Job Abstract

Requisition ID

2024-144056

Position Category

Engineering

Clearance

Top Secret/SCI w/Poly

Sector

Space & Intelligence

Ready to join NGA’s Enterprise Architecture & Engineering Group and provide critical Agile leadership to (1) NGA’s adoption of Agile at Scale (Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) 6.0) and (2) the establishment of an Enterprise Agile Product Delivery Team, guiding Major System Acquisition and Special Interest Acquisition Projects (MSAs / SIAs), Integrated Program Offices (IPOs), and Organizations to apply agile best practices consistent with SAFe? Your efforts are essential to modernize NGA’s enterprise engineering, development, and integration processes, to drive the orchestrated and timely delivery of GEOINT mission capabilities.

We are looking for a highly experienced, SAFe trained and certified Release Train Engineer (RTE) to work across cross-organizational, integrated project teams supporting NGA’s highest priority initiatives to establish Agile Release Trains (ARTs) to align, prioritize, and orchestrate the development of enterprise services and mission capabilities. You will work alongside Government Leadership to support the development of strategy, roadmaps, and executable plans. You will build effective relationships and coach Government Business and Product Owners, Leadership, Stakeholders, and Scrum Teams to ensure the success of the ART.

Duties include (but are not limited to):

As the RTE, you will serve as the servant leader and coach for the ART. You have demonstrated fluency in Jira and Agile artifact development. You have the hands-on experience and proven ability to perform the following duties:

• Determine Planning Interval (PI) Schedule
• Facilitate ART events and processes (e.g., Scrum of Scrums, PI Planning Event (PIPE), PI System Demos, Inspect and Adapt, Retrospective and Problem Solving Workshops)
• Support PI Execution
• Optimize ART flow
• Assist Agile Teams in delivering value
• Perform qualitative and quantitative analysis; identify agile metrics for the ART and establish repeatable processes for metrics collection and reporting to Government Leadership
• Coach and assist Product Management and System Architects with Feature development, as they learn agile practices
• Lead stand-up of ART Backlog (in Jira) and coach / assist with continuous backlog grooming and management practices
• Escalate impediments
• Manage risk
• Drive process improvements
• Educate new ART members on SAFe 6.0 and NGA’s adoption of Agile at Scale
• As NGA matures in Agile adoption, help lead establishment of Solution Trains and large solution PI planning that requires the coordination of multiple ARTs and Suppliers
• As a SAFe agile SME, partner with NGA’s Lean Agile Center of Excellence (LACE) and provide agile expertise to key initiatives (e.g., NGA’s adoption of Lean Portfolio Management; facilitation of Value Stream Workshops with IPOs/Organizations; development of artifacts/materials to educate the NGA workforce on agile)

Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees working on this critical National Security program, which include heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents, 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap and eligible to participate in an attractive bonus plan.

Required Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, Management Information Systems, or other related STEM degree program, or related equivalent additional experience of 4 years with no degree and 2 years with a non-STEM degree.
• Demonstrated experience providing guidance and direction in high technology programs.
• 12+ years of experience in guidance, consultation, facilitation, and thought leadership to the client and/or project team based on specialized in-depth expertise in such fields as:
  • Engineering and technology
  • Policy and administration
  • Program management
  • Planning
  • Analysis
  • Training and development
  • Facilities
  • Communications
  • Visual design
  • Human capital
  • Business
• Demonstrated experience with Agile Release Trains (ARTs).
• Demonstrated experience as a Release Train Engineer (RTE).
• SAFe Agilist 5.0 (or above) certification.
• Fluency in Jira.
• TS/SCI clearance adjudication or ability to obtain SCI and pass a poly.

Desired:

• SAFe Practice Consultant (SPC) certification.
• Additional SAFe Certifications (e.g., RTE, Scrum Master, Practitioner).
• Hands-on experience as a Scrum Master.
• Hands-on experience as a Solution Train Engineer.
• Familiarity with modern software development practices (e.g., CI/CD, Microservices, PaaS).
• Familiarity with Enterprise Engineering Configuration Management/Request for Change processes.
• Familiarity with Major System Acquisitions (MSAs) (e.g., Milestones / Gates, Artifacts, Acquisition Processes).
• Documented work experience and demonstrated knowledge in the field of geospatial intelligence, with NGA and/or its Mission Partners.

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.