IT Environments Manager

JR United Kingdom; Worcester; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global financial services organisation is seeking an IT Environments Manager to oversee technical environments. Responsibilities include ensuring the reliability of systems, managing performance and security, and leading a team. The ideal candidate will have at least 5-7 years experience in IT, familiarity with cloud services, and strong leadership skills. This is a permanent hybrid role with a focus on both development and production environments.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Ensure optimal setup and security of development and production environments.
• Manage risks, incidents, and adhere to compliance standards.
• Collaborate with technical teams for reporting and documentation.

Skills

Leadership

Deployment & Automation

Performance & Scalability

Security & Compliance

Collaboration & Stakeholder Management

Problem Solving

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Puppet

Chef

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).