Release Train Engineer and SCRUM MASTER - Secret or higher - REMOTE - Falls Church VA - RQ215315

Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership and Alignment:

• Drive organizational change during Agile transformations and ensure alignment with enterprise objectives and strategic priorities.

• Serve as a change agent to build nimble, adaptive organizations focused on delivering measurable business value.

• Lead SAFe adoption and enterprise-level Agile practices.

• Collaborate with leadership to implement Lean Portfolio Management (LPM) and redefine financial management practices.

• Establish alignment between SAFe principles and enterprise objectives.

Program Execution and Coordination:

• Coordinate complex, cross-team program execution efforts by applying Lean-Agile principles.

• Facilitate SAFe ceremonies, including PI Planning, I&A workshops, and Scrum of Scrums.

• Develop program-level roadmaps and ensure alignment with task order requirements.

• Manage cross-task order feature dependencies.

Integration and Dependency Management:

• Oversee task order integration to deliver seamless, fully integrated solutions across systems.

• Develop integration strategies and facilitate end-to-end testing.

• Leverage system thinking to identify, manage, and resolve cross-system dependencies across Task Orders and teams.

Team Enablement and Development:

• Coach and train Agile teams, stakeholders, and other Scrum Masters in SAFe best practices.

• Mentor less experienced team members and foster a culture of transparency and high performance.

• Cultivate Agile coaching strategies and promote continuous learning across teams throughout the organization.

• • Enable teams to adopt DevOps and continuous delivery pipelines as part of their Agile practices.

Risk and Impediment Management:

• Proactively identify and resolve risks, bottlenecks, and organizational impediments.

• Lead Lean problem-solving workshops with stakeholders and teams to tackle systemic challenges.

Stakeholder and Relationship Management:

• Act as a liaison between Agile Release Trains (ARTs), business owners, and senior leadership.

• Foster collaboration across cross-functional teams and stakeholders.

• Create and strengthen partnerships with external stakeholders to support enterprise system integration and delivery.

Governance and Compliance:

• Ensure adherence to organizational standards, SAFe principles, and regulatory requirements.

• Establish governance frameworks for Lean Portfolio Management, ensuring visibility into enterprise prioritization and resource allocation.

Metrics and Continuous Improvement:

• Track performance using Agile metrics and facilitate Agile maturity assessments.

DevOps and Delivery Optimization:

• Advocate DevOps practices (e.g., automation, continuous delivery pipelines) across teams and task orders.

• Develop strategies to integrate Agile practices with DevOps approaches, driving faster and more reliable delivery cycles.

Required Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business, or related discipline.

• Certifications preferred:

• SAFe Program Consultant (SPC)

• Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)

• Experience:

• 10 years experience with 5+ years in roles such as Scrum Master, RTE, or Agile Coach, with at least 4 years in complex environments.

• Proven experience in leading enterprise-wide SAFe transformations and establishing strategic alignment across multiple ARTs/ Task Orders/ Teams.

• Proven record of leading enterprise Agile transformations and implementing SAFe, Scrum, Kanban, and Lean frameworks.

• Advanced certifications such as SAFe Scrum Master (SSM), SAFe Agilist (SA), or Advanced Certified ScrumMaster (A-CSM).

• Expertise in Lean Portfolio Management and Agile tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Rally).

• Strong ability to engage and influence senior leadership.

• Experience coaching enterprise teams through cultural shifts and Agile maturity.

• Demonstrated success with facilitating large-scale Agile ceremonies (e.g., PI Planning, Stakeholder Demos).

• Expertise in DevOps practices and tools (e.g., GitLab, ServiceNow, Azure IT Service Management).

• Deep understanding of Agile coaching techniques and team enablement strategies.

• Experience leading organizations during IT modernization and Agile-at-scale portfolio transformations.

Clearance: Active security clearance required.