Release Train Engineer

Talentify; Conyers (GA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 149,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care

Dental coverage

Vision plans

401K benefits

Commissions/incentive

Job summary

Distech Controls Inc. is hiring a Release Train Engineer to establish and mature the Agile Release Train (ART), enabling predictable delivery and PI execution across multiple teams.

You will partner with Product Management, System/Solution Architecture, Engineering leadership, and a Scrum Master to launch the train and drive continuous improvement. We seek a candidate with 7+ years in Agile delivery and proven PI Planning facilitation; SAFe RTE knowledge is preferred.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in Agile delivery (RTE/Senior SM/Delivery Lead).
• Experience managing software solutions and end-to-end systems.
• Proven PI Planning facilitation and multi-team coordination.
• Strong facilitation and stakeholder management.
• SAFe RTE knowledge preferred; Azure DevOps/Jira experience.
• Engineering or Computer Science degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure predictable delivery with end-to-end view of the delivery timeline.
• Stand up ART cadence and ways of working (ART syncs, System Demo, Inspect & Adapt).
• Plan and facilitate PI Planning; track PI objectives, risks, and dependencies.
• Remove systemic impediments; drive cross-team alignment with Product, Architecture, DevOps, QA.
• Improve flow and predictability using metrics and coaching.

Skills

Agile delivery

PI Planning

Stakeholder management

Facilitation

Azure DevOps/Jira

Education

Engineering or CS degree

Tools

Azure DevOps

Jira

Job description

Distech Controls’ success and reputation are fueled by our world-class team of employees. We look for qualified individuals who are striving to succeed and that wish to actively contribute to our continued growth. Distech Controls values its team members and offers them a modern, motivating work environment, and competitive salaries and benefits.

Distech Controls is a Canadian-based company located in Brossard, on the South Shore of Montreal (QC), with a European headquarter in Brignais (Lyon), France. We are proud to be part of the Acuity Inc. family since 2015. Our mission is to connect people with intelligent building solutions for better health, better space, and better efficiencies through our forward-thinking technologies and services.

Acuity Inc. (NYSE: AYI) is a market-leading industrial technology company. We use technology to solve problems in spaces, light and more things to come. Through our two business segments, Acuity Brands Lighting (ABL) and Acuity Intelligent Spaces (AIS), we design, manufacture, and bring to market products and services that make a valuable difference in people’s lives.

We achieve growth through the development of innovative new products and services, including lighting, lighting controls, building management solutions, and an audio, video and control platform. We focus on customer outcomes and drive growth and productivity to increase market share and deliver superior returns. We look to aggressively deploy capital to grow the business and to enter attractive new verticals.

Acuity Inc. is based in Atlanta, Georgia, with operations across North America, Europe and Asia. The Company is powered by approximately 13,000 dedicated and talented associates. Visit us at www.acuityinc.com.

Job Summary

The Release Train Engineer (RTE) is the chief facilitator for a newly forming Software Agile Release Train (ART). This role is accountable for establishing and maturing the ART operating model, enabling predictable delivery, improving flow, and orchestrating Program Increment (PI) execution across multiple Agile teams and shared services (Architecture, DevOps, Security, QA, Product, etc.). The RTE partners closely with Product Management, System/Solution Architecture, Engineering leadership, and a Scrum Master to launch the train and drive continuous improvement. This role will report into the R&D Director PMO.

Key Tasks & Responsibilities (Essential Functions)

• Ensure predictable delivery with end to end high level view of the delivery timeline
• Stand up ART cadence and ways of working (ART syncs, System Demo, Inspect & Adapt)
• Plan and facilitate PI Planning; track PI objectives, risks, and dependencies
• Remove systemic impediments; drive cross-team alignment with Product, Architecture, DevOps, QA
• Improve flow and predictability using metrics and coaching

Skills and Minimum Experience Required

• 7+ years in Agile delivery (RTE/Senior SM/Delivery Lead/Agile Coach); scaled experience required
• Experience managing Software solutions and practical knowledge of integrated, end-to-end software systems
• Proven PI Planning facilitation and multi-team coordination
• Strong facilitation, conflict resolution, and stakeholder management
• SAFe RTE/SPC knowledge preferred; Azure DevOps/Jira experience
• Engineering or similar degree in computer Science or equivalent preferred

Distech Controls Inc. is owned by Acuity Inc., which is located in the United States. These companies share a global recruitment system on which the data you provide will be stored, and which will be subject to the laws of the United States of America.

The range for this position is $83,000 to $149,000. Placement within this range may vary, depending on the applicant’s experience and geographic location. Acuity offers generous benefits including health care, dental coverage, vision plans, 401K benefits, and commissions/incentive compensation depending on role.

We value diversity and are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regards to race, color, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity or national origin, disability, pregnancy, religion, covered veteran status, protected genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Accommodation for Applicants with Disabilities

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