Release Train Engineer

Leidos; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 131,000 - 237,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos seeks a Release Train Engineer (RTE) to lead Agile Release Train processes across multiple projects and teams. The role involves configuring SAFe to the Task Order, standardizing practices, and delivering value to the customer.

The candidate will facilitate PI planning, track feature execution, manage risks, and collaborate with Product Owners and stakeholders to ensure strategy alignment and effective delivery.

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret clearance required with SCI access prior to Day One; U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Experience scaling agile practices and aligning development teams.
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive execution.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with customers.

Responsibilities

• Establish and communicate calendars for program increments (PI).
• Facilitate PI planning readiness and planning events.
• Lead and facilitate PI planning events.
• Assist in tracking feature and capability execution.
• Help manage risks and dependencies across teams and environments.
• Provide input on resourcing to address bottlenecks.
• facilitate estimation by teams for features and capabilities.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Task Order Management, and stakeholders for alignment.
• Demonstrate strong briefing skills with senior customer management.

Skills

Agile methods

SAFe

Release Train Engineer

Facilitation

Risk & dependency management

Stakeholder communication

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree + 12 years experience

Master's degree + 10 years experience

Tools

Jira/Confluence

AWS/Cloud tech

ArcGIS/geospatial tech

Job description

Description

Leidos is looking for a Release Train Engineer (RTE) to lead and facilitate Agile Release Train (ART) processes for multiple projects and teams on the Task Order. The successful candidate will help configure the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) to the Task Order's needs, standardizing and documenting practices to ensure valued delivery to the customer.

Primary Responsibilities

• Establish and communicate calendars for program increments (PI)
• Facilitate PI planning readiness by bringing together the vision, roadmap and backlogs through pre and post PI planning events
• Lead and facilitate PI planning events
• Assist in tracking the execution of features and capabilities
• Help manage risks and dependencies
• Provide input on resourcing to address critical bottlenecks
• Assist with decision-making by facilitating feature and capability estimation by teams
• Work collaboratively with Product Owners, Task Order Management, and other stakeholders to help ensure strategy and execution alignment
• Demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills with customer and team interactions

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 12 years of relevant experience, or Master's degree and 10 years of relevant experience. Additional relevant experience may be substituted for a degree.
• Active Top Secret clearance required with the ability to obtain SCI access prior to Day One. U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Polygraph post hire.
• Experience scaling agile practices and aligning development teams
• Develops and proposes new ideas regarding processes and strategy
• Agile Development knowledge and experience
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to pay careful attention to detail
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively across teams and provide leadership that drives successful execution and team performance.
• Strong briefing skills and experience presenting to senior customer management
• Demonstrate servant leadership by empowering teams, removing impediments, and enabling the delivery of high-quality solutions and business value
• Proactive self-starter demonstrating a positive, willing attitude and excellent oral and written communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• SAFe Agile Certification
• 2+ years experience as a Scrum Master
• Certified Product Owner
• Certified Scrum Master
• PMI Project Management Professional (PMP)
• Understanding of AWS/Cloud technologies
• Proven experience managing multiple baselines across multiple environments
• Experience with collaboration tools including Jira/Confluence
• Experience with ArcGIS or geospatial technologies

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Original Posting: October 19, 2026

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:Pay Range $131,300.00 - $237,350.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

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