Release Manager

Leidos has an exciting opening for you, as our next TS/SCI cleared Release Manager to play a critical role with design, engineering, development, and deployment of software for the DOMEX Technology Platform (DTP) DOMEX Data Discovery Platform (D3P) Modernization program. DTP involves a data centric architecture, leverages cloud-based computing, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and cross-domain transfer systems to provide cutting edge data exploitation, enrichment, triage, and analytics capabilities to Defense and Intelligence Community members.  D3P is advancing the state of the art in mission-focused big data analytics tools and is focused on continuously delivery of everything from sprint-level tasks to years-long R&D. 

Our next Release Manager will provide technical and administrative oversight, management, and execution of the entire release management lifecycle for the D3P system. You will work closely with the Systems Engineers, Software Engineers, Architects, and Operations Engineering/Manager as well as Government counterparts to perform and manage the full spectrum of release management tasks to include requirements tracking, release cycle management, release notes, system integration, system testing, production deployment planning, as well as leading deployment process and associated documentation. You will manage risks, escalate impediments, and help to drive continuous process improvement. While most work is conducted on-site at our client location in Bethesda, MD, we offer a flexible schedule and, occasionally, some tasks may be performed remotely. Percentage of remote work will vary based on client requirements/ deliverables priorities.

Fun stuff you will do on the job:

• Manage and oversee the entire software release effort to successfully deploy software releases to production throughout the CI/CD pipeline
• Lead software release meetings and oversee system integration team execution to deliver product on schedule
• Obtain solid understanding of software features to plan for current and upcoming releases
• Document release rollout plans/tasks, risks and maintain schedule for release rollouts
• Hold regular release tag-ups/scrum and document minutes/actions/status
• Track down action items across program teams to keep the team on schedule
• Generate work tickets for release tasks and assign to team members
• Participate in program increment planning, scrum of scrums, bug triage and other pertinent meetings
• Coordinate with test team members on release/hotfix testing
• Coordinate release management activities with software development team lead, configuration manager and program manager
• Establish release processes, perform process improvements, and document processes
• Report release status to PMO and Customer as needed
• Develop and maintain systems engineering documentation and diagrams/models working in coordination/collaboration with Lead SE and SE team members
• Contribute to establishing SE processes and tools to accomplish analysis, problem diagnosis and solution design, integration and test preparation, risk assessment and mitigation planning, and related activities
• Hold Agile ceremony meetings with the software development team
• Assist with resolution of technical issues that adversely impact successful product delivery
• Assist with identifying and supporting external dependencies where needed

To be successful in this role you need these skills (required):

• BS in Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or related field with 8+ years in software development, release management, system engineering or related field
• Must have an active TS/SCI with ability to obtain a polygraph security clearance.
• At least 4+ years’ experience working as a software Release Manager, Release Train engineer, or Agile Product Owner
• Demonstrable experience in release management cycle to include hotfixes, defect tracking, production operations status Demonstrable knowledge with managing and overseeing entire release reporting  
• Demonstrable experience in documenting releases, risks and in maintaining the schedule of planned releases and ability to lead software release meetings and oversee release team execution to deliver product on-time
• Experience/knowledge of key Agile processes and techniques
• Experience with facilitating scrum for the team (Planning, Retrospective, Backlog Refinement & Review/Demo)
• Experience with tools for ticketing and documentation (e.g., Gitlab, Jira, Confluence).
• Knowledge of systems engineering concepts (requirements, design, etc.), systems engineering processes, and applying these concepts to software-intensive systems and release management cadence
• Familiarity with GitFlow development model
• Familiarity with continuous integration/continuous development tools (e.g., Gitlab, Jenkins, Bamboo)
• Experience with leading technical teams
• Strong written and verbal communication skills are required to collaborate with testers, systems engineers, architects, software developers, management as well as ability to work with multiple teams to release software

You will wow us even more if you have some of these skills:

• Software development/coding experience with programming languages such as Python, Java, and React
• Experience and domain knowledge related to data processing 
• Scaled Agile Framework certification (SAFe Agilist or other)
• Experience with creating design packages and workflows

Original Posting:

May 28, 2025

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

Pay Range $104,650.00 - $189,175.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.