Release Train Engineer, Principal

JOB DESCRIPTION
Your Role

The Information Technology Developer Experience: Delivery Pipeline Management and ART Services team drives our organization’s adoption of Scaled Agile Value Streams Model. The Release Train Engineer, Principal will report to the Director of Delivery Pipeline Management. In this role, you will guide the Agile Release Trains and collaborate with multiple cross-functional stakeholders toward successful solutions delivery. Our leadership model is about developing great leaders at all levels and creating opportunities for our people to grow – personally, professionally, and financially. We are looking for leaders that are energized by creative and critical thinking, building and sustaining high-performing teams, getting results the right way, and fostering continuous learning.

Your Work

In this role, you will:

• Support and Coach
• Be responsible for leading successful delivery of complex initiatives, programs and value streams across multiple teams' business units and functions by coaching the Agile Release Train (ART).
• Plan, orchestrate, and support Program Increment (PI) planning events to establish PI objectives, key results, and dependencies; and to set/refine the ART’s backlog.
• Facilitate periodic synchronization ceremonies/events (e.g., ART Sync) and demos to integrate inter-dependent work design, development, testing, and release.
• Ensure a smooth flow of value by facilitating value stream mapping, establishing Agile Release Train (ART) flow measures, and reducing or eliminating cross-team dependencies.
• Leads and manages the writing of Epics, Lean Business Cases, and program-level artifacts

QUALIFICATIONS
Your Knowledge and Experience

• Requires bachelor’s degree in business administration, or related field, or equivalent experience and 10 years of relevant experience.
• Requires 7-10 years of experience in IT and 3+ years of experience as a RTE, Scrum Master, Product Owner, or Agile Project/Program Manager in demonstrating and orchestrating work for complex initiatives and programs.
• Requires Scaled Agile (SAFe) Framework certification(s): SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE), SAFe Scrum Master (SM) certification.
• Proven ability to coach, influence, and mentor people and processes; and experience in managing budgets, task delegation, and performance measurement.
• Demonstrated leadership, including creating an environment for collaboration, mutual learning, empathy, and inclusion.
• Experience in product development, value stream/journey mapping, design thinking, and related techniques.
Preferred demonstrated success in managing cross-functional teams and teams of teams and experience in leading and coaching successful product delivery teams.

Pay Range:

The pay range for this role is: $ 145970.00 to $ 218900.00 for California.

Note:

Please note that this range represents the pay range for this and many other positions at Blue Shield that fall into this pay grade. Blue Shield salaries are based on a variety of factors, including the candidate's experience, location (California, Bay area, or outside California), and current employee salaries for similar roles.

ABOUT THE TEAM
Blue Shield of California’s mission is to ensure all Californians have access to high-quality health care at a sustainably affordable price. We are transforming health care in a way that genuinely serves our nonprofit mission by lowering costs, improving quality, and enhancing the member and physician experience.

To fulfill our mission, we must ensure a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment where all employees can be their authentic selves and fully contribute to meet the needs of the multifaceted communities we serve. Our continued commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion upholds our values and advances our goal of creating a healthcare system that is worthy of our family and friends while addressing health disparities, promoting social justice, and integrating health equity through our products, business practices, and presence as a corporate citizen.

Blue Shield has received awards and recognition for being a certified Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work, Military Friendly Employer, People Companies that Care, a Leading Disability Employer, and one of California’s top companies in volunteering and giving. Here at Blue Shield, we strive to make a positive change across our industry and communities – join us!

Our Values:

• Honest . We hold ourselves to the highest ethical and integrity standards. We build trust by doing what we say we're going to do and by acknowledging and correcting where we fall short.
• Human . We strive to be our authentic selves, listening and communicating effectively, and showing empathy towards others by walking in their shoes.
• Courageous . We stand up for what we believe in and are committed to the hard work necessary to achieve our ambitious goals.

Our Workplace Model:

Blue Shield of California is dedicated to making work-life balance a reality. Whether you prefer to work in an office or from home, we understand flexibility is more important than ever. That’s why Blue Shield is a hybrid company, offering you the opportunity to decide where you can do your best and most meaningful work.

Two ways of working: Hybrid (our default) and office

• Hybrid – In a business unit approved office a few times per year to 3 days per week, on average

• Office – In a business unit approved office 4+ days a week, on average. If the role you’re applying for is deemed an “Essential Role,” the company has determined that the role can only be performed in a Blue Shield office or in the field and would require your to meet the office worker classification.

Physical Requirements:

Office Environment - roles involving part to full time schedule in Office Environment. Due to the current public health emergency in California, Blue Shield employees are almost all working remotely. Based in our physical offices and work from home office/deskwork - Activity level: Sedentary, frequency most of work day.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest records and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, State and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disability status and any other classification protected by Federal, State and local laws.