Environment and Release Manager

Addition; Watford; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Opportunity to impact national projects

Culture values inclusion and collaboration

Exposure to diverse technologies

Job summary

Addition is seeking a skilled professional for environment and release management in Watford. This role is pivotal for ensuring technology delivers stability and innovation.

You will shape the release strategy, manage a variety of platforms, and support development teams. If you're passionate about driving automation and improving processes in a major transformation programme, we want you.

Join us to impact projects that deliver real social value.

Qualifications

• Proven background in environment and release management, covering both on-premise and cloud strategies.
• Strong technical knowledge across Java, APIs, web services, and service virtualisation.
• Hands-on experience with Linux, AIX, Windows, and AWS.
• Skilled with databases including SQL, DB2, Oracle, and MySQL.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, code branching, and tools such as Jenkins, Git, and Subversion.
• Solid understanding of IT security principles and APM tools.
• Comfortable working across both Agile and Waterfall delivery models.

Responsibilities

• Shaping and delivering the overall environment and release strategy across a complex technology landscape.
• Planning, configuring and maintaining test environments, ensuring reliability and consistency.
• Building dashboards to monitor environment health, performance, and software versions.
• Managing deployment risks, issues, and cross-platform dependencies.
• Implementing governance for access and security across environments.
• Driving the move towards greater automation and Continuous Integration (CI).
• Supporting QA and development teams in troubleshooting release and environment issues.
• Producing environment roadmaps and coordinating availability with stakeholders.
• Scheduling downtime with minimal disruption to ongoing testing.

Skills

Environment and release management

Java

APIs

Web services

Service virtualisation

Linux

AIX

Windows

AWS

SQL

DB2

Oracle

MySQL

CI/CD pipelines

Jenkins

Git

Subversion

IT security principles

APM tools

Agile models

Waterfall delivery models

Job description

This is a chance to join a business that’s driving one of the UK’s largest transformation programmes, ensuring technology delivers stability, innovation, and real impact for millions of users. The role sits at the heart of how digital services are released and maintained — keeping things reliable, secure, and ready to scale.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Shaping and delivering the overall environment and release strategy across a complex technology landscape.
• Planning, configuring and maintaining test environments, ensuring reliability and consistency.
• Building dashboards to monitor environment health, performance, and software versions.
• Managing deployment risks, issues, and cross-platform dependencies.
• Implementing governance for access and security across environments.
• Driving the move towards greater automation and Continuous Integration (CI).
• Supporting QA and development teams in troubleshooting release and environment issues.
• Producing environment roadmaps and coordinating availability with stakeholders.
• Scheduling downtime with minimal disruption to ongoing testing.

Main Skills Needed:

• Proven background in environment and release management, covering both on‑premise and cloud strategies.
• Strong technical knowledge across Java, APIs, web services, and service virtualisation.
• Hands‑on experience with Linux, AIX, Windows, and AWS.
• Skilled with databases including SQL, DB2, Oracle, and MySQL.Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, code branching, and tools such as Jenkins, Git, and Subversion.
• Solid understanding of IT security principles and APM tools.
• Comfortable working across both Agile and Waterfall delivery models.

What’s in It for You:

• The opportunity to be part of a major transformation programme with national impact.
• A culture that values inclusion, collaboration, and innovation.
• Exposure to a wide range of technologies and delivery models.
• The chance to shape processes and drive best practice in a high‑profile environment.
• A role where your work directly contributes to projects with real social value.

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