What are the responsibilities and job description for the DoD Release Train Engineer - Remote (WFH) position at COGNITIVE MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC?
Job Description
Job Description
Cognitive is seeking a Release Train Engineer to support new and existing contracts and programs, serving the Department of Defense Portfolio and clients.
This position will coordinate multiple Agile teams, ensuring alignment with Agile and SAFe practices, remove impediments, manage risks, and drive continuous improvement. You will support teams in maximizing value delivery by fostering collaboration and ensuring the Agile Release Train (ART) stays on track with its goals. You will act as a key liaison between teams and stakeholders, helping navigate organizational challenges and maintain progress.
Responsibilities Include :
- Manage and optimize the flow of value through the ART using various tools, such as the Program and Solution Kanbans and other information radiators
- Establish and communicate the calendars for Product Line (PL) Iterations and Program Increments (PIs)
- Facilitate PI Planning readiness by fostering a Continuous Exploration process which drives the synthesis of a Vision, a Roadmap, and Backlogs, and through Pre- and Post-PI Planning events
- Facilitate the PI planning event
- Summarize Team PI Objectives into Program PI Objectives and publish them for visibility and transparency
- Assist tracking the execution of features and capabilities
- Assist with economic decision-making by facilitating feature and capability estimation by teams and the roll-up to Epics; where necessary Coach leaders, teams, and Scrum Masters in Lean-Agile practices and mindsets
- Help manage risks and dependencies
- Escalate and track impediments
- Provide input on staffing and resourcing to address critical bottlenecks
- Encourage collaboration between teams and System and Solution Architects / Engineers
- Work with Product Line Management, Product Owners / PMs, and other stakeholders to help ensure strategy and execution alignment
- Improve the flow of value through value streams by improving and assessing the practices associated with DevSecOps and Release-on-Demand in the Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery (CI / CD) Pipeline
- Help drive the Lean User Experience (UX) innovation cycle; Work with and support the UX Lead
- Facilitate System Demos and Solution Demos
- Drive relentless improvement via Inspect and Adapt working sessions; assess the agility level of the ART and Solution Train and help them improve
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