Release Train Engineer

CityFibre Holding Ltd; Shrewsbury; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading telecommunications company in Shrewsbury is looking for an experienced IT Programme Manager to drive complex project delivery and manage Agile teams. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in telco environments and a passion for Agile methodologies. This hybrid role offers a competitive salary, performance-related bonus, and multiple benefits to support your wellbeing.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Performance-related bonus

25 days annual leave

Private medical insurance

Qualifications

• Seasoned IT programme manager with experience in telco environments.
• Proven experience managing complex, large-scale IT programmes.
• Hands-on experience in telecoms or network-integrated environments.
• Strong understanding of Agile at scale.

Responsibilities

• Leading complex IT programme delivery focusing on integration.
• Supporting the transition of the IME programme.
• Driving the setup and launch of a new Agile Release Train.
• Managing cross-team dependencies and stakeholder alignment.
• Coaching Agile teams in SAFe and Lean-Agile practices.

Skills

IT programme management

Agile delivery

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

Job description

Overview

This hybrid role offers a great balance of home and office working. You’ll join your colleagues in your local office at least 2 days a week.

As the UK’s largest fibre-only network, and its only proven wholesale challenger, we’re busy setting new standards for what digital infrastructure can and should be. Designed from scratch for the internet, our network is greener, more reliable and ready for the future. The products we provide over it not only lead the market on speed, value and service, they help businesses to innovate, provide entire communities with a better foundation for their digital lives and support economic growth, locally and nationally. What does that mean for you? The opportunity to make internet connections (and daily life) a whole lot better, for a lot of people!

What you’ll do

• Leading complex IT programme delivery with a focus on integration between IT and telecoms systems
• Supporting the transition of the IME programme from external to internal delivery teams
• Driving the setup and launch of a new Agile Release Train to support long-term delivery
• Managing cross-team dependencies, risks, and stakeholder alignment across the programme
• Coaching Agile teams and leaders in SAFe and Lean-Agile practices
• Ensuring transparency and continuous improvement across the delivery lifecycle

What you’ll bring / Qualifications

• You’ll be a seasoned IT programme manager with experience in telco environments and a passion for Agile delivery.
• Proven experience managing complex, large-scale IT programmes
• Hands-on experience delivering in telecoms or network-integrated environments
• A background in IT application development or platform/software engineering
• Strong understanding of Agile at scale, ideally with experience launching a new Release Train
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills

Benefits

This includes a competitive salary, a performance-related bonus, and a range of benefits to support you across your financial, physical, and mental wellbeing. We also offer 25 days annual leave, a day off on your birthday, a day off to support a charity or organisation of choice, a range of wellbeing and savings initiatives including private medical insurance, and supportive family friendly and menopause policies.

Our culture and commitments

We’re a Times Top 50 Employer for Gender Equality. We’re endorsed by WORK180 and we’re a partner of Diversifying. We have pledged our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant and we’re a Disability Confident Employer. Working together with our Employee Networks, we’re wholly committed to ensuring that our people’s voices are heard, and that everyone feels a sense of belonging and pride to be a part of CityFibre. If you’d like to explore our culture and values, check out The CityFibre Way.

What you can expect from us

We want to offer you all the support you need to thrive inside and outside of work. This means giving you the tools to grow your career with us, as well as a comprehensive benefits package that you can adapt to your lifestyle.

This includes 25 days annual leave, a day off on your birthday, a day off to support a charity or organisation of choice, a range of wellbeing and savings initiatives including private medical insurance, and supportive family friendly and menopause policies.

No matter your background, family or carer status, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, gender, or gender identity, we welcome your application. If you need any support or reasonable adjustments throughout the application process, please email us at [e-mail]. We want to help!