IT Environments Manager

JR United Kingdom; Dartford; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global financial services organization is seeking an experienced IT Environments Manager. This permanent, hybrid role based in Manchester requires overseeing and managing technical environments for optimal performance, security, and efficiency. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills and have extensive experience in IT infrastructure, automation, and network management.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years in IT environments, DevOps or systems administration.
• 2 years in a leadership or managerial role.
• Hands-on experience with cloud services and infrastructure automation.

Responsibilities

• Oversee technical environments ensuring optimal setup and security.
• Lead incident management and problem resolution.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across technical teams.

Skills

IT infrastructure

virtualisation technologies

network management

scripting

automation

problem-solving

communication skills

Tools

AWS

Azure

Terraform

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

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).