Release Train Engineer

• Facilitate ART Events: PI (Program Increment) Planning, system demos, retrospectives, scrum of scrums, and ART syncs.
  
• Program Execution: Drive delivery of features and capabilities related to performance testing, security compliance, and certification readiness.
  
• Risk & Dependency Management: Identify, track, and resolve cross-team risks, impediments, and dependencies.
  
• Metrics & Reporting: Monitor ART health using flow metrics, velocity, quality, and security KPIs; provide transparency to stakeholders.
  
• Continuous Improvement: Foster a culture of relentless improvement through retrospectives, feedback loops, and innovation.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• 10+ years of experience in enterprise IT, including 5+ years in Agile/SAFe environments and release management.
  
• Understanding of retail and enterprise banking platforms, including core banking, digital channels, payment systems, and corporate banking tools.
  
• Understanding of SDLC, CI/CD pipelines, production support, and system reliability practices.
  
• Skilled in managing PI planning, backlog refinement, and program boards using JIRA.
  
• Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills across business, development, QA, and support teams.
  
• Nice to have SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE) or SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) certification.

• Maternity leave:

  Transition back with 3 days per week in the first month and 4 days per week in the second month

• Civil Partnership:

  1 week of paid leave if you're getting married. This covers marriages and civil partnerships, including same sex/civil partnership

• Family care:

  4 weeks of paid family care leave

• Recharge days:

  4 days per year to use when you need to physically or mentally needed to recharge

• Study leave:

  2 weeks of paid leave each year for study or personal development