Sr. Release Train Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

$115,000 - $125,000 + VIP Bonus

$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:

Essential job functions included but are not limited to the following: 

• 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 

Qualifications:

• Have experience (2-4 Years) working in an Agile environment using Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), Scrum, XP, Kanban, or other scaled Agile model 

• Have degree in Computer Science/Business or similar valuable experience

 

Additional Requirements and Details: 

• Travel required up to 10% of the time. 

• Located and working from an office location. 

• Occasional lifting and/or moving up to 10 pounds.

• Frequent repetitive hand and arm movements required to operate a computer.

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision (working on a computer, etc.). 

• Frequent sitting and/or standing.

Is this role not an exact fit for you? Keep an eye on our Careers Page for other positions!

Vertafore is a drug free workplace and conducts preemployment drug and background screenings .

The selected candidate must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all the job responsibilities, duties, skill, or working conditions. In addition, this document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" relationship.

Vertafore strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.

We do not accept resumes from agencies, headhunters, or other suppliers who have not signed a formal agreement with us.