Release Train Engineer

Leidos•Oklahoma City, OK

2d•$82,550 - $149,225

About The Position

The National Airspace System Integration Support Contract (NISC) Division of the Leidos Fed Civ IT Business Area currently has an opening for a Release Train Engineer. This position will be part of a dynamic team working to support the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in Oklahoma City at their Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center location. RTE Responsibilities Facilitate & organize pivotal SAFe ceremonies—ranging from Program Increment Planning (PIP) to ART Syncs and Adapt workshops—ensuring each gathering is purposeful, fluid, and outcome-driven. Sustains cohesion across teams, aligning momentum so that parallel efforts converge rather than collide. Maintains a broad view of progress, weaving together insights from multiple teams to reveal the broader delivery landscape. Anticipates and mitigates risks and removes bottlenecks that affect multiple teams, and navigates interdependencies with precision, safeguarding the steady flow of business value. Mentor Scrum Masters, Product Management, and delivery teams, instilling refined Agile and SAFe practices through guidance that is both strategic and practical. Collaborate with stakeholders, System Architects, and Product Management, ensuring that features are not merely initiated but brought to full fruition. Ensure transparency on progress and issues. Lead program-level retrospectives that go beyond routine reflection, transforming insights into actionable evolution. Helps implement improvements across the ART. Catalyzes ART-wide enhancements, embedding meaningful improvements that ripple across the entire release train. Key Skills Strong Agile & SAFe knowledge Waterfall knowledge Excellent facilitation and communication Conflict resolution Systems thinking (seeing how teams connect) Leadership without authority. Value Delivery: Partnering with stakeholders, System Architects, and Product Management to ensure feature completion

Requirements

Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field and 8 years of relevant experience or 6 years of relevant experience with Masters Degree.
5+ years in Agile, with 2+ years specifically as an RTE or program-level leader.
Strong Agile & SAFe knowledge
Waterfall knowledge
Excellent facilitation and communication
Conflict resolution
Systems thinking (seeing how teams connect)
Leadership without authority.
Proficient in Jira, Confluence, and reporting tools like Tableau or Power BI.
Ability to obtain and maintain FAA Public Trust Suitability and Secret Level clearance.

Nice To Haves

SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE) certification or SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

Facilitate & organize pivotal SAFe ceremonies—ranging from Program Increment Planning (PIP) to ART Syncs and Adapt workshops—ensuring each gathering is purposeful, fluid, and outcome-driven.
Sustains cohesion across teams, aligning momentum so that parallel efforts converge rather than collide.
Maintains a broad view of progress, weaving together insights from multiple teams to reveal the broader delivery landscape.
Anticipates and mitigates risks and removes bottlenecks that affect multiple teams, and navigates interdependencies with precision, safeguarding the steady flow of business value.
Mentor Scrum Masters, Product Management, and delivery teams, instilling refined Agile and SAFe practices through guidance that is both strategic and practical.
Collaborate with stakeholders, System Architects, and Product Management, ensuring that features are not merely initiated but brought to full fruition.
Ensure transparency on progress and issues.
Lead program-level retrospectives that go beyond routine reflection, transforming insights into actionable evolution.
Helps implement improvements across the ART.
Catalyzes ART-wide enhancements, embedding meaningful improvements that ripple across the entire release train.
Partnering with stakeholders, System Architects, and Product Management to ensure feature completion