Senior Principal Solution Train Engineer

Jobtailor; Colorado; On-site; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced leader to drive SAFe implementation across Program and ART levels in Colorado. The role demands deep Agile knowledge, strategic collaboration with customers and product managers, and the ability to mentor Release Train Engineers and Scrum Masters.

Ideal candidates possess a STEM degree and 10+ years of relevant experience, with a TS/SCI clearance. You will guide multiple engineering teams, optimize value flow, and ensure features meet acceptance criteria in a

Qualifications

• Experience implementing Lean, Agile and DevSecOps
• Familiarity with cloud-based environments and modern software practices
• Strong sense of urgency, ownership and collaboration
• Excellent written and oral communication
• Proven leadership across engineering disciplines
• Experience with Agile techniques, backlog tracking, velocity and metrics
• Ability to lead a large team (100+) and manage cross-discipline priorities
• Active TS/SCI clearance is required before start date

Responsibilities

• Lead SAFe implementation and optimization at the Program level
• Run Program-level Scrum-of-Scrums to remove impediments
• Implement program and release level processes for multiple ARTs
• Lead PI Planning, lessons learned, and Release/Build Plans
• Mentor and coach Release Train Engineers and Scrum Masters
• Guide system design constraints to align with priorities
• Manage value flow of the Solution Train and ARTs for strategy-execution alignment
• Collaborate with customers, Solution Managers, RTEs, and Product Managers to translate business strategy into technology needs
• Apply advanced Agile, Lean and SAFe principles
• Escalate and track ART metrics and impediments
• Ensure Feature completion meets acceptance criteria with PMs and RTEs

Skills

SAFe expert

Scrum of Scrums

Servant leadership

Agile/Lean/DevSecOps

Cloud-based environments

Cross-disciplinary leadership

Backlog metrics & burndown

Mentoring engineers

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

B.S. in STEM

Job description

Responsibilities

• Leads as the highest authority on the implementation and optimization of the Scaled Agile framework on the Program.
• Leads Program-level Scrum-of-Scrums to manage impediments.
• Implements the program and release level processes for multiple Agile Release Trains demonstrating servant leadership combined with domain knowledge and technical experience.
• Conducts and leads quarterly program events and activities including Program Increment (PI) Planning, lessons learned from previous PI, and creation of the Release and Build Plans.
• Mentors and coaches Release Train Engineers (RTEs) and Scrum Masters.
• Guides design and technology maturity constraints of the system in accordance with customer and stakeholder priorities.
• Manages and optimizes the flow of value of the Solution Train and Agile Release Train using a variety of tools and methods to ensure strategy and execution alignment.
• Collaborates and engages with key customer contacts, Solution Managers, RTEs, and Product Managers to translate business strategy into technology strategy and ensure that capabilities required by the business are collected, prioritized, and enabled.
• Applies advanced Agile, Lean and SAFe principles and skills.
• Escalates and tracks key ART or Agile Development Metrics, to include impact of any ongoing impediments and the associated solution path.
• Responsible for working with the ART—Level RTEs and Product Managers to ensure Feature completion and ensures Features meet the acceptance criteria.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and 10 years of prior relevant experience
• Experience with implementing and aligning Lean, Agile and DevSecOps methodologies, frameworks, and tools
• Familiarity with cloud-based environments, modern software development processes and practices
• Demonstrates strong sense of urgency, ownership and operates in a collaborative manner
• Possess requisite knowledge and expertise recognized in the professional community
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills
• Exceptional leadership skills to coordinate collaboration across multiple engineering disciplines
• Experience with widely successful Agile techniques, backlog tracking, burndown metrics, velocity, task definition, incremental delivery and the value of metrics
• Ability to lead / manage tasks over a large group of engineers (100+) and coordinate issues/priorities across disciplines
• Ability to manage, train and mentor junior engineers
• An active and transferable U.S. government issued TS/SCI security clearance is required prior to start date .