A leading technology organisation supporting critical national operations is seeking an experienced Environments Manager to take ownership of the governance, optimisation and management of software development environments across a complex digital estate.
This role will act as the central point of contact for all environment-related activities, ensuring engineering teams have secure, reliable and cost-effective environments across Development, Testing, UAT, Staging and Production. The successful candidate will drive best practice, improve operational efficiency and support the delivery of high-quality software solutions.
- Create and maintain a complete inventory of environments, owners, administrators, support arrangements and lifecycle status.
- Establish clear ownership, governance frameworks, approval processes and accountability across all environments.
- Manage privileged access controls, role-based permissions and compliance requirements.
- Oversee environment costs, funding approvals and ongoing financial reporting.
- Implement standardised processes for environment provisioning, onboarding, change management, support, review and decommissioning.
- Develop dashboards, KPIs and reporting to provide visibility of environment performance, risks, compliance and costs.
- Collaborate with engineering and project teams to ensure environments are available to support successful software delivery.
- Act as the escalation point for environment-related incidents, outages and performance issues, driving resolution and root cause analysis.
- Champion automation, Infrastructure as Code and self-service capabilities to improve efficiency and reduce manual effort.
- Work closely with cloud providers and third-party vendors to optimise platform performance and licensing.
Essential Skills & Experience
- Proven experience in IT Environment Management, Release Management or IT Operations within a software, SaaS or technology-led organisation.
- Strong understanding of cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure or GCP.
- Experience with containerisation technologies including Docker and Kubernetes.
- Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and modern software delivery practices.
- Experience implementing ITIL or similar operational frameworks.
- Strong understanding of Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), governance and compliance requirements.
- Experience managing cloud infrastructure costs, forecasting and budget optimisation.
- Ability to produce meaningful management information, metrics and executive-level reporting.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to engage technical teams and senior leadership.
Desirable Experience
- Experience working within defence, government or highly regulated environments.
SC Cleared Release Manager employer: Advanced Resource Managers Ltd
At Advanced Resource Managers Ltd, we pride ourselves on being an excellent employer, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters collaboration and innovation. Our Suffolk location provides a unique opportunity to engage in significant infrastructure projects while benefiting from professional growth through continuous training and development. We value our employees by providing competitive benefits and a supportive environment that encourages leadership and impactful contributions to major initiatives.
Contact Details:
Advanced Resource Managers Ltd Recruitment Team
