Sr. Release Train Engineer

Hirebridge; Denver, Northern (CO, KY); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Vertafore is seeking a motivated team member embedded in an energetic agile team of Software and QA Engineers in Denver. You will contribute to cutting-edge software with lean-agile practices, celebrate releases, and grow through mentorship and collaboration.

If you love tech, learning, and a creative, friendly workplace, we’d love to hear from you. The role emphasizes innovation, integrity, and growth, with opportunities to impact the insurance tech landscape from our Denver base and global

Qualifications

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills for cross-team collaboration.
• Proactive problem-solver with a collaborative mindset.
• Willingness to learn, adapt, and be coached.
• Mentor others to raise performance and quality.
• Experience facilitating Agile ceremonies and planning sessions.
• Able to work in a fast-paced, flexible environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead through example and persuasion within an agile team.
• Promote Agile best practices and involve Agile Coaches as needed.
• Present risks and issues to drive awareness and action.
• Ensure teams have information to deliver high-priority roadmap items.
• Foster a culture of quality and align groups to common goals.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Communication

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Agile facilitation

Mentoring others

Self-motivation

Adaptability

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