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    Senior Engineer for Planning - Toronto, ON, Canada - Questrade Financial Group

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    Questrade Financial Group (QFG) of Companies is committed to helping our customers become much more financially successful and secure.
    At QFG, you will be constantly moving forward, bringing the future of fintech into existence. You will be a part of a collaborative team that cares deeply about our mission and each other. Your team members will help you conquer challenges, push boundaries and discover what you are truly capable of.

    As a diverse and inclusive place to work, there are flexible working arrangements so you can unleash your creativity and curiosity with no limits.

    You will be responsible for facilitating the Journey and Mission specific events and processes, coaching and assisting the Agile squads, delivering value on a continuous basis during each quarter (PI).

    You will work alongside varying levels of Leadership including but not limited to Technology, the Journey Office, Agile squads, Technology Chapters, Product Management, Scrum Masters and Enabling functions (Legal, Risk etc.) This specialist role drives and optimizes Agile practices and provides support and guidance to the Journey to ensure it is delivering against the planned and committed OKRs.

    The Release Train Engineer RTE is in overall end-to-end charge of leading and facilitating PI planning processes and events.

    Accountability for promoting and embracing the Agile Mindset through teaching and coaching on best practices and enhancing the overall synergies between the squads, Missions and Journeys.

    Facilitating conversations around OKRs and helping the Journey Leadership evolve a vision supported by aspirational OKRs.

    Ensure Inspect and Adapt events are implemented across the organization so there is continuous improvement, assess the agility level of the Journey squads and help them mature their Agile processes.

    Facilitate PI Planning by fostering a Continuous Exploration process which drives the synthesis of a Vision, a Roadmap, Backlogs and through Pre-PI and Post-PI Planning events.

    Help identifying cross functional dependencies, escalating impediments and managing risk inside and across the Journey to optimize/improve the flow of value.

    Bridge the gap between technical, creative, and business needs to help produce solutions that achieve results and assist in scaling the Journey as a result of headcount growth and the introduction of new agile squads to address critical bottlenecks.

    Coaching - Coach leaders, squads, and Scrum Masters in Lean-Agile practices and mindsets.

    Lead, mentor and coach a team of Scrum Masters on the customer journey to help continuously deliver value while helping them grow in their Agile career with regular checkins and periodic performance reviews.

    Improve the flow of value through value streams by improving and assessing the practices associated with DevOps and Release on Demand in the Continuous Delivery Pipeline.

    Work with the Journey Office (JO) on PI execution and operational excellence and contribute to the Agile PMO's Center of Excellence.

    Foster Communities of Practice and the use of engineering and Built-In Quality practices.

    5 to 7 years in diverse roles with increasing leadership responsibilities and a solid working experience in Lean and Scaled Agile methodologies.

    A Systems Thinking approach with demonstrated Agile expertise in the Digital/Technology industry running multiple Squads and ARTs, large-scale initiatives and a high volume of projects.

    Exceptional leadership skills, an ability to develop and communicate all PI projects and objectives, inspire and motivate staff and maintain alignment with the business strategy.

    Excellent interpersonal, relationship, facilitation and communication skills, including the ability to explain and "sell" the Journey and Mission goals and OKRs to the business, as well as technical leadership.

    Excellent analytical, strategic planning and execution skills, and a high level of empathy and the ability to vary styles of interaction to match the needs of a variety of temperaments and personalities.

    Strong business acumen, including industry and domain-specific knowledge of the organization and its business units. Agile certification such as SAFe (Release Train Engineer), CSP-SM
    G-Suite, JIRA, Confluence, Atlas, Project Management collaboration tools with evidence of practical application.

    So are YOU our next Agile Release Train Engineer? Strong knowledge of various investment avenues and products like self directed and managed investment accounts in TFSAs, RRSPs, FHSAs and trading accounts.


    Advanced Agile certifications, such as:
    SAFe SPC.

    At Questrade Financial Group of Companies, with multiple office locations around the world, we are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive and accessible work environment.

    Our team reflects the diversity of the communities we serve and operate in.

    Having a collaborative and diverse team helps us push boundaries to bring the future of fintech into existence—not only for the benefit of our customers, but for those who build their career with us.


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