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GCyber

IT services for government and industry

Release Train Engineer

Full-Time
No salary listed
Senior, Expert
Bachelor's
Washington, DC, USA
RemoteFull-time on-site presence at a secure facility in Washington, DC will be required as the program matures.
No H1B Sponsorship
US Top Secret Clearance Required

About the job

Requirements
  • Active Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information security clearance.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain any additional customer suitability approvals required for the position.
  • DoD 8570/8140 certification, such as Security+, Certified Cisco Network Associate–Security, Certified Network Defender, Cybersecurity Analyst+, Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional, Global Information Assurance Certification Security Essentials, or Systems Security Certified Practitioner.
  • Bachelor's degree in a related discipline.
  • Eight to twelve years of relevant experience.
  • Experience leading or supporting Agile software delivery as a Release Train Engineer, senior Scrum Master, program delivery lead, or comparable role.
  • Experience facilitating large planning events, managing cross-team dependencies, briefing leaders and customers, and using Jira or comparable Agile tools.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work effectively across technical, operational, security, and customer teams.
Responsibilities
  • Lead Agile Release Train events and Lean-Agile practices, including Program Increment planning, pre- and post-Program Increment activities, system demonstrations, Inspect and Adapt, and Scrum of Scrums.
  • Coordinate software, architecture, test, security, deployment, and release schedules across teams.
  • Consolidate team Program Increment objectives and maintain program-level objectives, dependencies, risks, and commitments.
  • Track feature and capability execution using Agile and DevOps metrics, and communicate progress, risks, testing, deployment status, and release readiness.
  • Coach Scrum Masters, Product Owners, teams, and leaders in Scaled Agile Framework, flow, relentless improvement, and effective decision-making.
  • Identify and escalate program impediments and coordinate mitigation of critical dependencies, bottlenecks, resource constraints, and integration risks.
  • Partner with program management, architecture, configuration management, test, cybersecurity, and operations to align delivery and readiness.
  • Understand the integrated system architecture sufficiently to identify technical risk and explain tradeoffs to customer and leadership stakeholders.
Desired Qualifications
  • SAFe Release Train Engineer certification or comparable SAFe leadership credential.
  • Experience with ServiceNow administration or configuration, ServiceNow Automated Test Framework, Information Technology Infrastructure Library, Amazon Web Services, Jira, Confluence, DevSecOps, and classified federal programs.
  • Experience using flow, predictability, quality, and outcome metrics to improve Agile Release Train performance.

About the company

GCyber provides IT solutions for federal, state, and commercial markets. Its engineers, along with a network of partners, deliver professional services across the information technology field with more than 15 years of experience. The company focuses on executing projects with measurable results and aligning technology deployments with customers’ goals. It pursues practical innovation by considering industry successes and failures from past deployments and identifying opportunities to improve. Its goal is to help customers enhance their technology landscape and advance their roadmaps by delivering practical, long-lasting solutions.

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Arlington, West Virginia

Founded

2014

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What believers are saying

  • GCyber posted 2026 openings for AWS, Splunk, ServiceNow, and software engineering.
  • FY2026 YTD federal obligations hit $3.8M, showing ongoing contract execution.
  • Recent EOP awards in August and September 2025 extend work into 2026.

What critics are saying

  • White House BPA concentration exposes revenue if EOP recompetes away in 2025-2026.
  • No public layoffs or acquisitions surfaced; opacity limits employer confidence.
  • Large integrators like Accenture, IBM, and CrowdStrike pressure GCyber’s cybersecurity pricing.

What makes GCyber unique

  • GCyber won the White House cybersecurity BPA, proving deep federal trust.
  • GCyber’s stack spans cybersecurity, automation, cloud, virtualization, and DevSecOps for agencies.
  • Arlington-based hiring shows specialized roles across DISA, EOP, Air Force, and JBA.

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Benefits

Paid Vacation

Parental Leave

Bereavement Leave

401(k) Company Match

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Disability Insurance

Commuter Benefits

Training Programs

Professional Development Budget