrated experience managing change initiatives related to cloud-based system implementations
- Experience working across multiple stakeholder groups to achieve IT objectives and deliver on product requirements
- Experience reviewing technical and program deliverables to ensure high-quality outcomes
- Strong communication, facilitation, and presentation skills
- Experience using Salesforce for change and configuration management activities
- Experience developing content and managing documentation within SharePoint environments
- U.S. citizenship and fluency in English required.
- Ability to successfully pass criminal history, fingerprint background checks, and credential verification required.
- Ability to maintain and retain suitability investigation and clearance as required.
- Proficient in navigating electronic systems, computer programs, and virtual service platforms.
Benefits
- Health and Wellness programs
- Income Protection
- Paid Leave
- Retirement
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
Change ManagementConfiguration ManagementOrganizational Change Management (OCM)Agile methodologiesConfiguration auditsAsset lifecycle managementIncident responseDisaster recoveryStakeholder analysisDocumentation management
Soft Skills
Communication skillsFacilitation skillsPresentation skillsCollaborationCoachingLeadershipTransparencyGovernanceProcess improvementImpact mitigation