Release Train Engineer

Genesis10 is currently seeking a Release Train Engineer for a contract position with a Global Financial Institution located in Charlotte, NC. This is a 12+ month contract opportunity.
This role is responsible for optimizing the flow of work across a smaller Agile Release Train (ART) and is focused on serving the needs of the train to drive performance and growth at the program/portfolio level.
Responsibilities:

• Managing multi-horizon roadmaps and tracking financials for the train
• Managing incoming requests to coordinate project sizing and overall estimation efforts
• Partnering with Senior Technology Managers and Portfolio Delivery Managers to ensure estimations are reviewed in a timely manner to refine and groom estimates for respective project teams
• Assisting with resource planning by tracking and managing team capacity, aligning projected capacity with projected demand, and ensuring each team is fully utilized
• Reporting to Technology Executives on train-view and team-view capacity utilization and projected demand
• Planning and executing various ART ceremonies, such as quarterly Program Increment (PI) planning
• Tracking dependencies and risks across sprint teams
• Providing visibility into the health of epic-by-epic delivery, sprint-by-sprint reviews, and the monitoring the status of the overall program increment
• Ensuring impediments to epic delivery are resolved quickly and protecting the teams from outside disruptions to delivery

Requirements:

• Knowledge of Agile methodology, framework, and best practices
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills
• Expert user of JIRA, Confluence, Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Teams, and other collaboration tools
• Proven financial acumen to evaluate demand and budgetary impacts both for project planning and for overall team funding requirements
• Strong understanding of governance and compliance

Desired skills:

• Technical understanding of APIs a plus
• Knowledge of Open Banking / Open Finance a plus
• Experience with event coordination and facilitating team-building activities is a plus

Pay range: $50.39 - $58.39 per hour
Only candidates available and ready to work directly as Genesis10 employees will be considered for this position.
If you have the described qualifications and are interested in this exciting opportunity, please apply!
Ranked a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S. by Staffing Industry Analysts for six consecutive years, Genesis10 puts thousands of consultants and employees to work across the United States every year in contract, contract-for-hire, and permanent placement roles. With more than 300 active clients, Genesis10 provides access to many of the Fortune 100 firms and a variety of mid-market organizations across the full spectrum of industry verticals.
For contract roles, Genesis10 offers the benefits listed below. If this is a perm-placement opportunity, our recruiter can talk you through the unique benefits offered for that particular client. Benefits of Working with Genesis10:

• Access to hundreds of clients, most who have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20+ years.
• The opportunity to have a career-home in Genesis10; many of our consultants have been working exclusively with Genesis10 for years.
• Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (more than 7 years of experience, on average.)
• Behavioral Health Platform
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Health Savings Account
• Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident)
• Voluntary Term Life Insurance
• 401K
• Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities)
• Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF, and Illinois)

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Genesis10 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.