7+ years leading Agile delivery or transformation initiatives.
5+ years as a Release Train Engineer or in a comparable leadership role.
Demonstrated success facilitating delivery within Agile Release Trains in large organizations.
Strong coaching, conflict resolution, and stakeholder management skills.
Deep knowledge of SAFe principles and practices, and familiarity with other Lean-Agile frameworks.
Experience supporting multiple Agile Release Trains or enterprise-level Agile transformations.
Responsibilities
Lead and facilitate Agile Release Train events such as PI Planning and System Demos.
Coach Scrum Masters and Product Owners on Lean-Agile principles.
Remove organizational impediments to improve team performance.
Foster collaboration and transparency among teams.
Apply systems thinking to resolve cross-team dependencies.
Use data to drive continuous improvement and predictable delivery.
Manage unexpected challenges with flexibility.
Benefits
Opportunity for career growth within a large, complex organization.
Work in a diverse and geographically distributed environment.
Engage in ongoing training and development in Lean-Agile frameworks.
Be part of a culture focused on collaboration and continuous learning.
Access to tools that facilitate Agile project management, like Jira and Confluence.
Full Job Description
Job Description
The Release Train Engineer (RTE) is the servant leader and coach for an Agile Release Train (ART), enabling cross-functional teams to effectively plan, execute, and continuously improve the delivery of business value. The RTE partners with Product Management, Product Owners, Scrum Masters, Business Owners, System Architects, and Agile Teams to foster alignment, remove impediments, and improve flow across the ART.
This role champions the foundational principles and values of the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), promoting a culture of collaboration, transparency, continuous learning, and servant leadership. While primarily focused on the flow and effectiveness of the Agile Release Train, the RTE also partners with Enterprise Agile leadership to advance Lean-Agile practices and contribute to the organization's broader delivery of value.
Experienced Lean-Agile leader who enables high-performing teams through influence rather than authority. Excel at facilitating alignment towards outcomes across diverse stakeholders and teams and creating an environment where relentless improvement thrives.
Lead and facilitate Agile Release Train events, including PI Planning, WSJF prioritization, ART Syncs, System Demos, and Inspect & Adapt workshops.
Coach Scrum Masters, Product Owners, Business Owners, and leaders in Lean-Agile and servant leadership principles.
Facilitate the removal of organizational impediments and improve the flow of value across teams.
Foster collaboration, transparency, and psychological safety while aligning teams around shared business outcomes.
Apply systems thinking to resolve cross-team dependencies and improve overall ART performance.
Use data and objective metrics to drive continuous improvement of flow and predictable delivery. Understand the story behind the data.
Comfortable with ambiguity and can manage the unexpected with flexibility and patience.
Proficient use of tools like Jira, Confluence and PowerPoint.
Experience working in a geographically distributed and culturally diverse workgroup.
Adhere to known compliance mandates and regulations.
QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
7+ years of experience leading Agile delivery or transformation initiatives.
5+ years serving as a Release Train Engineer, Senior Scrum Master, Agile Coach, or comparable leadership role.
Demonstrated experience successfully facilitating the delivery of value within and Agile Release Trains in a large, complex organization.
Strong facilitation, coaching, conflict resolution, and stakeholder management skills.
Deep knowledge and experience with SAFe principles, practices, and events. Working knowledge of other Lean-Agile, and Product focused frameworks and methodologies.
Proven ability to improve ART predictability, flow, and delivery through Lean-Agile leadership and relentless improvement.
Experience supporting multiple Agile Release Trains or participating in enterprise-level Agile transformation initiatives.
Experience leveraging AI on an ART.
Proven ability to communicate effectively with both executives and team members in complex environments.
A true servant-leader. Exemplifies a Lean-Agile mindset in everything they do.
Experience within healthcare, health insurance, or another highly regulated industry preferred.
