Release Train Engineer

Job Title: Release Train Engineer

Location : Louisville, KY (100% Permanent remote work accepted from anywhere in US; however we'd prefer EST and CST based resources)

Duration : 12+ Months Contract

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Job Description:

Cyber Security experience and Handled 50-80 members along cyber security related projects

Seeking an experienced, results-driven Release Train Engineer (RTE) to lead and coach a demanding Agile Release Train (ART) within our cyber security portfolio. This ART delivers complex, business-critical cybersecurity capabilities in a highly dynamic environment, requiring advanced SAFe expertise, executive presence, and the ability to drive clarity from top-level priorities down to actionable Features. This contractor role offers the opportunity to work alongside engaged leadership and have a direct impact on value delivery and continuous improvement. This role requires a proactive, executive-oriented leader capable of navigating complexity and driving outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the ART conductor, facilitating and coaching the execution of all SAFe ceremonies and practices, and ensuring events are optimized for speed and value.
• Lead readiness for PI Planning, driving the development of a clear Vision, Roadmap, and Backlogs; organize and facilitate PI Planning, and manage execution of commitments transparently.
• Actively coach, mentor, and influence cyber teams, Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and business partners in Lean-Agile principles, Feature prioritization, and backlog refinement, fostering a culture of accountability, adaptability, and collaboration.
• Facilitate working sessions to break down departmental priorities into Epics and Features, supporting leadership in work identification, prioritization, and value articulation.
• Refine and improve value streams, helping teams address and remediate dependencies and barriers, and own improvement actions from Inspect & Adapt and Problem-Solving events.
• Create collaborative environments that enable alignment across program, portfolio, technical, and business teams.
• Orchestrate ART-level processes and coordinate execution across multiple Scrum and Product teams, ensuring delivery of quality and business value.
• Ensure ART readiness for System Demos and Inspect & Adapt sessions, and coordinate with external dependent teams.
• Collect and leverage ART metrics to demonstrate team capacity, velocity, predictability, and maturity; provide regular executive-level updates on progress and priorities.
• Foster a relentless improvement mindset via Inspect & Adapt workshops, Communities of Practice, and engineering quality practices.
• Support the ongoing evolution and adoption of SAFe practices within EIP and the broader organization.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' experience as a Release Train Engineer (RTE) leading large-scale, technically complex ARTs.
• At least 7 years working with Agile frameworks in high-demand environments, including experience in hybrid models (Scrum, Kanban, project/program management).
• Demonstrated success coaching and mentoring teams and leaders in Lean-Agile practices.
• Proven ability to identify and resolve impediments at scale.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; adept at presenting to executive leadership.
• Advanced facilitation, influencing, and relationship management skills.
• Validated Agile certifications (e.g., Certified Scrum Master (CSM), IC Agile Team Facilitator (ATF), SAFe Release Train Engineer).
• Strong proficiency in Agile lifecycle management tools; preference for Azure DevOps (ADO) and experience with portfolio tools such as Jira Align.