Optomi, in partnership with an Information Technology and Services company, is seeking a full time, hybrid Release Train Engineer. This RTE will facilitate the flow of value through the Agile Release Train, including proactively facilitating delivery and the major events and processes. In addition, to promoting execution visibility, the RTE will be a change agent who pushes for process improvements and challenges existing behavior. The RTE will d contributes their Agile expertise and hands-on involvement in delivery to other parts of the organization.

What the right candidate will enjoy:

• Working for a company that drives innovation and delivers unparalleled solutions to its clients.
• Working in a fast paced and shared passion for technology.
• Having bonus room for growth.
• Working with large clientele within the company.
• Managing large budget projects.

Experiences of the right candidate:

• Need to be Safe Certified.
• Need to have true release train engineer experience.
• Experience leading PI planning sessions.
• Experience in stakeholder relationship and team building.
• Expertise in Scrum including the values and principles, and how they are applied in large, enterprise environments.
• Familiarity with modern software engineering techniques such as Continuous integration, build, deliver, test-driven development and other automated acceptance testing techniques.
• Experience working with co-located and offshore teams.
• One or more Agile certification such as Certified Scrum Practitioner (CSP), Certified or Professional Scrum Trainer (CST, PST), Certified Enterprise Coach (CEC), Associate or Professional Certified Coach (ACC, PCC), or SAFe Program Consultant (SPC).
• Ability to understand technical issues.

Responsibilities of the right candidate:

• Facilitate the flow of value through the ART via releases, Agile/SAFe processes, and execution.
• Escalate and remove impediments and roadblocks the ART encounters.
• Help drive continuous improvement within the ART.
• Coach the ART and people interacting with the ART.
• Manage and optimize the flow of value through the ART using various tools, such as the Program Kanban and other information radiators.
• Establish and communicate the annual calendars for Iterations and Program Increments (PIs).
• Facilitate PI Planning readiness by fostering the preparation of Solution/Product Vision and Backlogs, and through Pre- and Post-PI Planning meetings.