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# Release Train Engineer

- **Company:** Cgi Inc.
- **Location:** Arlington, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $70,800.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, JIRA, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Cyber Security, Continuous Integration, Data Migration, Distributed Systems, Scrum Methodology, Release Management, Software Engineering, Statistical Process Control (SPC), VersionOne, Enterprise Software Applications, Cloud Platform System, Devsecops, Microservices
- **Published:** October 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9228754/release-train-engineer

## About the Role

Active security clearance or ability to obtain one.
Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of experience in Agile delivery, program coordination, or technical project leadership
3+ years of direct Release Train Engineer experience in a SAFe environment
SAFe Scrum Master (SSM) or SAFe Advanced Scrum Master (SASM) certified
Strong understanding of Agile, SAFe, DevSecOps, CI/CD, and enterprise software delivery
Proven ability to manage cross team dependencies, risks, and sequencing
Strong facilitation, organizational, and communication skills

Desired qualifications/non essential skills required:
Experience supporting the Department of State or other federal programs.
SAFe RTE or SPC certification strongly preferred.
Experience with AWS cloud environments, microservices, or distributed systems
Familiarity with Agile tooling (Jira, Azure DevOps, Rally, VersionOne), * Azure DevOps

 * Release Management
 * Scrum Master
 * Agile
 * Planning
 * SAFe Release Train Engineer

## Description

CGI Federal is seeking a Senior Release Train Engineer (RTE) to lead Agile Release Train (ART) execution, facilitate SAFe ceremonies, manage cross team dependencies, and ensure coordinated delivery across a major federal modernization program. The Senior RTE drives PI Planning, manages program level risks, supports continuous improvement, and partners with mission stakeholders, engineering teams, and leadership to ensure synchronized, high quality delivery in a secure environment., Lead, facilitate, and optimize Agile Release Train (ART) ceremonies including PI Planning; coach syncs, ART syncs, and system demos.
Ensure alignment across multiple Scrum (or Kanban) teams, technical workstreams, and integration points.
Maintain ART cadence, commitments, and delivery outcomes.
Execution Coordination & Dependency Management
Understand, visualize, and manage upstream and downstream dependencies.
Coordinate resolution across engineering, QA, cloud, security, and data teams.
Manage ART boards, feature flow, and deliverable sequencing.
Support readiness for major releases, migration cycles, and operational deployments.
Help teams improve flow, quality, and predictability by removing impediments and escalating issues with leadership, when necessary.
SAFe Governance & Continuous Improvement
Champion SAFe principles, coaching teams on Agile and Lean practices.
Lead Inspect & Adapt workshops and improvement initiatives.
Drive delivery and continuous improvement by utilizing feedback and metrics (quality, flow metrics) to identify areas of opportunity.?
Stakeholder Engagement & Communication
Work closely with Product Management, Solution Architects, Release Management, and Mission stakeholders.
Provide visibility through dashboards, reports, risk summaries, and ART status updates.
Support preparation of leadership briefings, decision points, and modernization updates.
Operational & Technical Support
Ensure alignment between program strategy and team execution.
Support integration activities across cloud, software development, data migration, and security operations.
Coordinate with DevSecOps teams to maintain release readiness within CI/CD pipelines.