Release Train Engineer

Job description

Job Description 

About the Role/position 

A Release Train Engineer (RTE) is responsible for coordinating and managing the release trains in an agile environment. They will act as a Project Manager, coaching and supporting the implementation of more effective ways of working and using Agile methodology. Overall, the Release Train Engineer plays a crucial role in ensuring the successful delivery of software releases and driving business outcomes in an Agile environment. 

Responsibilities: 

These are some of the responsibilities that we would expect you to be able to have experience delivering.  

• Facilitate the Agile Release Train (ART) processes and execution, ensuring alignment across multiple teams and stakeholders. 
• Coordinate and facilitate the planning, prioritization, and execution of program increments (PIs) and releases. 
• Work closely with Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and other stakeholders to ensure that the release train is meeting its objectives and delivering value to customers. 
• Identify and resolve any dependencies, issues, or risks that may impact the timely delivery of the release train. 
• Provide visibility and transparency into the progress and health of the release train by tracking key performance metrics and reporting on status to leadership. 
• Coach and mentor team members on agile practices, principles, and methodologies to drive continuous improvement and efficiency. 
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment on priorities, resources, and deliverables. 
• Support the implementation and adoption of agile practices within the organization. 
• Serve as a servant leader and facilitator to promote collaboration, communication, and teamwork within the release train. 

Your skills and experience

Skills & Experience required 

• At least 8 years of project manager experience within the IT and banking domain 
• Experience working in an agile environment and understanding agile software development life cycles and processes. 
• Fantastic track record of stakeholder and vendor management. Having the ability to navigate a large complex corporation and building relationships with Senior stakeholders via different forms of networks 
• An experienced practitioner of Agile methodology and experience with working in an adaptive environment with reactive and proactive mindsets. 
• Proven skills such as risk, issue and dependency management 
• Capable of strategic planning and project management 
• Experience managing financial reports and on-time release deliveries in large complex corporations, experience working with Web, Cloud and Microservice technologies and a Computer Science or similar degree with a PMP or Scrum Master certification would all be good things to have. 

Why you'll love working here

• Competitive salary, health insurance covered for employee and dependents. 
• Working on international projects. Professional and dynamic working environment 
• Achieving valuable experience with variety projects, new technologies and hundreds of talents 
• Receiving training opportunities including many technical seminars and soft skill training courses 
• Good opportunity for promotion through regular performance review system.