Remote Senior Release Train Leader (RTE)

Lumen; Richmond (VA); Remote; USD 145,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Life insurance

Wellbeing programs

Job summary

Lumen is seeking a Senior Manager of Release Train Engineers to lead RTEs across ARTs, driving Agile SDLC execution, governance, and delivery excellence. This remote role supports nationwide programs, advancing performance, predictability, and continuous improvement with AI-enabled workflows.

Collaborating with Product, Engineering, Architecture, and TPMO leadership, you will align roadmaps, manage risks, and scale delivery across portfolios while building a high-performing RTE team.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in Agile delivery and release-train leadership.
• 3+ years leading RTEs, Scrum Masters, or equivalent roles.
• Ability to establish ART standards, governance, dashboards, and reporting.

Responsibilities

• People leadership: coach, develop, and evaluate RTEs and Sr. RTEs.
• Define and maintain ART standards, playbooks, dashboards, and cadences.
• Align RTE work with portfolio objectives and roadmaps.
• Manage risk, dependencies, escalation, and executive visibility.
• Monitor ART health, predictability, and flow metrics; drive improvements.
• Drive optimization with automation and AI-enabled workflows.

Skills

Agile delivery

RTE leadership

SDLC operations

Portfolio governance

Executive reporting

Jira/Jira Align/Confluence

Power BI

AI tools

Education

SAFe RTE certification or equivalent

PMI-ACP

CSM/CSPO/PMP

Tools

Jira

Jira Align

Confluence

Clarity

ServiceNow SPM

Power BI

AI tools

Job description

Lumen is seeking a Senior Manager of Release Train Engineers to lead RTEs across ARTs, driving Agile SDLC execution, governance, and delivery excellence. This remote role supports nationwide programs, advancing performance, predictability, and continuous improvement with AI-enabled workflows.

Collaborating with Product, Engineering, Architecture, and TPMO leadership, you will align roadmaps, manage risks, and scale delivery across portfolios while building a high-performing RTE team.