Lead, Project Engineering

L3HHCM20•Lynchburg, VA

About The Position

Act as a servant leader for multiple agile project teams to deliver project(s) that span across one or more value streams (multiple projects and/or release trains). Serve as the Release Train Engineer, managing and optimizing the flow of value through an Agile Release Train Includes management of issues, risks and project change requests to ensure successful and on-time project delivery. Provide direction and set priorities to deliver to plans/budget and resolve day-to-day project issues as it relates to the Engineering portfolio. Perform risk/issue assessment, tracking, resolution, escalation and closeout to ensure satisfactory project performance and delivery. Work with cross-functional teams to ensure accurate schedules, well defined statements of work, identified and quantified risk, highest quality, and costs within budget. Manage and maintain program/project management tools, metrics, and related processes. Instill process discipline and a culture of accountability focused on customer satisfaction and supreme quality. Assist in the leadership of the teams through the Agile transformation and acting as a perpetual change agent to that end. Works with minimal supervision, manages own time effectively, maintains control over all current projects/responsibilities. Follows up on all relevant issues; pro-active. Minimal travel within the US anticipated. The position requires a critical driving force within the team for optimizing flow and pushing for improvement using the implementation of a Lean/Agile mindset. Managing and optimizing the flow of value through an Agile Release Train (ART) Managing schedule execution and planning the software / architecture releases for the project/program Facilitating Program Increment (PI) Planning readiness by fostering a continuous exploration process which drives the synthesis of a Vision, a Roadmap, and Backlogs, and through Pre- and Post-PI Planning meetings. Facilitating cross-team collaboration within program via Scrum of Scrums meeting and other less formal forums in support of development, testing, and deployment efforts Summarizing Team PI objectives into Program PI objectives and publishing them for visibility and transparency Assist tracking the execution of features and capabilities through metrics across the program’s agile and DevOps teams. Briefing customer on development progress throughout PI cycle and on the status of testing, deployment, and release readiness Acquiring understanding of the large complex software system and assess risk and understand varied customer concerns Coaching teams, Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and Project/Program Leaders in agile practices Promoting teamwork to achieve PI goals. Leading the teams towards agile maturity Escalating and tracking impediments Work with the Scrum teams to identify dependencies and critical path items to ensure work is executed in the most efficient manner Providing input on resourcing to address critical bottlenecks and remove blockers Working with the contractor Program Management Office (PMO) on program execution test data

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience
10+ years’ experience as a technical project manager (hardware and/or software)

Nice To Haves

Strong oral/written communication and interpersonal skills, including exceptional presentation and facilitation skills.
Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project.
Able to work within a cross-functional, geographically dispersed team environment.
Demonstrated the capacity to effectively foster team building within and beyond his/her work group.
Ability to understand and evaluate technical and non-technical documents.
Well organized, ability to meet deadlines, self-starter and be able to multi-task between multiple consecutive critical tasks.
Cognizant of ISO quality system procedures and documents.
Ability to use proper English spelling, grammar and legible office and business writing skills.
Should possess shared L3Harris values of Integrity, Teamwork, Excellence, and Accountability.

Responsibilities

Act as a servant leader for multiple agile project teams to deliver project(s) that span across one or more value streams (multiple projects and/or release trains).
Serve as the Release Train Engineer, managing and optimizing the flow of value through an Agile Release Train
Includes management of issues, risks and project change requests to ensure successful and on-time project delivery.
Provide direction and set priorities to deliver to plans/budget and resolve day-to-day project issues as it relates to the Engineering portfolio.
Perform risk/issue assessment, tracking, resolution, escalation and closeout to ensure satisfactory project performance and delivery.
Work with cross-functional teams to ensure accurate schedules, well defined statements of work, identified and quantified risk, highest quality, and costs within budget.
Manage and maintain program/project management tools, metrics, and related processes.
Instill process discipline and a culture of accountability focused on customer satisfaction and supreme quality.
Assist in the leadership of the teams through the Agile transformation and acting as a perpetual change agent to that end.
Works with minimal supervision, manages own time effectively, maintains control over all current projects/responsibilities. Follows up on all relevant issues; pro-active.
Managing and optimizing the flow of value through an Agile Release Train (ART)
Managing schedule execution and planning the software / architecture releases for the project/program
Facilitating Program Increment (PI) Planning readiness by fostering a continuous exploration process which drives the synthesis of a Vision, a Roadmap, and Backlogs, and through Pre- and Post-PI Planning meetings.
Facilitating cross-team collaboration within program via Scrum of Scrums meeting and other less formal forums in support of development, testing, and deployment efforts
Summarizing Team PI objectives into Program PI objectives and publishing them for visibility and transparency
Assist tracking the execution of features and capabilities through metrics across the program’s agile and DevOps teams.
Briefing customer on development progress throughout PI cycle and on the status of testing, deployment, and release readiness
Acquiring understanding of the large complex software system and assess risk and understand varied customer concerns
Coaching teams, Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and Project/Program Leaders in agile practices
Promoting teamwork to achieve PI goals.
Leading the teams towards agile maturity
Escalating and tracking impediments
Work with the Scrum teams to identify dependencies and critical path items to ensure work is executed in the most efficient manner
Providing input on resourcing to address critical bottlenecks and remove blockers
Working with the contractor Program Management Office (PMO) on program execution test data