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

• Agile coaching services and SAFe framework adoption.
• Facilitation and governance of PI Planning events.
• Management of the ART operating rhythm (cross-team ceremonies).
• Continuous improvement at program level (Inspect & Adapt).
• Health, safety and work environment compliance.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration, or related field
• Preferred graduate-level education in Agile Project Management, Organizational Transformation, or related disciplines
• Minimum two (2) active SAFe / Agile certifications (SAFe RTE preferred).
• 5+ years leading software delivery programs
• 2+ years coordinating multiple teams at the program level
• Minimum 3 PI Planning events facilitated or co-facilitated in any prior context.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS — TECHNOLOGIES

• Backlog and planning: Jira (including Jira Plans), Azure DevOps, Linear.
• Familiarity with Dynata two-Jira-project model (PM board and Engineering board).
• Visualization and Program Board: Miro, Mural, Lucidchart, Aha! Roadmaps.
• Documentation and knowledge management: Confluence, Notion, SharePoint, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace.
• Communication and collaboration: Microsoft Teams, Slack, Zoom, Google Meet.
• Live polling and surveys: Mentimeter, Slido, Poll Everywhere (for Confidence Vote and PI Planning dynamics).
• Metrics and dashboards: Tableau, Power BI, Jira Dashboards, EazyBI (reading and interpreting Predictability, Flow and Business Value metrics).
• Spreadsheets and modeling: Excel, Google Sheets (Sprint Capacity Planner, capacity debt tracking, ad-hoc analysis).
• 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

• 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.
• Be the single point of escalation for cross-team dependencies and impediments within the ART.
• Maintain the Program Board as the source of truth for what every team is committed to in the current PI.
• Coach the PEMs, Tech Leads and Product Managers of the ART on the SAFe operating model.
• Track and report Predictability, Flow and Business Value metrics for the ART.
• Facilitate the Inspect & Adapt workshop at PI close and drive the resulting improvement backlog into the next PI.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

• Facilitate the weekly pre-PI refinement cadence per team.
• Confirm Business Owners' calendar commitment for the full 2 days of PI Planning.
• Facilitate Day 1 end-to-end: executive opening from Sponsor, business vision and top features from PM Management.
• Facilitate Day 2: finalize team plans, walk the Program Board with every cross-team dependency as a string.
• Facilitate Scrum of Scrums twice per week.
• Maintain the Predictability dashboard sprint over sprint.

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