Release Train Engineer

At the heart of everything we do is our vision to change lives every day, and our mission to grow The National Lottery responsibly and champion its impact.

We are Allwyn UK, part of the Allwyn Entertainment Group – a multi-national lottery operator with a market-leading presence acrossthe USA (Michigan and Illinois) and Europe, including

Czech Republic, Austria, Greece,Cyprusand Italy.

While the main contribution of The National Lottery to society is through the funds togood causes, at Allwynwe put our purpose and values at the heart of everything we do.

Join us as we embark on a once-in-a-lifetime, large scale transformation journey by creating a National Lottery that delivers more money togood causes.

We’lltalk a bit more about us further down the page, but for now –let’stalk about the role and whowe’relooking for…

As aRelease

Train Engineerin the Digital Foundryteam,you will work closely with the Product and Engineering teamsand willberesponsible foroverseeingthe Agile Release Trains, ensuring value delivery for large scale Agileprogrammes.

This role will develop andmaintainthe

Agile Release Train schedules for iterations and Program Incrementsanddrive continuous improvement acrossmultipleteams.

With a focus onautomatedprocesses to streamline the release processand ensurepredictability,reliability,and stability.

This rolewilloptimisevalue flow across the ART using Agile practicesacrossend-to end teamsand support the Digital Foundry to meetagiledelivery at scale.

• As part of PI Planning align multiple, cross dependant teams, ontheoverallobjectiveshelping to synchronize teamobjectivesand efforts for a consistent andpredictabledelivery across the ART
• Monitor progress against PIobjectivesandprovidevisibilityinto ART performance and ensure alignment with business priorities
• Drive continuous improvement at a program leveland coach teams and stakeholders on agilepracticesto enhance quality,predictabilityand delivery speed
• Identify,assessand mitigate risks and dependencies, escalating issues asnecessaryto ensure programobjectivesare met withoutdisruption
• Ensure priorities,objectives and deliverables are clearly understood and communicated across teams
• Analyse performance encouraging feedback loops and data driven decision making tooptimiseflow and deliveryefficiency
• Strong ability to leadand influencecross-team alignment with internal and external teams
• Clear communication across technical teams andnon-technical stakeholders, including
  
  Director and Executive level
• Work with internalteamsand external vendors to improveautomationofthe SDLC,deploymentsand integration of software releases
• Support the release management process,ensuringsoftware is releasedusing consistent and repeatabledeployment methodologies
• Releaseplanning andcoordinationacross the program,ensuringreleasereadiness,working alongside
  
  Engineers,Test,Environment Managers andRelease Managers

Agile andSAFeexpertise:

Adeep understanding of Scrum, Kanban,SAFe, Lean principles, and Agile metrics

• Leadership & Facilitation:
  
  Strong ability to lead cross-team alignment without direct authority, and conduct effective large-scale Agile events
• Communication & Stakeholder Management:
  Clear communication across technical teams and Executives, managing expectations and transparency
• Analytical Thinking & Problem Solving:
  
  Ability toidentifyimpediments, improve flows, and guide teams in achieving objectives
• Coaching & Mentoring:
  Develop capabilities among Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and Agile teams to foster a continuous improvement culture
• Experience of orchestrating large-scale Agile programs by coordinating multiple Agile teams to deliver software and solutions efficiently to market
• Proven track recordas a Scrum Master (3-5 Years) and as an RTE of at least 2 years working on large solution portfolio which encompasses internal & development as well as handling software platforms from other suppliers
• Desirable Professional Certification :
  
  SAFeRelease Train Engineer Certificationorsimilaradvanced Scrum Master Certification.

At Allwyn, we are dedicated to changing lives and growing the National Lottery responsibly,…