Release Train Engineer
Lead, facilitate and coordinate the operation of the Agile Release Train (ART), ensuring quarterly synchronization between business and technology in assigned programs. Facilitate PI Planning events (pre-PI refinement, the 2-day event, Confidence Vote and ROAM exercise), the cross-team ceremonies during the increment (Scrum of Scrums, PO Sync, ART Sync and System Demo) and the Inspect & Adapt workshop at PI close — ensuring plan compliance, cross-team dependency management and predictable delivery of business value in every Program Increment.
DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN THE FOLLOWING PROCESSES
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Agile coaching services and SAFe framework adoption.
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Facilitation and governance of PI Planning events.
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Management of the ART operating rhythm (cross-team ceremonies).
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Continuous improvement at program level (Inspect & Adapt).
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Health, safety and work environment compliance.
Key Processes Supported
- Agile coaching and SAFe adoption
- PI Planning governance and facilitation
- ART operating rhythm management
- Program-level continuous improvement
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Health, safety, and workplace compliance
ROLE REQUIREMENTS
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Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration, or related field
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Preferred graduate-level education in Agile Project Management, Organizational Transformation, or related disciplines
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Minimum two (2) active SAFe / Agile certifications (SAFe RTE preferred).
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5+ years leading software delivery programs
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2+ years coordinating multiple teams at the program level
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Minimum 3 PI Planning events facilitated or co-facilitated in any prior context.
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS — TECHNOLOGIES
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Backlog and planning: Jira (including Jira Plans), Azure DevOps, Linear. Familiarity with Dynata two-Jira-project model (PM board and Engineering board).
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Visualization and Program Board: Miro, Mural, Lucidchart, Aha! Roadmaps.
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Documentation and knowledge management: Confluence, Notion, SharePoint, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace.
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Communication and collaboration: Microsoft Teams, Slack, Zoom, Google Meet.
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Live polling and surveys: Mentimeter, Slido, Poll Everywhere (for Confidence Vote and PI Planning dynamics).
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Metrics and dashboards: Tableau, Power BI, Jira Dashboards, EazyBI (reading and interpreting Predictability, Flow and Business Value metrics).
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Spreadsheets and modeling: Excel, Google Sheets (Sprint Capacity Planner, capacity debt tracking, ad-hoc analysis).
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Frameworks and methodologies: SAFe 6.0 (ART, Program Increment, PI Planning), Scrum, Kanban, Lean. Working knowledge of Dynata Product & Engineering Process (V1, May 2026).
GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES
These are the strategic, ongoing accountabilities of the role. They apply continuously across every Program Increment. The responsibilities are grouped in two blocks: SAFe-canonical (what any RTE does anywhere) and Chapter-specific (what an RTE at Dynata does within the Chapter structure).
SAFe-canonical responsibilities
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Own the ART operating rhythm end-to-end. The RTE is the single accountable owner of every cross-team ceremony that operates above the sprint level: pre-PI refinement, PI Planning, Scrum of Scrums, PO Sync, ART Sync, System Demo and Inspect & Adapt.
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Be the single point of escalation for cross-team dependencies and impediments within the ART. Teams escalate to the RTE; the RTE escalates upward only when a decision is needed above the ART level.
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Maintain the Program Board as the source of truth for what every team is committed to in the current PI. The Program Board is the RTE's primary artifact — updated by them or by named delegates, never left stale.
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Coach the PEMs, Tech Leads and Product Managers of the ART on the SAFe operating model. Coaching is delivered through observation, feedback and structured 1-on-1s — not through training events.
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Hold the trust relationship with the Business Owners of the ART. Business Owners must believe the RTE is operat