Release Train Engineer
About The Position
The Release Train Engineer (RTE) serves as the operational and cultural leader of a multi-team Agile release train comprising two development teams, two infrastructure teams, and one operations/support and governance team. The RTE owns the release train’s rhythm, transparency, and overall performance, driving delivery excellence, contract KPI attainment, operational rigor, and process maturity across teams. Working as a consultant-leader, the RTE establishes and enforces standard operating procedures, champions continuous improvement, and coaches business analysts, team leads, and client stakeholders on planning, prioritization, value delivery, and customer engagement. The role ensures teams produce clearly defined requirements, prototypes and design outputs, professional documentation, and client-ready demonstrations while sustaining a predictable delivery cadence and healthy team culture. The RTE builds alignment across technical, operational, and business domains; manages risks and cross-team dependencies; and maintains a forward-looking view of workload, capacity, and quality expectations. The position requires proactive communication, clear escalation management, relationship building, and the ability to influence without authority. The role is onsite in Washington, DC and requires an active Top Secret clearance.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
- Certified Release Train Engineer (RTE) or Scrum Master certification.
- At least 3 years of Scrum Master experience in a SAFe environment within an ART.
- Strong consulting, facilitation, and communication skills, with the ability to lead teams and influence clients.
- Ability to manage complex workloads, competing priorities, and cross-team dependencies.
- Experience with Agile planning, backlog refinement, delivery tracking, and risk management.
- Experience preparing and delivering executive-ready presentations, demonstrations, and structured meeting materials.
- Ability to translate business needs into actionable plans, timelines, and team goals.
- Active Top Secret clearance.
- Willingness to work onsite in Washington, DC.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with infrastructure, operations, help desk, or multidisciplinary technical teams.
- Familiarity with process automation, DevOps, or cloud hosting workflows.
- Experience developing SOPs, governance models, or operational maturity frameworks.
- Strong analytical and organizational skills, including KPI monitoring and reporting.
- Prior coaching experience across diverse roles, including business analysts, developers, architects, operations staff, and client teams.
Responsibilities
- Lead and coordinate execution across development, infrastructure, and operations/support teams.
- Drive contract KPI achievement, including delivery timeliness, quality, throughput, SLA adherence, and stakeholder satisfaction.
- Establish, maintain, and refine SOPs, templates, workflows, and governance practices.
- Facilitate PI planning, sprint planning, demonstrations, retrospectives, and high-profile client meetings.
- Coach business analysts and team leads on requirements quality, prioritization, roadmap planning, backlog management, and articulating user value.
- Develop professional presentations, agendas, and customer-facing materials, and prepare teams for demonstrations and executive discussions.
- Track and manage cross-team risks, impediments, and dependencies; escalate issues appropriately and drive resolution.
- Support design and prototype engagements and ensure timely delivery of wireframes, mockups, and technical drafts.
- Reinforce accountability, continuous improvement, and proactive stakeholder engagement.
- Maintain clear ongoing communication with clients, team members, and leadership, including concise updates and structured follow-ups.
- Promote predictable sprint and PI execution through coaching, direction-setting, and proactive coordination.
- Develop and maintain release train reporting, throughput metrics, dashboards, and quality indicators.
- Foster psychological safety, team cohesion, and professional growth.
Benefits
- Accenture Federal Services offers a wide variety of benefits; specific benefits are not listed in the posting.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
