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Maxar is seeking a Release Planner/Configuration Management Support professional to join our team. In this pivotal role, you will lead Scrum, Agile, or SAFe teams while also managing key aspects of configuration management and supporting release planning efforts. Your experience in coordinating product development activities, interacting with clients, and maintaining a Program Increment backlog will be essential in ensuring successful project outcomes.
You will oversee Program Increment Planning Events and Release Planning Events, and your expertise in managing DoD schedules, performing Schedule Risk Assessments, and handling technical program artifacts will be critical. If you have a strong background in federal government contracts, configuration management, and process improvement, along with a passion for driving team success, we encourage you to apply.
Note: This position requires an active TS/SCI with CI poly clearance and US citizenship. Ability to obtain and maintain a CI poly will be considered.
Minimum Required Qualifications:
- 2+ years of experience leading Scrum, Agile, or SAFe teams
- 2+ years of experience interacting with clients
- Experience coordinating product development activities across the program or project, and developing requirements or user stories
- Experience evaluating Feature Readiness, Sprint Reviews, and Demos
- Experience managing and maintaining a Program Increment backlog
- Experience running Program Increment Planning Events or Release Planning Events
- 1+ years of experience working with minimal supervision as a Configuration Management specialist (or assisting the Configuration Manager)
- 1+ years of experience reviewing government documents, briefs, and engineering drawings
- Experience in a flexible environment and interacting with multiple stakeholders for project success
- Experience with supporting programs and contracts within the federal government
- Experience with creating, managing, and integrating DoD schedules
- Experience with performing Schedule Risk Assessments (SRA)
- Experience with program artifacts, such as Technical Performance Requirements (TPRs), Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), and Statement of Work (SOW)
- Knowledge of the DoD acquisition system
- Ability to identify areas and opportunities of process improvement, including automation to enhance scheduling efficiency
Additional Qualifications:
- Experience supporting the Senior Configuration Manger
- Strong knowledge of JIRA and Confluence
- Possession of excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Possession of excellent interpersonal and presentation skills
- Experience in working with Microsoft Suite products including Word, Excel, PowerPoint
- Experience working with Adobe Acrobat Professional for document assembly and editing
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In support of pay transparency at Maxar, we disclose salary ranges on all U.S. job postings. The successful candidate’s starting pay will fall within the salary range provided below and is determined based on job-related factors, including, but not limited to, the experience, qualifications, knowledge, skills, geographic work location, and market conditions. Candidates with the minimum necessary experience, qualifications, knowledge, and skillsets for the position should not expect to receive the upper end of the pay range.
The base pay for this position within the Washington, DC metropolitan area is: $88,000.00 - $146,000.00 annually.
For all other states, we use geographic cost of labor as an input to develop market-driven ranges for our roles, and as such, each location where we hire may have a different range.
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, health and welfare insurance, and 401(k) to eligible employees. You can find more information on our benefits at:https://www.maxar.com/careers/benefits
The application window is three days from the date the job is posted and will remain posted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire. If the job is reposted regardless of reason, it will remain posted three days from the date the job is reposted and will remain reposted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire.
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