Release Train Engineer

Entarian•Norfolk, VA

About The Position

Entarian is seeking a skilled, servant-minded Release Train Engineer to support Agile teams in a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) enterprise environment. The role facilitates team-level Agile practices and contributes to the success of the Agile Release Train (ART). The ideal candidate has experience in Agile coaching, Scrum execution, and SAFe events, and can build connections, energize teams, and foster a positive, collaborative culture. The position facilitates team and ART ceremonies, coaches teams toward high performance and self-management, supports alignment with ART objectives and cadence, and helps teams deliver business value each Program Increment. The Release Train Engineer collaborates with Product Owners, Scrum Masters, other RTEs, and functional managers to refine backlogs, coordinate dependencies, address impediments, and promote continuous improvement. The role also tracks and communicates Agile metrics and uses SAFe tools to support transparency and empirical decision-making. The employee must live within one hour of an Entarian office in Norfolk, Virginia; Washington, D.C.; or Charleston, South Carolina. Travel is required at least quarterly, with travel to U.S. Navy facilities on the East or West Coast at least three times per year for PI Planning, and possible additional program-related travel.

Requirements

Must currently hold a Department of Defense (DoD) Secret clearance.
Experience with Jira and Confluence, including user story creation, backlog management, report generation, and metrics analysis.
Excellent listening, speaking, written, and non-verbal communication skills.
Must be able to travel to U.S. Navy facilities on the East or West Coast for PI Planning events at least three times per year, with possible additional travel based on program needs.
Must be within one hour of an Entarian office in Norfolk, Virginia; Washington, D.C.; or Charleston, South Carolina.

Nice To Haves

SAFe Scrum Master or Advanced Scrum Master certification; Scrum Master Certification (CSM) is also listed.
U.S. Navy experience.

Responsibilities

Facilitate ART-level Agile ceremonies, including Daily Stand-ups, Iteration Planning, Backlog Refinement, Iteration Reviews, and Retrospectives.
Guide the team in becoming high-performing, self-organizing, and self-managing within the ART.
Participate in and support ART events, including PI Planning, Scrum of Scrums, Inspect & Adapt, and System Demos.
Coordinate with the team to support alignment with ART objectives and cadence.
Collaborate with Product Owners and teams on backlog refinement, story writing, and estimation, supporting PI objectives and business value delivery.
Identify, escalate, and help remove systemic impediments in collaboration with Scrum Masters, RTEs, and functional managers.
Promote transparency and synchronization using Jira, Confluence, and other SAFe tooling such as VersionOne and Rally.
Track and communicate Agile metrics, including velocity, iteration burndown, and team health, to support empirical decision-making.
Coach team members, stakeholders, and leaders on Agile and SAFe principles and practices and promote a Lean-Agile mindset and SAFe Core Values.
Facilitate cross-team coordination and dependency management with other Scrum Masters and the RTE.
Support retrospective outcomes and facilitate actionable follow-up at the team and ART levels.
Serve as a servant leader and Agile coach, mentoring team members in Agile practices and principles.
Encourage alignment with team- and ART-level objectives so the team works toward shared outcomes and delivers value each PI.
Build trust, motivate teams, foster open communication and feedback, navigate conflict, celebrate wins, and cultivate psychological safety.
Travel to U.S. Navy facilities for PI Planning events at least three times per year and make required quarterly travel, with possible additional travel based on program needs.