Agile Release Train Leader—Delivery Excellence

Cayuse Holdings; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Wellness Program

Flexible Spending Accounts

Disability Insurance (Short/Long Term)

Life Insurance (Basic/Voluntary)

401(k) with employer match

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Cayuse Holdings is seeking a Release Train Engineer to serve as the operational and cultural leader for a multi-team Agile Release Train. You will drive delivery excellence, SOP development, and continuous improvement while coaching BAs and team leads on prioritization, value delivery, and customer engagement.

You will facilitate PI and sprint ceremonies, manage risks and inter-team dependencies, and develop ART dashboards and performance metrics to communicate progress to executives and clients.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT, engineering, or business administration.
• Certified Release Train Engineer (RTE) or Scrum Master.
• 3+ years as Scrum Master in a SAFe environment with an Agile Release Train.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams on interconnected projects.
• Strong communication, facilitation, and relationship-building skills.
• Experience managing Agile workloads, backlog prioritization, delivery tracking tools, timelines, and risks.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate execution across multi-disciplinary teams (development, infra, operations).
• Drive contract KPI achievement, quality, throughput, SLA adherence, and stakeholder satisfaction.
• Establish and refine SOPs, templates, workflows, and governance for the ART.
• Facilitate PI planning, sprint planning, retrospectives, demos, and client meetings.
• Provide coaching on backlog prioritization, roadmap planning, and value-driven delivery.
• Develop executive-level communications and customer-facing materials.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Agile/Safe

Backlog prioritization

Stakeholder engagement

Coaching

Executive communications

Risk management

Mentoring BAs/Team leads

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/Engineering/Business

RTE or Scrum Master certification

Tools

Jira

Microsoft Office (Word/PowerPoint/Excel)

Job description

Cayuse Holdings is seeking a Release Train Engineer to serve as the operational and cultural leader for a multi-team Agile Release Train. You will drive delivery excellence, SOP development, and continuous improvement while coaching BAs and team leads on prioritization, value delivery, and customer engagement.

You will facilitate PI and sprint ceremonies, manage risks and inter-team dependencies, and develop ART dashboards and performance metrics to communicate progress to executives and clients.