Release Train Engineer

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At Regions, the Release Train Engineer manages and optimizes the flow of value through the Agile Release Train. An Engineer at this level leads Agile Release Trains (ART), resolves and escalates impediments, manages risk, assures value delivery, and drives program level continuous improvement .

• Serves as tribe (team) leader for other Release Train Engineers
• Oversees large or two or more release trains with complex scope and inter-dependencies
• Facilitates the coordinated preparation of release planning for the release train, including communication and coordination with stakeholders and customers during feature definition and delivery
• Leverages agile delivery metrics and regular Agile ceremonies to identify and drive continuous improvement, to maximize organizational performance and execution against the backlog
• Resolves/reports issues and manages dependencies and risks across the ART and between ART’s
• Coordinates major feature releases and ongoing delivery of value to customers where multiple teams, release trains, or solution groups are involved in the development
• Leverages agile delivery metrics and regular Agile ceremonies to identify and drive continuous improvement, maximizes organizational performance and execution against the backlog
• Coaches leaders, teams, and Scrum Masters in Lean-Agile practices and mindsets
• Manages changes to the quarterly plan and the impacts of those changes
• Monitors overall coordination, execution and delivery of value through the program while ensuring alignment with company strategy, commitments and goals
• Facilitates communications, opening the flow of information, and sharing important progress updates to ensure all teams involved in the ART are focused on successful delivery
• Creates retrospective improvement roadmaps by analyzing all activities and actions that have previously been performed and finding ways to improve each process
• Understands and operates within the Agile Release Train budget
• Facilitates periodic sync meetings across trains
• Tracks features and capabilities throughout development
• Facilitates relationships between their teams and other departments
• Collaborates with the Program Management Office (PMO) to maintain solid program execution and operational excellence
• Communicates and collaborates with product and solution management, product owners and other stakeholders to guarantee the alignment of strategy and execution
• Ensures compliance with risk management programs, rules and regulations, and cybersecurity practices; identifies opportunities for and supports process improvements; applies disciplined change management practices

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