Senior Release Train Engineer
Spartan Technologies · Atlanta, GA · 13 mo ago
EngineeringFull-time
What You'll Do
- Active membership in the RTE Community of Practice helping the organization to maintain alignment, learn new techniques, and improve technical and quality practices.
- Assists the ART to relentlessly improve through the facilitation of ART Retrospectives as often as needed, to improve backlog management, ART reviews, sprint reviews, or ART coordination and higher-level function.
- Work with RTE community to determine ways to help ARTs across the company improve cross-train and solution group coordination and collaboration.
- Facilitates the coordinated preparation and execution of release planning for the ART.
- Will have Scrum Masters for the teams on the ART.
- Facilitates the coordination of initiatives that cross multiple release trains.
- Coaches the Agile release train to improve in the implementation of Agile processes, practices, and mindset.
- The RTE may be called upon to lead projects that impact the ART but may not require work being added to team backlogs.
- Assisting in the execution of product vision.
- Support teams commitments and continuous growth.
- Empower teams to be owners of their products and processes
Who You Are
- Bachelor’s Degree + 4 years’ experience OR 8 years relevant experience.
- 4 years’ experience as Release Train Engineer, Scrum Master, or Agile Project/Program Manager
- Must have experience with collaboration and influence with Director level stakeholders
- Must understand the difference between being Agile and doing Agile
- Understands Lean thinking and implementation
- Servant leader and strong communicator with strong interpersonal skills who can:
- Listen and support teams in problem-identification and decision making
- Encourage an environment that values mutual respect, openness, and courage
- Persuade by influence rather than authority
- Understand and empathize with others
- Think beyond day-to-day activities
- Agile Certification (A-CSM, PSM, or PMI-ACP)
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
- Advanced degree in industry related subject
- SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) or other SAFe certifications preferred
- Strong technical aptitude and experience leading teams in delivering quality software.
- Experience applying Lean Thinking and Systems Thinking in large organizations.
- Experience with Lean Portfolio Management facilitation for program, portfolio, or executive level