Information and Configuration Management Auditing Specialist

Position Summary: Information and Configuration Management (ICM) Configuration Audit Specialist position supporting the Exploration Ground Systems (LX) Program, Planning and Control office.

Description of Duties: Duties will include development of processes and procedures for configuration management, data analysis and tracking, document preparation, and data/information management. Apply Information and Configuration Management (includes Data Management) processing principles, methods, and practices; quality assurance principles; technical documentation methods and procedures; systems security methods and procedures; analytical methods; and oral and written communication techniques sufficient to maintain information management system(s) to meet customer requirements. Will review and edit highly complex written and graphical technical materials, including system configuration, studies, reports, and other presentation graphics. Participate in auditing activities to include, but not limited to business audits, functional configuration audits, physical configuration audits, integrated configuration audits and certifications of flight hardware processing, and general process audits. Candidate will be responsible for direct adherence to established guidelines, procedures and policies. Candidate may act as a secretariat scheduling, running, hosting the ICM working group and milestone meetings through Microsoft Teams / WebEx, documenting minutes, action items, and tracking actions to closure.

Education:

• Candidate must have a bachelor's degree (BA/BS) and experience in configuration management, data management, business or a related field.

Level of experience:

• At least 6 years of experience in configuration management of which 4 years were related in performing functional and physical configuration audits, data analysis and tracking, document preparation, and data/information management and processing of flight hardware.

Skills and Competencies:

Required skills and competencies include:

• Perform data analysis and documentation preparation. Participates in all aspects of developing and maintaining processes, procedures, forms, spreadsheets, presentations, and functional and data requirements analysis stemming from configuration audits
• Attend and participate in a variety of meetings and task groups to integrate activities, communicate issues, obtain approvals, resolve problems, and to maintain a specific level of knowledge pertaining to new developments, requirements, policies, and procedures
• Strong data analytical and problem-solving; Organizational management; Leadership skills and ability to work independently in a team environment
• Advanced computer skills with the ability to navigate the various software functions, e.g., Word, Excel, Outlook, a collaborative application framework (i.e., SharePoint), etc., and use the internet
• Effective communication skills, written and verbal, with the ability to communicate concepts and procedures clearly and in an easily understood language.
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to build effective working relationships
• High attention to detail, efficient organizational skills, and demonstrated follow-through on deliverables
• Self-starter and self-driven with an ability to work independently to complete assigned tasks
• Ability to spend long periods in front of a computer terminal examining documents
• Ability to work as required to complete assignments per predefined schedule
• Ability to multi-task in changing dynamic environment