[Remote] Release Train Engineer / DevOps Systems Lead (Remote Opportunity)
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. VetsEZ is seeking a Release Train Engineer / DevOps Systems Lead to join a 100% remote team to support a large federal government project. In this role, you will lead the Agile Release Train and oversee a cross-functional DevOps Systems Team responsible for CI/CD pipelines and platform operations for Java applications.
Responsibilities
- Lead the Agile Release Train, facilitating key SAFe ceremonies including PI Planning, ART Sync, System Demos, Inspect & Adapt, and backlog refinement
- Coach Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and teams on SAFe principles, flow, and continuous improvement practices
- Drive program-level execution, tracking progress toward PI objectives and managing risks, issues, and dependencies across teams
- Collaborate with Product Management, System Architects, and stakeholders to ensure alignment of vision, roadmap, and program backlog
- Lead and mentor the DevOps Systems Team responsible for CI/CD pipelines, build automation, and shared platform services
- Prioritize and manage the team backlog to balance feature delivery, platform reliability, technical debt reduction, and automation initiatives
- Coordinate cross-team release planning and execution, ensuring alignment of release schedules, feature readiness, and environment availability
- Establish and monitor ART and DevOps flow metrics, including throughput, lead time, MTTR, deployment frequency, and change failure rate, to guide improvement efforts
- Prepare and deliver clear, concise briefings and status reports to senior leadership, identifying key achievements, risks, and decision points
- Align with other RTEs, program managers, and vendor partners to coordinate dependencies across trains, contracts, and external systems
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, or a related discipline, or equivalent experience
- A minimum of 7 years of experience in large-scale software delivery, with at least 3 years in an RTE, Program Manager, or similar leadership role in a SAFe environment
- Demonstrated experience leading an Agile Release Train or equivalent multi-team program using the SAFe framework
- Strong understanding of DevOps and DevSecOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, build and release management, and platform operations
- Experience working with technologies such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI; artifact repositories; containerization including Docker and Kubernetes; and cloud platforms such as AWS
- Familiarity with InterSystems IRIS or similar enterprise platforms, or experience coordinating closely with platform and infrastructure engineering teams
- Proven ability to facilitate large-scale planning events, manage cross-team dependencies, and resolve impediments in complex environments
- Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills, including experience briefing senior leadership
- Experience supporting large-scale software development, data integration, or healthcare IT projects
- Expertise with the SAFe framework; active RTE or SAFe Agilist certification is highly desirable
- Ability to obtain a Government clearance
- Experience with the Department of Veterans Affairs, VA tools, processes, and frameworks is a strong plus
- Experience in federal contracting environments and familiarity with federal security and compliance requirements
- Hands-on background in DevOps, systems engineering, or software development earlier in career
- Experience with Jira, Confluence, and Git-based repositories for program and team-level tracking and collaboration
- Relevant certifications such as SAFe RTE, SAFe SPC, AWS, or DevOps-related certifications are a plus
Benefits
- Medical/Dental/Vision
- 401k with Matching
- Corporate Laptop
- PTO + Federal Holidays
- Training opportunities
- Remote opportunity
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