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Release Train Engineer- Digital Lifestyle Services

4 months ago


Johannesburg, South Africa Vodafone Full time

Role Purpose/Business Unit:

The Release Train Engineer is responsible for the planning, coordination, and deployment of all releases into production within a particular domain or business outcome. This role is responsible for identifying, managing, and mitigating cross-program risks and issues, in order to facilitate on-time delivery of capabilities and features aligned to the business outcome vision This role is responsible for working closely with respective Product Managers and supporting Product Owners to coordinate delivery of capabilities This role is responsible for defining release readiness requirements against business outcome needs and validating readiness before release into production

Your responsibilities will include:

Execute Agile Release Train based on agreed PI objectives

Drive Agile Release Train based on agreed objectives Facilitate planning sessions and resolution of risks Work with leaders on program backlog and execution Maintain metrics for visibility into program plans, progress, and quality Support Product Owners with requirements and Scrum activities Help ensure value delivery Aggregate team objectives into program objectives Facilitate meetings for synchronization Assist with economic decision-making and estimation Manage program planning, monitoring, deployment, and continuous improvement of releases

Tech Lead/DevOps Contributor

Provide technical leadership for software development squads, including collaborating on technical issues, evaluating processes, and streamlining operations. Implement risk mitigation and oversee security audits to identify application vulnerabilities. Coordinate product development and operations teams across the Agile Release Train. Bridge the worlds of development and operations. Drive ideation and development of new products and services from concept to reality. Lead brainstorming, prototypes, and design refinements. Establish manufacturing and distribution processes to bring the product to market at scale.

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Solution Design Contributor

Play an important role in the development cycle, ensuring the quality of requirements and directing the activities of the design team.  This role requires excellent attention to detail, as the RTE frequently needs to work with the solution analysist and participate in translating them into a solutions that align with enterprise-level systems. In addition to guiding the squads, this role is responsible for participating in the research on existing systems and devising solutions that work within those systems. The RTE is ultimately responsible for the Release Train and has to ensure the quality of :Functional Requirements & Develop SpecificationsART Scope & Core competencies, knowledge and experienceLead The squads : internal and external Interface Directly Business StakeholdersManage sourcing relationships and external vendors

The ideal candidate for this role will have:

Must have technical / professional qualifications: 

At least a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or other related field  Eight or more years’ experience in coordinating and delivering major projects and programs  Extensive experience in managing dependencies effectively across multiple delivery teams, meeting deadlines and business outcome objectives Experience managing multiple vendors, and managing delivery with the vendors Formal training and/or certification in Scaled Agile Framework or similar preferred Extensive experience with one or more project/program management methodologies, such as PMI PMBOK, PRINCE2, Agile and MSP and across a range of project types Experience with project management tools JIRA, MS Project Professional experience and knowledge of the insurance landscape Professional experience and knowledge of digital and Telecommunications industries strongly preferred Release train planning, coordination, facilitation, and management

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Program Increment (PI) Planning and production readiness assessment Continuous integration, delivery, and DevOps processes and tools Vendor selection, contracting, and relationship management Project planning and management tools expertise People management including performance discussions Stakeholder management and communication and ability to contextualize business and financial goals Strong business acumen and understanding of business strategy Collaboration skills and ability to coach agile teams Systems thinking and ability to operate independently and escalate when needed


We make an impact by offering:

Enticing incentive programs, competitive benefit packages, and an exclusive 13th cheque Retirement funds, risk benefits, and medical aid benefits Cell phone and data benefits, advantages fiber connection discounts, and exclusive staff discounts offered in collaboration with partner companies

The closing date for applications: 03 June 2024

The base location for this role is Vodacom Campus, Midrand

The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.