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IT Configuration Manager (NATO NCIA)

Mons, Belgium, Sapienza Consulting [AAS4978 ]

Field(s) of expertise
Information Technology
Job type
Contract
Education
Master
Deadline
Closed

About this job

Sapienza Consulting is recruiting a IT Configuration Manager to work at NATO NCIA in Mons, Belgium.

Responsibilities

Under the supervision and the direction of the CCA Section Head:

  • Responsible for performing configuration control, configuration status accounting and configuration auditing across NATO IT infrastructure, platforms and software as a service
  • Develops, configures and maintains tools (including automation) to identify, track, log and maintain accurate, complete and current CI information
  • Contributes to the development of CM strategies, policies, standards, and procedures
  • Manages the Configuration Management plan and policies
  • Maintains the Configuration Management System
  • Tracking compliance to policies, procedures, and resolving or escalating compliance issues.
  • Reviews and approves all changes to the CMS infrastructure where applicable
  • Reviews and approves significant IT infrastructure changes to ensure impacts to configuration management data are properly assessed
  • Provides the CMDB to facilitate impact assessment for change requests and to ensure that implemented Changes are as authorized
  • Ensures that the CMDB is updated when a Change is implemented
  • Provides Configuration Management guidance and direction to all functional areas of the business
  • Create service maps (relationships between services) in support of processes such as Service Level Management, Incident Management and Change Management
  • Chairs Configuration Control Boards- Reviews major incident outage resolution resulting from failed changes due to CMS related issues
  • Provides and approves all requirements, use cases, knowledge articles, etc. in support of new or improving functionality of the CMS
  • Controls CMS access and permissions in accordance with Identity and Access Management policy
  • Carries out the Process Manager responsibilities for the Configuration Management process
  • Deputize for higher grade staff, if required
  • Performs other duties as may be required

Profile

  • Required Security Clearance: NATO Secret
  • Master of Science (MSc) degree at a nationally recognized/certified University in systems engineering, information technology or related discipline and 2 years post related experience; Or Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree at nationally recognized/certified University in systems engineering, information technology or related discipline and 4 years post related experience; Or exceptionally, lack of university/college degree may be compensated by demonstration of candidate’s particular abilities or experience that is/are of interest to NCI Agency; that is, at least 10 years extensive and progressive expertise in duties related to function of post
  • Minimum of 5 years’ experience in Configuration Management, Configuration Control and Status Accounting
  • Experience and knowledge of Configuration Management Toolset Architecture and delivering such architecture
  • Experience in designing Federated Configuration Management Solutions and CI normalization
  • Experience to design table and database structures against requirements
  • Experience with both Oracle and SQL Server
  • Experience in ITIL process implementation for both Change and Configuration Management
  • Experience in chairing/leading technical meetings and committees
  • Knowledge of Quality Management principles

 

Desirable Experience and Education:

  • Designer tool experience such as Oracle Designer, Rational Rose
  • OpenSearch 1.1 (Draft 6), RFC 7303, RFC 4287, RSS 2.0W3C
  • XML 1.0
  • Application of Quality Assurance and Independent Verification & Validation procedures and testing
  • Post-secondary training in IT

 

Candidates must be eligible to work in the EU

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