Clarification from the agency

This vacancy announcement is open to the public. This is a temporary position Not-to-Exceed (NTE) 4 years. This position allows for recurring and situational telework but does not qualify for full-time or remote telework.

The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, Case Management Modernization Office (CMM) is seeking a professional and experienced Information Technology Specialist (Solution Train Engineer) to join its team. This position reports to the Chief, Product Portfolio Management.

CMM develops and maintains case management and related systems supporting federal courts and
stakeholders The incumbent serves as Information Technology Specialist (Solution Train Engineer)
leading, coordinating, and facilitating delivery across multiple Agile Release Trains (ARTs) and teams
supporting large-scale, complex IT systems. The incumbent ensures alignment between business
objectives, technical execution, and organizational priorities while promoting Agile principles and
continuous improvement.

The incumbent will provide support to the office in an Agile environment and will serve on one or more Agile teams composed of IT professionals (both government employees and contractors) and may require interactions with internal partners, courts, defenders, probation and pretrial services offices, and administrative staff in both a technical and business perspective.

The incumbent must have experience performing business analysis, writing user stories and acceptance criteria, eliciting functional and non-functional requirements, documenting business processes and working in an agile environment. The candidate should have familiarity with the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).

The duties of the position include, but are not limited to:

1. Serving as a senior-level coordinator for large-scale IT delivery, facilitating program-level planning and execution across multiple Agile teams.
2. Leading Program Increment (PI) Planning and key Agile ceremonies to align scope, priorities, and delivery timelines across teams.
3. Coordinating dependencies, risks, and issues across multiple Agile Release Trains to ensure successful delivery of complex initiatives.
4. Appling knowledge of Agile methodologies and scaling frameworks such as Scaled Agile Framework to guide program execution.
5. Monitoring and reporting program-level performance, including progress against milestones, risks, and key delivery metrics.
6. Collaborating with Product Management, System Architects, and stakeholders to ensure backlog readiness and alignment with strategic objectives.
7. Identifying, escalating, and facilitating resolution of cross-team impediments and risks impacting delivery.
8. Promoting continuous improvement through retrospectives, performance analysis, and implementation of process enhancements.
9. Coordinating release planning and execution activities, including integration, system demonstrations, and deployment readiness.
10. Ensuring compliance with organizational governance, policies, and IT standards.
11. Providing leadership and guidance to Release Train Engineers (RTEs), Scrum Masters, and team members to enhance Agile maturity.
12. Supporting development of program roadmaps, resource planning, and capacity management.
13. Analyzing performance data (e.g., velocity, predictability) to inform decision-making and improve delivery outcomes.
14. Contributing to budgeting, forecasting, and resource allocation for large-scale IT initiatives.
15. Supporting organizational change management efforts related to Agile adoption and delivery improvements.
16. Providing program-level briefings and status updates to leadership.
17. Maintaining awareness of emerging trends and best practices in Agile delivery and program management.

Conditions of employment

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

1. All information is subject to verification. Applicants are advised that false answers or omissions of information on application materials or inability to meet the following conditions may be grounds for non-selection, withdrawal of an offer of employment, or dismissal after being employed.
2. Selection for this position is contingent upon completion of OF-306, Declaration of Federal Employment during the pre-employment process and proof of U.S. citizenship for competitive status positions or conversion to a competitive status position with the AO. If non-citizens are considered for hire into a temporary or any other position with non-competitive status or when it is confirmed by the AO Human Resources Office there are no qualified U.S. citizens for a competitive status position (unless prohibited by a law or statue), non-citizens must provide proof of authorization to work in the U.S. and proof of entitlement to receive compensation. Additional information on the employment of non-citizens can be found at USAJOBS Help Center | Employment of non-citizens/. For a list of documents that may be used to provide proof of citizenship or authorization to work in the United States, please refer to Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification.
3. All new AO employees will be required to complete an FBI fingerprint-based national criminal database and records check and pass a public trust suitability check.
4. New employees to the AO will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights/responsibilities, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/.
5. All new AO employees are required to identify a financial institution for direct deposit of pay before appointment.
6. You will be required to serve a trial period if selected for a first-time appointment to the Federal government, transferring from another Federal agency, or serving as a first-time supervisor. Failure to successfully complete the trial period may result in termination of employment.
7. If appointed to a temporary position, management may have the discretion of converting the position to permanent depending upon funding and staffing allocation.

Qualifications

Applicants must have demonstrated experience as listed below. This requirement is according to the AO Classification, Compensation, and Recruitment Systems which include interpretive guidance and reference to the OPM Operating Manual for Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions.

Specialized Experience: Applicants must have at least one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience which is in or directly related to the line of work of this position. Specialized experience must demonstrate experience in ALL areas defined below:

• Leading and coordinating large-scale Agile delivery across multiple Agile Release Trains (ARTs) within a Solution Train, applying principles of the Scaled Agile Framework.
• Driving alignment between solution delivery, strategic objectives, and Lean Portfolio Management priorities to ensure end-to-end value realization.
• Managing cross-ART dependencies, risks, and impediments, and facilitating resolutions to enable integrated solution delivery.
• Facilitating Solution Train events (e.g., PI Planning, Pre- and Post-PI Planning, and Inspect & Adapt) to ensure synchronization and continuous improvement.
• Leading data-driven continuous improvement efforts using flow, quality, and delivery metrics to optimize performance and delivery outcomes.

• 10+ years experience as Subject Matter Expert of Cloud managed services and designing cloud-centric solutions.
• Operating in federal or highly regulated environments, ensuring end-to-end traceability, compliance with governing standards, and risk-aware delivery practices throughout the lifecycle.
• Working in an Agile IT organization, participating in iterative development processes and collaborating with cross-functional teams.

• SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE)
• PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)
• Program Management Professional (PgMP)
• SAFe Advanced Scrum Master (SASM)
• ITIL Foundation (IT service management)
• DevOps certifications

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

We will review your resume and supporting documentation and compare this information to your responses on the occupational questionnaire to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications for this job. If you meet the minimum qualifications for this job, we will evaluate your application package, to assess the quality, depth, and complexity of your accomplishments, experience, and education as they relate to the requirements listed in this vacancy announcement.

You should be aware that your ratings are subject to evaluation and verification. If a determination is made that you have rated yourself higher than is supported by your resume and/or narrative responses, you will be assigned a rating commensurate to your described experience. Failure to submit the mandatory narrative responses will result in not receiving full consideration and/or rating credit. Deliberate attempts to falsify information may be grounds for not selecting you, withdrawing an offer of employment, or dismissal after being employed.