Release Train Engineering Senior Manager-Hybrid at Cigna in Bloomfield, Connecticut

Job Description:

The job profile for this position is Release Train Engineering Senior Manager which is a Band 4 Senior Contributor Career Track Role with Cigna-Evernorth Services, Inc.

• Lead and manage scrum masters within the ART to enable career growth. Lead the ART to ensure commitments made during planning are delivered and dependencies are actively managed within and across ART's.


• Ensure working software is delivered to production.


• Participate in architecture and design discussions.


• Demonstrate a concrete understanding of the Client Onboarding business practices and the technical build to support it.


• Coordinate delivery across multiple Agile teams aligned to a common delivery cadence.


• Manage and optimize the flow of value through the program using various tools and techniques.


• Directly coaches and develops leaders, teams, and ART stakeholders on lean-agile practices and behaviors.


• Utilize ART maturity metrics and assessments to develop and lead an ART maturation plan.


• Participate in PI planning readiness - preparation of vision and backlogs via pre & post planning.


• Ensure PI Planning readiness for the ART. Facilitate PI Planning (for their ART) in conjunction with the Solution Train. Aggregate team PI objectives into Program PI objectives and creates transparency into progress.


• Escalate impediments and risks that may contribute to delays or missed delivery of commitments.


• Report on progress against milestones and supports activities related to Program Portfolio Management and Release Management.


• Drive continuous improvement for the ART via coaching and facilitation of Inspect and Adapt ceremonies.


• Partner with and support stakeholders and teams in delivering valuable system and solution demos for stakeholders.


• Create alignment across ART leaders and stakeholders on priorities and direction for the ART.


• Partial virtual/work from home benefit available.

Requirements:

Position requires a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business, or a closely related field and 5 years of experience in any IT role, or a master's degree in Computer Science, Business, or a closely related field and 2 years of experience in any IT role. At least two years of qualifying experience must include: Jira; Agile modeling (SCRUM, XP, Kanban, and SAFe); and project management tools such as Confluence and Microsoft Office Suite.

If you will be working at home occasionally or permanently, the internet connection must be obtained through a cable broadband or fiber optic internet service provider with speeds of at least 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload.

About The Cigna Group

Doing something meaningful starts with a simple decision, a commitment to changing lives. At The Cigna Group, we're dedicated to improving the health and vitality of those we serve. Through our divisions Cigna Healthcare and Evernorth Health Services, we are committed to enhancing the lives of our clients, customers and patients. Join us in driving growth and improving lives.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, disability, sex, childbirth (including pregnancy) or related medical conditions including but not limited to lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital or familial status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.

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