Release Train Engineer, TD Securities

TD•Toronto, ON

1d•CA$96,900 - CA$136,800•Onsite

About The Position

The Release Train Engineer (RTE) serves as a servant leader and coach for one or more "Agile Release Train (ART)". In a highly regulated environment, the RTE ensures predictable, high-quality, compliant value delivery at scale while navigating strict governance, audit requirements, risk controls, and security mandates using Agile and SAFe principles mixed in with some waterfall aspect. This role is ideal for an experienced agile leader who thrives in complex, regulated settings and understands that in finance, predictability and compliance are as critical as speed and innovation.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent required in a related field such as information technology, computer science, Bus. Admin – Masters preferred
3+ years of experience as a Coach, Prod Mgr or Scrum Master
Certified SAFE Release Train Engineer (RTE) or SAFE Program Consultant (SPC), or Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
3+ years' experience with Agile Management tools
Typically requires 7+ years Agile related experience
3+ Years' coaching multiple agile teams
Experience working in complex, multi-team environments (software development, ID, product, or enterprise transformation).
Exceptional facilitation, influence, and conflict resolution skills. Able to guide senior leaders, diverse teams, and stakeholders.
Strong servant leadership mindset with the ability to influence without direct authority.
Excellent risk management, dependency visualization, and impediment removal capabilities.
Data-driven mindset. Comfortable with metrics, flow analysis and ART health assessment
Outstanding communication and stakeholder management skills (verbal, written, presentation).
Ability to thrive in ambiguity and drive alignment in large, cross-functional settings.

Nice To Haves

Experience in regulated industries (ie., Finance) and DevOps / continuous delivery environments.
Background in change management or organizational agility transformations.

Responsibilities

Act as primary facilitator and coach for the "Agile Release Train (ART)", guiding teams, Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and stakeholders in Agile and SAFe practices
Lead and facilitate major ART ceremonies, including: "PI Planning" (Program Increment Planning) events, ensuring alignment on objectives, dependencies, and committed PI goals. ART Sync meetings (Scrum of Scrums + PO Sync).
Proactively manage program-level "risks, impediments, dependencies", and compliance blockers — escalating to governance/risk committees as needed and ensuring issues do not impact release integrity or regulatory deadlines.
Escalate and help resolve program-level impediments that teams or Scrum Masters cannot address on their own.
Collaborate with Product Management, System Architects, Business Owners, and other stakeholders to maintain alignment between strategy and execution.
Drive "flow optimization" and predictability metrics while ensuring releases adhere to change management windows, rollback capabilities, and zero-downtime requirements.
Foster a culture of improvement, and adherence to SAFe Core Values and Agile principles.
Support preparation for and execution of releases/deployments in coordination with Release Management/DevOps teams
Coach and mentor Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and teams on agile maturity and scaling practices.
Communicate ART status, risks and progress to executive stakeholders and help manage expectations