Enterprise Agile Delivery Lead / Release Train Engineer
2 days ago
Worcester
Job Title: Release Train Engineer Location: Worcester Salary: £DOE SC Clearance (UK Eyes Only) Required Key Skills: Release Train Engineer, Agile, SAFe 6, Coaching, Systems, Customer Facing, Stakeholder An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Release Train Engineer to join a leading defence and technology organisation delivering cutting-edge capability into a highly complex customer environment. This is a newly created position within the business, supporting a major. I am looking for a high-calibre SAFe professional who can hit the ground running, bring structure to a demanding delivery landscape, and confidently operate within a sophisticated, customer-facing environment. The Role As Release Train Engineer, you will operate at programme level within a SAFe 6 environment, driving alignment across multiple Agile teams and ensuring coordinated delivery into a complex systems integration programme. You will play a pivotal role in planning, synchronising and improving delivery performance across the Agile Release Train (ART), while maintaining strong engagement with internal stakeholders and a high-expectation external customer. Key Responsibilities • Lead and coordinate ART events including PI Planning, ART Syncs, demos, retrospectives and backlog refinement, • Drive cross-team collaboration, resolving inter-departmental challenges and removing impediments, • Manage upstream and downstream dependencies in partnership with Product Management, • Ensure effective programme-level coordination including timelines, milestones, cost, schedule and performance oversight, • Use data-driven insights to improve value delivery and product outcomes, • Coach Scrum Masters and team leads, resolving conflict and strengthening Agile maturity, • Act as a consultant and leader within the programme, promoting SAFe best practice tailored to organisational needs, • Navigate and influence within a demanding, high-stakes customer environment Essential Experience • Extensive experience operating as an RTE within a SAFe delivery environment (SAFe 6 preferred), • Proven background in large system integration programmes, • Strong understanding of software development lifecycles within complex technical environments, • Experience managing multiple stakeholder groups across complex delivery organisations, • Demonstrated ability to lead teams delivering complex solutions and foster critical thinking, • Confident conflict resolution and coaching capability Essential Qualification • Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Certification Additional Information • This is an SC (UK Eyes Only) opening – Eligibility to gain is essential, • Hybrid working model Why Apply? This is a rare opportunity to step into a newly established, high-impact role within a major long-term programme. You will have the autonomy, visibility and influence to shape Agile delivery at scale within a secure and technically advanced environment. If you are a confident, delivery-focused Release Train Engineer who thrives in complex, customer-facing programmes, we would welcome a confidential conversation.