Remote Full Stack Php Developer Jobs in West Virginia

Type of Requisition:

Pipeline

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

None

Public Trust/Other Required:

None

Job Family:

Software Engineering

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Agile Delivery, Collaboration, Scrum

Certifications:

None

Experience:

10 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

No

Job Description:

The Release Train Engineer (RTE) plays a critical leadership role in the Case Management Modernization (CMM) Program, a large-scale initiative supporting the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AO) in modernizing its enterprise case management systems using Agile and SAFe delivery practices. The RTE serves as the Chief Scrum Master for the Agile Release Train (ART), facilitating the flow of value across multiple Scrum teams responsible for developing, integrating, and deploying modern cloud-based solutions. This position ensures synchronization across all development and testing activities and fosters a culture of continuous improvement and transparency within a federal contracting environment.

Key Responsibilities:

Serve as the servant leader and facilitator for the Agile Release Train (ART), ensuring alignment with the CMM Dev modernization roadmap.

Plan, organize, and facilitate Program Increment (PI) Planning, System Demos, Inspect & Adapt workshops, and Scrum of Scrums to synchronize delivery across multiple Agile teams.

Support Agile and SAFe adoption through coaching, mentoring, and process standardization across architecture, development, testing, and operations functions.

Proactively identify and manage program-level risks, dependencies, and impediments, escalating to stakeholders as needed.

Ensure cross-team coordination and visibility of sprint objectives, deliverables, and milestones across ARTs supporting CMM modernization.

Maintain and communicate ART metrics (velocity, feature completion rate, defect trends, predictability, and PI objectives) to program leadership.

Collaborate with Product Managers, System Architects, and Scrum Masters to ensure cohesive execution of the program vision and roadmap.

Drive continuous delivery pipeline improvement through automation, CI/CD optimization, and DevSecOps culture alignment.

Ensure compliance with federal Agile delivery standards, documentation requirements, and performance metrics as defined in the SOW.

Promote a culture of transparency, accountability, and servant leadership, ensuring ARTs deliver measurable business value each PI.

Deliverable Alignment:

Program Increment (PI) Planning Artifacts: Roadmaps, PI Objectives, dependency maps, and iteration schedules.

ART and Sprint Metrics Reports: Burndown charts, velocity trends, feature progress dashboards, and risk registers.

Retrospective and Continuous Improvement Reports: Actionable items and improvement roadmaps aligned to CMM performance objectives.

Cross-Team Coordination Deliverables: Consolidated status reports, integration plans, and release readiness checklists.

Governance Documentation: SAFe process adherence records, risk logs, and compliance matrices for Agile governance audits.

Required Skills & Experience:

10+ years of progressive experience in Agile software delivery environments, with 8+ years as a Release Train Engineer or Senior Agile Program Manager supporting large-scale, multi-team programs.

Deep knowledge of SAFe principles, Lean-Agile leadership, and value stream optimization.

Experience orchestrating multiple concurrent Scrum teams (6-12+) delivering under a single ART.

Proven success implementing Agile at scale in federal contracting or enterprise modernization programs.

Expertise in Agile lifecycle tools (Jira, Rally, Azure DevOps, VersionOne) for planning, tracking, and metrics reporting.

Strong understanding of DevSecOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and Agile release management.

Excellent communication, facilitation, and conflict-resolution skills with the ability to influence without authority.

Experience with incremental delivery planning, metrics-driven execution, and continuous improvement.

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related discipline (Master's preferred).

Experience with federal Agile transformation efforts, including SAFe implementation within secure environments.

Familiarity with cloud-based development (AWS/Azure) and modern full-stack ecosystems (React, NodeJS).

Understanding of FinOps, cloud cost optimization, and governance frameworks in Agile delivery.

Hands-on experience with Agile coaching, Kanban systems, and flow metrics analysis.

Certifications:

SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE) - required.

SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) - highly preferred.

PMP, PMI-ACP, or Agile Certified Practitioner - preferred.

ITIL 4 Foundation - beneficial for integration with IT service management.

Tools & Technologies:

Jira Align, Azure DevOps, Rally, Confluence, Miro, Lucidchart.

CI/CD orchestration: Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions.

Metrics dashboards: Power BI, Tableau, or Jira dashboards.

Documentation and collaboration: SharePoint, MS Teams, ServiceNow Agile.

Performance Outcomes:

>95% PI Objective Achievement Rate across ARTs.

100% on-time completion of PI Planning and System Demos.

Improved velocity predictability (variance 10% over three consecutive PIs).

Reduction of cross-team impediments by 25%+ through improved dependency tracking.

Sustained program transparency and stakeholder confidence through measurable ART metrics and governance reporting.

QUALIFICATIONS:

10+ years of general experience in information systems

8+ years of specialized experience

Minimum Education: MA/MS

Experience may be considered in lieu of degree as follows: HS (16+ years), AA/AS (14+ years), BA/BS (12+ years), Doctorate Degree/Ph.D. (9+ years)

COMMUNICATION & ORGANIZATIONAL

Excellent presentation and communication (oral and written) skills.

Consultant mindset with the ability to work with high level customer stakeholders and build excellent customer relationship.

Experience identifying and applying industry tools, solutions, methods best practices, and emerging technologies.

Strong analytical skills and problem-solving skills with the ability to formulate and communicate recommendations for improvement.

Demonstrated ability to work effectively, independently, and as part of a team.

The likely salary range for this position is $147,292 - $199,278. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Travel Required:

None

Telecommuting Options:

Remote

Work Location:

Any Location / Remote

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee's date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

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About Our Work:

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