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Texas Health and Human Services · 12 hours ago

Release Train Engineer

Austin, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

4+ years exp

Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is committed to creating a positive impact in the lives of Texans. The Release Train Engineer (RTE) will lead a team supporting the development of roadmapping activities for a product backlog and ensure contractor systems meet agency IT directives for Medicaid and CHIP programs.

Health Care

No H1B

Responsibilities

Attends work on a regular and predictable schedule in accordance with agency leave policy and performs other duties as assigned

Oversees and facilitates PI planning and all supporting activities including epic and backlog development, estimates, risk//issue management, cross-team coordination, Agile Release Train management to adhere to established standards, policies, and procedures. Develops strategies for resolving deficiencies or deviations in the deliverables from program area goals and expected outcomes and provides recommendations to product team. Develops and reports on epics, user stories and PI plans. (30%)

Provides day-to-day management support of a team of Chief Product Managers and supporting Agile Strategy Analysts who will coordinate with internal and external stakeholders for product backlog development and management. (20%)

Serves as voice of the MMIS IT RTE in all program-level planning activities. Facilitates and manages the program-level PI planning, solution demos, and Inspect and Adapt (I&A) events. Ensures program requirements are being met and value is being delivered. Oversees various vendor product tracking systems to ensure vision and roadmap strategy, epic definition and any associated acceptance criteria are well defined, measurable and deliverable. (20%)

Analyzes, documents and reports on the IT component of product enhancements with emphasis on identification of risk factors and develops mitigation strategies. Compares PI planning schedule with current progress. Identifies risks and issues and reports any change or impact to the PI. Ensures vendors are reporting accurate metrics and are operating within established procedures. Provides status updates on the PI and responds to questions from management. (10%)

Leads workgroups to prepare, define and develop procedures or processes to comply with established policies. Identifies gaps in established processes and collaborates with agency staff to make recommendations for their closure. Provides recommendations on improving process workflows in the operation of the Texas Medicaid Managed Information System (MMIS). (10%)

Coordinates with stakeholders to support continuous delivery of value in accordance with established standards, policies, and procedures to ensure operational, technical and system support requirements are met. Develops mitigation plans when risks associated with scope, cost or resources are discussed during status meetings to ensure stakeholders are aware of possible issues. (10%)

Qualification

Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) RTE CertificationAgile MethodologyMedicaid/CHIP Program KnowledgeTechnical AnalysisSystems Development MethodologiesLeadership SkillsMonitoringCommunication SkillsProblem SolvingTeam Management

Required

Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) RTE Certification required

Experience working with Texas Medicaid/CHIP programs required

Four (4) or more years of experience is required in the areas of customer relationships, product management, product development, product ownership, project management, leading technical initiatives, systems analysis, business analysis, policy analysis, program support, business process analysis, or legislative bill analysis

A minimum of 4 years equivalent (120 credit hours) from an accredited college or university with major coursework in business, communications, computer science, computer information systems, management information systems, or another business or IT related field is preferred. Work experience in business, communications, computer science, computer information systems, management information systems, or another business or IT related field can be substituted for education on a year-for-year basis

Must be willing to work onsite at an Austin, TX HHS office three (3), or more, days per week