Senior Release Train Engineer

Cox; College Park (GA); On-site; USD 99,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a Senior Release Train Engineer to lead complex Agile Release Trains. This role involves managing dependencies, facilitating communication, and ensuring successful delivery across multiple teams. You will play a pivotal role in driving continuous improvement while aligning with company strategies. If you are a problem solver with a passion for Agile methodologies and a knack for stakeholder management, this is the perfect opportunity for you to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Flexible Vacation

Paid Holidays

Wellness Hours

Various Leave Options

Qualifications

• 4+ years' experience as a Release Train Engineer.
• Prior experience as a Scrum Master or Agile Project Manager.

Responsibilities

• Oversee release trains with complex scope and inter-dependencies.
• Facilitate ceremonies and manage delivery teams.

Skills

Agile Delivery

Scrum

Problem Solving

Stakeholder Management

Technical Aptitude

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Related Discipline

Tools

ALM Tools (Rally, Targetprocess)

Job description

Cox Automotive is looking for a talented Senior Release Train Engineer to join their team. The Senior RTE is an outcomes-driven problem solver, whose primary purpose is to lead large and complex Agile Release Trains (ART) to success by navigating the complexity of delivering software solutions consistently across large and distinct environments.

The Senior RTE must creatively resolve and escalate a wide range of impediments, manage risk, assure value delivery, and drive program-level continuous improvement. They play a critical link between multiple scrum teams, facilitating communications, opening the flow of information, and sharing important progress updates to ensure all teams involved in the ART are focused on successful delivery. The Senior RTE is accountable for the overall coordination, execution, and delivery of value through the program while ensuring alignment with company strategy, commitments, and goals.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Primary duties and responsibilities include:

• Overseeing release trains that are of strategic importance, with complex scope and inter-dependencies.
• Facilitating ceremonies and work management for the Release Train Team and associated delivery teams.
• Preparing for release planning and coordinating with stakeholders and customers during feature definition and delivery.
• Managing the backlog and ALM tool data integrity for accurate reporting, including metrics and KPIs.
• Coordinating major feature releases and ongoing delivery of value involving multiple teams or groups.
• Resolving and reporting issues, managing dependencies and risks across ARTs and teams.
• Using agile delivery metrics and ceremonies to identify and drive continuous improvement.
• Participating in the RTE and Scrum Master Community of Practice to maintain alignment and improve practices.
• Collaborating across ARTs to improve coordination and collaboration.
• Applying Agile principles pragmatically with stakeholder management in mind.

WHO YOU ARE

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related discipline with 4+ years' experience or equivalent combinations.
• 4+ years' experience as a Release Train Engineer.
• Prior experience as a Scrum Master, Product Owner, or Agile Project/Program Manager.
• Strong technical aptitude and experience leading teams in delivering quality software.
• Experience with ALM tools preferred; Rally or Targetprocess a plus.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leveraging and interpreting agile metrics.
• Ability to facilitate large planning and solutioning sessions.
• Understanding of Agile at scale philosophies and methodologies.
• Experience with Organizational Change Management practices.
• Experience working in an Agile organization using Scrum, XP, Kanban, or Agile at scale practices.

Salary range: USD 99,000 - 165,000 per year. Compensation may include additional incentives. Benefits include flexible vacation, paid holidays, wellness hours, and various leave options.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.