Systems Engineer - SME (Configuration Manager)

KDA Consulting is a Disabled Veteran, Woman-Owned, Certified Disadvantaged Small Business, comprised of a diverse team of professionals driven to tackle the demanding National Defense and Intelligence challenges through IT solutions.  We emphasize teamwork and focus on achieving goals to complete deliverables efficiently, on-time, and under budget. 

We are currently seeking a Systems Engineer – SME (Configuration Manager) to join our team.

Primary Job Duties & Required Job Qualifications:

·        Experienced Change & Configuration Manager with a minimum of 16 years’ experience, and a Bachelors and/or Master’s degree to support our Government Partner with all program related activities including stakeholder management, configuration and change management processes and coordination with the engineers, admins, and analysts.

·        Proficiency with Modern code version control tooling (Git, GitLab, GitHub)

·        Maintain configuration management associated with continuous integration and continuous deployment pipelines utilizing tools such as Jenkins.

·        Manage change and release through an industry standard software\system development lifecycle as well as through a DevOps framework.

·        Direct experience developing and delivering architecture diagrams and supporting documentation of highly complex IT systems

·        Drive change management implementation from concept to delivery

·        Develop using Python, Bash, or other languages

·        Create scripts for automation purposes

·        Cloud technologies and architecture concepts with ability to design, deploy, and support cloud-based systems

·        Familiar with Linux systems including installation, configuration, troubleshooting, and recovery

·        Strong understanding of network protocols and security

·        Experience in deployment and support for internally developed tools and applications

·        Debugging and triaging production issue experience

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

·        Foundational cloud concepts associated with one or more of the following: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Oracle Cloud, Google Cloud Platform, or IBM Cloud

·        Secrets management in automation pipeline – concept and execution

·        Understanding of Python, Bash, Powershell, Ansible, Javascript

·        Knowledge of network technologies, common infrastructure components, load balances, firewalls, and infrastructure design

·        Experience managing a data operations environment to include maintaining a data catalog

Job Requirements

·        Active TS/SCI + Full Scope Poly U.S. Government Security is required

·        Bachelor’s Degree

·        16 years minimum of relevant professional work experience

·        Excellent communications and interpersonal skills

·        Strong problem-solving skills

·        Ability to multitask within tight deadlines

·        Self-directed and results/goal oriented

·        Ability to maintain discretion and confidentiality

·        Strong interpersonal skills, especially the ability to network and establish professional relationships

·        Ability to prioritize, demonstrated strong organizational skills, and ability to meet or exceed deadlines

Physical Demands: Position will require frequent sitting, standing, and/or mobility within an office setting.  Employee must be able to use hands to complete work at a workstation/computer, be able to reach, type and manipulate with hands, fingers, and arms; lift and/or move up to 20 pounds; talk, see and hear.

Work Environment: Work is performed on client site in a professional office environment with moderate stress and noise levels.  Position requires employee to effectively use a computer, potentially for long periods of time, and to accommodate potentially frequent interruptions.  Candidate should be both customer-focused and present a team approach to overall work.

Schedule:  Business core hours are Monday through Friday, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. ET. Standard work hours may vary for this position based upon contract requirements. Position will be located onsite at a customer facility. 

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): KDA is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, KDA will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations in the hiring process. We encourage qualified individuals with disabilities to apply. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process or to perform essential job functions, please contact our HR team at  [email protected]. For persons who are deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind, or deaf-disabled, KDA will provide an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter where needed as a reasonable accommodation for the hiring processes.

EEOC: KDA is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.