Release Train Engineer, Hotel Operations Technology
Company: Marriott
Location: Honolulu
Posted on: May 28, 2023
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Job Description:
Job Number 23087565
Job Category Information Technology
Location Marriott International HQ, 7750 Wisconsin Avenue,
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Schedule Full-Time
Located Remotely? Y
Relocation? N
Position Type Management
JOB SUMMARY
Be part of building the World's leading Travel Innovation Platform!
The Release Train Engineer (RTE) is a leader and coach for the
Agile Release Train (ART) who possesses a strong understanding of
Agile and can execute and manage Agile processes. Organizes and
facilitates ART events and assist the teams in delivering value.
Communicates with stakeholders, escalate impediments, helps manage
risks, and drive relentless improvement.
CANDIDATE PROFILE
Required:
Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience/certifications
8+ years progressive work related experience with demonstrated
proficiency in multiple disciplines / technologies / processes
5+ years overseeing release cadences and aligning solutions,
changes, and features to a release calendar
5+ years aligning with Product Managers and Enterprise Architects
to provide an aligned delivery framework and promote a cohesive and
scalable strategy
5+ years facilitating interaction and appropriate communication
between scrum teams, architecture, and UX
3+ years managing teams and / or significant complex initiative as
Release Train Engineer
3+ years working with DevOps teams and IT to develop a strategy
with continuous integration and automation based on industry best
practices
In addition , the ideal candidate will posses at least 3+ years
demonstrated technical experience in some or all of the following
areas:
Managing/ facilitating the execution of ART processes
Facilitating PI planning and delivery
Using an SAFe Agile delivery model in order to streamline and
improve CI/CD processes and delivery
Providing oversight and guidance to Agile teams in terms of release
planning, cross-team coordination, and dependencies management
Supporting organizations using a defined DevOps execution model
Defining controls and release phase gates for production and
non-production environments
Optimizing the flow of current application delivery through ART by
applying Kanban principles and using other program management
tools
Supporting robust reporting and tracking mechanism tools, i.e.
Jira
Preferred:
Graduate Degree in a technical discipline
SAFe Release Train Engineer or SAFe Program Consultant (SPC)
certification
Experience in developing and implementing strategic IT technologies
and related processes, procedures, and decision support.
Experience in developing technology roadmaps and strategies
Experience with Hospitality or adjacent industries with emphasis on
operations/service delivery
CORE WORK ACTIVITIES
Manage and optimize the flow of value through the ART using various
tools, such as the Program and Solution Kanbans, etc
Mastery of complex facilitation and dependency management technique
to steer contributors through all the necessary ART ceremonies
including program increment planning, demos, reviews.
Drives ART delivery and continuous improvement by utilizing ART
retrospective, assessment and metrics to identify areas of
opportunity
Creates a compelling vision, clear direction and strategy for the
team
Facilitate PI Planning readiness by fostering a Continuous
Exploration process which drives the synthesis of a Vision, a
Roadmap, and Backlogs, and through Pre- and Post-PI Planning
events
Coach leaders, teams, and Scrum Masters in Lean-Agile practices and
mindsets
Identifies resource gaps across the teams and ART and makes
recommendations to portfolio leaders
Escalate and track impediments and work to resolve escalated
issues
Provide input on resourcing to address critical bottlenecks
Encourage collaboration between teams and System and Solution
Architects/Engineering Work with Product Management, Product
Owners, and other stakeholders to help ensure strategy and
execution alignment
Maintains agile tools and dashboards to track progress towards PI
objectives and flow of value
Improve the flow of value through value streams by improving and
assessing the practices associated with DevOps and Release on
Demand in the Continuous Delivery Pipeline
Support the development of behavioral change management,
communications and training as needed to drive process and tool
adoption, implementation and compliance.
Collaborate with key stakeholder groups to validate the
effectiveness of standard processes and continuously improves
process quality.
Work with Marriott teams to ensure that process-related activities
address company needs.
Generates enthusiasm and understanding of the department's vision
and how each role contributes to the achievement of that vision
Ensure capabilities are developed and resources are aligned to
support the strategy
Creates and sustains a work environment that drives associate
engagement and enables business success
Ensures appropriate processes are in place and executed to drive
collaboration and alignment within the team and with the broader IT
organization
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
Servant leader with strong coaching and mentoring skills
Hands on and comfortable with rolling up the sleeves to get the
work done; at the same time well versed in building consensus and
getting work done through others
Excellent communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills and
the ability to work effectively with peers and team members
Excellent personal organizational skills and prior experience using
Agile management tools such as Jira/Confluence
Knowledge of Application Development and Infrastructure technology
best practices such as automation, CI/CD pipelines, etc.
Strong technical aptitude and experience leading teams in
delivering quality technology solutions
Must have a solid grasp of how to scale Lean and Agile practices,
and understand the unique opportunities and challenges associated
with facilitating and continuously aligning a large technology
program
Marriott International is an equal opportunity employer. We believe
in hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive,
people-first culture. We are committed to non-discrimination on any
protected basis, such as disability and veteran status, or any
other basis covered under applicable law. Marriott International
considers for employment qualified applicants with criminal
histories consistent with applicable federal, state and local
law.
Marriott International is the world's largest hotel company, with
more brands, more hotels and more opportunities for associates to
grow and succeed. We believe a great career is a journey of
discovery and exploration. So, we ask, where will your journey take
you?
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