Description and Requirements

Job Description

Release Train Engineer (RTE)

Location: Remote
Employment Type: Full-Time Consultant
Duration: Project Based Contract Through End of Year with Likely Extension

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Release Train Engineer (RTE) to lead the establishment and evolution of an Agile Release Train (ART) supporting a large-scale enterprise transformation. This role will serve as the servant leader and coach for a distributed organization comprised of product, platform, and enabling teams, driving improved delivery predictability, alignment, and execution across the portfolio.

The ideal candidate has successfully launched Agile Release Trains from the ground up, transformed underperforming SAFe environments, and influenced teams and leaders to adopt effective agile delivery practices. This is a highly visible leadership role requiring strong facilitation, coaching, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Establish and launch an Agile Release Train, including recommendations on train structure and team-of-teams operating models.
• Lead and facilitate key SAFe ceremonies, including PI Planning, ART Syncs, Scrum of Scrums, System Demos, and Inspect & Adapt workshops.
• Assess the current agile delivery framework and develop a roadmap to improve SAFe maturity, execution, and team effectiveness.
• Manage cross-team dependencies, risks, and impediments across product, platform, and enabling teams.
• Drive alignment and coordination across distributed teams operating in onshore, nearshore, and offshore delivery models.
• Monitor and communicate ART-level metrics, delivery predictability, risks, and progress to leadership stakeholders.
• Coach Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and team leaders on SAFe principles, practices, and execution.
• Partner with organizational leaders to support adoption of agile processes and sustainable delivery improvements.

Required Qualifications

• Proven experience serving as a Release Train Engineer in large enterprise environments.
• Demonstrated success launching at least one Agile Release Train from inception through operational maturity.
• Experience assessing and improving partially adopted or underperforming SAFe implementations.

• Deep knowledge of SAFe frameworks, PI Planning, dependency management, and ART execution.
• Experience leading delivery across multiple distributed teams, including onshore, nearshore, and offshore resources.
• Experience coordinating work across both employee and vendor/contractor organizations.
• Strong facilitation, conflict resolution, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven ability to lead through influence rather than direct authority.
• SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE) certification required; SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) certification preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience within financial services, insurance, automotive finance, or related regulated industries.
• Experience partnering closely with change management or transformation leadership teams.
• Experience supporting product, platform, and enabling teams within complex enterprise environments.

Key Skills

Agile Release Train (ART) Leadership
• SAFe Framework
• PI Planning
• Scrum of Scrums
• ART Sync
• Inspect & Adapt
• Agile Transformation
• Dependency Management
• Delivery Governance
• Risk Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Executive Communication
• Distributed Team Leadership
• Coaching & Facilitation

Compensation and Benefits

Slalom prides itself on helping team members thrive in their work and life. As a result, Slalom is proud to invest in benefits that include meaningful time off and paid holidays, 401(k) with a match, a range of choices for highly subsidized health, dental, & vision coverage, adoption and fertility assistance, and long-term disability. We also offer yearly $350 reimbursement account for any well-being-related expenses.

Slalom is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For this position, the base salary pay range is $85-100/hr. Actual compensation will depend upon an individual's skills, experience, qualifications, location, and other relevant factors. The salary pay range is subject to change and may be modified at any time.