Release Train Engineer
Retail, Wholesale / FMCG
About this role
The purpose of the Release Train Engineer (RTE) is to drive an Agile Release Train (ART) by steering it to success while navigating the complexity of delivering software in a complex and cross-functional environment.
Minimum Requirements
- Degree or Diploma in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related field – (essential).
- SAFe Certified Release Train Engineer certification or equivalent – (essential).
- Certificate in Leading SAFe or SAFe for Teams – (essential).
- (UX) innovation cycle.
- Work with the Agile Program Management Office (APMO) on program execution and operational excellence.
- Understand and operate within lean budgets and ensure adherence to Guardrails.
- Facilitate System Demos and Solution Demos.
- Drive relentless improvement via Inspect and Adapt workshops; assess the agility level of the ART and Solution Train and help them improve.
- Foster Communities of Practice and the use of engineering and Built-In Quality practices.
- Knowledge and Skills Comprehensive knowledge and Job Objectives Manage and optimise delivery of the ART, overseeing and managing transition to full operational support.
- Manage and optimise the flow of value through the ART using various tools.
- Coach leaders, teams, and Scrum Masters in Lean-Agile practices and mindsets.
- Establish and communicate the annual calendars for iterations and program increments (PIs).
- Facilitate PI planning readiness by fostering a Continuous Exploration process which drives the synthesis of a vision, a roadmap, and backlogs, and through pre- and post-PI planning meetings.
- Facilitate the PI planning event and summarise team PI objectives into program PI objectives.
- Track the execution of features and capabilities against defined metrics.
- Facilitate periodic synchronisation meetings, including the ART sync at the Essential Level and the value stream sync for Solution Trains.
- Assist with economic decision-making by facilitating feature and capability estimation by teams and the roll-up to Epics, where necessary.
- Manage ART risks and dependencies and escalate and track impediments.
- Provide input on resourcing to address critical bottlenecks.
- Drive collaboration between teams and System and Solution Architects/Engineering.
- Work with Product and Solution Management, Product Owners, and other stakeholders to help ensure strategy and execution alignment.
- Improve the flow of value through value streams by improving and assessing practices associated with DevOps and Release on Demand in the Continuous Delivery Pipeline.
- Help drive the Lean User
- Comprehensive knowledge and Job Objectives Manage and optimise delivery of the ART, overseeing and managing transition to full operational support.
Responsibilities
- Manage and optimise delivery of the ART, overseeing and managing transition to full operational support.
- Manage and optimise the flow of value through the ART using various tools.
- Coach leaders, teams, and Scrum Masters in Lean-Agile practices and mindsets.
- Establish and communicate the annual calendars for iterations and program increments (PIs).
- Facilitate PI planning readiness by fostering a Continuous Exploration process which drives the synthesis of a vision, a roadmap, and backlogs, and through pre- and post-PI planning meetings.
- Facilitate the PI planning event and summarise team PI objectives into program PI objectives.
- Track the execution of features and capabilities against defined metrics.
- Facilitate periodic synchronisation meetings, including the ART sync at the Essential Level and the value stream sync for Solution Trains.
- Assist with economic decision-making by facilitating feature and capability estimation by teams and the roll-up to Epics, where necessary.
- Manage ART risks and dependencies and escalate and track impediments.
- Provide input on resourcing to address critical bottlenecks.
- Drive collaboration between teams and System and Solution Architects/Engineering.
- Work with Product and Solution Management, Product Owners, and other stakeholders to help ensure strategy and execution alignment.
- Improve the flow of value through value streams by improving and assessing practices associated with DevOps and Release on Demand in the Continuous Delivery Pipeline.
- Help drive the Lean User
