Release Train Engineer Full Time

Newbury, Berkshire
Vodafone

At Vodafone, we’re working hard to build a better future. A more connected, inclusive and sustainable world. As a dynamic global community, it’s our human spirit, together with technology, that empowers us to achieve this.

We challenge and innovate in order to connect people, businesses, and communities across the world. Delighting our customers and earning their loyalty drive us, and we experiment, learn fast and get it done, together.

With us, you can be truly be yourself and belong, share inspiration, embrace new opportunities, thrive, and make a real difference.

What you’ll do

Location: London/Newbury/Newark/Stoke-on-Trent/Manchester/Glasgow + Hybrid

Salary: Excellent basic salary plus bonus and Vodafone benefits
Working Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week – Mon to Fri

Hybrid

At Vodafone UK we believe that through collaboration and connection with our colleagues we can achieve great things. Our hybrid working approach allows our people to work both in the office and at home, providing the flexibility and resources you need to succeed in your role. We don’t require you to be in on specific days; instead, we ask people to come into the office 2-3 days each week, on average 8 days a month. Our “Office in a Box” home working kit will provide you with everything you need, no matter where you are.

What You’ll Do

Join our Vodafone UK Networks team, where we’re continually building and enhancing our network, connecting millions of people and businesses across the country. Be part of the team that makes it all happen – simplifying, automating, and bringing better connectivity than ever before, with giga-fast speed, to our customers.

We are looking for a Release Train Engineer (RTE) to lead and facilitate the delivery of Agile Release Train’s (ART) within the Digital Product portfolio as we transition to and implement SAFe. This is a delivery role, a key element of which involves setting the standards for Agile delivery excellence aligned to the SAFe framework. You will be acting as a visible leader in our journey to SAFe with an emphasis on providing the support needed by the teams, ARTs, and Solution Trains to be self-organizing and self-managing.

What You’ll Do:

• You will be involved with leading and facilitating the relevant planning and delivery events that enable the ART to be successful. You will look to continuously

• Improve and optimise the performance of the ART processes and to assist the teams in delivering value alongside Product Manager and System Engineer.

• Owning relevant (up to exec level) stakeholder relationships and communicate, escalate, and manage impediments to the delivery of the ART to support the management of risk and drive continuous improvements.

• Work with Product, Digital Engineering teams and other stakeholders to help continuously improve the Digital delivery process/value streams through leading improvement initiatives associated with end-to-end delivery including DevOps within the Delivery Pipeline.

• Track and produce key metrics (e.g. burn-down, burn-up charts, own the KPIs for the specified ART reporting where decisions will impact our ability to achieve the targets owning risks and issues and regular management reporting for the specified ART.

• Maintain visibility of the budget associated with the ART and support Lean budgeting processes to enable the ART to deliver value within PI increments.

• Facilitate the creation of best in class / centre of excellence for Agile Delivery through championing and enabling a continuous learning culture and an environment in which our people can thrive and have the psychological safety lead our transformation. Collaborate with the communities of practice, develop, and conduct Agile-oriented training and development of our people.

Who you are

Experience leading ARTs with a clear understanding of what is required to setup, manage and deliver high performing delivery teams

Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to articulate complex issues simply and with impact.

A servant leader with the ability to coach and support and enable the delivery of value through creating a culture of continuous improvement and customer outcome delivery.

Deep experience of SAFe tools and techniques (i.e.: PI planning; Agile delivery methods; DevOps ; JIRA / Azzure DevOps/ Confluence)

Not a perfect fit?

Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about Inclusion for All and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another role, and our recruitment team can help you see how your skills fit in.

If you require any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request as part of your recruitment journey, for example, extended time or breaks in between online assessments, a sign language interpreter, or assistive technology, please refer to the Accessibility section of our Careers website () for guidance.

What’s in it for you

We believe that taking care of our employees is the key to their success. That is why we offer an excellent remuneration and bonus package with up to 28 days holiday entitlement, in addition to bank holidays and paid leave for charity projects. We offer an extensive benefits package that can be tailored to suit you and your family, including employee discounts, retail vouchers, pension plan and share schemes. We take pride in our commitment to supporting you at every stage of your career by providing top of the range learning and development tools and market leading parental leave policies.

Vodafone is committed to attracting, developing and retaining the very best people by offering a motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognised and rewarded. We are committed to promoting Inclusion for All with the belief that diversity plays an important role in the success of our business. We actively encourage everyone to consider becoming a part of our journey.