Release Train Engineer

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Job Title Release Train Engineer Location- Washington, DC Contract Role

Remote Role Quarterly Travel to DE/PA/DC for PI Planning Events

Job Summary
The role is responsible for serving as a SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE) and Agile Coach to facilitate PI Planning, coordinate ART (Agile Release Train) execution, and align delivery with enterprise strategy and OKRs. Key duties include preparing and facilitating PI Planning events, tracking and reporting ART flow metrics, supporting backlog refinement, promoting DevOps and continuous delivery, and driving cross-ART coordination. The position also involves coaching Scrum Masters, Product Owners, Architects, Business Owners, and ART teams to optimize value flow, reduce dependencies, and foster continuous improvement through Inspect & Adapt events, team health assessments, and Agility Insights. Acting as a servant leader, the RTE supports problem-solving, team growth, systems thinking, and stakeholder collaboration while representing the ART in large forums.

Job Description
Facilitate PI Planning
-Help the ART Prepare for PI Planning (Logistics, ART backlog Readiness, WSJF, etc)
-Facilitate the 2-day in-person PI planning event
-Coach alignment to Enterprise Strategy and cascaded OKRs Support PI Execution
-Track progress; ART Predictability Measure; Velocity; Cycle Time, and other Flow metrics
-Facilitate ART synchronization events (Coach Sync, ART, Sync, Architect Sync, PO Sync, I&A, IP Iteration, System Demo)
-Support ART backlog refinement
-Promote DevOps and continuous delivery
-Assist Business Owners in understanding their role and assigning business value
-Coordinate planning efforts with other ARTs
Coach the ART
-Coach with powerful questions
-Coach Scrum Masters/Team Coaches in ART and Team Events and practices
-Coach ART roles including system architects, product management, business owners, etc.
Optimize Flow
-Establish pull systems to optimize the flow of value
-Establish ART flow measures
-Improve the flow of value
-Facilitate value stream mapping
-Reduce or eliminate cross-team dependencies Improve Relentlessly
-Drive ART relentless improvement plan and roadmap through Agility Insights
Team Health Assessments and Inspect & Adapt events
-Promote built-in quality practices in Coach, PO syncs and CoPs
-Collaborate with Value Management Office and Lean-Agile transformation team

Act as a Servant Leader
-Listen to and support teams in problem identification and decision-making
-Create an environment of mutual influence
-Understand and empathize with others
-Encourage and support the personal development of each individual and the development of teams
-Think beyond day-to-day activities and apply systems thinking Support the teams commitments
-Be open and appreciate openness in others
-Comfortably be the face of the ART and excel at public speaking in front of large audiences
Must have:
SAFe Release Train Engineer 6.0 certification
Scaled Agile Practice Consultant 6.0 Certification
Agility Insights Facilitator Certification

Cogent Infotech is a leading tech consulting firm headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, offering cutting-edge digital transformation solutions in Cloud, Cybersecurity, Data Analytics and AI. ISO-certified and CMMI Level 3 appraised, we proudly partner with 70+ Fortune 500 companies and 150+ government agencies. Cogent is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on any protected status under applicable law