Senior Release Train Engineer

Trident Consulting is seeking a " Senior Release Train Engineer " for one of our clients in " Pomona, CA 91768 " A global leader in business and technology services.

Job Title: Senior Release Train Engineer

Location: Pomona, CA 91768 Hybrid (2 days per week onsite)

Pay Rate: $118/hr. on W2

Duration: 18 Months (Extension Possible)

Day-to-Day Responsibilities / Workload

Serve as a Release Train Engineer for an SAP S/4 ERP Implementation program that is using a hybrid agile implementation methodology. This role supports Release 2(R2) Release Managers providing a holistic release management capability to ensure the successful delivery of the release and its related value. The release train engineer (RTE) coaches and supports an agile 'team of teams' known as an agile release train (ART). The RTE facilitates ART activities and ceremonies, helps identify and resolve impediments and manages risks and dependencies. The RTE performs IT performance management, measuring and reporting performance, providing critical insights into sprint execution and delivery risks. Provide critical risk management and mitigation support.

Education & Experience

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, a related field, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Experience: Typically requires 7 or more years of experience performing systems development activities.

Required Skills / Attributes

• Large SAP ERP Technology Program/Project Implementation experience.
• Strategic Insights-based data analysis using various analytical tools and programming languages, Python, Power Automate, Power BI, etc.
• Data Mining: identify, extract, and gather data from various sources including databases, APIs, and other repositories to build comprehensive datasets for analysis.
• Data Visualization: Develop and maintain dashboards and visualizations that effectively communicate insights and support decision -making. Utilize visualization tools such as Powe BI to present data findings clearly and effectively.
• IT Performance Management - measurement and reporting; Plan, organize and facilitate ART ceremonies.
• Assist in tracking and monitoring the execution of features and capabilities.
• Work with delivery teams to identify and address risks or impediments to achieving their objectives.
• Measure ART delivery, maturity, and performance and review metrics with the ART to identify improvement opportunities.
• Champion the use of key performance indicators (KPIs), objectives and key results (OKRs) and other outcome metrics across teams.
• Create timelines, milestones, and cadence of increments and releases for the ART, and oversee development of reports and analyses to track progress towards goals.
• Understanding of and experience with SAFe.
• Experience with agile frameworks such as Scrum or Kanban.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (written, verbal, presentation).
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Experience using enterprise agile planning tools (e.g. Digital.ai Agility, Planview Smartsheet, Atlassian Jira Align, Apptio Targetprocess; 5 years of experience with agile development, ideally in a scrum master, product owner, or other leadership role.
• Release Train Engineer experience preferred.
• Agile, Scrum, SAFe or project management certifications preferred (e.g. SA, SPC, RTE, CSM, CSP, PMI).
• Work with product managers, product owners, and other stakeholders to ensure alignment between business needs and the development work being executed by agile teams.
• Provide input on resourcing needs to address critical bottlenecks.
• Assist and facilitate feature and capability estimation by teams.

Core Technical & Analysis Skills

• Systems Analysis: Demonstrated ability and experience conducting analysis for business requirements, system requirements, system design, and system test plans.
• Application Lifecycle: Proven ability to model, analyze, design, test, implement, and maintain complex applications.
• Architecture Knowledge: Possesses deep knowledge of the development and support of client-server applications.
• Data Management: Requires a solid understanding and knowledge of data management principles.

Problem Solving & Scope Definition

• Scope & Objectives: Formulates and defines systems scope and objectives based on user needs, business systems, and industry requirements.
• Problem Solving: Devises or modifies procedures to solve complex problems, while carefully considering computer equipment capacity, limitations, operation time, and desired results.
• Requirements Translation: Analyzes business and user needs, documents requirements, and translates them into proper system requirement specifications.

Leadership & Strategic Focus

• Business Acumen: Combines full technical knowledge of systems analysis with a strong understanding of how technology impacts current and future business environments.
• Client Focus: Ability to articulate the direct impact and business value of technology to clients.
• Team Leadership: Acts as a team leader for projects with moderate budgets or short-to-intermediate durations.
• Supervisory Duties: Responsible for instructing, directing, and checking the work of business systems analysis personnel.

About Trident Consulting

Trident Consulting is an award-winning staffing and consulting firm headquartered in San Ramon, CA. Since 2005, we’ve partnered with Fortune 500 and high-growth companies to deliver high-quality talent across technology, engineering, business operations, and professional services.

We specialize in contract, contract-to-hire, and direct hire placements, supporting roles across IT, data & analytics, cloud, cybersecurity, finance & accounting, HR, operations, and more. With a strong focus on hard-to-fill and niche positions, our global recruiting engine enables us to deliver speed, quality, and scale