Release Train Engineer role (SAFe Certfied)

Release Train Engineer (RTE) Role (SAFe Certified)The Release Train Engineer (RTE) is a relatively new role for Insurance. This role is a servant leader and coach for the Agile Release Train (ART). This role is considered the Chief Scrum Master who facilitates program-level processes and program execution, escalates impediments, manages risk, and helps drive program-level continuous improvement. In addition to facilitating program events, RTEs are responsible for keeping both scrum team members and business and technology leaders apprised of progress against objectives.Job Requirements:The RTE's focus is to deliver value by managing and/or facilitating program level processes, execution, Innovation, Program Dashboard Management, Team Integrations, Escalate Impediments, Manage Risk, and continuous improvement to deliver valueAgile Team structure (SAFe), 3+ yearsSoftware development lifecycle understanding and process, 5+ yearsSuperior delivery experience and skills including planning, facilitation, leading, communicating, and organizing, 5+ yearsBe an advocate, Coach, and educator within Insurance of Agile best practices (e.g., epics, Capabilities, features, program backlog management and facilitation, train-level metrics)Maintain a strong connection with people outside the organization to bring in recent research, data, and tools that can continue to mature Agile at Insurance especially enabling Built-In Quality PracticesJob Responsibilities:Manage the relationship with Product Managers, AVPs and VPs of IT Management, the Lean Portfolio Manager and other leaders to refine program backlogsFacilitate the agile processes at the program level, including planning periodic reviews and planning sessions with team and product stakeholders, such as ART Synch, Release Planning, System Demos & Solution Demos, the Inspect & Adapt Workshops, and the Scrum of ScrumsEstablish and communicate the Iterations and Program Increments (PIs) cadence with the Business RoadmapFacilitate the management and prioritization of all work and ensure alignment to the strategic roadmapCollaborate with the appropriate individuals to translate business strategy into technology strategy and ensure that capabilities required by the business are enabledFoster communication and collaboration between Agile teams within the Agile Release Train (ART) and all appropriate stakeholdersUse tools to manage and improve flow of value through the ARTManage the program backlog that feeds work to the ARTRemove barriers and impediments to ART effectivenessIdentify enterprise-level continuous improvement opportunities and drive implementationFacilitate Program Increment (PI) Planning readiness and the PI Planning EventOptimize PI Planning readiness by fostering preparation of Vision, Backlogs, Roadmap and Ideation processesFacilitate relentless improvement for the ART through continuous improvement opportunities and ART Inspect & Adapt sessionsMatures Agile practices of ART's teams and stakeholdersDepending on tier level, execute on the workforce strategy for the workstream(s), inclusive of vendor partners, such that the ratios of employee/vendor, onshore/offshore, HIG offices, skill and technology needs are considered to achieve an optimum balanceTrack and communicate key ART metrics, including impediments execution progress and business value deliveryCollaborate with IT leadership to define tolerable risk levels and manage/mitigate ART risks and dependenciesReport planning results and epic status to senior management, business owners, product owners and other stakeholdersEnsure all teams on the ART adhere to established governance modelsMaintain scorecards or productivity metrics consistent with Agile governance standardsPartner with integrating LOB application Teams and application Production Support/Reliability Engineering teamsPartner with and manage vendor implementation partner and 3rd party vendor integrationsManage and oversee resource planning and financial management for application TeamFoundational understanding of application technology framework to guide and support team in delivery; demonstrated ability and desire to learn new technologiesMatrixed reporting, provides coaching/feedback to ensure team success