Release Train Engineer (RTE)

Spatial Front, Inc; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Spatial Front, Inc. is seeking a Release Train Engineer (RTE) to join our team in Arlington, VA. The RTE plays a vital role in managing and facilitating Agile Release Trains, ensuring alignment among project teams and delivering critical capabilities to government customers.

This full-time, on-site position includes responsibilities such as facilitating key Agile events, coordinating with various stakeholders, and optimizing the flow of work across multiple teams. Candidates must have at least 7 years of experience and a Bachelor's degree in a related field.

Qualifications

• 7 years of experience supporting software delivery and Agile program delivery.
• 3 years in SAFe, Agile Release Train leadership, or equivalent roles.
• Demonstrated experience facilitating PI Planning for large teams.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate ART-level events and maintain alignment across teams.
• Manage and optimize the ART's flow of work and deliverables.
• Track and report on ART-level metrics including program predictability.

Skills

Facilitation

Communication

Stakeholder Management

Conflict Resolution

SAFe 6.0 principles

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Azure DevOps

Jira

Job description

Description

Job Type: Full-time

Spatial Front, Inc. (SFI), a two-time USAToday Top Workplaces awardee and Washington Top Workplaces honoree, is seeking a Release Train Engineer (RTE) to support our growing team. The RTE serves as the leader and chief facilitator for the Enabling Rail Agile Release Train (ART), helping teams plan, coordinate, and deliver shared services and technical enablers that support mission execution across the broader Solution Train. Unlike a business-feature ART, Enabling Rail provides the cross-cutting capabilities that allow other ARTs to deliver at scale, including environment management, DevSecOps pipeline support, release coordination, production readiness, application security, integration and testing support, business intelligence enablement, and change/training/deployment support. This role is responsible for facilitating ART events, managing ART, improving flow, managing cross-team dependencies and risks, driving transparency through metrics, and aligning delivery across multiple teams and stakeholders. The RTE will work closely with Product Management, System Architects, Scrum Masters, team leads, Government stakeholders, and partner ARTs to ensure the Enabling Rail supports secure, reliable, compliant, and predictable delivery across a complex government environment that spans NIPRNET and SIPRNET, multiple vendors, and multiple technical platforms. As a valued member of the SFI team, you will play a critical role in delivering mission‑critical capabilities to our Federal Government customers.

Work Location: On‑site, Arlington, VA

Key Responsibilities

• Facilitate ART-level events and ceremonies, including PI Planning, ART Syncs, Scrum of Scrums, System Demos, Inspect & Adapt workshops, and release readiness coordination.
• Serve as the primary ART-level facilitator and manager for the Enabling Rail, helping teams stay aligned on priorities, dependencies, milestones, risks, and outcomes.
• Coach and guide ART teams SAFe 6.0 principles, Lean‑Agile practices, flow‑based delivery, and continuous improvement.
• Manage and optimize the ART's flow of work, identifying and removing impediments.
• Coordinate closely with Product Management, Business Owners, System Architects, Release Management, DevOps, Cybersecurity, Test, BI, and Change Management leads to align delivery objectives and execution plans.
• Promote transparency into ART execution using approved tooling and dashboards, including alignment of work items, milestones, dependencies, and outcomes.
• Support preparation, refinement, and alignment of PI Objectives, features, enablers, milestones, and ART commitments.
• Track and report on ART-level metrics including program predictability, velocity, and quality.
• Support the development and maintenance of the program backlog and PI objectives.
• Facilitate cross-team dependency management and risk identification.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 7 years of experience supporting software delivery, systems implementation, Agile program delivery, technical project/program management, or related enterprise IT work.
• 3 years of experience in SAFe, Agile Release Train leadership, large‑scale Agile delivery, or equivalent enterprise Agile transformation/execution roles.
• Demonstrated experience facilitating PI Planning and other ART-level events for large, cross‑functional, and distributed teams.
• Strong understanding of SAFe 6.0, Agile/Kanban delivery, dependency management, risk management, metrics, and continuous improvement.
• Team management experience
• Experience coordinating work across multiple teams with shared services, technical dependencies, and release synchronization requirements.
• Strong facilitation, communication, stakeholder management, and conflict‑resolution skills.
• Experience with Agile lifecycle and work management tools such as Azure DevOps (ADO) – highly preferred, Jira, Rally, or similar platforms.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Must possess an active Secret security clearance or be able to obtain one.

Desired Skills

• SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE) or SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) certification.
• Experience serving as an RTE, Senior Scrum Master, Agile Program Manager, or Delivery Lead on a DoD, Army, or federal civilian program.
• Experience supporting large enterprise platforms, including ERP/HCM/payroll or similarly complex multi-team environments.
• Familiarity with PeopleSoft, Oracle-based enterprise systems, Azure DevOps (ADO), and enterprise release/dependency tracking practices.
• Experience leading PI Planning events for large, distributed agile teams.
• Experience working in environments with DevSecOps, RMF, STIG, ATO, audit, release governance, and compliance constraints.
• Familiarity with operations across NIPRNET/SIPRNET or other segregated environments.
• Experience coordinating across multi-vendor delivery teams, shared services groups, and Solution Train structures.
• Experience supporting ARTs that include DevOps, SRE, Release Management, AppSec, BI, testing, and change management capabilities.
• Experience using metrics such as ART Predictability, Business Value achievement, defect trends, dependency aging, and flow metrics to improve delivery outcomes.

Additional Information

• Clearance: Must be a U.S. Citizen with an active Secret security clearance or the ability to obtain one.
• Work Environment: On‑site as required by the contract.
• This is a full‑time, W2 position.
• No agencies, third parties, or Corp-to-Corp submissions.
• Spatial Front Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer — all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status.
• SFI participates in E-Verify.