Agile Programming Methodologies, Analysis Skills, Backlog Prioritization, Cadence, Consulting, Cross-Functional, Event Management, Federal Government, Government, Metrics, On Site Support, Programming Methodologies, Project Estimates, Safety/Work Safety, Scrum Product Owner, Scrum Project Management and Software Development, ScrumMaster, Team Player, Vendor/Supplier Management
Release Train Engineer
Salary Range: $130,000 - $150,000 annually
About the Role
Hunter Strategy is seeking an experienced Release Train Engineer to support a new mission with a large federal civilian agency. You will join a team of Agile practitioners and architects to establish and mature SAFe methodologies, cadence, and ceremony structure for a newly formed Agile environment. This is a greenfield program, and the framework is stood up from the ground up.
PI Planning is yours from day one, and the scope grows with the program. You begin by facilitating a single Agile Release Train. As new development teams come online, you absorb Scrum of Scrums, PI planning, and cross-team dependency resolution across multiple trains, carrying Solution Train Engineer scope as the program scales. A team of Agile practitioners and architects works alongside you throughout.
What You Will Do
- Facilitate a single Agile Release Train at program start, establishing the cadence and ceremony structure for a newly formed federal Agile environment
- Plan and facilitate PI Planning events in a cross-functional, multi-contractor organization
- Absorb Scrum of Scrums, PI planning coordination, and cross-team dependency resolution across multiple trains as they come online, carrying Solution Train Engineer scope as the program scales
- Work with a team of Agile practitioners and architects to establish and mature SAFe methodology across the program
- Partner with the Product Owner, Scrum Master, Agile Coach, and Metrics Analyst on backlog readiness and delivery cadence
- Work with the Agile Metrics Analyst to keep PI predictability and related delivery metrics visible
What You Bring
- 6+ years of Agile delivery experience
- 3+ years working in a SAFe environment
- 1+ years leading PI Planning and other SAFe ceremonies in a cross-functional organization
- Experience standing up or transforming Agile practices in a new or changing organization
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust suitability determination
Preferred
- Certified SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE) or SAFe Program Consultant (SPC); SAFe Agilist considered
- Experience supporting federal civilian or defense programs, particularly multi-contractor environments
- Experience facilitating development teams the RTE does not directly manage (vendor-neutral or oversight settings)
Position Details
This position is contingent upon contract award, with a tentative start date of September 1, 2026. Work is remote-first; occasional onsite support in Washington, DC may be coordinated with the Government. Hunter Strategy is an equal opportunity employer.
This posting is for a current vacancy and the employer intends to fill this position no sooner than September 1, 2026. This position is contingent upon contract award.