Release Train Engineer [On-Site, Birmingham, AL]

Regions Bank•Birmingham, AL

20d•Onsite

About The Position

At Regions, the Release Train Engineer manages and optimizes the flow of value through the Agile Release Train. An Engineer at this level leads Agile Release Trains (ART) resolves and escalates impediments, manages risk, assures value delivery, and drives program level continuous improvement.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field and six (6) years of experience as a Release Train Engineer, Scrum Master, Product Owner, or Agile Project/Program Manager
Or High School Diploma or GED and ten (10) years of experience as a Release Train Engineer, Scrum Master, Product Owner, or Agile Project/Program Manager
Scaled Agile such as Agile Practitioner, SAFE certified Release Train Engineer
Demonstrated ability to facilitate large planning and solutioning sessions
Excellent analytical, problem solving and interpersonal skills
Knowledge of numerous well documented patterns and techniques for filling in the intentional gaps left in the Scrum approach
Must be able to provide dynamic leadership to teams through both direct management and through influential leadership
Must be able to effectively prioritize and assign work to meet deadlines
Must be able to effectively communicate with both technical and non-technical users at all levels of the organization
Must demonstrate excellent leadership skills to manage various stakeholders effectively at the train and Solution level
Understanding of Agile at scale philosophies & methodologies
Understanding of which metrics are beneficial and should be tracked, how these metrics should be interpreted and how the project course can be corrected even if the findings are showing risks
Understanding of the program's budget and how budgeting works within a SAFe environment
Applicants for this position must currently be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Nice To Haves

Experience leveraging and interpreting agile metrics is preferred
Prior management experience

Responsibilities

Oversees medium-sized or two small to medium release trains with complex scope and inter-dependencies
Facilitates the coordinated preparation of release planning for the release train, including communication and coordination with stakeholders and customers during feature definition and delivery
Leverages agile delivery metrics and regular Agile ceremonies to identify and drive continuous improvement, to maximize organizational performance and execution against the backlog
Resolves/reports issues and manages dependencies and risks across the ART and between ART’s
Coordinates major feature releases and ongoing delivery of value to customers where multiple teams, release trains, or solution groups are involved in development
Leverages agile delivery metrics and regular Agile ceremonies to identify and drive continuous improvement, to maximize organizational performance and execution against the backlog
Coaches leaders, teams, and Scrum Masters in Lean-Agile practices and mindsets
Manages changes to the quarterly plan and the impacts of those changes
Monitors overall coordination, execution and delivery of value through the program while ensuring alignment with company strategy, commitments and goals
Facilitates communications, opening the flow of information, and sharing important progress updates to ensure all teams involved in the ART are focused on successful delivery
Creates retrospective improvement roadmaps by analyzing all activities and actions that have previously been performed and finding ways to improve each process
Understands and operates within the Agile Release Train budget
Facilitates periodic sync meetings across trains
Track features and capabilities throughout development
Facilitates relationships between their teams and other departments
Collaborates with the Program Management Office (PMO) to maintain solid program execution and operational excellence
Communicates and collaborates with product and solution management, product owners and other stakeholders to guarantee the alignment of strategy and execution