Information Technology Project Manager (Release Train Engineer)

The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, Case Management Modernization Program Office is seeking an experienced Information Technology Project Manager (Release Train Engineer) to join its team in the APMO Workstream. This position reports to the Chief, Product Portfolio Management.

The IT Project Manager serves as the daily technical program driver for the release train, maintaining integrated visibility to deliver progress, dependencies, Risks Actions Issues Dependencies (RAID) items, scope, procurement needs, resources, and budget signals across the value stream.

The duties of the position include, but are not limited to: Maintaining an integrated value stream delivery plan across build pods, aligning sprint and Program Increment (PI) execution to committed milestones and release items.

Tracking and managing cross-pod dependencies and handoffs ensuring blockers are surfaced early and routed through the correct escalation path. Maintaining and managing value stream RAID including intaking, prioritizing, mitigation planning, and leadership escalation.

Monitoring resource and budget signals at the value stream level and partnering with APMO and AO pod leads to address capacity gaps and forecast risks. Producing and maintaining program-ready execution artifacts, enabling transparent reporting, decision making support, and governance rhythms.

Analyzing, recommending, and implementing requirements, principles, and design models that satisfy the needs of the various system components. Maintaining product alignment oversight such as roadmaps, scopes, and sequencing management.

Providing integrated views of statuses, risks, dependencies, and near-term decisions report to APMO to consolidate pod and value stream execution progress. Driving cross-workstream alignment across solution, build, data, and infrastructure teams to ensure cohesive end-to-end delivery.

Facilitating decision-making forums to ensure timely resolution of ambiguities and maintaining structured decision logs and escalation pathways across the value streams. Leading increment (PI) planning readiness and alignment to ensure synchronization between roadmap, scope, and execution timelines.

Coordinating with vendors to establish onboarding standards and ensure adherence to program frameworks and delivery expectations. Defining and maintaining value stream level metrics and dashboards to track delivery, health, risks, and execution performance.

Spearheading stakeholder engagement through proactive communication to ensure alignment across technical and non-technical audiences. Contributing to framework and process maturity including standardization of tools (e.g. Jira structures), templates, and operating rhythms.

Supporting capacity planning and resource alignment across pods/value streams to meet roadmap priorities. Facilitating cross-team tradeoff discussions to resolve competing priorities and maintaining momentum.

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: Serving as a technical program manager or release train engineer in a scaled, multi-team agile environment supporting Program Increment (PI) planning and releasing trains.

Managing integrated delivery across multiple pods, including dependency orchestration, Risks Actions Issues Dependencies (RAID) discipline, and executive-ready status narratives. Using modern engineering delivery practices to translate technical constraints into delivery implications and sequencing decisions.

Highly Desired: Knowledge of federal procurement, auditability, governance constraints, and execution planning. Experience using delivery tools such as Jira to report workflows, track executions, and standardize program artifacts.

Applicants with the following certifications are highly desired: SAFe Scrum Master/SAFe Agilist Release Train Engineer (RTE) Project Management Professional (PMP)