Release Train Engineer

This job posting is anticipated to remain open for 30 days, from 30-Jun-2026. The posting may close early due to the volume of applicants.

Join a financial services firm where your contributions are valued. Edward Jones is a Fortune 500¹ company where people come first. With over 9 million clients and 20,000 financial advisors across the U.S. and Canada, we're proud to be privately-owned, placing the focus on our clients rather than shareholder returns.

Behind everything we do is our purpose: We partner for positive impact to improve the lives of our clients and colleagues, and together, better our communities and society. We are an innovative, flexible, and inclusive organization that attracts, develops, and inspires performance excellence and a sense of belonging.

People are at the center of our partnership. Edward Jones associates are seen, heard, respected, and supported. This is what we believe makes us the best place to start or build your career.

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The Release Train Engineer (RTE) serves as a servant leader, coach, and connector across an Agile Release Train (ART). This role partners with Product and Technology leaders to deliver scalable, high-quality solutions while ensuring alignment from strategy through execution. The RTE drives a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement to achieve meaningful business outcomes.

What You'll Do:

• Lead and facilitate the Agile Release Train (ART) to ensure alignment from roadmap through delivery
• Coach senior leaders and stakeholders on Lean-Agile practices to improve decision-making and team alignment
• Optimize ART flow by reducing cross-team dependencies, improving predictability, and accelerating value delivery
• Serve as the "chief Scrum Master," mentoring Scrum Masters and elevating team-level practices
• Build and develop a high-performing team of teams across the ART
• Partner with Agile coaches, Scrum Masters, and peer RTEs to advance Agile maturity across the organization
• Facilitate key program events (e.g., PI Planning, Scrum of Scrums, Inspect & Adapt)
• Provide visibility through metrics and reporting to support data-driven decisions
• Identify, escalate, and help resolve risks, dependencies, and impediments
• Influence and align stakeholders across teams without direct authority

What You'll Need:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of experience in Agile delivery, technology, or product development environments
• Experience leading complex, cross-functional delivery (e.g., RTE, Scrum Master, or similar role)
• Strong working knowledge of Agile frameworks (e.g., SAFe, Scrum, Kanban) and their practical application
• Experience coaching teams and leaders to improve delivery, alignment, and decision-making
• Ability to use metrics and data to guide delivery improvements and drive outcomes
• Experience facilitating program-level events and managing risks, dependencies, and impediments
• Strong ability to collaborate and influence across teams and stakeholders without direct authority

Candidates that live within a commutable distance from our Tempe, AZ and St. Louis, MO home office locations are expected to work in the office four days per week.

At Edward Jones, we are building a place where everyone feels like they belong. We're proud of our associates' contributions to the firm and the recognitions we have received.

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Edward Jones does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

Edward Jones' compensation and benefits package includes medical and prescription drug, dental, vision, voluntary benefits (such as accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness), short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage. Short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage are provided at no cost to associates. Edward Jones offers a 401k retirement plan, and tax-advantaged accounts: health savings account, and flexible spending account. Edward Jones observes ten paid holidays and provides 15 days of vacation for new associates beginning on January 1 of each year, as well as sick time, personal days, and a paid day for volunteerism. Associates may be eligible for bonuses and profit sharing. All associates are eligible for the firm's Employee Assistance Program. For more information on the Benefits available to Edward Jones associates, please visit our benefits page.