RTM Systems Engineer

Job Title: RTM Systems Engineer
Position Type: Full-time Onsite
Location: Springfield, VA
Clearance Required: Active TS/SCI

Waypoint's client is seeking an RTM Systems Engineer who combines systems engineering discipline with hands-on expertise in JIRA and Confluence to ensure accurate taxonomy, traceability, and synchronization across complex development efforts. This role sits at the intersection of governance, technical rigor, and cross-program coordination, ensuring consistent recordkeeping and alignment to SAFe Release Train Management (RTM) practices.

The RTM Systems Engineer will be responsible for creating and maintaining accurate records in JIRA/Confluence across Solution Epics, Program Epics, and Features, while ensuring traceability, dependencies, and documentation are properly managed to support enterprise development efforts.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all taxonomy elements (Solution Epics, Program Epics, Features) are linked correctly with dependencies, tags, and labels in JIRA.
• Enforce adherence to SAFe Core Values, including fixed schedules, common PI length, known velocity, face-to-face PI planning, and consistent cadence.
• Create and maintain documentation of dependencies and interrelationships across development activities and release trains.
• Track associated risks and opportunities within RTM risk boards.
• Coordinate with Product Owners, Feature Support Engineers, and RTM boards to prepare features for execution and demonstrate capability accomplishments for Government approval.
• Synchronize development activity with other Agency Program Offices where services are leveraged or capabilities integrated.
• Capture architecture and system documentation in standardized formats for release trains.
• Translate requirements into Program Epics and Features in collaboration with engineers, Product Owners, and mission stakeholders.
• Support cross-train and enterprise synchronization by ensuring accurate requirements translation and system documentation.

Required

• Active TS/SCI clearance.
• Bachelor's degree with 4+ years of relevant experience, or Master's degree with 2+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience drafting detailed application program coding specifications.
• Experience integrating development efforts across multiple systems/segments.

Desired

• Experience leading tasks for modifying complex application programs from specifications and Discrepancy Reports.
• Deep expertise configuring and governing JIRA/Confluence records, and ensuring traceability.
• Experience translating requirements into Solution/Program Epics and Features with acceptance criteria aligned to SAFe/RTM practices.
• Familiarity with dependency tracking in JIRA, including use of linkages, boards, and reviews to resolve issues.
• Experience using Confluence templates, macros, and workflows to maintain enterprise documentation.
• Understanding of architecture documentation (ADRs, interface specifications, non-functional requirements).
• Knowledge of SAFe Agile constructs (Solution Epics, Capabilities, Features) to support Release Train Management alignment.
• Strong communication skills for enterprise-wide collaboration, synchronization, and reporting.
• Experience supporting the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA).