TS/SCI Cleared Agile Release Engineer — CI/CD Leader

KBR, Inc; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 156,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance

AD&D

Flexible Spending Account

Disability Insurance

Paid Time Off

Flexible Work Schedule

Career development

Job summary

KBR, Inc is seeking an experienced Agile Release Engineer to join our National Security Solutions team in Chantilly, VA. You will own and evolve CI/CD frameworks for large-scale systems, drive Agile Release Trains, and coordinate cross-team planning to meet sensitive national security objectives.

You will bring 10+ years in Agile/SAFe, 5+ years as a Release Engineer, and demonstrated expertise with Jenkins, GitLab CI, and cloud platforms (AWS, Kubernetes).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve CI/CD frameworks to support Agile delivery, ensuring speed, reliability, and scalability of releases.
• Design, implement, and maintain automation for large-scale, complex software systems, reducing manual effort and improving release predictability.
• Facilitate Agile Release Trains (ARTs), aligning teams on vision, roadmap, and backlog priorities, and ensuring adherence to SAFe or other Agile scaling frameworks.
• Coordinate program-level processes across multiple Scrum and product teams, resolving dependencies, risks, and integration issues.
• Manage release planning and execution, including backlog grooming, PI planning, and change management for delivery plans.
• Coach and mentor technical teams, Scrum Masters, and stakeholders on Lean-Agile practices, continuous improvement, and quality standards.
• Leverage Agile lifecycle management tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps) for planning, tracking, and reporting.
• Drive operational excellence by improving release processes, reducing defects, and increasing delivery velocity.

Skills

Jenkins

GitLab CI

Artifactory

AWS

Kubernetes

DevOps

SAFe

Strong SDLC

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Jenkins

GitLab CI

Artifactory

Azure DevOps

Job description

KBR, Inc is seeking an experienced Agile Release Engineer to join our National Security Solutions team in Chantilly, VA. You will own and evolve CI/CD frameworks for large-scale systems, drive Agile Release Trains, and coordinate cross-team planning to meet sensitive national security objectives.

You will bring 10+ years in Agile/SAFe, 5+ years as a Release Engineer, and demonstrated expertise with Jenkins, GitLab CI, and cloud platforms (AWS, Kubernetes).