Configuration Sr Manager

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

None

Suitability:

Public Trust/Other Required:

BI Full 6C (T4)

Job Family:

Configuration

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Agile Methodology, Change Management, Planning Ability, Release Management, Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)

Certifications:

Experience:

5 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

Job Description Summary:

GDIT is seeking a Configuration Sr Manager who will support a US Department of Education program that is playing a major role in modernizing America's Federal Student Aid (FSA) Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®). The Award Eligibility Determination (AED) system that GDIT is developing determines who is eligible for aid and assists in determining the amount of aid students can receive. AED will replace the legacy system and will receive FAFSA® data, and FAFSA® match data from FSA and other federal agency systems, receive results, determine eligibility for federal aid, provide web services, and communicate data and outputs to other FSA systems for further analysis and reporting.

GDIT’s implementation of the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) emphasizes understands the need for compliance, and extensive traceability while providing an agile, lean systems, iterative environment for product development. On the AED Program, this will be accomplished by implementing the SAFe for Large Solutions model. This will progress from Requirement, to Epic, to Feature, to Story, to Release.

Responsibilities:

As a Configuration Sr Manager, your primary responsibility will be to:

• Responsible for the employment, training, motivation, and discipline of direct reports
• Builds and develops application tables/panels/reports for a client/server enterprise application
• Integrates software, develops external interfaces, and maintains technical documentation
• Establishes, documents, implements, manages, and monitors the release management process in line with overall objectives, and ensure program-wide compliance for both normal and emergency operations
• Measures and monitors progress to ensure application releases are delivered on time and meet expectations
• Defines exact content and roll out plan for a release, aligned with change management processes
• Identifies all applicable stakeholders per release, notifies, communicates, and manages expectations during the planning and roll out of new releases
• Management of various tool configuration and licensing

Minimum/General Experience/Requirements:

• Education:
  Bachelor's of Arts/Bachelor’s of Science degree
• Required Experience:
  5+ years of related experience
• Security Clearance Level:
  Public Trust
• Location:
  Remote
• US Citizenship Required

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:
● Education: Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science with 5+ years of related experience
● Security Clearance Level: Public Trust
● Location: Remote
● US Citizenship Required

The likely salary range for this position is $116,979 - $143,750. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Travel Required:

10-25%

Telecommuting Options:

Remote

Work Location:

Any Location / Remote

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations,