Configuration & Data Management specialist
Melbourne, VIC **** Full Time
Job description
An exciting opportunity has become available to join a leading organisation delivering complex, mission-critical technology and engineering programs in Australia. Working within a sophisticated program, you'll join a highly technical environment where configuration integrity, engineering data and disciplined change management are critical to successful project delivery. This is a great opportunity for an experienced Configuration or Data Management professional looking for strong autonomy, excellent visibility across engineering and project teams, and the opportunity to take real ownership of configuration and data management activities within a major program.
Your new role
As the Configuration & Data Management Officer, you will provide Configuration Management (CM), document and engineering data management support across a major program and associated projects. Working closely with engineering, project and technical stakeholders, you will manage engineering baselines, configuration changes, technical documentation and data, ensuring information is accurately controlled, traceable and accessible throughout the project lifecycle.
Key responsibilities will include:
Coordinate Configuration Management activities across the program in accordance with established CM processes and governance
Manage engineering data, technical documentation and associated project information
Support Configuration Control Boards, including tracking approved configuration changes and associated actions
Establish and maintain engineering baselines within the Configuration Management toolset




Support preparation for physical configuration audits
Develop and maintain system and product breakdown structures within the CM database
Prepare and issue Configuration Status Account Reports (CSARs)
Maintain program information, documentation and configuration registers
Receive, register, control and distribute customer and supplier technical data
Ensure technical documentation and data is appropriately reviewed, approved, stored and controlled
Manage the distribution and retrieval of controlled project documentation and technical media
Support software release activities through configuration status accounting
Work closely with project and engineering stakeholders to continuously improve CM and data management processes, workflows and governance
What you'll need to succeed
To succeed in this position, you will ideally bring: Experience within Configuration Management, Data Management, Engineering Data or Document Control in a complex project or engineering environment, Experience using specialist Configuration Management and/or engineering data management systems, Strong understanding of configuration control, baselines, technical documentation and engineering change processes, Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to work effectively across engineering and project teams,



High level of computer literacy, particularly Microsoft Word and Excel, Experience administering information within SharePoint or similar document management systems, The ability to independently manage competing priorities and drive configuration and data management activities with minimal supervision, Australian citizenship and the ability to obtain an AGSVA Security Clearance.
Highly regarded experience will include:
Defence or similarly complex, regulated engineering environments
Exposure to the ASDEFCON contracting framework
Knowledge of EIA-649 configuration management principles
Configuration Management Database applications and enterprise solutions
Experience implementing Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) strategies
Experience training users on CM or engineering data management systems
Formal Configuration and Data Management training or a relevant tertiary qualification
What you'll get in return
This is an exciting opportunity to join a major technology program where Configuration and Data Management plays an integral role in engineering and project delivery.
You'll benefit from:
Exposure to a complex, high-profile program
The opportunity to work within a highly technical and sophisticated engineering setting
Robust autonomy and ownership across Configuration and Data Management activities
Excellent visibility across engineering, project and technical stakeholder groups
The ability to influence and improve CM processes, workflows and governance
Interesting, technically complex project scope
A permanent career opportunity based in Melbourne
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📌 Configuration & Data Management Specialist (Melbourne)
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📍 Melbourne