Release Train Engineer

Edward Jones•Tempe, AZ

40d•Hybrid

About The Position

Join a financial services firm where your contributions are valued. Edward Jones is a Fortune 500¹ company where people come first. With over 9 million clients and 20,000 financial advisors across the U.S. and Canada, we're proud to be privately-owned, placing the focus on our clients rather than shareholder returns. Behind everything we do is our purpose: We partner for positive impact to improve the lives of our clients and colleagues, and together, better our communities and society. We are an innovative, flexible, and inclusive organization that attracts, develops, and inspires performance excellence and a sense of belonging. People are at the center of our partnership. Edward Jones associates are seen, heard, respected, and supported. This is what we believe makes us the best place to start or build your career. View our Purpose, Inclusion and Citizenship Report. ¹Fortune 500, published June 2024, data as of December 2023. Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating. Team Overview This opening is to support two ARTs made up of several teams supporting various technology platforms within the Investment Management portfolio. The products and teams are in various stages of their Agile transformation journey. The Release Train Engineer is viewed as a chief Scrum Master and partners with portfolio product and technical leadership to ensure alignment with their strategies to provide guidance, facilitation and coaching to the Agile Release Trains using a Lean-Agile mindset. The Release Train Engineer is a master of facilitation for all program level events including Program Increment Planning, Inspect & Adapt Workshops and Scrum of Scrums. They are a servant leader and coach for the Agile Release Train. We're seeking an exceptionally talented Release Train Engineer with a specific focus on the following:

Requirements

Bachelor's degree required
2+ years of experience as a Release Train Engineer.
Advanced knowledge of the Lean-Agile mindset, using various methodologies, techniques, and frameworks, such as Scrum, Kanban and XP, to deliver solutions. · Experience using Jira, Clarity, or similar tools.
Outstanding communication, facilitation, negotiation, and coaching skills.
A bias towards action and driving for results
Ability to identify problems and guide the teams to a resolution

Nice To Haves

Agile or SAFe certifications preferred.

Responsibilities

Manage and optimize the flow of value through the Agile Release Train using various tools, such as the Program and Solution Kanban's and other information radiators such as dashboards and templates.
Plan, facilitate and organize SAFe Program Increment planning and its communication.
Facilitate 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 Facilitate the PI planning event Summarize Team PI Objectives into Program PI Objectives
Share an agile mindset with a focus on Lean Agile principles and concentration on Systems thinking.
Assists with managing risks and dependencies and addressing critical bottlenecks Servant leader - serve the Scrum Master community as a primary escalation contact.
Elevate Scrum Masters performance and mentor them to increase their teams' understanding of Agile principles and practices
Provide a safe space which promotes relentless improvement and continuous learning.
Guide and coach the scrum team on how to use agile practices and principles to deliver quality products and business value.
Coach leaders, teams, and Scrum Masters in Lean-Agile practices and mindsets
Builds and supports high-performing Agile teams and Agile Release Trains.
Assist tracking the execution of features and capabilities.
Facilitate periodic synchronization meetings, including the Scrum of Scrums.

Benefits

Edward Jones' compensation and benefits package includes medical and prescription drug, dental, vision, voluntary benefits (such as accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness), short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage. Short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage are provided at no cost to associates. Edward Jones offers a 401k retirement plan, and tax-advantaged accounts: health savings account, and flexible spending account. Edward Jones observes ten paid holidays and provides 15 days of vacation for new associates beginning on January 1 of each year, as well as sick time, personal days, and a paid day for volunteerism. Associates may be eligible for bonuses and profit sharing. All associates are eligible for the firm's Employee Assistance Program. For more information on the Benefits available to Edward Jones associates, please visit our benefits page.

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