Release Train Engineer (RTE) – SAFe Agile

Release Train Engineer (RTE) – SAFe Agile

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Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
London Area, United Kingdom
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Agile Methodology Device Tracking Software Firmware LESS Management Milestones (Project Management) Nice (Unix Utility) Product Management Scrum (Software Development) Stakeholder Management Transparency (Human-Computer Interaction) Verification And Validation

Summary: The Release Train Engineer (RTE) role is focused on leading multiple Scrum teams within a SAFe Agile framework in the medical devices industry. This position requires an experienced Agile delivery leader to ensure effective execution, alignment, and predictability across teams while navigating regulatory constraints. The RTE will play a critical role in scaling Agile practices and enhancing collaboration among teams. The role is set to start in January 2026.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Serve as the Release Train Engineer (RTE) for a SAFe Agile Release Train comprising multiple Scrum teams
  • Coordinate and align teams delivering against a shared program roadmap or release plan
  • Drive end-to-end delivery execution, ensuring commitments are met and outcomes are predictable
  • Actively manage dependencies, risks, milestones, and timelines across multiple workstreams
  • Facilitate and support PI Planning, execution tracking, and delivery readiness
  • Ensure Agile delivery aligns with regulatory, quality, and compliance requirements
  • Partner closely with engineering, product management, quality, regulatory, and compliance stakeholders
  • Enable effective collaboration across teams transitioning from smaller, siloed, or less mature Agile setups
  • Provide transparency and reporting at program and stakeholder levels

Key Skills:

  • Demonstrated experience as a Release Train Engineer (RTE) or in a senior Agile delivery/program management role
  • Strong, hands-on experience applying SAFe Agile in real delivery environments
  • Proven ability to coordinate multiple Scrum teams within a single program or release train
  • Experience working in regulated industries, such as Medical Devices (strongly preferred), Automotive, Aerospace, Robotics, Defence or similarly compliance-heavy domains
  • Experience supporting embedded systems or hardware-adjacent teams (e.g., robotics, embedded platforms, firmware)
  • Comfortable operating in environments where documentation, traceability, and validation are critical to delivery
  • SAFe certifications (RTE, SPC, or equivalent) - nice to have
  • Experience scaling Agile delivery in growing or evolving engineering organizations
  • Background in transforming or stabilizing delivery across complex, multi-team programs

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: London Area

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Medical Devices

Detailed Description From Employer:

Role: Release Train Engineer (RTE) – SAFe Agile

Location: Hybrid

Industry: Medical Devices / Regulated Engineering

Start date : Jan 2026

Role Overview

This is a true Release Train Engineer (RTE) role, not a Scrum Master position. We are seeking an experienced Agile delivery leader to orchestrate multiple Scrum teams operating within a SAFe Agile framework , delivering complex, compliance-driven products. The role is best described as senior program-level delivery leadership , with strong ownership of execution, alignment, and predictability across teams working on regulated, hardware-adjacent systems. You will be responsible for ensuring that delivery commitments are met while navigating dependencies, regulatory constraints, and cross-functional stakeholder needs. This position plays a critical role in scaling Agile practices across teams that may have previously operated independently, bringing structure, cadence, and clarity to end-to-end delivery.

Key Responsibilities

  • Serve as the Release Train Engineer (RTE) for a SAFe Agile Release Train comprising multiple Scrum teams
  • Coordinate and align teams delivering against a shared program roadmap or release plan
  • Drive end-to-end delivery execution , ensuring commitments are met and outcomes are predictable
  • Actively manage dependencies, risks, milestones, and timelines across multiple workstreams
  • Facilitate and support PI Planning, execution tracking, and delivery readiness
  • Ensure Agile delivery aligns with regulatory, quality, and compliance requirements
  • Partner closely with engineering, product management, quality, regulatory, and compliance stakeholders
  • Enable effective collaboration across teams transitioning from smaller, siloed, or less mature Agile setups
  • Provide transparency and reporting at program and stakeholder levels

Required Experience

Demonstrated experience as a Release Train Engineer (RTE) or in a senior Agile delivery / program management role

Strong, hands-on experience applying SAFe Agile in real delivery environments

Proven ability to coordinate multiple Scrum teams within a single program or release train

Experience working in regulated industries , such as: Medical Devices (strongly preferred) Automotive Aerospace Robotics Defence or similarly compliance-heavy domains

Experience supporting embedded systems or hardware-adjacent teams (e.g., robotics, embedded platforms, firmware)

Comfortable operating in environments where documentation, traceability, and validation are critical to delivery

Nice to Have

SAFe certifications (RTE, SPC, or equivalent)

Experience scaling Agile delivery in growing or evolving engineering organizations

Background in transforming or stabilizing delivery across complex, multi-team programs

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