Release Train Engineer- Hybrid

Cigna Medicare Advantage Portfolio Operations is hiring a Release Train Engineer (RTE) to manage one of our Product and Compliance release trains.

Product and Compliance continues to enhance and consolidate our various assets to provide a world class customer experience.

The RTE leads program level delivery of functional and technical priorities by creating and managing plans, facilitating processes, and ensuring execution of Cigna's Product and Compliance strategy as defined by our business leadership.

RESPONSIBILITIES


* Works closely with Product Managers to understand priorities and works closely with scrum master's to understand capacity and constraints.

Uses the info from Product and Scrum teams to sequence work and maximize delivery of strategic priorities aligned to their release train


* Understands, tracks, removes and communicates impediments, risks, issues, and watch items


* Helps manage dependencies across scrum teams contributing to the team, many of which are not dedicated to working on the train


* Facilitates the Agile ceremonies including Scrum of Scrums and PI Planning


* Assists Product Management with decision making by providing information about what is achievable by the scrum teams and where dependencies will impact plans


* Facilitates Feature estimation by teams and then aggregate up to the Epic level


* Encourages collaboration between Product Managers, Architects, User Experience, QA, Engineers and Scrum Teams


* Helps ensure strategy and execution alignment by working with stakeholders within and outside of the Cigna Government Portfolio Operations organization


* Reports status and supports activities related to Program Portfolio Management and Release Management

QUALIFICATIONS


* At least 3 years working as a Product Owner, Scrum Master, developer, tester, or other role on an Agile team


* 3+ years of hands-on experience as a Release Train Engineer or Program Manager.


* Experience working with application development


* 3 years of experience working on complex, enterprise level platforms or solutions


* 3+ years of Continuous Improvement/Process Management


* Rally/JIRA systems working knowledge


* Ability to develop a working knowledge of the technical domain to effectively support technical risks that may arise


* Exceptional oral and written communication skills


* Exceptional leadership skills in order to coordinate collaboration across multiple teams


* Proven ability to adapt and change processes and methods as needed


* Proven ability to partner with senior leaders and influence the decision-making process, collaborate across the organization and operate effectively within a matrix environment by resolving conflict and influencing others


* Experience managing virtual and distributed teams across time zones

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