Agile Release Manager – TS/SCI CI Poly

Tenica•Chantilly, VA

2d•$100,000 - $190,000

About The Position

TENICA is hiring an Agile Release Manager to provide release management and coordination support for complex enterprise systems and mission-critical capabilities. The role supports development, integration, testing, deployment, and transition activities across multiple Agile teams and technical workstreams. The position is located in Chantilly, Virginia, and requires an active TS/SCI clearance with a CI polygraph. The manager coordinates release planning, schedules, roadmaps, milestones, readiness assessments, integration activities, and operational transitions. Working with Agile teams, product owners, systems engineers, program managers, and government stakeholders, the role helps align delivery priorities with program and operational requirements. It also tracks risks, defects, dependencies, technical baselines, and release performance, while maintaining documentation and recommending improvements to release and integration processes. Junior to senior positions are available, depending on experience.

Requirements

Experience supporting Agile release management, software delivery coordination, systems integration, or enterprise IT program execution.
Knowledge of Agile development methodologies and release management processes, including iterative development, planning, testing, and deployment.
Experience developing, maintaining, or coordinating release schedules, delivery milestones, technical dependencies, and deployment plans.
Familiarity with increment planning, backlog management, development reviews, and solution demonstrations.
Experience coordinating system integration, testing, verification, validation, and release readiness activities.
Understanding of software development lifecycle processes, configuration management, change control, and technical baseline management.
Experience identifying release risks, tracking defects, managing dependencies, and coordinating corrective actions across technical teams.
Ability to assess release progress and operational readiness, and communicate technical issues affecting delivery schedules.
Experience collaborating with Agile development teams, systems engineers, product owners, program managers, and government stakeholders.
Strong organizational, analytical, problem-solving, technical documentation, and communication skills.
Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with a Counterintelligence (CI) Polygraph.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Business, or a related field.
Experience supporting Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, or other federal government Agile development and release management programs.
Knowledge of Scrum, Kanban, or the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).
Experience using JIRA, Confluence, Azure DevOps, or equivalent Agile planning and release tracking platforms.
Familiarity with CI/CD, DevSecOps, automated deployment pipelines, and software release automation.
Experience coordinating releases across multiple development teams, enterprise applications, or interconnected mission systems.
Knowledge of system readiness reviews, operational transition processes, release governance, and configuration control boards.
Familiarity with hybrid and multi-cloud environments, enterprise integration, and software deployment practices.
Experience supporting Agile metrics, release performance reporting, dependency management, and continuous process improvement.
SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE), Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Project Management Professional (PMP), or equivalent Agile or program management credentials.
Relevant experience level may range from junior to senior.

Responsibilities

Provide Agile release management and coordination support for development, integration, testing, deployment, and transition of enterprise systems and mission-critical capabilities.
Plan, schedule, coordinate, and support execution of software and system releases across multiple Agile teams and technical workstreams.
Develop, maintain, and communicate release roadmaps, schedules, milestones, and delivery plans.
Coordinate with Agile development teams, product owners, systems engineers, program managers, and government stakeholders to establish release priorities and delivery expectations.
Support increment planning, backlog reviews, technical coordination meetings, and solution demonstrations.
Monitor release progress, dependencies, technical milestones, and integration activities to identify schedule conflicts and delivery risks.
Coordinate cross-team software development, system integration, testing, and deployment activities.
Support release readiness assessments, technical reviews, integration testing, verification, validation, and operational acceptance.
Review release documentation, test plans, demonstration results, defect remediation plans, and readiness artifacts.
Track defects, integration issues, technical risks, and release dependencies; coordinate corrective actions with stakeholders.
Support configuration management, release baseline tracking, change requests, and change control processes.
Coordinate transition of capabilities into operational environments in compliance with system architectures and mission requirements.
Monitor release metrics, schedules, testing outcomes, and capability readiness to identify process improvements.
Develop and maintain release management procedures, technical documentation, status reports, and program briefings.
Facilitate communication among engineering teams, developers, acquisition personnel, and operational stakeholders.
Identify and recommend improvements to release planning, development coordination, integration, and operational transition.