Release Train Engineer

About Hunter Strategy

Hunter Strategy has a unique philosophy to technical project delivery. We treat all our customers like mission partners because they rely on our team to meet their objectives through complex software engineering, cloud operations, and cyber risk management solutions. Hunter Strategy was founded on the premise that IT is 21st century infrastructure - critically important but only instrumentally valuable. Accordingly, our teams look at problems with a single objective: the identification and enablement of the right capability to address the most vexing problems our Mission Partners face. We continue to support our partners' success by leveraging the right technology, with the right plan, and the right team to address tomorrow's challenges today.

Release Train Engineer 

Salary Range: $130,000 - $150,000 annually

About the Role 

Hunter Strategy is seeking an experienced Release Train Engineer to support a new mission with a large federal civilian agency. You will join a team of Agile practitioners and architects to establish and mature SAFe methodologies, cadence, and ceremony structure for a newly formed Agile environment. This is a greenfield program, and the framework is stood up from the ground up. 

PI Planning is yours from day one, and the scope grows with the program. You begin by facilitating a single Agile Release Train. As new development teams come online, you absorb Scrum of Scrums, PI planning, and cross-team dependency resolution across multiple trains, carrying Solution Train Engineer scope as the program scales. A team of Agile practitioners and architects works alongside you throughout. 

What You Will Do 

• Facilitate a single Agile Release Train at program start, establishing the cadence and ceremony structure for a newly formed federal Agile environment 

• Plan and facilitate PI Planning events in a cross-functional, multi-contractor organization 

• Absorb Scrum of Scrums, PI planning coordination, and cross-team dependency resolution across multiple trains as they come online, carrying Solution Train Engineer scope as the program scales 

• Work with a team of Agile practitioners and architects to establish and mature SAFe methodology across the program 

• Partner with the Product Owner, Scrum Master, Agile Coach, and Metrics Analyst on backlog readiness and delivery cadence 

• Work with the Agile Metrics Analyst to keep PI predictability and related delivery metrics visible 

What You Bring 

• 6+ years of Agile delivery experience 

• 3+ years working in a SAFe environment 

• 1+ years leading PI Planning and other SAFe ceremonies in a cross-functional organization  

• Experience standing up or transforming Agile practices in a new or changing organization 

• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust suitability determination 

Preferred 

• Certified SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE) or SAFe Program Consultant (SPC); SAFe Agilist considered 

• Experience supporting federal civilian or defense programs, particularly multi-contractor environments 

• Experience facilitating development teams the RTE does not directly manage (vendor-neutral or oversight settings) 

Position Details 

This position is contingent upon contract award, with a tentative start date of September 1, 2026. Work is remote-first; occasional onsite support in Washington, DC may be coordinated with the Government. Hunter Strategy is an equal opportunity employer.

This posting is for a current vacancy and the employer intends to fill this position no sooner than September 1, 2026. This position is contingent upon contract award.