Senior Project Manager/SAFe Release Train Engineer - Clearance Required

About the role

Cydecor is a premier Federal Government solutions provider, delivering differentiated innovations in mission systems and business platforms. We leverage leading-edge secure systems and software development, backed by industry-leading subject matter expertise, and business intelligence to enable decision-support and remain ahead of ever-evolving national security challenges.

We’re looking for an experienced Senior Project Manager/SAFe Release Train Engineer to run delivery across a multi-team Agile Release Train on a large Navy readiness reporting program.

Responsibilities

Primary Responsibilities include planning and facilitating PI Planning, facilitating ART events, owning the program board and ART risk and impediment backlog, and coaching the train.

• Plan and facilitate PI Planning end to end — preparation, team readiness, agenda, and the event itself — so every team leaves with a committed, aligned plan.
• Facilitate the recurring ART events — ART Sync (Scrum of Scrums and PO Sync), System Demos, and Inspect & Adapt — and keep the cadence predictable.
• Own the program board and the ART risk and impediment backlog.
• Surface cross-team dependencies early, escalate the ones that matter, and clear the blockers teams can’t clear themselves.
• Own the release path from development through production, coordinating with operations, test, and security gates so finished work reaches users without surprises.
• Coach the train, build up the Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and teams, track flow metrics, and drive continuous improvement PI over PI.

Additional duties include staying current with SAFe practice, facilitation techniques, and Lean-Agile tooling, communicating delivery status, risks, and dependencies, and building the train’s playbooks and reusable patterns.

Requirements

• Minimum 10 years managing complex software/IT development efforts, including team leadership, customer coordination, and directing execution of technical and program objectives.
• At least 3 years working as a Release Train Engineer, personally responsible for planning and facilitating PI Planning and all ART events for a multi-team Agile Release Train.
• Expert-level facilitation of the full SAFe event set: PI Planning, ART Sync (Scrum of Scrums and PO Sync), System Demos, and Inspect & Adapt.
• Proven success coaching Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and teams, and standing up or running an ART — ideally including a transition from team-level Scrum to SAFe.
• Current SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE) certification (required).

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in a technical field such as computer science, information systems, engineering, mathematics, or a related discipline. Master’s degree desired. Equivalent additional relevant experience may substitute for the degree.

Skills

Bonus points for SAFe Practice Consultant (SPC) certification, experience using Azure DevOps (ADO) for ART planning and tracking, prior U.S. Navy experience, Lean Six-Sigma Black Belt, and CMMI Process Quality Assurance experience.

Benefits

Cydecor offers a comprehensive compensation package including Health and Dental Insurance, Vision and Life Insurance, Short-Term & Long-Term Disability, 401(K) + company match, Paid Time Off (PTO), Paid Company Holidays, Tuition and Professional Development Assistance and more.

Pay

The projected compensation range for this position is $145,000-190,000.

Schedule

Work schedule is M-F, 8 hours. DoD Secret Clearance is required.