Scrum Master

Looking for an experienced Platform Scrum Master / Release Train Engineer (RTE) to support a large Data & Analytics platform comprising multiple Agile teams, products and technology workstreams.  This is a platform-level role requiring formal hands-on RTE experience, strong SAFe expertise and the ability to coordinate complex delivery across Data Engineering, Analytics, AI/ML, Cloud, Applications and Infrastructure teams.   The ideal candidate should have operated as an RTE for a full Agile Release Train, rather than simply having Scrum Master or SAFe exposure.

Responsibilities:

- Facilitate Platform Events: Lead and facilitate platform-level Agile/SAFe events, including PI Planning, Scrum of Scrums, PO Sync, System Demos, Inspect & Adapt, and other Platform QPs.
- Remove Blockers: Identify and drive resolution of cross-team blockers, impediments, dependencies, and integration issues impacting Product Teams and platform delivery.
- Manage Flow: Monitor and improve the flow of work across Product Teams and the overall Platform; track team/platform performance, delivery metrics, dependencies, and bottlenecks.
- Coach & Mentor Product Teams: Coach Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and Product Teams on Agile/SAFe practices; work with Agile coaches to establish and communicate consistent processes across the Platform.
- Manage Risks: Partner with the Platform Owner and Product Owners to identify, assess, track, and mitigate delivery, dependency, capacity, and technical risks.
- Drive PI Execution: Track PI Objectives, commitments, milestones, dependencies, impediments, and delivery outcomes across multiple teams and products.
- Coordinate Cross-Functional Delivery: Facilitate collaboration across Data Engineering, Analytics, AI/ML, Applications, Cloud, Infrastructure, Security, Network, and Architecture teams.
- Manage Dependencies & Releases: Maintain visibility into cross-team dependencies and coordinate integrated platform release, environment, testing, UAT, and production readiness.
- Track Platform Performance: Establish and report platform metrics including flow, velocity, predictability, PI progress, risks, impediments, and release readiness.
- Stakeholder & Executive Communication: Provide clear platform-level status, risks, decisions, dependencies, and escalations to Product Owners, Platform leadership, and executive stakeholders.
- Continuous Improvement: Lead Inspect & Adapt activities and ensure improvement actions are translated into measurable changes in team and platform delivery.
- Coach at Scale: Promote a common Agile/SAFe delivery framework across multiple Product Teams while adapting practices appropriately to individual team needs.