Senior Release Train Engineer - SAFe Agile Leader

Tekshapers; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Tekshapers in Charlotte, NC is seeking an experienced Release Train Engineer (RTE) to orchestrate SAFe delivery across multiple agile teams. The role reports to Product Management and collaborates with engineering and business stakeholders to align priorities, manage risks, and improve predictability.

You will drive PI planning, facilitate DoD/DoR standards, coach Scrum Masters, and advance continuous improvement while maintaining program-level visibility and governance.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Agile delivery, program management, or engineering leadership.
• 3+ years of experience in Scaled Agile (SAFe) or equivalent frameworks.
• Proven experience managing multi-team Agile programs.
• Bachelor’s degree in Technology, Engineering, Business, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Product/Program Planning & Alignment: Drive PI Planning and readiness activities; align teams to priorities, OKRs, and roadmap commitments; ensure features are prioritized.
• Execution & Delivery Management: Orchestrate cross-team delivery; monitor PI objectives and delivery commitments; manage risks and blockers.
• Agile Coaching & Governance: Serve as servant leader; promote SAFe practices; enforce DoR/DoD; drive continuous improvement.
• Stakeholder Communication & Transparency: Provide program status visibility; liaise between Product Management, Engineering, and Business stakeholders; report risk to leadership.

Skills

Agile delivery

Program management

Scaled Agile SAFe

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Technology/Engineering/Business

Tools

Jira

Rally

Azure DevOps

Job description

Tekshapers in Charlotte, NC is seeking an experienced Release Train Engineer (RTE) to orchestrate SAFe delivery across multiple agile teams. The role reports to Product Management and collaborates with engineering and business stakeholders to align priorities, manage risks, and improve predictability.

You will drive PI planning, facilitate DoD/DoR standards, coach Scrum Masters, and advance continuous improvement while maintaining program-level visibility and governance.