Configuration Manager

At Credence, we support our clients’ mission-critical needs, powered by technology. We provide cutting-edge solutions, including AI/ML, enterprise modernization, and advanced intelligence capabilities, to the largest defense and health federal organizations. Through partnership and trust, we increase mission success for war-fighters and secure our nation for a better future.

We are privately held, are repeatedly recognized as a top place to work, and have been on the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies list for the last 12 years. We practice servant leadership and believe that by focusing on the success of our clients, team members, and partners, we all achieve greater success.

Credence has an immediate opening for an experienced Configuration Manager who will be primarily responsible for supporting the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC)/IN at Wright Patterson AFB, OH. 

Air Force-Product Lifecycle Management Capability Support Office (AF-PLM CSO) is a multi disciplined team of government and contactor personnel, tasked to manage and perform the configuration, fielding, training, organization change management (OCM) and sustainment of the USAF’s Enterprise PLM Business Tool, AF-PLM.

• Responsible for Configuration Management (CM), change control, configuration identification, status accounting, and configuration audits of AF-PLM developmental and operational systems.
• Maintain version control of all AF-PLM Teamcenter technical artifacts, tools and processes and support configuration identification, control, reporting, build, installation, and delivery of both internally configured and externally purchased commercial off-the- shelf (COTS) software products.
• Coordinate with the customer and project sprint teams to maintain configuration paperwork in accordance with established AF-PLM change control and release processes.
• Maintain records from approved requirements through design, development, test, and deployment for each software release.
• Participate in Government reviews / meetings / working groups as applicable and in Government and industry teams for the resolution of complex configuration management issues.
• Review programmatic data to ensure that deliverables meet technical and programmatic requirements.
• Provide and maintain CM of all relevant system artifacts, e.g., documentation, source code, build files, scripts, etc., to allow the government the capability to build and release a working copy of the system to the appropriate production environment.
• Support the development and integration of configuration management and technical data management processes into acquisition, sustainment, contracting strategies, and supporting documentation.
• Develop, execute and audit Change Management Plans and Strategies including creation of comprehensive plans to guide the change process. These plans outline steps, timelines, and communication strategies.
• Ensure creation and maintenance of configuration baselines (development, test, production, etc.).
• Maintain AF-PLM CM artifacts across CM repositories and requirement management tools.
• Support and manage Configuration Control Board (CCB) Charter development and the administration of CCB activities.
• Participate in cross-functional change control boards meetings such as, but not limited to, Configuration Control Board (CCB), Change Control Board (CCB), Functional Review Board (FRB), Requirements Review Board (RRB), etc., to record and manage proposed and approved changes.
• Identify Potential Risks and Challenges Associated with Change Initiatives.
• Proactively identify risks that may hinder successful implementation of a change management process.
• Develop mitigation tactics to address these risks.
• Create Communication Plans to ensure that CSO team members are informed about upcoming CM process changes, their purpose, and expected outcomes.
• Communicate CM input to project events such as weekly status meetings, change control boards, release review boards, AF-PLM governance etc.
• Provide Training and Support when implementing new change management systems or processes, create training materials and conduct sessions. Train new AF-PLM CSO personnel on our CM processes.
• Track and Report Issues: Monitor progress of CM changes, address any issues, and report on the status of change initiatives, e.g., Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs), Change.
• Requests (CRs), and Discrepancy Reports (DRs) / Problem Reports (PRs), throughout system development & sustainment lifecycle.
• Define Success Metrics: Establish measurable criteria to evaluate the success of CM change efforts.

• Clearance: Tier 1
• Bachelor degree and three years of relevant experience or
• Seven years of relevant experience
• Three years configuration management experience
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Products- Teams, Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Visio, Project and SharePoint
• Experience with product lifecycle management tools
• Minimum of one year experience with product lifecycle management tools

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