Release Train Engineer
Bangalore, IN, 562122
Transport is at the core of modern society. Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions for the future. If you seek to make a difference on a global scale, working with next-gen technologies and the sharpest collaborative teams, then we could be a perfect match.
Job Summary
As a Release Train Engineer (RTE), you will serve as a servant leader and coach for the Agile Release Train (ART), facilitating ART events, removing impediments, managing risks, and driving relentless improvement. You will work closely with teams, Scrum Masters, Product Owners, Managers and stakeholders to ensure alignment, transparency, and efficient delivery of value.
This role requires a strong command of Agile principles and SAFe practices, along with exceptional leadership, facilitation, and communication skills.
Key Responsibilities
Program & ART Facilitation
Facilitate all key SAFe events such as PI Planning, Scrum of Scrums, Inspect & Adapt workshops, and system demos.
Own and continuously improve the ART’s operating model and ceremonies.
Present the train's draft and final PI planning outcomes, including risks and dependencies.
Coordinate stakeholder meetings and PI confidence vote collection.
Tool & Process Support
Facilitate the effective use of tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence,Mural) to enable collaboration and transparency across teams.
Ensure backlogs and epics, capabilities are visible, well maintained, and reflect priorities accurately.
Guide Scrum Masters and teams in applying the Agile Way of Working (WoW) where needed.
Communication & Reporting
Provide clear, consistent updates on train progress, risks, dependencies, and outcomes.
Inform the train and stakeholders about the results of ongoing Program Increments.
Support documentation and communication of current program status and next steps.
Collaborate with architects, PPL representatives, and other stakeholders for upcoming priorities, when needed as that is done by Product Owners
Issue Management & Continuous Improvement
Proactively manage and escalate risks, issues, or deviations from the plan.
Identify and mandate quality improvements for capabilities (CAPs) when necessary.
Drive and participate in cross-train improvement initiatives (e.g., PI Core Team, SAFe process improvements).
Foster a culture of continuous improvement within the train
Team & Stakeholder Collaboration
Act as a liaison between the ART and other teams or departments.
Host weekly follow-up meetings to address team questions and stakeholder inquiries.
Encourage and endorse team involvement in solution demos.
Product Owners and Scrum Masters in bi-weekly follow-ups and Scrum of Scrums
Leadership & Governance
Be part of the Leadership Management Team for broader alignment and oversight.
Help align ART-level delivery with organizational goals.
Promote transparency, alignment, and team cohesion throughout the ART.
Required Qualification
- Proven experience as a Release Train Engineer or equivalent Agile leadership role.
- Strong understanding of SAFe and Agile frameworks.
- Experience facilitating Agile ceremonies across multiple teams.
- Proficiency in Jira, Confluence, and other Agile tools.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to lead through influence and servant leadership.
Preferred Qualifications
- SAFe RTE Certification.
- Experience in large-scale Agile transformations.
- Strong problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills.
- Ability to coach and mentor Scrum Masters and Agile teams.
Key Attributes for Success
- Organized and detail-oriented.
- Empathetic, yet decisive.
- Transparent communicator.
- Continuous learner and process improver.
- Strategic thinker with hands-on execution ability.
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Who we are and what we believe in
We are committed to shaping the future landscape of efficient, safe, and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents across the group’s leading brands and entities.
Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group. Every day, you will be working with some of the sharpest and most creative brains in our field to be able to leave our society in better shape for the next generation. We are passionate about what we do, and we thrive on teamwork. We are almost 100,000 people united around the world by a culture of care, inclusiveness, and empowerment.
At Volvo Group Connected Solutions we drive transportation forward through connectivity. Our services and solutions are the key to a connected and more productive infrastructure, to ensure safer transport and reduced carbon emissions. By leveraging massive amounts of data from our customers connected assets, we are leading the way in a rapidly changing industry.