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Job#: 3040118
Job Description:
Release Train Engineer
Location: Fort Mill, South Carolina (Hybrid)
Full Time Employment
Salary: 130K-150K
Role Overview
We are seeking a hands-on Cybersecurity Release Train Engineer (RTE) to support a fast-moving environment focused on engineering, architecture, and data protection initiatives. This role will partner with cybersecurity leaders to help drive delivery, coordination, and execution across multiple agile teams. The position is situated in a growing and transformative space, requiring an individual who can observe, guide, and drive alignment across teams.
Key Responsibilities
Experience: 4–6 years of experience in the cybersecurity space and 4–6 years of experience as a Release Train Engineer (RTE) or in a similar agile program role. Strong experience working in SAFe / Agile environments is required. The role demands an ability to coach teams in real-time while also contributing directly when needed. A strong understanding of cybersecurity domains, particularly within engineering, architecture, or data protection/DLP, is necessary. Experience managing cross-team dependencies and large-scale program coordination is also required.
Skills: Candidates should be comfortable navigating ambiguity and supporting teams at different levels of agile maturity. Strong communication and interpersonal skills are needed to influence across technology and business partners.
Technical Skills: Experience with Jira (including Jira Product Discovery), Confluence, and Jira Align is required. Familiarity with GitHub, GitHub Copilot, and AI tools such as Copilot, Cursor, and Jira AI capabilities is also necessary.
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 ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico.
Everforth Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click here for more details. By applying for this job, you agree to receive calls, AI-generated calls, text messages, or emails from Everforth Apex and its affiliates, and contracted partners. Frequency varies for text messages. Message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You can reply STOP to cancel and HELP for help. You can access our privacy policy at https://www.apexsystems.com/privacy-policy
Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6 months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.
Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.
If you require an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act to participate in an interview with a virtual recruiter or to use our website for a search or application, please contact our Benefits Department at [email protected] or 804-523-8228. Please note that this contact information is strictly to be used for medical ADA accommodations and that no other inquiries will be answered.
UnitedHealthcare creates and publishes the Transparency in Coverage Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Everforth Apex Systems.
© 2026 Everforth, Inc. All rights reserved.
Everforth Apex Systems is part of the Commercial Segment of Everforth, Inc.
NYSE: EFOR
4400 Cox Road
Suite 200
Glen Allen, Virginia 23060
Everforth Apex is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation in using our website for a search or application, please contact our Benefits Department at [email protected] or 804-523-8228. (Do not submit resumes or solicit consultants to this email address). UnitedHealthcare creates and publishes the Transparency in Coverage Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Everforth Apex.
Job Description:
Release Train Engineer
Location: Fort Mill, South Carolina (Hybrid)
Full Time Employment
Salary: 130K-150K
Role Overview
We are seeking a hands-on Cybersecurity Release Train Engineer (RTE) to support a fast-moving environment focused on engineering, architecture, and data protection initiatives. This role will partner with cybersecurity leaders to help drive delivery, coordination, and execution across multiple agile teams. The position is situated in a growing and transformative space, requiring an individual who can observe, guide, and drive alignment across teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as the RTE across multiple cybersecurity teams, helping drive alignment, execution, and delivery.
- Support data protection and loss prevention initiatives, working with engineering and architecture teams.
- Coach and guide teams from an agile/SAFe perspective, helping to mature their processes.
- Partner with scrum masters, tech leads, and leadership to keep teams aligned on priorities and execution.
- Drive cross-team collaboration, including managing and tracking internal and external dependencies.
- Facilitate and improve PI planning and ongoing program execution.
- Work within EPMO processes and delivery enablement frameworks.
- Identify and escalate risks or blockers at the program or organizational level.
- Provide guidance on story quality, feature development, and acceptance criteria.
- Create templates and frameworks to help teams improve consistency and delivery quality.
- Engage with teams by observing, understanding, and providing support where needed to aid execution.
- Partner with leadership to continuously improve team performance and outcomes.
Experience: 4–6 years of experience in the cybersecurity space and 4–6 years of experience as a Release Train Engineer (RTE) or in a similar agile program role. Strong experience working in SAFe / Agile environments is required. The role demands an ability to coach teams in real-time while also contributing directly when needed. A strong understanding of cybersecurity domains, particularly within engineering, architecture, or data protection/DLP, is necessary. Experience managing cross-team dependencies and large-scale program coordination is also required.
Skills: Candidates should be comfortable navigating ambiguity and supporting teams at different levels of agile maturity. Strong communication and interpersonal skills are needed to influence across technology and business partners.
Technical Skills: Experience with Jira (including Jira Product Discovery), Confluence, and Jira Align is required. Familiarity with GitHub, GitHub Copilot, and AI tools such as Copilot, Cursor, and Jira AI capabilities is also necessary.
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 ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico.
Everforth Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click here for more details. By applying for this job, you agree to receive calls, AI-generated calls, text messages, or emails from Everforth Apex and its affiliates, and contracted partners. Frequency varies for text messages. Message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You can reply STOP to cancel and HELP for help. You can access our privacy policy at https://www.apexsystems.com/privacy-policy
Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6 months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.
Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.
If you require an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act to participate in an interview with a virtual recruiter or to use our website for a search or application, please contact our Benefits Department at [email protected] or 804-523-8228. Please note that this contact information is strictly to be used for medical ADA accommodations and that no other inquiries will be answered.
UnitedHealthcare creates and publishes the Transparency in Coverage Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Everforth Apex Systems.
© 2026 Everforth, Inc. All rights reserved.
Everforth Apex Systems is part of the Commercial Segment of Everforth, Inc.
NYSE: EFOR
4400 Cox Road
Suite 200
Glen Allen, Virginia 23060
Everforth Apex is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation in using our website for a search or application, please contact our Benefits Department at [email protected] or 804-523-8228. (Do not submit resumes or solicit consultants to this email address). UnitedHealthcare creates and publishes the Transparency in Coverage Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Everforth Apex.
Salary : $140,000 - $150,000