SAFe Release Train Engineer

MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented SAFe Release Train Engineer to join our team. This is a remote, part-time position with an estimated workload of 20 hours/week.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Acting as the overall Scrum Master and Coach for an Agile Release Train (ART) to facilitate events, remove team impediments, and encourage a smooth flow of value.
• Owning escalated impediments and raising issues to leadership to ensure timely resolution and continuous progress toward PI Objectives.
• Managing dependencies between Agile Teams within and across Agile Release Trains while identifying necessary staffing and tool needs.
• Enabling and coaching teams to define capacity for PI Planning and driving alignment between workstreams through facilitated working sessions.
• Developing and serving as the owner of the program release communication plan and facilitating all program release planning activities.
• Gathering and reporting performance metrics, such as release burn down data, using Jira and other essential collaboration tools.
• Collaborating with Product Management and Systems Architects to update Release Plans and deliver necessary training or workshops.

Minimum Qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree and at least 7 years of relevant experience is required.
• At least 2 years’ experience as a Release Train Engineer.
• A current SAFe Release Train Engineer Certification.
• Experience serving as a Release Train Engineer (RTE) on a government contract for legacy systems undergoing modernization and replacement.
• Demonstrated proficiency using Jira and Confluence for tracking and collaboration.
• Strong communication skills to report performance data and facilitate large-scale program events.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience supporting the Defense Health Agency (DHA).

Clearance Requirements:

• Must have a current/active Secret clearance.
• Candidates must be willing and able to obtain a Public Trust.

Physical Requirements:

• You must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.
• You will need to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets and office machinery.
• You will frequently communicate with co-workers, management, and customers, which may involve delivering presentations.
• You must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.