Hays Italy, part of the multinational Hays group, a company listed on the London Stock Exchange, which offers consulting services in the Information Technology sector with the aim of contributing to the success and technological progress of individuals and companies, is looking for aRelease Train & DevOps Engineerwho will be responsible for managing the end-to-end value flow across multiple development teams & acting as a servant leader & facilitator, ensuring continuous & high-quality releases aligned with business objectives. Field: cybersecurity & advanced digital defense solutionsKey ResponsibilitiesFacilitation & CoordinationLead & facilitate key SAFe/Agile events, including Program Increment (PI) Planning, System Demo & Inspect & Adapt (I&A)Serve as the central communication point between development teams, Product Management, stakeholders & internal departmentsManage & optimize the value stream through the Agile Release Train (ART), leveraging tools such as YouTrack for tracking features, dependencies & program backlogDevOps & CI/CDSupport development teams in defining, maintaining & improving CI/CD pipelinesOversee integration & usage of tools for automated builds & deployments (Jenkins) & for artifact management & versioning (JFrog Artifactory)Promote DevOps best practices, automation & IaC principlesQuality Assurance & PerformanceCollaborate with QA teams to ensure comprehensive test planning & execution using TestRail for test case management & reportingSupport performance engineering by integrating & managing load & stress testing (JMeter)Define & monitor key metrics related to quality, stability & performanceRelease Management & CommunicationManage the overall release plan, coordinating all activities from development through production deploymentEnsure timely & accurate creation & distribution of release notes, documenting new features, fixes & release detailsCore technical skillsAgile Frameworks: Scrum, Kanban or SAFe (strongly preferred)Project/Issue Tracking: YouTrack, Jira or Azure DevOpsCI/CD Automation: Jenkins, GitLab CI or CircleCIArtifact Management: JFrog Artifactory or NexusTest Management: TestRail, Zephyr or XrayPerformance Testing: JMeter or other load testing toolsIaC: Terraform, Ansible or CloudFormationVersion Control: Git, GitLab or GitHubRequirements5+ years of experience in Agile leadership roles (RTE, Senior Scrum Master or Agile DevOps Lead)Strong knowledge of Agile frameworks & Scaled Agile (SAFe) methodologiesHands-on experience in managing CI/CD pipelines & DevOps automationDeep understanding of branching strategies, automated testing & continuous deployment processesAbility to analyze & optimize end-to-end development flow from planning to releaseExcellent communication, negotiation & conflict management skills, to connect technical teams & business stakeholders to ensure a consistent & high-quality value streamLocation: hybrid 2/5 – RomeFreelancers are highly welcomed tooCandidates of any gender identity, after reviewing the mandatory privacy notice available at www.Hays-itservices.It, are kindly requested to submit their CV in PDF format, quoting the reference number (Ref. 950599). Hays Solutions S.R.L. Sole Shareholder Company. Subject to the management and coordination of Hays Plc.