Are you passionate about leading high-performing Agile teams and delivering mission-critical capabilities that make a real-world impact? Leidos is seeking an experienced Senior Release Manager/Scrum Master to join the Chinook program supporting an Intelligence Community customer. In this highly visible role, you’ll help drive the successful delivery of innovative software solutions that directly support national security missions.
As a trusted Agile leader, you’ll orchestrate complex software releases across multiple teams while serving as a servant leader and coach to Agile development teams. You’ll collaborate with engineers, Product Managers, DevSecOps professionals, and customer stakeholders to deliver secure, high-quality capabilities in a fast-paced, mission-focused environment.
If you thrive on solving complex challenges, enabling teams to perform at their best, and continuously improving software delivery, this is an opportunity to make a meaningful contribution while working alongside some of the industry’s most talented professionals.
Position may be performed in the following locations below. Please note Gaithersburg, MD is the program’s primary work location.
Gaithersburg, MD
Alexandria, VA
Chantilly, VA
Englewood, CO
St Louis, MO
Tucson, AZ
Active Top Secret/SCI with the ability to successfully pass a Polygraph examination.
Primary Responsibilities:
Release Management
Develop, maintain, and execute integrated release plans across multiple Agile teams.
Coordinate release readiness activities including planning, integration, testing, deployment, and production support.
Manage release schedules, dependencies, risks, and cross-team coordination.
Facilitate release planning meetings and Go/No-Go decision reviews.
Collaborate with Agile teams to improve CI/CD and release automation.
Track release metrics and communication release status to program leadership and customer stakeholders.
Ensure compliance with customer governance, configuration management, cybersecurity, and change management processes.
Coordinate release documentation, deployment approvals, and implementation activities.
Scrum Master Responsibilities
Serve as Scrum Master for one or more Agile teams.
Facilitate Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Reviews, Retrospectives, and Backlog Refinement.
Coach teams on Agile principles, Scrum practices, and continuous improvement.
Remove impediments and proactively resolve delivery risks.
Partner with Product Managers to maintain healthy product backlogs and prioritize works.
Foster collaboration across development, test, security, and operations teams.
Track team velocity, sprint metrics, and Agile health indicators.
Promote transparency, accountability, and continuous process improvement.
Program Leadership
Coordinate dependencies across multiple Agile teams and external organizations.
Support Program Increment (PI) Planning and release forecasting.
Identify program risks and recommend mitigation strategies.
Prepare executive-level status reports and release dashboards.
Support process improvement initiatives and Agile maturity efforts.
Track record of mentoring Scrum Masters and Agile teams to higher levels of maturity.
Basic Qualifications:
US citizenship is required per contract.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field and 8-12 years of prior relevant experience or Master’s with 6-10 years of prior relevant experience. May possess a Doctorate in a technical domain.
Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Advanced CSM, or Certified Scrum Professional (CSP).
10+ years of experience supporting software development programs.
5+ years of Release Management experience within Agile software development environments.
5+ years serving as a Scrum Master for Agile development teams.
Experience managing releases across multiple Scrum teams.
Strong understanding of Agile, Scrum, Kanban, and Lean methodologies.
Experience supporting DevSecOps and CI/CD environments.
Experience with Jira, Confluence, or similar Agile lifecycle management tools.
Excellent facilitation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
Experience supporting DoD or Intelligence Community programs.
Preferred Qualifications:
SAFe Scrum Master (SSM), SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE), SAFe Agilist certification.
PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) and/or PMP certification.
Experience with GitLab, Jenkins, GitHub Enterprise, or other CI/CD platforms.
Experience with Kubernetes, cloud-native technologies, or containerized deployments.
Experience supporting mission systems within the Intelligence Community.
Experience with scaled Agile frameworks and multi-team release coordination.
#Chinook
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Original Posting:July 10, 2026For 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.
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.
Skills Required
- US citizenship
- Active Top Secret/SCI with ability to pass Polygraph
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field (Master's/Doctorate accepted per alternate experience)
- 10+ years of experience supporting software development programs
- 5+ years of Release Management experience within Agile environments
- 5+ years serving as a Scrum Master for Agile development teams
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Advanced CSM, or Certified Scrum Professional (CSP)
- Experience supporting DevSecOps and CI/CD environments
- Experience with Jira, Confluence, or similar Agile lifecycle management tools
- Experience supporting DoD or Intelligence Community programs
- Strong understanding of Agile, Scrum, Kanban, and Lean methodologies
Leidos Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is described as comprehensive, with multiple plan options, low office-visit copays in some plans, and access to mental health and wellness support tools. The availability of HSA/FSA options and employer contributions is positioned as a meaningful part of the total package.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits are framed as a strong component of total rewards, highlighted by a 401(k) match and immediate vesting in the standard package. The Employee Stock Purchase Plan is also presented as an additional long-term wealth-building feature.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing and lifestyle supports extend beyond core insurance, including wellness programs, fitness-related stipends, and assistance resources. Work flexibility and related perks are also included as part of the broader rewards experience.
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What We Do
We Are Leidos For 50 years we have been tackling some of the biggest problems that face our nation and our world. OUR MISSION Through our culture of innovation and history of performance, we develop deep customer trust built on integrity and create enduring solutions that improve our world. Leidos is a science and technology solutions leader working to address some of the world’s toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, homeland security, civil, and healthcare markets. The company’s 43,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Reston, Va., Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $11.09 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2020. Leidos was cited for the meaningful work employees perform that is challenging, impactful, and aligned with our customers’ missions as reasons professionals want to work and stay at our company. Leidos has also been named to lists including Forbes’ Best Employers for Diversity, Forbes’ America’s Best Employers for Women, Military Times Best for Vets Employers, and Ethisphere Institute’s World's Most Ethical Companies®. Employees enjoy career enrichment opportunities available through mobility and development and experience rewarding relationships with supportive supervisors and talented colleagues and customers. Employees appreciate our flexible work environment, allowing for and encouraging a true work-life balance. Our professionals are also excited about our Employee Resource Groups, like the newly launched Collaborative Outreach with Remote and Embedded Employees (CORE), which strives to create an environment where every employee, regardless of location, feels fully engaged as a valued employee of Leidos. Your most important work is ahead.
