Release Train Engineer / Scrum Master - TS Clearance Required

• Expert use of Jira and Confluence tools
• Manage each agile team's scope and timeline
• Coordinate agile ceremonies such as sprints, grooming, planning, retrospective meetings and daily stand-ups
• Coach team members in SAFe or other agile practices
• Facilitate internal communication and effective collaboration
• Be the point of contact for external communications (e.g. from customers or stakeholders)
• Work with product owners to handle backlogs and new requests
• Resolve conflicts and remove obstacles that occur
• Help teams implement changes effectively
• Ensure deliverables are up to quality standards at the end of each sprint
• Guide development teams to higher scrum maturity
• Help build a productive environment where team members 'own' the product and enjoy working on it

Candidate must have an active Top Secret clearance and be willing to take a CI Poly, * US citizenship is required per contract.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field and 8-12 years of prior relevant experience or Master's with 6-10 years of prior relevant experience. May possess a Doctorate in a technical domain.
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Advanced CSM, or Certified Scrum Professional (CSP).
• 10+ years of experience supporting software development programs.
• 5+ years of Release Management experience within Agile software development environments.
• 5+ years serving as a Scrum Master for Agile development teams.
• Experience managing releases across multiple Scrum teams.
• Strong understanding of Agile, Scrum, Kanban, and Lean methodologies.
• Experience supporting DevSecOps and CI/CD environments.
• Experience with Jira, Confluence, or similar Agile lifecycle management tools.
• Excellent facilitation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience supporting DoD or Intelligence Community programs.

Preferred Qualifications:

• SAFe Scrum Master (SSM), SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE), SAFe Agilist certification.
• PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) and/or PMP certification.
• Experience with GitLab, Jenkins, GitHub Enterprise, or other CI/CD platforms.
• Experience with Kubernetes, cloud-native technologies, or containerized deployments.
• Experience supporting mission systems within the Intelligence Community.
• Experience with scaled Agile frameworks and multi-team release coordination., * Release Train Engineer or Scrum Master: 5 years (Required)

License/Certification:

• Certified Scrum Master (Required)

Security clearance:

• Top Secret (Required)

Pulled from the full job description

• Referral program
• Tuition reimbursement
• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance, * 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance