Release Train Engineer – Rte – /Scaled Agile Framework – Safe – SME

Release Train Engineer – Rte – /Scaled Agile Framework – Safe – SME

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or other related scientific or technical discipline and a minimum of 14 years’ of relevant experience. An additional 4 years of experience can be substituted in lieu of the degree requirement.
• Possess ONE of the following certifications: CASP+ CE, CISSP (or Associate), CSSLP, Security+ CE, Project+, Agile ScrumMaster
• SAFe Certification.
• Experience executing Program Increments (PI’s).
• Experience facilitating Program Increment Planning sessions, Scrum of Scrums, business owner syncs, and system-of-system demos.
• Experience coaching teams to execute and release value through Agile Release Trains.
• Experience working with government or business leaders to build an Agile portfolio with Lean-Agile budgeting.
• Ability to work with all roles and levels in the organization to continually optimize operational value streams and development value streams.
• 3-5 years hands-on experience in applying SAFe to scale Lean and Agile development in the enterprise.
• 3-5 years hands-on experience in applying Lean-Agile Mindset and principles.
• Demonstrated comfort in working in and with a high-trust, adaptable, team environment.
• U.S. citizenship required.
• An active Secret security clearance. The ability to obtain a final Top Secret/SCI clearance.

Responsibilities

• The RTE will provide SAFe SME support, implementing SAFe by implementing a Lean-Agile Framework.
• Guide and lead the ART, and the teams through the delivery of software and services, while adopting and promoting the Agile attitude.
• Partner with Product Owners and stakeholders to define the mission value and prioritize work to help ensure strategy and execution alignment.
• Establish and communicate the annual calendars for Iterations and Program Increments (PI’s).
• Establish team level cadences and ceremonies in collaboration with our customers.
• Partner with Product Management/Owners to drive the definition and refinement of the program backlog and continuously improve an efficient delivery ecosystem while maintaining required governance processes.
• Facilitate consensus and decision-making with vendors and customers.
• Provide leadership, direction, and mentoring to peers, and team members.
• Maintain metrics that provide access to team members on program-level plans, progress and quality.
• Facilitate coordination and dependency alignment between the program team and third parties, release managers, or between the team and other Scrum Teams.
• Establish and manage Risk and Quality for agile program.
• Foster a team collaborative environment that tears down silos between groups – act in a single voice.
• Develop, coach, and mentor team to advance their skills and career.
• Work cross functionally to align strategy, methodology and execution.
• Be a change agent and foster a “learn by doing” environment.
• Serve as a partner for impediment removal for the Scrum Masters and scrum teams.
• Communication and engagement at multiple levels with both internal and external partners.
• Management of matrix resources who may or may not be within a direct reporting structure.
• Actively contribute to the company’s Agile and Lean Community through participation in the internal Agile Community of Practice.

Preferred Qualifications

• SAFe 6.0 certification.
• Experience with cybersecurity programs.