Release Train Engineer

Highbrow LLC; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Toronto is seeking a Release Train Engineer. The role involves managing and optimizing the flow of value through releases, facilitating various agile ceremonies, and collaborating with multiple teams. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's Degree, relevant certifications, and a strong background in Agile methodologies. This position requires at least 1 year of experience in a coaching or consultant role and is pivotal in driving continuous improvement across teams.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience as a Coach, Product Manager, or Scrum Master.
• Certified SAFE Release Train Engineer (RTE) or Certified Scrum Master (CSM) required.
• 3-5+ years Agile related experience is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Manage and optimize the flow of value through releases.
• Facilitate PI Readiness and System Demos.
• Provide input on required resourcing for the release.

Skills

Agile

Scrum

Coaching

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology or related field

Masters in related field preferred

Tools

Agile Management tools

Job description

Release Train Engineer

Job ID: 2024-12615

Job Location: Toronto ON (2 days/week onsite)

Job Travel Location(s):

# Positions: 1

Employment Type: W2

Duration: Long Term

# of Layers:0

Work Eligibility: All Work Authorizations are Permitted – No Visa Transfers

Key Technology

Agile, Scrum

Job Responsibilities

• Manage and optimize the flow of value through releases using various tools such as Scrum and Kanban.
• Facilitate PI Readiness through coaching and supporting development of Roadmaps, Features, Releases.
• Facilitate System Demos, PI Planning, Pre- and Post-PI Planning meetings.
• Co-ordinate successful delivery of the Features to be deployed in the Release by taking into consideration dependencies, order, and architecture.
• Summarize & publish the Team PI Objectives ensuring everything is rolling up to the Vision, Bold Aspirational Goals (B.A.G) and Objectives and Key Results (OKRs).
• Track and produce key metrics and dashboards to monitor releases.
• Facilitate Synchronization meetings (e.g., Release sync) as required to keep delivery aligned to achieving the business outcomes.
• Work cross-functionally to align strategy, methodology and execution with all relevant stakeholders (i.e. Product Owners, Release Management, Architecture etc.).
• Escalate and Track impediments from teams which are a part of their release scope.
• Manage Risks and Dependencies of their release.
• Provide input on required resourcing from across the Bank to support the release.
• Coach and promote collaboration to Leaders, teams, and Scrum to enable high performance.
• Partner with Business Owners, Product Managers and Product Owners to help assure strategy, vision and road map alignment and execution.
• Improve the flow of value through value streams by working to improve DevOps and Release on Demand Competency.
• Drive the Lean Innovation Cycle with Business and Product Management.
• Function as a servant leader fostering Lean-Agile Continuous Delivery DevOps mindsets.
• Apply best practices and knowledge of internal / external business issues to improve products or services in own discipline.
• Apply engineering and service philosophy principles to release practices, contribute to the development of engineering and service guidelines and principles by providing feedback to the practice leaders based on platform knowledge, experience, and identification of opportunities.
• Contribute to the creation of release and/or solution metrics with the goal of demonstrating automation progress and benefits achieved.
• Develop and recommend technical strategies and solutions to maintain or expand service levels.
• Lead and / or participate in cross-Product Family / Group activities to identify risk / provide guidance for complex situations.
• Maintain a culture of risk management and control, supported by effective processes in alignment with risk appetite.
• Key Subject matter expert with specialized knowledge in coordinating, leading and coaching multiple agile teams.
• In-depth knowledge / expertise in own domain / field of specialty and working knowledge of broader related areas Assists with coordinating the ceremonies, backlogs releases of various agile teams (e.g., Pods, Product Groups, Product Families) to successfully release in a program increment a part of the release.
• Work with agile teams (e.g., pods) within a Product Group to drive continuous improvement.
• Report to Practice Area Lead or Practice Lead and contribute directly to assigned Journey or Platform.

Skills and Experience Required

Requirements:

• 1+ years of experience as a Coach, Prod Mgr, Scrum Master
• Certified SAFE Release Train Engineer (RTE) or SAFE Program Consultant (SPC), or Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
• 1+ years’ experience with Agile Management tools
• 3-5+ years Agile related experience

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in a related field such as information technology, computer science, Bus. Admin – Masters preferred