Agile Release Train Engineer

At Lockheed Martin, we apply our passion for purposeful innovation to keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges.Within Space, we are seeking a talented Release Train Engineer (RTE) to join our Agile Talent Center team as an RTE deployed to program with a desire to facilitate Agile Release Train (ART) events and processes and assist teams in delivering business and customer value. RTEs communicate with stakeholders, escalate impediments, help manage roadblocks, and facilitate improvement in our Space Business Area.As an RTE for the Agile Talent Center team, you will be expected to: Work together with Product and Technical stakeholders of the ART to manage and optimize the flow of value through the ART Serve as the primary facilitator of ART level events and processes including Value Stream Mapping, Roadmap creation, Backlog administration, Program Increment (PI) Planning, Product Owner Sync, Scrum of Scrums, PI Review, Demonstrations, Retrospectives, and Inspect and Adapt Workshops Ensure work is clearly defined at the Epic and Feature levels including clear Descriptions, Acceptance Criteria, and Business Value statements Track that body of work against customer delivery milestones and products Serve as the primary Agile coach for the ART, working with business owners, stakeholders (including customers), Product Owners, Scrum Masters, Kanban leads, and Team members to ensure the processes and practices of the program align with the purposes and desired business and mission outcomes of Agile/DevSecOps principles Throughout each PI, oversee and assist with planning and tracking the implementation of Features including dependency and risk management, escalation and tracking of impediments, resource management prioritization, and alignment of work with Earned Value Management (EVM) constructs and the program CAM. Establish and track key ART level metrics in addition to EVM, regularly communicate these metrics to program/technical key team members and relevant stakeholders Encourage collaboration between teams and System and Solution Architects/Engineering Work with Product and Solution Management, Product Owners, and other stakeholders to help ensure program implementation and alignment Improve the flow of value through Value Streams by improving and assessing the practices associated with DevSecOps and Release on Demand in the Continuous Delivery Pipeline Facilitate Regular System Demos that show Acceptance Criteria has been met and are a vehicle for selling off Features to Stakeholders Assess the Agility level of the ART and facilitate improvement including refresher training and skills path guidance aligned with Lockheed Martin training opportunities