Senior Configuration Management Specialist
Company: AVUM INC
Location: Malibu
Posted on: February 19, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Job Description Description: Avum is seeking a
highly skilled Senior Configuration Management (CM) Lead to serve
as the authoritative technical leader for configuration management
operations, providing comprehensive baseline control for complex
information systems. This role facilitates Configuration Control
groups, orchestrates change management processes, and establishes
robust CM frameworks for enterprise systems. The position ensures
all system modifications are meticulously documented, tested, and
approved through proper Government channels, applying deep
expertise in DoD standards, regulatory compliance, and complex
system integration. The CM Lead provides guidance, oversight, and
leadership to configuration management teams while promoting best
practices and maintaining rigorous quality control across the
system lifecycle. Key Responsibilities: Lead and manage
configuration management operations, ensuring integrity and control
of system baselines for complex information systems. Establish,
implement, and maintain CM frameworks tailored to DoD contracting
systems. Facilitate configuration control groups and oversee change
management processes, ensuring all modifications are reviewed,
approved, and properly documented. Develop and enforce CM policies,
procedures, and standards aligned with DoD requirements and best
practices. Provide leadership, mentorship, and technical guidance
to a team of configuration management specialists. Conduct
configuration audits, impact analyses, and compliance assessments
to ensure system modifications meet operational and regulatory
requirements. Coordinate with development, testing, and operations
teams to ensure seamless system integration and baseline control.
Maintain comprehensive documentation and reporting to support
governance, compliance, and decision-making. What You Will Need:
U.S. Citizenship is required. An active Top Secret security
clearance is required. Minimum of ten (10) years of relevant
experience in configuration management, including baseline control,
change management, and system integration. Deep knowledge of
configuration management standards (e.g., DoD 5015.2, MIL-STD-973)
and lifecycle practices across hardware, software, and systems
domains. Proven experience leading or supervising a team of
configuration management specialists. Relevant certification from a
nationally recognized technical authority (e.g., CMII, ITIL, PMI,
or equivalent). A Bachelor's Degree in a technical or business
discipline from an accredited college or university. Extensive
experience supporting DoD or Federal contracting systems. Strong
analytical, problem-solving, and documentation skills. Excellent
communication skills to liaise with technical teams, management,
and Government stakeholders. What’s In It For You: Receiving a
competitive compensation and benefits package that includes bonuses
and 401K with 6% matching that vests immediately. Joining a
mission-driven, technically forward team. Location: This role is
fully remote. The candidate must be available during core Eastern
Standard Time (EST) hours, Monday through Friday, and may need to
travel for occasional in-person meetings. About Avum: Avum, Inc. is
a certified Small Disadvantaged Business who provides advanced
software, database, and business intelligence systems to the
DoD/Military, Intelligence Community, and Federal, State, Local,
and Commercial clients since 1991. We manage technical programs and
projects and provide strategic guidance to support our customers'
system engineering efforts. We provide sustainment in
mission-critical and secure environments. We support information
assurance activities and accreditation for the systems we deploy.
Our engineers conduct rapid prototyping and Agile customer-focused
iterations to produce complex applications, predictive analytic
data environments, and NIST SP 800-53 compliant system architecture
deployed within Navy and DoD networks. We have subject matter
experts in multiple domains and technical expertise across all core
technology stacks. We specialize in application development,
large-scale database design, data engineering, and data
visualization. Through results-driven, agile collaboration, the
company continually researches and deploys secure solutions that
exceed customer expectations in meeting or beating
customer-allocated budgets and schedules. We aspire to the highest
standards of ethical behavior and professional integrity in
providing our customers with service that consistently earns us the
highest possible performance ratings. Avum, Inc. does not
discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, age,
national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status,
genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any
other reason prohibited by law in providing employment
opportunities and benefits. Requirements:
Keywords: AVUM INC, Santa Monica , Senior Configuration Management Specialist, IT / Software / Systems , Malibu, California
