We are seeking a highly skilled Release Train Engineer (RTE) to drive Agile excellence within our organization. As an RTE, you will play a pivotal role in leading Agile Release Trains (ARTs), facilitating PI Planning, optimizing execution, and promoting DevOps best practices. You will work with senior stakeholders, product teams, and business owners to ensure continuous value delivery and alignment with business objectives.

This role is ideal for an Agile leader with deep SAFe knowledge, strong facilitation skills, and a passion for enabling high-performing teams.

Key Responsibilities

1. PI (Program Increment) Planning & Execution

       Facilitate PI Planning events, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities.

       Ensure ART readiness by collaborating with Product Owners, Business Owners, and Solution Architects.

       Drive continuous backlog refinement to align work with business goals.

2. Agile Release Train (ART) Management

       Track and manage feature completion using Kanban.

       Identify, track, and remove impediments affecting ART execution.

       Facilitate ART syncs, system demos, inspect & adapt sessions.

       Manage ART risks and dependencies using the ROAM technique.

3. DevOps & Continuous Delivery

       Champion DevOps best practices, ensuring CI/CD pipeline efficiency.

       Define and enforce an ART-level Definition of Done for product releases.

       Plan and oversee milestones for product releases and integrations.

4. Business & Stakeholder Engagement

       Support economic decision-making by facilitating feature prioritization for Agile teams.

       Collaborate with Business Owners and stakeholders to enhance communication and alignment.

       Coordinate cross-ART planning to optimize customer outcomes.

Requirements

       Bachelors Degree/Diploma in Business, IT, or related field (minimum 3 years).

       SAFe Agile RTE Certification (mandatory).

       4+ years of experience in Agile environments (RTE, Scrum Master, Program Manager).

       Strong understanding of technology, systems, and Agile process management.

       Experience in coaching teams, managing conflict, and working with senior stakeholders.

       Proficiency in Agile frameworks, backlog refinement, risk management, and continuous delivery.

       Telecom industry experience is an advantage.

Release Train Engineer (Rte) €“ Safe Agile position available in Gauteng, Johannesburg. This job position was posted by Sabenza IT & Recruitment. The job has been posted as a premium ad on 2025-03-16 at 15:03:17 in the It Computer category