Release Train Engineer

3 weeks ago

Chicago, United States RIT Solutions, Inc. Full time

Release Train Engineer
Location: Hybrid 3x a week onsite in Chicago IL (local only)
Interview Mode: Virtual Interview
Type: Contract

Description:

  • Release Train Engineer
  • Work Location: Must be local to Chicago - 333 S. Wabash, Chicago, IL
  • Must report to work onsite 3 days per week
  • Anchor days: Tuesday, plus 2 flex days
  • Work Hours: 8:00am- 5:00pm CST

Project Overview / Contractor's Role:
The Release Train Engineer (RTE) is a servant leader and coach for an Agile Release Train (ART). The RTE is responsible for facilitating program execution and helping the teams deliver value. The RTE helps the ART grow its agile maturity in order to rapidly respond to change. Besides facilitating ART events and processes, RTEs communicate with stakeholders, escalate impediments, help manage risks and dependencies, and drive relentless improvement.

An ART is a long-lived team of agile teams which incrementally develops, delivers, and potentially operates one or more solutions in a value stream. ARTs are synchronized to a common iteration length and follow a common program increment (PI) schedule of five 2-week iterations.

Experience Level:
3

Top 3-5 IT Skillsets:
Minimum 5 years of in-depth experience in delivery of enterprise level software or hardware solutions
Experience as an RTE or scrum master
Strong understanding of Agile principles and mindset
Strong analytical abilities, negotiation/presentation skills, and organizational/planning abilities
Strong leadership, coaching, facilitation, decision-making, and management skills
Problem-solving skills and ability to coach others to solve their problems
Strong written and verbal communication

Qualifications (must haves):
Minimum 5 years of in-depth experience in delivery of enterprise level software or hardware solutions
Experience as an RTE or scrum master
Strong understanding of Agile principles and mindset
Strong analytical abilities, negotiation/presentation skills, and organizational/planning abilities
Strong leadership, coaching, facilitation, decision-making, and management skills
Problem-solving skills and ability to coach others to solve their problems
Strong written and verbal communication
Ability to lead teams to reach consensus and have passion for product and value delivery
Creative - able to use knowledge gained through prior experience, education, and training to resolve issues and remove delivery barriers
Ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with business and represent accurately the perspective of Technology
Expert in Azure DevOps tool. Able to set up new ART/Teams structure templates, queries, dashboards etc.
Ability to work productively with all levels in a large organization

Education and Experience:
Bachelor's degree or equivalent educational or professional experience and qualifications
5-10 years of relevant work experience in a leadership role
Three or more years of experience with Agile methods, especially scaling frameworks (SAFe, SoS, LeSS, etc.)
Proven expertise in managing the delivery of mid-to-large digital or enterprise applications
Ability to understand and relate to the business objectives
Experience working with distributed teams: internal teams and offshore vendor teams

Nice to have:
SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE) or other Scaled Agile certifications a plus
Experience with leading or supporting an agile transformation
Financial Services or other regulated industry experience a plus
IC-Agile certifications a plus
Extensive experience with Agile engineering practices and techniques

Tasks & Responsibilities:
Manage and optimize the flow of value through the ART, using various tools such as the Program Kanban and other information radiators
Facilitate PI Planning readiness by fostering a Continuous Exploration process which drives the synthesis of a Vision, a Roadmap, and Backlogs
Facilitate the PI planning event. Facilitate periodic synchronization events, including the ART Sync. Facilitate System Demos
Facilitate feature and capability estimation by teams
Improve the flow of value through the Value Stream by improving practices associated with DevOps and Release on Demand in the Continuous Delivery Pipeline
Summarize the Team PI Objectives into Program PI Objectives and publish them for visibility and transparency
Assist tracking the execution of features and epics
Capture, analyze, and publish appropriate team and program metrics that drive and guide delivery decisions
Build and manage timely communication channels with leadership, business stakeholders and delivery teams
Help teams manage risks and dependencies; escalate and track impediments; provide input on resourcing to address critical bottlenecks
Work with Product Management, Product Owners, and other stakeholders to help ensure strategy and execution alignment. Encourage collaboration between teams

System and Enterprise Architects/Engineering.
Working with Engineering leadership, ensure inclusion in program backlog of Non-functional Requirements (NFRs) and support awareness of delivery controls and compliance
Drive relentless improvement of the ART via Inspect and Adapt workshops; assess the agility level of the ART and help them improve and mature
Partnering with Modern Delivery Methods, coach leaders, stakeholders, teams, product owners, and scrum masters in Lean-Agile practices and mindsets
Work with ART Product Owners and Scrum Masters to identify items to escalate to the program leadership team, IT leaders and steering committee. Recommend staffing, delivery, and schedule optimizations
How:
Listen to and support teams in problem identification and local decision-making
Create an environment of mutual influence and openness
Keep teams focused on release commitments and milestones
Encourage and support the personal development of individuals and the teams
Think beyond day-to-day activities; apply Systems Thinking
Support the teams' commitments

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