Configuration Management Specialist
About the job
- A Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience.
- Experience using Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
- Strong analytical and organizational skills.
- Ability to read engineering drawings and technical documentation.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience with CMPro.
- Ability to obtain a government security clearance to the level of SECRET.
- Support configuration management activities by researching and maintaining configuration-controlled data within CMPro, including drawings, parts lists, technical documentation, and product baselines.
- Maintain requirements within software management systems by creating, updating, organizing, and tracing system, subsystem, and software requirements while ensuring complete end-to-end traceability.
- Conduct configuration and requirements research to support engineering change proposals, MBPS/PDM initiatives, technical reviews, and engineering decision-making by providing accurate technical data and reports.
- Partner with Systems Engineers and Configuration Managers to maintain technical baselines, support engineering change activities, and ensure accurate traceability between system requirements and configuration-controlled technical data.
- Generate reports, traceability matrices, and configuration documentation to support design reviews, audits, testing activities, and customer deliverables.
- Participate in technical meetings, track action items, resolve configuration and requirements discrepancies, and support continuous process improvement with Configuration Management, Systems Engineering, and project stakeholders.
- Experience supporting Navy or Department of Defense engineering programs.
- Experience with configuration management principles.
- Experience working with relational databases or Visual Basic for Applications macros.
About the company
Purvis Systems provides technology solutions for federal and local governments, handling design, deployment, and ongoing maintenance of mission-critical systems. It delivers end-to-end IT and operational solutions through engineering, program management, and field maintenance to support agencies like the Department of Defense, NIH, and major public safety organizations. It differentiates itself by being large enough for complex programs yet nimble, combining rigorous standards and security with flexibility and responsive service. Its goal is to help agencies protect life, safety, and property by ensuring reliable, enduring technology operations under demanding conditions.
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
Grant
Total Funding
$70K
Headquarters
Middletown, Connecticut
Founded
1973
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- PURVIS added a $19.9 million NUWC Newport contract on April 10, 2025.
- PURVIS posted a $37.3 million NUWC award in June 2024, showing contract momentum.
- Golden Chick opened Mississippi's first location, giving PURVIS non-defense diversification and optionality.
What critics are saying
- NUWC Newport drives most disclosed wins, creating brutal concentration if one recompete slips.
- SeaPort-NxG follow-ons and sole-source CMPRO work invite aggressive pressure from rival integrators.
- A Navy budget shift away from undersea warfare would hit PURVIS revenue within one award cycle.
What makes Purvis Systems unique
- PURVIS won a $6.2 million SeaPort-NxG follow-on from NUWC Newport on September 18, 2026.
- PURVIS secured CMMC Level 2 certification on July 28, 2025, meeting defense supplier requirements.
- PURVIS combines undersea warfare engineering, configuration management, and public-safety systems in one shop.
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PURVIS has partnered with the U.S. Navy for over 49 years developing, evaluating, and supporting Undersea Warfare capabilities from system design and development, through TEMPALT development, installation, configuration management, integrated product support, Risk Management Framework (RMF) certification, training, and facilities/IT management.