Agile Execution Director at QTC Management, Inc. in San Dimas, California

Job Description:

Leidos QTC Health Services is hiring an Agile Execution Director to lead a fast paced development organization tasked with application modernization using Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodology.

*This is a remote opportunity.

The Agile Execution Director will report to the Chief Engineer within the Systems Engineering Organization within the Office of Technology and will lead a team of up to 10 engineers. The ideal candidate will have prior Release Train Engineer (RTE) experience with knowledge of identifying and standing up new value streams, as well as coaching the Agile Release Train (ART).

This role includes screening and hiring additional members of the team, evaluating team member performance, and facilitating training to ensure each member has the skills necessary to perform their job as well as support the overall growth and experience of the team as a whole.

Job Description:

This role requires an experienced Agile Leader to fulfill the Release Train Engineer role for an Agile Release Train executing on a program implementing SAFe. Major responsibilities include facilitating ART events and coaching agile techniques that assist the team in delivering value. The RTE also serves as a project manager over the ART and focuses on ensuring ART commitments are met. This includes working with the development teams to determine if they will meet their iteration goals, understanding why something might not complete as planned, and helping mitigate issues preventing completion. Finally, this role facilitates horizontal and vertical communication across teams to identify any impediments that may prevent team progress while working mitigation plans as needed.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Responsible for hiring, training, and guiding the careers of talented Release Train Engineers (RTEs), Scrum Masters (SMs) and other agilists and engineering professionals.


• Developing agile execution processes and guidance


• Managing and optimizing the flow of value through an Agile Release Train (ART)


• Managing schedule execution and planning the releases for the program


• Facilitating Program Increment (PI) Planning readiness by fostering a Continuous Exploration process which drives the synthesis of Vision, Roadmap, and Backlogs, and through Pre- and Post-PI Planning meetings


• Facilitating Program Increment (PI) Planning, including logistics and technical preparation


• Facilitating cross-team collaboration within program via Scrum of Scrums meeting and other less formal forums in support of development, testing, and deployment efforts


• Summarizing Team PI Objectives into Program PI Objectives and communicating them for visibility and transparency


• Assist tracking the execution of features and capabilities through metrics across the program’s agile and DevOps teams


• Developing metrics and briefing stakeholders on development progress throughout PI cycle and on the status of testing, deployment, and release readiness


• Assessing risk and understanding varied customer needs


• Coaching teams, Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and Project/Program Leaders in SAFe/Agile practices


• Promoting agile teamwork principles to achieve PI goals


• Leading the teams towards agile maturity


• Assisting with economic decision-making by facilitating feature and capability estimation by teams and the roll-up to Epics, where necessary Coach leaders, teams, and Scrum Masters in Lean-Agile practices and mindsets


• Escalating and tracking impediments


• Providing input on resourcing to address critical bottlenecks


• Developing and driving process improvement activities

 

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or a relevant discipline from an accredited college or university. Equivalent experience/combined education will be considered.


• 14+ years of relevant professional experience


• Experience leading teams or projects


• At least three (5) years of experience supervising/leading teams or projects using agile/lean methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, XP, etc.)


• At least three (5) years of experience in Release Train Engineer role


• Experience working with Scaled Agile (SAFe) management over large software system development


• Experience managing multiple interconnected projects within an ART


• Ability to identify when and how to stand up new ARTs and organize teams within the ART


• Experience facilitating Program Increment Planning and ART sync events, such as system demos, PO Sync, Scrum of Scrums


• Experience briefing leadership and/or customers of key status of project progression


• Ability to understand technical concepts and communicate them effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences


• Experience communicating with and briefing status to external stakeholders, including customer/government representatives


• Experience using project management tools (i.e. Jira/Confluence, ADO)


• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills


• Ability to manage time extremely well, and quickly sense when an issue needs to be discussed or triaged


• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment across diverse systems and groups


• Must have growth mindset and strong attention to detail

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certified Scrum Master (CSM), SAFe Scrum Master (SSM), SAFe Agilist (SA), SAFe RTE or similar agile project management certification (PMI-ACP, SPC)


• Experience working with an Agile software development team managing projects in a Scrum Master or Product Owner role


• Experience affecting change in organizations working towards agile adoption.


• Working knowledge of Lean principles and techniques – flow optimization, value stream mapping, eliminating waste, etc.


• Experience working with multi-disciplinary development teams.


• Experience applying test automation, test-driven development, continuous integration, and continuous deployment to achieve built-in quality by the team.

Pay and Benefits:

Salary range: $155,000 - $200,000 w/ up to 15% bonus potential

The Leidos QTC Health Services pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to): geographic location, responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. As a result, we offer meaningful and engaging careers to support you and your career goals, all while nurturing a healthy work-life balance. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available here: Join Our Team | Jobs & Career Opportunities | Leidos QTC Health Services (qtcm.com)

Leidos QTC Health Services. is a VEVRAA Federal contractor and an Equal Opportunity Employer. The company has an ongoing commitment to affirmative action and the creation of a workplace free of discrimination, harassment and retaliation. The company recruits, hires, trains, and promotes individuals in all job titles without regard to race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, people with disabilities protected under law, and protected veteran status.

* This job description supersedes all prior job descriptions and is intended to describe the general content and essential requirements for the position listed above. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of requirements, duties and responsibilities. Management reserves the right to add or change the duties of this position as required at any time.

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