Release Train Lead

Davidson; Geelong; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

12-month fixed-term contract

Competitive salary package

Job summary

Davidson, in partnership with Barwon Water, seeks a Release Train Lead to coordinate multiple Agile squads delivering software products and services. You will establish repeatable release frameworks, oversee PI Planning, ART Syncs, and system demos, and drive governance to improve predictability and quality at scale.

You will work with Engineering, Change and Quality teams, align with business stakeholders, and continually refine delivery through metrics and retrospectives.

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating multiple Agile squads and cross-functional dependencies.
• Strong understanding of software delivery lifecycles, release management and testing practices.
• Ability to operate in ambiguity and adapt processes to organisational needs.

Responsibilities

• Establish repeatable frameworks for PI Planning, ART Syncs, Scrum of Scrums, System Demos, Inspect & Adapt sessions.
• Build release management and testing practices to improve predictability.
• Develop release plans, stage gates and governance processes across squads.
• Coordinate cross-squad dependencies, risks, environments and testing activities.
• Engage with Engineering, Change and Quality stakeholders to ensure successful releases.
• Facilitate alignment across multiple Agile teams and stakeholders.
• Use metrics and retrospectives to improve release quality, reliability and speed.

Skills

Release Train Engineer

Agile delivery

Stakeholder engagement

JIRA

Tools

JIRA

SAFe tooling

Confluence

Job description

About the Company

Davidson has partnered with Barwon Water to appoint a Release Train Lead to play a pivotal role in driving the successful delivery of strategic technology and transformation initiatives across the organisation.

About the Role

As the Release Train Lead, you’ll sit within the Enablement function and play a critical role in coordinating multiple Agile squads delivering software products and services.

You’ll be responsible for establishing consistent ways of working, managing dependencies, improving release predictability and ensuring teams can deliver quality outcomes at scale.

You’ll be comfortable operating in an environment where not everything is defined, bringing structure, governance and clarity without creating unnecessary process overhead.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish and embed repeatable frameworks for:
  • PI Planning
  • ART Syncs
  • Scrum of Scrums
  • System Demos
  • Inspect & Adapt sessions
• Build fit-for-purpose release management, service transition and testing practices.
• Develop release plans, checklists, stage gates and governance processes that create consistency across squads.
• Coordinate cross-squad dependencies, risks, environments, approvals and testing activities.
• Work closely with Engineering, Change and Quality stakeholders to ensure successful release outcomes.
• Facilitate alignment and communication across multiple Agile teams and business stakeholders.
• Use delivery metrics, retrospectives and lessons learned to continuously improve release quality, reliability and speed.
• Drive enterprise-wide delivery improvements while maintaining a pragmatic and delivery-focused approach.

About You

We’re looking for someone who combines strong delivery leadership with enough technical understanding to engage meaningfully with engineering teams. You’ll bring:

• Experience as a Release Train Engineer, Release Train Lead, Delivery Manager, Release Manager or Senior Agile Delivery professional.
• Proven experience coordinating multiple Agile teams and managing cross-functional dependencies.
• Strong understanding of software delivery lifecycles, release management and testing practices.
• Confidence using JIRA and Agile delivery tooling.
• A solid understanding of APIs, integrations and modern software delivery concepts.
• Experience establishing frameworks, governance and ways of working from the ground up.
• The ability to work effectively in ambiguity and adapt processes to suit organisational needs.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and facilitation skills.

Nice to Have

• Experience operating within or alongside SAFe environments.
• SAFe certification is welcome but not required.
• Experience building release and delivery frameworks for mid-sized organisations rather than large enterprise environments.

The Benefits

• 12-month fixed term contract
• Competitive salary package
• Ppportunity to play a key role in an organisation undertaking one of regional Victoria's most significant transformation