Remote Head of Release Train Engineering

Lumen; Lincoln (NE); Remote; USD 132,000 - 176,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Life insurance

Voluntary lifestyle benefits

Job summary

Lumen is seeking a Senior Manager of Release Train Engineers to lead RTEs and Sr. RTEs in a scalable Agile Release Train environment. This role builds and sustains a high‑performing RTE organization, aligning ART practices with portfolio priorities and driving measurable delivery improvements.

The leader partners with Product, Engineering, Architecture, and TPMO to ensure value delivery, transparency, and continuous improvement. Remote, US-based role with enterprise impact.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Agile delivery, release-train leadership, SDLC operations, or enterprise technology delivery.
• 3+ years of people‑leadership experience managing RTEs, Sr. RTEs, Scrum Masters, or comparable roles.
• Experience establishing ART standards, governance routines, dashboards, calendars, and escalation models.
• Strong knowledge of Agile, Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, PI Planning, ART operations, and portfolio governance.
• Demonstrated ability to coach RTEs and delivery leaders, manage performance, and influence senior stakeholders.
• Ability to convert ART health metrics into executive-ready insights and improvement plans.

Responsibilities

• People Leadership: manage, coach, develop, and evaluate RTEs and Sr. RTEs with clear priorities and accountability.
• RTE Operating Model Ownership: define standards, playbooks, dashboards, cadence, and governance for ART execution.
• Portfolio Execution Alignment: align RTE work with PI calendars, roadmaps, and leadership expectations.
• Risk, Dependency & Escalation Governance: establish methods for managing risks and dependencies with executive visibility.
• Metrics & Performance Management: monitor ART health, predictability, flow, milestones, and adoption to drive actions.
• Optimization & Agentic Creativity: improve ART models using Lean-Agile, automation, and AI-enabled workflows.
• Stakeholder Leadership: partner with Product, Engineering, Architecture, TPMO, Operations to resolve delivery issues and improve planning quality.

Skills

Agile delivery

People leadership

SAFe

Jira

Jira Align

Confluence

Clarity

ServiceNow SPM

Power BI

AI tools

Tools

Jira

Jira Align

Confluence

Clarity

ServiceNow SPM

Power BI

Job description

Lumen is seeking a Senior Manager of Release Train Engineers to lead RTEs and Sr. RTEs in a scalable Agile Release Train environment. This role builds and sustains a high‑performing RTE organization, aligning ART practices with portfolio priorities and driving measurable delivery improvements.

The leader partners with Product, Engineering, Architecture, and TPMO to ensure value delivery, transparency, and continuous improvement. Remote, US-based role with enterprise impact.