Release Train Engineer III
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For two decades, Millennium Corporation has been operating on the leading edge of cybersecurity. Our elite team of more than 400 experts has an unparalleled record of performance supporting Red Team Operations, Defensive Cyber Operations, Software Engineering, and Technical Engineering. With the largest contingent of contracted Red Team operators in the DoD, we provide an unmatched level of threat intelligence and battle-tested experience for customers in both the DoD and federal civilian markets.
What We Believe
Millennium is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, citizenship, disability, veteran status or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law.
Responsibilities
Millennium Corporation is hiring a Release Train Engineer III to work in a hybrid capacity from anywhere in the National Capitol Region. ALL candidates MUST have an active secret clearance to qualify for consideration.
This position will also serve as a Scrum Master, Product Owner or other roles as determined, providing flexibility to support team-level execution and product vision as needed. This role requires strong leadership, deep Agile expertise, and the ability to balance strategic oversight with hands-on facilitation.
- Facilitate ART events, including Program Increment (PI) Planning, System Demos, Inspect & Adapt workshops, and ART Syncs.
- Ensure alignment between ART objectives and organizational strategy, collaborating with stakeholders to prioritize and deliver value.
- Coach teams, Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and stakeholders on Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) practices and principles.
- Manage and optimize the flow of value through the ART, identifying and removing impediments to delivery.
- Track and communicate ART progress, risks, and metrics to leadership and stakeholders.
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement, leveraging retrospectives and data-driven insights to enhance ART performance.
- Coordinate with other RTEs, Solution Train Engineers, and portfolio leaders to align on dependencies and strategic objectives.
- Facilitate team-level Agile ceremonies (Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Planning, Retrospectives, etc.) when needed.
- Coach teams on Agile principles, fostering self-organization, collaboration, and high performance.
- Remove team-level impediments and shield the team from external distractions to maintain focus on sprint goals.
- Support the adoption of Agile best practices, including backlog refinement, story writing, and estimation.
- Define and prioritize the team backlog, ensuring alignment with the product vision and ART objectives.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements, write user stories, and define acceptance criteria.
- Act as the voice of the customer, ensuring delivered features meet business needs and deliver value.
- Participate in sprint reviews to validate increments and provide feedback to the team.
- Experience with obtaining and analyzing metrics.
- Experience with project management, agile, scrum, and/or lean principles.
- Execute all efforts in a collaborative and Scaled Agile fashion while adhering to government mandated fixed due dates
- Attend and Participate in Periodic Large Scale Agile Planning events.
Qualifications
- Candidate must have an active Secret clearance to qualify for consideration.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
- Ten (10) years of hands-on experience with Marine Corps/Navy/DoD information technology systems to include three 3+ years of Release Train Engineer (RTE) or IT Team Leader Analyst. Recognized expert who has demonstrated industry and/or public service (e.g., federal, state, or local) leadership in DoD C4ISR systems, or information technologies.
- 3+ years of experience in Agile environments, with at least 2 years as a Release Train Engineer or similar role in a SAFe framework.
- Required Certification: SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE) or SAFe Program Consultant (SPC).
Preferred Certification: Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), SAFe Scrum Master (SSM), or SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM).
Business Development
Assist with Business Development activities as required to support Millennium's strategic business objectives, which may include but not limited to participation in technical interviews, creation of technical documentation, general proposal writing support and proposal color reviews.
Physical Requirements
- Must be comfortable with prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
- Must be able to lift up to 10-15 pounds at a time.
- Location:
- Stafford
