IT Environments Manager

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

Job summary

A global financial services organisation is seeking a dedicated IT Environments Manager to oversee technical environments. The role ensures optimal setup, configuration, maintenance, and security of development and production environments, requiring extensive experience in systems administration and leadership. Strong knowledge of IT infrastructure and virtualisation technologies is key.

Qualifications

• At least 5-7 years of experience in IT environments or systems administration.
• 2 years in a leadership or managerial role.
• Hands-on experience with cloud services and automation tools.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and manage technical environments ensuring scalable and secure IT systems.
• Lead deployment, automation, incident management, and capacity planning.
• Collaborate across technical and non-technical teams.

Skills

Network Management

Virtualisation Technologies

IT Infrastructure

Containerisation

Scripting and Automation

Problem-Solving

Communication

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

GCP

Jira

Confluence

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).