Release Train Engineer

Primary Responsibilities

• Establish and manage a schedule of events, encompassing PI Planning and Sprint schedules that adhere to the Milestone standard cadence. Ensuring that the calendar is readily accessible to all Program-level stakeholders.
• Organize and facilitate PI Planning events, coordinating with all teams within the release train
• Assist Product Owner in managing team(s) scope and facilitating changes.
• Manage release plans, communication plans, and risks/issues management plans
• Lead and facilitate PI Planning, PI Retrospectives, Inspect Adapt events, System Demos, and ART Syncs (including Scrum of Scrums and PO Sync).
• Compile team objectives into PI Objectives and a Program delivery board that is published and shared for visibility
• Leverage reporting tools at the Program level to uphold a heightened level of transparency regarding the status of backlogs and ongoing work.
• Assist in managing risks, dependencies, and observed capacity issues
• Proactively identify and remove impediments, resolving through peer networks and formal channels
• Track impediments, ensuring timely escalation, and actively communicate bottlenecks
• Communicate the status of Feature delivery and work in progress regularly
• Participate in release planning and coordinate activities for successful releases
• Coach, mentor, and educate team members on Agile best practices and process improvements
• Ensure cross-team/product coordination and facilitate backlog completion
• Collaborate within Communities of Practice to resolve operational issues and drive efficiencies
• Focus on continuous improvement for the ART, steering it in the right direction
• Drive initiatives to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the Agile Release Train.
• Track and report key metrics related to the performance of the ART

Required Skills

• Applicants should possess over 5 years of experience as a Scrum Master, or
• Over 2 years of Program Management experience with a practical understanding of SAFe
• Possession of an Agile Certification from Scrum Alliance, SAFe, or another recognized Agile organization is highly desirable
• Proven experience in overseeing extensive agile transformations and handling multi-team, multi-product programs in accordance with scaled-Agile methodologies
• Recent engagement with agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, XP) and cross-functional teams is essential
• Practical experience in hands-on software development or software product management is considered advantageous.