Release Train Engineer

At NTT DATA, we know that with the right people on board, anything is possible. The quality, integrity, and commitment of our employees have been key factors in our company's growth and market presence. By hiring the best people and helping them grow both professionally and personally, we ensure a bright future for NTT DATA and for the people who work here.

For more than 25 years, NTT DATA Services have focused on impacting the core of your business operations with industry-leading outsourcing services and automation. With our industry-specific platforms, we deliver continuous value addition, and innovation that will improve your business outcomes. Outsourcing is not just a method of gaining a one-time cost advantage, but an effective strategy for gaining and maintaining competitive advantages when executed as part of an overall sourcing strategy.

NTT DATA Services currently seeks a ITSS-Release Train Engineer to join our team in Louisville, Kentucky

Job Description
The Release Train Engineer work includes serving as the overall facilitator and coach of a moderately complex Agile Release Train (ART). This includes leveraging various Agile methodologies and Program Maturity, Assessments, Metrics, Dashboards to both coach and demonstrate to the teams how they best align around value delivery with the spirit of continuous improvement. Leverages feedback loops and ceremonies designed to identify and navigate the various challenges that are impeding the flow of work. Overall, the Release Train Engineer encourages a culture of innovation by implementing SAFe Agile processes and principles which include techniques to increase collaboration, predictability, transparency and velocity.
-Serves as the ART conductor, leading the appropriate use of SAFe principles, ceremonies and tools for a moderately complex program
-Facilitates PI Planning readiness by fostering a Continuous Exploration process that drives the synthesis of a Vision, a Roadmap, and Backlogs, and through Pre- and Post-PI Planning events
-Enables ART Jira Align adoption
-Actively coaches, mentors and influences technical teams, scrum masters, and business partners in Lean-Agile practices and mindsets
-Helps teams refine value streams
-Coaches the teams to identify and remediate related dependencies/barriers including taking ownership of improvement items that come from the Inspect & Adapt and Problem-Solving Workshop events
-Encourage collaboration between teams and System and Solution Architects and Engineering
-Creates collaborative environments resulting in aligned decisions among program, technical and business teams
-Orchestrates synchronized program level processes and executes across several scrum and product teams
-Work with Product and Solution Management, Product Owners, and other stakeholders to help ensure strategy and execution alignment
-Work with the Agility Enablement Hub on the overall program execution and operational excellence
-Drive relentless improvement via Inspect and Adapt workshops; assess the agility level of the ART and help them improve Foster Communities of Practice and the use of engineering and Built-In Quality practices
-Ensures teams maintain focus on quality and continuous delivery of business value while generating artifacts necessary to maintain cadence and synchronization on the train
-Makes decisions on moderately complex issues exercising discretion and judgement over policies and practices. Works independently determining methods and approach to work. Determines priorities and timelines for own work.

Required Qualifications:

•Scaled Agile (SAFe) certification(s): RTE 6.0 (active license)
•Typically, 5+ years related experience including 2+ on large scale, technically complex projects
• 3+ years’ experience working within the SAFe Framework as and RTE, scrum master, other related mentorship type role, or any equivalent combination of education, experience, and training that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities
•4+ years’ experience of Agile/Scrum/Kanban development methodology
•4+ years’ experience in Demonstrating execution through complex value streams
•8+ years’ experience in working across multiple teams of stakeholders including IT Teams, Business Teams, Product Managers, Product Owners and Portfolio Managers
•5+ years’ experience in demonstrating Excellent communication skills, mentorship/leadership competencies, expertise in operating through influence, and high level of emotional intelligence
•5+ years’ experience in contributing to an organization focused on continuously improving consumer experiences

Preferred Qualifications:

•Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology or a related field
and/or Safe Program Consultant (SPC) 6.0
•Familiarity of one or more Agile Lifecycle Management Tools like Azure DevOps or JIRA Align
•Advanced Scrum Master certification like CSP-SM, A-CSM, or PSM III
•Prior experience in the health solutions industry
•Familiarity of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
•Familiarity in Product Management
Familiarity in omni-channel experiences


About NTT DATA Services:

NTT DATA Services is a recognized leader in IT and business services, including cloud, data and applications, headquartered in Texas. As part of NTT DATA, a $30 billion trusted global innovator with a combined global reach of over 80 countries, we help clients transform through business and technology consulting, industry and digital solutions, applications development and management, managed edge-to-cloud infrastructure services, BPO, systems integration and global data centers. We are committed to our clients' long-term success. Visit nttdata.com or LinkedIn to learn more.

NTT DATA Services is an equal opportunity employer and considers all applicants without regarding to race, color, religion, citizenship, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, physical or mental disability, veteran or marital status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please inform your recruiter so that we may connect you with the appropriate team.

Where required by law, NTT DATA provides a reasonable range of compensation for specific roles. The starting hourly range for this remote role is ($57.77/hourly ). This range reflects the minimum and maximum target compensation for the position across all US locations. Actual compensation will depend on several factors, including the candidate's actual work location, relevant experience, technical skills, and other qualifications.

This position is eligible for company benefits that will depend on the nature of the role offered. Company benefits may include medical, dental, and vision insurance, flexible spending or health savings account, life, and AD&D insurance, short-and long-term disability coverage, paid time off, employee assistance, participation in a 401k program with company match, and additional voluntary or legally required benefits.