Release Train Engineer - Vice President

Release Train Engineer

The Release Train Engineer plays a meaningful role in delivering high‑quality modern solutions as part of the Agile Release Train (ART). This role will be accountable for acting as a servant leader and Agile coach to the teams on the ART and as a change agent, evangelizing the tenets of Agile and Scrum across Functions and Finance Risk Technology.

• Develop deep product expertise, becoming an SME on program‑level Epics, scope, dependencies, risks, and sequencing.
• Drive PI readiness by ensuring Features/Epics are well‑defined, prioritized, decomposed, dependency‑mapped, and reviewed with PMs, POs, and Tech Leads well ahead of PI Planning.
• Maintain a holistic dependency map across teams, coordinating mitigation strategies, sequencing, and cross‑team communication.
• Lead readiness checkpoints to ensure architectural runway, backlog health, risk visibility, and stakeholder alignment prior to PI Planning.
• Ensure smooth PI execution by enabling impediment removal, reinforcing flow, and maintaining alignment with Product and Engineering leaders.
• Build strong, trust‑based relationships with Business Owners, Product Managers, Product Owners, Engineering Leads, Tech Leads, and Scrum Masters.
• Facilitate program‑level ceremonies including PI Planning, ART Sync, Scrum of Scrums, Inspect & Adapt, and System Demos.
• Support consistent delivery by reinforcing practices that drive predictability, built‑in quality, and operational excellence.
• Maintain and leverage program metrics (predictability, flow, quality, risks, dependencies) to identify improvement opportunities across the ART.
• Coordinate major feature releases and ongoing value delivery to customers.
• Ensure risk and compliance goals are met through enablement of high code quality, robust backlogs, and reduction of technical debt.
• Enable the removal of or escalation of impediments to the Scrum Teams or ART progress.

• Demonstrated ability to become a product SME with deep understanding of Epics, value streams, data flows, systems, and program dependencies.
• 7+ years working in an Agile environment with deep understanding of Scrum, Kanban, Scaling Agile, and Lean Agile Frameworks.
• 5+ years working in an Agile environment as a SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE), Scrum @ Scale Scrum of Scrums Master (SoSM), or similar roles from other scaling frameworks.
• Expert knowledge in Jira and Zephyr Enterprise with ability to create dashboards, team boards, and Planview.
• Expert in facilitation, problem solving and influencing outcomes.
• Expert knowledge of best practices in value‑driven development (requirements management, prototyping, hypothesis‑driven development, usability testing).
• Strong knowledge of technical engineering best practices including test‑driven development, continuous integration, and Dev Ops.
• Demonstrated knowledge of common practices to manage risk from risk identification through mitigation and monitoring.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• SAFe RTE, Scrum Master and Agile Certifications are preferred.

Primary

Location:

Tampa, Florida, United States

Full‑time Salary Range: $ - $

In addition to salary, Citi’s offerings may also include, for eligible employees, discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards. Citi offers competitive employee benefits, including: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Citi also offers paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays. For additional information regarding Citi employee benefits, please visit  Available offerings may vary by jurisdiction, job level, and date of hire.

Anticipated Posting Close Date:
Apr 01, 2026

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