Sr. Configuration Management Support Specialist

Sr. Configuration Management Support Specialist

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Senior Configuration Management Support Specialist to ensure systems engineering process for establishing and maintaining consistency of a product's performance, functional, and physical attributes with its requirements, design, and operational information throughout its life for a long-term construction rail project in the San Francisco/Oakland Bay Area.

Requirements:
Successful Contractor will perform a wide range of tasks and responsibilities including, but are not limited to, the following :

• Author and maintain the
  Configuration Management (CM) Project Documentation.
• Maintain
  Configuration Data List/Data Base.
• Oversee implementation of the Configuration Management Plan.
• Status Accounting; Generates Status Reports
• Establish/manage/maintain the electronic repositories for
  Configurable Items (CIs) and documents under Configuration Management control.
• Control access to the
  Configuration Management System
  (CMS) under direction of Project Management.
• Review the Configuration Management activities of Subcontractors.
• Gather all inputs from Sub Contractors and Participating Groups.
• Train project personnel in the Configuration Management process and the CMS.
• Setup of CM Tools for the Project Team.
• Undertake field configuration surveys and checks.
• Training on all CM processes and the tools defined in the plan.
• Support Physical Configuration Audits.

• Review the Product Breakdown Structure (PBS) in TeamCenter to be sure all of the Configurable Items have been identified.
• Verify that there is a revision captured for each CI (This is tricky for COTS hardware/software, for example CISCO could have an internal OS version where a version greater than X.X is needed).
• Create the Baseline configuration of the systems coming to the Field.
• Attend all Change Control Meetings to know how upcoming changes will affect CM.
• Audit the field configurations and update the field configuration based on CRs / Field Modification Instructions that affect the CIs.

Qualifications:

• Must have 5+ years of experience in configuration mamangement process
• At least
  2-3 years of experience
  in Configuration Management for a
  supplier to the railroad or mass transit industries or worked directly for a railroad or mass transit company
  OR 4-6 years experience - Configuration Management for an engineering firm
• Working knowledge of
  Microsoft Office or other desktop publishing tool
• Ability to understand and organize large amounts of information that is technically complex and originates from a variety of sources
• Must be able to interview hardware/software subject matter experts and understand engineering-related information and terminology
• Must be willing to travel nationally and internationally to office sites for training
• Must be willing to work extended hours or weekend hours
  to complete an activity by the due date or travel to customer sites
• Must be a team player; no exceptions, even if exceptional skills are exhibited in one area or another

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical, Electronics, Mechanical Engineering, or Computer Science OR Bachelor’s Degree in Technical Writing if corresponding work experience is with an engineering firm

Preferred Skills:

• Ability to develop and maintain relationships with engineering and project management personnel to elicit information, support, and help when required for CM
• Excellent verbal, written, and electronic communications skills
• Professionally mature, able to take direction, highly productive, works independently
• Self-starter, not afraid to ask questions, motivated, proactive
• Adaptable to the changes in direction of a project, flexible, and a good multi-tasker

Additional Information:
OUTSOURCE Consulting Services, Inc. (OCSI.co) embraces equal opportunity. We are dedicated to building an inclusive workforce that embodies a diversity of experiences, views, and skill sets.
OCSI.co provides great benefits, i.e. Personal Time Off (PTO), Holidays and additional Pre-tax Benefits (Healthcare, Commuter Check, Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and 401(k) Savings Plan). To learn more about OCSI.co, please go to

www.ocsi.co . Thank you for your interest in our jobs - we look forward to seeing your resume!

Note:

We are unable to sponsor H1B Visa’s and/or subcontract to Third Party Vendors.