Release Train Engineer (RTE)

Axelon Services Corporation; New Jersey; On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Axelon Services Corporation in New Jersey seeks a senior Release Train Engineer to lead delivery execution across multiple capabilities and to drive standardized Agile practices within the community.

You will facilitate PI planning and related events, manage dependencies and risks, own release readiness, and coordinate communication with leadership. You’ll coach teams, promote continuous improvement, and explore AI-driven automation to reduce overhead and improve delivery health.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Minimum 9 years of experience in Agile delivery, with demonstrated experience as a Release Train Engineer.
• Experience facilitating planning cadences and release execution in a multi-team environment.
• Strong working knowledge of Jira or equivalent delivery tooling.
• Proven ability to manage cross-team dependencies, risks, and impediments.
• Strong facilitation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience with change and release management practices in a regulated environment.
• Experience coaching or mentoring delivery professionals and influencing senior stakeholders.
• Experience with AI tools to reduce manual delivery, reporting, or coordination effort.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery execution for assigned capabilities and enhance delivery practices across the community.
• Facilitate planning and delivery events, including PI planning, backlog preparation, and retrospectives.
• Drive predictable flow by managing dependencies, risks, and impediments across teams.
• Own release readiness and set release standards, coordinating planning, approvals, and communication.
• Uphold change management standards and lead exception and emergency paths when required.
• Ensure accuracy of delivery data and reporting for reliable status, progress, and capacity information.
• Partner with product and planning operations to connect demand and capacity.
• Define and steward consistent delivery practices, adopting shared Agile practices.
• Coach teams and other Release Train Engineers on Agile methodologies and support continuous improvement.
• Represent delivery in leadership forums, providing a clear view of portfolio delivery health.
• Identify opportunities for AI and automation to reduce coordination, reporting, and release overhead.

Skills

Agile methodologies

Facilitation

Stakeholder management

Release planning

Change management

Coaching

Cross-team coordination

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business

Tools

Jira

Job description

• Lead delivery execution for assigned capabilities and enhance delivery practices across the community.
• Facilitate planning and delivery events, including PI planning, backlog preparation, and retrospectives.
• Drive predictable flow by managing dependencies, risks, and impediments across teams.
• Own release readiness and set release standards, coordinating planning, approvals, and communication.
• Uphold change management standards and lead exception and emergency paths when required.
• Ensure accuracy of delivery data and reporting for reliable status, progress, and capacity information.
• Partner with product and planning operations to connect demand and capacity.
• Define and steward consistent delivery practices, adopting shared Agile practices.
• Coach teams and other Release Train Engineers on Agile methodologies and support continuous improvement.
• Represent delivery in leadership forums, providing a clear view of portfolio delivery health.
• Identify opportunities for AI and automation to reduce coordination, reporting, and release overhead.

Summary

• Location: New Jersey, NJ
• Duration: 6 Months

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery execution for assigned capabilities and enhance delivery practices across the community.
• Facilitate planning and delivery events, including PI planning, backlog preparation, and retrospectives.
• Drive predictable flow by managing dependencies, risks, and impediments across teams.
• Own release readiness and set release standards, coordinating planning, approvals, and communication.
• Uphold change management standards and lead exception and emergency paths when required.
• Ensure accuracy of delivery data and reporting for reliable status, progress, and capacity information.
• Partner with product and planning operations to connect demand and capacity.
• Define and steward consistent delivery practices, adopting shared Agile practices.
• Coach teams and other Release Train Engineers on Agile methodologies and support continuous improvement.
• Represent delivery in leadership forums, providing a clear view of portfolio delivery health.
• Identify opportunities for AI and automation to reduce coordination, reporting, and release overhead.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Minimum 9 years of experience in Agile delivery, with demonstrated experience as a Release Train Engineer.
• Experience facilitating planning cadences and release execution in a multi-team environment.
• Strong working knowledge of Jira or equivalent delivery tooling.
• Proven ability to manage cross-team dependencies, risks, and impediments.
• Strong facilitation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience with change and release management practices in a regulated environment.
• Experience coaching or mentoring delivery professionals and influencing senior stakeholders.
• Experience with AI tools to reduce manual delivery, reporting, or coordination effort.

Preferred Skills

• SAFe Release Train Engineer certification (SAFe RTE) or equivalent scaled Agile certification.
• Experience in insurance, financial services, or another regulated industry.
• Familiarity with Lean Portfolio Management concepts.
• Experience applying AI or automation tools to reduce manual reporting and coordination effort.
• Experience with value stream or flow management tooling.