Position Title: Release Train Engineer
Position Type: Regular - Full-Time
Position Location: Florenceville GTC
Requisition ID: 33371
Position Summary
We are seeking a skilled Release Train Engineer (RTE) to play a pivotal role in our Agile transformation. The RTE will lead and optimize value delivery across multiple Agile Release Trains (ARTs), ensuring seamless processes and consistent delivery of business value.
Key responsibilities
- Lead the Agile Release Train process, ensuring synchrony across teams and optimizing performance.
- Facilitate key events and ceremonies, including Program Increment (PI) Planning, Scrum of Scrums, and ART Sync meetings.
- Manage dependencies between teams, providing transparency and clarity to support alignment with overall objectives.
- Support the creation and maintenance of the Vision, roadmap, and program backlog in collaboration with stakeholders.
- Monitor performance metrics, providing insights into the ART's health and making data-driven decisions for improvement.
- Foster an innovative culture, promoting the adoption of new tools and practices to enhance delivery efficiency.
- Act as a servant leader, coaching ART teams to self-organize and achieve top-level performance.
**Why Join Us?**
- Be part of an innovative team that leverages cutting-edge technologies to drive business success in the CPG industry.
- Opportunity to work on impactful projects and deliver solutions that make a difference.
- Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
- Supportive work environment with opportunities for professional development and career advancement.
Qualifications
Education
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.
Work Experience, Technical Knowledge, and Skills
- Minimum of 5 years in an Agile environment with at least 2 years in a leadership role such as RTE or Scrum Master, focusing on data product delivery.
- Profound understanding of Agile software product development with distributed virtual teams, particularly SAFe practices and principles.
- Skilled in using Agile tools like JIRA, Confluence, or similar platforms.
- Excellent communication and facilitation skills, with expertise in problem-solving and risk management.
- Well-versed in integration patterns and best practices for system connectivity.
- Experience with SAP, Salesforce, Databricks, and Azure data platforms is highly advantageous.
- Skilled in data engineering, AI, and analytics technologies.
- Ability to effectively communicate with technical, functional, and business stakeholders.
- Experienced in modern data integration technologies and design patterns.
- Strong grounding in data governance, data stewardship, data quality, data privacy, and data security.
- Knowledge of data domains in AgTech, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Sales, Finance, and HR is valuable.
- Background in CPG and Retail industries is beneficial.
- Strong delivery focus through cross-functional collaboration.
- Certification in Agile or SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) is advantageous.
- Able to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- Capable of leading a team of release train engineers.
Others:
Travel: 10%
McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. We see value in ensuring we have a diverse, antiracist, inclusive, merit-based, and equitable workplace. As a global family-owned company we are proud to reflect the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that diversity drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger.
McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.
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Job Family: Information Technology
Division: Global Digital Technology
Department: Train Engineering
Location(s): CA - Canada : New Brunswick : Florenceville-Bristol || CA - Canada : Ontario : Toronto
Company: McCain Foods (Canada)
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What We Do
The power it has to uplift and bring people, Guided by our purpose - Celebrating real connections through delicious, planet-friendly food - we believe that working together with our teams, business and community partners will bring sustainable growth and positive change - today, tomorrow and for generations to come.
As a privately owned family company with over 60 years of experience, a presence in over 160 countries and a global team of 22,000 people, our values and culture are at the heart of everything we do. Our product quality, people and customer dedication help us achieve global sales in excess of CDN $10 billion. Through our investment and innovation, we continue to be a global leader in prepared potato products, including our famous French Fries and appetizers.
We are passionate about supporting and developing our people-providing opportunities to grow and learn in their roles, as well as building careers for the long term.
Why Work With Us
We are working to bring digital tools and data into our processes to drive efficiency, automation and data-driven insights. From connecting our business, enabling our supply chain, supporting our customers, to reinventing agriculture. So if you are a tech expert looking to join a company transforming technology, think of McCain.
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