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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Release Train Engineer CDAO - TS/SCI - **Company:** Parsons Corporation - **Location:** Arlington, VA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $134,100.0 - $241,400.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Artificial Intelligence, JIRA, Microsoft Azure, Databases, Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (Ajax Programming), Information Engineering, Data Integration, Notepad (Software), Scrum Methodology, Software Engineering, Statistical Process Control (SPC), Data Ingestion, Pyspark, Information Technology, Atlassian Tools, Data Pipelines - **Published:** August 22, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9111784/release-train-engineer-cdao-tssci ## About the Role * Active TS/SCI security clearance required at time of hire - no exceptions. * Minimum of ten (10) years of relevant professional experience, including experience facilitating Agile ceremonies, managing sprint cycles, and coordinating cross-functional or cross-team execution. * Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (Business, Information Technology, Project/Program Management, or related discipline). * Certified Scrum Master (CSM), SAFe Scrum Master (SSM), or equivalent baseline Agile certification. * Proven experience working in a federal or DoD contracting environment, with a working understanding of SOW execution and DoD security/ATO constraints. * Demonstrated ability to proactively identify execution blockers, communicate them effectively, and work collaboratively inside a technical team to drive resolution. * Experience managing software development, data engineering, or data science teams, with the ability to comprehend and unblock complex data pipeline dependencies. What Desired Skills You'll Bring: * Ten to twelve (10-12) years of relevant experience, with demonstrated success building and scaling teams - from minimal/startup-level support through periods of extensive growth. * Bachelor's or advanced degree in a STEM field (Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or related discipline). * Proven experience organizing, managing, and scaling technical teams utilizing Project Oriented Delivery (Pod) models. * Experience guiding Digital Use Case (DUC) development, including requirements gathering, prioritizing features, and managing competing interests for multi-directorate stakeholders. * Active SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE) certification or SAFe Program Consultant (SPC). * Proven, hands-on experience structuring Agile workflows, Ontologies, and custom metrics specifically within Palantir Foundry (e.g., configuring Foundry Tasks, Workshop, Quiver, Contour). * Prior experience directly supporting the Joint Staff, CDAO, or enterprise-level DoD AI/ML and data integration initiatives. ## Description Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Release Train Engineer to join our team! In this role you will get to support the Joint Staff and Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO), where you will serve in a dual-level execution position critical to advancing the Department's data and AI capabilities. You will operate entirely within Palantir Foundry, bypassing traditional Agile tools like Jira or Azure DevOps. Utilizing Foundry's object-oriented data environment, you will track sprint cycles, manage Epics, and orchestrate Program Increments (PI). Your daily focus will shift constantly between macro-level program health (aligning technical tracks to Joint Staff mission objectives across all Pods) and micro-level team execution (coaching data engineers and scientists, facilitating ceremonies where needed). You will be challenged to manage the "time crunch" of this hybrid scope by heavily relying on automated Foundry dashboards to monitor team health, freeing up your time for strategic alignment, removing complex blockers, and driving Digital Use Case (DUC) development for government clients. What You'll Be Doing: * Translate complex Agile metrics into formal status reports for government Contracting Officer's Representatives (CORs), balancing Agile flexibility with rigid federal Statement of Work (SOW) boundaries. * Ensure all development work aligns with federal security requirements (e.g., FedRAMP controls, Authority to Operate / ATO conditions) before it is slated for a release train. * Align multiple technical tracks (data ingestion, pipelines, front-end) to CDAO mission objectives and facilitate Digital Use Case (DUC) development across multi-directorate stakeholders. * Coach individual developers and data scientists, facilitate standard Agile ceremonies, shield the team from scope creep, and actively identify, track, and resolve execution blockers alongside the team. * Manage Epics and PIs as custom Object Types within Foundry's Ontology, orchestrating PI Planning using interactive Palantir Workshop dashboards and Notepad documents to map visual object links. * Organize data-centric sprints (e.g., finalizing a writeback function or PySpark transform) using Foundry Tasks rather than traditional flat ticketing databases. * Build custom analytical workflows in Palantir Contour or Quiver to track velocity and bottlenecks, presenting real-time, interactive data apps directly to federal clients during Sprint Reviews. ## Related Videos - [The user in the eye of the Cargo1492 storm](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/96-the-user-in-the-eye-of-the-cargo1492-storm) - [Kubernetes and Microservices with Multi-Model Databases](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/382-kubernetes-and-microservices-with-multi-model-databases) - [PySpark - Combining Machine Learning & Big Data](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/44-pyspark-combining-machine-learning-big-data) - [Improving quality with Agentic AI with Rovo Dev and Xray](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2005-improving-quality-with-agentic-ai-with-rovo-dev-and-xray) - [Fault Tolerance and Consistency at Scale: Harnessing the Power of Distributed SQL Databases](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1146-fault-tolerance-and-consistency-at-scale-harnessing-the-power-of-distributed-sql-databases) - [Empowering Retail Through Applied Machine Learning](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/976-empowering-retail-through-applied-machine-learning) ## Related Articles - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Résumé-Driven Development: How IT trends affect the job market for software developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/59-resume-driven-development-how-it-trends-affect-the-job-market-for-software-developers) - [Coffee with Developers - Maria Apazoglou - Making AI understandable for all in production](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/475-coffee-with-developers-maria-apazoglou-making-ai-understandable-for-all-in-production) - [Best US AI Conferences for CTOs in 2026: Build vs. Buy, Vendor Evaluation, and Peer Intelligence](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/736-best-us-ai-conferences-for-ctos-in-2026-build-vs-buy-vendor-evaluation-and-peer-intelligence) - [Dev Digest 132 - Binging WADFlix?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/473-dev-digest-132-binging-wadflix)