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Leidos National Security Sector is seeking a Release Train Engineer (RTE) to oversee Agile delivery and cross-team coordination for the Chinook Program, supporting the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) in their mission to defend against evolving threats around the world.

Requirements

• SAFe RTE, SAFe Practice Consultant (SPC), or similar relevant certification.
• 10+ years of experience in Agile program delivery, including 5+ years as a Release Train Engineer or equivalent role.
• Experience facilitating Agile/SAFe ceremonies across time zones with geographically distributed teams.
• Deep understanding of SAFe, Lean-Agile principles, and DevSecOps practices.
• Proficiency with Agile tools such as Confluence and Jira.
• Experience integrating security and DevOps pipelines in high-assurance software delivery.
• Background in Continuous Integration (CI)/Continuous Delivery/Deployment (CD) integration, cloud migration, or enterprise transformation initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a servant leader and coach for the ART, ensuring alignment with Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) principles and Lean-Agile best practices.
• Facilitate and optimize Program Increment (PI) Planning Events, ART Syncs, Inspect & Adapt workshops, and other key SAFe ceremonies across geographically distributed teams.
• Partner with Product Owners, System Architects, Scrum Masters, and technical leads refining features, prioritizing stories, removing delivery roadblocks, and optimizing flow.
• Track ART metrics (velocity, predictability, flow) and deliver transparent reporting to Leidos leadership and NGA stakeholders.
• Champion Agile best practices and promote continuous improvement of culture across Chinook development teams by identifying process gaps, implementing Lean-Agile practices, and coaching teams on SAFe principles.
• Lead the risk management process by identifying, escalating, and mitigating program risks in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Mentor Scrum Masters and Agile team members on Agile best practices, advanced facilitation, risk management, and DevSecOps best practices.

Other

• US citizenship is required per contract.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field and 12-15 years of prior relevant experience or Master’s with 10-13 years of prior relevant experience.
• Active Top Secret with the ability to obtain SCI, as well as a Polygraph.
• Exceptional leadership, facilitation, and communication skills across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify and mitigate risks and blockers that may impede program success.