Release Train Manager

TRIAEM, LLC•Springfield, VA

18d•$160,000 - $190,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Release Train Management (RTM) involves assisting and tracking release trains for IPA projects and coordinating the integration of requirements with dependent services from NGA and non-NGA segments. This includes integrating requirements into operational and developmental workflows, identifying duplicative capabilities, and recommending efficiencies. Each Release Train Management (RTM) team is responsible for facilitating programmatic and defined requirements execution, removing impediments to flow, and managing risks and dependencies. The Release Manager aligns and captures project work that shares a business and technology mission, providing assessable information relative to a project value stream. The role operates at the Release Train level, orchestrating and coordinating Agile Release duties to ensure all facets of the value stream are accomplished for a particular Release Train, including software, hardware, and firmware. This includes supporting the Government Program, Project, and Segment Requirements Team at governance board meetings, working with software vendors and Product Owners to synchronize efforts, and maintaining multiple release train and cadence schedules. The Release Manager integrates and synchronizes software requirements, coordinates with related Release Trains, sets the cadence for work accomplishment, and implements the Agile approval framework for Epics and Features. They also coordinate with other Release Train Engineers to ensure an integrated Solution Train and maintain insight into work accomplishment, identifying and proposing solutions for roadblocks.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree plus 8 years of experience, or Master’s plus 4 years of experience in Government Program and Information Technology Management or a related field.
Experience driving continuous development and integration.
Experience in managing Agile design and development efforts.
Experience leading teams for modifying complex applications programs from specifications and Discrepancy Reports.
Experience managing risks and escalating impediments.
Experience in NSG Tasking, Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination (TPED) mission and the systems that enable that mission.
Agile background and experience.
Experience with JIRA and Confluence.
Great interpersonal and communication skills.
Support in high tempo working environment.
Leadership and management skills.
Adaptable and flexible.
Able to work out of Springfield (NGA) and Chantilly, but primarily in the Springfield area to support customer.
TS/SCI is required.

Nice To Haves

NGA or NRO experience is a nice to have.
Knowledge of NGA systems, capabilities, and organization is a plus.
Experience with JIRA Align is a plus.

Responsibilities

Assist and track release trains for IPA projects.
Coordinate integration of requirements with dependent services from NGA and non-NGA segments.
Integrate requirements into operational and developmental workflows.
Identify duplicative capabilities and efforts in IPA segments and recommend efficiencies.
Facilitate programmatic and defined requirements execution.
Remove impediments to flow.
Manage risks and dependencies.
Align and capture project work that shares a business and technology mission.
Provide discrete assessable information relative to a project value stream.
Support IPA to ensure all facets to realize the value stream are accomplished for a particular Release Train.
Provide services to support and represent the Government Program, Project, and Segment Requirements Team at governance board meetings.
Work with Contractor/Industry Partner software vendors, feature support engineers, and Product Owners to synchronize efforts and ensure the capture of all vendor work into the appropriate JIRA and Confluence records.
Maintain multiple release train and cadence schedules under an overarching IPA Solution Train across multiple segments.
Integrate and synchronize software requirements for Release Trains and coordinate with related Release Trains from other Projects and offices.
Set the cadence and pace for work accomplishment throughout the Program Increment.
Coordinate with Mission Owners, Product Owners, Engineers, and developers to integrate all on a common set of Program Epics and Features along with the timeline of accomplishment.
Implement and update the Agile approval framework for Epics and Features.
Coordinate with other Release Train Engineers at various levels to ensure an integrated Solution Train to achieve a common objective.
Maintain insight and understanding of work accomplishment, identifying any existing or potential roadblocks and proposing solutions for a way forward.