Hi,
Hope you are doing well.
This is Narayana from Alrek. I’m
reaching out regarding a contract opportunity. Please find the job description
below and let me know if you would be interested in exploring this position.
If interested, kindly share your
updated resume at your earliest convenience. You can also reach me via email at
nara...@absli.com.
Role: Release Train Engineer (RTE)
Location: Dallas or Louisville - onsite
Duration: 6+ Months
Must have: Scaled Agile (SAFe)
certification(s): RTE 6.0 (active license)
Job Description:
The (RTE) has Comprehensive, end-to-end responsibility as
facilitator and coach of a moderately complex Agile Release Train (ART).
Ensures all events are aligned with Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methods in a
way that adds both speed and value to product delivery. The RTE performs
moderately complex to complex work necessitating independent initiative,
judgement as well as a need to react quickly and adapt to changing department
or team needs.
The Release Train Engineer work includes serving as the overall
facilitator and coach of a moderately complex Agile Release Train (ART). This
includes leveraging various Agile methodologies and Program Maturity,
Assessments, Metrics, Dashboards to both coach and demonstrate to the teams how
they best align around value delivery with the spirit of continuous
improvement. Leverages feedback loops and ceremonies designed to identify and
navigate the various challenges that are impeding the flow of work. Overall,
the Release Train Engineer encourages a culture of innovation by implementing
SAFe Agile processes and principles which include techniques to increase
collaboration, predictability, transparency and velocity.
- -Serves as the ART conductor,
leading the appropriate use of SAFe principles, ceremonies and tools for a
moderately complex program
- -Facilitates PI Planning
readiness by fostering a Continuous Exploration process that drives the
synthesis of a Vision, a Roadmap, and Backlogs, and through Pre- and
Post-PI Planning events
- -Enables ART Jira Align
adoption
- -Actively coaches, mentors and
influences technical teams, scrum masters, and business partners in
Lean-Agile practices and mindsets
- -Helps teams refine value
streams
- -Coaches the teams to identify
and remediate related dependencies/barriers including taking ownership of
improvement items that come from the Inspect & Adapt and
Problem-Solving Workshop events
- -Encourage collaboration
between teams and System and Solution Architects and Engineering
- -Creates collaborative
environments resulting in aligned decisions among program, technical and
business teams
- -Orchestrates synchronized
program level processes and executes across several scrum and product
teams
- -Work with Product and Solution
Management, Product Owners, and other stakeholders to help ensure strategy
and execution alignment
- -Work with the Agility
Enablement Hub on the overall program execution and operational excellence
- -Drive relentless improvement
via Inspect and Adapt workshops; assess the agility level of the ART and
help them improve Foster Communities of Practice and the use of
engineering and Built-In Quality practices
- -Ensures teams maintain focus
on quality and continuous delivery of business value while generating
artifacts necessary to maintain cadence and synchronization on the train
- -Makes decisions on moderately
complex issues exercising discretion and judgement over policies and
practices. Works independently determining methods and approach to work.
Determines priorities and timelines for own work.
Required Qualifications:
- On-Camera during meetings
- Scaled Agile
(SAFe) certification(s): RTE 6.0 (active license)
- Typically, 5+ years related
experience including 2+ on large scale, technically complex projects
- Familiarity and experience
working within the SAFe Framework as and RTE, scrum master, other related
mentorship type role, or any equivalent combination of education,
experience, and training that provides the required knowledge, skills, and
abilities
- Knowledge of Agile/Scrum/Kanban
development methodology
- Demonstrate execution through
complex value streams
- Success in working across
multiple teams of stakeholders including IT Teams, Business Teams, Product
Managers, Product Owners and Portfolio Managers
- Excellent communication skills,
mentorship/leadership competencies, expertise in operating through
influence, and high level of emotional intelligence
- Must be passionate about
contributing to an organization focused on continuously improving consumer
experiences
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business,
Information Technology or a related field and/or Safe Program Consultant
(SPC) 6.0
- Familiarity of one or more
Agile Lifecycle Management Tools like Azure DevOps or JIRA Align
- Advanced Scrum Master
certification like CSP-SM, A-CSM, or PSM III
- Prior experience in the health
solutions industry
- Familiarity of the Software
Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
- Familiarity in Product
Management
- Familiarity in omni-channel
experiences