*Job Title: *Agile Program Lead (APL) *Location: *Hartford, CT
The Agile Program Lead (Agile Release Train Engineer) will be responsible for leading the Agile transformation and for the successful execution of one or more value streams (Release Trains) to support the delivery of strategic technology products. This position requires individuals who have previously been successful Scrum Masters and/or Agile Coaches on highly distributed teams, have led Agile/Scrum adoption in the past, and have experience in software delivery as well as those who can drive and influence change and effectively communicate with all levels of the organization. Applicants should have experience leading teams and people from a human resources and career development perspective as this position has potential for direct reports. Responsibilities: Act as a Transformation & Execution lead for one for one or more streams of work Establishing program level cadence and driving program level ceremonies (e.g. PSI Planning, release train retrospectives, backlog refinement) Work with other program leaders to drive the definition and refinement of the program backlog Provide leadership, direction, and coaching to the Scrum Masters at the team level Ensure cross-value stream coordination and collaboration Serve as an escalation for impediment removal for the Scrum Masters Maintain metrics that provide visibility to stakeholders on program-level progress and quality Act as a liaison to assigned program manager and project managers. Take responsibility for managing dependencies between the program team and third parties, release managers, or between the team and other scrum teams. Actively contribute to the company’s Agile and Lean Community through participation in the internal Agile Community of Practice and Scrum Master Forums. Develop, coach, and mentor team members to advance their skills and career Provide real time feedback to the methodology team based on experiences with software delivery teams Work cross functionally to align strategy, methodology and execution Be a change agent and foster a “learn by doing” environment Requirements: Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience 8+ years of IT experience 3+ years of experience as a Scrum Master, Product Owner or Agile Coach 2+ years of leading/managing people 2+ years of experience working on large scale, multiple Scrum team projects 2+ years of experience working on mixed methodology program (Scrum interfacing with Waterfall from a dependency perspective) Experience with SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) Experience acting as a Scrum Master for multiple scrum teams Experience with Rally Experience with various Testing techniques such as Test Driven Development and Behavior driven testing. Experience and understanding of Service Oriented Architecture and Frameworks (service layer isolation) Experience and understanding of Front End User Experience and Front End Development technologies such as HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript. Understanding of basic fundamentals of iterative development Understand basic fundamentals of software development processes and procedures Understanding of backlog tracking, burndown metrics, velocity, and task definition Understanding of incremental delivery and the value of metrics Excellent English communication skills in written and spoken form Solid interpersonal skills, passion around facilitation, empowerment, and servant leadership Assets: Scrum Master Industry certification SAFe Certification(s) Lean Methodology Certifications Healthcare experience Understanding of other processes and methodologies and ability to speak intelligently about them and leverage other techniques to provide value to the program/enterprise Understanding of the value of commitments to delivery made by a development team Familiarity with common Agile practices, service-oriented environments, and better development practices Participation in industry agile communities of practice -- Warm Regards, Harpal Singh | Virtusoft Inc T: 508-656-8689 |F: 302-374-1085 |E: harpal.si...@virtusoft.us |W: www.virtusoft.us -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "it req" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to it-req+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to it-req@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/it-req. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.