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Job Title: Senior Release Train Engineer (Enterprise Agile Delivery)
Role Overview
We are seeking a seasoned Senior Release Train Engineer (RTE) to orchestrate the flow of value across a high-performing, cross-functional Agile Release Train (ART) operating within a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe). In this role, you will serve as the program-level facilitator and coach, ensuring synchronization, systemic predictability, and alignment to shared strategic objectives. You will own the design and execution of the ART's cadence events-including PI Planning, ART Syncs, System Demos, and Inspect & Adapt workshops-while leveraging objective flow metrics to optimize delivery and eliminate operational friction.
Key Responsibilities
ART Cadence Leadership & Facilitation
• Event Architecture: Plan, prepare, and facilitate critical SAFe events for the ART: PI Planning (including pre- and post-PI readiness), Scrum of Scrums, PO Sync, System Demos, and Inspect & Adapt workshops.
• Content Readiness: Partner closely with Product Management and System Architecture to ensure content, technical roadmaps, architectural runway, and capacity allocations are aligned ahead of PI Planning.
• Scope Realignment: Facilitate scope alignment, tradeoffs, and cross-team feature integration during PI execution to protect commitments.
Flow, Risk & Dependency Management
• Program Transparency: Maintain highly visible, transparent views of the Program Board, cross-team dependencies, and systemic impediments.
• Risk Mitigation: Drive the ROAM (Resolved, Owned, Accepted, Mitigated) risk management framework at the program level; escalate and resolve bottlenecks quickly to maintain delivery velocity.
• Metrics & Reporting: Establish and monitor program dashboards tracking PI Predictability, planned vs. achieved Business Value, and flow signals to provide clear, data-backed status reporting to Business Owners and stakeholders.
Enterprise Coaching & Continuous Improvement
• Agile Mentorship: Act as a program-level coach to mentor Scrum Masters, Team Coaches, and Product Owners on Lean-Agile practices, event design, and self-management.
• Relentless Improvement: Steward the Inspect & Adapt problem-solving workshop, translating operational insights into a visible improvement backlog and verifying its systemic impact across subsequent increments.
• Culture Champion: Cultivate an environment of psychological safety, healthy conflict resolution, and continuous optimization across teams of teams.
Qualifications & Requirements
• Education: Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• Certifications (Mandatory):
oCurrent SAFe certification relevant to the program level (e.g., SAFe RTE, SAFe Program Consultant (SPC), SSM/SASM, or Leading SAFe).
• Experience:
oMinimum 5 years of experience in Agile delivery, with at least 2+ years explicitly facilitating at the program level (RTE, Program Scrum Master, or equivalent).
oProven track record of leading large-scale PI Planning sessions and managing complex, multi-team dependencies.
• Technical & Tooling Mastery:
oHigh proficiency with enterprise Agile management tools (Jira Align or Azure DevOps) for tracking dependencies, visualizing Program Boards, and generating metrics.
oHands-on experience with continuous improvement methodologies, root-cause analysis, and data visualization.
• Logistics: Flexibility to support global cadence events across varying time zones; willingness for occasional travel to support in-person PI Planning workshops.
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AllSTEM Representative Contact Info
Account Executive:
Nichols
Branch Phone:
(909) 244-1777
Location:
Ontario, CA