Release Train Engineer (Engineering)
Company
Federal Reserve Bank of New YorkWorking at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York positions you at the center of the financial world with a unique perspective on national and international markets and economies. You will work in an environment with a diverse group of experienced professionals to foster and support the safety, soundness, and vitality of our economic and financial systems.The Bank's flexible work model supports balancing the demands of work and life, while prioritizing the value of connecting and collaborating with our colleagues in person. Employees are expected to live within a commutable distance of their primary work location to support team collaboration.
What we do:
The Markets Technology Markets Technology (MT) is responsible for the coordination and delivery of the Markets Group technology portfolio. Markets Technology drives the critical Markets Transformation program and is responsible for delivering technology solutions that will change the way the Bank plans and executes open market operations.
Your role as Release Train Engineer:
The Release Train Engineer (RTE) ensures the smooth operation of Agile Release Train (ART) events and practices and assist Agile Teams in their success. The RTE facilitates communication with stakeholders, problem-solving, and risk management.
The RTE also manages impediments and fosters continuous improvement. They are integral to the ART leadership, collaborating with Product Management, the System Architect, and Business Owners to achieve effective outcomes on the ART. Beyond the ART, RTEs aid in the broader Lean-Agile transformation by coaching leaders and teams across the organization.
In addition to the Bank's expectations for Senior Leaders and Touchstone Behaviors, the following are characteristics expected when selecting this new leader.
Leadership:
Inspiring team leads as well as peers.
Excellent communicator and collaborator.
Enterprise-focus:
Take a Bank view on opportunities for continuous improvement.
Values collaboration across the Bank and FRS.
Results via Influence:
Achieve results and execute at high quality standards.
Fosters an inclusive culture, partner with other leaders across diverse backgrounds.
Coach and Mentor:
Empowers team to take ownership of their deliverables. Empowers and mentors Scrum Masters
Accountability Mindset:
Takes ownership of issue and problems.
Manages risk to ensure high resiliency and stability.
What we are looking for:
Experience coordinating large Agile teams and programs in heavily matrixed organizations (e.g. Product Management, Architecture leads, Scrum Masters and Business Owners) to achieve effective outcomes
Experience coaching leaders and teams within a broader agile organization
Demonstrated experience facilitating communication with stakeholders, problem-solving, risk management, managing impediments and fostering continuous improvement across large agile programs
Prior experience ensuring the smooth operation of Agile Release Train (ART) events and practices and assist Agile Teams
Mindset that ensures IT processes (including those of internal & external service providers) are conducted in line with policies and applicable standards
Prior experience facilitating stakeholder engagement for key technology processes
Nice to have: Agile / Coaching certifications
Salary Range: $209700 - $389400 / year
We believe in transparency at the NY Fed. This salary range reflects a variety of skills and experiences candidates may bring to the job. We pay individuals along this range based on their unique backgrounds. Whether you're stretching into the job or are a more seasoned candidate, we aim to pay competitively for your contributions.
Our Touchstone Behaviors—Communicate Authentically, Collaborate Inclusively, Drive Progress, Develop Others, and Take Ownership—help shape the culture of the Bank. They also provide a shared language for how we work together and achieve success, and they set clear expectations for leading with impact at every stage of your career with us. Learn more.
Benefits:
Our organization offers benefits that are the best fit for you at every stage of your career:
Fully paid Pension plan and 401k with Generous Match
Comprehensive Insurance Plans (Medical, Dental and Vision including Flexible Spending Accounts and HSA)
Subsidized Public Transportation Program
Tuition Assistance Program
Onsite Fitness & Wellness Center
And more
The New York Fed expects its employees to perform their duties with honesty, integrity, and impartiality, and without improper preferential treatment of any person. Learn more about our code of conduct and conflicts of interest rules.
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York is committed to a diverse workforce and to providing equal employment opportunity to all persons without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, genetic information, disability, pregnancy, or military service.
We value accessibility for all candidates and are happy to provide an accommodation or assistance. Please email us at ny.leaves@ny.frb.org and we'll be glad to help. Please note, this is a dedicated e-mail box designed exclusively to assist applications with accommodation requests in relation to our recruiting process. All other inquires including the status of applications will not receive a response from this e-mail box.
This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, performance standards or requirements, efforts, skills or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change.
This position requires access to confidential supervisory information (CSI) and/or Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) information. Access to CSI and FOMC information is limited to U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, individuals who meet the definition of “protected individual” under 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(3), and certain other nonimmigrants. All non-U.S. citizens authorized to access CSI and/or FOMC information must sign a declaration of intent to expeditiously become a lawful permanent resident and thereafter a U.S. citizen when eligible.
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