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Release Train Engineer

First National Bank
remote work
United States, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh
Dec 23, 2024
Primary Office Location:30 Isabella Street. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 15212. Join our team. Make a difference - for us and for your future.

**Please note: This is position is based in Pittsburgh, PA. Candidates must be local to the area or willing to relocate to Western PA. This position is not eligible for remote work**

Responsibilities

  • The Release Train Engineer (RTE) will act as a servant leader
  • Facilitates work for the Agile Release Train (ART) and is responsible for program execution, software delivery, escalating impediments, managing risk, and helping drive continuous improvement for the ART
  • They will ensure clear communication working alongside Scrum Masters to remove impediments and help the ART towards success in meeting its PI objectives
  • The RTE is expected to have a thorough understanding of the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) and will be able to use the appropriate Agile methodology (Scrum/Kanban/XP) to facilitate the ART level activities
  • Manages and optimizes the flow of value through the ART, facilitates ART level events (including I&A, SoS,) in helping to manage risks and dependencies-escalating impediments as needed
  • Drives the journey towards high-performing teams and ARTs through transparency, team empowerment and continuous learning in order to promote Business Value delivery
  • Enables PI planning readiness through pre-PI planning activities (backlog reviews, preparedness reviews) working in conjunction with PM, Architects, Epic Owners, and Business Owners
  • Helps Product Management in their efforts to manage and prioritize the ART Feature Backlog, generate a Vision, and build a Roadmap
  • Define and document the ART's development value stream
  • Assists with the development of PI Objectives and publishes for visibility and transparency
  • Tracks the execution of features and capabilities through metrics across ART
  • Produce and present ART level metrics on PI progress, impediments, quality and predictability.
  • Facilitates system demos
  • Drives relentless improvement via post-PI activities including Inspect and Adapt workshops
  • Coordinate cross-train/cross-functional dependencies and activities as needed to deliver value across multiple ARTs

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent work experience required
  • 5+ years leadership experience in related area (RTE, IT project management, technical program management, or scrum team leadership)
  • Excellent project/program delivery track record managing IT software delivery
  • Ability to collaborate and communicate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Excellent verbal & written skills with the ability to communicate progress, impediments, and actions across large stakeholder groups
  • Strong interest in relationship building across the organization
  • Experience working on software development teams and understand both SDLC and Agile Framework (SAFe)
  • Experience working with remotely located global teams
  • Ability to use/create dashboards and metrics to communicate ART progress

Position Title:Release Train Engineer

Business Unit:Technology

Reports to:Manager of Application Analysis

Position Overview:

The Release Train Engineer is an important part of our IT organization, managing software development for a product or product line. This role will ensure agreed upon deliverables are completed incrementally in an agile/SAFe framework. The incumbent is responsible for running/executing agile release train, which typically consists of cross functional groups subdivided into multiple development teams. They ensure all the inter/intra dependencies and risks are managed, and teams are focused on agreed upon deliverables such as working software at the end of each program increment.

Primary Responsibilities:

Facilitates work for the Agile Release Train (ART) and is responsible for program execution, software delivery, escalating impediments, managing risk, and helping drive continuous improvement for the ART.

Enables PI planning readiness through pre-PI planning activities (backlog reviews, preparedness reviews) working in conjunction with PM, Architects, Epic Owners, and Business Owners.

Tracks the execution of features and capabilities through metrics across ART. Produces and presents ART level metrics on PI progress, impediments, quality and predictability.

Manages and optimizes the flow of value through the ART, facilitates ART level events (including I&A, SoS, system demo) in helping to manage risks and dependencies-escalating impediments as needed.

Ensures clear communication working alongside Scrum Masters to remove impediments and help the ART towards success in meeting its PI objectives.

Helps Product Management in their efforts to manage and prioritize the ART Feature Backlog, generate a Vision, and build a Roadmap.

Coordinates cross-train/cross-functional dependencies and activities as needed to deliver value across multiple ARTs.

Utilizes the appropriate Agile methodology (Scrum/Kanban/XP) to facilitate the ART level activities and leverages thorough understanding of the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) to optimize all ART activities.

Drives consistent and valuable improvement via post-PI activities including Inspect and Adapt workshops.

Exercise leadership to promote high-performing teams and ARTs through transparency, team empowerment and continuous learning in order to promote business value delivery.

Performs other related duties and projects as assigned.

All employees have the responsibility and the accountability to serve as risk managers for their businesses by understanding, reporting, responding to, managing and monitoring the risk they encounter daily as required by F.N.B. Corporation's risk management program. F.N.B. Corporation is committed to achieving superior levels of compliance by adhering to regulatory laws and guidelines. Compliance with regulatory laws and company procedures is a required component of all position descriptions.

Minimum Level of Education Required to Perform the Primary Responsibilities of this Position:

BA or BS

Minimum # of Years of Job Related Experience Required to Perform the Primary Responsibilities of this Position:

7

Skills Required to Perform the Primary Responsibilities of this Position:

Excellent project management skills

Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

Excellent management skills

Excellent organizational, analytical and interpersonal skills

Ability to work and multi-task in a fast paced environment

Detail-oriented

Licensures/Certifications Required to Perform the Primary Responsibilities of this Position:

PMP

Physical Requirements or Work Conditions Beyond Traditional Office Work:

N/A

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO):

It is the policy of FNB not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of his or her race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, or status as a protected veteran. FNB provides all applicants and employees a discrimination and harassment free workplace.

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