Release Train Engineer; RTE

Release Train Engineer (RTE)

This position is responsible for the end-to-end governance of the internal cloud platform release lifecycle. The role involves planning, coordination, execution, and production promotion of infrastructure and platform changes. You will manage release dependencies across engineering, operations, security, and product teams, ensuring changes are introduced safely and predictably with minimal risk to platform stability.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and manage the release lifecycle for an internal cloud platform.
• Develop and maintain release standards, cadence, and readiness criteria for enterprise-scale delivery.
• Manage release calendars, coordinate change windows, and enforce readiness criteria.
• Integrate CI/CD pipeline outputs and automation workflows into controlled production releases.
• Ensure changes are introduced with minimal risk to platform stability.
• Coordinate dependencies across engineering, operations, security, and product teams.

Required Qualifications

Experience:

3–5 years of experience managing release life cycles for enterprise infrastructure, cloud platforms, or shared services. Experience operating within regulated environments where platform stability, auditability, and change controls are mandatory.

Technical

Skills:

Hands-on experience with Jira, Agile/SAFe tooling, and release tracking mechanisms. A strong working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform) is required.

Preferred Qualifications

• SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE) or ITIL Change Management certification.
• 5-7+ years supporting infrastructure or cloud platform releases at an enterprise scale.
• Experience releasing VMware-based platforms, internal clouds, or hybrid cloud environments.
• Demonstrated ability to define release standards, readiness criteria, and governance frameworks.
• Experience in financial services or a similarly regulated industry.

Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including Clearly Rateds Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico.