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Principal Release Train Engineer (Team Leader)

Aggregate function:  Technology
Business Area:  VT Network Operations
Posting Country:  Romania
Date Posted:  20 Dec 2024
Full Time / Part Time:  Full Time
Contract Type:  Permanent

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.

Your day to day:

Work with Product, technical 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.

This is a delivery role, a key element of which involves setting the standards for Agile delivery excellence aligned to the SAFe framework, 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.

With these activities you will have a great impact on our business:

  • Using the draft project plan defined by the PM&PO, the Principal RTE will facilitate the ART PI planning, ensuring necessary pre and post work is done and making sure that teams and stakeholders are alingned on the final plan for the next product increment (next software development ART cycle)
  • The principal RTE drives/coordinates all major enablements required to deliver new features in the ART by facilitating the alignment between the product vision, technical solution architects and 3rd party teams and ensuring the on-time delivery, according to the product plan
  • In the ART, the Principal RTE coordinates the delivery of the plan by ensuring alignment between the squads and managing ART issues, risks and dependencies
  • The Principal RTE provides regular status updates during the product increment to all stakeholders and, together with the PO, adjusts the plan according to the new developements
  • The Principal RTE leads the team of Scrum Masters working in the ART by proving training, performance coaching and promoting a continuous improvement

With these skills you are a great candidate:

  • 5-10 years working experience, with background in Agile product delivery (PO, SM)
  • 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.
  • Emotionally intelligent with the ability to flex styles across a wide range of stakeholders at various levels within the organisation.
  • Deep experience of SAFe tools and techniques (i.e.: PI planning; Agile delivery methods; DevOps ; JIRA / Azzure DevOps/ Confluence)

Sounds like the perfect job? We’ve got even more to offer:

  • Hybrid way of working
  • Medical and dental services
  • Life and hospitalization insurance
  • Dedicated employee phone subscription
  • Take control of your benefits and choose any of the below options: MEAL TICKETS/ PRIVATE PENSION/ VACATION VOUCHERS/ CULTURAL VOUCHERS within the budget.
  • Special discounts for gyms and retailers
  • Annual Company Bonus
  • Ongoing Education – we continuously invest in you to ensure you have everything needed to excel on the job and enhance your skills 
  • You get to work with tried and trusted web-technology
  • We let you write your own story by planning vacations: go for a trip, experience new things, have fun and enjoy your 23 days off.
  • Special Paternal Program - 4 months of paid paternity leave

We recognize and celebrate the importance of diversity and inclusivity in our workplace so that we are as diverse as the customers and communities we serve. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination especially related to but not limited to race, color, age, veteran status, gender identification, sexual orientation, pregnancy, ethnicity, disability, religion, political affiliation, trade union membership, nationality, indigenous status, medical condition, HIV status, social origin, cultural background, social or marital status.

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

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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.

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