Overview

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: www.criterion-sys.com. Criterion Systems is a Military/Veteran Friendly Company therefore we encourage Veterans to apply.

Responsibilities

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

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.

Criterion Systems, LLC and its subsidiaries are committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination at all levels of our organization. We believe in treating all applicants and employees fairly and make employment decisions without regard to any individual’s protected status: race, ethnicity, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, creed, sex/gender, gender identity/gender expression, sexual orientation, physical and mental disability, marital/parental status, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions), age, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit https://careers-criterion-sys.icims.com/.