Change and Release Management Specialist

We are seeking a highly skilled and innovative Change and Release Management Specialist to join our team in the greater DMV area, supporting the Army National Guard.

Responsibilities

Develop, maintain, and enforce Change & Release Design Documentation, Test Plans, and standards for hardware, software, and configuration changes across operational, test, and COOP environments.
• Control RFC lifecycle: intake, impact analysis, scheduling, approval packaging, implementation coordination, validation, and closure.
• Chair/support CAB/ECAB activities: perform engineering and security reviews, document risks, rollback plans, dependencies, and operational impacts; present recommendations for Government approval.
• Produce transitiontooperations diagrams, configuration flow artifacts, runbooks, and implementation/rollback procedures to enable repeatable deployments and sustainment.
• Integrate compliance and security engineering requirements into change packages (DISA STIGs, IAVM, RMF continuous monitoring, eMASS evidence).
• Coordinate release scheduling and execution with NOC, Tier III, DISA, NETCOM, state/territory stakeholders, and external providers to synchronize multidomain (NIPR/SIPR) changes.
• Oversee execution governance for device reconfiguration, software updates, hardware replacements, decommissioning, and emergency/afterhours releases supporting 24/7 operations.
• Track asset/license impacts for changes: property, software licensing, maintenance agreements, and inventory traceability.
• Perform postimplementation validation, collect change metrics (success rate, rollback frequency, incidents), and drive continuous improvement actions.
• Maintain change repository, audit logs, CAB minutes, and evidence packages required for inspections, RMF/ATO, and accreditation.

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Required Qualifications

• 5 years with BS/BA; 3 years with MS/MA; 0 years with PhD
• Active TS/SCI clearance.
• Candidate must meet ONE of the following:
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Data Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, or Software Engineering; OR
  • Relevant DoD/military training (e.g., 4-11-C22 (CP), 4-11-C23, IT Project Manager (Intermediate) Playlist); OR
  • Relevant professional certification or equivalent experience (examples: SecurityX/CASP+, DAWIA PM Practitioner, GSEC, Security+).
• Experience in change/release management or ITSM supporting enterprise or DoD/24x7 operations, including CAB facilitation and multidomain release coordination.
• Demonstrated skills in change governance, impact analysis, test planning, configuration management, RMF/eMASS evidence preparation, and stakeholder coordination.
• Proficiency with ITSM/change platforms (e.g., ServiceNow, Remedy), CMDB/asset integration, and versioned repository management.

Desired Qualifications

• Prior ARNG, DoDIN, DISA, NETCOM, or DoD change/release management experience.
• Experience coordinating releases across NIPRNet and SIPRNet and managing multidomain dependencies.
• Familiarity with DISA STIGs, IAVM processes, RMF continuous monitoring requirements, and eMASS documentation.
• Demonstrated ability to execute emergency/afterhours releases and formal rollback procedures.
• Experience with release automation/CICD integration, asset/license traceability, and change metrics/dashboard reporting.

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