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Rapid Strategy · 5 months ago

Release Train Engineer (RTE) Lead

Windsor Mill, MD

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

8+ years exp

Rapid Strategy is a mission-first cybersecurity and IT consulting firm supporting federal, state, and commercial organizations. We are seeking a Release Train Engineer (RTE) Lead to support enterprise Agile programs and drive the success of a large-scale health IT and modernization initiative, serving as a servant leader and coach to ensure effective program execution and continuous improvement.

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Responsibilities

Serve as the primary Release Train Engineer for one or more ARTs, guiding teams in the effective adoption of the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)

Facilitate PI (Program Increment) Planning, ART syncs, and system demos, ensuring alignment with business objectives and technology goals

Partner with Product Management, System Architects, and Business Owners to define vision, roadmap, and program backlog

Identify and remove impediments that block delivery at the program and ART level

Coach leaders, teams, and Scrum Masters in Lean-Agile practices to build high-performing teams

Support dependency management and risk mitigation across multiple Agile teams

Drive continuous improvement, capturing metrics, KPIs, and feedback loops for better delivery outcomes

Ensure compliance with program governance, cybersecurity requirements, and organizational standards

Communicate effectively with executive stakeholders, providing visibility into delivery progress and challenges

Qualification

SAFe expertiseIT program managementPI Planning facilitationAgile tools proficiencyStakeholder managementServant leadershipRisk mitigationContinuous improvementCommunication skills

Required

8+ years of IT program/project management experience, with at least 3+ years serving as an RTE or Agile Program Manager

Strong expertise in SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) with experience leading large ARTs or solution trains

Proven track record facilitating PI Planning, system demos, and retrospectives across distributed teams

Experience coordinating with technical leadership (System Architects, Developers, Security Engineers) to deliver secure, compliant solutions

Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to align business and technical priorities

Strong understanding of Agile tools (Jira, Rally, VersionOne, Azure DevOps, etc.)

Excellent communication and servant leadership skills

Preferred

SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE) Certification

SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) or SAFe Agilist (SA)

PMP, PMI-ACP, or similar program management certifications

Company

Rapid Strategy

Rapid Strategy specializes in cybersecurity services, focusing on risk mitigation and rapid solution delivery.

Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

11-50 employees

https://www.rapidstrategy.io

Funding

Current Stage

Early Stage

Leadership Team

Ron Meeting

Chief Executive Officer

Jesse Rhee

Chief Operating Officer

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