Release Train Engineer with TS/SCI Clearance
Gaithersburg, MD
Full Time
Experienced
Location: Gaithersburg, MD/Alexandria, VA/Chantilly, VA/Tucson, AZ/Aurora, CO/St Louis, MO
Primary Responsibilities:
Primary Responsibilities:
- Serve as servant leader and coach for the ART, aligned to SAFe and Lean-Agile.
- Plan and optimize PI Planning, ART Syncs, Inspect & Adapt, and other SAFe ceremonies across distributed teams.
- Lead people management: performance, growth, mentorship, and career pathways.
- Conduct regular 1:1s, mid-year reviews, and development planning; proactively support morale and engagement.
- Partner with Product Owners, System Architects, Scrum Masters, and tech leads to refine features, sequence work, unblock delivery, and maximize flow.
- Track and socialize ART metrics (velocity, predictability, flow) with North Point Technology leadership and NGA.
- Uplift Agile execution across Chinook by closing process gaps, implementing Lean-Agile practices, and coaching on SAFe.
- Run risk management: identify, escalate, and mitigate program risks with stakeholders.
- Strengthen team dynamics, resolve conflicts, and foster trust, respect, and shared mission.
- Provide clear program updates and status to North Point Technology leadership and NGA, highlighting progress, risks, and value delivered.
- Align delivery with NGA mission priorities and compliance requirements.
- Mentor Scrum Masters and teams on Agile, advanced facilitation, risk management, and DevSecOps.
- Promote transparency, collaboration, and innovation across locations.
- Bachelor’s in CS/Software Engineering or related field and 12–15 years relevant experience, or Master’s with 10–13 years.
- Active Top Secret with ability to obtain SCI and Polygraph.
- SAFe RTE, SPC, or comparable certification.
- 10+ years Agile program delivery, including 5+ years as RTE or equivalent.
- Proven facilitation of SAFe ceremonies across time zones and geographies.
- Deep knowledge of SAFe, Lean-Agile, and DevSecOps.
- Proficiency with Jira and Confluence.
- Exceptional leadership, facilitation, and communication with technical and executive audiences.
- Experience integrating security and DevOps pipelines for high-assurance software.
- Strong problem solving with a track record of removing blockers and reducing risk.
- Background in CI/CD, cloud migration, or large-scale enterprise transformation.
- Demonstrated success mentoring Scrum Masters and teams to higher maturity.
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