Akkodis ยท 16 hours ago
Senior Release Engineer
Charlotte, NC
Contract
Onsite
Senior Level
$92/hr - $95/hrAkkodis is seeking an Agile Release Train Engineer with a client in Charlotte, NC. The role is responsible for optimizing the flow of epics/features and the value delivered by a smaller Agile Release Train, ensuring impediments to delivery are resolved quickly and facilitating ART ceremonies.
Information Technology & Services
Hiring Manager
Amit Kumar
Responsibilities
Guide and coach the teams on the Agile Release Train on Scrum practices, and develop their understanding of Agile principles
Help define norms/agreements for the ART and enforce the agreements
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 Scrum Masters
Qualification
Required
Guide and coach the teams on the Agile Release Train on Scrum practices, and develop their understanding of Agile principles
Help define norms/agreements for the ART and enforce the agreements
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 Scrum Masters
Preferred
SAFe Certification (RTE, SCP, SSM or POPM)
Risk, Issue and Dependency Management
Promote engineering fundamentals - design, quality, testing, and technical debt visibility
Familiarity/Experience with MRA process is preferred
Experience with Change governance process
Clear, Audience-Appropriate Communication
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Life insurance
Short-term disability
Additional voluntary benefits
An EAP program
Commuter benefits
401K plan
Paid Sick Leave
Holiday pay
Company
Akkodis
Akkodis provides digital engineering solutions for sustainable and innovative industries.
10001+ employees
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