Release Train Engineer

Job description

Job Description

Release Train Engineer

Position Description
CGI is looking for an Agile Release Train Engineer to oversee software development operations for a major medical diagnostics company in the US. This highly collaborative position will work with client leadership to ensure value flow, quality, and delivery of their software driven diagnostic services. This fully remote role requires the applicant to be available during Eastern Time zone business hours to guide operations of 50+ team members to higher levels of agile performance.

Your future duties and responsibilities
The Agile RTE is responsible for:
• Building a high-performing Agile Release Train through servant leadership and coaching with multiple product line teams
• Coordinates with the Product Management Team to define the software release plan and scope. He
• Acts as single voice for software releases to assure engineering deliverables are meeting the needs of the business goals
• Supports program execution, escalates impediments, manages risk, and helps drive program-level continuous improvement activities
• Responsible for facilitating program level work across a diverse set of agile development teams.

Required qualifications to be successful in this role
Key Qualifications and Traits:
- Refined and broad understanding of how Agile and SAFe deliver value to the organization.
- Superior communication skills with all levels of employees and both internal and external customers – including presentations, negotiations, and written reports.
- Ability to schedule, communicate, and facilitate PI Planning event.
- Can facilitate PI planning readiness by fostering Continuous Exploration process which drives the combination of Vision, Roadmap, and backlog and through Pre and Post PI planning Meetings.
- Can aggregate Team PI Objectives in Program PI Objectives, visualize and publish roadmap for visibility and transparency.
- Influence and develop solutions that impact strategic project/program goals and business results.
- Collaborate with Product Management, Product Owners and other stakeholders to help ensure strategy and execution alignment.
- Assist program level decision-making with work estimation and prioritization.
- Facilitate regular program level meetings with Scrum Masters, PM and PO.
- Assist with program execution and tracking completion of features and capabilities.
- Manage the identification, tracking and resolution of program level risks, issues, and dependencies.
- Track and produce key program level metrics report (e.g. cumulative flow diagram).
- Drive program-level continuous improvement via retrospectives, Inspect and Adapt workshops, and constant System demonstration at the program level.
- Foster Communities of Practices (CoP) and use of Engineering and Built-in Quality Process.

Est. Salary Range (Colorado Only): $80k-$160k*

*Disclaimer: In accordance with Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, effective January 1, 2021, a good faith hourly or base salary range must be posted for all positions where the work may be performed in the state of Colorado. Therefore, this good faith salary range will only apply where this described position will be performed in the state, and should not be considered the compensation range in other locations or for other positions.
At CGI we call our professionals “members” to reinforce that all who join our team are, as owners, empowered to participate in the challenges and rewards that come from building a world-class company. CGI’s benefits include:
• Competitive base salaries
• Eligibility to participate in an attractive Share Purchase Plan (SPP) in which the company matches dollar-for-dollar contributions made by eligible employees, up to a maximum, for their job category
• 401(k) Plan and Profit Participation for eligible members
• Generous holidays, vacation, and sick leave plans
• Comprehensive insurance plans that include, among other benefits, medical, dental, vision, life, disability, out-of-county emergency coverage in all countries of employment;
• Back-up child care, Pet insurance, a Member Assistance Program, a 529 college savings program, a personal financial management tool, lifestyle management programs and more

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Skills

·  Communication (Oral/Written)

Reference

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