Change Control & Configuration Manager – Intermediate (Fed Gov)

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RESPEC is looking to hire an experienced Change Control & Configuration Manager – Intermediate to support Indian Affairs (IA) and Office of Information Technology (OIT) programs, projects, and operational initiatives. The Change Control & Configuration Manager provides specialized expertise in configuration management, change control, and release management while managing assigned IT projects throughout the project lifecycle. This position serves as an intermediate-level Project Manager and coordinates Government, business, technical, security, vendor, and contractor stakeholders to manage scope, schedule, cost, quality, risk, configuration, change, documentation, compliance, and delivery performance. The position is responsible for maintaining effective Change and Configuration Management (CCM) processes, ensuring configuration information and records remain accurate and current, coordinating change and release activities, supporting Configuration Control Board (CCB) activities, and helping ensure compliance with applicable NIST, Department of the Interior (DOI), Indian Affairs (IA), and OIT requirements. In addition to Change and Configuration Management expertise, the successful candidate must bring substantive experience in at least one complementary IT delivery discipline: Quality & Test Management, IT Asset Management, or Business Analysis & Requirements Management . Working with the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR), Federal Task Lead, project teams, vendors, and other stakeholders, the Change Control & Configuration Manager manages resources, risks, dependencies, and customer relationships and supports successful delivery in accordance with task order requirements, federal standards, and DOI and IA policies and procedures. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Change & Configuration Management Maintain the OIT Configuration Management Plan and associated processes, procedures, standards, templates, and supporting documentation in accordance with applicable NIST, DOI, IA, and OIT requirements. Support configuration management activities using the IA Configuration Management Database (CMDB), approved repositories, enterprise systems, and authorized manual processes. Support configuration identification, configuration control, status accounting, verification, and audit activities. Ensure Configuration Items (CIs) and associated records remain current, complete, accurate, traceable, and appropriately maintained. Maintain and validate configuration baselines, records, documentation, and supporting artifacts. Coordinate change-control activities from request intake and analysis through review, approval, implementation, validation, and closure. Coordinate release-management activities using available automated and manual tools and processes. Support implementation and continuous improvement of configuration management services, concepts, tools, policies, standards, processes, and procedures. Facilitate Configuration Control Board (CCB) meetings, including meeting preparation, agenda development, change documentation, decision tracking, action items, approvals, and follow-up activities. Document CCB decisions and coordinate implementation and tracking of approved changes. Evaluate proposed changes for potential impacts to scope, schedule, cost, security, operations, configuration items, dependencies, and project outcomes. Coordinate configuration-management audits and support responses to internal and external audit requests. Track audit findings, corrective actions, remediation activities, and associated documentation through resolution. Analyze configuration, change, and release-management processes and recommend opportunities to improve efficiency, data quality, traceability, governance, compliance, and service delivery. Develop and maintain CCM reports, dashboards, metrics, workflows, process models, procedures, and other management artifacts. Coordinate with IT Asset Management, Quality Management, security, service management, business analysis, and technical teams to maintain alignment between configuration records and operational activities. Project Management Manage assigned IT projects throughout the project lifecycle, including initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and control, deployment, transition, and closeout. Apply Project Management Institute (PMI) principles, Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) practices, Agile methodologies, Waterfall methodologies, and hybrid approaches appropriate to project requirements. Lead and facilitate Program Increment (PI) Planning activities and associated planning, coordination, and follow-up. Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, roadmaps, guides, templates, forms, governance artifacts, decision records, status reports, and other required project documentation. Coordinate information collection, review, approval, version control, and maintenance of project records. Facilitate Agile ceremonies and maintain project and sprint backlogs in alignment with organizational priorities. Coordinate pe