SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE) Lead

Accenture Federal Services•Arlington, VA

15h

About The Position

The Release Train Engineer (RTE) will act as the servant leader and chief Scrum Master for the Platform's Agile Release Train (ART), which is the team of Agile teams responsible for delivering solutions. Primary responsibility is to facilitate program-level execution, remove impediments, manage risk, and drive relentless improvement. Facilitate all major Program Increment (PI) events, including PI Planning, System Demos, and Inspect & Adapt workshops. Work with Product Management and System Architects to ensure the product backlog is prioritized and ready for planning, coordinate dependencies between Agile teams, and provide transparent progress reporting to leadership, including burndown and burn-up charts. The RTE's primary objective is to guide the ART in delivering a continuous and predictable flow of high-quality software value to the warfighter.

Requirements

10 years of experience in engineering
3 years of experience leading a large scale program
Possess expert knowledge in Agile/Scrum or program increment leadership
Proven record facilitating PI/SAFe ceremonies and managing issue/risk resolution
Bachelor’s degree (or an additional 4 years of equivalent experience)
Active Secret clearance

Responsibilities

Act as the servant leader and chief Scrum Master for the Platform's Agile Release Train (ART).
Facilitate program-level execution, remove impediments, manage risk, and drive relentless improvement.
Facilitate all major Program Increment (PI) events, including PI Planning, System Demos, and Inspect & Adapt workshops.
Work with Product Management and System Architects to ensure the product backlog is prioritized and ready for planning.
Coordinate dependencies between Agile teams.
Provide transparent progress reporting to leadership, including burndown and burn-up charts.
Guide the ART in delivering a continuous and predictable flow of high-quality software value to the warfighter.