Release Train Engineer

Release Train Engineer

Location: Toronto, ON

Onsite Flexibility: Hybrid 4 days on-site, 1 day work from home

Anchor Days: Flexible

Contract Details

Position Type: Contract

Contract Duration: 16 months

Start: ASAP

Pay Rate: $100 - $140 / Hour (CAD)

Shift / Schedule: Monday Friday, core business hours 37.5 hours per week, 7.5 hours per day

Overtime: Possibly (will need pre-approval)

Rotation: No

Travel Requirements: Not required

Number of Positions: 1

Story Behind the Need

Reason for Request: Project support point of time

Scope of Project: New credit card launch and conversion of existing portfolio to a new technical stack

Team Size/Culture: 35 people, collaborative work environment

Training Period: Onboarding, hit the ground running

Selling Points of Position: High visibility, strategic and multi-million dollar revenue driving

Job Summary

Our vision to be the Better Bank is grounded in our purpose-driven and forward-focused strategy. Amidst a rapidly changing landscape, we know that technology plays a critical role in achieving this vision and delivering on our strategy. It also signals the need to accelerate investment in emerging capabilities to adapt to the changes happening around us and respond to customer needs more quickly.

Facilitates release processes, coordination, and execution of high-complexity Credit Card initiatives. Works with various stakeholders across the enterprise to coordinate delivery of features, create the end-to-end delivery roadmap, and deliver on commitments. Escalates impediments, manages risk, helps ensure value delivery, and helps drive relentless improvement. A subject matter expert leading, coordinating, and delivering, the Release Train Engineer may also be accountable for overseeing, coaching, and training a small group of professionals assigned to Agile teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and optimize the flow of value through ARTs using various tools such as Kanban and other information
• Establish and communicate the Program Increments (PIs) apart from your ART and facilitate PI Readiness, System Demos, PI Planning, and Pre- and Post-PI Planning meetings
• Co-ordinate the features to be deployed on the Agile Release Train being conducted by taking into consideration dependencies, order, and architecture

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• Typical day-to-day responsibilities as described above
• Approximately 3 hours on average spent in meetings
• Internal and external stakeholder interaction
• No access to customer data

Required Experience

• 10 years of overall experience

Must-Have Hard Skills

• 10 years of experience delivering high-complex Credit Card features in Agile, in cross-functional teams
• 5 years of experience with direct experience with data conversions, credit card preferred
• 5 years presenting status, risks, issues, mitigations and feature financials to senior leadership
• Strong financial management skills

Soft Skills

• Strong communication skills (written and verbal)
• Strong risk mitigation and management
• Ability to tell a story succinctly to business and technical (different levels of stakeholders)
• Leading through ambiguity, creative problem solving and critical thinking

Preferred Skills

• Certified SAFE Release Train Engineer (RTE) or SAFE Program Consultant (SPC), or Certified Scrum Master (CSM), PMP or Agile Certifications
• Prior experience with banking, financial institution or organizations who offer credit cards

Education Requirements

• Post secondary education is an asset; work experience is more important
• PMP or Agile certifications are an asset

Performance Measurement

• Hitting deliverables and timelines
• KPI's and SLA's (revenue and savings targets)
• How you navigate through stressful situations with confidence

Disqualifiers

• Short contracts with a lot of facilitator words in resume (I oversee, I facilitate, etc.)

Extension and Conversion

• Extension Possible: Possibility based off of business needs and performance
• Conversion Possible: Possibility based off of business needs and performance

Furlough

Standard possibility of any additional upcoming furlough

About the Client

Top 10 bank in Canada and North America offering comprehensive financial solutions. Providing retail, commercial, wealth management, and wholesale banking services, we help clients thrive in today's evolving market.

About GTT

GTT is a minority-owned staffing firm and a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation, a Native American-owned company in Alaska. As a Native American-owned, economically disadvantaged corporation, we highly value diverse and inclusive workplaces. Our clients are Fortune 500 banking, insurance, financial services, and technology companies, along with some of the nation s largest life sciences, biotech, utility, and retail companies across the US and Canada. We look forward to helping you land your next great career opportunity!

Job Number: 26-05061

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