Integrated Solutions Release & Configuration Engineer

Description

You will be the go-to expert for release and configuration management across integrated digital intelligence solutions, shaping the processes, controls and technical baselines that cover software, specifications, interfaces, requirements and deployment artifacts across several systems.

You will work on your own while building support through influence, teaming with product management, program management, systems engineering, software engineering, quality, cybersecurity, DevOps and field services so that solutions ship with traceability, consistency and operational readiness.

The company has more than 150 years of experience in freight and transit rail, serving freight, transit, ports, logistics, mining, industrial and marine markets, with about 30,000 employees worldwide.

Responsibilities

• Lead the running and ongoing improvement of release and configuration management for solutions that span multiple products and systems.
• Set up and maintain configuration identification and baseline definitions for software, requirements, specifications, interfaces, architecture, test assets, deployment packages and supporting documents.
• Keep requirements, system versions, interface revisions, change records, verification evidence and deployed configurations traceable to one another.
• Run solution-level change control and release readiness, checking technical impacts, dependencies, risks and deployment considerations.
• Build and coordinate integrated release plans that line up schedules, dependencies, version compatibility and deployment readiness across participating product teams.
• Control the release and distribution of specifications, requirements, interface definitions, architecture documents, verification artifacts and release records.
• Work with engineering, quality, cybersecurity and testing teams to confirm release candidates meet technical, quality and compliance requirements.
• Publish and maintain release manifests, solution bills of materials, compatibility matrices, configuration records and deployment documentation.
• Carry out configuration status accounting, audit preparation and configuration verification to confirm released solutions match approved baselines.
• Support deployment readiness, release authorization, rollback planning, post-release validation and bringing field changes back into controlled baselines.
• Analyze release, deployment and configuration issues, lead root-cause investigations and drive corrective actions that improve release quality and configuration integrity.
• Coach project teams on configuration management, release management, traceability and lifecycle practices while promoting automation and process standardization.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, information systems, mathematics or a related technical field.
• Typically 8+ years in release management, configuration management, systems engineering, DevOps, product lifecycle management or a closely related technical area.
• Proven experience managing software and documentation baselines across an engineering lifecycle.
• Experience coordinating complex releases that span several products and cross-functional engineering groups.
• Working knowledge of configuration management standards such as SAE EIA-649, ISO 10007, IEEE 828 or equivalent frameworks.
• Experience with requirements and lifecycle tools such as IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management (DOORS Next), Polarion, Jama Connect or similar.
• Experience with source control, build and release tools including Git, Azure DevOps, GitHub Enterprise, GitLab, Jenkins, Artifactory, Nexus or equivalents.
• Experience with PLM, document control and service management platforms such as Teamcenter, Windchill, SharePoint or ServiceNow.
• Strong analysis, problem-solving, facilitation and communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders in a matrixed setting.
• Proven ability to drive process improvements, set best practices and lead initiatives with limited guidance.
• Preferred: experience in transportation, industrial automation, safety-critical systems or other regulated industries.
• Preferred: an advanced degree and/or certifications such as PMP, INCOSE CSEP, CMII, ASQ CQE, ITIL or SAFe.

Conditions

The salary range is $104800-149300; the actual offer may depend on training, transferable skills, work experience, education, business needs, market demands and work location, and the range may change.

You may be asked to perform duties outside your function or trade, with training provided where needed.

The company is an equal opportunity employer that welcomes all backgrounds and identities, and it will accommodate needs on request.

Benefits

• Health, welfare and retirement benefits are offered, with details available from the company.
• An annual bonus may be offered if you are eligible.
• Relocation assistance may be provided if eligibility requirements are met.