Change & Configuration Manager

At Criterion Systems, we developed a different kind of business—a company whose real value is a reputation for excellence built upon the collective skills, talents, perspectives, and backgrounds of its people. By accepting a position with Criterion Systems, you will join a group of professionals with a collaborative mindset where we share ideas and foster professional development to accomplish our goals. In addition to our great culture, we also offer competitive compensation and benefit packages, company-sponsored team building events, and advancement opportunities. To find out more about how Criterion can help you take your career to the next level please visit our website: Criterion Systems is a Military/Veteran Friendly Company therefore we encourage Veterans to apply.

We are seeking a mission-focused Change & Configuration Manager 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 in Herdon, Virginia!

***ACTIVE SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIRED***

Qualifications

Required Experience, Education, Skills & Technologies

An active TS/SCI with an adjudicated Polygraph

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, or a technical discipline

Sixteen (16) years of relevant experience

Experience with modern code version control tooling (Git, GitLab, GitHub)

Experience maintaining configuration management associated with continuous integration and continuous deployment pipelines utilizing tools such as Jenkins

Experience managing change and releases through an industry standard software\system development life-cycle as well as through a DevOps framework

Experience developing and delivering architecture diagrams and supporting documentation of highly complex IT systems

Experience driving change management implementation from concept to delivery

Experience developing using Python, Bash, or other languages

Experience creating scripts for automation purposes

Experience 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

Experience debugging and triaging production issues

Strong problem solving skills

Ability to multitask within tight deadlines

Self-directed and results/goal oriented

Preferred Experience, Education, Skills & Technologies

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

Security Clearance Level

TS/SCI with an adjudicated Polygraph (Full Security Clearance)

Certification

None

Work Schedule

Full-time on-site at a designated facility

Benefits Offered

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Tuition/Training Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid Time Off, and Holidays.

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