Release Train Engineer

Core skills were looking for to succeed in the role:

• Leadership Skills: Exceptional leadership communication and interpersonal skills.

• Critical and Systems Thinker: Youll anticipate downstream impacts connect the dots across teams and value streams and makes data-informed decisions to optimise flow and alignment at scale

• Lean Thinking: Ability to identify issues analyse options and implement effective solutions.

• Skilled facilitator & Coach: Guide teams and stakeholders through Agile ceremonies and continuous improvement

• Experienced in coordinating concurrent initiatives with efficiency

• Ability to communicate risks issues and dependencies at all levels of the organisation

• Agile & SAFe Expertise: Deep understanding of Agile principles methodologies and practices

• Strong conflict management and feedback skills

• Change Management: Lead through organisational change with empathy and clarity

Whats involved:

• Agile Release Train Management: Oversee and coordinate the progress and performance of Agile Release Trains (ARTs) aligned to the value stream ensuring effective delivery of strategic initiatives.

• Value Stream Portfolio Management:

• Planning and Execution: Facilitate Quarterly Increment (QI) planning sessions and manage the execution of plans ensuring milestones and objectives are met across the ARTs.

• Continuous Improvement: Drive a culture of continuous improvement within the ARTs enhancing team performance delivery cadence and product quality.

• Agile Process Facilitation: Ensure consistent application of lean-agile methodologies across the value stream facilitating key ceremonies and fostering a collaborative high-performing environment.

• People-first servant leader: empowers teams builds trust and fosters a culture of collaboration and growth

• Risk and Dependency Management: Proactively identify track and mitigate risks and interdependencies that could impact delivery across the value stream and wider portfolio.

• Stakeholder Communication: Act as the primary liaison between cross-functional teams stakeholders and leadership ensuring clear timely and transparent communication.

• Reporting and Metrics: Provide regular updates on ART progress challenges and achievements. Champion the use of data and metrics to inform decisions and improve delivery performance.

• Coaching and Mentoring: Support and mentor Portfolio Leads Product Owners team members and wider business to strengthen agile capability and maturity across the value stream.

• Agile Best Practice Advocacy: Promote and embed agile principles and best practices to optimise delivery flow and maximise value realisation.

• Cross-Team Coordination: Facilitate alignment and synchronisation across multiple ARTs and teams to ensure cohesive and integrated delivery of value stream outcomes.

Experience and Knowledge

• Proven experience as a Release Train Engineer or in a similar agile delivery leadership role ideally within a value stream or large-scale transformation context.

• In-depth understanding of Agile principles and methodologies with hands-on experience applying the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) in complex delivery environments.

• Extensive experience leading high-performing agile teams whether as a Scrum Master Agile Delivery Lead or RTE.

• Demonstrated ability of collecting analysing and interpreting performance metrics to drive transparency identify trends and support continuous improvement through data-driven insights and reporting.

• Strong working knowledge of agile delivery tools preferably Azure DevOps with the ability to leverage them for planning tracking and reporting.

• Demonstrated ability to coordinate multiple teams and manage dependencies across a value stream or programme of work.

Skills

• Leadership Skills: Exceptional leadership communication and interpersonal skills.

• Critical and Systems Thinker: Anticipate downstream impacts connects the dots across teams and value streams and makes data-informed decisions to optimise flow and alignment at scale

• Lean Thinking: Ability to identify issues analyse options and implement effective solutions.

• Skilled facilitator & Coach: Guide teams and stakeholders through Agile ceremonies and continuous improvement

• Experienced in coordinating concurrent initiatives with efficiency

• Ability to communicate risks issues and dependencies at all levels of the organisation

• Agile & SAFe Expertise: Deep understanding of Agile principles methodologies and practices

• Strong conflict management and feedback skills

• Change Management Leads through organisational change with empathy and clarity

Qualifications

• Certification: SAFe Release Train Engineer certification is advantageous.

• Relevant Agile/Lean certification

Behaviours

• Commercially focussed and results driven

• Self-motivated and enthusiastic

• Acts as a role model and motivates others

• Embraces embeds and incorporates the Company values

• An organised and pro-active approach

• Ability to lead and influence

• A flexible approach and positive attitude

• Takes initiative to make decisions

• Drives relentless improvement through retrospectives and feedback loops