Hybrid Release Train Engineer

at eSimplicity

• Job title: Release Train Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior, Lead
• Salary: $115,000 - $155,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: AWS, Azure, Cloud
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Columbia, United States

About the role

• Release Train Engineer facilitating Agile Release Train events for eSimplicity, collaborating to deliver value and coach teams. Driving relentless improvement in scaling Agile practices across the organization.

Responsibilities

• The Release Train Engineer (RTE) is a servant leader and coach for the Agile Release Train (ART).
• Facilitate the ART events and processes and assist the teams in delivering value.
• Communicate with stakeholders, escalate impediments, help manage risk, and drive relentless improvement.
• Provide leadership and coaching in the Scaled Agile Framework and Agile principles.
• Lead the Agile Release Train, and is responsible for planning, execution, and problem resolution.
• Provide day-to-day leadership and management of assigned team members, including setting clear expectations, coaching for performance, conducting regular check-ins, and supporting professional development.
• Encourage collaboration between teams and System and Solution Architects/Engineering.
• Establish and communicate the annual calendars for Iterations and Program Increments (PIs).
• Facilitate the PI planning event and 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.
• Summarize Team PI Objectives into Program PI Objectives and publish them for visibility and transparency.
• Facilitate periodic synchronization events, including the ART sync.
• Facilitate System Demos.
• Drive relentless improvement via Inspect and Adapt workshops; assess the agility level of the ART and help them improve.
• Assist in tracking the execution of features and capabilities.
• Manage and optimize the flow of value through the ART using various tools, such as the Program Kanban and other information radiators.
• Improve the flow of value through value streams by improving and assessing the practices associated with DevOps and Release on Demand in the Continuous Delivery Pipeline.
• Help manage risks and dependencies; Escalate and track impediments.
• Provide input to address critical bottlenecks.

Requirements

• Minimum of 10 years of related experience.
• A bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or other related scientific or technical discipline.
• Demonstrated grasp of how to scale Lean and Agile practices, including the challenges associated with facilitating and continuously aligning a large development program.
• Experience as an RTE
• Certified SAFe® Release Train Engineer (RTE) certification
• Familiar with Cloud technologies (AWS, Azure)
• Experience working with development and test teams
• Excellent command of written and spoken English.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust; residing in the United States

Benefits

• full healthcare benefits