Release Train Engineer

Title: Release Train Engineer

Location: Remote

Release Train Engineer to join the Strategy and Digital Transformation group to lead and manage scaled Agile teams and over a period of time be a keeper for Agile practices and processes for large agile teams.

This role will be responsible for coaching one or more Agile Release Trains at the Portfolio/Program levels. This role will also be responsible for managing junior coaches and/or Release Train Engineer(s). In addition, this position is required to ensure effective adoption of practices for program execution and the ongoing development of high-performing agile teams while building a culture of continuous improvement. This role will be responsible for effective communication with stakeholders, removing impediments and escalation as appropriate, risk management, and drive continuous improvement for a scaled Agile initiative. Also, fostering collaborative partnerships required for training and coaching and developing relationships that adopt organizational agility practices and frameworks are a critical component of this role.

Responsibilities:

•             Leads a high performing scaled Agile initiative - Agile Release Train through servant leadership

•             Scheduling, planning, and facilitating Pl events -Planning sessions, System Demos, Inspect and Adapt sessions, etc.

•             Facilitating program increment planning readiness by fostering Continuous Exploration process which drives the combination of Vision, Roadmap, and backlog and through Pre and Post Pl planning Meetings

•             Managing and optimizing the flow of value through the program/release

•             Coordinate with the Product Management Team to define the release on-demand plan as per prioritized epics/features for a program increment

•             Collaborate with Product Management, Product Owners, and other stakeholders to help ensure strategy and execution alignment

•             Lead Scrum of Scrums and coordinates with scrum masters and other relevant members of an ART to effectively manage dependencies and risks

•             Assist and/or influences program level and portfolio level decision-making with work estimation and prioritization

•             Act as a single voice for product releases to assure engineering deliverables are meeting the needs of the business goals

•             Supports agile program execution, and escalates and/or resolves program-level impediments

•             Responsible for facilitating program level work across a diverse set of agile development teams

•             Drive program-level continuous improvement via retrospectives, Inspect and Adapt workshops,

and facilitating constant System demonstration at the program level

•             Track and produce key program-level metrics reports (e.g. cumulative flow diagram, Pl burn-up, and burn-down charts, etc.)

•             Assist with program execution and tracking completion of features and capabilities

•             Channel a strong and broad understanding of how Agile and SAfe delivers value to the organization

•             Influence and participate in solution discussions that impact strategic program goals and business   outcomes

•             Assist with economic decision-making by facilitating feature and capability estimation by teams

•             and the roll-up to Program level

•             Responsible for ART's adoption of agile practices and processes as defined by the transformation team

•             Responsible for mentoring and coaching a scaled agile team to improve the team's agile maturity.

•             Has the ability to see the "big picture" and align the right Agile methods and practices in an iterative way as defined by the transformation team

•             Ensures transparency related to common goals, especially in support of larger business objectives

•             Serve as an SME for Agile Methodologies and specifically for scaled agile methods, defining consistent metrics, dashboards, and/or information radiators to drive data-based decisions

•             Must be able to be a voice of reason and authority and build consensus

•             Facilitate a healthy team dynamic with respect to priorities and scope

•             Facilitate a lean-agile/continuous improvement mindset

•             Aware of company control functions and supports agile lean governance activities related to PMO processes

Qualifications:

•             Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.

Work Experience:

•             15 years of experience managing large programs and/or Product lifecycle experience.

•             2 years of Release Train Engineer at the portfolio level and executive coaching

•             3 years of experience being a team level coach and/or program level coach

•             5 years of people management experience

Proficiency/Required Skills:

•             SAFe leading SAFe certification, SAFe RTE certification

•             Lean facilitator or any facilitation certification preferred

•             Well versed in aggregating Team PI Objectives on Program Pl Objectives, visualize and publish a roadmap for visibility and transparency

•             Works effectively with leaders at all levels

•             Exemplifies and promotes Agile values and principles Experience facilitating inspect and adapt workshops

•             Well versed with planning, facilitating, mentoring, and participating in launching scaled agile initiatives (Agile release trams or Tribes)