Sr. Release Train Engineer

Vertafore Career Center; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 115,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Vertafore in Denver is seeking a team member embedded in an energetic agile team of Software and QA Engineers to create software products utilizing state-of-the-art technologies. With your team, you’ll celebrate all the hard work that goes into a successful release to market while gaining first-hand experience in cutting edge, lean-agile software development methodologies.

Our culture fosters collaboration, integrity, mentorship, commitment to success and FUN.

Qualifications

• Clear communication and defend opinions.
• Self-motivated with strong problem-solving skills.
• Driven to improve personally and professionally.
• Mentor and inspire others to raise the bar.
• Collaborate with peers to design pragmatic solutions.
• Thrives in a fast-paced, flexible environment.
• Passion for planning facilitation, Agile ceremonies, and tough leadership discussions.

Responsibilities

• Lead through example and persuasion rather than directive tasking.
• Be eager to learn and coachable.
• Enjoy solving problems as part of a team.
• Act as a servant leader with strong interpersonal communication.
• Promote Agile best practices and involve Agile Coaches when needed.
• Present risks/issues to stakeholders to prompt discussion and action.
• Ensure teams have information to deliver top-priority roadmap items.
• Foster a culture of quality across the organization.
• Align different groups toward a common goal.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Lead by example

Agile practices

Mentor and inspire

Problem solving

Collaboration

Clear communication

Facilitation of planning

Interpersonal skills

Learnability

Job description

$115,000 - $125,000 / year + Bonus

The insurance industry runs on Vertafore. We equip agencies, MGAs, and carriers with the core digital systems, specialized AI, and data-driven foundation to eliminate distribution drag across the insurance lifecycle, spanning sales, servicing, and back-office operations.

Underpinned by unmatched speed and performance power, we are the trusted backbone that’s taking the insurance industry from friction to flow with Distribution Velocity – speed, performance, and trust - to drive growth at scale.

With over 95% of the top agencies and insurers and 50% of industry compliance transactions running through Vertafore, we lead at the intersection of innovation and trust, giving insurance professionals the confidence to transform and win in the AI era.

Our reach is global, with headquarters in Denver, Colorado, and offices across the U.S., Canada, and India.

JOB DESCRIPTION

As a team member embedded in an energetic agile team of Software and QA Engineers, you will create software products utilizing state of the art technologies. With your team, you’ll celebrate all the hard work that goes into a successful release to market while gaining first-hand experience in cutting edge, lean-agile, software development methodologies. Our culture fosters collaboration, innovation, integrity, mentorship, commitment to success and FUN. Our managers are dedicated to growing their people and offering an opportunity that allows you to make impact in your career.

If you love technology, are hungry to learn, and are looking for a creative, fun and friendly workplace where you get to develop software that will transform the insurance industry, we would love to get in touch with you.

Core Requirements and Responsibilities:

• Lead through example and persuasion, rather than through tasking/directing
• Are eager to dive in and learn, with a willingness to be coached
• Enjoy solving problems as part of a team
• Are servant leaders, strong communicators, and possess strong interpersonal skills
• Promote Agile best practices and involving Agile Coaches when needed
• Present observed risks/issues to appropriate parties to create awareness and prompt discussion
• Ensure that teams have necessary information to deliver on highest priority roadmap items
• Understand and foster culture of quality throughout the organization
• Align different groups and organization to a common goal
• Other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Communicate clearly to explain and defend their opinions
• Are self-motivated and excellent problem-solvers
• Are driven to improve, personally and professionally
• Mentor and inspire others to raise the bar for everyone around them
• Love to collaborate with their peers, designing pragmatic solutions
• Operate best in a fast-paced, flexible work environment
• Have a passion for facilitation of planning, Agile ceremonies, and even tough conversations amongst senior leaders