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Cprime, Inc · 1 month ago

Release Train Engineer

Boston, MA

Contract

Hybrid

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Cprime is a global leader in enterprise transformation, helping organizations adapt and grow through intelligent flow and modernization. The Release Train Engineer will coordinate multiple teams in a scaled Agile environment, driving program-level planning and delivery while ensuring alignment between business objectives and technical execution.

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H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Lead and facilitate PI (Program Increment) planning events, including logistics, agenda, objectives, and follow-up actions

For operational teams help establish kanban ways of working and reporting for upper level management

Act as the servant leader and coach for one or more Agile teams and the ART; foster Agile mindsets and continuous improvement

Coordinate cross-team dependencies and synchronize delivery across development and operational teams (IT Ops, SRE, Support, Security, QA/Release Operations, Cloud/Platform) to meet program goals and milestones

Manage program-level schedules, scope, budgets, milestones and resource allocation; track progress and report on status to stakeholders

Facilitate ART ceremonies for non-Kanban teams: PI Planning, Scrum of Scrums, ART Sync, System Demos, Inspect & Adapt workshops, and retrospectives

Identify, escalate, and resolve impediments and risks; drive removal of blockers in collaboration with teams and stakeholders, including operational groups responsible for production readiness and runbook handovers

Maintain program/risk registers, dependency boards, and release roadmaps; keep transparency of delivery health and metrics

Drive continuous improvement of processes, tooling, and delivery quality; support adoption of DevOps practices, CI/CD, automated testing and runbook automation where applicable

Collaborate with Product Management, Product Owners, System Architects, Business Owners and other stakeholders to ensure alignment on priorities, acceptance criteria, release scope and operational readiness

Manage release cadence and coordinate deploys to environments; work closely with release management, platform/ops, security and compliance teams for gating, approvals, change control and rollback plans

Prepare and present program-level reports, dashboards and executive updates (risks, progress, KPIs like predictability, flow, velocity)

Mentor and develop Scrum Masters, project managers and team leads; promote talent growth and knowledge sharing

Ensure compliance with organizational policies, regulatory requirements and audit readiness as relevant

Qualification

Agile frameworksProgram managementKanban systemsDevOps practicesSAFe RTE certificationProject management certificationAgile planning toolsStakeholder managementRisk managementCommunication skillsProblem-solving skillsDecision-making skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business or related field (or equivalent experience)

Proven experience (typically 5+ years) in project/program management and at least 2–3 years in an RTE, Scrum Master or Agile coach role in a scaled Agile environment

Solid understanding of Agile frameworks (SAFe, LeSS, Spotify model or similar) and experience running PI planning and program-level ceremonies

Experience implementing and operating Kanban systems at team or program level; skilled in using Kanban for flow-based delivery, WIP limits, and continuous improvement

Experience working with operational teams and coordinating production readiness, incident handovers and change control

Strong knowledge of software delivery lifecycle, DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines and release management

Excellent stakeholder management, communication and presentation skills

Demonstrated ability to manage complex programs, coordinate across distributed teams, and influence without direct authority

Proficiency with Agile planning and tracking tools (e.g., Jira/Confluence, VersionOne, Rally), and common productivity tools (Excel, PowerPoint)

Strong problem-solving, risk management and decision-making skills

Preferred

SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE) certification

PMP, PgMP or similar project management certification

Experience in regulated industries (pharma, medical devices, finance) and familiarity with compliance and validation processes

Company

Cprime, Inc

Cprime brings business into a new light, illuminating possibilities that once seemed hidden.

Founded in 2003

San Mateo, California, USA

501-1000 employees

https://www.cprime.com

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