CRAFTNER

Project Manager (IT) Senior/ Release Train Engineer Role

Location: Atlanta (Onsite)

Experience: 10+

Preferred: W2 only

JD

The release train engineer (RTE) coaches and supports an agile team of teams known as an agile release train (ART). The RTE is focused primarily on relentless improvement via Program Increment (PI) planning/execution, measuring delivery and flow of the ART, and tracking the execution of features and capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

Supporting Program Increments (PI)

• Plan, organize and facilitate ART ceremonies (e.g. program increment (PI) planning, ART sync, product owner (PO) sync, scrum of scrums, ART system demos, and inspect & adapts). These events help track progress, escalate problems, and resolve dependencies.

• Support PI execution significant responsibility for the successful execution of the PI, including tracking execution of the features in the ART Kanban, ensuring the ART meets its definition of done.

• Encourage collaboration between teams, following the SAFe methodology and framework. Contributing to the advancement and improvement of agile practices within the organization.

Measuring Delivery and Flow

• Ensure ART delivery, maturity, and performance by establishing ART flow measures and dashboards, overseeing development of reports and analysis to track progress towards goals, ex:

• Program Boards

• Delivery Plans

• PI Predictability, Feature/PBI Burndown, Cycle Time and Velocity

• Status Reporting/OKRs

• Govern best practice usage of Azure DevOps (ADO), ensuring data quality and integrity for the ART via ADO queries, audits, and coaching/training of teams.

Assist in Tracking the Execution of Features and Capabilities

• Facilitate agreement of milestones, cadence of increments and releases for the ART

• Coordination of deployment and release activities for the ART

• Manage and coordinate ART and Solution dependencies

• Work with the business, product, and delivery teams to identify risks or impediments to achieving objectives.

Skills and Experience

• Understanding of and experience with SAFe.

• Experience with agile frameworks such as Scrum or Kanban.

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (written, verbal, presentation).

• Experience in supervising or leading teams; demonstrated ability to drive and influence peers.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Experience in coaching and mentoring teams in agile principles and practices.

• Experience in leading and facilitating agile ceremonies.

• Experience fostering team self-organization and continuous improvement.

• Experience with Azure DevOps (preferred)

• Experience using enterprise agile planning tools (e.g. Azure DevOps, Planview Leankit/EnterpriseOne, Atlassian Jira Align, Broadcom Rally, Apptio Targetprocess).

Qualifications

• Bachelor s degree (or equivalent years of experience).

• Agile, Scrum, SAFe or project management certifications preferred (e.g. SA, SPC, RTE, CSM, CSP, PMI).

Background in wealth management or finance industry is preferred