Configuration Management Lead & Deputy PM - Accenture Federal Services
Atlanta, GA
About the Job
At Accenture Federal Services, nothing matters more than helping the US federal government make the nation stronger and safer and life better for people. Our 13,000+ people are united in a shared purpose to pursue the limitless potential of technology and ingenuity for clients across defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health organizations.
Join Accenture Federal Services to do the work you love in an inclusive, collaborative, and caring community, where you can be empowered to grow, learn and thrive through hands-on experience, certifications, industry training and more.
Join us to drive positive, lasting change that moves missions and the government forward!
The work:
Configuration Manager to provide overall CM support for the infrastructure & environment to the product development team in accordance with Agile methodologies as defined in the DoDI 5000.87. Develops Configuration Management & Change Management plans/processes, and ensures the team is following best practices for the configuration management of development and infrastructure artifacts, as well as change management guidance and protocol to enable end-to-end traceability of change requests implemented by teams. This workstream works in close collaboration with the requirements analysts, and external system partner teams to ensure artifacts and releases are managed and controlled. This role maintains the CM repository and facilitates privileged access for new developers/system administrators.
Key Responsibilities:
- Serves as a principal advisor to the Government on all matters, technical and otherwise, involving the security of an Information System (IS)
- Owns, manages, and regulates the daily execution of the IT Change Management Process including managing and facilitating Technical Review Board and Configuration Control Board
- Plans, executes, controls, measures, monitors and reports on all CM activities impacting business applications and infrastructure systems
- Manages and executes the software build and release process
- Manages and maintains Application Lifecycle Management tools (e.g., ServiceNow CMDB, JIRA, Confluence, SharePoint)
- Documents and maintains the technical baseline
- Oversee the Change Request process
- Provides direction for the resolution of change request issues and fosters a common understanding of the CM processes scope, CI, applicability, and key sub-processes
- Ensures the CM system supports Agile/SCRUM development processes
- Identifies and maintains the original configuration of requirements documentation, design documentation, software, and related documentation
- Tracks all problems and changes in product documents and software and reports changes and current configuration
- Collaborates with developers on materials and updates for applications and systems
- Provides subject matter expertise in other meetings and forums, including customer technical meetings
Here's what you need:
- Minimum 2 years of related experience performing a variety of Configuration Management functions, including complete traceability of all requirements, configuration change control, audits, and associated documentation, including ITSM
- Possess strong attention to detail where the quality of products, services, and processes are a constant focus
- Excellent communication skills/interpersonal skills and experience interacting with team and clients
- Active DoD Secret clearance
Bonus points if you have:
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Engineering Management, Math, or equivalent
- Previous DoD experience, preferably within the MHS
- Experience with NIST guidance
- Experience conducting Change Control Boards
- Experience in AWS, Jenkins, SharePoint
- Experience in agile ALM/collaboration tools such as Jira, Confluence, and GitHub
- ITIL 4 certification or experience with ITIL
As required by local law, Accenture Federal Services provides reasonable ranges of compensation for hired roles based on labor costs in the states of California, Colorado, Hawaii, New York, Washington, and the District of Columbia. The base pay range for this position in these locations is shown below. Compensation for roles at Accenture Federal Services varies depending on a wide array of factors, including but not limited to office location, role, skill set and level of experience. Accenture Federal Services offers a wide variety of benefits. You can find more information on benefits here. We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.
The pay range for the states of California, Colorado, Hawaii, New York, Washington, and the District of Columbia is:
$88,600—$178,600 USD
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Inclusion and diversity are fundamental to our culture and core values. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities. Read more here
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Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture Federal Services or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration.
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