Release Train Engineer (2400018Z) (вакансія неактивна)

Ciklum is looking for a Release Train Engineer to join our team full-time in Ukraine.

We are a custom product engineering company that supports both multinational organizations and scaling startups to solve their most complex business challenges. With a global team of over 4,000 highly skilled developers, consultants, analysts and product owners, we engineer technology that redefines industries and shapes the way people live.

About the role:

As a Release Train Engineer (RTE), become a part of a cross-functional development team engineering experiences of tomorrow.

As a Release Train Engineer (RTE) you’ll be a servant leader and Agile Release Train (ART) coach who facilitates ART events and processes and supports teams in delivering value. You will communicate with stakeholders, escalate impediments, help manage risk, and drive relentless improvement. An ART typically has between 5 and 12 squads containing between 50 and 100 people.

You will facilitate ART practices and Program /Product Increment (PI) execution, escalate impediments, manage risk, and help ensure value delivery and relentless improvement. You will also participate in the Lean-Agile transformation, coaching leaders, teams, and Scrum Master/Team Coaches in the new mindset and processes.

Responsibilities:

Facilitating PI planning:

• Facilitate PI planning readiness by ensuring strategic alignment, preparing Product Managers, Product Owners, Architects, and Squads with the necessary content, and managing the logistics of the event, whether in-person or remote
• Facilitate the PI planning event — lead and facilitate the entire planning process, from opening the event and setting the context to managing team activities, reviews, risk assessments, and closing with retrospective and forward planning instructions

Supporting PI Execution:

• Track Progress: Assist in tracking Feature execution in the ART
• Backlog Refinement

Optimizing Flow

• Adapt and utilize various tools, such as the ART Kanban, Scrum, and others, to ensure a smooth flow of value
• Manage and optimize the flow of value through the Agile Release Train (ART), through a team of agile squads. Implement best practices within SAFe / LeSS and deliver continuous improvement to systems, controls, and processes

Improving Relentlessly

• Support just-in-time improvement throughout the PI, leveraging the Coach and PO syncs, Communities of Practice, and promote the use of engineering and Built-In Quality practices
• Help teams and trains improve on the technical and business practices needed to achieve the larger aim of the portfolio

Requirements:

• Worked as an RTE for 3-5 years and an experienced Scrum Master before that
• Lead an ART of at least 5-8 squads in a complex, high-performing, diverse, and geographically distributed environment
• Excellent written and oral English communication skills
• Demonstrable experience in navigating organization structures up to the ‘C’ level, networking, and influencing stakeholders

Desirable:

• SAFe Release Train Engineer Certification or equivalent
• Previous experience in an operational and/or strategic leadership role in a commercially orientated and/or regulated environment
• Previous Programme Management delivery experience

Personal skills:

• Listen to and support squads in problem identification and decision-making
• Create an environment of mutual influence
• Encourage and support each individual's personal development and team's development
• Think beyond day-to-day activities and apply systems thinking
• Support the squads' commitments
• Be open and appreciate openness in others

What`s in it for you?

• Care: your mental and physical health is our priority. We ensure comprehensive company-paid medical insurance, Mental Health programs, as well as financial and legal consultations
• Tailored education path: boost your skills and knowledge with our regular internal events (meetups, conferences, workshops), Udemy license, language courses and company-paid certifications
• Growth environment: share your experience and level up your expertise with a community of skilled professionals, locally and globally
• Own your schedule — you are the one to decide when to start your working day. Just don’t miss your regular team stand-up
• Opportunities: we value our specialists and always find the best options for them. Our Internal Mobility Program helps change a project if needed to help you grow, excel professionally and fulfill your potential
• Global impact: work on large-scale projects that redefine industries with international and fast-growing clients
• Welcoming environment: feel empowered with a friendly team, open-door policy, informal atmosphere within the company and regular team-building events

About us:

Discover the pros of 20-year global experience! Join one of the largest IT companies in Ukraine, awarded as one of the top 10 employers in Ukraine by Forbes.

Boost your skills and make a difference with cutting-edge projects, skilled colleagues and the latest tech stacks.

Ciklum has been recognised as a veteran-friendly business by the Veteran Hub in Ukraine.
We're committed to creating a welcoming environment for veterans and developing processes that meet their needs. We value the skills and unique perspectives military veterans can bring to our business and are willing to support their transition to civilian life.

Be bold, not bored!

Interested already? We would love to get to know you! Submit your application. We can’t wait to see you at Ciklum.