Agile Systems Engineer-2
Analytic Solutions Group
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Washington DC
Company
Analytic Solutions Group
Location
Washington DC
Type
Full Time
Job Description
As an Agile Systems Engineer-2, you will serve as a Release Train Engineer (RTE) who will support the Agile Release Trains (ART) in delivering value and supporting the capabilities developer's ability to operationalize evolving needs across several environments.
The Release Train Engineer (RTE) will be a member of the Agile Team and report directly to the Zolon Program Manager. The RTE will serve as an ART coach who brings facilitation, collaboration, and Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) expertise to facilitate Agile ART events and processes and help teams deliver value. The RTE communicates with stakeholders (Process Governance, Product Manager/Product Owner, Functional Support teams, and development teams), escalates impediments, helps manage risk and schedules, and drives improvements.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support Program Increment (PI) Planning readiness by facilitating the preparation of Vision and Backlogs and through Pre- and Post-PI Planning activities.
- Maintain ART and release schedules with the most current testing and deployment/releaseinformation, and present information to government customers as necessary.
- Work closely with stakeholders across contractor and government teams.
- Support the development of Epic Review packages and assist them through coordination.
- Manage the flow of value through the ART and Solution Train using various tools.
- Help track the delivery of features and capabilities to ART stakeholders/end-users.
- Facilitate periodic synchronization meetings, including the ART sync at the program level.
- Facilitate feature and capability estimation by teams and the roll-up to Epics, where necessary.
- Coach leaders, teams, and Scrum Masters in Lean-Agile practices and mindsets.
- Provide input on resourcing to address critical bottlenecks.
- Encourage collaboration between teams and System and Solution Architects/Engineers.
- Drive relentless improvement via Inspect and Adapt workshops; assess the agility level of the ART; help the ART improve.
- Elevate impediments impacting teams to ART leadership to ensure they are addressed/resolved before they negatively impact planned execution.
Requirements
Required Education, Experience, & Skills
Must have experience in the following areas:
- Minimum five years of experience working in an Agile environment serving as a Release Train Engineer or equivalent role (e.g., Agile Project Manager or Scrum master).
- Experience planning, managing, and organizing multiple projects concurrently.
- Knowledge of risk and dependency management.
- Strong organization, facilitation skills, and interpersonal skills.
- Independent Thinking with a thirst for continual improvement.
Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills
- Bachelor's Degree and five years of equivalent experience.
- In-depth understanding of Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).
- Proven work experience as an Agile Project Manager or Release Train Engineer working in a SAFe environment.
- A technical background in either Software or Systems Engineering.
- Some level of SAFe certification (SAFe Agilist, SAFe Practitioner, RTE, etc.)
- Experience and confidence in briefing government customers.
- Familiarity with Jira / Confluence.
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
- TS/SCI w/Poly Required
- U.S. Citizenship Required
- Federal Employment Suitability
- E-Verify Eligibility Required*
ASG is an equal opportunity employer (EEO)
*ASG participates in the USCIS Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify). E-Verify helps employers determine employment eligibility of new hires and the validity of their social security numbers.
Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Paid time off
- Dental insurance
- 401(k)
- Vision insurance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Life insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Disability insurance
- Retirement plan
- Referral program
- Health savings account
- Flexible spending account
Date Posted
07/28/2023
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