Release Manager (TS/SCI Clearance Required with agreement to obtain CI Poly)

North Point Technology • St. Louis, MO

8h

About The Position

North Point Technology is seeking a Release Manager / Scrum Master to support a critical program for an Intelligence Community customer. The role requires an active TS/SCI security clearance and involves managing complex software releases across multiple Agile teams. The ideal candidate is adept at solving delivery challenges, empowering teams, and continuously improving software delivery in a fast-paced, mission-focused environment. This position drives the delivery of innovative software solutions supporting national security missions.

Requirements

• Active TS/SCI security clearance
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Counterintelligence (CI) Polygraph
• US citizenship
• Release management across multiple Agile teams, including integration, testing, and deployment coordination
• Serving as Scrum Master facilitating Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Reviews, Retrospectives, and Backlog Refinement
• Agile, Scrum, Kanban, and Lean methodologies
• DevSecOps and CI/CD environments
• Jira and Confluence, or similar Agile lifecycle management tools
• Coordinating cross-team dependencies and supporting Program Increment (PI) Planning
• Supporting DoD or Intelligence Community programs
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Advanced CSM (A-CSM), or Certified Scrum Professional (CSP)
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field

Nice To Haves

• Scaled Agile frameworks and multi-team release coordination
• GitLab, Jenkins, and GitHub Enterprise, or similar CI/CD platforms
• Kubernetes, cloud-native technologies, and containerized deployments
• Supporting mission systems within the Intelligence Community
• SAFe Scrum Master (SSM), Release Train Engineer (RTE), or SAFe Agilist certification
• PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) or PMP certification

Responsibilities

• Developing and executing integrated release plans across multiple Agile teams
• Coordinating release readiness across planning, integration, testing, deployment, and production support
• Managing schedules, dependencies, and risks
• Facilitating release planning and Go/No-Go decision reviews
• Facilitating Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Reviews, Retrospectives, and Backlog Refinement as Scrum Master
• Coaching teams on Agile principles
• Removing impediments
• Partnering with Product Managers to maintain healthy backlogs
• Coordinating dependencies across teams and external organizations
• Supporting Program Increment (PI) Planning and release forecasting
• Tracking velocity and Agile metrics
• Preparing executive-level status reports and dashboards
• Ensuring compliance with customer governance, configuration management, cybersecurity, and change management processes

Benefits

• excellent compensation
• benefits
• flexible work-life balance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level