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 and providing a culture of caring is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. We are intentional about fostering an inclusive workplace where every teammate has the opportunity to succeed, build a career and contribute to our shared success. This includes attracting and developing exceptional talent, recognizing and rewarding performance, and supporting our teammates’ physical, emotional, and financial wellness through affordable, competitive and flexible benefits. We value the unique perspectives individuals bring from all backgrounds and career paths - whether shaped by military service, community college education, or a wide range of work and life experiences. These journeys foster resilience, leadership and innovation, strengthening our workforce and positively impact the communities we serve. Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture that supports collaboration, engagement, and career development. Our approach includes clear in-office expectations, while providing an appropriate level of flexibility based on role-specific responsibilities and business needs. At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us!

Position Summary:
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.

Responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Facilitate daily team alignment through stand-ups, ensuring progress, risks, and blockers are clearly surfaced.
• Maintain delivery flow using Scrum or Kanban practices, including monitoring WIP limits and cycle time.
• Partner with the Product Owner to ensure a clear, prioritized, and groomed backlog.
• Remove impediments by coordinating with cross-functional teams, leadership, and support groups.
• Coach teams on Agile practices (Scrum, Kanban, or Scrumban) to improve delivery predictability and efficiency.
• Maintain transparency through clean boards, dashboards, and proactive stakeholder communication.
• Drive continuous improvement through feedback loops, observations, and retrospectives.

Key Release Train Engineer (RTE) Skills

• Servant Leadership & Coaching – Lead, mentor, and coach Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and Agile teams while fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
• Program Increment (PI) Planning Facilitation – Plan, facilitate, and coordinate PI Planning events to align teams on objectives, dependencies, and commitments.
• Cross-Team Coordination – Drive collaboration across multiple Agile teams, stakeholders, and business partners to ensure alignment and delivery execution.
• Dependency & Risk Management – Identify, track, mitigate, and escalate cross-team dependencies, risks, and impediments impacting program delivery.
• Stakeholder Communication – Provide clear communication, status reporting, and executive-level updates while managing stakeholder expectations.
• Agile & SAFe Expertise – Deep knowledge of Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Lean principles, and the SAFe framework to support successful ART execution.
• Delivery Execution & Governance – Monitor progress, facilitate ART ceremonies, ensure transparency, and drive predictable delivery of business value.
• Problem Solving & Impediment Removal – Proactively resolve organizational and delivery challenges to maintain team productivity and flow.

Responsibilities:

• Guides and coaches leaders, teams, and Scrum Masters in the Agile Release Train on Agile practices and develops their understanding of Agile principles
• Executes program increment session for release train and facilitates Agile release train ceremonies
• Provides 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 commitments
• Manages risk including dependency management, impediment removal, and compliance with Enterprise Change Management and other policy requirements
• Measures Agile Release Train delivery, maturity, and performance and reviews the metrics with the Agile Release Train to identify improvement opportunities
• Collaborates with the product management team and ensures the program has a healthy product and program backlog
• Defines norms and agreements for the Agile Release Train and enforces the agreements

Required Qualifications:

• Strong knowledge of Agile/Scrum practices (Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, Retrospectives).
• Proficiency with Jira for backlog management, dashboards, and metrics tracking.
• Understanding of DevOps fundamentals, quality practices, and Definition of Done.
• Ability to leverage flow metrics (cycle time, WIP, throughput, predictability) to drive improvements.
• Strong communication and facilitation skills across cross-functional teams.
• Servant leadership mindset with focus on coaching and impediment removal.
• Strong problem-solving, adaptability, and stakeholder management skills.
• Expertise in risk, dependency, and issue management.
• Experience with executive status reporting (PowerPoint/Excel).
• Leadership and coaching experience across distributed teams.
• Familiarity with Jira / Jira Align and enterprise release processes

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with scaled Agile frameworks (SAFe, LeSS, Nexus).
• Strong influencing skills without formal authority; ability to build partnerships across teams.
• Experience with Jira Align for enterprise planning and multi-team coordination.
• Experience working in regulated industries (e.g., financial services) and within compliance frameworks.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, cloud environments, and modern engineering practices.
• Ability to connect team delivery with business outcomes and product metrics.
• Preferred certifications: PSM II, A-CSM, SASM, ICP-ACC, ICP-ATF, KMP, or equivalent.

Skills:

• Agile Practices
• Collaboration
• Influence
• Solution Design
• Stakeholder Management
• Architecture
• Business Acumen
• DevOps Practices
• Solution Delivery Process
• Technical Strategy Development
• Financial Management
• Result Orientation
• Risk Management
• Test Engineering
• User Experience Design

Shift:

1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week:

40

Pay Transparency details

US - NJ - Jersey City - 101 Hudson St - 101 Hudson (NJ2101)

Pay and benefits information

Pay range

$105,000.00 - $151,500.00 annualized salary, offers to be determined based on experience, education and skill set.

Discretionary incentive eligible

This role is eligible to participate in the annual discretionary plan. Employees are eligible for an annual discretionary award based on their overall individual performance results and behaviors, the performance and contributions of their line of business and/or group; and the overall success of the Company.

Benefits

This role is currently benefits eligible. We provide industry-leading benefits, access to paid time off, resources and support to our employees so they can make a genuine impact and contribute to the sustainable growth of our business and the communities we serve.