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Title:  SOUTHCOM Program: Configuration Analyst 3 Category:  Information Systems Location:  Miami, FL / USA   |   Sector:  Information Systems

Posting ID:  IT/086917 Description: Northrop Grumman Information Systems sector is seeking a Configuration Analyst 3 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Miami Florida. Transforming the future of technology… The qualified applicant will become part of Northrop Grumman's Team supporting the Army Signal Activity - Southern Command's (SOUTHCOM's) mission, which is to plan, engineer, install, operate, maintain, and protect all information technology and information management (IT/IM) systems to enable operations for the USSOUTHCOM HQ and its joint, interagency combined, and tenant elements in Miami, Florida, and selected continental United States sites with a staff of approximately 3,000 (4000 by the year 2011). Northrop Grumman will provide engineers, technicians, software developers, and specialists on-site and on-call to administer ASA-SOUTHCOM's IT/IM systems and networks and to provide support, such as user services, installation and upgrade services, information assurance, logistics and supply support, hardware and software support, help desk services, video teleconferencing (VTC) support, conference room support, tech control facility support, and training support. Northrop Grumman is assembling a team contingent upon winning the ASA SOUTHCOM procurement, but apply today, preferred positions will be filled quickly. Roles and Responsibilities: * Plans and coordinates preparation of project documentation, such as engineering drawings, production specifications and schedules, and contract modifications, to ensure customer contract requirements are met. Reviews contract to determine documentation required for each phase of project, applying knowledge of engineering and manufacturing processes. Analyzes proposed changes of product design to determine effect on overall product and system. Coordinates modification records for management control. Establishes change orders and prepares for change authorization and documentation by company and subcontractor. Reviews and analyzes released engineering change data and coordinates changes with engineering, quality, support, manufacturing, and engineering data control activities. * The candidate will manage the configuration of the SOUTHCOM LANs. As such, the candidate will: * Be prepared to discuss the status of each LAN or any other topic associated with the LAN in accordance with this PWS. The candidate will not make any changes, modifications, or upgrades to the LAN without the explicit approval of the GTL. * Establish and maintain configuration control of all ASA-SOUTHCOM IT/IM systems as well as the LANs' hardware and software. Any changes to the configuration process will be an automated process (diagrams), not a manual process. The candidate will review, update, and maintain the configuration description documents and diagrams for all ASA-SOUTHCOM configurations. * Attend configuration control board meetings and brief the Government on status on a monthly basis. This briefing will include updated diagrams of all networks. * Maintain and manage an integrated hardware and software asset inventory database; use the Computer Associates' (CA) Unicenter Advanced Help Desk and AutoCAD Lite software packages to maintain and manage the asset inventory database; maintain information about the IT equipment such as asset number, Internet protocol (IP) address, host name, directorate, room number, telephone number, and building were the hardware or software is located; and use CiscoWorks LAN Management Solution (LMS) to track network switches' port density. SOUTHCOM may transition to another CA Unicenter-like application. Minimum Qualifications: To be considered for this position, you must minimally meet the knowledge, skills, and abilities listed below: * Bachelors * 6 Years experience, 4Years experience with Masters * The candidate will obtain certification compliance IAW DoD 8570.01-M Information Assurance Workforce Improvement Program and meet the minimum requirements within six months of the task order award. * Position requires a current TS/SCI (SI/TK) Preferred Qualifications: Candidates with these desired skills will be given preferential consideration: * Bachelor and 6 Years experience in Configuration Management This position is contingent upon contract award, budget, and/or customer approval. For a listing of all Northrop Grumman open positions, please visit our website at www.careers.northropgrumman.com Security Clearance Required.