Release Train Engineer

Job Summary: Insight Global is looking to bring on an RTE for one of our largest financial clients in Jersey, NJ or Plano, TX. The Release Train Engineer (RTE) is responsible for optimizing the flow of epics/features and the value delivered by a smaller Agile Release Train (ART). This role focuses on serving the needs of the train to drive performance and growth. Key responsibilities include coordinating and facilitating ART ceremonies, managing dependencies across teams, and providing visibility into the health of epic/feature delivery and the overall program increment. The RTE ensures impediments to delivery are resolved quickly and protects teams from outside disruptions. Additionally, the RTE manages financials for the ART and assists with resource planning, while promoting and coaching the Agile mindset and principles to empower teams to become self-managing and fulfill their cross-functional potential.
Key Responsibilities:
Guide and coach teams on the Agile Release Train in Scrum practices and develop their understanding of Agile principles.
Define and enforce norms/agreements for the ART.
Coordinate and facilitate ART ceremonies (e.g., Backlog Refinement, PI Planning, ART Sync, PO Sync, Scrum of Scrums, System Demos, Retrospectives).
Collaborate with the Product Manager to ensure a healthy product/program backlog.
Facilitate dependency management, risk management, and impediment removal for the ART.
Promote and facilitate communication and collaboration within the ART to support value delivery and PI commitment.
Provide status updates and reporting on ART plans, delivery, timelines, and impediments to stakeholders and leadership.
Ensure compliance with Enterprise Change Management and other policy requirements for technology solutions delivered by the ART.
Measure ART delivery, maturity, and performance, and review metrics with the ART to identify improvement opportunities.
Capture data to determine and track product funding and resource acquisition needs.
Collaborate with other RTEs in the portfolio.
Mentor junior Scrum Masters.

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Qualifications:
3+ years of experience as a Release Train Engineer.
5+ years of experience as a Scrum Master.
Deep understanding of Jira.
Experience defining and enforcing norms/agreements for the Solution Train.
Proven experience coordinating and facilitating Solution Train ceremonies (e.g., Backlog Refinement, Pre-PI Planning, Post-PI Planning, Solution Train Sync, Architect Sync, Solution Demo, Retrospectives).
Ability to promote and facilitate communication and collaboration within the Solution Train to support value delivery and PI commitments.
Experience creating and managing an intake process, maintaining a healthy backlog, and facilitating valuable Agile ceremonies within established guardrails.
Experience optimizing the implementation of Enterprise Agile standards and practices, and coaching team members through change.
Ability to identify and resolve organizational impediments impacting team maturity and performance.
Experience facilitating discussion, decision-making, and conflict resolution across teams, stakeholders, and executives, including external teams, business partners, and other Agile Release Trains/programs.
Ability to influence and guide business and technology leaders on changes that enable agility.
Experience facilitating significant improvements to the operating model and the end-to-end delivery process.
Experience establishing and leading Agile Communities of Practice and providing guidance in ongoing activities.
Scaled Agile Certified SAFe RTE (5.0 or later).
Scaled Agile Certified SAFe SPC (5.0 or later).
Prior experience with Bank of America is preferred.
Ability to manage and communicate with teams located across the globe in different time zones.
Ability to manage multiple programs/projects and work with multiple RTEs to deliver shared success.

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.