Remote Senior RTE Leader — Agile Release Trains

Lumen; Denver (CO); Remote; USD 139,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Lumen is seeking a Senior Manager of Release Train Engineers to lead a high-performing RTE organization across the SDLC. You will establish standards, coach delivery leaders, and drive interactive governance while focusing on outcomes, predictability, and risk management in a fast-paced AI-enabled environment.

You will collaborate with Product, Engineering, Architecture, and TPMO to align portfolio objectives with enterprise goals, delivering reliable, scalable ART execution and continuous

Qualifications

• 10+ years in Agile delivery, release-train leadership, or SDLC operations.
• 3+ years leading RTEs, Scrum Masters, or equivalent roles.
• Experience establishing ART standards, dashboards, and governance.
• Strong knowledge of SAFe, PI Planning, and portfolio governance.
• Proven ability to coach leaders and influence stakeholders.
• Ability to turn ART health data into executive insights.
• Experience optimizing delivery with automation and AI-enabled workflows.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop RTEs and Sr. RTEs with clear priorities and accountability.
• Own ART operating model, standards, playbooks, dashboards, and cadences.
• Align ART work with business priorities and roadmaps.
• Govern risk, dependencies, escalation, and executive visibility.
• Monitor ART health and drive continuous improvement actions.
• Foster intelligent automation and agentic AI to enhance planning and coordination.
• Partner with Product, Engineering, Architecture, and leadership to resolve delivery issues.

Skills

Agile delivery

Release Train leadership

SDLC operations

Project management

Portfolio governance

Coaching delivery leaders

Jira/Jira Align/Confluence

Power BI

AI tooling awareness

Executive reporting

Education

SAFe RTE

SPC

SAFe Agilist

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 a high-performing RTE organization across the SDLC. You will establish standards, coach delivery leaders, and drive interactive governance while focusing on outcomes, predictability, and risk management in a fast-paced AI-enabled environment.

You will collaborate with Product, Engineering, Architecture, and TPMO to align portfolio objectives with enterprise goals, delivering reliable, scalable ART execution and continuous