Solution Train Engineer

WOOD Consulting Services

11h • $150,000 - $200,000 • Onsite

About The Position

WOOD Federal Solutions is seeking an experienced Solution Train Engineer (STE) to lead and coordinate large-scale Agile delivery efforts supporting complex, mission-critical systems. This role is ideal for a proven Agile leader who thrives at the intersection of strategy, execution, and team enablement across multiple Agile Release Trains and solution teams.
As a Solution Train Engineer, you will serve as a servant leader and facilitator, ensuring alignment across teams, managing dependencies, driving continuous improvement, and enabling predictable delivery of high-quality solutions. You will work closely with technical leaders, product owners, program leadership, and customer stakeholders to ensure delivery objectives are met in fast-paced, high-visibility environments.
This position requires demonstrated experience operating at scale—coordinating large software development, systems integration, and test efforts while communicating clearly with both technical teams and senior leadership.

Requirements

• Five (5) or more years of experience working with large software development, systems integration, and test efforts.
• Seven (7) or more years of experience leading teams or projects.
• Demonstrated experience serving as a Scrum Master.
• Demonstrated experience as a Release Train Engineer (RTE) or Solution Train Engineer (STE).
• Demonstrated, hands-on experience applying SAFe in real-world delivery environments.
• Ability to understand complex technical concepts and communicate them effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience working within Agile software development teams, ideally in roles such as Scrum Master, Product Owner, Development Lead, or equivalent.
• Experience briefing senior leadership and customers on project status, risks, and delivery progress.
• Experience communicating with and briefing external stakeholders, including customer or government representatives.
• Experience using Agile project management tools such as Jira, VersionOne, Rally, or IBM ELM.
• Proven ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment supporting diverse systems, teams, and stakeholders.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage time effectively, sense emerging issues quickly, and take appropriate action.
• Strong attention to detail and a consistent focus on task completion and delivery outcomes.
• This position requires all candidates to be U.S. Citizens and possess an active TS/SCI Security Clearance with a Polygraph.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field adn 14 years experience.
• Experience with: JEE technologies (EJB, JPA, JTA, JAX‑B, JAX‑RS, JAX‑WS) Application servers (Tomcat, WebLogic, JBoss) Spring framework and scripting languages XML/XSD/SOAP/WSDL/XSLT, REST, JSON, YAML Containers: Docker, Podman, Kubernetes, OpenShift JavaScript frameworks: AngularJS, Bootstrap, jQuery Testing & mocking: JUnit, Mockito, Jasmine, Karma, Cucumber, UFT, Selenium, FITNesse Build tools: Maven, CMake, RPM, Jenkins, Nexus Linux development Technologies supporting cryptographic systems (digital signatures, ASN.1, XML canonicalization)
• Experience with requirements decomposition, trade‑off analysis, secure systems engineering.
• Experience with Agile practices including Pair Programming, TDD, ATDD, BDD.
• Experience with Scrum or SAFe; SAFe certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead and facilitate Solution Train execution in alignment with SAFe principles and practices.
• Serve as a servant leader to Agile teams, Release Train Engineers, Scrum Masters, and Product Owners.
• Coordinate and manage cross-team dependencies, risks, and impediments across large, complex solution efforts.
• Plan, facilitate, and support PI Planning, Solution Demos, Inspect & Adapt events, and other SAFe ceremonies.
• Partner with technical and program leadership to ensure alignment between solution intent, architectural direction, and delivery execution.
• Monitor progress, identify delivery risks early, and drive issue triage and resolution.
• Communicate program status, risks, and progress to leadership and external stakeholders, including customer/government representatives.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance team performance, delivery predictability, and quality.
• Leverage Agile project management tools (e.g., Jira, VersionOne, Rally, IBM ELM) to track execution, metrics, and outcomes.
• Foster collaboration across diverse technical teams and organizational boundaries.

Benefits

• Health Insurance: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Retirement Plan: 401(k) with company match.
• Paid Time Off: Generous PTO policy including vacation, sick leave, and holidays.
• Professional Development: Opportunities for training, certifications, and career advancement.
• Work-Life Balance: Flexible work schedules and remote work options.
• Wellness Programs: Employee assistance programs, wellness initiatives, and gym membership discounts.

What This Job Offers

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