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Job Description
Release Train Engineer
Release Train Engineer Job number: 875 This is a remote position. Ad Hoc is a technology company that empowers organizations to deliver scalable, impactful digital services. Using modern, agile methods, our team creates products that meet people's needs and transform their experience of government. Work on things that matter Our collaborations have shaped some of the defining moments in public-sector service delivery. We've helped build products that connect Veterans to tailored services, help millions access affordable health care, and support important programs like Head Start. As we work with agencies to deliver critical services, we're also changing how the government approaches technology. Built for a remote life Our culture, communications, and tools are built for remote work, enabling us to bring together top talent nationwide. At Ad Hoc, remote life empowers our teams to design work environments that fit their lives and that foster flexibility and collaboration to achieve positive outcomes for our customers. Committed to high expectations and a welcoming culture Ad Hoc values acceptance, accountability, and humility. We aren't heroes. We learn from our mistakes and improve the process for the next time. We build small, inclusive teams to collaborate closely with our partners to solve the right problems and deliver software that works. The Veterans Affairs business unit helps transform the VA into a modern digital services organization w Veteran outcomes are at the center of every effort. We partner with the VA to design and deliver seamless user experiences for Veterans, their families and caregivers, and VA employees. By applying better practices in service design, product management, and technology, we enable the VA to increase the use, quality, and reliability of services and decrease the time Veterans spend waiting for outcomes.
Primary Responsibilities:
As a Release Train Engineer, you will facilitate an Agile Release Train supporting a large federal enterprise cloud platform, coordinating multiple agile teams to deliver value predictably within a Scaled Agile (SAFe) environment. You will lead program-level ceremonies, manage cross-team dependencies, and help the train meet its scope, schedule, and quality commitments. Primary expectations of a Release Train Engineer include: Facilitating Program Increment (PI) planning and other program-level SAFe eventsCoordinating dependencies, risks, and impediments across multiple agile teamsDriving the Agile Release Train toward predictable delivery and PI objective attainmentMaintaining the program board and tracking and communicating delivery status to stakeholdersCoaching teams, Scrum Masters, and stakeholders on SAFe practicesSupporting continuous improvement of flow, cadence, and team health across the trainCoordinating with product management and program leadership to align prioritiesProactively identifying risks and implementing mitigations with program leadershipCommunicating effectively with a variety of internal and external stakeholdersResponsible for hiring, performance management, timecard reviews, PTO management and team development
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor's and 3+ years of experience; relevant experience may be substituted for educationExperience facilitating agile delivery across multiple teams in a SAFe environmentExperience with agile project ...For full information see follow application link. Ad Hoc LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, pregnancy, disability, work-related injury, covered veteran status, political ideology, marital status, or any other factor that the law protects from employment discrimination.