[Hiring] Release Train Engineer @The Cigna Group

Role Description

The job profile for this position is Release Train Engineering Advisor, which is a Band 4 Senior Contributor Career Track Role.

We are going through massive, global Agile transformation and as a result we are rapidly expanding our Agile teams across EMEA and are looking for an experienced Release Train Engineer to join the team. This is an excellent opportunity to join a team that is going from strength to strength, building and shaping our agile frameworks across our global teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Aggregate team Program Increment (PI) objectives into Program PI objectives.
• Take part in PI Planning readiness by preparing the Vision and backlogs during both pre-planning and post-planning stages.
• Establish PI Planning readiness (when no value stream level exists) and facilitates PI Planning.
• Manage and optimize the flow of value through the program using various tools.
• Assist with execution and Feature completion.
• Drive continuous improvement via Inspect and Adapt. Assists with economic decision making.
• Helps manage risks and dependencies.
• Attend System Demos and Solution Demos.
• Coach leaders, teams and Scrum Masters on lean-agile practices and methods.
• Facilitate the Agile Release Train Sync meeting.
• Assist Product Management with economic decision making, and by facilitating capability and Feature estimation by teams and then aggregate up to the Epic level.
• Encourage collaboration between System and Solution Architects, User Experience, and teams.
• Help ensure strategy and execution alignment by working with Agile Product Owners, Product Managers, and Stakeholders.
• Report status and support activities related to Program Portfolio Management and Release Management.
• Address critical bottlenecks by providing input on resourcing.
• Encourage and facilitate team level and program level continuous integration and communities of practice for Quality, Engineering, SAFe, Agile, and Lean.

Qualifications

• Extensive Agile transition experience.
• Experience as RTE, Product Owner, Program Manager or Agile Coach.
• SAFe Release Train Engineer certification preferred.
• Extensive experience managing software delivery; strong IT application development & leadership background preferred.
• Proven track record of delivering on large scale or multiple initiatives. Experience with all aspects of the delivery, including planning, features/user stories, design and delivery execution.
• Experience applying Lean Thinking and Systems Thinking in large organizations.
• Self-directed achiever who identifies opportunities to drive value and takes the lead.
• Excellent communication skills with a customer service-oriented approach, and a focus on building relationships with people at all levels of the organization.
• Experience with Lean Portfolio Management procedures and ceremonies up to the Portfolio level.
• Demonstrated excellence in leadership ability to engage and motivate in a high-performance culture.

Benefits

• Opportunity to work with a global, truly innovative and flexible Technology division that is growing rapidly due to continued success and massive transformation.
• Investment in improving and innovating our global technology stack, including Cloud, AI & ML, as well as Agile and DevOps methodologies.
• Opportunity to progress knowledge and skills through both internal and external training, take secondment to other teams/projects, and much more.
• Flexible working arrangements, including remote/home working and flexible start/finish times, promoting a true work/life balance.