Release Train Engineer

ABOUT TEMENOS

Temenos powers a world of banking that creates opportunities for billions of people and businesses everywhere. We have been doing this for over 30 years through the pioneering spirit of our Temenosians who are passionate about making banking better, together.

We serve over 3000 clients from the largest to challengers and community banks in 150+ countries. We collaborate with clients to build new banking services and state-of-the-art customer experiences on our open banking platform, helping them operate more sustainably.

At Temenos, we have an open-minded and inclusive culture, where everyone has the power to create their own destiny and make a positive contribution to the world of banking and society.

THE ROLE

We are seeking an experienced Release Train Engineer (RTE) to lead and orchestrate the continuous delivery and maintenance cycles across Client Commit- Wealth, and Enterprise banking systems. In this role, you will manage the Agile Release Train (ART), ensuring coordinated planning, execution, and smooth delivery of maintenance, enhancements, and regulatory updates for mission-critical banking platforms.

OPPORTUNITIES

• Lead the Agile Release Train for multiple maintenance tracks across core wealth and enterprise banking (corporate onboarding, bulk payments, cash management).
• Facilitate PI (Program Increment) Planning, system demos, retrospectives, and ART syncs.
• Coordinate with product owners, architects, support, and infrastructure teams to align delivery with maintenance priorities, SLAs, and compliance timelines.
• Manage release calendars, production deployment readiness, and post-release monitoring.
• Identify and mitigate risks, manage dependencies, and resolve cross-team delivery impediments.
• Support the upkeep and modernization of legacy systems by driving continuous delivery of enhancements, patches, and fixes.
• Ensure quality assurance, change management, and rollback strategies are in place for all releases.
• Promote lean-agile practices, metrics-driven tracking, and relentless improvement across maintenance streams.
  Serve as the escalation point for incidents related to release planning or production support conflicts.

SKILLS

• 15+ years of experience in enterprise IT, including 5+ years in Agile/SAFe environments and release management.
• Strong domain expertise in Wealth and Enterprise banking platforms, including core banking, digital channels, payment systems, and corporate banking tools.
• Proven experience managing large-scale system maintenance and release cycles across distributed teams.
• Excellent understanding of SDLC, CI/CD pipelines, production support, and system reliability practices.
• Skilled in managing PI planning, backlog refinement, and program boards using tools like Jira, Rally, or Azure DevOps.
• Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills across business, development, QA, and support teams.
• Familiarity with Java/Spring systems, microservices, and integrations with CBS, CRM, and third-party fintech APIs.
• Knowledge of banking regulations (RBI, PCI-DSS, etc.) and change control processes.

Nice to Have

• SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE) or SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) certification.
• Experience with ITIL-based incident and problem management.
• Exposure to cloud migration or cloud-native platforms.
• Understanding of InfoSec and secure DevOps in regulated environments.

VALUES

• We care and listen to each other, our clients, partners and the communities we serve
• We commit with determination and persistence to make things happen
• We collaborate within Temenos and across a wider partner ecosystem
• We challenge the status quo, try to look at things differently and drive change

SOME OF OUR BENEFITS include:

• Maternity leave: Transition back with 3 days per week in the first month and 4 days per week in the second month
• Civil Partnership: 1 week of paid leave if you're getting married. This covers marriages and civil partnerships, including same sex/civil partnership
• Family care: 4 weeks of paid family care leave
• Recharge days: 4 days per year to use when you need to physically or mentally needed to recharge
• Study leave: 2 weeks of paid leave each year for study or personal development