Environment Manager

JR United Kingdom; Northampton; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading regulatory body is seeking an Environment Manager to oversee their Microsoft-centric software environments. This role includes significant responsibility for management and optimization strategies in a flexible hybrid working setup. Ideal for passionate candidates with experience in cloud technology and environment governance.

Benefits

Pension scheme with up to 12.25% employer contributions

Flexible & Hybrid Working options

Generous Annual Leave: 25 days plus bank holidays

Comprehensive training and development programs

Employee Assistance Programme for health support

Enhanced family-friendly policies

Qualifications

• Proven experience in environment management.
• Experience managing Microsoft-centric software environments.
• Knowledge of Azure services and delivery solutions.

Responsibilities

• Oversee IT environments for efficiency and compliance.
• Collaborate with offshore DevOps on deployments.
• Manage change control and environment governance.

Skills

Environment Management

Azure Platform Services

Microsoft Dynamics 365

Change Control

Documentation

Tools

Azure Portal

Log Analytics

Job description

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Environment Manager – IT, Azure, Dynamics, Microsoft-centric software environments

? Location: Birmingham

? Hybrid: 1x a weekin the office

This organisation is a leading regulatory body overseeing professional standards within its sector. It is committed to maintaining ethical practices, ensuring compliance, and protecting public interest. The organisation fosters a culture of integrity, innovation, and collaboration, offering employees opportunities for professional growth, a supportive work environment, and a strong focus on work-life balance.

They’re looking for an Environment Manager to take ownership of their Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Dynamics 365 (CE & Finance), Optimizely, and Microsoft 365 environments. You’ll manage onboarding, provisioning, and day-to-day operations while ensuring IT and business requirements are met.

This role will be roughly 70% hands-on.

What You’ll Do:

• Oversee the IT environments, ensuring efficiency and compliance.
• Collaborate with an offshore DevOps team on builds, packaging, and deployments.
• Manage environment governance, change control, and documentation.
• Chair the Environment Management Group (EMG) and drive optimisation strategies.
• Support monitoring, updates, and performance of production and test environments.

What You’ll Need:

• Proven experience in environment management, including provisioning and maintaining environments in line with business needs
• Demonstrable experience managing Microsoft-centric software environments.
• In-depth knowledge of Azure platform services, including their capabilities and limitations, with the ability to deliver solutions using these services
• Proficiency in designing and configuring Azure monitoring tools such as the Azure Portal and Log Analytics.

These would be a bonus: Exposure to Dynamics 365 CE & Finance, SharePoint Online, Power BI, and cloud cost optimisation strategies.

What you’ll get in return:

• Pension scheme with up to 12.25% employer contributions, helping you plan for the future.
• Flexible & Hybrid Working: Options for remote and hybrid working, supporting work-life balance.
• Flexible hours where possible to suit personal commitments.
• Generous Annual Leave: 25 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays. Rising to 30 days with length of service. Additional 3 wellbeing days per year and ability to buy and sell leave for extra flexibility.
• Learning & Development: Comprehensive training and development programs, and support for professional qualifications and further education.
• Health & Wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for 24/7 confidential support, and Private medical insurance (optional).
• Family-Friendly Policies: Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave, and access to family-friendly policies that promote work-life balance.

If you’re passionate about cloud technology and environment management, we’d love to hear from you! Apply today.