IT Environments Manager

JR United Kingdom; Cheltenham; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A global financial services organization is seeking a permanent IT Environments Manager to oversee technical environments. The role involves ensuring optimal setup, maintenance, and security across development and production systems, requiring strong leadership and extensive experience in IT infrastructure. The ideal candidate will manage complex IT environments and have hands-on experience with cloud services and automation tools. This opportunity offers the chance to work in a hybrid setup while collaborating with a diverse team.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years experience in IT environments, systems administration or DevOps, with 2 years in leadership.
• Hands-on with AWS, Azure, GCP; automation tools like Terraform, Ansible.
• Strong knowledge of IT infrastructure and network management.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and manage technical environments ensuring reliability, scalability, and security.
• Lead deployment, automation, and incident management processes.
• Collaborate with various stakeholders for optimal system performance and compliance.

Skills

IT infrastructure

Virtualisation technologies

Network management

Cloud services (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Scripting and automation (Bash, Python, PowerShell)

Security best practices

Problem-solving skills

Communication skills

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Puppet

Chef

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

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).