Release Train Engineer

Job Description

What is the opportunity?

Are you passionate about building exceptional digital experiences and leading cutting-edge solutions? Do you want to lead agile teams that shape the future of financial services? We're seeking a Release Train Engineer (RTE) that can help us build and run awesome agile teams for CNB Digital out of our Montreal lab. This is your chance to make a significant impact to users while championing agile ways of working and elevating our engineering culture.

The Release Train Engineer is responsible for leading many squads and scrum masters towards targeted and scheduled outcomes that deliver on the program objectives. Integrates efforts, continuously assesses and refines approaches and plans, and has accountability of ensuring effective and timely communications to the appropriate parties.  You are not afraid of challenging the team on details and able to think strategically.

What will you do?

• Facilitate key ART ceremonies (PI planning sessions, Scrum of scrums, S3 forums, ART sync).

• Ensure alignment across teams and with Product Management.

• Guide the ART toward increasing predictability and sustainable delivery.

• Support release management in coordination with stakeholder across the organization.

• Ensuring scrum principles and approaches are understood correctly by the development teams and stakeholders, maximizing the performance of the team.

• Report, help resolve, and escalate impediments to the Delivery Director

• High level of general management skills including, but not limited to, leading, negotiating, communicating and team building

• In this role, you will communicate and interact frequently with RBC partners and/or employees located across Canada and/or worldwide.

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have

• 5+ years of experience in Agile delivery, with at least 3 years in a leadership or facilitation role (Agile coach, RTE).

• Solid understanding of Agile principles, practices and scaling frameworks (SAFe preferred)

• IT project delivery experience managing programs with high level of value, complexity and multi-million project budgets.

• Extensive experience of SDLC and Agile delivery methodologies and tools (Jira & Confluence).

• Experience in project delivery, project plan development and management, project governance, scheduling methodology, project metrics, analysis, status reporting, and change management.

• Professional, approachable and fun

Nice-to-have

• SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE) Certification

• SAFe Program Consultant (SPC), SAFe Scrum Master (SSM), or equivalent Agile certifications

• Experience with MIS, Planview and RBC project governance.

• Previous RBC or Financial Services experience would be an asset

• Mural / collaborative suites

• Hardware / software development exposure

What's in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable

• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities

• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact

• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team

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Job Skills

Agile Methodology, Agile Product Development, Business Process Design, Change Management, Coaching Others, Collaborating, Communication, Cross-Team Collaboration, Decision Making, Delivering Value, Facilitation, Lifelong Learning, Performance Management (PM), Performance Support, Pi Planning, Removing Impediments, Taking Initiative

Additional Job Details

Address:

1 PLACE VILLE MARIE:MONTRÉAL

City:

Montréal

Country:

Canada

Work hours/week:

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

Application Deadline:

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment

At RBC, we believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation, and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities. RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all.

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