Software manager Jobs in Denver, CO

Applied Research Associates (ARA) is looking for a Software Configuration Manager with a broad set of skills and experience to join our Rocky Mountain Division in Littleton, CO. Our work focuses on developing and maintaining critical capabilities for military personnel.

As a Software Configuration Manager you will be a member of a collaborative, multidisciplinary research team. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to pursue areas of interest beyond software configuration management, while serving our customers and end users.

Primary Role and Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain software configuration management processes and procedures to ensure the integrity of configuration data across all systems.
• Maintain accurate records of software configuration data and version histories for all relevant systems. Prepare regular reports on software configuration status and change control metrics for management.
• Proactively identify areas for process improvement within software configuration management and make recommendations to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
• Field user requests for information, release source code, and troubleshoot end user issues.
• Provide training and guidance for staff on software configuration management processes, best practices, and tool usage.
• Perform and support interface control to ensure proper compatibility with other codes / programs.

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Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) is an employee-owned international research and engineering company recognized for providing technically superior solutions to complex and challenging problems in the physical sciences. The company, founded in Albuquerque, NM, in 1979, currently employs over 2,200 professionals and continues to grow. ARA offices throughout the United States and Canada provide a broad range of technical expertise in defense technologies, civil technologies, computer software and simulation, systems analysis, environmental technologies, and testing and measurement. The corporation also provides sophisticated technical products for environmental site characterization, pavement analysis, and robotics.

At ARA, employees are our greatest assets. The corporation realizes that employee ownership spawns' greater creativity and initiative along with higher performance and customer satisfaction levels. ARA gives its employees the tools, training, and opportunities to take more active roles as owners. The culture is challenging; innovation and experimentation are the norm. Employees are eligible for contributions which not only add to the company's success, but also their own through the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). The motto, "Engineering and Science for Fun and Profit" sums up the ARA experience. For additional information and an opportunity to join this unique workplace, please visit our website at www.ara.com.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)