Agile Program Engineer, NSA Full Scope Poly Security Clearance Required, Onsite - G

Agile Program Engineer, NSA Full Scope Poly Security Clearance Required, Onsite, Annapolis Junction, MD

We are seeking an Agile Program Engineer to support a nationally significant and fast-paced program. The ideal candidate will have considerable prior experience leading agile teams. Strong communication skills, flexibility, and persistence are a must. The program provides system engineering, development, test, integration, and operational support; and is focused on injecting new technology and adding advanced capabilities while continuing to support an on-going mission and operational system. This position is 100% Onsite and not open for Remote.

Agile Program Engineer Responsibilities:

- Monitor program performance, resolve impediments, and develop and implement solutions for driving improvement.

- Coordinate schedule execution and plan program-wide software/architecture releases.

- Lead/facilitate cross-team collaboration within the program via Scrum of Scrums meetings and other less formal forums in support of development, testing, and deployment efforts.

- Track the execution of features and capabilities through Metrics across the program's Agile and DevOps teams.

- Brief customers on the development progress throughout the Program Increment cycle on program status, including the status of testing, deployment, and release readiness.

- Assess skillset needs and collaborate with leadership to staff program openings.

- Provide input on resourcing to address critical bottlenecks.

- Coach teams, Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and Project/Program Leaders in Agile practices.

- Guide teams towards Agile maturity.

- Foster Communities of Practice and the use of engineering and Built-In Quality practices.

Agile Program Engineer Qualifications:

- Must have Full Scope Poly.

- 5+ years of experience working with large software development, systems, integration, and test efforts.

- 7+ years of experience leading teams or projects.

- Demonstrated experience as a Scrum Master.

- Demonstrated experience applying Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).

- Ability to understand technical concepts and communicate them effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.

- Experience working with an Agile software development team, managing project deadlines, ideally in a Scrum Master, Product Owner, or Development Lead role.

- Experience briefing leadership/customers on key status and project progression.

- Experience communicating with and briefing status to external stakeholders, including customer/government representatives.

- Experience using agile project management tools (e.g. Jira, VersionOne, Rally, IBM ELM).

- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment across diverse systems and groups.

- Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.

- Must have the ability to manage time extremely well and quickly sense when an issue needs to be addressed or triaged.

- Strong attention to detail and focus on task completion is critical.

Preferred Agile Program Engineer Qualifications:

- Bachelor's degree and at least 20 years of relevant experience. Degree in a technical field is preferred but not required.

- Significant technology experience in software development, test, or systems engineering such that a candidate could qualify on the program as a participant software, test, or systems engineer.

- Experience in the software development lifecycle as a developer, tester, analyst, product manager, project/program manager, etc.

- Experience applying test automation, test-driven development, continuous integration, and continuous deployment to achieve built-in quality.

Benefits include medical insurance, retirement plan, PTO, etc.

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