Job Ref:
10023767
Location:
Adelphi, MD
Category:
IT and Project Management
Type:
Full time
Release Train Engineer
Agile PMOUS Exempt RegularFull timeStateside Exempt 4.3Location: Adelphi, MD (Hybrid)

SUMMARY:

The Release Train Engineer (RTE) is a member of the Agile Project Management Office (APMO). The RTE is responsible for ensuring that all delivery teams follow UMGC’s Agile processes and practices while facilitating program increment (PI) planning and supporting the teams throughout the quarter. RTE will work with Scrum Masters, Product Owners, Agile Coaches, and other delivery team members to foster a culture of relentless improvement and adoption of best practices. This role is a people manager role so prior experience would be expected as well.

EXPERIENCE:

• 5-10+ years of relevant professional experience
• 3+ years of experience acting as a Release Train Engineer (RTE)
• 3+ years of experience utilizing agile PM tools (JIRA, Confluence, Rational, etc.)
• 3+ years of experience with additional Agile frameworks (Kanban)
• 2+ years of experience running PI Planning sessions
• 3+ years of people management experience

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor’s Degree
  All submissions should include a cover letter and resume.

Skills:

• Knowledge of software development lifecycle methodologies (e.g. Waterfall, Iterative, Agile)
• Experience with Azure DevOps, Jira or other Agile Planning tools, including reporting, querying and maintenance
• Experience coaching and training teams to Agile best practices
• Excellent impediment identification and resolution skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work in team environments across a diverse set of projects with multiple stakeholders
• Proactive approach to problem-solving and dependency management
• Delivery mindset
• Detail-oriented and internally driven to produce high-quality results
• Collaborative, creative and servant-leadership mentality
• Presentation skills
• Understanding of SAFe Methodology
• Experience with Agile metrics
• People management experienc

• Lead/facilitate/participate all Enterprise Agile and PI Planning ceremonies every quarter
• Lead/Facilitate agile team ceremonies for the organization
• Track the progress of the Agile Release Train (ART) to ensure the successful delivery of value to UMGC’s customers.
• Direct cross-team collaboration in the ART and resolving enterprise impediments, removing blockers and bottlenecks that impact the speed of delivery.
• Encourage continuous improvement by supporting platform teams Agile Coaches and Scrum Masters to implement enterprise-wide best practices and processes.
• Assist with creating enterprise performance reports (i.e. flow metrics, burn down, velocity, control charts)
• Monitor and share ART metrics with AcclerEd Leadership, the APMO and delivery teams, suggest new metrics, and drive improvement using metrics
• Understand the Software Development Life Cycle and agile/SAFE methodologies
• Challenge, coach, and guide the organization using Agile principles
• Manage the team of scrum masters to support their performance and development
• Support the initiatives of the APMO as directed

Skills:

• Knowledge of software development lifecycle methodologies (e.g. Waterfall, Iterative, Agile)
• Experience with Azure DevOps, Jira or other Agile Planning tools, including reporting, querying and maintenance
• Experience coaching and training teams to Agile best practices
• Excellent impediment identification and resolution skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work in team environments across a diverse set of projects with multiple stakeholders
• Proactive approach to problem-solving and dependency management
• Delivery mindset
• Detail-oriented and internally driven to produce high-quality results
• Collaborative, creative and servant-leadership mentality
• Presentation skills
• Understanding of SAFe Methodology
• Experience with Agile metrics
• People management experience

Education & Experience Requirements: