Release Train Engineer
General Motors

Job Info

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About GM

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Job Description

About CCMS

The Connected Consumer Customer and Mobility Solutions (CCMS)

organization develops, in an Agile/SAFe environment, the technologies enabling a new generation of connected vehicles worldwide. This includes call centers located in multiple countries backed by two world class data centers. Our technology is a key enabler to things like smarter car sharing programs, driver customization opportunities, and advanced active safety systems including autonomous driving. These capabilities exist through the largest implementation of 4G LTE in the automotive industry which enables the capture of massive amount of vehicle data to our Big Data platform. Our innovation teams are driving game changing technology to the consumer and the automotive industry.

Why Work For CCMS

We do cool stuff. We are passionate about building high quality systems that solve complex problems on a massive scale. Our team is inclusive, made up of bright software engineers who enjoy working together to develop innovative software solutions in an environment where individual differences new ideas and unique perspectives are embraced. Our business is fast paced and ever-changing to get provide new features and capabilities to market, while conforming to global regulations. CCMS applications are developed on mobile, web and in-vehicle customer platforms. CCMS leverages private cloud, PCF, J2EE and Big Data backend services, allowing opportunities to work in numerous technologies on applications achieving continuous availability.

What you do

This role requires passionate individual with a delivery approach. As a Release Train Engineer (RTE) you will be supporting and coaching an Agile Release Train (ART) by routing it to success and navigating the complexity of delivering software products in large, cross-functional environments.

This role is required to help resolve and escalate impediments, manage risk, helps assure value delivery, and drives program level continuous improvement. The RTE is accountable for the overall planning, coordination, execution, and delivery of value through the program.

Key Responsibilities:

• Facilitate coordinated preparation and execution of release planning for the ART to prioritize the features to be considered in the next program increment (PI) planning cycle to meet the Feature Definition of Ready.
  
• Provide regular and open communication across the program and stakeholders for transparency and awareness of progress and impediments.
  
• Collaborating with ART's, Scrum Team, EIC's and partners to anticipate and lead Technical Business requirement changes.
  
• Drive delivery and continuous improvement by utilizing feedback and metrics (quality, delivery rate, etc.) to identify areas of opportunity.
  
• Lead program level coordination (creating timelines, milestones) and cadence of increments, releases, oversee the development of reports and document program activity.
  
• Participate with management and cross-functional teams as subject matter expert to develop and improve operating policies and procedures related to Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
  
• Constantly refine and act as an electrifying force for sharing Agile and SAFe knowledge across the organization.
  
• Support the configuration of SAFe to the needs of the organization, standardizing and documenting practices.
  
• Coach leaders, teams, and Scrum Masters in Lean-Agile practices and resolving problems.
  
• Maintain the ADO ART status accurately and delegate the release defects to scrum and test teams.
  

Additional Job Description

Requirements

• Bachelor degree preferably in computer science, software engineering, information systems, mathematics, data analytics or statistics or equivalent experience
  
• 5+years of IT-Experience and strong knowledge of software development in an Agile environment.
  
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) certification or equivalent - REQUIRED.
  
• Skills: Software Development Process, Data Base, Programming, Architectural, Test and Data Management, Deployment Management, ADO, Various IT Tools
  

Benefits Overview

The goal of the General Motors total rewards program is to support the health and well-being of you and your family. Our comprehensive compensation plan incudes, the following benefits, in addition to many others:
• Paid time off including vacation days, holidays, and parental leave for mothers, fathers and adoptive parents;
• Healthcare (including a triple tax advantaged health savings account and wellness incentive), dental, vision and life insurance plans to cover you and your family;
• Company and matching contributions to 401K savings plan to help you save for retirement;
• Global recognition program for peers and leaders to recognize and be recognized for results and behaviors that reflect our company values;
• Tuition assistance and student loan refinancing;
• Discount on GM vehicles for you, your family and friends.

Diversity Information

General Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We strongly believe that workforce diversity creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers. We understand and embrace the variety through which people gain experiences whether through professional, personal, educational, or volunteer opportunities.GM is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

We encourage interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications and apply for any positions that match your skills and capabilities.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statements

The policy of General Motors is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual's age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or veteran status. Additionally, General Motors is committed to being an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers including individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, email us atCareers.Accommodations@GM.com. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.

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