Release Train Engineer_1917

Key Responsibilities:

1. Planning and Coordination:
• Plan the release of project deliverables and manage the release life cycle.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment on plans, timelines, and requirements.
• Collaborate with teams to create and maintain release schedules, including dependencies and resource availability.
2. Agile Practices and Facilitation:
• Act as a servant leader and coach for the Agile Release Train (ART).
• Facilitate ART events such as Program Increment (PI) Planning, Scrum of Scrums, and Inspect & Adapt workshops.
• Promote Agile principles and practices across teams to ensure continuous improvement.
3. Risk and Issue Management:
• Identify risks that could delay releases and proactively manage them to ensure scope, schedule, and quality are maintained.
• Track progress, resolve issues, and work to improve release processes.
4. Readiness and Deployment:
• Schedule release readiness reviews before deployment and milestone reviews post-release.
• Ensure releases are planned and executed according to requirements, timelines, and budgets.
• Oversee Go-Live activities and ensure successful deployment of software.
5. Collaboration and Communication:
• Sync with release managers and other stakeholders across IT departments.
• Communicate challenges, progress, and updates to relevant teams and governance bodies.
• Maintain documentation related to release procedures, dependencies, and notifications.
6. Automation and Tools:
• Collaborate with development teams to build and enhance automation tools for software development and deployment.
• Ensure teams are trained on required tools such as Jira, Confluence, and ServiceNow.
7. Continuous Improvement:
• Conduct retrospectives to identify challenges and areas for improvement within the Agile Release Train.
• Drive the adoption of Agile-at-scale practices and DevOps methodologies to enhance efficiency and quality.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Proven knowledge and experience in Agile methods and DevOps practices.
• Strong understanding of product ecosystems, processes, and team dynamics.
• Proficiency in tools like Jira, Confluence, and ServiceNow.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and leadership skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and dependencies in a complex environment.
• AI exposure is a plus

Your benefits:

·        We offer a hybrid work model which recognizes the value of striking a balance between in-person collaboration and remote working incl. up to 25 days per year working from abroad

·        We believe in rewarding performance and our compensation and benefits package includes a company bonus scheme, pension, employee shares program and multiple employee discounts (details vary by location)

·        From career development and digital learning programs to international career mobility, we offer lifelong learning for our employees worldwide and an environment where innovation, delivery and empowerment are fostered

·        Flexible working, health and wellbeing offers (including healthcare and parental leave benefits) support to balance family and career and help our people return from career breaks with experience that nothing else can teach

About Allianz Technology

Allianz Technology is the global IT service provider for Allianz and delivers IT solutions that drive the digitalization of the Group. With more than 11,000 employees located in 20 countries around the globe, Allianz Technology works together with other Allianz entities in pioneering the digitalization of the financial services industry.We oversee the full digitalization spectrum – from one of the industry’s largest IT infrastructure projects that includes data centers, networking and security, to application platforms that span from workplace services to digital interaction. In short, we deliver full-scale, end-to-end IT solutions for Allianz in the digital age.

D&I statement

Allianz Technology is proud to be an equal opportunity employer encouraging diversity in the working environment. We are interested in your strengths and experience. We welcome all applications from all people regardless of gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, race or ethnicity, age, nationality, religion, disability, or philosophy of life.

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