Release Train Engineer

Release Train Engineer

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

• 10+ years of professional experience and Minimum 5+ years of experience as a RTE with RTE certification.
• Facilitate Agile Release Train (ART) events and processes.
• Lead Program Increment (PI) Planning, Scrum of Scrums, ART Syncs, System Demos, and Inspect & Adapt workshops.
• Support Agile teams in adopting and improving SAFe practices.
• Ensure alignment between business objectives and program execution.
• Coordinate cross-team dependencies and delivery commitments.
• Track program progress, milestones, and objectives.
• Identify and mitigate risks, impediments, and delivery challenges.
• Drive continuous improvement and operational excellence initiatives.
• Coach Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and teams on Agile and SAFe practices.
• Drive Agile maturity and continuous learning across the ART.
• Foster collaboration and high-performing team culture.
• Support release planning and execution.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Product Owners, Architects, Business Owners, and Leadership teams.
• Provide program-level status reporting and executive updates.
• Facilitate decision-making and conflict resolution across teams.
• Ensure transparency and alignment across stakeholders.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Strong experience in Agile, Scrum, and SAFe frameworks.
• Experience leading Agile Release Trains and large-scale Agile programs.
• Expertise in PI Planning, Program Execution, and Dependency Management.
• Strong stakeholder and executive communication skills.
• Experience with Jira, Azure DevOps, Confluence, and reporting tools.
• Strong risk management and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience managing distributed and cross-functional teams.
• SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE) Certification.
• SAFe Agilist (SA), SPC, Scrum Master, or Product Owner certifications.
• Experience in Banking, Financial Services, Insurance, or Enterprise Technology domains.
• Knowledge of DevOps, CI/CD, Cloud, and Digital Transformation programs.

Generic Managerial Skills, If any

• Agile

• JIRA

• Project Management

• Problem-solving

• Adaptability

• Communication

• Presentation skills

Salary Range- $110,000-$125,000 a year