Environment & Release Manager

TN United Kingdom; Marlow; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking a dedicated Environment and Release Manager to join their dynamic IT team. This role is pivotal in managing the release processes for a major CRM transformation to Microsoft Dynamics 365, ensuring high-quality project deliveries. You will collaborate with various stakeholders, driving consistency and quality across all business systems. The company promotes a flexible work culture, allowing you to thrive in a supportive environment where your contributions are valued. If you're passionate about technology and eager to make an impact, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Hybrid working

Support for disabilities and neurodiversity

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing environments and releases in IT projects.
• Strong understanding of release management processes and methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain detailed release plans with key milestones.
• Oversee the end-to-end release lifecycle from development to deployment.

Skills

Release Management

Application Lifecycle Management

Stakeholder Communication

Project Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in IT or related field

Certifications in Project Management

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics 365

Release Management Tools

Job description

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Would you like to kick start your career in a supportive, collaborative, and innovative company?

Do you enjoy working as part of an enthusiastic, passionate, and collaborative team?

Join our IT Team

The IT team at Softcat plays a vital role in driving the business forward, ensuring that technology supports growth, innovation, and operational excellence.

Success. The Softcat Way.

Softcat is a £1 billion+ technology solutions business and a trusted partner to names like Apple, Microsoft, and Adobe. Offering a growing portfolio of services including software licensing, cybersecurity, and IT infrastructure, we provide our technical teams with the tools and support to make exciting things happen. This is a place to achieve more for your career.

About the Role

As an Environment and Release Manager, you will be an integral part of the IT team, ensuring high-quality project deliveries. Softcat is embarking on a CRM replacement programme to Microsoft Dynamics 365. The initial focus for this role will be on managing releases for the Dynamics 365 system; however, this role will expand to oversee releases across all business systems.

The successful candidate will play a key role in driving consistency and quality in system deliveries, managing the end-to-end release cycle, and collaborating with stakeholders to ensure successful implementations.

As Environment & Release Manager, you'll be responsible for:

• Developing and maintaining a detailed release plan, outlining key milestones, dependencies, and deliverables.
• Managing the planning for and impact assessment of vendor upgrades of key business systems.
• Overseeing the end-to-end release lifecycle, from development and testing to deployment and post-release support.
• Serving as the primary point of contact for all release-related communications, ensuring transparency and alignment with business and technical stakeholders.

We'd love you to have

• A proven track record of managing environments and releases, grounded in experience as an Application Environment Engineer or similar role, preferably within CRM transformation programmes or large-scale IT projects.
• A strong understanding of release management processes, methodologies, and tools involving multiple stakeholders.
• Demonstrable experience with Application Lifecycle Management.

Work in a way that works for you

We recognize that everyone is different, and that the way people want to work and deliver at their best varies. In this role, we offer flexible working patterns:

• Hybrid working – 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home.
• Flexible hours – adjusting start and finish times during the day.
• Flexibility around school pick-up and drop-offs.

Working with us

Wherever you work, we want you to experience the freedom and autonomy to realize your potential. You will feel supported by a team that celebrates individuality, encourages diverse perspectives, and embraces every background.

To become part of our success story, please apply now.

If you have a disability or neurodiversity, we can provide support or adjustments needed throughout our recruitment process or for any mitigating circumstances you wish us to consider. Any information shared on your application will be treated confidentially.

You can learn more about life at Softcat and our commitment to diversity and inclusion at jobs.softcat.com/jobs/our-culture/.

At Softcat, we don't prohibit the use of AI (artificial intelligence) in our application process, as we understand its potential to create a more equitable candidate experience. However, as a culture-driven organization, we believe the genuine essence of each person is what truly matters. We highly encourage you to be as authentic as possible when submitting your application to showcase your true self.

We acknowledge that confidence gaps and imposter syndrome are real and can hinder us from meeting talented candidates, so please don't hesitate to apply – we would love to hear from you!