Position: Code/Configuration Manager - Software/System Architect
Job Type: Full-Time
Mode of Work: Hybrid
Location: Candidates must be local to Chantilly, VA working onsite at least one (1) week per month.

POSITION OVERVIEW
SteerBridge Strategies is supporting a national-level program for the Veterans Benefits Administration (“VBA”) to modernize its delivery of educational benefits to Veterans. The Digital GI Bill (DGIB) is a top priority for our strategic partner, Accenture Federal Services (AFS). As partners, SteerBridge and AFS are looking for the most talented IT professionals to join this dynamic, multi-year opportunity.

The VBA is responsible for administering the department's programs that provide financial and other forms of assistance to veterans, their dependents, and survivors. Claims are currently processed at Regional Processing Offices by Claims Examiners. The VBA envisions improved customer service and mission accomplishment by digitizing the process. This project will provide a user-friendly service for beneficiaries to apply, withdraw, amend, transfer or perform other actions with improved timeliness and accuracy of award decisions. Due to the technical deficit in the VBA’s application and IT infrastructure, implementing these changes will be challenging and under an aggressive timeline.

REQUIRED

• Must be a US Citizen, Dual Citizen, or Green Card Holder (Permanent Resident).
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Electronics Engineering or other Engineering or Technical discipline is required plus a minimum of five (5) years related work experience. Eight (8) years of may be substituted for education, for a total of thirteen (13) years of work experience.
• Must be eligible and able to pass a Public Trust background check.
• Must be able to work onsite at the Accenture office in Chantilly, VA at least one (1) week per month.
• Must be able to work East Coast business hours.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Experience in developing and maintaining the CM Plan, policies, and procedures (including best practices across teams).
• Ability to execute CM throughout the project lifecycle (development, migration, deployment, and security).
• Ability to create and manage CM repositories with the DevSecOps team.
• Experience in establishing and promoting product releases (baselines) following existing build and deploy processes.
• Manage transitions from development team to operations.
• Ability to work with Development Leads to track code changes and version control.
• Ability to conduct Post Implementation Reviews (PIRs) across lower and production environments.
• Ability to Facilitate daily CM audits.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE / QUALIFICATIONS
Required:

• Manage configuration changes in Git.
• NPM, Maven and other similar package managers.
• Branching/versioning strategies (Java, JavaScript, etc.)
• 3-5 year’s hands-on experience with version and configuration management tools including GitHub, Jenkins, Jira, Maven, AWS, Dynatrace, Docker, Kubernetes.
• Supporting applications in a cloud environment / microservice arch/infrastructure in complex projects.

COMPENSATION
A salary commensurate with background and experience will be offered.

BENEFITS

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• 401(k) with matching
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Federal Holidays

SteerBridge Strategies is committed to equal employment opportunity and nondiscrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a person’s race, color, gender, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, or any characteristic protected under applicable law. SteerBridge Strategies will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities in accordance with applicable law.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Experience level:

• 3 years

Ability to Commute:

• Chantilly, VA (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Chantilly, VA: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person