Release Train Engineer

Edgewater Federal Solutions•Washington, DC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Edgewater is seeking a Release Train Engineer (RTE) to ensure the smooth operation of Agile Release Train (ART) events and practices and assist Agile Teams in their success. The RTE facilitates communication with stakeholders, problem-solving, and risk management. The RTE also manages impediments, dependencies and fosters continuous improvement. They are integral to the ART leadership, collaborating with Product Management, Portfolio/Subportfolio Manager, the System Enterprise Architect, and Business Owners to achieve increment customer value on the ART. Beyond the ART, RTEs aid in the broader Lean-Agile transformation by coaching leaders and teams across the organization. The work will be performed onsite in Washington, DC.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business , Information Technology, or a related field ( Master’s preferred).
5+ years of experience in Agile coaching, Agile transformation, or enterprise Agile adoption.
Experience coordinating large Agile teams and programs in heavily matrixed organizations (e.g. Product Management, Architecture leads, Scrum Masters and Business Owners) to achieve effective outcomes
Experience coaching leaders and teams within a broader agile organization
Demonstrated experience facilitating communication with stakeholders, problem-solving, risk management, managing impediments and fostering continuous improvement across large agile programs
Prior experience ensuring the smooth operation of Agile Release Train (ART) events and practices and assist Agile Teams
Mindset that ensures IT processes (including those of internal & external service providers) are conducted in line with policies and applicable standards
Prior experience facilitating stakeholder engagement for key technology processes
Industry leading Agile practitioner certifications such as Certified Scrum Master, Certified Scrum Product Owner, PMP-ACP, SAFe, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

Leadership: Inspiring team leads as well as peers.
Excellent communicator and collaborator.
Ensures established planning and prioritization process are carried out by teams within the Porfolio/Subportfolio.
Enterprise-focus: Take a High Level Reserve view on opportunities for continuous improvement.
Values collaboration across the organization.
Balance alignment and autonomy across various teams.
Results via Influence: Achieve results and execute at high quality standards.
Identifies and reports Portfolio/Subportfolio priorities, needs, impediments, risks, capacity issues and dependencies
Fosters an inclusive culture, partner with other leaders across diverse backgrounds.
Coach and Mentor: Empowers team to take ownership of their deliverables.
Empowers and mentors Scrum Masters
Reinforce Agile practices across varying team maturity levels
Coach teams and drive continupus improvement.
Accountability Mindset: Takes ownership of issue and problems.
Manages risk to ensure high resiliency and stability.