Configuration Practitioner in Leeds

As a Configuration Practitioner, you will be critical to the successful delivery of the programme, collaborating within a matrix organisation with multi-disciplinary teams within Engineering. We are looking for individuals who want to serve. You'll have a mission focus, and the enthusiasm and drive to deliver. You must be eligible and willing to obtain SC clearance and will be based in Wiltshire working in a hybrid style.

This is more than a job - it's a mission. You will be part of a high-impact, collaborative environment, where we expect everyone to live the values and standards of the British Army. Every person in our team plays a critical role in delivering OMNIA's vision; designing, delivering, and transforming collective training so the British Army is ready to fight and win. You'll work in a matrix organisation and report operationally through OMNIA Training and functionally through the Configuration & Release Manager. Ultimately, you'll work for the British Army, championing innovation, and helping shape the future of military collective training.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the implementation and maintenance of the programme Configuration Management (CM) processes across the full engineering lifecycle.
• Maintain configuration control of programme artefacts including documentation, software, hardware, models, and data.
• Manage configuration baselines, ensuring that configuration items are accurately recorded and controlled.
• Maintain and administer the Configuration Management Database (CMDB) and associated configuration registers.
• Ensure configuration items are uniquely identified, version controlled, and traceable throughout their lifecycle.
• Support the configuration change management process, including raising, tracking, and implementing change requests.
• Prepare and maintain configuration status accounting reports to support programme governance and decision-making.
• Support configuration audits and reviews to verify compliance with programme configuration management plans and policies.
• Ensure configuration management activities align with programme standards, policies, and engineering governance processes.
• Work with engineering, project management, and supply chain teams to ensure accurate configuration information is maintained.
• Support the preparation and maintenance of the Configuration Management Plan (CMP) and related procedures.
• Maintain configuration records within programme tools and repositories, ensuring data integrity and accessibility.
• Support system integration, testing, and deployment activities by ensuring correct configuration baselines are applied.
• Provide configuration management guidance to project teams and ensure adherence to approved CM processes.
• Support in Release Management, working closely with the Release Practitioner.
• Assist in the preparation of configuration documentation required for programme reviews and audits.

Who we are looking for:

You'll have a mission focus, and the enthusiasm and drive to 'get things done'. You'll want to work in collaboration with other defence training organisations and the British Army. You won't let bureaucracy get in the way of what needs to be done, you'll learn lessons and share these lessons across the team. You'll understand what it means to put the mission first.

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Experience supporting configuration management activities within engineering, IT, or technical programmes including managing technical standards and policies.
• Strong understanding of configuration management principles including configuration identification, control, status accounting, and audit.
• Experience working with engineering teams to maintain accurate configuration records, baselines, and documentation within configuration management tools or databases.
• Experience supporting change management processes and maintaining configuration traceability.
• Strong attention to detail and organisational skills to manage complex configuration data sets.
• Experience working within defence, government, or regulated engineering programmes, working within controlled programme environments with defined governance and compliance processes.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills to work with multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Experience using configuration management tools or repositories such as CMDB platforms, SharePoint, or engineering lifecycle management tools.
• Degree in Engineering, Information Technology, Systems Engineering, or related discipline (or equivalent experience).
• Holds or is eligible for UK Security Clearance (SC).

Desirable Skills and Experience:

• Familiarity with defence configuration management standards and policies (e.g. Def Stan 05-57, JSP 945, CADMID or equivalent CM frameworks).
• Experience supporting configuration management for complex systems or system-of-systems environments.
• Familiarity with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) environments and configuration control of system models.
• Experience supporting configuration activities across software, hardware, and data artefacts.
• Understanding of engineering lifecycle processes including design, integration, testing, and deployment.
• Understanding of Release Management, processes and governance.
• Membership of or working toward professional accreditation with a recognised engineering body.