Senior Release Train Engineer – Scale Delivery & AI

Horizontal Talent; Edison (NJ); Hybrid; USD 68,000 - 117,000; Full time

Job summary

Horizontal Talent is seeking a Senior Release Train Engineer to guide delivery across multiple teams in a hybrid role. You will optimize planning, release practices, and visibility in a regulated environment, partnering with product and business stakeholders.

The ideal candidate has 9+ years in Agile delivery with RTE experience, strong Jira skills, and the ability to coach teams while leveraging AI tools to streamline reporting and coordination.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in information systems, CS, business, or related field.
• 9+ years of experience in Agile delivery including RTE experience in large enterprises.
• Experience facilitating planning and release execution across multiple teams and complex workstreams.
• Strong working knowledge of Jira and reporting/data hygiene.
• Proven ability to manage cross-team dependencies, risks and impediments.
• Strong communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management across technical and business audiences.
• Experience with change and release management in regulated environments (ITIL-aligned).
• Ability to coach others and influence without formal authority.
• Comfort using AI tools to improve efficiency in delivery operations.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate agile ceremonies and planning sessions to help teams commit to realistic work.
• Coordinate release activities and readiness efforts for planned changes.
• Identify, track, and resolve dependencies, risks, and impediments across teams.
• Support change management across standard and emergency release paths in a regulated environment.
• Maintain accurate delivery data and reporting for leadership decisions.
• Partner with product and planning leaders to align demand with capacity.
• Coach teams on Agile practices and continuous improvement.
• Provide clear, risk-aware progress updates to leadership.
• Explore AI and automation to reduce manual reporting and coordination.

Skills

Agile delivery

Release Train Engineer

Cross-team coordination

Jira

Stakeholder management

ITIL

AI tooling

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Jira

Job description

Horizontal Talent is seeking a Senior Release Train Engineer to guide delivery across multiple teams in a hybrid role. You will optimize planning, release practices, and visibility in a regulated environment, partnering with product and business stakeholders.

The ideal candidate has 9+ years in Agile delivery with RTE experience, strong Jira skills, and the ability to coach teams while leveraging AI tools to streamline reporting and coordination.