Job#: 3028806 Job Description: IAM RTE
Location: Dallas, Texas (Onsite)
Employment Type: Contract
Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced Release Train Engineer, with a title of Sr. Scrum Master, to lead the IAM and Defense Agile Release Trains (ART) within a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) environment. This role is pivotal in enabling the delivery of secure, high-quality solutions by driving alignment, execution, and continuous improvement. As a servant leader and coach, the RTE will facilitate ART events, remove impediments, manage risks, and foster a culture of collaboration and accountability to ensure cybersecurity initiatives are delivered with speed, quality, and compliance.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary servant leader and coach for the Cybersecurity ARTs, specifically supporting the Identity & Access Management (IAM) and Defense ARTs.
- Facilitate all ART-level events including PI Planning, ART Sync, System Demos, and Inspect & Adapt workshops.
- Lead end-to-end Program Increment (PI) execution, ensuring delivery against committed objectives and tracking progress with relevant metrics.
- Proactively identify, manage, and escalate risks, impediments, and cross-team dependencies.
- Coach Scrum Masters and Agile teams to improve maturity and effectiveness, promoting best practices in Scrum, Kanban, and SAFe.
- Optimize the flow of value by improving processes, reducing bottlenecks, and managing WIP.
- Enable DevOps practices and continuous delivery pipelines within Cybersecurity constraints.
- Ensure alignment with Cybersecurity priorities, compliance standards, and risk management practices.
- Partner with leadership to implement best practices in governance, delivery, and support Lean-Agile transformation efforts.
- Support Executive-level communication, summarizing ART delivery details for stakeholders.
Required Qualifications
Experience:- Proven experience as a Release Train Engineer or Senior Scrum Master in a SAFe environment.
- 1+ years of working experience in JIRA as it relates to metrics and dashboards is highly desired.
- Experience solving complex business and technical problems and identifying solutions.
- Experience supporting or leading Executive-level communication and facilitating discussions.
Skills:- Proficiency in Agile methodologies and effective collaboration with cross-functional teams.
- Ability to use critical thinking to identify, analyze, and interpret trends in complex data sets.
- Skilled influencer, negotiator, consensus-builder, and change agent.
- Ability to remain flexible and work effectively as priorities shift to meet enterprise objectives.
Preferred Qualifications
- Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) training and/or certification (e.g., RTE, SPC, SAFe Agilist).
Compensation & Benefits
Pay Rate: $70.00/hr - $75.00/hr
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Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.
Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.
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