Release Train Engineer Lead

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Release Train Engineer Lead facilitating Agile delivery of location-strategy initiatives within Barclays' Agile Release Train. Coaching teams, managing risks, and ensuring alignment with business objectives.

Posted 4/15/2026full-timeKnutsford • 🇬🇧 United KingdomSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Facilitate Agile Planning and Events.
Monitor planning execution and ensure strategic alignment to business goals.
Provide coaching to teams and Scrum Masters on cross-team agile principles.
Identify and track cross-team dependencies and risks, ensuring mitigation.
Facilitate stakeholder collaboration and drive stakeholder alignment.
Drive partnership and synchronize across teams for release management.
Track and report key metrics to provide representation at required leadership forums.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong experience in roles such as Release Train Manager, Scrum Master, or Agile Program Manager.
Proven experience leading delivery of Programs/Projects, preferably in banking or financial services.
Strong understanding of Agile/SAFe methodologies and experience facilitating Agile ceremonies.
SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE) certification or equivalent Agile certifications.
Exposure to data governance, data privacy, and real-time analytics frameworks.
Proficiency with Agile tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Sprint Insights, etc.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k) matching
Flexible work hours
Paid time off
Remote work options

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Hard Skills & Tools

Agile methodologiesSAFe methodologiesAgile ceremoniesrelease managementdata governancedata privacyreal-time analytics

Soft Skills

coachingstakeholder collaborationstrategic alignmentrisk mitigationteam synchronization

Certifications

SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE)Agile certifications