Release Train Engineer

My client is recruiting for a Release Train Engineer to join the team on a permanent basis. You can work from Ireland (Hybrid / Remote) and Spain ( Remote).

Job Responsibilities

• You will be responsible for contributing to the delivery of IT Projects, leveraging your domain knowledge & sector experience

• Manage & optimize the flow of value through the Agile Release Train (ART) using various tools, such as the Program Kanban and other information radiators
• Establish & communicate the annual calendars for Iterations and Program Increments (PIs)
• Facilitate PI Planning readiness by fostering a Continuous Exploration process that drives the synthesis of a Vision, a Roadmap, & Backlogs, & through Pre- and Post-PI Planning events
• You will facilitate the PI planning event
• Summarize Team PI Objectives into Program PI Objectives & publish them for visibility & transparency
• Assist in tracking the execution of features & capabilities
• Facilitate periodic synchronization events, including the ART sync
• Assist with economic decision-making by facilitating feature & capability estimation by teams & the roll-up to Epics, where necessary Coach leaders, teams, & Scrum Masters in Lean-Agile practices & mindsets
• Help manage risks & dependencies
• Escalate & track impediments
• Provide input on resourcing to address critical bottlenecks
• Encourage collaboration between teams & System & Solution Architects/Engineering
• You will work with Product & Solution Management, Product Owners, & other stakeholders to help ensure strategy & execution alignment
• Improve the flow of value through value streams by improving & assessing the practices associated with DevOps and Release on Demand in the Continuous Delivery Pipeline
• Help drive the Lean User Experience (UX) innovation cycle
• Work with the Program Management Office on program execution & operational excellence
• Understand & operate within Lean Budgets & ensure adherence to Guardrails
• Facilitate System Demos
• Drive relentless improvement via Inspect & Adapt workshops; assess the agility level of the ART and help them improve
• Create high-quality work products & act as a subject matter resource on one or more services, leveraging knowledge & experience to shape services
• Maintains focus so that projects deliver on key priorities & dependencies & are managed to realise business benefits to agreed timelines
• Identifies & advises on project level decisions that influence significant project direction & escalates decisions that cannot be resolved to the agreed governance forums.

Experience Required

• A min of 7 years’ experience working for a leading company, in delivery of large-scale complex change/transformation programmes or systems integration programmes
• Hands-on experience acting in a Release Train Engineer role and working with Agile methods for software delivery e.g., Scrum, SAFE, Kanban, Lean, TDD & CI/CD.
• Proven skills in effectively coaching, mentoring & motivating a cross functional Agile team (consisting of PO, Developers and QA) to improve the pace & evolve delivery practices
• A proven ability to manage and deliver on software projects in a fast-paced environment
• Be able to manage different stakeholders across the project you work on
• Have a proven ability to be able to take a ‘big picture’ delivery and project management view as well as being able to work at a detailed level across a broad range of contract types and engagement approaches
• Experience of working in a matrix managed organisation
• Excellent communication skills – tailoring communications to suit a mix of audiences & ability to translate strategy into measurable business benefits

Essential and Desirable Skills

• Additional non agile specific accreditation and practitioner experience of a range of Project Management approaches including PRINCE2, PMI, PMOBOK etc. or Master’s Level in Project Management or similar discipline from a recognised third level institution
• Excellent presentation skills
• Outstanding analytical and problem-solving skills
• People management experience

Educational Requirements

• A strong academic record including a third level degree, preferably in a business or IT related discipline, from a recognised third level institution
• Additional professional qualifications, such as Scrum Master, Scrum Product Owner and SAFe or Diploma Level in Agile Project Management or similar discipline from a recognised third level institution or accreditation body

Working Hours & Benefits

• Remote or Hybrid Working
• Healthcare
• Life Assurance
• Pension
• Tax Saver Ticket Scheme
• Bike to Work Scheme