Release Train Engineer - Falls

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

Great Falls, VA

* Great Falls, Virginia, located 15 miles west-northwest of downtown Washington, D.C., is a picturesque suburb. The Potomac River rushes over steep, jagged rocks in Great Falls Park, creating a breathtaking natural spectacle. The historic Union Arch Bridge once spanned Cabin John Creek here. Nearby, the Great Falls Bridge Hotel, frequented by powerful politicians, stood as a lavish establishment. The town’s charm extends to its preserved train station, now a museum, and a Norfolk Southern Railway caboose painted in W&OD livery.