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Sr. Release Train Engineer
Category: Project Management
Main location: United States, Alabama, Huntsville
Position ID:J0926-0754
Employment Type: Full Time
Position Description:
CGI Federal is seeking a Senior Release Train Engineer (RTE) to lead Agile Release Train (ART) execution, facilitate SAFe ceremonies, manage cross-team dependencies, and ensure coordinated delivery across a major federal modernization program. The Senior RTE drives PI Planning, manages program-level risks, supports continuous improvement, and partners with mission stakeholders, engineering teams, and leadership to ensure synchronized, high-quality delivery in a secure environment.
Your future duties and responsibilities:
Agile Release Train Leadership
• Lead, facilitate, and optimize Agile Release Train (ART) ceremonies including PI Planning, Scrum of Scrums, ART syncs, and system demos
• Ensure alignment across multiple Scrum teams, technical workstreams, and integration points
• Maintain ART cadence, commitments, and delivery outcomes
Execution Coordination & Dependency Management
• Track cross-team dependencies and risks; coordinate resolution across engineering, QA, cloud, security, and data teams
• Manage program boards, feature flow, and deliverable sequencing
• Support readiness for major releases, migration cycles, and operational deployments
SAFe Governance & Continuous Improvement
• Champion SAFe principles, coaching teams on Agile and Lean practices
• Lead Inspect & Adapt workshops, root-cause analysis, and improvement initiatives
• Reinforce program-level flow metrics, quality expectations, and velocity targets
Stakeholder Engagement & Communication
• Work closely with Product Management, Solution Architects, Release Management, and Mission stakeholders
• Provide visibility through dashboards, reports, risk summaries, and ART status updates
• Support preparation of leadership briefings, decision points, and modernization updates
Operational & Technical Support
• Ensure alignment between program strategy and team execution
• Support integration activities across cloud, software development, data migration, and security operations
• Coordinate with DevSecOps teams to maintain release readiness within CI/CD pipelines
Required qualifications to be successful in this role:
• Must have an Active Top Secret Security Clearance
• U.S. Citizenship
• Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of experience in Agile delivery, program coordination, or technical project leadership
• 3+ years of direct Release Train Engineer experience in a SAFe environment
• Strong understanding of Agile, SAFe, DevSecOps, CI/CD, and enterprise software delivery
• Proven ability to manage cross-team dependencies, risks, and sequencing
• Strong facilitation, organizational, and communication skills
Preferred Qualifications
• SAFe RTE, SPC, or PO/PM certification
• Experience supporting DOJ, FBI, Intelligence Community, or other national-security modernization programs
• Experience with AWS cloud environments, microservices, or distributed systems
• Familiarity with Agile tooling (Jira, Azure DevOps, Rally, VersionOne)
Due to the nature of this government contract, US Citizenship is required.
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