About this Configuration Management Analyst role at MKS2 Technologies
MKS2 Technologies, LLC, an award-winning high growth small business, creates innovative and customer-centric technology solutions in the areas of Cyber Security, Instructional Design and Training, Software Engineering and IT Support Services to improve the security and well-being of our clients. Our commitment to excellence and our “Mission First” orientation has resulted in steady growth and an expanding client base across government agencies. We have employees nationwide and for the past three consecutive years were named one of the fastest growing Veteran-owned companies in the nation. Please take a moment to browse through our website and learn more about what it means to serve with MKS2.
Configuration Management Analyst
Pay Rate: $105,000 annually
Location: Residents (Albany, NY)- Hybrid schedule: 2 days a week in the office. Non-Residents – 2 days per quarter in office.
Make meaningful contributions that fuel critical outcomes for some of the most complex government, defense, and intelligence projects. Join us as a Configuration Analyst Principal for a career where your growth is just as important as the mission you support.
Our people are our differentiators. You will join our team in partnership with New York State of Health (NYSoH) to provide comprehensive health coverage to more than 7.0 million New Yorkers through its Health Benefit Exchange (HBE)
MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT
Perform engineering, software development, and configuration management tasks in support of:
- Software build & test automation
- Release management including status accounting of changes made to CM-controlled environments and process automation
- Engineering tool customization and administration
- Develop requirements, design, code, test, and deploy Engineering Tool tools and utilities
- Lead cross-functional teams to implement development and test process improvements
- Create and maintain Engineering Tool process documentation
- Provide production support to deploy Engineering Tools, including mentoring users in tool utilization
- Provide support to strategic technology initiatives to advance the NYSOH Health Marketplace System to new infrastructure components and software development life cycle improvements
WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED
Bring your expertise along with a drive for innovation. The Configuration Analyst Principal must have:
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or
related discipline, or equivalent
Required Experience:
- A minimum of seven (7) years of business experience, including evaluating business procedures and problems, conducting feasibility studies, configuring systems, designing configurations, preparing detailed specifications for developing business solutions, developing effort and schedule estimates, and performing application design and development tasks.
- A demonstrated ability to analyze, identify, implement, and monitor outcomes
- An ability to successfully work with cross-functional technical teams in defining, developing, testing, and deploying software applications
- Experience in all phases of the software development life cycle, including requirements, analysis, design, construction, testing, implementation, and maintenance
- A demonstrated ability to identify weaknesses in business workflows and develop and implement process improvements
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills as well as organizational skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong professional skills interacting with various teams and support personnel
- Dedicated and self-motivated achiever committed to success who is adept at handling multiple tasks in a high-pressure environment to meet stringent demands
Required Technical Skills:
- Software: Java, JavaScript, Unix shell scripting, Perl, Groovy, HTML, XML, SQL
- Operating Systems: Unix (Solaris, Linux, HP-UX), Microsoft Windows
- Database: Oracle, MS Access
- Tools: Jenkins/Hudson, Git, Maven, JBoss Application Server, JUnit, Liberty, WebSphere, Tomcat, Ansible, Red Hat Container and Open Shift Framework (OSF) technology
Preferred Experience/Technical Skills
- Experience in Configuration Management or Release Management
- IBM Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management (CLM) tool experience, particularly RTC, RQM, JRS, DNG, UrbanCode Deploy, Liquibase
Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: MKS2 Technologies is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
