Project Manager Release Train Engineer - Smart Gauge Staffing LLC

Short Description:
VDOT Release Train Engineer PM 4

ON SITE REQUIRED
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Complete Description:
*LOCAL candidates required
*Candidate should be able to work onsite up to 3 days/week
*PLEASE DO NOT submit candidates who were submitted to previous VDOT Release Train Engineer reqs

VDOT
ITD is looking for a passionate and result oriented individual who will take
over a technical Scaled Agile train as Release Train Engineer (RTE) that
supports Power Platform development. This RTE should have some understanding of
Power Platform technology, be able to empower teams, facilitate the ART events,
effectively communicate with stakeholders, coach teams to ensure Agile
processes are being followed, support teams with self-organization, escalate
and help resolve impediments, and continuously improve teams / train to
maximize value delivery. Candidate should also be able to perform Scrum Master
/ Project Manager duties as needed. Ideal candidate should be well versed, have
led technical projects using Agile methodologies, and be comfortable with
autonomously leading in a matrixed environment.

Responsibilities:

•Plan, lead, organize, and motivate agile and traditional
project teams to achieve a high level of performance and quality in delivering
projects that provide exceptional business value to the internal and external
stakeholders.

•Drive consistent project delivery through the entire project lifecycle,
including Project plans, Release plans, Resource allocation, and management of
project risks, schedule, budget, and delivery of value.

•Provide leadership in the establishment and development of project base line
budgets, resource allocation, and schedules.

•Track and communicate project's progress from a schedule, cost, and risk
perspective to the project team, stakeholders, and management.

•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, PI Planning event, and PI execution e.g.
Roadmap, Backlogs, Risks, Dependencies, and PI Objectives, etc.

•Assist feature prioritization, tracking the execution of features e.g. Train
level metrics.

•Facilitate synchronization meetings e.g. Scrum of Scrums and Program Committee
Meetings.

•Coach Managers, Teams, and Scrum Masters in Lean-Agile practices and mindsets.

•Escalate and track impediments, help identify and address critical
bottlenecks.

•Encourage collaboration between teams, Engineering, and Enterprise Architects.

•Help ensure strategy and execution alignment (Product Management and
Stakeholders).

•Assess practices with DevOps, etc. and help improve Continuous Delivery
Pipeline.

•Conduct Inspect and Adapt workshops, facilitate System Demos, assess the
agility level of the ART and help them improve.

•Ability to take on additional responsibilities such as Scrum Master, Community
of Practice, etc.



Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:



•PMP and Scrum Master Certification is required.

•SAFe SPC or RTE Certification is required.

•5 years of RTE experience is required.


•3 years of RTE experience managing Power Platform teams is required.

•An understanding of creating and maintaining Program
Increment Backlogs.


•Ability to lead and direct the software
development teams through program increment and program iteration planning.

•Experience with agile software development for complex Information Technology
systems.

•Strong interpersonal skills including mentoring, coaching, collaborating, and
team building.

•Strong analytical, organizational and decision-making skills.

•Strong verbal/written communication skills with the ability to simplify and
communicate complex issues to multiple audiences.

•Ability to work with customers, understand their business practices and manage
their expectations.

•Expertise with Project Management tools such as Microsoft Project, Visio, and
MS Office.

•Experience with Agile collaboration tools such as Team Foundation Server,
JIRA, Version One, etc.

Skills:

	Skill	Required / Desired	Amount	of Experience	Expertise Rating	Move
	SAFe Agile Release Train Engineer Hands-on Experience.	Required	5	Years
	SAFe Agile Release Train Engineer Experience managing Power Platform teams.	Required	3	Years
	Balance business/technical background to provide highly credible leadership to technology teams.	Required	5	Years
	Ability to work with customers, understand their business practices and manage their expectations.	Required	12	Years
	Strong verbal/written communication skills with the ability to simplify and communicate complex issues to multiple audiences.	Required	12	Years
	Hands-on experience with MS Project	Required	3	Years
	PMP Certification	Required
	Scrum Master Certification	Required
	SAFe SPC or RTE Certification	Required

Global Candidate Requirements:
Global Candidate Requirements
Skill
Required / Desired
Amount
of Experience

Questions:
Question 1
Does your candidate have a current PMP certification from PMI OR a PM certification from *** (no other certifications are accepted)? This is REQUIRED. Please upload a copy of the PMP certification.
Question 2
Does your candidate have a current CSM certification? This is REQUIRED. Please upload a copy of the CSM certification.
Question 3
Does your candidate have a current SAFe SFC or RTE certification? This is REQUIRED. Please upload a copy of the certification.
Question 4
Is candidate willing and able to work onsite up to 3 days every week at VDOT in Richmond, VA? NO exceptions.
Question 7
Has candidate been submitted to previous VDOT Release Train Engineer reqs? We need NEW candidates ONLY.
Question 5
How soon after offer can candidate start?

Agency Interview Type:
Web Cam Interview Only

Work Arrangement:
Hybrid