Senior Release Train Engineer - SAFe Government Transformation

Profectus; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Some travel to Canberra

Competitive salary

Job summary

Profectus is seeking an experienced Release Train Engineer to support a large-scale transformation program within an Australian Government agency. The role coordinates delivery across multiple release trains, business workstreams and supporting technology teams, working in close partnership with the Solution Train Engineer and program leadership.

The position involves SAFe program increment planning, dependency and risk management, delivery reporting and engagement with executives, with a hybrid

Qualifications

• Seven or more years leading large-scale government transformation programs.
• Extensive experience operating in SAFe or comparable scaled agile delivery environments.
• Proven experience in business design and systems implementation.
• Experience working within highly regulated government environments, including governance and assurance requirements.
• Strong stakeholder management capability at executive and senior executive level.
• Experience facilitating Program Increment planning and large-scale planning events.
• Demonstrated understanding of program and portfolio management disciplines.
• SAFe Release Train Engineer or Solution Train Engineer certification.
• Agile, Scrum, Lean or equivalent certification.
• Program management qualifications such as MSP, PRINCE2 or PMBOK.
• Change management certification such as Prosci or equivalent.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and facilitate delivery of a large-scale program operating under SAFe.
• Work alongside the Solution Train Engineer to align release trains and manage cross-program dependencies.
• Facilitate Program Increment planning and other large-scale planning events.
• Manage cross-stream dependencies, risks, issues and delivery blockers across multidisciplinary teams.
• Support integrated planning and delivery coordination across multiple releases and business workstreams.
• Track and report delivery progress, metrics and outcomes to program leadership and governance forums.
• Keep business design, operational change and technology delivery aligned through to implementation.
• Support compliance with government governance, assurance and enterprise architecture requirements.
• Engage stakeholders across business, operational and ICT areas, including at executive and senior executive level.
• Identify and apply process improvements across release trains and delivery teams.

Skills

SAFe expertise

Stakeholder management

Program/Portfolio management

Change management

Agile / Scrum / Lean

Education

Relevant tertiary qualifications

PM certifications (MSP/PRINCE2/PMBOK)

Job description

Profectus is seeking an experienced Release Train Engineer to support a large-scale transformation program within an Australian Government agency. The role coordinates delivery across multiple release trains, business workstreams and supporting technology teams, working in close partnership with the Solution Train Engineer and program leadership.

The position involves SAFe program increment planning, dependency and risk management, delivery reporting and engagement with executives, with a hybrid