Key skills
SAFe certificationsSDLC experienceAgile environmentMainframe technologiesProject managementAnalytical abilitiesNegotiation skillsPresentation skillsOrganizational skillsTeam managementCollaboration skillsDecision-making skillsCOBOLJiraConfluenceAgileScrumSDLCLeadershipProject ManagementCommunicationCollaborationNegotiationPresentation Skills
About this role
Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe. They are seeking a Release Train Engineer to manage Agile Release Train activities, ensuring effective execution of program increment and sprint goals while promoting continuous improvement in agile processes.
Responsibilities:
- Overall project management experience is highly desired including SAFe certifications
- You will organize teams of teams around a common cadence and ensure execution of the program increment and sprint goals, while maintaining overall process governance
- Facilitate overall PI Planning event logistics and agenda, as well as overall Agile Release Train rhythms
- Coordinate with Scrum Masters of individual teams on team rhythms to ensure effective communication and coordination is taking place, both within the Agile Release Train and externally to other Release Train Engineers or Leadership
- Provide overall coaching to the Agile Release Train to continuously improve agile processes and promote better value
- Effectively motivate the overall team to achieve PI objectives as well as to ensure timely delivery
Requirements:
- Minimum of 14 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 10 years with MS/MA
- Minimum of 10 years of in-depth experience in SDLC, solutions design, and delivery of enterprise level solutions
- Experience with mainframe technologies such as COBOL, JCL, CICS, TSO and VSAM is a plus
- Must have strong analytical abilities, negotiation/presentation skills, and organizational/planning abilities
- Must have experience working in an Agile environment using Jira, Confluence, Slack
- US citizenship is required
- Must be able to obtain Public Trust
- Ability to drive teams to meet consensus and have vivid passion for product delivery
- Strong project management and team management skills
- Drive for results - maintains constant awareness of projects and clients; keeps product owners focused on short- and long-term milestones
- Ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with customers yet represent accurately the perspective of Technology
- Strong leadership, management skills, collaboration and decision-making skills
- Ability to work productively with all levels in a large organization
- SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE) or other Scaled Agile certifications a plus