Release Engineer

Job Description

• Provide release train engineer support services including, but not limited to, coordinating the teams from a product standpoint to help ensure that multiple teams working on the same release product and features plan and execute as a single release train, identifying and managing risks, facilitating release planning meetings, supporting the scrum of scrums, and resolving and escalating impediments
• Facilitates ART level ceremonies such as PI Planning, Scrum of Scrums, Sprint Demos, Inspect and Adapt
• Coach team members and other stakeholders in SAFe and Agile practices, as needed
• Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget
• Assist in the definition of project scope and objectives, involving all relevant internal stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility
• Develop a comprehensive project plan to monitor and track progress while also keeping clients and staff aware of key milestones
• Manage changes to the project scope, project schedule, and project costs using appropriate verification techniques
• Measure performance using appropriate project management tools and techniques
• Report and escalate to management, as needed
• Manage the relationship with the client and relevant stakeholders
• Actively document and manage risks, issues, decisions, and action items
• Establish and maintain relationships with third parties/vendors
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation
• Facilitating approvals of key documentation
• Meet with clients to take detailed ordering briefs and clarify specific requirements of each project
• Delegate project tasks based on junior staff members' individual strengths, skill sets, and experience levels
• Track project performance, specifically to analyze the successful completion of short and long-term goals
• Meet budgetary objectives and make adjustments to project constraints based on financial analysis
• Use and continually develop leadership skills
• Perform other related duties as assigned
• Develop spreadsheets, diagrams and process maps to document needs
• Assists Engagement Manager with status reporting as required by the S4 Technology Team leadership.
• Responds proactively to both business and program issues and escalates appropriately.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience working in supporting multiple software projects in various IT roles.
• 5+ years of Program Management or RTE experience.
• A solid knowledge and understanding of functionality within Client SWIFT applications preferred.
• Must have in-depth knowledge of software development lifecycles including Agile development and testing. SAFe Agile Preferred.
• Familiarity with SharePoint, S4 HANA, MS Project, ServiceNow, Azure Dev Ops, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel
• Prior experience that demonstrates good business understanding is needed (experience in a professional services organization is a plus)
• Demonstrated ability in applying repeatable processes and methods to enterprise wide technology projects or initiatives.
• Excellent written and verbal communications, organization, analytical, planning and leadership skills.
• Strong management, communication, technical and remote collaboration skill are a must.
• Experience in dealing with multiple projects and cross-functional teams, and ability to coordinate across teams in a large matrix organization environment.
• Ability to effectively conduct detailed discussions directly with Project/Product management.
• Excellent team collaboration skills.
• Experience collaborating with global teams.
• Strong relationship building and maintaining skills. Fosters a climate conducive to establishing positive working relationships with clients (internal and external).

Preferred Qualifications:

• SAFe 5 RTE Certification is a plus.
• Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) is a plus
• Familiarity with SharePoint, MS Project, S4 HANA, Azure Dev Ops and Microsoft suite.
• Experience working with Agile development processes.
• Experience in packaged SDLC

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business Administration or equivalent educational or professional experience and/or qualifications.