Configuration Analyst
Washington Navy Yard, DC · HybridJob$100–140K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 1w ago
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SAIC seeks a Configuration Analyst to support configuration management for a hypersonic developmental program, helping establish processes as configuration responsibility transitions to the Government. The role supports CM strategy, baselines, change management, audits, databases, and technical data packages, while coordinating with government, contractor, laboratory, engineering, logistics, and program management stakeholders. The position is hybrid, with regular access to classified information, and may be filled in Crane, Indiana; Huntsville, Alabama; or Washington, DC.
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Description
SAIC is seeking a Configuration Analyst to assist the NSWC Crane Hypersonic Systems Engineering Team in developing and implementing Configuration Management (CM) processes, authoring documentation/policy, and applying CM best practices for a hypersonic developmental program working to establish formal processes as configuration responsibility is transitioned from the Lead Systems Integrator to the Government.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
The Candidate will assist the Crane CPS CM lead in formulating big picture strategic ideas to drive CM strategy for the program (including CM processes for the CPS Hardware-In-The-Loop (HWIL) test environment) in a rapid development environment; enable processes that will prepare the program for weapon system sustainment requirements; help the program obtain technical and data driven solutions; and evaluate and recommend engineering, CM, and Data Management (DM) tools.
The Candidate will apply sound configuration management practices to evolving technical program baseline(s), and ensure configuration items are correct, complete, and consistent in compliance with technical and programmatic requirements.
This position will require heavy interface with a variety of Government National Team program stakeholders (government, Prime Contractor, National Labs) as well as various Government/contractor working groups that span functional areas (systems engineering, hardware & software engineering, logistics.)
In this role, the Candidate will be responsible for tracking all aspects of system development, product design changes and the effects on the overall system. The Candidate will ensure configuration identification; prepare and process change; documentation; facilitate change review boards; help structure and maintain databases; and generate configuration status reports and configuration verification audit records sheets.
The Candidate will perform configuration audits including Functional Configuration Audits (FCAs) and Physical Configuration Audits (PCAs).
Establish and maintain product baselines (Functional, Allocated, and Product) for assigned systems and subsystems.
The Candidate will coordinate with logistics, engineering, and program management teams to ensure configuration changes are properly reflected in technical data packages (TDPs).
This position must be filled in Crane, IN, Huntsville, AL, or Washington, DC and requires regular access to Classified information.
Position does allow for a hybrid schedule with some telework when not needed at the customer site.
Qualifications
REQUIRED EXPIERENCE AND CLEARANCE:
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Bachelor’s degree and 5 years' experience.
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Experience with a variety of Product Life Cycle Management and Data Management, and Software CM Tools, Windchill, (e.g., SharePoint, DOORS, JIRA, or equivalent).
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CM Leadership experience (experience with both developmental and sustainment programs desired).
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DoD Acquisition program experience (Navy program experience preferred).
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Interim clearance required to start with the ability to obtain a secret clearance. SAIC will sponsor the clearance process.
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US Citizen.
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
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Formal Configuration Management Certificate (i.e., CMII, CMPIC, CMTF).
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Experience conducting or supporting FCAs/PCAs on Navy systems.
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Background in Software CM (SCM) and Agile processes.
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Experience with Navy Model Based Product Support (MBPS) systems.
Target salary range: $100,001 - $140,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.
REQNUMBER: 2618730
SAIC is a premier technology integrator, solving our nation's most complex modernization and systems engineering challenges across the defense, space, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in systems engineering and integration; enterprise IT, including cloud services; cyber; software; advanced analytics and simulation; and training. We are a team of 23,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability
How this job compares
Set against the 267 open Configuration Analyst jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$100–140K/yr
- US median$53–132K/yr189 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $120K, is 29% above the US median midpoint ($93K) — in the top quarter of Configuration Analyst salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 267 open Configuration Analyst jobs across the US. 6% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience — more than three in four Configuration Analyst postings that state a minimum ask for (median 2 years, across 250 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 65 of the 267 open Configuration Analyst jobs (24%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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