Release Train Engineer

CGI•Arlington, VA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

CGI Federal is seeking a Senior Release Train Engineer (RTE) to lead Agile Release Train (ART) execution, facilitate SAFe ceremonies, manage cross team dependencies, and ensure coordinated delivery across a major federal modernization program. The Senior RTE drives PI Planning, manages program level risks, supports continuous improvement, and partners with mission stakeholders, engineering teams, and leadership to ensure synchronized, high quality delivery in a secure environment. This position is located in Arlington, VA.

Requirements

U.S. Citizen
Active security clearance or ability to obtain one.
Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of experience in Agile delivery, program coordination, or technical project leadership
3+ years of direct Release Train Engineer experience in a SAFe environment
SAFe Scrum Master (SSM) or SAFe Advanced Scrum Master (SASM) certified
Strong understanding of Agile, SAFe, DevSecOps, CI/CD, and enterprise software delivery
Proven ability to manage cross team dependencies, risks, and sequencing
Strong facilitation, organizational, and communication skills

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting the Department of State or other federal programs.
SAFe RTE or SPC certification strongly preferred.
Experience with AWS cloud environments, microservices, or distributed systems
Familiarity with Agile tooling (Jira, Azure DevOps, Rally, VersionOne)

Responsibilities

Lead, facilitate, and optimize Agile Release Train (ART) ceremonies including PI Planning; coach syncs, ART syncs, and system demos.
Ensure alignment across multiple Scrum (or Kanban) teams, technical workstreams, and integration points.
Maintain ART cadence, commitments, and delivery outcomes.
Understand, visualize, and manage upstream and downstream dependencies.
Coordinate resolution across engineering, QA, cloud, security, and data teams.
Manage ART boards, feature flow, and deliverable sequencing.
Support readiness for major releases, migration cycles, and operational deployments.
Help teams improve flow, quality, and predictability by removing impediments and escalating issues with leadership, when necessary.
Champion SAFe principles, coaching teams on Agile and Lean practices.
Lead Inspect & Adapt workshops and improvement initiatives.
Drive delivery and continuous improvement by utilizing feedback and metrics (quality, flow metrics) to identify areas of opportunity.
Work closely with Product Management, Solution Architects, Release Management, and Mission stakeholders.
Provide visibility through dashboards, reports, risk summaries, and ART status updates.
Support preparation of leadership briefings, decision points, and modernization updates.
Ensure alignment between program strategy and team execution.
Support integration activities across cloud, software development, data migration, and security operations.
Coordinate with DevSecOps teams to maintain release readiness within CI/CD pipelines.