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# Release Train Engineer (RTE)

- **Company:** The Judge Group
- **Location:** New York, NY, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $145,600 - $166,400
- **Contract:** Contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Artificial Intelligence, JIRA, Information Systems, Data Cleansing, Release Management, Statistical Process Control (SPC), Information Technology
- **Published:** November 11, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/008fedce-82fc-4db2-8eda-f6a8d1da4c28

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
 * 9+ years of experience in Agile delivery, with demonstrated experience as a Release Train Engineer supporting multiple teams in a large enterprise.
 * Experience facilitating planning cadences and release execution in a multi-team environment, including capabilities with significant complexity, regulatory exposure, or cross-team dependency.
 * Strong working knowledge of Jira or equivalent delivery tooling, including the reporting and data hygiene that make delivery information trustworthy.
 * Proven ability to manage cross-team dependencies, risks, and impediments through to resolution.
 * Strong facilitation, communication, and stakeholder management skills across technical and business partners.
 * Demonstrated experience with change and release management practices in a regulated environment, including ITIL-aligned change processes and supporting tooling.
 * Demonstrated experience coaching or mentoring other delivery professionals, and influencing senior stakeholders without formal authority.
 * Demonstrated use of AI tools to reduce manual delivery, reporting, or coordination effort, and the judgment to know where automation genuinely helps.

Preferred Skills:

 * SAFe Release Train Engineer certification (SAFe RTE) or equivalent scaled Agile certification; SAFe Practice Consultant (SPC) or equivalent is a plus.
 * Experience in insurance, financial services, or another regulated industry.
 * Familiarity with Lean Portfolio Management concepts such as demand shaping, portfolio flow, and capacity planning.
 * Experience applying AI or automation tools to reduce manual reporting and coordination effort, including establishing practices others adopted.
 * Experience with value stream or flow management tooling.

## Description

Location: New York City, NY Salary: $70.00 USD Hourly - $80.00 USD Hourly Description: Our client is currently seeking a Release Train Engineer (RTE). Please send resumes to This is a w2 contract and not open for C2C arrangements. You must be able to accept w2 employment without sponsorship now or in the future.