Release Train Engineer (RTE)

Overview

Remote
On Site
Full Time
10% Travel

Skills

KANBAN
JIRA
AGILE

Job Details



Release Train Engineer Job/Role Description



Role Title



Release Train Engineer (RTE)



Position Description



The Release Train Engineer (RTE) plays a critical leadership role within the Agile Release Train (ART), ensuring seamless coordination, execution, and delivery across multiple Agile teams. The RTE acts as a servant leader and coach, facilitating ART processes and program execution, while driving continuous improvement and fostering a culture of collaboration, transparency, and relentless improvement. The RTE ensures alignment of team deliverables with business objectives and facilitates organizational success through structured Program Increment (PI) Planning and other key ART events.



Essential Duties and Responsibilities





Facilitate Program Increment (PI) Planning sessions to ensure alignment across teams and stakeholders, enabling strategic planning and execution.

Manage the Agile Release Train backlog, overseeing refinement and prioritization efforts to maintain development flow and efficiency.

Ensure PI Planning readiness by preparing teams and stakeholders, defining clear objectives, identifying dependencies, and assessing risks.

Foster cross-team collaboration to drive continuous delivery, execution excellence, and the achievement of ART goals.

Actively identify, remove, and escalate impediments while coordinating with stakeholders to resolve cross-team blockers and dependencies.

Track ART execution progress against defined objectives, facilitating key ART ceremonies such as Scrum of Scrums, System Demos, and Inspect and Adapt (I&A) workshops.

Provide actionable insights to support data-driven decision-making, planning, and prioritization efforts.

Oversee and manage action items and issue resolutions across teams to ensure smooth execution and proactive risk mitigation.



Optional



Experience and Education Requirements





Bachelor's degree in computer science, Business Administration, or a related field (master's degree preferred).

5+ years of experience in Agile Program Management, Scrum Master, or Release Train Engineer roles.

SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE) Certification is strongly preferred.





Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities



Deep understanding of Agile frameworks (SAFe, Scrum, Kanban, XP) and Agile Program Management best practices.

Strong facilitation, coaching, mentoring, and conflict resolution skills.

Excellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.

Proficient in Agile tools such as Jira, Rally, Azure DevOps, or equivalent.

Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across multiple levels of an organization.

Proven ability to manage complex cross-functional initiatives with competing priorities.

Commitment to fostering an environment of continuous improvement, innovation, and high performance.

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