Sr. Release Train Engineer; FURA

Position: Sr. Release Train Engineer (FURA)
## Sr. Release Train Engineer (FURA)
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JR100118# Description
** Execution Leadership & Operational Accountability
*** Drive enterprise-wide execution across multiple strategic initiatives, ensuring alignment between business objectives, engineering delivery, and operational readiness.
* Establish and reinforce accountability frameworks across teams to ensure delivery commitments, milestones, and release objectives are achieved.
* Proactively identify execution gaps, organizational bottlenecks, delivery risks, and dependency conflicts, driving rapid resolution and escalation where necessary.
* Operate as a strategic execution leader focused on outcomes, delivery predictability, and organizational effectiveness, not solely Agile process adherence.
* Drive urgency and ownership across teams while balancing execution discipline with agility and adaptability.
** Executive Communication & Strategic Alignment
*** Partner directly with leadership to provide transparent visibility into delivery health, organizational risks, strategic dependencies, and execution readiness.
* Facilitate executive-level discussions focused on prioritization, tradeoff analysis, scope management, and delivery decisions.
* Prepare and deliver concise executive communications, dashboards, and operational updates that enable data-driven decision-making.
* Influence organizational alignment across engineering, product, support, operations, and business teams to ensure strategic priorities remain synchronized.
** Program & Delivery Management
*** Drive integrated planning and execution management across multiple concurrent enterprise initiatives and release streams.
* Manage scope alignment and execution sequencing across complex cross-functional programs to minimize delivery risk and maximize business impact.
* Ensure release coordination activities are effectively managed across engineering, QA, Dev Ops, operations, and customer-impacting functions.
* Monitor program execution against milestones, commitments, and business objectives, proactively driving corrective actions where needed.
** Continuous Improvement & Delivery Excellence
*** Champion operational excellence and continuous improvement across delivery processes, execution models, and organizational collaboration.
* Drive improvements in delivery predictability, quality, execution efficiency, and organizational accountability.
* Promote practical Agile and Lean principles that improve execution outcomes rather than process overhead.
* Help teams mature operationally while balancing agility, speed, and execution discipline.
** Metrics, Reporting & Governance
*** Establish and track KPIs related to delivery execution, release predictability, quality, and Agile maturity.
* Maintain program governance standards and ensure alignment with organizational delivery processes.
* Analyze delivery trends and identify opportunities for process optimization and operational improvements.
* Support audit, compliance, and governance requirements where applicable.
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* Qualifications:

*** Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, Engineering, or a related field.
* 8+ years of experience in project management, program management, Agile delivery, or software engineering leadership roles.
* 4+ years of experience serving as a Release Train Engineer, Agile Program Manager, Scrum Master, or equivalent leadership role.
* Strong project and program management expertise with experience managing large-scale, enterprise technology initiatives.
* Proven experience interacting directly with executives and senior leadership, including preparing executive presentations and facilitating strategic discussions.
* Deep understanding of Agile, Scrum, Lean, and SAFe methodologies.
* Strong organizational, problem-solving, risk management, and conflict resolution skills.
* Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
* Experience using Agile and project management tools such as Jira, Azure Dev Ops, Confluence, or similar platforms.
* Preferred experience in enterprise SaaS, Fin Tech, healthcare, or…