Senior Solution Train Engineer (TS/SCI Polygraph)

About the role

Leidos is hiring a Senior Solution Train Engineer (STE) for its Intel Sector's Cyber & Analytics Business Area, supporting Solution Train and Agile Release Train (ART) operations on a large, mission-critical program. The program includes one Solution Train and several ARTs, and the selected person supports the Release Train Engineers in monitoring performance, managing change, resolving impediments and driving continuous improvement. The program follows DevOps best practices and uses Behavior Driven Development and test automation.

Key responsibilities

• Facilitate Solution Train and ART operations and coordinate schedules and program-wide software and architecture releases
• Work with SAFe governance stakeholders, support work allocation and resource assignment, and assess skill needs
• Lead PI Planning, including logistics and technical preparation, and lead Solution Train planning events and pre- and post-planning meetings
• Facilitate cross-team collaboration through Scrum of Scrums and track feature execution through program metrics
• Brief customers on progress, testing, deployment and release readiness
• Coach teams, Scrum Masters, Product Owners and leaders in agile practices and promote teamwork to achieve PI goals
• Support Communities of Practice and Built-In Quality practices

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree (preferably technical); additional relevant experience may substitute for a degree
• At least 12 years of relevant experience, including at least 7 years leading teams or projects and 5 years supporting large software development, systems, integration and test efforts
• Demonstrated experience as a Scrum Master, Release Train Engineer or Solution Train Engineer
• Demonstrated experience applying SAFe and executing PI Planning
• Experience briefing leadership and customers, and working with external stakeholders including government representatives
• Clearance required: TS/SCI with Polygraph

Required skills

• SAFe and PI Planning
• Agile tools such as Jira, VersionOne, Rally or IBM ELM
• Preferred: Scaled Agile certification (SAFe Agilist or SAFe RTE)
• Preferred: experience with test automation, test-driven development, CI/CD and Built-In Quality

What we offer

• Paid time off and 11 paid holidays
• 401K with a 6% company match and immediate vesting
• Flexible schedules, discounted stock purchase plans, technical upskilling and education and training support
• Parental paid leave