IT Environments Manager

JR United Kingdom; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global financial services organization seeks a permanent IT Environments Manager to manage and maintain technical environments in Sheffield. The role involves optimizing setups for development and production environments, ensuring reliability and security, and leading a team. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in IT environments and strong knowledge of infrastructure and automation tools.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years in IT environments, preferably in leadership.
• Experience managing complex IT setups.
• Hands-on with cloud and automation tools.

Responsibilities

• Oversee optimal configuration, maintenance, and security of IT environments.
• Lead deployment and incident management.
• Collaborate with teams for stakeholder management.

Skills

IT infrastructure

Virtualisation technologies

Network management

Cloud services (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Infrastructure automation (Terraform, Ansible)

Containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes)

Scripting (Bash, Python, PowerShell)

CI/CD pipelines

Security best practices

Problem-solving skills

Job description

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IT Environments Manager, sheffield, south yorkshire

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Client:

JSS Search

Location:

sheffield, south yorkshire, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

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).