Owns configuration management and the CMDB: data quality, discovery and CI relationships.
Entry
Intermediate
Coding
Low
Key skills
Career overview
The Configuration Manager owns configuration management and the CMDB: data quality, discovery tooling, configuration item (CI) lifecycle, relationships and the link with change and asset management. They make the CMDB a trusted source of truth. The role leads to IT service manager or IT operations manager.
Main responsibilities
- Maintain configuration management and CMDB
- Govern the CMDB and its data quality
- Keep technical documentation up to date
- Write and maintain knowledge base articles
- Align stakeholders and report progress
- Prioritise work and manage competing demands
- Structure work, resources and governance
- Prepare and execute change requests in production
- Monitor platform health, alerts and dashboards
- Produce operations reporting and KPIs
- Mentor junior team members and review their work
- Automate recurring tasks with scripts
Technical skills
Technologies
Education level
Education requirements vary depending on the company, country and experience. Professional experience, certifications and technical skills can sometimes compensate for formal education.
High School / Bac
Less common
Bac+2 (2-year degree)
Less common
Bac+3 (Bachelor)
Common entry point
Bac+5 (Master / Engineering)
Common entry point
Experience & coding level
Experience level
Coding level
Useful certifications
Certifications are never mandatory. They are one way among others to prove a skill.
- ITIL 4 Specialist (CDS)
- ITIL 4 Foundation
- ServiceNow CIS-CMDB
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Overlap: 62% · Difficulty: Easy
Skills to learn: Service catalogue, Continuous improvement, Team leadership
View roadmapOverlap: 52% · Difficulty: Medium
Skills to learn: SLA & KPI, Budget, Strategy
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Soft skills
- Rigour and attention to detail
- Organisation
- Analytical thinking
- Clear communication
- Prioritisation
- Attention to detail
- Documentation writing
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