Do you want to work with agile leadership?

Do you want to work with agile leadership in an organization that is crucial for society to function? With us, you will have a key role where you coach, inspire, and create structure to achieve common goals.

About the job

As a Release Train Engineer (RTE), you will lead an organization with 13 development teams. You will work in an agile context supported by the SAFe framework, and the teams you lead will deliver within the area of Population Registration. Your task is to facilitate the release train in achieving goals and deliveries by guiding agreed principles and coaching towards an effective working method. You actively work to facilitate communication, coordination, and collaboration within the train management, between development teams, and with the business. You are a prerequisite-creating leader and coach for the entire release train.

You will lead our increment planning in an inspiring and effective way that creates value and transparency. You continuously work on following up and improving the work towards our common goals and priorities. Feedback and retrospectives are seen as natural parts of the journey to becoming better, and you build relationships that create engagement.

With us, you will have the opportunity for continuous development and learning in your work. Because we are a large IT organization, we can offer good opportunities for internal mobility. It is important to us that you have a balance between work and leisure, and we offer flexible working hours and the possibility to work partly from home. You will receive a wellness hour each week and wellness allowance.

The IT department at the Swedish Tax Agency actively works to promote an inclusive workplace characterized by equality and diversity where all employees have equal opportunities to contribute and develop. Read more at Swedish Tax Agency (https://skatteverket.se/omoss/jobbahososs/jobbamedithososs.4.13948c0e18e810bfa0c55ba.html).

You will belong to a competent team in the IT department located in Umeå, where we have about 200 employees. Our office is located at Östra Station in Umeå.

About you

To do a good job and thrive with us at the Swedish Tax Agency, you need to be attentive, think innovatively, and take responsibility. Good judgment and an understanding of legal security and safety are important in the work. You should also adhere to our employee policy (https://skatteverket.se/medarbetarpolicy).

In this job, you should:

• have the ability and willingness to learn new things, be flexible, and open to change
• have the ability to lead, motivate, and empower others to effectively achieve common goals
• have good collaboration skills and be relationship-building
• have good problem-solving skills, see connections, and make decisions
• be goal- and result-oriented, contributing to achieving the purpose of the business
• have the ability to communicate clearly and engagingly and create an environment where we listen to each other
• have the ability to express yourself well in speech and writing in Swedish.

You should also have:

• relevant higher education/university degree in IT or several years of current and relevant work experience
• several years of current and relevant experience working in a large organization with agile change management or other similar experience deemed relevant by the employer.

It is desirable that you have current and relevant experience working within the agile framework SAFe. It is also desirable that you have several years of current and relevant experience working as a Release Train Engineer or Scrum Master.

Good to know

The employment is permanent and may start with a probationary period of six months.

Responsible contact persons have limited availability during the holiday period. If you wish to contact any of us, please email us, and we will assist you further. Interviews are planned to be conducted during weeks 4 and 5. An employment with us may involve placement in a security class. A security review with a background check according to the Security Protection Act (2018:585) may therefore be conducted before a decision on employment. For some of our tasks in the security class, Swedish citizenship is required.

At Swedish Tax Agency (https://skatteverket.se/jobb), you can read about our societal role, the benefits of working with us, and how to apply for our jobs.

When you apply, please attach your CV. We do not use cover letters in our recruitment process, so please do not attach one to your application.

Welcome with your application!

The Swedish Tax Agency has a societal role. Our work affects all individuals and businesses, and through our mission, we contribute to a well-functioning society. Our development is customer-driven, and we collaborate with others to create effective solutions. Together, we make society possible.