Systems Engineer (Agile Release Train Engineer)

Salary: $114,000 - 171,000 per year Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in a STEM discipline and at least 5 years of related experience, a masters degree and at least 3 years of related experience, or a PhD and at least 1 year of experience.
• Strong technical writing skills, including the ability to prepare analyses and reports.
• Experience leading Agile teams and hands-on experience with Jira.
• Experience using Microsoft Office tools such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project.
• An active, in-scope U.S. Government Secret clearance at application and the ability to maintain it through the start of employment.
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 10% to support business needs.
• Preferred: Willingness to obtain a TS/SCI clearance.
• Preferred: Familiarity with requirements management tools such as DOORS or Cameo.
• Preferred: Experience on programs using Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE).

• Implement and oversee Agile practices for an Advanced Programs initiative.
• Plan, coordinate, and lead program increments, including formal planning and backlog review sessions with government customers and internal stakeholders.
• Manage workflows within and across teams and work centers using Jira Scrum and Kanban boards.
• Maintain Jira alignment with customer requirements by mapping statement-of-work tasks to epics and stories at program increment boundaries, and sustaining that process to provide visibility into technical progress.
• Improve throughput by identifying constraints, addressing dependencies that create bottlenecks, and reducing wait times.
• Identify opportunities to standardize recurring processes and drive continuous improvement, remove impediments, and optimize value delivery.
• Manage and refine the backlog in collaboration with technical leaders.
• Help project leads phase milestones and map epics, features, and stories to those milestones; create Confluence and Jira templates for project leads.
• Coordinate Agile teams to promote consistent practices and alignment.
• Serve as a liaison between teams and stakeholders, helping address organizational challenges and fostering respect, psychological safety, and collaboration.
• Apply Lean and Scaled Agile Framework approaches, support transitions of established teams from Waterfall to Agile, and understand program budgets in an Agile setting.
• Develop metrics to track progress and identify efficiencies and inefficiencies.
• Advance engineering process development, continuous improvement, and affordability initiatives within the program.
• Communicate regularly with program management, customers, and engineering management; prepare relevant documentation.
• Resolve problems and recommend improvements while managing time effectively.

• Confluence
• Excel
• Support
• JIRA
• Kanban
• DevOps
• Security

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We are Northrop Grumman, where employees work on innovative systems with impact around the world. Our culture values intellectual curiosity, diverse perspectives, and inventive thinking. Our Space Systems Multi-Domain Operations and Missile Defense Integration Business Unit, Advanced Programs group, is seeking a Systems Engineer – Level 3 (Release Train Engineer/Agile Leader) for a high-performing software team developing an autonomous distributed tracking system. The role is based on-site in Boulder, Colorado, about 25 miles from downtown Denver, and may include relocation assistance. The position offers a stated salary range of $114,000–$171,000, with potential eligibility for overtime, shift differential, and discretionary bonuses, as well as health, life, and disability insurance, a savings plan, paid holidays, and paid time off. The role involves working in a fast-paced, collaborative environment with diverse assignments. We are an equal opportunity employer. U.S. citizenship is required for positions involving a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

last updated 42 week of 2026