Senior Solution Train Engineer – SAFe Leader (TS/SCI)

Leidos LLC; Maryland; On-site; USD 131,000 - 237,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

11 paid Holidays

401K with 6% company match

Flexible Schedules

Discounted Stock Purchase Plans

Technical Upskilling

Education and Training Support

Parental Paid Leave

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Sr. Solution Train Engineer to support SAFe-based ART and Solution Train operations on a large, mission-critical program. You will monitor performance, remove impediments, and drive continuous improvement across multiple ARTs and the Solution Train.

The role requires extensive SAFe experience, strong communication with government and external stakeholders, and demonstrated leadership in agile practices to enable successful releases and program metrics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 12 years of relevant experience.
• At least 7 years of experience leading teams or projects.
• At least 5 years of experience supporting large software development, systems, integration, and test efforts.
• Demonstrated work experience as a Scrum Master.
• Demonstrated work experience as a Release Train Engineer or Solution Train Engineer.
• Demonstrated work experience applying SAFe and executing PI Planning.
• Experience with agile tools such as Jira, VersionOne, Rally, or IBM ELM.
• Ability to explain technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience working on agile software teams.
• Experience working with external stakeholders, including government representatives.
• Experience briefing leadership and customers on status and progress.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong time management and issue triage skills, and strong attention to detail and task completion.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate Solution Train and ART operations across Solution Train and ARTs.
• Work with SAFe governance stakeholders on program execution.
• Support work allocation and resource assignment across ARTs.
• Monitor performance, remove impediments, and drive improvement.
• Coordinate schedules and program-wide software and architecture releases.
• Lead PI Planning, including logistics and technical preparation.
• Lead Solution Train planning events and pre- and post-planning meetings.
• Facilitate cross-team collaboration through Scrum of Scrums and related forums.
• Track feature and capability execution through program metrics.
• Brief customers on progress, testing, deployment, and release readiness.
• Assess skill needs and support staffing actions with leadership.
• Provide input on resourcing to address critical bottlenecks.
• Coach teams, Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and leaders in agile practices.
• Promote teamwork to achieve PI goals.
• Guide teams toward greater agile maturity.
• Support Communities of Practice and Built-In Quality practices.

Skills

SAFe

Solution Train

Release Train Engineer

Scrum Master

Jira

VersionOne

Rally

IBM ELM

Agile Leadership

Stakeholder Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Tools

Jira

VersionOne

Rally

IBM ELM

Job description

Leidos is seeking a Sr. Solution Train Engineer to support SAFe-based ART and Solution Train operations on a large, mission-critical program. You will monitor performance, remove impediments, and drive continuous improvement across multiple ARTs and the Solution Train.

The role requires extensive SAFe experience, strong communication with government and external stakeholders, and demonstrated leadership in agile practices to enable successful releases and program metrics.