Release Train Engineer - Core Technology Infrastructure
Job Description:
Due to the growth of the organization, in order to ensure Agile principles and SDM work management standards are being met and to create consistency and structure for each organization, each Program/Agile Release Train (ART) needs at least one Release Train Engineer (RTE). The RTE will serve as the key representative within each Program/ART to ensure the application and consistency of the agile principles.
The RTE will also be an extension of the organizational Agile coaches and are vital to the continued Agile Transformation processes.
• Agile Champion - Guide and coach the teams on the Agile Release Train on Scrum practices, and develop their understanding of Agile principles.
• Assist in ensuring SDM and EDPAS standards are being adhered to across the Agile Release Train (ART)
• Coordinate and facilitate ART ceremonies (for example, Backlog Refinement, Program Increment (PI) Planning, ART Sync or PO Sync, Scrum of Scrums), System Demos, and Retrospective.
• In collaboration with the Product Manager, ensure the program has a healthy product/program backlog.
• Facilitate dependency management/risk management/impediment removal for the ART.
• Promote/facilitate communication and collaboration within the ART to support value delivery and PI Commitments
• Responsible for providing status updates and reporting pertaining to ART plans/delivery/timelines/impediments to stakeholders and leadership.
• Ensure Enterprise Change Management and other policy requirements for technology solutions are met for the epics/features delivered by the ART.
• Measure ART delivery, maturity, and performance and review the metrics with the ART to identify improvement opportunities.
• Capture data to help determine/track product funding and resource acquisition needs
• Mentor/Guide/Coach Scrum Masters across the ART • Participate in the EDPAS RTE COE so all RTE's can collaborate on Agile/JIRA
Required Skills
• Excellent relationship management, communication, teamwork, and influence skills; ability to operate at senior levels in both written and verbal communications interacting professionally with a diverse group, executives, managers, and subject matter experts
• Highly versed in various SDLC methodologies, including waterfall and agile software development lifecycle
• Analytical and project management skills, including a thorough understanding of how to interpret customer business needs and translate them into application requirements
• Jira or experience with similar work management tooling
Desired Skills
• Knowledge of Bank of America Enterprise Change Management Process
• SAFe certifications of both SM and RTE
• Versed in various SDLC methodologies including but not limited to Scrum, SAFe, Kanban
• Proficient with Jira, Confluence, MS Office, SQL
Shift:
1st shift (United States of America)
Hours Per Week:
40
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