Release Train Engineer at Booz Allen in Herndon, VA

Release Train Engineer
Location: Herndon, VA
Release Train Engineer
The Opportunity:
The Lead Release Train Engineer (RTE) serves as the Agile execution leader responsible for coordinating delivery activities across multiple Agile Release Trains supporting approximately twenty cross-functional development, integration, testing, operations, and sustainment teams delivering mission-critical ground system capabilities. This position helps establish execution standards, planning discipline, dependency management processes, and program-level execution visibility.
The RTE team partners closely with product owners, systems engineering, operations, and program leadership to ensure alignment between priorities, commitments, dependencies, and delivery objectives across the program.
What You’ll Work On:
Establish and maintain Agile execution standards, governance processes, and best practices across the program.
Coordinate Program Increment (PI) planning activities across multiple Agile Release Trains (ARTs) and teams.
Facilitate identification, management, and resolution of cross-team dependencies, execution risks, and delivery impediments.
Drive synchronization across development, integration, testing, deployment, operations, and sustainment organizations.
Ensure Agile execution data, workflows, and planning artifacts within Jira accurately reflect program status and commitments.
Support configuration management and governance of the technical execution baseline maintained within Jira.
Develop and maintain program-level execution metrics, delivery reporting, forecasting, and program health assessments.
Monitor team execution performance, capacity utilization, commitment achievement, and delivery trends.
Partner with product owners and systems engineering to ensure priorities and execution plans remain aligned with program objectives.
Facilitate Agile leadership forums, Scrum of Scrums, ART synchronization activities, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Escalate significant execution risks, dependency concerns, schedule impacts, and resource constraints to program leadership.
Join us. The world can’t wait.
You Have:
3+ years of experience serving as an RTE within a SAFe or large-scale Agile environment
Experience leading PI planning activities, managing cross-team dependencies, and coordinating delivery across multiple Agile teams
Experience developing Agile execution metrics, delivery reporting, forecasting, and program health assessments
Experience utilizing Jira to support Agile planning, execution, reporting, workflow management, and technical baseline governance
Knowledge of ART operations, dependency management, risk management, and large-scale Agile execution
TS/SCI clearance
Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of experience supporting large-scale Agile software, systems engineering, or operational programs, or 9+ years of experience supporting large-scale Agile software, systems engineering, or operational programs in lieu of degree
Nice If You Have:
Experience supporting operationally critical systems, government programs, or mission-focused environments
Experience supporting development and operations (DevOps) or operations and maintenance (O&M) environments
Possession of excellent facilitation, communication, organizational, and stakeholder engagement skills
SAFe RTE Certification
Clearance:
Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information;TS/SCI clearance is required.
Compensation
At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.
Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $86,800.00 to $198,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.
Identity Statement
As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.
Candidate AI Usage Policy
AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.
Work Model
Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration, whether it occurs in person or virtually. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.
Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.
Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen facility frequently, in alignment with leadership expectations and the needs of the role. You may also be required to work from or visit a customer facility.
Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed at a Booz Allen office or customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.
Commitment to Non-Discrimination
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.
Additional Locations: Annapolis Junction, MD, Aurora, CO