Senior Software Engineer

About the Role

This is an 11-month W2 contract position based in Bedminster, NJ, with a hybrid schedule requiring on-site presence 3 days per week.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate PI (Program Increment) Planning, Scrum of Scrums, System Demos, and Inspect & Adapt workshops.
• Coordinate cross-functional Agile teams and manage dependencies.
• Track program risks, issues, and impediments, ensuring timely resolution.
• Coach Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and Agile teams on SAFe best practices.
• Monitor ART performance using Agile metrics (velocity, predictability, burn-up/down, flow metrics).
• Collaborate with Product Management, Architects, and Business Owners to align delivery with business goals.
• Drive continuous improvement across teams and processes.
• Prepare program status reports and communicate progress to leadership.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in Agile Project/Program Management.
• Strong experience as a Release Train Engineer (RTE) in SAFe environments.
• Hands-on experience facilitating PI Planning and ART ceremonies.
• Experience with Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, or similar Agile tools.
• Excellent stakeholder communication, facilitation, and leadership skills.

Skills

• SAFe Agile Release Train Engineer (RTE)
• PI Planning
• Agile Program Management
• Agile Release Train (ART)
• Scrum of Scrums
• Risk & Dependency Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Jira
• Confluence
• Azure DevOps (ADO)
• Agile Coaching
• Team Facilitation
• Program Delivery
• Conflict Resolution

Qualifications

• SAFe RTE or SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) certification is preferred.
• Experience with Azure/AWS, DevOps, and CI/CD is a plus.