Senior Lead Release Train Engineer — Remote

Talanto

Northern (KY)

Hybrid

USD 132,000 - 176,000

Full time

10 days ago

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Job summary

Lumen Technologies seeks a Senior Lead Release Train Engineer (Remote, US) to drive Agile Release Train maturity, coach leaders and teams, and translate complex delivery commitments into executable plans. You will partner with Product Management, System Architects, and engineering leaders to ensure the ART delivers as one coordinated system.

Ideal candidates bring 8+ years in tech program management and 4+ years leading ART execution, plus strong skills in Jira/Jira Align/Confluence and

Qualifications

8+ years of experience in technical program management, Agile delivery leadership, SDLC operations, product delivery, systems delivery, or related technology 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.
Demonstrated ability to coach leaders, Scrum Masters, Product Owners, Product Managers, TPMs, Architects, and engineering teams in Lean‑Agile behaviors and scaled execution practices.
Proven ability to manage complex risks, dependencies, impediments, and organizational constraints across multiple teams or related ARTs.
Tooling & Reporting: Experience with Jira, Jira Align, Confluence, Agile dashboards, flow metrics, dependency tracking, and executive‑ready delivery reporting preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead PI Planning readiness, PI Planning, ART Sync, Scrum of Scrums, System Demos, Inspect & Adapt, and related operating cadences 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 expand systemic risks, cross‑ART dependencies, capacity constraints, organizational impediments, and execution‑pattern issues before they threaten delivery commitments.
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 become owned, visible, prioritized, measurable, and embedded into future planning cycles.