Release Train Engineer

ecsfederal; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Active secret clearance

Job summary

Everforth ECS seeks a Release Train Engineer (RTE) to lead the Agile Release Train in Stafford, VA, ensuring program execution, risk management, and continuous improvement across multiple trains and teams. You will promote systems thinking and drive commitments through SAFe ceremonies and PI planning.

You will coordinate cross-functional dependencies, track feature progress with metrics, and report on ART progress to stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant experience in Agile, program delivery, or technical project management.
• 3+ years of leadership experience as an RTE, IT Project Manager, or Technical Program Manager.
• Demonstrated success managing complex IT software delivery projects.
• Strong communication skills across diverse technical and business audiences.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates work for the Agile Release Train (ART) and is responsible for program execution, escalating impediments, managing risk, and helping drive continuous improvement for the ART.
• Coordinates and executes the remote PI planning event, working with Product Managers, Product Owners, Scrum Masters, Business Stakeholders, and Prometric’s other Agile Release Trains.
• Tracks the execution of features and capabilities through metrics across the ART.
• Provides senior level reporting on ART metrics and Program Increment progress and impediments.
• Manages and optimizes the flow of value through the ART by facilitating ART level events and helping to manage risks and dependencies, escalating impediments as needed (Scrum of Scrums, ART sync, risk review meetings, etc.).
• Facilitates system demos
• Coordinates cross-train/cross-functional dependencies and activities as needed to deliver value across multiple ARTs

Skills

Agile experience

Program delivery

Leadership

Communication

SAFe practices

Metrics reporting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Job description

Everforth ECS is seeking a Release Train Engineerto workin Stafford, VA.

We offer the chance to support the world’s finest law enforcement organization and help the people that keep us safe.

In this job you will support agents, analysts, and professionals and technology they use to fight terrorism, espionage, cyber-attacks, and major criminal threats.

The RTE is a lean-agile leader and will also be responsible for promoting agile values including promoting systems thinking, supporting the teams’ and trains’ commitments, leading change, and leading by example.

Additional Responsibilities include:

• Facilitates work for the Agile Release Train (ART) and is responsible for program execution, escalating impediments, managing risk, and helping drive continuous improvement for the ART
• Coordinates and executes the remote PI planning event, working with Product Managers, Product Owners, Scrum Masters, Business Stakeholders, and Prometric’s other Agile Release Trains
• Tracks the execution of features and capabilities through metrics across the ART
• Provides senior level reporting on ART metrics and Program Increment progress and impediments
• Manages and optimizes the flow of value through the ART by facilitating ART level events and helping to manage risks and dependencies, escalating impediments as needed (Scrum of Scrums, ART sync, risk review meetings, etc.)
• Facilitates system demos
• Coordinates cross-train/cross-functional dependencies and activities as needed to deliver value across multiple ARTs

Salary Range: $100,000 - $130,000

General Description of Benefits

• Active secret clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field (or an additional 5 years of experience in lieu of degree).
• 5+ years of relevant experience in Agile, program delivery, or technical project management.
• 3+ years of leadership experience as an RTE, IT Project Manager, or Technical Program Manager.
• Demonstrated success managing complex IT software delivery projects.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, across diverse technical and business audiences.
• Experience with Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), including PI planning and SAFe ceremonies.
• Ability to create and leverage metrics/dashboards to communicate status and drive decisions.
• Effective time management and ability to manage multiple workstreams and priorities.