<p style="margin: 0px;"><span data-teams="true">GovCIO is looking for a Release Train Engineer (RTE) who will be responsible for guiding Agile Release Train activities within a large-scale digital modernization initiative supporting our VA Customer. The position supports an active, multi‑team program and will step into an in‑progress environment requiring a quick ramp-up and steady leadership. This position is fully remote and located within the United States.</span></p> <br><strong>Responsibilities</strong><br><br><p style="margin: 0px;">Serves as the servant leader and chief facilitator for the Agile Release Train (ART), driving execution across multiple coordinated workstreams (architecture/API, identity and sign-in, UI, and application integrations). Facilitates all key Scaled Agile (SAFe) ceremonies and program events, and is accountable for the health, cadence, and predictability of the train.</p><ul style="margin-top: 0in;"><li>Plan, prepare, and facilitate PI Planning events, including pre-planning, the two-day event, and follow-up readouts and management reviews</li><li>Facilitate ART ceremonies: Scrum of Scrums / cross-team syncs, ART syncs, system demos, and Inspect & Adapt</li><li>Own and actively manage the program dependency board, capturing inbound/outbound dependencies across teams and external partners, and driving them to firm commitments</li><li>Track, escalate, and resolve program-level risks and impediments; facilitate ROAM (Resolved, Owned, Accepted, Mitigated) at PI Planning and throughout execution</li><li>Coordinate across multiple prime contractors and government stakeholders, aligning delivery toward a shared milestone in a heavily dependency-driven environment</li><li>Partner with Product Management and the System/Solution Architect to maintain alignment between the program backlog, architectural runway, and sprint-level execution</li><li>Drive teams from broad discussion toward sprint-level granularity, with explicit dependency capture and risk logging</li><li>Surface and help navigate security, privacy, and authorization timelines (e.g., ATO bundling and approval sequencing) that affect the delivery schedule</li><li>Track program metrics (predictability, velocity, dependency and risk burndown) and report status to program leadership and the customer</li><li>Coach Scrum Masters, teams, and stakeholders on SAFe practices, improving ART maturity over successive PIs</li><li>Protect the train's focus by helping distinguish committed near-term scope from future-state work</li></ul> <br><strong>Qualifications</strong><br><br><p style="margin: 0px;">Bachelor's with 15+ years of relevant experience (or commensurate experience), including demonstrated experience as a Release Train Engineer or in a senior program-level Agile leadership role on a SAFe Agile Release Train.</p><ul><li> 8+ years of relevant experience as a RTE.</li></ul><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;"><strong>Required Skills and Experience</strong></p><ul style="margin-top: 0in;"><li>Proven experience serving as a Release Train Engineer (or equivalent ART-level facilitator) on a SAFe program</li><li>Current SAFe Practice Consultant (SPC) certification</li><li>Demonstrated experience planning and facilitating full PI Planning events end to end (pre-, during, and post-event)</li><li>Strong, proven background facilitating ART ceremonies: Scrum of Scrums, ART syncs, system demos, and Inspect & Adapt</li><li>Demonstrated experience managing cross-team and external dependencies, and driving dependency-owning teams to firm commitments</li><li>Proven program-level risk and impediment management, including ROAM facilitation</li><li>Experience coordinating delivery across multiple teams and/or vendors toward a fixed delivery milestone</li><li>Hands-on proficiency with Agile program management and collaboration tooling (e.g., Jira, Mural or equivalent)</li><li>Strong attention to detail, excellent documentation skills, and the ability to lead planning, coordination, and reporting with minimal supervision</li><li>Strong troubleshooting, critical-thinking, and organizational skills, with the ability to drive teams from open-ended discussion to actionable specificity</li><li>Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills across technical teams, leadership, and government customers</li><li>Ability to obtain and maintain the clearance / suitability level required for VA program access: VA Public Trust</li><li>Current and active U.S. Driver's License</li></ul><p style="margin: 0px;"><strong>Preferred Skills and Experience</strong></p><ul style="margin-top: 0in;"><li>Experience supporting VA or other federal civilian agency programs</li><li>Familiarity with identity, authentication, or single sign-on programs (e.g., OAuth/OIDC concepts, credential service providers)</li><li>Experience navigating federal security and authorization processes (ATO, security/privacy reviews)</li><li>Experience standing up or maturing a new Agile Release Train</li><li>Bachelor's or Master's in a related field</li></ul><p><strong>Clearance Required: </strong>Ability to obtain and maintain a Suitability/Public Trust Clearance.</p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p> <br><strong>Posted Salary Range</strong><br><br>USD $170,000.00 - USD $180,000.00 /Yr.
