Release Train Engineer, SAFe Agile

Jobtailor; Bedminster Township (NJ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in the United States seeks an experienced SAFe Program Leader to guide PI Planning and ART delivery. You will coach teams and stakeholders, manage risks, and drive continuous improvement to align delivery with business objectives.

The role requires deep SAFe expertise, strong facilitation, and solid experience with Jira, Confluence, and Azure DevOps. A Bachelor's degree and 11+ years in Agile PM are preferred.

Qualifications

• 11+ years of experience with SAFe Agile Framework and Agile methodologies.
• Hands-on experience facilitating PI Planning and Agile Release Train (ART) ceremonies.
• Agile Program Management experience with dependency, risk, and issue management.
• Experience with Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, or similar Agile tools.
• Excellent stakeholder management, facilitation, coaching, and communication skills.
• Strong conflict resolution and servant leadership mindset.
• No CPT/OPT.
• SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE) or SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) certification preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field preferred.
• 5+ years of Agile Project or Program Management experience preferred.
• Exposure to AWS, Azure, DevOps, and CI/CD environments is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead and facilitate PI Planning, Scrum of Scrums, System Demos, and Inspect & Adapt workshops.
• Coordinate multiple Agile teams within the Agile Release Train (ART).
• Manage program risks, dependencies, issues, and impediments.
• Coach Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and Agile teams on SAFe best practices.
• Monitor Agile delivery metrics including velocity, predictability, burn-up/burn-down, and flow metrics.
• Partner with Product Management, Architects, Business Owners, and stakeholders to align delivery with business objectives.
• Drive continuous process improvement across Agile teams.
• Provide regular program status updates to leadership.

Skills

SAFe Agile Framework

Agile Program Management

PI Planning Facilitation

Jira

SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE)

SAFe Program Consultant (SPC)

Communication

Servant Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Facilitation

Coaching

Conflict Resolution

Dependency Management

Risk Management

Education

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

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Azure DevOps

AWS

CI/CD

Job description

• Lead and facilitate Program Increment (PI) Planning, Scrum of Scrums, System Demos, and Inspect & Adapt workshops


• Coordinate multiple Agile teams within the Agile Release Train (ART)


• Manage program risks, dependencies, issues, and impediments


• Coach Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and Agile teams on SAFe best practices


• Monitor Agile delivery metrics including velocity, predictability, burn-up/burn-down, and flow metrics


• Partner with Product Management, Architects, Business Owners, and stakeholders to align delivery with business objectives


• Drive continuous process improvement across Agile teams


• Provide regular program status updates to leadership

Requirements

• 11+ years of experience required


• Strong experience with SAFe Agile Framework and Agile methodologies


• Hands-on experience facilitating PI Planning and Agile Release Train (ART) ceremonies


• Agile Program Management experience with dependency, risk, and issue management expertise


• Experience with Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, or similar Agile tools


• Excellent stakeholder management, facilitation, coaching, and communication skills


• Strong conflict resolution and servant leadership mindset


• No CPT/OPT


• SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE) or SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) certification preferred


• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field preferred


• 5+ years of Agile Project or Program Management experience preferred


• Exposure to AWS, Azure, DevOps, and CI/CD environments is a plus

Core Competencies

Demonstrates extensive expertise in leading Agile Program Increment (PI) Planning, managing risks and dependencies, and coaching teams on SAFe best practices. Proficient in utilizing Agile tools and metrics to drive continuous improvement and align delivery with business objectives.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• SAFe Agile Framework


• Agile Program Management


• PI Planning Facilitation


• Jira


• SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE)

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Agile Methodologies


• Dependency Management


• Risk Management


• Issue Management


• Agile Delivery Metrics


• Continuous Process Improvement


• Facilitation


• Coaching


• Conflict Resolution


• Stakeholder Management

Soft Skills

• Communication


• Servant Leadership

Certifications & Qualifications

• SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE)


• SAFe Program Consultant (SPC)

Industry Keywords

• Agile Release Train (ART)


• Program Increment (PI) Planning


• Scrum of Scrums


• System Demos


• Inspect & Adapt Workshops

Tools & Technologies

• Jira


• Confluence


• Azure DevOps


• AWS


• CI/CD