Configuration Manager, SME

General Dynamics

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Work type: On-site
Location: Chantilly, VA
Salary: $228,650–$309,350 / yr
Posted: 58 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company offering a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation, ship construction, land combat vehicles, and information technology. It serves customers in the U.S. government, allied governments, and a diverse array of commercial markets.

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Configuration Manager, SME - TS/SCI with Polygraph joins the IT Infrastructure and Operations team to support a mission-critical communications ecosystem. This role focuses on a major cloud modernization effort, transforming legacy systems into a cloud-first architecture for national security missions. You will own the end-to-end operational health of the platform, ensuring systems remain secure, available, and performant across production and non-production environments. Key responsibilities include leading a full-spectrum O&M practice involving monitoring, incident response, deployment support, and auditing. You will build resilient infrastructure with automated recovery and drive continuous performance improvements. Required technical skills include Cloud Based Services, Cloud Computing, Design, and Event Bus Programming with experience in technologies such as MSMQ, RabbitMQ, Apache Kafka, and Amazon Simple Queue Service.

Skills

Cloud Computing AWS Azure Cloud Apache Kafka RabbitMQ SQS MSMQ Configuration Management Agile System Administration Incident Response Monitoring Audit SLA Compliance

What you'll do

Own the end-to-end operational health of the platform across production and non-production environments.
Lead a full-spectrum O&M practice including monitoring, availability, configuration management, and incident response.
Build and maintain resilient, highly available infrastructure with automated recovery and contingency plans.
Drive continuous improvement in system performance and reliability using metrics and reporting.
Provide tiered technical support ranging from routine user issues to complex code-level fixes.
Guide data migrations, new release onboardings, and the decommissioning of legacy systems.
Champion configuration management and audit discipline to maintain a secure, well-governed environment.

What we're looking for

Must possess a Top Secret SCI with Polygraph security clearance.
Must be a US citizen.
Must have a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree.
Must have 10+ years of related experience.
Must have skills in Cloud Based Services, Cloud Computing, and Design.
Must have experience with publish/subscribe technologies and messaging products like MSMQ, RabbitMQ, Apache Kafka, and/or Amazon SQS.
Preferred certification in cloud technologies utilized by the Customer, such as AWS, Azure, Oracle, and Google (preferred).

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