Release Train Engineer (RTE) – Merchant Delivery

A1L Digital; Wes-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

A1L Digital Incorporated is seeking a Release Train Engineer – Merchant Delivery on a 12-month contract in the Telecom Networks sector. You will lead agile delivery across multiple teams, coordinate with vendors and stakeholders, and ensure timely value delivery for mobile payment platform initiatives.

The ideal candidate has SAFe Release Train Engineer certification, 3–5 years of RTE or Delivery Manager experience, strong cross-functional collaboration skills, and hands-on JIRA/Confluence

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level in STEM or equivalent working experience.
• Proven track record delivering products and cross-functional collaboration.
• Certification: SAFe Scrum Master or equivalent.
• 3–5 years’ experience as Delivery Manager or RTE.
• Agile experience with international suppliers/markets (min 5 years).
• Mobile/Financial payment services experience.
• Experience with merchant platforms and ERP/inventory integrations.
• Experience coordinating multiple delivery teams and vendors.

Skills

Delivery management

SAFe practices

Agile delivery

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

JIRA

Confluence

Problem analysis

Vendor management

Financial/merchant payments knowledge

English communication

Education

Degree in STEM or equivalent

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

SAFe Scrum Master certification

Job description

Our client in the Telecom Networks sector is seeking a Release Train Engineer – Merchant Delivery on a contract duration of 12 months.

Core competencies, knowledge and experience

• Educated to degree level in STEM or equivalent working experience.
• Proven track record for successful delivery of products and working cross-functionally with business and IT
• Contagious passion for, and commitment to, driving mobile money growth and innovation.
• Excellent problem analysis and resolution skills to support work in reactive and proactive environments.
• Strong understanding of local and global payment capabilities and technologies
• Commit to understand the end to end solution and system at high level with all relevant use cases of system which is under RTE
• Ability to demonstrate and present systems/software managed by RTE in order to provide suggestion for optimsation.
• Relevant certified Scrum Master qualification, for example, SAFe Scrum Master or equivalent
• 3 – 5 years’ experience as a Delivery Manager and / or RTE
• Agile Experience which includes international suppliers and / or markets – minimum 5 years
• Mobile Payment or Financial Payment Service Experience
• Experience delivering mobile applications, platform integrations and third-party technology solutions.
• Experience coordinating multiple delivery teams, external vendors and stakeholders across markets.
• SAFe 6.0 Certified Release Train Engineer
• Demonstrable working knowledge and competence using JIRA and Confluence
• Experience designing and implementing Agile or DevOps processes in SAFE or other frameworks.
• Experience delivering SoftPOS, POS devices or other solutions combining hardware and software.
• Experience with merchant platforms, business management tools, ERP or inventory integrations.
• Experience managing vendor delivery, contractual milestones and acceptance processes

Skills

• Experience of software development lifecycle in complex, data driven initiatives is essential, especially within agile methodologies (e.g., Scrum, SAFe)
• Experienced in leading agile feature teams to deliver both new and continuous improvements to customers.
• Strong data analytical skills, able to identify solutions to complex problems.
• Design thought process
• Experience in vendor management, with specific focus on managing scope, resources and delivery.
• Business and customer focus, and an appreciation of customer led design and user experience techniques.
• Ability to work proactively within a demanding environment, being a key contributor to a fast-moving product development process.
• Able to communicate and influence with tact and diplomacy.
• Able to understand and explain complex technical concepts to business stakeholders.
• Demonstrable numerical, analytical, and verbal skills, well-developed written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Experience working within a multi-national team and serving customers from multiple countries would be of benefit.