Release Train Engineer

Description

The company works only for the US federal government, helping agencies in defense, national security, public safety, civilian and military health reinvent how they operate and deliver for their missions. Its 13,000+ people work as a technology company inside a larger global firm.

The team is collaborative and supportive, and it focuses on growing people through hands-on work, certifications and industry training.

The company aims to hire people from many backgrounds and perspectives, and it expects everyone to help keep the workplace welcoming and inclusive.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the operational and cultural leader of a release train made up of five teams: two development teams, two infrastructure teams, and one operations, support and governance team.
• Go beyond running SAFe ceremonies by driving delivery quality, operational discipline and process maturity across all five teams.
• Hit contract KPIs for delivery timeliness, quality, throughput, SLA adherence and stakeholder satisfaction.
• Write, enforce and refine SOPs, templates, workflows and governance practices, and push for continuous improvement.
• Run PI planning, sprint planning, demos, retrospectives and high-profile client meetings.
• Coach BAs and team leads on requirements quality, prioritization, roadmaps, backlog management and articulating user value.
• Help teams produce clear requirements, prototypes, design outputs and professional documentation, and make sure they are ready for client demos and executive discussions.
• Build and deliver presentations, agendas and customer-facing materials.
• Spot risks, impediments and cross-team dependencies early, escalate when needed and drive them to resolution.
• Keep sprint and PI delivery predictable through coaching, direction and proactive coordination.
• Keep workload, capacity and quality expectations in view and align technical, operational and business work.
• Communicate regularly and clearly with clients, team members and leadership, with concise updates and structured follow-ups.
• Build and maintain release train reporting, throughput metrics, dashboards and quality indicators.
• Foster psychological safety, team cohesion, accountability and professional growth.
• Own the rhythm, transparency and overall performance of the release train, influencing people without formal authority.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in a relevant field, plus either a Certified Release Train Engineer (RTE) certification or a Scrum Master certification.
• At least 3 years of Scrum Master experience in a SAFe environment within an Agile Release Train (ART).
• Strong consulting, facilitation and communication skills, with the ability to lead teams and influence clients.
• A track record of managing complex workloads, competing priorities and cross-team dependencies.
• Proven experience with Agile planning, backlog refinement, delivery tracking and risk management.
• Experience preparing and delivering executive-ready presentations, demos and structured meeting materials.
• The ability to turn business needs into practical plans, timelines and team goals.
• An active Top Secret clearance.
• Bonus points: experience with infrastructure, operations, help desk or multi-disciplinary technical teams.
• Bonus points: familiarity with process automation, DevOps or cloud hosting workflows.
• Bonus points: experience developing SOPs, governance models or operational maturity frameworks.
• Bonus points: strong analytical and organizational skills, including KPI monitoring and reporting.
• Bonus points: prior coaching experience across diverse roles such as BAs, developers, architects, operations staff and client teams.

Conditions

The role is onsite in Washington, DC.

The base pay range for this role is $94,000 - $178,700 USD in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia.

Pay is set from a range of factors, including office location, role, skill set and experience level, and the company shares these ranges as local law requires.

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis, with no fixed deadline.

The company promotes equal opportunity and does not tolerate discrimination.

Benefits

• A wide range of benefits is available.
• Hands-on experience, certifications, industry training and support for professional growth.