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AllianceIT Inc · 4 hours ago

Release Train Engineer

Falls Church, VA

Contract

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

8+ years exp

AllianceIT Inc is seeking a Release Train Engineer/Integration Lead to drive strategic alignment and execution of Agile practices at the enterprise level. The role involves managing program execution, coordinating cross-team activities, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement and high performance within Agile Release Trains.

Human ResourcesStaffing Agency

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

Hiring Manager

Gaurav Sharma

Responsibilities

Lead and coach teams at the enterprise level to implement SAFe practices, working with leadership to ensure strategic alignment with Agile values

Collaborate with senior leadership to guide the organization through SAFe’s Lean Portfolio Management, ensuring strong alignment between strategy and execution

Enable Lean Budgeting by working with leadership to align financial management practices with Agile principles

Manage program execution by acting as a servant leader, ensuring teams deliver value consistently and efficiently through the program lifecycle

Build and maintain program-level roadmaps, partnering with Product Management to align with business priorities and long-term objectives

Facilitate Program Increment (PI) Planning, Inspect and Adapt workshops, and other key SAFe ceremonies to drive alignment across task orders and delivery teams

Coordinate task order activities across teams, acting as the central point of collaboration for Agile Release Train (ART) activities across BPA task orders

Oversee task order integration and dependencies, identifying, monitoring, and managing interdependencies to ensure seamless delivery of integrated solutions

Establish and maintain integration strategies, tools, and processes for cohesive functionality across systems and deliverables

Facilitate cross-task order program alignment by working with task order leads, stakeholders, and contractors to ensure deliverables align with overarching program goals

Ensure seamless integration testing and delivery of fully functioning systems across all task orders

Provide hands-on coaching to Agile Release Trains (ARTs), Product Managers, and Scrum Masters, fostering continuous improvement and self-organizing teams

Mentor less experienced Agile coaches and Scrum Masters to develop coaching skills across the organization

Train teams on SAFe best practices through workshops and training sessions to strengthen adherence to core SAFe principles

Drive a culture of transparency, accountability, and collaboration, focusing on building high-performing, self-managing teams

Proactively identify and address risks, impediments, and bottlenecks that affect the ART’s ability to deliver program objectives

Support change management processes by providing leadership to manage changes across task orders and ensuring alignment with long-term goals

Foster relationships with Business Owners to steer decisions and ensure alignment with organizational objectives

Act as a liaison between task orders and enterprise leadership, communicating progress, risks, and challenges while providing actionable solutions

Collaborate with stakeholders to define priorities and allocate resources across task orders, balancing strategic needs with delivery capabilities

Ensure compliance and governance by aligning program execution with organizational standards, regulatory requirements, and Agile principles

Maintain compliance across task orders to adhere to applicable standards, policies, and Lean-Agile practices

Establish key metrics to track progress and performance, ensuring adherence to Agile best practices and SAFe principles

Conduct Agile maturity assessments periodically to review team performance and create actionable plans for improvement

Track BPA-wide metrics to monitor integration progress, delivery performance, and alignment with program objectives

Promote a DevOps culture by fostering continuous delivery pipelines and automation practices across task orders to ensure consistent delivery

Support value stream delivery by working closely with System Architects, Product Management, and other key roles to optimize outcomes

Qualification

SAFe Program Consultant (SPC)Agile coachingLean Portfolio ManagementAgile project management toolsAgile frameworksDevOps cultureCommunicationLeadership skillsMentoring skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business, or a related discipline

SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) certification is required

8+ years of experience coaching agile teams in complex, large-scale environments

A minimum of 10 years' experience in Agile coaching, including expertise in implementing frameworks like SAFe, Scrum, Kanban, and Lean

Proven ability to lead enterprise-level agile transformations

Deep knowledge of Lean Portfolio Management and Agile Release Trains

Strong proficiency in Agile project management tools (Gitlab, Jira, Confluence etc)

Excellent communication and leadership skills, capable of engaging and influencing senior leadership and cross-functional teams

Preferred

Extensive experience in coaching senior leadership and teams on advanced Agile practices, including scaling Agile frameworks across large and distributed teams

Proven track record of successfully leading enterprise-level Agile transformations, guiding organizations through cultural shifts and process improvements

Ability to coach and mentor other Agile coaches, Scrum Masters, and product teams, developing a center of excellence for Agile methodologies within the organization

Deep understanding of Agile metrics (e.g., velocity, cycle time, lead time) and their application in driving team and organizational performance improvements

Experience facilitating large-scale Agile ceremonies such as Program Increment (PI) Planning, Inspect and Adapt workshops, and executive-level retrospectives

Expertise in change management strategies for large enterprises, particularly in Agile adoptions, and fostering an environment of continuous improvement

Strong knowledge of Lean-Agile leadership principles, with experience implementing Lean Portfolio Management and helping organizations align strategy with execution