IT Environments Manager

JR United Kingdom; Bedford; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global financial services organization is seeking an IT Environments Manager to oversee technical environments. This permanent role involves ensuring optimal setup and security measures for development and production environments, while collaborating across teams. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in IT environments, leadership skills, and hands-on experience with cloud and automation technologies.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of experience in IT environments, including leadership.
• Hands-on experience with cloud services and infrastructure automation tools.
• Strong knowledge of IT infrastructure and virtualisation technologies.

Responsibilities

• Ensure optimal setup and security of development/production environments.
• Lead deployment, maintenance, and performance scaling of IT systems.
• Collaborate with technical teams for incident management and compliance.

Skills

IT infrastructure

virtualisation technologies

network management

scripting

automation

problem-solving

communication

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Terraform

Ansible

Puppet

Chef

Docker

Kubernetes

Prometheus

Nagios

Datadog

Job description

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IT infrastructure, virtualisation technologies, and network management.

Hybrid - Manchester 3 days

Permanent

Our client, a global financial services organisation, is seeking a permanent IT Environments Manager to oversee and manage their technical environments.

The Environments Manager role will ensure optimal setup, configuration, maintenance, and security of both the development and production environments, ensuring that IT systems and infrastructures are reliable, scalable, and secure.

Key Responsibilities

• Leadership
• Deployment & Automation:
• Performance & Scalability:
• Security & Compliance:
• Collaboration & Stakeholder Management:
• Documentation & Reporting:
• Incident Management & Problem Resolution:
• Capacity Planning:
• Escalate issues as appropriate.
• Manage assigned risks and issues.
• Adhere to change, project, and analysis standards

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

Experience:

• At least 5-7 years of experience in IT environments, systems administration, or DevOps, with at least 2 years in a leadership or managerial role.
• Experience managing complex IT environments, including development, testing, staging, and production setups.
• Hands-on experience with cloud services (AWS, Azure, GCP) and infrastructure automation tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, Chef).
• Experience with containerisation (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) and microservices architectures is a plus.

Skills:

• Strong knowledge of IT infrastructure, virtualisation technologies, and network management.
• Proficiency in scripting and automation (e.g., Bash, Python, PowerShell).
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation.
• Experience with environment monitoring tools (e.g., Prometheus, Nagios, Datadog).
• Knowledge of security best practices and compliance standards in IT environments.
• Excellent problem-solving, troubleshooting, and analytical skills.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across technical and non-technical teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with container orchestration platforms (e.g., Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with agile methodologies and project management tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence).