SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE) Lead

3M HEALTHCARE; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 135,200 - 278,500; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Federal Services seeks a Release Train Engineer to act as a servant leader and chief Scrum Master for the Platform's Agile Release Train, driving program-level execution and relentless improvement.

You will facilitate PI events, coordinate dependencies with Product Management and System Architects, and provide transparent progress reporting to leadership to ensure a continuous, high-quality software flow to the warfighter.

Qualifications

• 10 years of experience in engineering.
• 3 years of experience leading a large-scale program.
• Possess expert knowledge in Agile/Scrum or program increment leadership.
• Proven record facilitating PI/SAFe ceremonies and managing issue/risk resolution.
• Bachelor’s degree (or an additional 4 years of equivalent experience)

Responsibilities

• Facilitate program-level execution and remove impediments.
• Manage risk and drive relentless improvement.
• Facilitate PI events including PI Planning, System Demos, and Inspect & Adapt workshops.
• Coordinate dependencies between Agile teams and ensure backlog readiness for planning.
• Provide transparent progress reporting to leadership with burndown and burn-up charts.

Job description

Job Description

The Release Train Engineer (RTE) will act as the servant leader and chief Scrum Master for the Platform's Agile Release Train (ART), which is the team of Agile teams responsible for delivering solutions. Primary responsibility is to facilitate program-level execution, remove impediments, manage risk, and drive relentless improvement. Facilitate all major Program Increment (PI) events, including PI Planning, System Demos, and Inspect & Adapt workshops. Work with Product Management and System Architects to ensure the product backlog is prioritized and ready for planning, coordinate dependencies between Agile teams, and provide transparent progress reporting to leadership, including burndown and burn‑up charts. The RTE's primary objective is to guide the ART in delivering a continuous and predictable flow of high‑quality software value to the warfighter.

Must Have

• 10 years of experience in engineering
• 3 years of experience leading a large scale program
• Possess expert knowledge in Agile/Scrum or program increment leadership
• Proven record facilitating PI/SAFe ceremonies and managing issue/risk resolution
• Bachelor’s degree (or an additional 4 years of equivalent experience)

Security Clearance

• Active Secret clearance

Compensation

The pay range for the states of California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Washington, Vermont, the District of Columbia, and the city of Cleveland is $135,200—$278,500 USD.

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