Sr. Release Train Engineer

Job Description :

A Release Train Engineer (RTE) responsible as serving as a coach for an Agile Release Train (ART), for a long-term, cross-functional team of agile teams. The role includes facilitating ART events and processes, helping teams deliver value by coordinating impediment removal, managing risks, and communicating with stakeholders. They are responsible for guiding the ART's execution and helping to improve its overall performance

• Facilitation : Lead and facilitate ART events, including Program Increment (PI) planning, system demos, and Inspect & Adapt workshops.
• Coaching and guidance : Act as a servant leader and coach for the ART and its constituent agile teams, embodying and promoting agile principles.
• Impediment management : Help teams identify and remove impediments to their progress, escalating issues when necessary.
• Risk and dependency management : Facilitate the identification, tracking, and resolution of program risks, assumptions, and dependencies.
• Communication : Communicate with stakeholders to ensure alignment and manage expectations.
• Continuous improvement : Help the ART and its teams to continuously improve their processes and delivery capabilities.
• Process support : Support the execution of the ART's processes, such as tracking feature completion in the Kanban.

Responsibilities :

1. Plan the release of project deliverables and manage the release lifecycle.

2. Coordinate with cross-functional teams, including development, QA, and operations, to ensure smooth releases.

3. Schedule and manage release windows and cycles across multiple portfolios or components.

4. Identify and mitigate risks that could impact release scope, quality, or timelines.

5. Conduct release readiness reviews, milestone reviews, and go / no-go assessments.

6. Develop and maintain release schedules, ensuring alignment with stakeholders and vendors.

7. Create and manage deployment plans, run books, and implementation strategies.

8. Oversee the execution of deployment plans and lead go-live activities.

9. Maintain a repository of release-related documentation, including procedures, dependencies, and notification lists.

10. Collaborate with release engineers to manage code merges, branches, and impacts.

11. Continuously improve release processes by identifying bottlenecks and implementing best practices.

12. Communicate release plans, updates, and changes to stakeholders effectively.

13. Ensure compliance with quality benchmarks and organizational standards.

14. Manage post-release activities, including reviews and identifying areas for improvement.

15. Utilize automation tools and scripts to streamline the release process and ensure efficiency.

16. Expert with Agile Methodology

Requirements :

• Deep understanding of agile principles and practices, often within the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).
• Excellent facilitation, coaching, and mentoring skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Problem-solving and conflict-resolution abilities.
• Experience as an advanced Scrum Master or in a similar role is often helpful."

Life at Capgemini

Capgemini supports all aspects of your well-being throughout the changing stages of your life and career. For eligible employees, we offer :

• Flexible work
• Healthcare including dental, vision, mental health, and well-being programs
• Financial well-being programs such as 401(k) and Employee Share Ownership Plan
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• Paid parental leave
• Family building benefits like adoption assistance, surrogacy, and cryopreservation
• Social well-being benefits like subsidized back-up child / elder care and tutoring
• Mentoring, coaching and learning programs
• Employee Resource Groups
• Disaster Relief

About Capgemini

Capgemini is a global leader in partnering with companies to transform and manage their business by harnessing the power of technology. The Group is guided everyday by its purpose of unleashing human energy through technology for an inclusive and sustainable future. It is a responsible and diverse organization of over 360,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong 55-year heritage and deep industry expertise, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to address the entire breadth of their business needs, from strategy and design to operations, fueled by the fast evolving and innovative world of cloud, data, AI, connectivity, software, digital engineering and platforms. The Group reported in 2022 global revenues of €22 billion.

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Disclaimer

Capgemini is an Equal Opportunity Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, gender identity / expression, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, genetics, veteran status, marital status or any other characteristic protected by law.

This is a general description of the Duties, Responsibilities and Qualifications required for this position. Physical, mental, sensory or environmental demands may be referenced in an attempt to communicate the manner in which this position traditionally is performed. Whenever necessary to provide individuals with disabilities an equal employment opportunity, Capgemini will consider reasonable accommodations that might involve varying job requirements and / or changing the way this job is performed, provided that such accommodations do not pose an undue hardship.

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Capgemini discloses salary range information in compliance with state and local pay transparency obligations. The disclosed range represents the lowest to highest salary we, in good faith, believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting, although we may ultimately pay more or less than the disclosed range, and the range may be modified in the future. The disclosed range takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, geographic location, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, performance, sales or revenue-based metrics, and business or organizational needs. At Capgemini, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role. The base salary range for the tagged location is [$86129 to $127189] annually- depending on relevant experience.

This role may be eligible for other compensation including variable compensation, bonus, or commission. Full time regular employees are eligible for paid time off, medical / dental / vision insurance, 401(k), and any other benefits to eligible employees.

Note : No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, or any other form of compensation that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner, helping organizations to accelerate their dual transition to a digital and sustainable world, while creating tangible impact for enterprises and society. It is a responsible and diverse group of 340,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong over 55-year heritage, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to unlock the value of technology to address the entire breadth of their business needs. It delivers end-to-end services and solutions leveraging strengths from strategy and design to engineering, all fueled by its market leading capabilities in AI, cloud and data, combined with its deep industry expertise and partner ecosystem. The Group reported 2023 global revenues of €22.5 billion.