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This role extends beyond standard ceremony facilitation by driving delivery excellence, contract KPI achievement, operational rigor, and process maturity across all teams within the organization. As a proactive consultant-leader, the RTE develops and enforces standard operating procedures (SOPs), encourages continuous improvement initiatives, and provides coaching to BAs, team leads, and client stakeholders on prioritization, value identification, planning, and customer engagement best practices.\nThis position aligns with Cayuse’s core values of Innovation, Excellence, Collaboration, Adaptability, and Integrity by fostering technical solutions that meet customer needs, promoting teamwork, and prioritizing quality in deliverables.\nResponsibilities\nKey Responsibilities\nLead and coordinate execution across multi-disciplinary teams, including development, infrastructure, and operations/support.\nDrive achievement of contract KPIs such as timeliness, quality, throughput, SLA adherence, and stakeholder satisfaction.\nEstablish, maintain, and refine standard operating procedures (SOPs), templates, workflows, and governance practices customized to the ART’s needs.\nFacilitate Program Increment (PI) planning, sprint planning, retrospectives, demos, and high-profile client meetings.\nDrive a cadence of predictable and transparent delivery cycles across the ART.\nCoach team members, including Business Analysts (BAs) and team leads, on backlog prioritization, roadmap planning, and value-oriented delivery.\nReinforce best practices for requirements quality, user value definition, and stakeholder engagement.\nDevelop and deliver professional-grade customer-facing materials such as presentations, agendas, and structured demo prep documents.\nEnsure teams are equipped to manage high-stakes client interactions and executive discussions successfully.\nActively monitor and mitigate risks, impediments, and cross-team dependencies.\nManage escalations effectively, partnering with both leadership and client teams to achieve resolution.\nSupport design workflows by ensuring timely delivery of wireframes, mockups, and supporting technical materials.\nDevelop and maintain ART reporting, throughput metrics, dashboards, and quality indicators to monitor and communicate ART performance.\nFoster high levels of trust, accountability, and psychological safety within the ART.\nChampion continuous improvement, team growth, and professional alignment across all interactions.\nOther duties as assigned.\nQualifications\nQualifications - Here’s What You Need\nBachelor’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., information technology, business administration, or engineering).\nCertified Release Train Engineer (RTE) or Scrum Master certification.\nAt least 3 years of experience as a Scrum Master within a SAFe environment that includes an Agile Release Train.\nProven ability to lead complex, cross-functional teams working on interconnected projects.\nStrong communication, facilitation, and relationship-building skills.\nDemonstrated experience managing Agile workloads, backlog prioritization, delivery tracking tools, timelines, and risks.\nProven capability in creating executive-level communications and presentations.\nA strategic mindset with a track record of business alignment through project planning and execution.\nTop Secret Security Clearance.\nMust be able to pass a background check. May require additional background checks as required by projects and/or clients at any time during employment.\nMinimum Skills Required:\nMust possess problem-solving skills.\nExceptional communication skills, both oral and written\nAbility to respond effectively to customers with a sense of urgency.\nProficient in Microsoft and Adobe toolsets, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Acrobat, etc.\nHighly motivated with the ability to handle and manage multiple tasks at any one time.\nAbility to forge new relationships, individual and teaming in nature.\nMust be a Self-starter, that can work independently and as part of a team.\nDesired Qualifications:\nExperience working with infrastructure, operations, help desk, or multi-disciplinary technical teams.\nFamiliarity with workflows in process automation, DevOps, or cloud hosting environments.\nProven experience in developing operational maturity frameworks, operational governance, or automated SOP processes.\nAdvanced analytical and organizational skills with the ability to align initiatives to the best operational practices.\nOur Commitment to you / overview of benefits \nMedical, Dental and Vision Insurance; Wellness Program\nFlexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care, Commuter)\nShort-Term and Long-Term Disability options\nBasic Life and AD&D Insurance (Company Provided)\nVoluntary Life and AD&D options\n401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with matching after one year\nPaid Time Off\nReports to: Program Manager\nWorking Conditions \nProfessional office environment.\nMust be physically and mentally able to perform duties extended periods of time.\nAbility to use a computer and other office productivity tools with sufficient speed to meet the demands of this position.\nMust be able to establish a productive and professional workspace.\nMust be able to sit for long periods of time looking at computer screen.\nMay be asked to work a flexible schedule which may include holidays.\nMay be asked to travel for business or professional development purposes.\nMay be asked to work hours outside of normal business hours.\nOther Duties:Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.\nCayuse is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment decisions are based on merit, qualifications, skills, and abilities. 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