SAFe Release Train Engineer - Agile Program Lead

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

Job summary

Leidos seeks a Release Train Engineer to lead and facilitate Agile Release Train processes across multiple projects and teams on the Task Order. The role will configure SAFe to fit the Task Order’s needs, standardizing and documenting practices to ensure valued delivery to the customer.

Responsibilities include PI planning, risk management, and collaboration with Product Owners and management to ensure strategy and execution alignment. A Top Secret clearance and U.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 12 years of relevant experience, or Master’s degree and 10 years of relevant experience.
• Active Top Secret clearance with SCI access prior to Day One; U.S. citizenship is required.
• Experience scaling agile practices and aligning development teams.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Strong briefing skills and experience presenting to senior customer management.
• Demonstrated servant leadership and ability to empower teams.

Responsibilities

• Establish and communicate calendars for program increments (PI).
• Facilitate PI planning readiness by aligning vision, roadmap and backlogs.
• 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 bottlenecks.
• Assist with decision-making by facilitating feature/capability estimation.
• Collaborate with Product Owners and stakeholders to align strategy and execution.
• Demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication with customer and team interactions.

Skills

Agile development

Leadership

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree

Tools

Jira/Confluence

AWS/Cloud technologies

Job description

Leidos seeks a Release Train Engineer to lead and facilitate Agile Release Train processes across multiple projects and teams on the Task Order. The role will configure SAFe to fit the Task Order’s needs, standardizing and documenting practices to ensure valued delivery to the customer.

Responsibilities include PI planning, risk management, and collaboration with Product Owners and management to ensure strategy and execution alignment. A Top Secret clearance and U.S.