The Hartford

Release Train Engineer

The Hartford

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $116,000 - $174,000 per year

Job Level

JuniorMid-Level

Tech Stack

Assembly

About the role

  • Serve as servant leader and coach for an Agile Release Train (ART) within Claims IT Organization.
  • Facilitate program-level agile processes: ART Synch, Release Planning, System Demos, Inspect & Adapt, Scrum of Scrums.
  • Establish and communicate PI and Iteration cadence aligned to Business Roadmap.
  • Manage and prioritize program backlog; collaborate with Product Managers and leadership to refine backlogs.
  • Translate business strategy into technology strategy and enable required capabilities.
  • Maintain scorecards and productivity metrics consistent with Agile governance.
  • Foster communication and collaboration between teams and stakeholders; manage ART flow and impediments.
  • Identify and drive enterprise-level continuous improvement opportunities.
  • Facilitate PI Planning readiness and ART Inspect & Adapt sessions; mature Agile practices.
  • Execute workforce strategy inclusive of vendors to balance employee/vendor, onshore/offshore ratios.
  • Track and communicate ART metrics, manage risks and dependencies, report planning results to senior management.
  • Ensure teams on ART adhere to governance models.

Requirements

  • 2-3 years of experience as a Release Train Engineer
  • Previous experience in any part of the software development lifecycle – as developer, tester, analyst, product owner, project manager, etc. is a plus.
  • Experience using Agile toolsets such as Rally.
  • Strong communication, facilitation, presentation and consensus building skills
  • Working knowledge of Scaled Agile framework (SAFe) and ideally SAFe RTE Certified
  • Working knowledge of Agile frameworks like Scrum, Kanban, XP, etc.
  • Working knowledge of software development processes and procedures; fundamentals of iterative and incremental development
  • Working knowledge of Agile techniques: User Stories, Continuous Integration, Test-driven Development, Continuous Testing, Pairing, Automated Testing, Burn-down Metrics, Velocity etc.
  • HR accountability and proven leadership skills
  • Candidates must be authorized to work in the US without company sponsorship.