Principal Release Train Engineer
What you will do
- Let's do this. Let's change the world. The Release Train Engineer is a leader and coach who facilitates team / ART / SRT events, processes, and supports teams in delivering value. The role involves facilitating communication and collaboration among Clinical Trial Execution Technology Product teams, enable and manage Agile Release Train, ensuring alignment with the program vision, managing risks and dependencies, and driving relentless improvement. They also often participate in the Lean-Agile transformation, coaching leaders, teams, and Scrum Master/Team Coaches in the new mindset and processes. They help adapt SAFe to the organization's needs, standardizing and documenting practices.
Roles & Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage product delivery using agile frameworks and techniques. Align with Agile values such as prioritizing individuals and interactions over processes and tools.
- Lead and facilitate agile events including stand-ups, sprint/PI planning, sprint/PI reviews, retrospectives, demos and backlog refinement meetings to promote team collaboration.
- Advise SAFe events, including PI Planning, Scrum of Scrums, and Inspect & Adapt workshops.
- Collaborate with multi-functional teams to identify business requirements and develop solutions that meet customer needs.
- Work with Product Owners, Product and Solution Management, and collaborators to ensure strategy and execution alignment.
- Help the scrum teams achieve delivery acceleration focused on business outcomes by reaching higher levels of scrum maturity.
- Identify, escalate, and manage risks and dependencies across ART to ensure that they are addressed in a timely manner.
- Coordinate with Services and support to schedule resolution of issues with released products.
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement within the ART Train by leading retrospectives and encouraging innovation.
- Monitor and report on the progress of the ART, ensuring transparency and alignment with solution objectives.
- Lead and facilitate the PI planning event and ensure strategic and organizational readiness, leadership team preparedness and logistics management for planning readiness.
- Manage and optimize the flow of value through the Agile Release Train using various tools, such as Program Kanban and other information radiators.
- Lead and facilitate agile events and events such as Program Increment (PI) planning, pre and post PI Planning, Solution demos, and iteration planning, to ensure alignment and collaboration across teams.
- Provide guidance and support to RTEs, Scrum Masters, and Product Management teams to help them deliver value effectively and adhere to Agile standard methodologies.
What we expect of you
- We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients.
Basic Qualifications:
- Master's degree with 8 - 10 years of experience in Computer Science, Business, Engineering, IT or related field OR
- Bachelor's degree with 10 - 14 years of experience in Computer Science, Business, Engineering, IT or related field OR
- Diploma with 14 - 18 years of experience in Computer Science, Business, Engineering, IT or related field
- Strong understanding of Agile methodologies, particularly the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
- Prior experience with Agile project management tools, such as Jira, Confluence and Jira Align
- Experience in guiding teams through Agile events and ensuring adherence to SAFe practices and behaviors
- Excellent problem-solving skills and a passion for tackling complex challenges with data
- Collaborative spirit and effective communication skills to work seamlessly in a multi-functional team
Preferred Qualifications:
- Deep understanding of DevOps and Test Automation Processes in software delivery
- Workshop facilitation and training experience
Professional Certifications :
- Certified SAFe Scrum Master or similar (preferred)
- Certified SAFe RTE or similar (preferred)
- Certified SAFe STE or similar (preferred)
Soft Skills:
- Excellent people and project management skills
- Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams
- Ability to manage multiple priorities successfully
- Team oriented with a focus on achieving team goals
