Release Train Engineer

GCyber; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 Days of Paid Leave + Annual PTO In-

Extra leave for employment anniversary

Paid Parental Leave

Leave for Military Duty, Jury Duty, Be

401(k) Matching

Disability Insurance

Health, Dental, Vision Insurance

Training and Professional Development

Commuter Benefits Plan

Parking and Transportation Allowance

Job summary

GCyber in Washington, DC seeks a Release Train Engineer to support a federal IT modernization effort in a classified environment. You will enable PI execution, optimize flow, manage cross-team risks, and ensure timely delivery of customer value.

As RTE, you will lead SAFe events, coordinate schedules across teams, track progress with Agile metrics, and coach Scrum Masters and Product Owners in SAFe and DevOps practices.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI security clearance required.
• DoD 8570/8140 certification (e.g., Security+, CCNA-Security, CND, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, SSCP).
• Eight to twelve years of relevant experience.
• Bachelor's degree in a related discipline.
• Experience leading Agile software delivery as a Release Train Engineer or similar.
• Ability to obtain additional customer suitability approvals.
• Full-time on-site presence in Washington, DC.

Responsibilities

• Lead Agile Release Train events and Lean-Agile practices, including PI planning, demos, Inspect & Adapt, and Scrum of Scrums.
• Coordinate software, architecture, test, security, deployment, and release schedules across teams.
• Consolidate team PI objectives and maintain program-level dependencies, risks, and commitments.
• Track feature execution using Agile/DevOps metrics and communicate progress and release readiness.
• Coach Scrum Masters, Product Owners, teams, and leaders in SAFe, flow, and continuous improvement.
• Identify impediments and coordinate mitigation of dependencies, bottlenecks, and integration risks.
• Partner with program management, architecture, test, cybersecurity, and operations to align delivery.
• Understand the integrated system architecture to explain tradeoffs to stakeholders.

Skills

Communication skills

SAFe

Cross-team coordination

Jira experience

Program delivery

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related discipline

Tools

Jira

Confluence

ServiceNow

AWS

Job description

GCyber is seeking a Release Train Engineer to help support a mission-focused federal IT modernization effort that is building and integrating secure digital capabilities in a classified environment. The program uses an Agile delivery model and a technology environment centered on ServiceNow, Elastic, AWS, Red Hat, and supporting integration technologies such as Kafka. The Release Train Engineer will enable effective Program Increment execution across the Agile Release Train, optimize flow, manage cross-team risks and dependencies, and ensure consistent delivery of customer value.

As the Release Train Engineer you will,

• Lead Agile Release Train events and Lean-Agile practices, including PI planning, pre- and post-PI activities, system demonstrations, Inspect and Adapt, and Scrum of Scrums.
• Coordinate software, architecture, test, security, deployment, and release schedules across teams.
• Consolidate team PI objectives and maintain program-level objectives, dependencies, risks, and commitments.
• Track feature and capability execution using useful Agile and DevOps metrics and communicate progress, risks, testing, deployment status, and release readiness.
• Coach Scrum Masters, Product Owners, teams, and leaders in SAFe, flow, relentless improvement, and effective decision-making.
• Identify and elevate program impediments and coordinate mitigation of critical dependencies, bottlenecks, resource constraints, and integration risks.
• Partner with program management, architecture, configuration management, test, cybersecurity, and operations to align delivery and readiness.
• Understand the integrated system architecture sufficiently to identify technical risk and explain tradeoffs to customer and leadership stakeholders.

Minimum Qualifications and Requirements

• Active TS/SCI security clearance
• Ability to obtain and maintain any additional customer suitability approvals required for the position.
• DoD 8570/8140 certification (i.e., Security+, CCNA-Security, CND, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, SSCP)
• Early-stage flexibility with partial telework during initial development phases
• Full-time on-site presence at secure facility in Washington, DC will be required as the program matures
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work effectively across technical, operational, security, and customer teams.
• Bachelor's degree in a related discipline
• Eight to twelve years of relevant experience
• Experience leading or supporting Agile software delivery as a Release Train Engineer, senior Scrum Master, program delivery lead, or comparable role.
• Experience facilitating large planning events, managing cross-team dependencies, briefing leaders and customers, and using Jira or comparable Agile tools.

Preferred Qualifications

• SAFe Release Train Engineer certification or comparable SAFe leadership credential.
• Experience with ServiceNow administration or configuration, ServiceNow ATF, ITIL, AWS, Jira, Confluence, DevSecOps, and classified federal programs.
• Experience using flow, predictability, quality, and outcome metrics to improve ART performance.

Our Benefits

• 26 Days of Paid Leave + Annual PTO Increase
• An extra day of paid leave for every year of employment with GCyber
• Paid Parental Leave
• Additional Leave Allowances for Military Duty, Jury Duty, and Bereavement Leave
• 401(k) Matching
• 100% Company-funded Disability Insurance
• 90% Company-Funded Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance, with contributions to insurance benefits for spouses, children, and family members
• Training and Professional Development Plans
• Commuter Benefits Plan
• Parking and Transportation Allowance

Equal Opportunity Employer

GCyber is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This means you don't have to worry about whether your application process will be fair. We consider all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, ancestry, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, veteran status, or disability.