Genesis10 is currently seeking a Release Train Engineer for a contract position with a Global Financial Institution located in Jersey City, NJ. This is a 12+ month contract opportunity. The Release Train Engineer (RTE) serves as a servant leader and chief coordinator for the Agile Release Train, partnering closely with Product Management, Product Owners, Scrum Masters, Delivery Leads, Engineering teams, and business stakeholders to ensure successful planning and execution of large-scale initiatives. This role facilitates Program Increment (PI) Planning, manages cross-team dependencies, drives continuous improvement, escalates and resolves impediments, monitors delivery metrics, and promotes alignment between business priorities and execution teams. The RTE will be responsible for fostering Agile best practices, improving delivery flow, enhancing team collaboration, and enabling successful execution of complex programs that span multiple teams and functional areas.
Responsibilities: - Develop and maintain a deep understanding of application functionality, architecture, and integrations to effectively communicate platform capabilities to business stakeholders and technology partners
- Act as a primary liaison between Lines of Business, Global Technology engineering teams, and enterprise partners to ensure alignment across delivery, risk, and control requirements
- Elicit, analyze, and document business, regulatory, and technology requirements
- Translate requirements into clear user stories, functional specifications, and acceptance criteria to support accurate development, testing, and implementation
- Lead end-to-end delivery execution across the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), including planning, dependency management, milestone tracking, and issue resolution
- Ensure compliance with change management, risk, and governance frameworks, including MRA and enterprise technology controls
- Execute program and project governance processes
- Serve as Scrum Master for agile delivery teams, facilitating agile ceremonies and ensuring adherence to Global Technology agile practices
- Manage work intake, prioritization, and execution using bank-standard JIRA workflows and tooling
- Track, analyze, and report delivery health, agile metrics, risks, and dependencies to provide transparency to senior stakeholders
- Partner closely with GIS, Risk, and enterprise control teams to manage, track, and remediate findings
- Ensure mandatory enterprise deliverables are completed on time, properly documented, and audit-ready
- Own platform documentation, including process flows, control documentation, training materials, and user-facing artifacts
Requirements: - Strong experience serving as a Release Train Engineer, Senior Scrum Master, Agile Program Manager, or Delivery Lead in a large-scale Agile environment
- Deep understanding of Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Lean, and SAFe methodologies
- Experience facilitating Program Increment (PI) Planning and Agile Release Train ceremonies
- Proven ability to manage cross-functional dependencies across multiple teams
- Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills
- Experience identifying, tracking, and resolving program-level risks and impediments
- Ability to analyze delivery metrics and use data to drive continuous improvement
- Strong facilitation, conflict resolution, and problem-solving capabilities
- Experience leading organizational change and Agile transformation initiatives
- Demonstrated ability to coordinate complex technology and business initiatives from planning through delivery
- Knowledge of project governance, risk management, and regulatory delivery environments
- Proficiency with Agile management tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, Rally, or similar platforms
Desired skills: - SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE), SAFe Program Consultant (SPC), Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Certified Scrum Professional (CSP), or related Agile certifications
- Experience within large financial services, banking, or regulated environments
- Understanding of technology development lifecycle, software engineering practices, and DevOps principles
- Experience supporting multiple Agile Release Trains or large-scale portfolio delivery
- Familiarity with Lean Portfolio Management concepts
- Experience with executive reporting, portfolio dashboards, and performance metrics
- Strong background in change management and organizational transformation
- Knowledge of risk, compliance, audit, and regulatory program delivery
- Experience coaching Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and Agile teams
- Ability to influence without direct authority and build alignment across diverse stakeholder groups
Pay range: $88.59 - $96.59 per hour
Only candidates available and ready to work directly as Genesis10 employees will be considered for this position. If you have the described qualifications and are interested in this exciting opportunity, please apply! Ranked a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S. by Staffing Industry Analysts for six consecutive years, Genesis10 puts thousands of consultants and employees to work across the United States every year in contract, contract-for-hire, and permanent placement roles. With more than 300 active clients, Genesis10 provides access to many of the Fortune 100 firms and a variety of mid-market organizations across the full spectrum of industry verticals.
For contract roles, Genesis10 offers the benefits listed below. If this is a perm-placement opportunity, our recruiter can talk you through the unique benefits offered for that particular client. Benefits of Working with Genesis10: - Access to hundreds of clients, most who have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20+ years.
- The opportunity to have a career-home in Genesis10; many of our consultants have been working exclusively with Genesis10 for years.
- Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (more than 7 years of experience, on average.)
- Behavioral Health Platform
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- Health Savings Account
- Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident)
- Voluntary Term Life Insurance
- 401K
- Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities)
- Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF, and Illinois)
For multiple years running, Genesis10 has been recognized as a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S., as a Best Company for Work-Life Balance, as a Best Company for Career Growth, for Diversity, and for Leadership, amongst others. To learn more and to view all our available career opportunities, please visit us at our website.
Genesis10 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
