LEAD RELEASE TRAIN ENGINEER

Company: CenturyLink
Location: Littleton
Posted on: March 28, 2020

Job Description:

About CenturyLink

CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL) is the second largest U.S. communications provider to global enterprise customers. With customers in more than 60 countries and an intense focus on the customer experience, CenturyLink strives to be the world's best networking company by solving customers' increased demand for reliable and secure connections. The company also serves as its customers' trusted partner, helping them manage increased network and IT complexity and providing managed network and cyber security solutions that help protect their business.



Job Summary
The Lead Release Train Engineer (RTE) is a member of the Program Level (ART), responsible for facilitating Program/ART Level processes and execution. Support resolution to Program/ART level impediments, manage risk, and supports continuous improvement across the ART. Understands the Features within their ART and supports the orchestration for cross ART Feature dependency management. Has a broad understanding of the relationships and impacts of critical Program/ART stakeholder impacted by the Features and value realization. Is able to effectively manage impediments and risks with minimal supervision.



Job Description
Facilitates PI and Readiness - Aggregate Team PI Objectives into Program PI Objectives. Verifies and manages dependencies identified on the Program Board. Facilitate Agile Release Train (ART) Sync. Escalate and track impediments.
Ensure strategy and execution alignment - Assigned to work with Layer 3 and below stakeholders. Work with Product Management, Product Owners, and other stakeholders to help ensure strategy and execution alignment. Provides transparency around historical Feature throughput to ensure a reasonable amount of work is brought to PI Planning. Supports Product Manager and System Architect to ensure Feature decomposition. Understand and operate within Agile Release Train budget. Provide input on resourcing.
Drive continuous improvement - Has a Agile Servant Leader Mindset. Encourages continuous improvement and participates in Communities of Practice. Supports coaching for ART level roles. Encourage collaboration.
Value Stream complexity - Is able to apply agile at scale concepts to manage the aligned Features. Is responsible for a set of Features that align to their ART.
Problem solving skills.
All other duties as assigned.





Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree with 8+ years of experience



Education
Bachelors or Equivalent



Alternate Location: US-Colorado-Broomfield; US-Colorado-Denver; US-Colorado-Littleton; US-Louisiana-Monroe

Requisition #: 220941

This job may require successful completion of an online assessment. A brief description of the assessments can be viewed on our website at http://find.centurylink.jobs/testguides/

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Disclaimer

The above job definition information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Job duties and responsibilities are subject to change based on changing business needs and conditions.

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