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Agile Program Engineer, NSA Full Scope Poly Security Clearance Required, Onsite - G
Annapolis, MD
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
7+ years expNext Step Systems is seeking an Agile Program Engineer to support a nationally significant and fast-paced program. The role involves leading agile teams, monitoring program performance, and facilitating cross-team collaboration to ensure successful development and deployment efforts.
Computer Software
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Monitor program performance, resolve impediments, and develop and implement solutions for driving improvement
Coordinate schedule execution and plan program-wide software/architecture releases
Lead/facilitate cross-team collaboration within the program via Scrum of Scrums meetings and other less formal forums in support of development, testing, and deployment efforts
Track the execution of features and capabilities through Metrics across the program's Agile and DevOps teams
Brief customers on the development progress throughout the Program Increment cycle on program status, including the status of testing, deployment, and release readiness
Assess skillset needs and collaborate with leadership to staff program openings
Provide input on resourcing to address critical bottlenecks
Coach teams, Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and Project/Program Leaders in Agile practices
Guide teams towards Agile maturity
Foster Communities of Practice and the use of engineering and Built-In Quality practices
Qualification
Required
Must have Full Scope Poly
5+ years of experience working with large software development, systems, integration, and test efforts
7+ years of experience leading teams or projects
Demonstrated experience as a Scrum Master
Demonstrated experience applying Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
Ability to understand technical concepts and communicate them effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences
Experience working with an Agile software development team, managing project deadlines, ideally in a Scrum Master, Product Owner, or Development Lead role
Experience briefing leadership/customers on key status and project progression
Experience communicating with and briefing status to external stakeholders, including customer/government representatives
Experience using agile project management tools (e.g. Jira, VersionOne, Rally, IBM ELM)
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment across diverse systems and groups
Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
Must have the ability to manage time extremely well and quickly sense when an issue needs to be addressed or triaged
Strong attention to detail and focus on task completion is critical
Preferred
Bachelor's degree and at least 20 years of relevant experience. Degree in a technical field is preferred but not required
Significant technology experience in software development, test, or systems engineering such that a candidate could qualify on the program as a participant software, test, or systems engineer
Experience in the software development lifecycle as a developer, tester, analyst, product manager, project/program manager, etc
Experience applying test automation, test-driven development, continuous integration, and continuous deployment to achieve built-in quality
Benefits
Medical insurance
Retirement plan
PTO
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