Release Train Engineer Jobs

Release Train Engineer

Entarian is seeking a skilled and servant-minded Release Train Engineer with an engaging personality and strong interpersonal skills to support Agile teams within a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) enterprise environment. This role is critical in facilitating team-level Agile practices while also contributing to the success of the Agile Release Train (ART). The ideal candidate will be experienced in Agile coaching, Scrum execution, and SAFe events, with a natural ability to connect with others, energize teams, and foster a positive, collaborative culture.

Job duties include, but are not limited to:

• Facilitate ART-level Agile ceremonies such as Daily Stand-ups, Iteration Planning, Backlog Refinement, Iteration Reviews, and Retrospectives.
• Guide the team in becoming high-performing, self-organizing, and self-managing within the context of the ART.
• Actively participate in and support ART-level events such as PI Planning, Scrum of Scrums (SoS), Inspect & Adapt (I&A), and System Demos.
• Serve as a key liaison between the team, ensuring alignment with ART objectives and cadence.
• Collaborate with Product Owners and teams to support backlog refinement, story writing, and estimation, ensuring alignment to PI objectives and business value delivery.
• Identify, escalate, and help remove systemic impediments through collaboration with other Scrum Masters, RTEs, and functional managers.
• Foster transparency and synchronization by radiating information via Jira, Confluence, and other SAFe tooling (e.g., VersionOne, Rally).
• Track and communicate Agile metrics (velocity, sprint/iteration burndown, team health, etc.) to promote empirical decision-making.
• Promote a Lean-Agile mindset and SAFe Core Values by coaching team members, stakeholders, and leaders on Agile and SAFe principles and practices.
• Facilitate cross-team coordination and dependency management in collaboration with other Scrum Masters and the RTE.
• Champion relentless improvement by supporting team and ART-level retrospective outcomes and facilitating actionable follow-up.
• Act as a servant leader and Agile coach, continuously mentoring team members in Agile practices and principles.
• Encourage alignment with Team and ART-level Objectives, ensuring the team is working toward shared outcomes and delivering value every Program Increment (PI).
• Leverage an engaging and approachable demeanor to build trust, motivate teams, and foster a safe environment for open communication and feedback.
• Bring positive energy and emotional intelligence to team interactions, helping to navigate conflict, celebrate wins, and cultivate psychological safety.

Must be within 1 hour radius of one of our offices in Norfolk, VA, D.C. or Charleston, SC. Required Travel 4xs per year (once per quarter) is mandatory Minimum Qualifications

• Currently hold a Department of Defense (DoD) Secret clearance
• SAFe Scrum Master/Advanced Scrum Master (preferred) or Scrum Master Certification (CSM)
• Experience with Jira & Confluence: user story creation, backlog management, reports generation and metrics analysis
• Excellent communication skills in the areas of listening, speaking, written and non-verbal communications
• Must be able to travel to US Navy facilities, East Coast or West Coast, to support PI Planning Events a minimum of (3) times a year, with the possibility of ad hoc travel depending on program specific needs

Desired Qualifications

• US Navy Experience

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