Release Train Engineer - Washington, United States - Gridiron IT

Description

GridIron IT is seeking a Release Train Engineer local to Washington, DC.

Active TS (SCI Eligible) Clearance Required

Job Duties:

• As a Release Train Engineer (RTE) you will be the facilitator for Agile Release Train (ART) consisting of five product teams in accordance with Agile principles and SAFe core values.
• With this role you will lead the development efforts by conveying the vision of the portfolio, outlining, and prioritizing work based on creating business value.
• As the RTE you will liaise with stakeholders to drive product road mapping ensuring their interests are included in the release or iteration cycle.
• You will also coordinate with the various product teams within your ART and other ARTs that are part of the Solution Train.
• You will assist Business Owners and Product Management in work prioritization and decision-making.
• You will also ensure that team members understand project objectives, maintain product and portfolio backlogs, and release planning.
• You will also facilitate productivity by setting up meetings and removing impediments that may obstruct the pursuit of the Program Increment objectives.

Responsibilities:
Support Program Increment (PI) Execution and Optimize Flow:

• Track progress
• Support Agile Release Train (ART) backlog refinement
• Promote DevOps and Continuous Delivery
• Assist Product Owners and Product Management
• Reduce cross-team dependencies
• Optimize the flow of value
• Track risks and maintain risk registry
• Facilitate periodic synchronization events
• ART SCRUM of SCRUMs
• Systems Demos & PI System Demos

Facilitate PI Planning:

• Help Agile Release Train (ART) Prepare for PI Planning
• Strategic alignment and readiness
• Leadership and Team preparedness
• Manage logistics for the event
• Facilitate the PI Planning Event
• Review purpose, agenda, and expectations
• Introduce speakers to discuss business context, product vision, and development context
• Coach team breakout sessions

Coach the ART:

• Train the team
• Coach with powerful questions (What are we not seeing? What other possibilities or options exist?)
• Coach ITPMs on team events and practices
• Coach ART roles

Gridiron IT Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status or disability status.
Gridiron IT is a Women Owned Small Business (WOSB) company specializing in IT Infrastructure, Cyber & Cloud Security, Software Development, and Enterprise Support. Gridiron is an Inc recipient and Washington Business Journal Fastest Growing Companies in the Greater Washington Area for 2022. Gridiron offers a competitive benefits package to include medical, dental, vision, 401(k), life insurance, disability insurance, and pet insurance.