Release Train Engineer (Senior Agile Coach)

Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions
Office

Job Description

The Global Digital Group

Thermo Fisher Scientific's Materials & Structural Analysis division, Digital group is committed to bring groundbreaking software solutions to support our customers success.

The Digital Team is a multi-site group divided over multiple sites in Eindhoven (the Netherlands), Bordeaux (France), Hillsboro (US), Brno (Czech).

Our teams in Brno consist of around 85 software engineers, responsible for end-user application software for (TEM) Transmission Electron Microscopes and especially around data acquisition and processing.

Transmission electronic microscopes are the most outstanding laboratory instruments that are used today. Our software applications are critical into exploiting all the potential of these microscopes, pushing the limits of current physical technologies. These applications are used by scientists and engineers in life science, material sciences and semiconductor industry, indirectly affecting our life in many aspects. Examples are automated tomography, single particle acquisition, and our semiconductors automated metrology/measurements at nanometer scale.

How will you make an impact?

We have a position for a Release Train Engineer (RTE) in the Digital applications group to streamline and guide the value delivery of our Platform train! You will join the software team in Brno but you will also have close partnership with the advanced technology department and the software teams in Bordeaux (France) or Eindhoven (Netherland)

The software technologies involved are mixed. Some key words are C++, C#, REST api, microservices, DevOps, Python.

The platform software agile release train provides solid software grounds and infrastructure to design, build, integrate and deliver sophisticated distributed software solutions like TEM.

Your assignment will be a mixture of the following activities:

• Lead the software delivery program by steering the ART with the Product Manager and the Architect
• Facilitate SAFe ceremonies like PI planning
• Tracking of the execution of the features and capabilities. Handle risk and dependencies
• Teach the basics of Agile, Scrum and SAFe
• Support the PM and POs in doing the right things
• Coach and empower the Scrum Master on their team role
• Regularly synchronize with other RTEs to address common impediments

How will you get there?

The ideal candidate for this position enjoys working in a multi-disciplinary technical environment to address sophisticated technical problems. The successful candidate possesses the following combination of education and experience:

• Extensive management experience in a software oriented environment (e.g. project leader, agile coach, scrum master or RTE).
• Demonstrated skill in guiding teams, coordinating project work, and cultivating relationships with collaborators.
• Experienced with the Agile/Scrum development process. Certified in scrum or SAFE preferred
• Experienced as a change agent, driving relentless improvement. Used to coach pears in different roles (e.g. Scrum Masters and Product Owners).
• Good social skills, including collaboration and servant leadership
• Ability to understand the customer's needs and translate it into actions/ projects.
• Experience in multi-cultural environments