Agile Consulting Manager/Release Train Engineer - Remote US Position at NTT DATA

Plano, Texas, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

01 Feb, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

03 Nov, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Coaching, Consulting, Leadership, Project Management, Communication, Collaboration, Critical Thinking, DevOps, SAFe, Servant Leadership, Problem Solving, Training, Mentoring

Industry

IT Services and IT Consulting

Description

Execute small-scale maturity assessments to meet the client where they are on their agile journey, while helping them move forward Actively looks for and influences opportunities to drive expansion of the account Structure a portfolio/program and create the appropriate structure, meeting cadences and communication channels Serve as Agile Subject Matter Expert, helping define roles and responsibilities and on scaling Agile development Coach clients on transition from waterfall to Agile development and devising and implementing strategies to increase Agile adoption Promote a culture of innovation by fostering implementation of Agile values, principles, and practices, which include techniques to increase collaboration, predictability, transparency, and velocity Find solutions to complex problems through critical thinking, engagement, and collaboration Coordinate between and among Agile teams for progress, impediment resolution, and project management oversight Lead accountability, autonomy and empowerment within the teams and manage appropriate boundaries to achieve the result of having self-directed work teams Set overall Agile roadmap which should include Dual-track Agile, DevOps, Scrum/Kanban, with the objective to plan process improvements over time Return-on-investment analysis to determine and understand business problems and outcomes Read an organization's next need in terms of sales, having those face-to-face conversations with the client stakeholders Create Business SOWs & work effectively with the team on Strategic Discovery initiatives Lead the collaborative planning for the appropriate short-term and long-term next steps for the client Empower reporting team members with knowledge/tool/training so that they can trusted to complete their tasks in his / her absence Act as Career Coach for 1-2 Team Members Coach Agile teams in Pragmatic Agile Step into a Lead position, mentoring and coaching a small group of your peers by providing clear and actionable feedback Handle difficult discussions with senior executives Oversee the work of staff and will be active participants in managing and improving internal process flow Provide senior management with accurate and timely information necessary to make key client decisions 5+ years of consulting experience with a focus in the Agile environment 5+ years working as a Scrum Master 2+ years coaching teams leveraging Scrum and Kanban frameworks SAFe RTE Certification Demonstrate excellent communication, collaboration, and diplomacy skills to guide, influence and convince others in their adoption of the Agile mindset Experience in regularly interacting, training, and coaching Proven success leading large projects ($500K+) Embraces servant leadership, understands engineering practices and serves as a role model for the team to model Agile behaviors and mindsets, which includes key mindset shifts in the journey to Agile PSM III - Professional Scrum Master III SAFe RTE - Scaled Agile Framework Release Train Engineer PMI DAVSC - Disciplined Agile Value Stream Consultant PMP - PMI Project Management Professional

Responsibilities

The Agile Consulting Manager/Release Train Engineer will execute maturity assessments and help clients transition from waterfall to Agile development. They will coach teams, promote Agile values, and coordinate between Agile teams for project management oversight.