Senior Agile Program Integration Lead

Job Description Job Description Description: GXM Technologies is seeking a Senior Agile Program Integration Lead to support advanced defense and space mission programs requiring disciplined Agile execution, complex systems integration, and enterprise-level delivery synchronization. This role provides senior leadership across multiple technical teams and workstreams, using hands-on Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) practices to align planning, technical integration, MVP releases, operational milestones, and Initial Operational Capability (IOC) objectives.

The ideal candidate combines hands-on SAFe execution with technical program integration, systems engineering awareness, release management, and operational mission delivery. This individual will work with Program Managers, Product and Solution Management, engineers, DevSecOps teams, architects, cybersecurity personnel, test organizations, and Government stakeholders to translate priorities into executable Program Increments and synchronized delivery plans.

This role is onsite in Colorado Springs, CO due to operational integration and classified mission requirements. Hybrid flexibility may be available over time based on mission requirements, program execution needs and achievement of objectives. Responsibilities Serve as the senior Agile program integration lead, providing hands-on SAFe execution leadership across multiple technical teams, Agile Release Trains (ARTs), and integrated workstreams.

Apply SAFe practices to synchronize systems engineering, software, cloud, cybersecurity, data, DevSecOps, integration, test, and operational mission teams against shared program objectives. Lead and facilitate SAFe planning and synchronization activities, including: Program Increment (PI) Planning and PI execution; ART Sync, Scrum of Scrums, and cross-team coordination; System Demos and Inspect & Adapt events ; Dependency, impediment, and ROAM risk management; MVP, capability release, and integration coordination; Operational milestone and IOC readiness alignment Configure and manage Jira, Confluence, and enterprise Agile planning tools to maintain program backlogs, PI objectives, capabilities and features, dependencies, risks, roadmaps, release plans, and delivery visibility.

Develop and maintain integrated roadmaps, delivery schedules, release plans, and milestone artifacts that align SAFe PI cadence and team commitments with the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), technical baselines, operational events, and IOC objectives. Facilitate cross-team synchronization, decision-making, and issue resolution across technical teams, mission stakeholders, engineering organizations, Government leadership, and delivery partners.

Provide hands-on leadership for Agile ceremonies and program-level events, ensuring decisions, dependencies, risks, actions, and commitments are documented and driven to closure. Monitor PI objectives, delivery predictability, flow metrics, risks, dependencies, constraints, and operational impacts; lead mitigation, escalation, and corrective action when delivery is at risk. Provide program leadership with actionable metrics, Jira dashboards, roadmap reporting, PI status, milestone health, dependency visibility, risk trends, and executive-level reporting.

Collaborate with Program Managers, Enterprise Architects, Chief Engineers, Product and Solution Management, Technical Leads, cybersecurity teams, and mission stakeholders to align Agile execution with engineering and operational requirements. Drive continuous improvement of SAFe, Lean-Agile, DevSecOps, and delivery management practices appropriate to classified and mission-critical environments. Coordinate configuration management, knowledge management, and documentation alignment so program baselines, Agile artifacts, technical decisions, release content, and delivery evidence remain current and traceable.

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