IT Environments Manager

JR United Kingdom; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A global financial services organisation is seeking a permanent IT Environments Manager in Leeds. This role involves managing technical environments ensuring reliability and security while leading a team. Candidates should have extensive experience in IT environments, cloud services, and a strong grasp of automation and compliance practices.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years in IT environments or systems administration; 2 years in managerial role.
• Experience with cloud services and infrastructure automation.
• Strong knowledge of IT infrastructure and network management.

Responsibilities

• Manage optimal setup, configuration, and security of IT environments.
• Oversee deployment, automation, and incident management.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and adhere to compliance standards.

Skills

Leadership

Problem Solving

Compliance

Network Management

Automation

Collaboration

Incident Management

Capacity Planning

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Terraform

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

Jira

Confluence

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IT Environments Manager, leeds, west yorkshire

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Client:

JSS Search

Location:

leeds, west yorkshire, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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Yes

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Posted:

06.06.2025

Expiry Date:

21.07.2025

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Job Description:

IT Environments Manager

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).