Release Train Engineer

Bounteous; Gurugram District; Hybrid; INR 2,000,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Bounteous is seeking an experienced Release Train Engineer (RTE) to lead Agile Release Train delivery across two squads in a fast-paced environment. The role requires deep SAFe expertise and the ability to drive coordination, impediment removal, and continuous improvement across multiple teams.

You will facilitate PI Planning, coordinate dependencies, and coach Scrum Masters and Product Owners to ensure alignment with PI objectives and program increments.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Agile delivery roles (Scrum Master, RTE, or Agile Coach) with SAFe experience.
• Expertise in PI Planning facilitation and ART coordination.
• Strong cross-team coordination and stakeholder communication.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate ART ceremonies (PI Planning, ART Sync, System Demos, Inspect & Adapt).
• Coordinate two squads of 7, manage dependencies, identify and mitigate risks.
• Track ART-level programme board and provide visibility to leadership.
• Coach Scrum Masters and Product Owners on SAFe and Agile practices.
• Support DevOps and CI/CD improvements to accelerate delivery.

Skills

SAFe knowledge

PI Planning

Cross-team coordination

Stakeholder management

Facilitation

Agile tooling (Jira)

DevOps understanding

Metrics interpretation

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Miro

Job description

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Release Train Engineer (RTE) with 5+ years of experience to lead and facilitate Agile Release Train (ART) delivery across two squads of 7 people each totalling 15 team members. You will serve as a servant leader and coach for the ART — facilitating PI Planning, managing cross-team dependencies, removing impediments, and driving continuous improvement across the delivery organisation.

This is a high-impact facilitation and coordination role — requiring deep SAFe expertise, strong stakeholder management skills, and the ability to operate effectively across multiple squads in a fast-paced, collaborative delivery environment.

Key Responsibilities

ART Facilitation & Delivery

• Facilitate and coordinate all ART-level ceremonies — PI Planning, ART Sync, System Demos, Inspect & Adapt workshops — ensuring effective cross-team alignment and programme increment delivery.
• Manage and coordinate delivery across two squads of 7 — ensuring teams are aligned to PI objectives, dependencies are managed, and risks are identified and mitigated proactively.
• Track and manage ART-level programme board — maintaining visibility of features, dependencies, risks, and milestones across both squads throughout each programme increment.
• Facilitate cross-team dependency resolution — identifying blockers, coordinating between squads, and escalating impediments that cannot be resolved at team level.
• Support squad-level Scrum Masters — providing coaching, guidance, and facilitation support to ensure effective Agile ceremonies and team delivery rhythms across both squads.
• Monitor and report ART-level delivery metrics — velocity, predictability, feature completion, and PI objective achievement — providing clear, evidence-based progress updates to programme leadership.
• Coordinate System Demo preparation and execution — ensuring both squads deliver integrated, demonstrable working software at the end of each programme increment.

Continuous Improvement & Coaching

• Lead Inspect & Adapt workshops — facilitating structured retrospectives at ART level, identifying systemic improvement opportunities, and driving measurable delivery improvement across squads.
• Coach squads, Product Owners, and stakeholders on SAFe principles, Agile practices, and continuous improvement mindset — building Agile maturity across the delivery organisation.
• Identify and address delivery impediments — working with engineering leads, platform teams, and senior stakeholders to remove blockers that impact ART-level delivery.
• Champion DevOps and continuous delivery practices — supporting squads in improving build, test, and deployment automation to accelerate feature delivery and reduce cycle time.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, transparency, and psychological safety across both squads — enabling high-performing, self-organising teams.

Stakeholder Management & Governance

• Act as the primary ART-level communication interface — providing regular, clear delivery status updates to programme managers, product leadership, and senior stakeholders.
• Manage relationships with Business Owners, Product Management, and key stakeholders — facilitating business engagement in PI Planning, System Demos, and governance forums.
• Contribute to portfolio-level planning — providing ART capacity, dependency, and risk inputs to support programme and portfolio prioritisation decisions.
• Support risk and compliance governance — ensuring ART delivery activities align to organisational delivery standards, change management processes, and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain ART-level documentation — PI plans, programme boards, risk registers, and retrospective action logs — ensuring transparency and auditability of delivery activities.

What We're Looking For

1. 5+ years of experience in Agile delivery roles — Scrum Master, RTE, or Agile Coach — with at least 2–3 years as a Release Train Engineer in a SAFe environment.
2. Deep SAFe expertise — PI Planning facilitation, ART coordination, programme board management, and Inspect & Adapt — with proven ability to lead ARTs of 10–15+ people.
3. Experience managing cross-team dependencies and delivery coordination across multiple squads in fast-paced programme delivery environments.
4. Strong servant leadership and coaching skills — able to support, mentor, and develop Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and squad members in Agile best practices.
5. Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills — able to engage senior business and technology stakeholders with clear, concise ART-level delivery reporting.
6. Proficiency with Agile tooling — Jira, Confluence, Miro — for PI planning, programme board management, and delivery reporting.
7. Strong facilitation skills — able to lead large-group PI Planning events, System Demos, and Inspect & Adapt workshops with energy, structure, and impact.
8. Experience identifying and resolving delivery impediments — working across organisational boundaries to unblock squads and maintain ART delivery momentum.
9. Good understanding of DevOps and continuous delivery practices — sufficient to support squads in improving automation, deployment frequency, and delivery quality.
10. Strong analytical mindset — able to interpret ART delivery metrics, identify trends, and drive data-informed continuous improvement initiatives.

Nice to Have

• SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE) certification — SAFe 5 or SAFe 6.
• SAFe Programme Consultant (SPC) certification.
• Experience in Financial Services, Banking, or regulated industry environments.
• Familiarity with LPM (Lean Portfolio Management) and portfolio-level Agile governance.
• Exposure to technology delivery programmes — software development, cloud migration, or platform modernisation.
• Experience with scaled Agile tooling — Jira Align, Rally, or equivalent ART-level planning tools.
• Agile coaching certification — ICP-ACC or equivalent.