Release Train Engineer

Job Description:

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day. Being a Great Place to Work and providing a culture of caring is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. We are intentional about fostering an inclusive workplace where every teammate has the opportunity to succeed, build a career and contribute to our shared success. This includes attracting and developing exceptional talent, recognizing and rewarding performance, and supporting our teammates’ physical, emotional, and financial wellness through affordable, competitive and flexible benefits. We value the unique perspectives individuals bring from all backgrounds and career paths - whether shaped by military service, community college education, or a wide range of work and life experiences. These journeys foster resilience, leadership and innovation, strengthening our workforce and positively impact the communities we serve. Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture that supports collaboration, engagement, and career development. Our approach includes clear in-office expectations, while providing an appropriate level of flexibility based on role-specific responsibilities and business needs. At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us!

Position Summary:
This job is responsible for optimizing the flow of epics, features, and the value delivered by a smaller Agile Release Train, such as a Solution Train. Key responsibilities include coordinating and facilitating the Solution Train ceremonies, managing dependencies, providing visibility into the health of epic and feature delivery and the overall program increment, and promoting agile principles and mindsets through coaching. Job expectations include ensuring impediments to epic and feature delivery are resolved quickly to avoid disruptions and participating in budget and resource planning.

Responsibilities include, but not limited to:

Key Release Train Engineer (RTE) Skills

• Servant Leadership & Coaching – Lead, mentor, and coach Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and Agile teams while fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
• Program Increment (PI) Planning Facilitation – Plan, facilitate, and coordinate PI Planning events to align teams on objectives, dependencies, and commitments.
• Cross-Team Coordination – Drive collaboration across multiple Agile teams, stakeholders, and business partners to ensure alignment and delivery execution.
• Dependency & Risk Management – Identify, track, mitigate, and escalate cross-team dependencies, risks, and impediments impacting program delivery.
• Stakeholder Communication – Provide clear communication, status reporting, and executive-level updates while managing stakeholder expectations.
• Agile & SAFe Expertise – Deep knowledge of Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Lean principles, and the SAFe framework to support successful ART execution.
• Delivery Execution & Governance – Monitor progress, facilitate ART ceremonies, ensure transparency, and drive predictable delivery of business value.
• Problem Solving & Impediment Removal – Proactively resolve organizational and delivery challenges to maintain team productivity and flow. 

Responsibilities:

• Guides and coaches leaders, teams, and Scrum Masters in the Agile Release Train on Agile practices and develops their understanding of Agile principles
• Executes program increment session for release train and facilitates Agile release train ceremonies
• Provides status updates regarding Agile Release Train plans, delivery, timelines, and impediments to stakeholders and leadership while communicating within the Agile Release Train to support delivery against program commitments
• Manages risk including dependency management, impediment removal, and compliance with Enterprise Change Management and other policy requirements
• Measures Agile Release Train delivery, maturity, and performance and reviews the metrics with the Agile Release Train to identify improvement opportunities
• Collaborates with the product management team and ensures the program has a healthy product and program backlog
• Defines norms and agreements for the Agile Release Train and enforces the agreements

Skills:

• Agile Practices
• Collaboration
• Influence
• Solution Design
• Stakeholder Management
• Architecture
• Business Acumen
• DevOps Practices
• Solution Delivery Process
• Technical Strategy Development
• Financial Management
• Result Orientation
• Risk Management
• Test Engineering
• User Experience Design

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