HR Release Train Engineer

Company

Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City

As a part of the nation's central bank, the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City supports a stable financial system.

We work across diverse communities throughout our region and nation to foster understanding in our economy, the payments system, and financial institutions for people from all walks of life.

Together, we serve the public and each other in an innovative environment that values the highest ethical standards.

Here you'll find support to develop, united in a clear and common purpose with a diverse team.

The Human Resources (HR) Release Train Engineer (RTE) plays a pivotal role in facilitating Agile Release Train (ART) processes and execution, escalating impediments, managing risk, ensuring value delivery, and driving relentless improvement.

You will also help the ART in tuning and adapting the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) to the organization’s needs.

In this role, you will report to the Assistant Vice President of the Human Resources department.

Key Responsibilities:


* Facilitates Pre- and Post-PI Planning readiness by fostering a continuous exploration process that drives the synthesis of a vision, a roadmap, and backlogs.


* Summarizes team PI objectives into program PI objectives and publishes them for visibility and transparency.


* Facilitates periodic synchronization events, including the ART sync.


* Assists with decision-making by facilitating feature and capability estimation by teams and the roll-up to Epics, where necessary.


* Coaches leaders, teams, and Scrum Masters in Lean-Agile practices and mindsets.


* Encourages collaboration with teams to help ensure strategy and execution alignment.


* Improves the flow of value through value streams by improving and assessing practices.

Anticipates potential issues and develops strategies to mitigate them.

What we are looking for:

You should have a proven track record and experience in:


* Guiding teams and leaders through the Agile Release Train (ART) processes, including PI planning, synchronization events, and continuous improvement.


* Fostering collaboration, transparency, and alignment across diverse teams.


* Coaching teams and Scrum Masters in Lean-Agile principles and mindsets.


* Identifying and mitigating potential issues to ensure the smooth flow of value through value streams.


* Continuously improving Agile processes and practices to drive relentless improvement.

Qualifications:


* Typically requires 6 years of relevant experience


* Certified Scrum Master (CSM) and/or other related certifications preferred


* Bachelor’s degree specializing in computer science, project management, business administration, information technology or a closely related field from an accredited college or university, or equivalent combination of directly related education and/or experience.

Additional Information:

Location(s):


* Hybrid – Kansas City, Omaha, Den...