Release Train Engineer

Tripoint Solutions is seeking a Release Train Engineer to join our team.

The ideal candidate should have a deep understanding of SAFe principles and a proven track record in leading Agile teams. In this role, you'll support and coach teams, ensuring effective delivery of high-quality products in a dynamic SAFe Agile environment within MS Azure Cloud. 

Location: Fully remote with 10-15% travel to client sites across the United States. The selected candidate must be currently located in, or willing to relocate to, a state supported by Tripoint Solutions corporate offices: AL, CO, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, LA, MD, MI, MN, MS, NC, NJ, PA, SC, TN, TX, or VA.

The successful candidate will be accountable to: 

• Demonstrate servant leadership, coach teams in SAFe and Agile best practices, stay updated on MS Azure Cloud technologies, understand business requirements promptly, resolve conflicts, and apply Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and DevSecOps processes. 
• Facilitate Agile transformations within a dynamic SAFe Agile environment on MS Azure Cloud. 
• Collaborate with stakeholders, build team backlogs, and facilitate Program Increment and sprint events while ensuring psychological safety. 
• Create and support dashboards for monitoring code quality, mentor developers, and encourage best practices in ALM tool Rally. 
• Actively support learning through communities of practices and hackathons, and guide team members in adopting normalized SAFe story pointing. 
• Directly interface with customers on all aspects of the SDLC and program status 
• Manage day to day operations of project staff 

Experience, Education & Training: 

• A Bachelor's degree 
• Current SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE) certification 
• 12+ years working in and leading software development teams  
• 5+ years in Business Analyst role or collaborating with product owners 
• 5+ years leading Release Trains of 5+ SAFe teams as the RTE 
• 5+ years experience in people management 
• 3+ years administering Agile project management tools (Rally, SharePoint Wiki) 
• Experience supporting Release Train Engineer (RTE) and product team in ART and Program Increment (PI) events 
• Proven ability to communicate and facilitate impactful discussions for continuous improvement 
• Experience monitoring metrics (sprint velocity, burndowns) for team optimization 
• Worked with diverse teams (User Experience, Design, DevSecOps, QA) in Azure Cloud projects 
• Experience supporting Cloud-based applications 
• Coaching and mentoring Product Owner and SAFe teams 
• Protecting teams from interferences and distractions 
• Removing impediments, resolving conflicts, identifying and escalating dependencies, risks, and impediments 
• Deep understanding of Scrum, Kanban, Agile methodologies, and SAFe framework 

Clearance Requirements:

Applicants selected may be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for potential access to classified information. Accordingly, US Citizenship or Green Card is required.

About Tripoint Solutions

We are technology innovators, partnered with state-of-the-art providers, such as AWS, ServiceNow, and UiPath, to drive digital transformation in the federal space. TPS teams are bringing automation and data science into areas of the government that are crying out for fresh tech—making positive impacts felt by tens of thousands of users, countless citizens, and all six branches of the military each day. Our Agile teams are responsible for envisioning, launching, and operating the massive data systems and analytics platforms used to manage $14.5B in government procurements and $200B in military real estate assets globally. At TPS, we apply the power of cloud technologies to help the government think smarter and function better—for everyone.

TPS Company Values

• We value and respect each employee's dedicated work and unique contributions; as they directly impact who we are and what we do.  
• Your talent and innovative thinking bring leading-edge solutions to our customers.
• Our success is driven by the dedication of our employees.
• Employee-generated solutions have sustained our continued success and customer satisfaction

Benefit Offerings
Tripoint Solutions builds flexibility into health benefit plan choices, covers most of the monthly premiums, and helps employees build a career with impact through our generous professional development program.

We offer all full-time employees:

• Medical, Dental, Vision benefits with a national provider network (company pays 100% of Vision and Dental premiums)
• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts (FSA & HSA)
• Company-paid Life and Disability insurance including Short-Term, Long-Term, and Accidental
• Paid-time off (PTO)
• 11 paid holidays
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Eligibility to receive impact bonuses each quarter
• Referral Program
• Professional Development Reimbursement Program to pursue undergraduate, graduate, training, and certifications
• Monthly transportation, parking, and cell phone service reimbursement

 
Tripoint Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled