Unisity, LLC · 1 week ago
Solution Train Engineer
Annapolis Junction, Maryland
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
7+ years expUnisity, LLC is a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business providing expert services in the Information Technology fields. They are seeking an experienced Solution Train Engineer to facilitate operations for a large program using the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe). The role involves leading agile teams, monitoring performance, and driving improvements while ensuring effective communication with stakeholders.
Information Services
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Facilitate Solution Train and Agile Release Train (ART) operations using the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) for a Solution Train and three ARTs
Work with the SAFe governance layer participants & stakeholders on program execution
Facilitate allocation of work and new resources to ARTs
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 Program Increment (PI) Planning, including logistics and technical preparation
Lead/facilitate Solution Train planning events and pre- and post- planning meetings
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 PI 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
Promote teamwork to achieve PI goals
Guide teams towards agile maturity
Foster Communities of Practice and the use of engineering and Built-In Quality practices
Qualification
Required
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 as a Scrum Master
Demonstrated experience as either a Release Train Engineer or Solution Train Engineer
Demonstrated experience applying 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
Due to federal contract requirements, United States Citizenship and position appropriate security clearance is required. (e.g. Active TS/SCI security clearance with customer appropriate polygraph)
Preferred
Bachelor's degree and at least 20 years of relevant experience. Degree in a technical field is preferred but not required
Prior experience as a Solution Train Engineer on a technical program
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
Previous Release, Project, or Program Management experience
Experience working with multi-disciplinary development teams
Experience using SAFe as the agile development methodology, including experience participating in a Program Increment Planning session
Scaled Agile certification such as SAFe Agilist (SA), SAFe RTE, etc
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
Unisity, LLC believes in generously supporting employees as they prepare for retirement. The company automatically contributes an additional 12% of each employee's gross compensation to the company 401k plan, with no requirement for employee matching. All contributions are fully vested from day one, ensuring immediate ownership of retirement funds.
A Choice of Medical Plan Options, some with Health Savings Account (HSA)
Vision and Dental
Unisity, LLC provides an additional 12% of employee's gross compensation to be used for benefits, any remaining funds are then forwarded to the employee as taxable income
Life and AD&D Benefits (Company Paid)
Short and Long-Term Disability (Company Paid)
Company
Unisity, LLC
Unisity, LLC is a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business company providing expert services in the Information Technology fields supporting a wide variety of customers in various environments.
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase