Job Description
Key Responsibilities:
- Facilitate Solution Train and Agile Release Train (ART) operations using Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) across one Solution Train and three ARTs.
- Collaborate with governance layer, stakeholders, RTEs, and leadership on program execution, work allocation, resourcing, and staffing needs.
- Monitor performance metrics, resolve impediments, drive relentless improvement, and implement solutions.
- Coordinate schedule execution and program-wide software/architecture releases.
- Lead Program Increment (PI) Planning, Solution Train planning events, pre/post-planning meetings, and Scrum of Scrums for cross-team collaboration.
- Track feature/capability execution through agile and DevOps metrics.
- Brief customers and stakeholders on PI progress, including testing, deployment, and release readiness.
- Coach teams, Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and leaders in agile practices; promote teamwork, agile maturity, Communities of Practice, and Built-In Quality.
- Assess skill gaps and provide resourcing input to address bottlenecks.
Required Qualifications and Skills:
- 5+ years in large software development, systems integration, and test efforts.
- 7+ years leading teams or projects.
- Demonstrated experience as Scrum Master, Release Train Engineer (RTE), or Solution Train Engineer (STE).
- Proven SAFe application, including PI Planning.
- Experience with agile/DevOps tools (e.g., Jira, VersionOne, Rally, IBM ELM).
- Technical aptitude to understand and communicate concepts to technical/non-technical audiences.
- Agile team experience managing deadlines (e.g., Scrum Master, Product Owner, Development Lead).
- Briefing experience for leadership, customers, and external stakeholders.
- Thrives in fast-paced environments; excellent time management, issue triage, attention to detail.
- Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication; flexibility and persistence.
Preferred Qualifications and Skills:
- Bachelor's degree (technical field preferred) + 20+ years relevant experience.
- Prior STE on technical programs; Release/Project/Program Management.
- Multi-disciplinary team experience; software development lifecycle roles (developer, tester, analyst, product/project manager).
- SAFe certifications (e.g., SAFe Agilist, SAFe RTE).
- Test automation, Behavior Driven Development (BDD), test-driven development, continuous integration/deployment.
- DEVOPS best practices; robust dev/test/prod environments; team collaboration tools.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Annapolis Junction, MD |
| Salary | $220,000–$260,000 Per Year |
Skills
Agile Programming Methodologiesunmatched
Analysis Skillsunmatched
Atlassian JIRAunmatched
Behavior Driven Development (BDD)unmatched
Best Practicesunmatched
Continuous Deployment/Deliveryunmatched
Continuous Integrationunmatched
Cross-Functionalunmatched
Detail Orientedunmatched
DevOpsunmatched
Event Managementunmatched
IBM Product Familyunmatched
Integration Testingunmatched
Interpersonal Skillsunmatched
Leadershipunmatched
Metricsunmatched
Performance Analysisunmatched
Performance Metricsunmatched
Plan Meetingsunmatched
Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
Process Improvementunmatched
Product Testingunmatched
Production Systemsunmatched
Project/Program Managementunmatched
Scrum Product Ownerunmatched
Scrum Project Management and Software Developmentunmatched
ScrumMasterunmatched
Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI)unmatched
Software Architectureunmatched
Software Developmentunmatched
Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)unmatched
Staff Requirementsunmatched
System Integration (SI)unmatched
Team Lead/Managerunmatched
Test Automationunmatched
Test Driven Development (TDD)unmatched
Test Plan/Scheduleunmatched
Time Managementunmatched
Top Secret Clearanceunmatched
Writing Skillsunmatched
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