Release Train Engineer at NTT DATA

Heredia, , Costa Rica -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

17 Mar, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

17 Dec, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Release Train Engineer, SAFe, Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Coaching, Mentoring, Facilitation, Lean-Agile Principles, Backlog Refinement, Dependency Management, Azure DevOps, Jira Align, Cyber Security, Inspect & Adapt, Problem-Solving

Industry

IT Services and IT Consulting

Description

Serve as the ART conductor, facilitating and coaching the execution of all SAFe ceremonies and practices, and ensuring events are optimized for speed and value. Lead readiness for PI Planning, driving the development of a clear Vision, Roadmap, and Backlogs; organize and facilitate PI Planning, and manage execution of commitments transparently. Actively coach, mentor, and influence cyber teams, Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and business partners in Lean-Agile principles, Feature prioritization, and backlog refinement, fostering a culture of accountability, adaptability, and collaboration. Facilitate working sessions to break down departmental priorities into Epics and Features, supporting leadership in work identification, prioritization, and value articulation. Refine and improve value streams, helping teams address and remediate dependencies and barriers, and own improvement actions from Inspect & Adapt and Problem-Solving events. Create collaborative environments that enable alignment across program, portfolio, technical, and business teams. Orchestrate ART-level processes and coordinate execution across multiple Scrum and Product teams, ensuring delivery of quality and business value. Ensure ART readiness for System Demos and Inspect & Adapt sessions, and coordinate with external dependent teams. Collect and leverage ART metrics to demonstrate team capacity, velocity, predictability, and maturity; provide regular executive-level updates on progress and priorities. Foster a relentless improvement mindset via Inspect & Adapt workshops, Communities of Practice, and engineering quality practices. Support the ongoing evolution and adoption of SAFe practices within EIP and the broader organization. Minimum 5 years' experience as a Release Train Engineer (RTE) leading large-scale, technically complex ARTs. At least 7 years working with Agile frameworks in high-demand environments, including experience in hybrid models (Scrum, Kanban, project/program management). Demonstrated success coaching and mentoring teams and leaders in Lean-Agile practices. Proven ability to identify and resolve impediments at scale. Excellent written and verbal communication skills; adept at presenting to executive leadership. Advanced facilitation, influencing, and relationship management skills. Validated Agile certifications (e.g., Certified Scrum Master (CSM), IC Agile Team Facilitator (ATF), SAFe Release Train Engineer). Strong proficiency in Agile lifecycle management tools; preference for Azure DevOps (ADO) and experience with portfolio tools such as Jira Align. Experience working with cyber security teams, particularly in product or application security. Experience with both development and non-development Scrum/Kanban teams. Advanced certifications (e.g., Certified Scrum Professional, SAFe Practice Consultant). Bachelor's Degree

Responsibilities

Serve as the ART conductor, facilitating and coaching the execution of all SAFe ceremonies and practices. Lead readiness for PI Planning and manage execution of commitments transparently.