IT Environments Manager

JR United Kingdom; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global financial services organisation is seeking a permanent IT Environments Manager to oversee technical environments, ensuring optimal setup and security. The role involves leadership in managing IT systems and infrastructures, with requirements for solid experience in IT management and cloud services.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of experience in IT environments, systems administration, or DevOps.
• At least 2 years in a leadership or managerial role.
• Experience managing complex IT environments.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and manage technical environments, ensuring reliability and security.
• Manage incidents and adhere to project standards.
• Collaborate across technical and non-technical teams.

Skills

Leadership

Deployment & Automation

Performance & Scalability

Security & Compliance

Collaboration & Stakeholder Management

Documentation & Reporting

Incident Management & Problem Resolution

Capacity Planning

Problem-solving

Troubleshooting

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Job description

IT Environments Manager

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 the 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)