Solution Train Engineer

Job Description

The Solution Train Engineer (STE) is responsible for facilitating and coordinating the activities of a Solution Train in a SAFe environment. The STE ensures alignment across multiple Agile Release Trains (ARTs), manages dependencies, drives continuous improvement, and enables the successful delivery of large-scale business and technology solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and facilitate Solution Train events, including Pre-PI Planning, PI Planning, Solution Demos, and Inspect & Adapt workshops.
• Coordinate execution across multiple Agile Release Trains (ARTs) and solution teams.
• Manage cross-team dependencies, risks, impediments, and escalations.
• Track and report solution-level progress, milestones, and delivery commitments.
• Partner with Product Management, Solution Management, Architects, and Business Owners to ensure alignment with strategic objectives.
• Drive adoption and continuous improvement of SAFe principles, Lean-Agile practices, and delivery governance.
• Facilitate communication and collaboration across distributed teams and stakeholders.
• Support solution roadmap execution and ensure alignment with enterprise priorities.
• Monitor delivery metrics, program risks, quality indicators, and value realization.
• Coach leaders, Scrum Masters, Release Train Engineers, and teams on Agile best practices.

Required Skills

• Strong experience in SAFe Agile Framework and large-scale Agile transformations.
• Experience leading multiple Agile Release Trains (ARTs).
• Expertise in Program Increment (PI) Planning and execution.
• Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills.
• Experience with Agile tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, Rally, or similar.
• Risk management, dependency management, and governance experience.
• Strong facilitation, coaching, and conflict-resolution skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• SAFe Program Consultant (SPC), RTE, or other SAFe certifications.
• Experience in large enterprise digital transformation programs.
• Knowledge of DevOps, CI/CD, cloud platforms, and modern software delivery practices.
• Experience managing multi-vendor and global delivery teams.

Experience

• 12+ years of IT experience.
• 5+ years in Agile Program Management, Release Train Engineer, or Solution Train leadership roles.
• Proven experience coordinating large-scale enterprise programs involving multiple ARTs.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• PI Objective Achievement
• On-time Delivery of Solution Milestones
• Dependency Resolution Rate
• Predictability Measure
• Quality Metrics and Defect Leakage
• Stakeholder Satisfaction
• ART and Solution Train Velocity Improvements