Release Train Engineer

Company: Cigna
Location: Bloomfield
Posted on: February 25, 2021

Job Description:

Location Virtual, US Category Project Management Posted Date: 02/12/2021 Job Id 21001558

• Follows the annual planning calendars for Sprints and Program Increment (PI) sessions
• Aggregates team PI objectives into Program PI objectives and publishes these
• Participate in PI planning readiness - preparation of Vision and backlogs via pre & post planning
• Establish PI planning readiness (when no value stream level exists) & facilitates PI Planning
• Ensures logistical needs for PI planning are met
• Tracks key metric measurements for the PI (Feature Completeness)
• Facilitates Scrum of Scrums (SoS) meetings during PI execution
• Manages and optimizes the flow of value through the program using various tools
• Assists with execution and feature/capability completion
• Drives continuous improvement via Inspect and Adapt
• Assists with economic decision making
• Escalates and tracks impediments
• Helps manage risks and dependencies
• Attends system demos and solution demos
• Coaches leaders, teams and scrum masters on lean-agile practices and methods
• Encourages Architectural involvement for the ART
• Assists economic decision making (WSJF) estimation sessions for Epics and/or Features Responsibilities:--
  • Ensures release planning readiness needs have been met (for example HPSM tickets, etc.)
  • Leads and facilitates communications with external, cross functional teams (for example ISG, Digital, CIP, Legal, upstream and/or downstream system teams, etc).
  • Tracks financials in CA PPM and ensures other administrative financial activities have been completed (WR's, BF Templates, etc).
  • Engages with sourcing, as needed
  • Engages with vendors, as needed
  • Engages with Architecture and Hosting to ensure resources are assigned to the project and work is tracked and assigned properly in Rally.
  • Responsible for ensuring CIP approval. This could involve initiating the CIP request, as well as driving completion of ASR materials. Qualifications:
    • 5+ years of experience including Agile
    • Expert in MS Office Suite
    • Experience with Application Development
    • Experience with the Scaled Agile Framework (SaFe) agile delivery framework
    • Exemplary core IT agile project management skills
    • Prior experience as a Scrum Master or RTE
    • Good knowledge of the organization for where to go or who to talk to
    • Knowledgeable of multiple IT disciplines including software designs and architecture, business process engineering, requirement gathering, development and unit testing, quality assurance methods, etc.
    • Prior experience with project delivery of large integrated projects, business process management or commercial software, large data conversion projects, and/or legacy replacement projects
    • Demonstrated and applied experience initiating and successfully delivering complex projects
    • Ability to remove barriers and enable teams to complete their objectives
    • A proven ability to quickly earn the trust of sponsors and key stakeholders; mobilize and motivate teams; set direction and approach; resolve conflict; deliver tough messages with grace; execute with limited information and ambiguity
    • Bachelor's Degree in Information Science and Technology, Management Information Systems, Computer Science or equivalent work experience. Preferred Qualifications:
      • Master's Degree in Business Administration(MBA)
      • Agile and/or SaFe certifications This position is not eligible to be performed in Colorado. About Cigna Cigna Corporation (NYSE: CI) is a global health service company dedicated to improving the health, well-being and peace of mind of those we serve. We offer an integrated suite of health services through Cigna, Express Scripts, and our affiliates including medical, dental, behavioral health, pharmacy, vision, supplemental benefits, and other related products. Together, with our 74,000 employees worldwide, we aspire to transform health services, making them more affordable and accessible to millions. Through our unmatched expertise, bold action, fresh ideas and an unwavering commitment to patient-centered care, we are a force of health services innovation. When you work with Cigna, you'll enjoy meaningful career experiences that enrich people's lives while working together to make the world a healthier place. What difference will you make? To see our culture in action, search #TeamCigna on Instagram. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, disability, sex, childbirth (including pregnancy) or related medical conditions including but not limited to lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital or familial status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing the online application process, please email: SeeYourself@cigna.com for support. Do not email SeeYourself@cigna.com for an update on your application or to provide your resume as you will not receive a response. About Cigna Employment with Cigna, including employment within the LDP program, is at-will; that is, it is not for a specified period of time and can be terminated at any time for any reason, with or without cause or notice, by me or by Cigna. LDP programs, policies and processes may be changed by Cigna at any time.

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