Senior Specialist, Release Train Engineer
StandardBankGroup
Posted: March 16, 2026
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Quick Summary
The Senior Specialist, Release Train Engineer will be responsible for driving the development of new software releases, ensuring they are released on time, meeting quality and customer satisfaction standards.
Required Skills
Job Description
Standard Bank Group is a leading Africa-focused financial services group, and an innovative player on the global stage, that offers a variety of career-enhancing opportunities – plus the chance to work alongside some of the sector’s most talented, motivated professionals. Our clients range from individuals, to businesses of all sizes, high net worth families and large multinational corporates and institutions. We’re passionate about creating growth in Africa. Bringing true, meaningful value to our clients and the communities we serve and creating a real sense of purpose for you.
To lead,drive execution of Agile Release Train (ART) processes,monitor, control,manage dependencies, resolve,remove impediments, mitigating risks across the ART. Drive continuous improvement to assure consistent value delivery. Provide visibility of health of feature delivery,overall program increment. Promote Lean-Agile transformation, influencing, coaching leaders,teams in the new processes, mindsets,adapt Agile frameworks to organisation, standardising practices leading to Enterprise agility.
Type of Qualification: First Degree
Field of Study: Information Technology
Experience Required
Delivery Facilitation / Agile Transformation
Technology
8-10 years
Experience with SAFe 4 framework and implementation of Agile Release Trains and facilitating Lean-Agile Programme execution in large solution and/or programme execution using the SAFe 4 framework and experience as a scrum master using Kanban software.
8-10 years
Good understanding of Agile working practices and LEAN and SCRUM proficiency and working collaboratively across teams
Behavioural Competencies:
• Adopting Practical Approaches
• Articulating Information
• Checking Things
• Embracing Change
• Exploring Possibilities
• Inviting Feedback
• Making Decisions
• Pursuing Goals
• Resolving Conflict
• Taking Action
• Team Working
• Upholding Standards
Technical Competencies:
• Agile Concepts
• Agile Estimation and Prioritisation
• Agile Measurements
• Agile Principles
• Feasibility/Viability Assessment
• Stakeholder Management (IT)