Job Title: Release Manager

Job Category: Engineering

Time Type: Full time

Minimum Clearance Required to Start: Secret

Employee Type: Regular

Percentage of Travel Required: Up to 10%

Type of Travel: Local

Anticipated Posting End: 12/1/2026

We are seeking an experienced Release Manager/Release Train Engineer to lead delivery for a mission-critical DoD mission planning software system. In this role, you will apply systems thinking, Agile program leadership, and organizational acumen to orchestrate multiple teams of software and infrastructure engineers - driving predictable, incremental delivery that meets customer commitments and mission objectives.

This is a leadership role at the intersection of systems engineering, Agile execution, and program management. You will be the primary decision authority for release strategy, scope governance, and cross-team integration across a complex, multi-disciplinary program.

Responsibilities:

• Own product strategy, roadmap, and scope governance, making value-based trade-off decisions that align customer objectives, contractual commitments, and program constraints
• Lead Agile program execution by facilitating PI Planning, backlog prioritization, release planning, and cross-team synchronization ceremonies to ensure aligned and predictable delivery
• Establish and govern program-level release strategy, integration sequencing, and deployment planning across multi-disciplinary teams and external partners
• Serve as the primary decision authority for scope alignment and dependency management, proactively resolving cross-thread conflicts that impact schedule, integration, or customer commitments
• Drive program execution transparency through clear communication of priorities, risks, and delivery health to engineering leadership and senior stakeholders
• Implement and continuously improve release and Agile flow management practices using delivery metrics to increase predictability, reduce late-stage integration churn, and strengthen stakeholder confidence

Required Qualifications

• Must possess an active Secret security clearance
• Willing to be submitted for and obtain a Top Secret security clearance
• Bachelor's degree in systems engineering, computer science, information technology, or a related STEM field
• 8+ years of experience in software release management, systems engineering, or a closely related program leadership role
• engineering principles including requirements management, system architecture, integration, verification, and validation
• Proven ability to lead Agile release trains or multi-team Agile programs, including facilitation of PI Planning, Scrum of Scrums, and Inspect & Adapt ceremonies
• Experience defining and governing release processes including branching strategies, build pipelines, and deployment planning in a multi-team environment
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to translate technical delivery status into program-level risk and decision framing for senior leadership
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a proactive approach to dependency management and risk mitigation

Desired Qualifications

• SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE) or SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) certification - strongly preferred
• Familiarity with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools and practices (e.g., Cameo, SysML, SysML v2)
• Experience with CI/CD toolchains (e.g., GitLab CI, Jenkins) and version control workflows in a DevSecOps environment
• Familiarity with containerization and cloud platforms (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Azure)
• Understanding of software security principles and experience integrating security checks into the release pipeline (DevSecOps)
• Scripting or automation experience (e.g., Python, Bash) to support pipeline visibility and tooling integrations
• Experience on DoD programs with formal configuration management and CMMI or similar process frameworks

What You Can Expect:

A culture of integrity.

Pay Range:

There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications. Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, benefits and learning and development opportunities. Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families. At CACI, you will receive comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits.

The proposed salary range for this position is:
$126,100 - 277,300 USD