Hybrid Release Train Engineer

at Transamerica

• Job title: Release Train Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: $155,000 - $175,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Philadelphia, United States

About the role

• Release Train Engineer at Transamerica leading Agile Release Train processes and ensuring value delivery. Collaborating with teams, managing risks, and supporting economic decision-making across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Manage and optimize the flow of value through the ART using various tools, such as the Program Kanbans, and information radiators.
• Master of complex facilitation and dependency management techniques to steer contributors through all the necessary ART ceremonies including program increment planning, demos and reviews.
• During PI execution, own the feature completion tracking, metrics, and corresponding communications both within and outside of the train.
• Assist tracking the execution of features and capabilities
• Escalate and track impediments and work to resolve escalated issues
• Coach leaders, teams, and Scrum Masters in Lean-Agile practices and mindsets.
• Identifies resource gaps across the teams and ART and makes recommendation to portfolio leaders.
• Encourage collaboration between teams and System Architects/Engineering.
• Partner with RTE Community of Practice and the agile centers of excellence to improve technical and quality practices.
• Improve the flow of value through value streams by improving and assessing the DevSecOps and Release on Demand competency.
• Work with management, Product Owners, and other stakeholders to help ensure strategy and execution alignment.
• Establish and communicate the annual calendars for Iterations and Program Increments (PIs).
• Assist the business with economic decision making by facilitating epic estimation by teams and rolling up to achieve Program level visibility.
• Understand and operate within budgets provided and ensure adherence to guardrails.
• Participate in and support Agile Communities of Practice.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business or computer science, or equivalent experience
• Five years of experience leading Agile transformations
• SAFe Release Train Engineer or SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) certification
• Experience developing technology roadmaps and strategies
• Experience developing and implementing strategic IT technologies and related processes, procedures, and decision support
• Thorough understanding of release planning readiness and continuous grooming
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills

Benefits

• Competitive Pay
• Bonus for Eligible Employees
• Benefits Package
• Pension Plan
• 401k Match
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Disability Insurance
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Employee Discounts
• Career Training & Development Opportunities
• Health and Work/Life Balance Benefits
• Paid Time Off starting at 160 hours annually for employees in their first year of service.
• Ten (10) paid holidays per year (typically mirroring the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) holidays).
• Be Well Company holistic wellness program, which includes Wellness Coaching and Reward Dollars
• Parental Leave – fifteen (15) days of paid parental leave per calendar year to eligible employees with at least one year of service at the time of birth, placement of an adopted child, or placement of a foster care child.
• Adoption Assistance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Back-Up Care Program
• PTO for Volunteer Hours
• Employee Matching Gifts Program
• Employee Resource Groups
• Inclusion and Diversity Programs
• Employee Recognition Program
• Referral Bonus Programs