Senior Configuration Analyst
for sections present. Use - for lists. Use
for prose. No job title heading. No Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate: EEO, etc. Keep substantive info.
Let's parse posting:
Company: Syms Strategic Group (SSG) seeking Senior Configuration Analyst. Location: Remote. Department: Veterans Affairs (VA). Type: Full Time. Min. Experience: Experienced. Security Clearance Level: Public Trust (MBI). Salary Range: $74,325 - $82,500.
Then note: If previously applied, no need to reapply. Applications still under review. Military Veterans encouraged.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities: list of bullet points.
Required Skills and Experience: list.
Professional Certifications: None required, but ITIL Foundation, CMII, or equivalent CM certifications are a plus.
Years of Professional Experience: n/a (maybe ignore). Desired experience: EDI X.12 etc. Formal Education: Bachelor’s degree or higher in CS, Engineering, or related technical discipline and 10+ years’ relevant experience; eight (8) or more years of relevant experience may be substituted for education.
Citizenship Requirement: U.S. Citizenship required.
Security Clearance Requirements: Must possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI).
CRITICAL NOTES: SSG will not make assumptions... etc. Recruiters or Third parties will not be considered. This is a 100% U.S. based remote position. However, candidates from CA, CO, IL, MN, NJ, NY, OR, or WA will not be considered. This is a W-2 position. All interviews will be conducted on Microsoft Teams with your camera on; there will be no exceptions. As part of our screening process, you will be requested to provide a link to your LinkedIn profile. U.S Citizenship is required for this specific opportunity. Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information and be able to obtain a government-granted security clearance. Individuals may also be subject to a background investigation including, but not limited to criminal history, employment and education verification, drug testing, and creditworthiness.
Equal Opportunity Employer statement (boilerplate) - remove.
Powered by JazzHR xX8KZDoskl - remove.
We need to include sections only when posting has real specific content. So we can have sections: About the role? Not explicitly given but we could combine location, department, type, salary, clearance etc into an "About the role" or "Job Details". The instruction: use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). We should include sections only if posting has real specific content for it.
We have Salary Range -> Pay section. We have location/remote etc maybe under About the role. We have Responsibilities (Essential Duties And Responsibilities). We have Requirements (maybe Required Skills and Experience). We have Qualifications (Formal Education, Citizenship, Security Clearance). We have Skills (maybe Required Skills and Experience again). But we need to avoid duplication. The instruction: prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we could combine Required Skills and Experience and Qualifications into a "Requirements" section. Or separate Skills and Qualifications.
We have Professional Certifications (plus). Could be part of Requirements.
We have Desired experience (EDI etc) maybe also part of Requirements.
We have Benefits? Not mentioned. So no Benefits section.
Schedule? Not mentioned (full time). Could be Schedule section if we have info: Type: Full Time. That's schedule info. So we could include Schedule section with Full Time.
Pay section: Salary Range.
About the role: could include Location Remote, Department VA, Type Full Time (but we already have Schedule). Maybe About the role includes location, department, and maybe mission.
We must not repeat job title as heading.
We must not put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings.
We must preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail.
We need to output only HTML fragment.
Let's decide sections:
- About the role (location remote, department VA, full-time, W-2, remote position, note about state restrictions, citizenship requirement, security clearance, etc). But some of those may be better in Requirements or Pay.
But we need to avoid duplication. Let's think: The posting includes many details: location remote, department VA, type full time, salary range, security clearance, citizenship, state restrictions, W-2, interview process, LinkedIn link request, etc. These are not exactly responsibilities or requirements but job details. Could be placed under About the role.
Then Responsibilities section (Essential Duties And Responsibilities).
Then Requirements section (Required Skills and Experience, Professional Certifications, Desired experience, Formal Education, Citizenship, Security Clearance). Could also include Years of Experience (n/a ignore). Could also include "Minimum Experience: Experienced" but that's vague.
We could also have a Qualifications section separate but maybe combine.
Given instruction to prefer few substantive sections, we could have three sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements.
Let's include Pay as part of About the role? But they gave Pay as a possible heading. Since we have salary range, we could make a Pay section. But then we would have four sections. That's okay if each has substantive content.
But we need to avoid thin sections. Pay section with salary range is substantive.
Schedule section: we have Full Time. That's somewhat thin but still substantive. Could combine Schedule into About the role.
Better to have About the role (location, department, type, W-2, state restrictions, citizenship, security clearance, interview process, LinkedIn). Pay section (salary range). Responsibilities. Requirements.
That's four sections.
Check if any section would be filler: About the role will have multiple bullets. Pay section just salary range - still specific.
Let's extract content precisely.
About the role content:
- Location: Remote
- Department: Veterans Affairs (VA)
- Type: Full Time
- W-2 position
- 100% U.S. based remote position
- Candidates from CA, CO, IL, MN, NJ, NY, OR, or WA will not be considered
- U.S. Citizenship required
- Must possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI) security clearance
- All interviews conducted on Microsoft Teams with camera on; no exceptions
- As part of screening, requested to provide a link to LinkedIn profile
- Military Veterans highly encouraged to apply
- If previously applied to SSG, no need to reapply; applications still under review.
We could also note that it's a Senior Configuration Analyst role (but we shouldn't repeat job title as heading; but we can mention in prose). The instruction: do NOT repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it). It's okay to mention in prose.
We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include all those points.
We'll put them in
or
- . Since it's a list of details, we can use
- .
Responsibilities: list of bullet points from "Essential Duties And Responsibilities". We'll copy each line.
Let's list them:
- Support VA applications and spearhead the migration to the cloud
- Develop and maintain software configuration management (CM) tools to support configuration identification, control, reporting, and delivery of both internally developed software and externally purchased commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) software products
- Perform CM and release engineering tasks to ensure new software product opening parameters are documented, comply with standard hardware configurations, and are logistically sustainable
- Design, develop, automate, and maintain productivity tools using programming, database, or scripting languages to improve software modeling and development
- Design and implement build procedures that are used to support software product development and use
- Develop software configuration standards for company-wide use
- Train software developers in the use of CM tools and the implementation of software quality standards
- Provide technical guidance and solutions to complex problems
- Operate autonomously and make sound decisions
- Ensure compliant, repeatable build and deployment processes across projects
- Collaborate frequently with internal and external stakeholders
- Lead and train junior analysts/engineers in CM best practices
That's 13 items.
Requirements: combine Required Skills and Experience, Professional Certifications, Desired experience, Formal Education, Citizenship Requirement, Security Clearance Requirements, Years of Professional Experience (n/a ignore), maybe also "Min. Experience: Experienced". But we can include "Experienced" as a note.
Let's list Required Skills and Experience bullet points:
- A proven track record of successfully leading and delivering complex software builds and releases across multiple environments
- Experience working within large, regulated enterprises or federal environments
- Deep expertise in software configuration management and release engineering
- A broad knowledge of development, Quality Assurance (QA), systems engineering, and DevOps
- Experience with CM practices (identification, baselining, change control, status accounting)
- Experience with source control systems (Git, GitLab, GitHub, Azure DevOps Repos, Subversion) and branching/merging strategies
- Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Azure DevOps Pipelines, GitHub Actions) and artifact repositories (Nexus, Artifactory)
- Experience with scripting for automation (Bash, PowerShell, and Python)
- Experience managing COTS software, vendor patches, and version control
- Experience with Infrastructure as code and environment management (Ansible and Terraform)
- A knowledge of software quality standards, governance frameworks, and training developers on CM tools and quality practices
- Proficiency with work management tools (JIRA, Azure Boards, Trello) and documentation tools (Confluence, Visio, Lucidchart)
- An understanding of database concepts, dependency management, and build reproducibility
- Strong analytical skills for investigating build failures, dependency conflicts, and deployment issues
- Excellent communication skills
- An ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders
- Effective collaboration and mentoring
- An ability to manage multiple priorities and projects in fast-paced environments and meet deadlines
- A commitment to continuous improvement and staying current with industry trends and emerging DevOps technologies
Professional Certifications: None required, but ITIL Foundation, CMII, or equivalent CM certifications are a plus.
Desired experience: Electronic Data Interchange X.12 (EDI) Medical Claims X.12, Medical Claims (837, 835, 277CA, etc), Health Level (HL7), Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR)
Formal Education: Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline and 10+ years’ relevant experience; eight (8) or more years of relevant experience may be substituted for education
Citizenship Requirement: U.S. Citizenship required for this specific opportunity
Security Clearance Requirements: Must possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI)
Years of Professional Experience: n/a (ignore)
We could also include "Min. Experience: Experienced" but it's vague.
We'll put these in a Requirements section with sub-sections? But we only allowed
headings, - for lists,
for prose. We could have multiple
under same heading.
We'll output:
About the role
- ...
...
Pay
$74,325 - $82,500
Responsibilities
- ...
...
Requirements
- ...
...
We need to ensure we don't include boilerplate like EEO, etc.
Check for any duplicated lines: The posting repeats "U.S Citizenship is required for this specific opportunity." twice; we should include only once
for prose. No job title heading. No Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate: EEO, etc. Keep substantive info. Let's parse posting: Company: Syms Strategic Group (SSG) seeking Senior Configuration Analyst. Location: Remote. Department: Veterans Affairs (VA). Type: Full Time. Min. Experience: Experienced. Security Clearance Level: Public Trust (MBI). Salary Range: $74,325 - $82,500. Then note: If previously applied, no need to reapply. Applications still under review. Military Veterans encouraged. Essential Duties And Responsibilities: list of bullet points. Required Skills and Experience: list. Professional Certifications: None required, but ITIL Foundation, CMII, or equivalent CM certifications are a plus. Years of Professional Experience: n/a (maybe ignore). Desired experience: EDI X.12 etc. Formal Education: Bachelor’s degree or higher in CS, Engineering, or related technical discipline and 10+ years’ relevant experience; eight (8) or more years of relevant experience may be substituted for education. Citizenship Requirement: U.S. Citizenship required. Security Clearance Requirements: Must possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI). CRITICAL NOTES: SSG will not make assumptions... etc. Recruiters or Third parties will not be considered. This is a 100% U.S. based remote position. However, candidates from CA, CO, IL, MN, NJ, NY, OR, or WA will not be considered. This is a W-2 position. All interviews will be conducted on Microsoft Teams with your camera on; there will be no exceptions. As part of our screening process, you will be requested to provide a link to your LinkedIn profile. U.S Citizenship is required for this specific opportunity. Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information and be able to obtain a government-granted security clearance. Individuals may also be subject to a background investigation including, but not limited to criminal history, employment and education verification, drug testing, and creditworthiness. Equal Opportunity Employer statement (boilerplate) - remove. Powered by JazzHR xX8KZDoskl - remove. We need to include sections only when posting has real specific content. So we can have sections: About the role? Not explicitly given but we could combine location, department, type, salary, clearance etc into an "About the role" or "Job Details". The instruction: use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). We should include sections only if posting has real specific content for it. We have Salary Range -> Pay section. We have location/remote etc maybe under About the role. We have Responsibilities (Essential Duties And Responsibilities). We have Requirements (maybe Required Skills and Experience). We have Qualifications (Formal Education, Citizenship, Security Clearance). We have Skills (maybe Required Skills and Experience again). But we need to avoid duplication. The instruction: prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we could combine Required Skills and Experience and Qualifications into a "Requirements" section. Or separate Skills and Qualifications. We have Professional Certifications (plus). Could be part of Requirements. We have Desired experience (EDI etc) maybe also part of Requirements. We have Benefits? Not mentioned. So no Benefits section. Schedule? Not mentioned (full time). Could be Schedule section if we have info: Type: Full Time. That's schedule info. So we could include Schedule section with Full Time. Pay section: Salary Range. About the role: could include Location Remote, Department VA, Type Full Time (but we already have Schedule). Maybe About the role includes location, department, and maybe mission. We must not repeat job title as heading. We must not put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings. We must preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. We need to output only HTML fragment. Let's decide sections: - About the role (location remote, department VA, full-time, W-2, remote position, note about state restrictions, citizenship requirement, security clearance, etc). But some of those may be better in Requirements or Pay. But we need to avoid duplication. Let's think: The posting includes many details: location remote, department VA, type full time, salary range, security clearance, citizenship, state restrictions, W-2, interview process, LinkedIn link request, etc. These are not exactly responsibilities or requirements but job details. Could be placed under About the role. Then Responsibilities section (Essential Duties And Responsibilities). Then Requirements section (Required Skills and Experience, Professional Certifications, Desired experience, Formal Education, Citizenship, Security Clearance). Could also include Years of Experience (n/a ignore). Could also include "Minimum Experience: Experienced" but that's vague. We could also have a Qualifications section separate but maybe combine. Given instruction to prefer few substantive sections, we could have three sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements. Let's include Pay as part of About the role? But they gave Pay as a possible heading. Since we have salary range, we could make a Pay section. But then we would have four sections. That's okay if each has substantive content. But we need to avoid thin sections. Pay section with salary range is substantive. Schedule section: we have Full Time. That's somewhat thin but still substantive. Could combine Schedule into About the role. Better to have About the role (location, department, type, W-2, state restrictions, citizenship, security clearance, interview process, LinkedIn). Pay section (salary range). Responsibilities. Requirements. That's four sections. Check if any section would be filler: About the role will have multiple bullets. Pay section just salary range - still specific. Let's extract content precisely. About the role content: - Location: Remote - Department: Veterans Affairs (VA) - Type: Full Time - W-2 position - 100% U.S. based remote position - Candidates from CA, CO, IL, MN, NJ, NY, OR, or WA will not be considered - U.S. Citizenship required - Must possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI) security clearance - All interviews conducted on Microsoft Teams with camera on; no exceptions - As part of screening, requested to provide a link to LinkedIn profile - Military Veterans highly encouraged to apply - If previously applied to SSG, no need to reapply; applications still under review. We could also note that it's a Senior Configuration Analyst role (but we shouldn't repeat job title as heading; but we can mention in prose). The instruction: do NOT repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it). It's okay to mention in prose. We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include all those points. We'll put them in
or
- . Since it's a list of details, we can use
- .
Responsibilities: list of bullet points from "Essential Duties And Responsibilities". We'll copy each line.
Let's list them:
- Support VA applications and spearhead the migration to the cloud
- Develop and maintain software configuration management (CM) tools to support configuration identification, control, reporting, and delivery of both internally developed software and externally purchased commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) software products
- Perform CM and release engineering tasks to ensure new software product opening parameters are documented, comply with standard hardware configurations, and are logistically sustainable
- Design, develop, automate, and maintain productivity tools using programming, database, or scripting languages to improve software modeling and development
- Design and implement build procedures that are used to support software product development and use
- Develop software configuration standards for company-wide use
- Train software developers in the use of CM tools and the implementation of software quality standards
- Provide technical guidance and solutions to complex problems
- Operate autonomously and make sound decisions
- Ensure compliant, repeatable build and deployment processes across projects
- Collaborate frequently with internal and external stakeholders
- Lead and train junior analysts/engineers in CM best practices
That's 13 items.
Requirements: combine Required Skills and Experience, Professional Certifications, Desired experience, Formal Education, Citizenship Requirement, Security Clearance Requirements, Years of Professional Experience (n/a ignore), maybe also "Min. Experience: Experienced". But we can include "Experienced" as a note.
Let's list Required Skills and Experience bullet points:
- A proven track record of successfully leading and delivering complex software builds and releases across multiple environments
- Experience working within large, regulated enterprises or federal environments
- Deep expertise in software configuration management and release engineering
- A broad knowledge of development, Quality Assurance (QA), systems engineering, and DevOps
- Experience with CM practices (identification, baselining, change control, status accounting)
- Experience with source control systems (Git, GitLab, GitHub, Azure DevOps Repos, Subversion) and branching/merging strategies
- Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Azure DevOps Pipelines, GitHub Actions) and artifact repositories (Nexus, Artifactory)
- Experience with scripting for automation (Bash, PowerShell, and Python)
- Experience managing COTS software, vendor patches, and version control
- Experience with Infrastructure as code and environment management (Ansible and Terraform)
- A knowledge of software quality standards, governance frameworks, and training developers on CM tools and quality practices
- Proficiency with work management tools (JIRA, Azure Boards, Trello) and documentation tools (Confluence, Visio, Lucidchart)
- An understanding of database concepts, dependency management, and build reproducibility
- Strong analytical skills for investigating build failures, dependency conflicts, and deployment issues
- Excellent communication skills
- An ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders
- Effective collaboration and mentoring
- An ability to manage multiple priorities and projects in fast-paced environments and meet deadlines
- A commitment to continuous improvement and staying current with industry trends and emerging DevOps technologies
Professional Certifications: None required, but ITIL Foundation, CMII, or equivalent CM certifications are a plus.
Desired experience: Electronic Data Interchange X.12 (EDI) Medical Claims X.12, Medical Claims (837, 835, 277CA, etc), Health Level (HL7), Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR)
Formal Education: Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline and 10+ years’ relevant experience; eight (8) or more years of relevant experience may be substituted for education
Citizenship Requirement: U.S. Citizenship required for this specific opportunity
Security Clearance Requirements: Must possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI)
Years of Professional Experience: n/a (ignore)
We could also include "Min. Experience: Experienced" but it's vague.
We'll put these in a Requirements section with sub-sections? But we only allowed
headings,
- for lists,
for prose. We could have multiple
- under same heading.
We'll output:
- ... ...
- ... ...
- ... ...
About the role
Pay
$74,325 - $82,500
Responsibilities
Requirements
- for lists,
- .
Responsibilities: list of bullet points from "Essential Duties And Responsibilities". We'll copy each line.
Let's list them:
- Support VA applications and spearhead the migration to the cloud
- Develop and maintain software configuration management (CM) tools to support configuration identification, control, reporting, and delivery of both internally developed software and externally purchased commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) software products
- Perform CM and release engineering tasks to ensure new software product opening parameters are documented, comply with standard hardware configurations, and are logistically sustainable
- Design, develop, automate, and maintain productivity tools using programming, database, or scripting languages to improve software modeling and development
- Design and implement build procedures that are used to support software product development and use
- Develop software configuration standards for company-wide use
- Train software developers in the use of CM tools and the implementation of software quality standards
- Provide technical guidance and solutions to complex problems
- Operate autonomously and make sound decisions
- Ensure compliant, repeatable build and deployment processes across projects
- Collaborate frequently with internal and external stakeholders
- Lead and train junior analysts/engineers in CM best practices
That's 13 items.
Requirements: combine Required Skills and Experience, Professional Certifications, Desired experience, Formal Education, Citizenship Requirement, Security Clearance Requirements, Years of Professional Experience (n/a ignore), maybe also "Min. Experience: Experienced". But we can include "Experienced" as a note.
Let's list Required Skills and Experience bullet points:
- A proven track record of successfully leading and delivering complex software builds and releases across multiple environments
- Experience working within large, regulated enterprises or federal environments
- Deep expertise in software configuration management and release engineering
- A broad knowledge of development, Quality Assurance (QA), systems engineering, and DevOps
- Experience with CM practices (identification, baselining, change control, status accounting)
- Experience with source control systems (Git, GitLab, GitHub, Azure DevOps Repos, Subversion) and branching/merging strategies
- Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Azure DevOps Pipelines, GitHub Actions) and artifact repositories (Nexus, Artifactory)
- Experience with scripting for automation (Bash, PowerShell, and Python)
- Experience managing COTS software, vendor patches, and version control
- Experience with Infrastructure as code and environment management (Ansible and Terraform)
- A knowledge of software quality standards, governance frameworks, and training developers on CM tools and quality practices
- Proficiency with work management tools (JIRA, Azure Boards, Trello) and documentation tools (Confluence, Visio, Lucidchart)
- An understanding of database concepts, dependency management, and build reproducibility
- Strong analytical skills for investigating build failures, dependency conflicts, and deployment issues
- Excellent communication skills
- An ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders
- Effective collaboration and mentoring
- An ability to manage multiple priorities and projects in fast-paced environments and meet deadlines
- A commitment to continuous improvement and staying current with industry trends and emerging DevOps technologies
Professional Certifications: None required, but ITIL Foundation, CMII, or equivalent CM certifications are a plus.
Desired experience: Electronic Data Interchange X.12 (EDI) Medical Claims X.12, Medical Claims (837, 835, 277CA, etc), Health Level (HL7), Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR)
Formal Education: Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline and 10+ years’ relevant experience; eight (8) or more years of relevant experience may be substituted for education
Citizenship Requirement: U.S. Citizenship required for this specific opportunity
Security Clearance Requirements: Must possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI)
Years of Professional Experience: n/a (ignore)
We could also include "Min. Experience: Experienced" but it's vague.
We'll put these in a Requirements section with sub-sections? But we only allowed