Release Train Engineer

Description :

Position: Release Train Engineer

Location: Remote

Duration: 12 Months

Special Skillset:

• Facilitate PI Planning
• Help the ART Prepare for PI Planning (Logistics, ART backlog Readiness, WSJF, etc.)
• Facilitate the 2-day in-person PI planning event.
• Coach alignment to Enterprise Strategy and cascaded OKRs.

Support PI Execution:

• Track progress; ART Predictability Measure; Velocity; Cycle Time, and other Flow metrics
• Facilitate ART synchronization events (Coach Sync, ART, Sync, Architect Sync, PO Sync, I&A, IP Iteration, System Demo)
• Support ART backlog refinement.
• Promote DevOps and continuous delivery.
• Assist Business Owners in understanding their role and assigning business value.
• Coordinate planning efforts with other ARTs.

Coach the ART:

• Coach with powerful questions.
• Coach Scrum Masters/Team Coaches in ART and Team Events and practices.
• Coach ART roles including system architects, product management, business owners, etc.

Optimize Flow:

• Establish pull systems to optimize the flow of value.
• Establish ART flow measures.
• Improve the flow of value.
• Facilitate value stream mapping.
• Reduce or eliminate cross-team dependencies.

Improve Relentlessly:

• Drive relentless improvement through Agility Health TeamHealth Assessments and Inspect & Adapt events.
• Promote built-in quality practices in Coach, PO syncs and CoPs.
• Leverage SAFe core competency self-assessments.
• Collaborate with Value Management Office and Lean-Agile transformation team.
• Listen to and support teams in problem identification and decision-making.
• Create an environment of mutual influence.
• Understand and empathize with others.
• Encourage and support the personal development of each individual and the development of teams.
• Think beyond day-to-day activities and apply systems thinking Support the teams’ commitments.
• Be open and appreciate openness in others.

Comfortably be the face of the ART and excel at public speaking in front of large audiences.

Must have:

• SAFe Release Train Engineer 6.0 certification
• Scaled Agile Practice Consultant 6.0 Certification
• Agility Health Facilitator Certification