Job location: Merrifield, VA (Hybrid)
Project Duration: 3+ Months
Payrate: Depends on Experience
Job Description:
• Lead and facilitate the Agile Release Trains for the portfolio and ensure Delivery is planned with clear communication, efficient collaboration, and the timely resolution of impediments
• Good understanding of the software development lifecycle with hands on experience leading technical implementations to include COTS products
• Continuously work with teams and deliver PI Objectives, Epics, Features, and PBIs
• Create release plans and roadmaps for the portfolio
• Ensures alignment of team objectives with overall business goals and enables teams to remove impediments.
• Own escalated impediments and raises issues to leadership if they cannot be resolved in a timely manner
• Own the Risk, Issues, Action and Decision Register for a specific train
• Manage dependencies between Agile Teams within and across Agile Release Trains
• Partner with stakeholders to identify and address staffing and tool needs
• Enable and coach teams to define capacity for PI Planning
• Develop and serve as owner of the program release communication plan; schedule and facilitate program release planning activities
• Gather and report performance information and metrics (e.g., Release burndown data, KPIs, etc.) and use data to make informed decisions and recommendations for improvement
• Update and communicate Release Plans
• Collaborate with Product Management, Architects, engineering, and support teams as needed
• Build and maintain relationships with lines of business, teams, management, and key stakeholders
• Hands on Experience with Azure Devops (ADO) boards
• Experience with status reporting, metrics and dashboards
• Understanding of Cloud offerings, distributed systems, mainframe, APIs, and system integration.
• Nice to have – Scaled agile certification
Chevy Chase, MD:
* Origins: Named after a colonial land patent, Chevy Chase has historic associations with a 1388 chevauchée fought in the Cheviot Hills of Northumberland and Otterburn.
* Location: It’s an unincorporated area in southern Montgomery County, Maryland, and adjoins Friendship Heights.
* Affluence and Education: Chevy Chase is one of the most affluent and highly educated communities in the U.S.
* Private Clubs: Home to the prestigious Chevy Chase Club and Columbia Country Club.
* Footwear Suggestion: Opt for comfortable shoes to explore the area’s shopping districts.