Release Train Engineer (RTE)

Company Description
Lumen Solutions Group Inc. is a technology consulting Services company based in Florida. We provide a wide array of experienced business and IT professionals supporting clients from solution design to implementation and support. We specialize in professional IT consulting services, IT Staffing, Business/IT Strategy, Business Process Blueprints, Enterprise Architecture, and Enterprise Transformation.
Job Role: Release Train Engineer (RTE)
Job Location: Washington, DC (Remote with Quarterly Travel required for PI Planning at D.C. or Wilmington, DE)
Job Type: Contract
JOB SUMMARY
Facilitate PI Planning

• Help the ART prepare for PI Planning (logistics, ART backlog readiness, WSJF, etc.).
• Facilitate the 2-day in-person PI Planning event.
• Coach alignment to Enterprise Strategy and cascaded OKRs.

Support PI Execution

• Track progress using ART Predictability Measure, Velocity, Cycle Time, and other Flow metrics.
• Facilitate ART synchronization events (Coach Sync, ART Sync, Architect Sync, PO Sync, I&A, IP Iteration, System Demo).
• Support ART backlog refinement.
• Promote DevOps and continuous delivery.
• Assist Business Owners in understanding their role and assigning business value.
• Coordinate planning efforts with other ARTs.

Coach the ART

• Coach with powerful questions.
• Coach Scrum Masters/Team Coaches in ART and Team Events and practices.
• Coach ART roles, including System Architects, Product Management, Business Owners, etc.

Optimize Flow

• Establish pull systems to optimize the flow of value.
• Establish ART flow measures.
• Improve the flow of value.
• Facilitate value stream mapping.
• Reduce or eliminate cross-team dependencies.

Improve Relentlessly

• Drive the ART relentless improvement plan and roadmap through AgilityInsights TeamHealth Assessments and Inspect & Adapt events.
• Promote built-in quality practices in Coach, PO Syncs, and CoPs.
• Collaborate with the Value Management Office and Lean-Agile Transformation Team.

Act as a Servant Leader

• Listen to and support teams in problem identification and decision-making.
• Create an environment of mutual influence.
• Understand and empathize with others.
• Encourage and support the personal development of each individual and the development of teams.
• Think beyond day-to-day activities and apply systems thinking.
• Support the teams’ commitments.
• Be open and appreciate openness in others.
• Comfortably be the face of the ART and excel at public speaking in front of large audiences.

Required Certifications (Must Have)

• SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE) 6.0 Certification.
• Scaled Agile Practice Consultant (SPC) 6.0 Certification.
• AgilityInsights Facilitator Certification.

Lumen Solutions Group Inc is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to any legally protected status.