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# Sr. System Engineer - Configuration Management 2025-CAL-103

- **Company:** ICES, Inc.
- **Location:** Chantilly, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Confluence, JIRA, Configuration Management, Issue Tracking Systems, Enterprise Software Applications, Cisco Discovery Protocol, DOORS (Software), Git, Data Analytics
- **Published:** November 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/sr-system-engineer-configuration-management-2025-cal-103-chantilly-va--66eebf88-94de-4c24-b507-4fd5bcbccf5d

## About the Role

Configuration Management, Systems Engineering, Systems Engineering, Consulting, Configuration Management, Top Secret Clearance, Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI), Security Clearance, Change Requests/Orders, Documentation, * Active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph (or willingness to obtain one).

 * Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, or a related technical field.
 * Minimum of 12 years of Configuration Management and/or Systems Engineering related experience in a federal or IC environment.
 * Proficiency in change control processes, RFC tracking, baseline management, and CM audits.
 * Experience using CM tools such as DOORS, JIRA, Confluence, Git, or equivalent enterprise systems.
 * Familiarity with configuration governance standards such as ANSI/EIA-649, ISO 15288, and NRO CM processes., * Master's degree in Systems Engineering, Engineering Management, or related technical discipline.
 * INCOSE CSEP certification or equivalent systems engineering credential.
PMP or ITIL certification.

 * Expertise in Engineering Review Boards (ERBs), CCBs, and lifecycle CM governance.
 * Use model-based systems engineering (MBSE) and data-driven methods to support RFC evaluations, configuration status reporting, and change impact decisions.
 * Ensure adherence to quality standards and contribute to configuration audits and validation of configuration baselines against approved documentation.

## Description

Join ICES on a new contract impacting national security as a Sr. System Engineer - Configuration Management. This position is located in Chantilly, VA. All positions require an active/current TS/SCI security clearance and be willing and able to pass an additional polygraph as needed., * Support Configuration Management (CM) across system, service, function, and project levels in alignment with applicable standards.

 * Evaluate and assess the impact of proposed change requests on system acquisitions and segment-level projects.
 * Generate, coordinate, and track Requests for Change (RFCs), including associated cost impact documentation.
 * Coordinate CM board agendas and participate in Engineering Review Boards (ERBs).
 * Track Service Provider Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRLs), responses, and CORL approval letters.
 * Review relevant RFC documentation and advise Government points of contact on impacts to systems and processes.
 * Develop and maintain resolution plans for TBD / TBR items in configuration-controlled documents; provide monthly status updates.
 * Administer CM activities at the enterprise and group level, including ERB scheduling, agenda compilation, and issue tracking.
 * Support service adjustments through pre-coordination of site-level impacts and alignment with operational baselines.
 * Maintain and update the Configuration Management Plan (CMP) in accordance with CDRL A052.
 * Deliver configuration status accounting reports, perform audits, and contribute to enterprise-level CM strategy execution.
 * Utilize model-based systems engineering (MBSE) and data-driven methods to support lifecycle CM decisions., * Interface with government stakeholders and technical teams to iteratively define change impacts and gain feedback through configuration lifecycle events such as Engineering Review Boards (ERBs).
 * Ensure integration of Configuration Management with Risk, Issue, and Opportunity (RIO) Management processes to track and mitigate impacts of configuration changes.
 * Support Configuration Management as part of broader systems engineering technical enabling tasks to maintain consistency, control, and traceability across lifecycle activities.
 * NRO or DoD/IC experience.