Remote Senior Release Train Engineer

Lumen

Montpelier (VT)

On-site

USD 132,000 - 176,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Lumen is seeking a Senior Lead Release Train Engineer to drive agile delivery across complex ARTs, mentor leaders and teams, and ensure delivery commitments are executed through practical plans. You will partner with Product Management, Architects, and engineering leaders to elevate Lean-Agile practices and ensure successful value delivery in a large, AI‑focused environment.

The role emphasizes independence, cross-functional influence, and the ability to manage risks, improve flow, and implement

Qualifications

8+ years of experience in technical program management, Agile delivery leadership, SDLC operations, product delivery, systems delivery, or related tech execution roles.
4+ years of hands-on experience facilitating or leading Agile Release Train execution, PI Planning, ART Sync, System Demos, Inspect & Adapt, and ART-level delivery governance.
Proven ability to coach leaders, Scrum Masters, Product Owners, Product Managers, TPMs, Architects, and engineering teams in Lean- Agile behaviors and scaled execution practices.
Experience building metrics, dashboards, playbooks, reporting routines, and improvement systems that increase delivery transparency and predictability.

Responsibilities

Lead PI Planning readiness, PI Planning, ART Sync, Scrum of Scrums, System Demos, Inspect & Adapt, and related operating-cadence ceremonies for a complex ART or multiple closely aligned ARTs.
Lead planning and alignment across complex teams, related ARTs, and senior stakeholders; ensure scope, capacity, dependencies, and tradeoffs are visible before commitments are made.
Coach Product Management, Product Owners, Scrum Masters, TPMs, Engineering leaders, Architects, and Business Owners on Lean-Agile practices, role clarity, flow, escalation discipline, and decision-making.
Identify, track, manage, and elevate systemic risks, cross-ART dependencies, capacity constraints, organizational impediments, and execution-pattern issues.
Define, improve, and govern ART-level metrics, dashboards, flow insights, maturity assessments, reusable playbooks, and operating standards that improve delivery transparency and predictability.
Drive continuous improvement across teams and leadership forums by ensuring improvement actions are owned, visible, prioritized, measurable.