Release Train Engineer II en Cox

Company

Cox Automotive - USA

Engineering / Product Development

Release Train Engineer II

Individual ContributorHybrid - Ability to work remotely part of the week

Yes, 5% of the time

Day

Compensation

Compensation includes a base salary of $79,400.00 - $119,000.00. The base salary may vary within the anticipated base pay range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include an incentive program.

The Release Train Engineer (RTE) has primary purpose of supporting an Agile Release Train (ART) by steering it to success and navigating the complexity of delivering software in large environments.  The RTE helps resolve and escalate impediments, manages risk, helps assure value delivery, and drives program level continuous improvement.  The RTE is accountable for the overall coordination, execution and delivery of value through the program while ensuring alignment with company strategy, commitments and goals.

Program Management

• Facilitates the coordinated preparation and execution of release planning for the ART.  This includes:

  • Working with the ART team who prioritizes the features to be considered in the next program increment (PI) planning cycle. 

  • Facilitate the ART team’s refinement of features to be considered in the next PI planning cycle to meet the Feature Definition of Ready.

  • Assists the ART in communication and coordination with stakeholders and customers during feature definition and delivery.

  • Ensures effective communication and coordination for and during quarterly planning.

  • Manages change to the ART’s PI plan and the impacts of those changes.

Portfolio, Program, and Project Support

• Facilitates ART transparency with external parties, as well as with the teams on the release train.  This includes:

  • Backlog management and ALM tool data integrity for accurate reporting.  May include the collection of metrics, KPIs, investment mix reporting, and other reporting as needed by the ART or organization.

  • Facilitation and relentless improvement of periodic ART reviews with organizational leaders and stakeholders to provide clarity on the expected value delivery and to gain stakeholder feedback on changes to direction the release train may need to take.

  • May include participation in and assisting in the improvement of the System Demo.

Business Process Improvement

• Assists the ART to relentlessly improve through the facilitation of ART Retrospectives quarterly, or more often as needed, to improve backlog management, ART reviews, sprint reviews, or ART coordination and higher-level function.

• Active membership in the RTE Community of Practice helping the organization to maintain alignment, learn new techniques, and improve technical and quality practices.  Work with RTE community to determine ways to help ARTs across the company improve cross-train and solution group coordination and collaboration.

Release and Deployment

• Facilitates coordination of major feature releases and ongoing delivery of value to customers where multiple teams or ARTs are involved in development.

• Facilitates the coordination of initiatives that cross multiple release trains.

• Facilitates resolving or reporting escalated issues involving risk, or dependency management that may be hindering the team’s ability to deliver features.  Scrum Masters and teams facilitate the resolution of impediments, dependencies and risks within their span of influence.

Other

• The RTE may be called upon to lead projects that impact the ART but may not require work being added to team backlogs.

• Assisting in the execution of product vision.

• Facilitate production support, and relentless improvement of operational workflows and communication, etc.

• Coaches the Agile release train to improve in the implementation of Agile processes, practices, and mindset.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline and 2 years’ experience in a related field. The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as a master’s degree and up to 2 years’ experience; or 6 years’ experience in a related field.

• Prior experience as a Scrum Master, Product Owner, or Agile Project/Program Manager.

• Strong technical aptitude and experience leading teams in delivering quality software.

• Experience with Jira, Rally, or Target experience preferred.

To be employed in this role, you’ll need to clear a pre-employment drug test. Cox Automotive does not currently administer a pre-employment drug test for marijuana for this position. However, we are a drug-free workplace, so the possession, use or being under the influence of drugs illegal under federal or state law during work hours, on company property and/or in company vehicles is prohibited.

The Company offers eligible employees the flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, the company’s needs, and its obligations; seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year; and up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members. Employees are also eligible for additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, and parental leave.Through groundbreaking technology and a commitment to stellar experiences for drivers and dealers alike, Cox Automotive employees are transforming the way the world buys, owns, sells – or simply uses – cars. Cox Automotive employees get to work on iconic consumer brands like Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book and industry-leading dealer-facing companies like vAuto and Manheim, all while enjoying the people-centered atmosphere that is central to our life at Cox. Benefits of working at Cox may include health care insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement planning (401(k)), and paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO). For more details on what benefits you may be offered, visit our benefits page. Cox is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer – All qualified applicants/employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individual’s age, race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law. Cox provides reasonable accommodations when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with disability, unless such accommodations would cause an undue hardship.

Applicants must currently be authorized to work in the United States for any employer without current or future sponsorship.

 

 

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