Release Train Engineer

Barclays UK; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A major financial services company is seeking a Release Train Engineer to lead and coach teams in London. The role involves driving technical excellence and managing engineering teams to deliver high-quality software solutions. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in Agile methodologies, risk management, and coaching teams. Successful applicants will thrive in fostering innovation and quality within cross-functional teams. This position offers opportunities for mentorship and career growth.

Qualifications

• Experience leading Agile Release Train ceremonies and coaching principles.
• Proven ability to track and resolve dependencies and risks effectively.
• Strong stakeholder communication skills across all organizational levels.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering teams to achieve project goals and objectives.
• Oversee timelines and manage task prioritization for successful delivery.
• Mentor team members and conduct performance reviews.

Skills

SAFe Agile Coaching & Facilitation

Dependency & Risk Management

Communication & Stakeholder Engagement

Coaching Scrum Masters

Programme or Release Management

Managing Complex Dependencies

Job description

Join Barclays as a Release Train Engineer, where you will lead and coach Scrum Masters and Feature Teams, providing technical guidance, mentorship, and support. You will drive technical excellence, foster a culture of innovation, and continuously optimise delivery flow to ensure high-quality software solutions.

To be successful as a Release Train Engineer, you should have experience with:

• SAFe Agile Coaching & Facilitation - Leading Agile Release Train (ART) ceremonies, coach teams on Agile principles, and drive continuous improvement to optimise delivery flow and operational efficiency.

• Dependency & Risk Management - Identifying, tracking, and resolving cross-team dependencies and risks to ensure seamless delivery and strategic alignment.

• Communication & Stakeholder Engagement - Facilitating collaboration, manage expectations, and maintain clear, consistent communication across all levels of the organisation.

Other highly valued skills include:

• Extensive experience coaching Scrum Masters and Feature Teams on Agile principles and leading key ART events.

• Solid background in programme or release management.

• Proven ability to manage complex dependencies across large-scale organisations.

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

This role has the option to work from the following locations: Knutsford or London, Luke Street.

Purpose of the role

To lead and manage engineering teams, providing technical guidance, mentorship, and support to ensure the delivery of high-quality software solutions, driving technical excellence, fostering a culture of innovation, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to align technical decisions with business objectives.

Accountabilities

• Lead engineering teams effectively, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture to achieve project goals and meet organizational objectives.
• Oversee timelines, team allocation, risk management and task prioritization to ensure the successful delivery of solutions within scope, time, and budget.
• Mentor and support team members' professional growth, conduct performance reviews, provide actionable feedback, and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Evaluation and enhancement of engineering processes, tools, and methodologies to increase efficiency, streamline workflows, and optimize team productivity.
• Collaboration with business partners, product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions and ensure a cohesive approach to product development.
• Enforcement of technology standards, facilitate peer reviews, and implement robust testing practices to ensure the delivery of high-quality solutions.

Vice President Expectations

• To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and elevate breaches of policies/procedures..
• If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department’s future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes. They may also lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with strategic as well as tactical priorities, while balancing short and long term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements..
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others..
• OR for an individual contributor, they will be a subject matter expert within own discipline and will guide technical direction. They will lead collaborative, multi-year assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions..
• Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross functional areas of impact and alignment.
• Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does.
• Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies.
• Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives. In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions.
• Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes.
• Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills to achieve outcomes.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.