Release Train Engineer

Job Description:At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.Being a Great Place to Work is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. This includes our commitment to being an inclusive workplace, attracting and developing exceptional talent, supporting our teammates’ physical, emotional, and financial wellness, recognizing and rewarding performance, and how we make an impact in the communities we serve.Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture with specific requirements for office-based attendance and which allows for an appropriate level of flexibility for our teammates and businesses based on role-specific considerations.At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us!Job Description:This job is responsible for optimizing the flow of epics, features, and the value delivered by a smaller Agile Release Train, such as a Solution Train. Key responsibilities include coordinating and facilitating the Solution Train ceremonies, managing dependencies, providing visibility into the health of epic and feature delivery and the overall program increment, and promoting agile principles and mindsets through coaching. Job expectations include ensuring impediments to epic and feature delivery are resolved quickly to avoid disruptions and participating in budget and resource planning.Overview:This role is responsible for optimizing the flow of epics/features and the value delivered by a complex/larger Agile Release Train (ART), and is focused on serving the needs of the train to drive performance and growth. Key responsibilities include coordinating and facilitating the ART ceremonies, managing dependencies across teams in the ART, and providing visibility into the health of epic/feature delivery and the overall program increment. This role ensures impediments to epic/feature delivery are resolved quickly, protects the teams from outside disruptions to delivery, and drives continuous improvement for the ART. They assist with resource planning, and facilitate synch points between business and technology leaders. In addition, they promote and coach the Agile mindset and principles, enabling the ART to become high-performing as one cohesive team.Responsibilities:Guides and coaches leaders, teams, and Scrum Masters in the Agile Release Train on Agile practices and develops their understanding of Agile principlesExecutes program increment session for release train and facilitates Agile release train ceremoniesProvides status updates regarding Agile Release Train plans, delivery, timelines, and impediments to stakeholders and leadership while communicating within the Agile Release Train to support delivery against program commitmentsManages risk including dependency management, impediment removal, and compliance with Enterprise Change Management and other policy requirementsMeasures Agile Release Train delivery, maturity, and performance and reviews the metrics with the Agile Release Train to identify improvement opportunitiesCollaborates with the product management team and ensures the program has a healthy product and program backlogDefines norms and agreements for the Agile Release Train and enforces the agreementsAs the Release Train Engineer (RTE) for Technology Infrastructure, you are accountable for how an ~18-team train prepares for and executes the Planning Interval (PI). You facilitate PI Planning and train-level routines, enable transparency and metrics-driven execution, optimize end-to-end flow of value, and drive continuous improvement through disciplined follow-through.This role is PI-cadence critical: preparation for the next PI begins as soon as PI Planning for the current PI completes and continues in parallel with current PI execution.Required Qualifications:7+ years of experience as a Release Train Engineer Primary focus: predictable, sustainable delivery of Technology Products via strong PI readiness, dependency/risk management, and high-signal reportingContinuous, sustainable delivery of business value to users through stable cadence and predictable executionPI Planning produces clear PI Objectives, visible dependencies, and ROAM’d risks with ownership that persists through the PI PI execution maintains transparency using train-level metrics (objectives completion, business value delivered, cycle time, quality signals, risk/dependency posture)Publish and maintain the annual PI + iteration calendar; schedule PI cadence logistics well in advance ( 1 month)Ensure Program Kanban exists and is ready to support planning and visibilityEnsure Deliverables/Epics exist in Jira/Jira Align; ensure upcoming epics meet Definition of Ready (DoR) and Business Value is assigned where requiredEnsure DoR and Definition of Done (DoD) exist for Epics; prevent unprioritized/not-ready epics from entering the PICoordinate readiness across PM, POs, SMs, Architects, Tech Management, Release Mgmt; confirm Business Owner/executive participationFacilitate PI Planning end-to-end: Business Context Vision/Roadmap Architecture Vision/Practices Planning Context Team Breakouts Draft/Final Plan Review ROAM Risks Confidence Vote Planning RetroDrive presenter readiness, timeboxing, parking lot capture, and decision visibility; keep the event collaborative and energizedFor distributed PI planning: design agenda to support time zones, define breakout SPOCs, enforce working agreements, and ensure all outcomes are digitally captured and visibleFacilitate train-level routines as needed (Scrum of Scrums, PO Sync, PDT Sync, System Demo, Inspect Adapt/Retro)Track and radiate PI health: PI Objectives completion (Committed vs Completed), Business Value delivered, cycle time, velocity trend (if applicable), defect density, dependency management, and risk postureDesired Qualifications:1+ years of AI experience preferably utilizing CoPilotExpert facilitation of PI Planning and train-level routines; strong timeboxing, neutrality, and decisioningStrong tool fluency (Jira/Jira Align/program boards/dashboards) and data quality discipline for transparency you can trustProven ability to run an evidence-based operating rhythm using metrics and dashboards to drive outcomes and improvement actionsDeep competency in dependency and risk management (including ROAM) and proactive impediment removal at scaleStrong coaching across SM/PO/PM/Architect partners to improve planning discipline and execution flowComfort operating in governed environments (controls/compliance/change controls) without slowing flow unnecessarilyExperience facilitating distributed PI Planning (time zones, breakout SPOCs, working agreements)Distributed/hybrid facilitation expert: designs PI Planning and train routines for time zones and hybrid participation (clear working agreements, breakout SPOCs, digital capture of decisions), keeping engagement high and outcomes crispGovernance-aware without Agile slowdown: integrates controls/compliance needs into the cadence (ready gates, evidence expectations, release readiness checkpoints) while preserving flow and transparencySkillsAgile PracticesCollaborationInfluenceSolution DesignStakeholder ManagementArchitectureBusiness AcumenDevOps PracticesSolution Delivery ProcessTechnical Strategy DevelopmentOtherShift:1st shift (United States of America)Hours Per Week: 40SummaryLocation: PlanoType: Full time