As a Release Train Engineer you will work with teams to prioritise features to be considered in each planning cycle, organising and driving SAFe events, and collaborating across multiple teams. Day-to-day, you will plan the short-term development cycles, coordinate ART syncs, demos, workshops and backlog refinement in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities
* Collaborating and driving cross-team collaboration in the ART, resolving departmental challenges while fostering open communication between teams and stakeholders.
* Understanding and managing upstream and downstream dependencies and collaborating with the Product Manager.
* Driving value delivery and improving the product through effective use of data.
* Providing leadership to project teams, acting as a consultant and coach to resolve contingencies and complex issues.
* Advocating the adoption of Agile and SAFe practices and tailoring these practices to the organisation's needs.
* Managing program-level coordination, creating timelines, setting milestones, and ensuring the program’s overall cost, time and performance.
* This role is 37 hours per week, based at Malvern with hybrid working arrangements.
Qualifications
* Extensive experience working in a SAFe delivery environment.
* Strong knowledge or experience of software development within a development environment.
* The ability to manage stakeholders effectively.
* Previous experience resolving conflict and coaching Scrum Masters and Team Coaches.
* Proven experience leading project teams to deliver complex solutions and initiating critical thinking.
* Essential qualifications for the Release Train Engineer: Scaled Agile Framework Certification.
About the role and company
We value difference and we don’t have a fixed idea about background or education; if you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn, we would like to hear from you.
Are you ready to be part of the future? At QinetiQ, we’re not just imagining tomorrow—we are creating it. From cutting-edge defence technology to groundbreaking innovations, our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us as a Release Train Engineer at our Malvern site, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds. As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges. As a QinetiQ employee, you’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experience collaborate widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll benefit from diverse perspectives and link technologies to solve complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential.
Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture: www.qinetiq.com/en/careers/life-at-qinetiq
Benefits
* Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
* Generous holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days
* Options to join Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
* Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more
* We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and maintaining our Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme
* Volunteering Opportunities – helping charities and local community
Our Recruitment Process: We want to make sure that our recruitment process is inclusive and aims to bring out the best in our candidates by creating an environment where everyone feels valued, heard and supported. If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your Recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments. Many roles at QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting; applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment. Some roles may be subject to additional restrictions that affect eligibility (e.g., nationality).
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