Sr . RTE
About The Position
A Release Train Engineer (RTE) responsible as serving as a coach for an Agile Release Train (ART), for a long-term, cross-functional team of agile teams. The role includes facilitating ART events and processes, helping teams deliver value by coordinating impediment removal, managing risks, and communicating with stakeholders. They are responsible for guiding the ART's execution and helping to improve its overall performance • Facilitation: Lead and facilitate ART events, including Program Increment (PI) planning, system demos, and Inspect & Adapt workshops. • Coaching and guidance: Act as a servant leader and coach for the ART and its constituent agile teams, embodying and promoting agile principles. • Impediment management: Help teams identify and remove impediments to their progress, escalating issues when necessary. • Risk and dependency management: Facilitate the identification, tracking, and resolution of program risks, assumptions, and dependencies. • Communication: Communicate with stakeholders to ensure alignment and manage expectations. • Continuous improvement: Help the ART and its teams to continuously improve their processes and delivery capabilities. • Process support: Support the execution of the ART's processes, such as tracking feature completion in the Kanban.
Requirements
- Deep understanding of agile principles and practices, often within the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).
- Excellent facilitation, coaching, and mentoring skills.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Problem-solving and conflict-resolution abilities.
- Experience as an advanced Scrum Master or in a similar role is often helpful.
Responsibilities
- Plan the release of project deliverables and manage the release lifecycle.
- Coordinate with cross-functional teams, including development, QA, and operations, to ensure smooth releases.
- Schedule and manage release windows and cycles across multiple portfolios or components.
- Identify and mitigate risks that could impact release scope, quality, or timelines.
- Conduct release readiness reviews, milestone reviews, and go/no-go assessments.
- Develop and maintain release schedules, ensuring alignment with stakeholders and vendors.
- Create and manage deployment plans, run books, and implementation strategies.
- Oversee the execution of deployment plans and lead go-live activities.
- Maintain a repository of release-related documentation, including procedures, dependencies, and notification lists.
- Collaborate with release engineers to manage code merges, branches, and impacts.
- Continuously improve release processes by identifying bottlenecks and implementing best practices.
- Communicate release plans, updates, and changes to stakeholders effectively.
- Ensure compliance with quality benchmarks and organizational standards.
- Manage post-release activities, including reviews and identifying areas for improvement.
- Utilize automation tools and scripts to streamline the release process and ensure efficiency.
- Expert with Agile Methodology
Benefits
- Paid time off based on employee grade (A-F), defined by policy: Vacation: 12-25 days, depending on grade, Company paid holidays, Personal Days, Sick Leave
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage (or provincial healthcare coordination in Canada)
- Retirement savings plans (e.g., 401(k) in the U.S., RRSP in Canada)
- Life and disability insurance
- Employee assistance programs
- Other benefits as provided by local policy and eligibility
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
