Senior Solution Train Engineer — TS/SCI Poly | SAFe Leader

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

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

11 paid Holidays

401K with a 6% company match and vest

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 operations for a large, mission-critical program in our Intel Sector.

You will back Release Train Engineers across multiple ARTs, monitor performance, remove impediments, and drive continuous improvement. The ideal candidate has a proven record of leading agile teams, exceptional communication skills, and experience guiding PI Planning, program metrics, and built‑in quality practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 12+ years relevant experience.
• 7+ years leading teams or projects.
• 5+ years 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 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.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate Solution Train and ART operations.
• Coordinate with SAFe governance on program execution.
• Support work allocation across ARTs.
• Monitor performance, remove impediments, and drive improvement.
• Coordinate schedules and program-wide software and architecture releases.
• Lead PI Planning logistics and prep.
• 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

Scrum Master

Release Train Engineer

Jira

Agile Coaching

Stakeholder Mgmt

Education

Bachelor's degree in technical field

Tools

Jira

VersionOne

Rally

IBM ELM

Job description

Leidos is seeking a Sr. Solution Train Engineer to support SAFe operations for a large, mission-critical program in our Intel Sector.

You will back Release Train Engineers across multiple ARTs, monitor performance, remove impediments, and drive continuous improvement. The ideal candidate has a proven record of leading agile teams, exceptional communication skills, and experience guiding PI Planning, program metrics, and built‑in quality practices.