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Imagine Next!At Parsons, you can imagine a career where you thrive, work with exceptional people, and be yourself. Guided by our leadership vision of valuing people, embracing agility, and fostering growth, we cultivate an innovative culture that empowers you to achieve your full potential. Unleash your talent and redefine what’s possible.Job Description:\nParsons is looking for an amazingly talented Scrum Master/Release Train Engineer to join our team! In this role you will serve in an execution position critical of advancing the Department's data and AI capabilities. You will operate utilizing Palantir Foundry's object-oriented data environment, you will track sprint cycles, manage Epics, and orchestrate Program Increments (PI). Your daily focus will shift constantly between macro-level program health (aligning technical tracks to Joint Staff CDAO mission objectives as an RTE) and micro-level team execution (coaching data engineers and scientists as a Scrum Master).\nWhat You'll Be Doing:\nProgram Orchestration & DUC Development: Align multiple technical tracks (data ingestion, pipelines, front-end) to CDAO mission objectives and facilitate Digital Use Case (DUC) development across multi-directorate stakeholders.\nTeam Execution & Unblocking: Coach individual developers and data scientists, facilitate standard Agile ceremonies, shield the team from scope creep, and actively identify, track, and resolve execution blockers alongside the team.\nPalantir Epic & PI Management: Manage Epics and PIs as custom Object Types within Foundry's Ontology, orchestrating PI Planning using interactive Palantir Workshop dashboards and Notepad documents to map visual object links.\nPalantir Sprint Tracking: Organize data-centric sprints (e.g., finalizing a writeback function or PySpark transform) using Foundry Tasks rather than traditional flat ticketing databases.\nCustom Metrics & Live Reporting: Build custom analytical workflows in Palantir Contour or Quiver to track velocity and bottlenecks, presenting real-time, interactive data apps directly to federal clients during Sprint Reviews.\nGovernment Liaison & Scope Control: Translate complex Agile metrics into formal status reports for government Contracting Officer's Representatives (CORs), balancing Agile flexibility with rigid federal Statement of Work (SOW) boundaries.\nSecurity & ATO Gatekeeping: Ensure all development work aligns with federal security requirements (e.g., FedRAMP controls, Authority to Operate / ATO conditions) before it is slated for a release train.\nWhat Required Skills You'll Bring:\nClearance: Active TS/SCI security clearance.\n7-10 years' experience supporting Joint Staff or Joint Force products or projects as a Scrum Master or related responsibilities\nBachelors degree in related field or STEM program\nAgile Certification: Certified Scrum Master (CSM), SAFe Scrum Master (SSM), or equivalent baseline Agile certification.\nFederal Experience: Proven experience working in a federal or DoD contracting environment, with a working understanding of SOW execution and DoD security/ATO constraints.\nBlocker Resolution: Demonstrated ability to proactively identify execution blockers, communicate them effectively, and work collaboratively inside a technical team to drive resolution.\nTechnical Acumen: Experience managing software development, data engineering, or data science teams, with the ability to comprehend and unblock complex data pipeline dependencies.\n What Desired Skills You'll Bring:\n10+ Years' experience supporting Joint Staff or Joint Force projects or products as a Scrum Master\nMasters degree in related field or STEM Program\nPod Model Delivery: Proven experience organizing, managing, and scaling technical teams utilizing Project Oriented Delivery (Pod) models.\nDUC Management: Experience guiding Digital Use Case (DUC) development, including requirements gathering, prioritizing features, and managing competing interests for multi-directorate stakeholders.\nAdvanced Agile Certification: Active SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE) certification or SAFe Program Consultant (SPC).\nPalantir Foundry Expertise: Proven, hands-on experience structuring Agile workflows, Ontologies, and custom metrics specifically within Palantir Foundry (e.g., configuring Foundry Tasks, Workshop, Quiver, Contour).\nMission Context: Prior experience directly supporting the Joint Staff, CDAO, or enterprise-level DoD AI/ML and data integration initiatives.\n Security Clearance Requirement:\nAn active Top Secret SCI security clearance is required for this position.This position is part of our Federal Solutions team.The Federal Solutions segment delivers resources to our US government customers that ensure the success of missions around the globe. Our intelligent employees drive the state of the art as they provide services and solutions in the areas of defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental. We promote a culture of excellence and close-knit teams that take pride in delivering, protecting, and sustaining our nation's most critical assets, from Earth to cyberspace. Throughout the company, our people are anticipating what’s next to deliver the solutions our customers need now.Salary Range: $112,200.00 - $196,400.00We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest-APPLY TODAY!Parsons is aware of fraudulent recruitment practices. 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