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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Agile Coach and Release Train Engineer - **Company:** Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. - **Location:** Washington, DC, United States - **Salary:** $86,800.0 - $198,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Systems Engineering, JIRA, Cyber Security, Scrum Methodology, Scaled Agile Framework, Software Engineering, Statistical Process Control (SPC), Information Technology, Devsecops, Servicenow - **Published:** August 8, 2026 - **Apply:** https://justjobs.com/main/sendform/8/8/28176/1/17856334?backUrl=%2Fcareer%2F17856334%2FAgile-Coach-Release-Train-Engineer-D-C-Washington ## About the Role Are you looking for an opportunity to combine your technical systems engineering skills with big picture execution and leadership to make a mission impact and support the warfighter? You understand your customer's environment and work individually and as a key member of a senior leadership team to engineer, scale, and deliver the right systems for their mission. Your ability to translate real-world needs into execution roadmaps and technical specifications makes you an integral part of delivering a customer-focused engineering solution., * 7+ years of experience with the Systems Engineering or Software Development Life Cycle, enterprise Agile delivery tools, and managing multi-team Agile execution * Experience operating as an RTE or Lead Coach, facilitating PI Planning, tracking ART metrics, managing risk mitigation (ROAM), and managing cross-team dependencies * Experience coaching, mentoring, and advising technology leaders through a sophisticated enterprise Agile transformation * Experience designing and executing enterprise organizational transformation frameworks using SAFe, Scrum, and Kanban * Ability to lead discussions with executives, system architects, product managers, and team leads within the organization * Active TS/SCI clearance; willingness to take a polygraph exam * Associate's degree and 5+ years of experience supporting IT projects and activities, Bachelor's degree and 3+ years of experience supporting IT projects and activities, or Master's degree and 1+ years of experience supporting IT projects and activities * DoD 8570 IAT Level II Certification, including Security+ CE, CCNA-Security, GSEC, SSCP, CySA+, GICSP, or CND Certification * Agile Certification such as SAFe RTE, SAFe SPC, PMI-ACP, or PMP Certification Nice If You Have: * Experience with supporting IC clients * Knowledge of ServiceNow, Jira, and enterprise delivery dashboards * Knowledge of DoD Risk Management Framework * Ability to deliver all documentation on time through the contract data requirements list approval process, including a sense of teamwork and helping to bring the next level of value added to taskings * Possession of excellent analytical and problem-solving skills * Possession of excellent verbal and written communication skills ## Description As an Agile Coach and Release Train Engineer (RTE), you will drive execution and transformation across the organization by leveraging frameworks, including Scaled Agile (SAFe), Scrum, and Kanban. As an RTE, you will act as a servant leader and chief coach for the Agile Release Train (ART) planning, facilitating, and executing Program Increment (PI) Planning, managing program-level risks, resolving cross-team dependencies, and driving continuous flow. As an Agile Coach, you will drive the adoption of the Lean-Agile mindset through Lean Portfolio Management, Agile delivery knowledge, and Agile lifecycle management tools while mentoring team members, Product Managers, System Architects, and Scrum Masters. You will lead multiple pillars from end-to-end and deliver SAFe training and workshops, including Leading SAFe, SAFe for Teams, SAFe PO and PM, SAFe RTE, and Value Stream Identification. You'll help to bring standard methodologies into the organization and partner closely with senior leadership to establish lean agile routines and practices that transform the organization to run Agile at scale, integration and continuous development, DevSecOps, and delivery automation. 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