Manager, Release Train Engineer, Deloitte Global Technology

Deloitte

• $85K — $156K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in various IT roles supporting multiple software projects
  • 5+ years of experience in Program Management or as a Release Train Engineer (RTE)
  • In-depth knowledge of software development lifecycles, especially Agile and SAFe is preferred
  • Familiarity with tools like SharePoint, S4 HANA, Azure Dev Ops, and MS Project
  • Strong verbal and written communication, leadership and analytical skills
  • Experience in managing cross-functional teams within a matrix organization

Responsibilities

  • Provide release train engineer support, coordinating multiple teams for successful project delivery
  • Facilitate Agile ceremonies and ensure adherence to SAFe practices
  • Coach team members on Agile methodologies and the SAFe framework
  • Develop and manage comprehensive project plans, aligning scope, budget, and timelines
  • Manage stakeholder relationships, ensuring clear communication and addressing concerns promptly
  • Perform risk management to identify and mitigate potential project issues
  • Maintain detailed project documentation and generate reports for management

Benefits

  • $4,000 per year for mental health support
  • $1,300 flexible benefit spending account
  • Firm-wide closures known as 'Deloitte Days' for work-life balance
  • Dedicated days for personal learning and development
  • Flexibility in work arrangements and hybrid work structure
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9/28/26

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Job Type: Permanent Work Model: Hybrid Reference code: 135264 Primary Location: Toronto, ON All Available Locations: Toronto, ON; Calgary, AB; Halifax, NS; Ottawa, ON

What will your typical day look like?

This role is responsible for driving the successful planning, coordination, and delivery of complex technology initiatives across multiple teams. The individual will provide Release Train Engineer support, facilitate SAFe and Agile ceremonies, manage project scope, schedules, budgets, risks, and dependencies, and ensure teams remain aligned throughout the delivery lifecycle. This role will also partner closely with business, technology, and leadership stakeholders to remove impediments, promote Agile best practices, and support successful program outcomes.

Primary Duties:
  • Provide release train engineer support services including, but not limited to, coordinating the teams from a product standpoint to help ensure that multiple teams working on the same release product and features plan and execute as a single release train, identifying and managing risks, facilitating release planning meetings, supporting the scrum of scrums, and resolving and escalating impediments
  • Facilitates ART level ceremonies such as PI Planning, Scrum of Scrums, Sprint Demos, Inspect and Adapt
  • Coach team members and other stakeholders in SAFe and Agile practices, as needed
  • Work with management to ensure smooth rollout of SAFe to the organization, including providing input and direction to help establish department standards and procedures
  • Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget
  • Assist in the definition of project scope and objectives, involving all relevant internal stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility
  • Develop a comprehensive project plan to monitor and track progress while also keeping clients and staff aware of key milestones
  • Manage changes to the project scope, project schedule, and project costs using appropriate verification techniques
  • Measure performance using appropriate project management tools and techniques
  • Report and escalate to management as needed
  • Manage the relationship with the client and relevant stakeholders
  • Perform risk management to minimize potential risks
  • Establish and maintain relationships with third parties/vendors
  • Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation
  • Meet with clients to take detailed ordering briefs and clarify specific requirements of each project
  • Delegate project tasks based on junior staff members' individual strengths, skill sets, and experience levels
  • Track project performance, specifically to analyze the successful completion of short and long-term goals
  • Meet budgetary objectives and make adjustments to project constraints based on financial analysis
  • Use and continually develop leadership skills
  • Develop spreadsheets, diagrams and process maps to document needs
  • Assists Engagement Manager with status reporting as required by the S4 Technology Team leadership
  • Responds proactively to both business and program issues and escalates appropriately


Limited travel may be required.

About the team

Deloitte Technology works at the forefront of technology development and processes to support and protect Deloitte around the world. In this truly global environment, we operate not in what is but rather what can be to help Deloitte deliver and connect with its clients, its communities, and one another in ways not previously conceived.

Enough about us, let's talk about you

Required:

  • 5+ years of experience working in supporting multiple software projects in various IT roles.
  • 5+ years of Program Management or RTE experience.
  • A solid knowledge and understanding of functionality within Deloitte SWIFT applications preferred.
  • Must have in-depth knowledge of software development lifecycles including Agile development and testing. SAFe Agile Preferred.
  • Familiarity with SharePoint, S4 HANA, MS Project, ServiceNow, Azure Dev Ops, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel
  • Prior experience that demonstrates good business understanding is needed (experience in a professional services organization is a plus)
  • Demonstrated ability in applying repeatable processes and methods to enterprise wide technology projects or initiatives.
  • Excellent written and verbal communications, organization, analytical, planning and leadership skills.
  • Strong management, communication, technical and remote collaboration skill are a must.
  • Experience in dealing with multiple projects and cross-functional teams, and ability to coordinate across teams in a large matrix organization environment.
  • Ability to effectively conduct detailed discussions directly with Project/Product management.
  • Excellent team collaboration skills.
  • Experience collaborating with global teams.
  • Strong relationship building and maintaining skills. Fosters a climate conducive to establishing positive working relationships with clients (internal and external).


Education:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business Administration or equivalent educational or professional experience and/or qualifications.


Preferred:

  • SAFe 5 RTE Certification is a plus.
  • Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) is a plus
  • Familiarity with SharePoint, MS Project, S4 HANA, Azure Dev Ops and Microsoft suite.
  • Experience working with Agile development processes.
  • Experience in packaged SDLC


Total Rewards

The salary range for this position is $85,000 - $156,000, and individuals may be eligible to participate in our bonus program. Deloitte is fair and competitive when it comes to the salaries of our people. We regularly benchmark across a variety of positions, industries, sectors, targets, and levels. Our approach is grounded on recognizing people's unique strengths and contributions and rewarding the value that they deliver.

Our Total Rewards Package extends well beyond traditional compensation and benefit programs and is designed to recognize employee contributions, encourage personal wellness, and support firm growth. Along with a competitive base salary and variable pay opportunities, we offer a wide array of initiatives that differentiate us as a people-first organization. On top of our regular paid vacation days, some examples include: $4,000 per year for mental health support benefits, a $1,300 flexible benefit spending account, firm-wide closures known as "Deloitte Days", dedicated days of for learning (known as Development and Innovation Days), flexible work arrangements and a hybrid work structure.

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