Manager, Program Management - Release Train Engineer

A bachelor’s degree in a technology-related field preferred.

Certified SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) or SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE) preferred.

10+ years of experience managing large, cloud-based software development, software programs, or other technical delivery.

5+ years of demonstrated people management and team development experience, with a focus on building, leading, and motivating high-performing teams.

3+ years of practical, hands-on experience in an RTE role leading a large ART that is dedicated to mission critical programs with complex scope and interdependencies.

Adept at organizing and leading outcomes-focused large planning and problem-solving sessions.

Strong technical aptitude to drive accountability and quality outcomes, while fostering collaboration across product and engineering teams.

Experience leveraging, synthesizing, and clearly articulating agile metrics to glean insights on ART status and maturation.

Understanding of philosophies and methodologies for implementing agile at scale.

Experience working in an agile organization especially Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), or other scaling model.

Experience using agile best practices (i.e., burndown charts, engaging retrospective formats, defect management, well-written User and Enabler Stories, Acceptance Test-Driven Development (ATDD), Test-Driven Development (TDD), Behavior-Drive Development (BDD), Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment (CI/CD), automated testing, etc.).

Experience with Agile collaboration tools (e.g., SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Azure DevOps, etc.)

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