Release Train Engineer
Leidos
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Gaithersburg • Arizona, Colorado, Maryland, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $126,100 - $227,950 per year
Job Level
SeniorLead
About the role
- Serve as a servant leader and coach for the ART, ensuring alignment with Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) principles and Lean-Agile best practices.
- Facilitate and optimize Program Increment (PI) Planning Events, ART Syncs, Inspect & Adapt workshops, and other key SAFe ceremonies across geographically distributed teams.
- Function as a people manager, with responsibility for performance management, professional development, mentorship, and career path development.
- Conduct regular 1:1s, biannual performance check-ins, and professional development planning with direct reports, proactively address employee relations and morale.
- Partner with Product Owners, System Architects, Scrum Masters, and technical leads refining features, prioritizing stories, removing delivery roadblocks, and optimizing flow.
- Track ART metrics (velocity, predictability, flow) and deliver transparent reporting to Leidos leadership and NGA stakeholders.
- Champion Agile best practices and promote continuous improvement of culture across Chinook development teams by identifying process gaps, implementing Lean-Agile practices, and coaching teams on SAFe principles.
- Lead the risk management process by identifying, escalating, and mitigating program risks in collaboration with stakeholders.
- Act as a leader, facilitating team dynamics, helping resolve conflicts, and fostering an environment of trust, respect, and shared purpose.
- Deliver regular program updates and status reports to Leidos leadership and NGA, providing insight into ART progress, risks, and valued delivered.
- Collaborate with NGA stakeholders to align delivery goals with mission priorities and ensure regulatory compliance.
- Mentor Scrum Masters and Agile team members on Agile best practices, advanced facilitation, risk management, and DevSecOps best practices.
- Foster a culture of transparency, collaboration, and innovation across geographically dispersed teams.
Requirements
- US citizenship is required per contract.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field and 12-15 years of prior relevant experience or Master’s with 10-13 years of prior relevant experience.
- Active Top Secret with the ability to obtain SCI, as well as a Polygraph.
- SAFe RTE, SAFe Practice Consultant (SPC), or similar relevant certification.
- 10+ years of experience in Agile program delivery, including 5+ years as a Release Train Engineer or equivalent role.
- Experience facilitating Agile/SAFe ceremonies across time zones with geographically distributed teams.
- Deep understanding of SAFe, Lean-Agile principles, and DevSecOps practices.
- Proficiency with Agile tools such as Confluence and Jira.
Benefits
- competitive compensation
- Health and Wellness programs
- Income Protection
- Paid Leave
- Retirement
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
Agile program deliveryRelease Train EngineerSAFe principlesLean-Agile practicesDevSecOps practicesperformance managementrisk managementfacilitationmetrics trackingprofessional development
Soft skills
servant leadershipcoachingconflict resolutionteam dynamicstrust buildingcollaborationcommunicationmentorshipemployee relationscontinuous improvement
Certifications
SAFe RTESAFe Practice Consultant (SPC)Top Secret clearanceSCI eligibilityPolygraph