Test Environment Management System Lead

Jobtailor; Utrecht; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced Environment Manager to own and drive the roadmap for test environment management, in close collaboration with the Product Owner and the QA Practice Lead.

You will define provisioning, configuration, monitoring, and lifecycle processes; ensure governance for access, data, security, and compliance; and partner with architecture, DevOps and delivery teams to optimize end-to-end environment reliability.

Qualifications

• 4-8 years of experience in environment management, DevOps, platform engineering, QA engineering, or related fields.
• Practical experience with test environment management tools, CI/CD platforms, and infrastructure automation.
• Understanding of cloud technologies (e.g. GCP).
• Strong grasp of software delivery workflows, release management, and testing practices.
• Ability to define and optimize processes, with a continuous‑improvement mindset.
• Strong problem‑solving skills and the ability to manage complex technical dependencies.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to work autonomously, prioritize across competing needs, and guide others in best practices.
• Experience with monitoring, alerting, and documentation of environment landscapes.
• A collaborative mindset and the ability to align multiple teams toward shared goals.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive the roadmap for test environment management with Product Owner and QA Practice Lead.
• Define, drive implement, and continuously improve processes for environment provisioning, configuration, monitoring, and lifecycle management.
• Act as the central point of contact for all environment-related issues, escalations, and planning.
• Work closely with delivery teams to understand their environment needs and ensure timely availability.
• Implement governance around access, data management, security, and compliance for non-production environments.
• Ensure environments are standardized, well-documented, cost-efficient, and scalable.
• Collaborate with architecture, infrastructure, DevOps, and Product teams to optimize the end-to-end ecosystem.
• Define and monitor KPIs around environment uptime, deployment success, environmental conflicts, and usage patterns.
• Collaborate with Cloud Platform team to drive automation initiatives to reduce manual work and increase environment reliability.

Skills

Environment management

DevOps

Platform engineering

CI/CD

GCP

Release management

Stakeholder mgmt

Automation

Monitoring

Tools

CI/CD platforms

Infrastructure automation

Monitoring tools

Test environment management tools

Job description

Responsibilities

• Own and drive the roadmap, together with the Product Owner and the QA Practice Lead, for test environment management, aligning with product and platform strategies.
• Define, drive implement, and continuously improve processes for environment provisioning, configuration, monitoring, and lifecycle management.
• Act as the central point of contact for all environment‑related issues, escalations, and planning.
• Work closely with delivery teams to understand their environment needs and ensure timely availability.
• Implement governance around access, data management, security, and compliance for all non‑production environments.
• Ensure environments are standardized, well‑documented, cost‑efficient, and scalable.
• Collaborate with architecture, infrastructure, DevOps, and Product teams to optimize the end‑to‑end ecosystem.
• Define and monitor KPIs around environment uptime, deployment success, environmental conflicts, and usage patterns.
• Collaborate with the Cloud Platform team to drive automation initiatives to reduce manual work and increase environment reliability.

Requirements

• 4-8 years of relevant experience in environment management, DevOps, platform engineering, QA engineering, or related fields.
• Practical experience with test environment management tools, CI/CD platforms, and infrastructure automation.
• Understanding of cloud technologies (e.g. GCP)
• Strong grasp of software delivery workflows, release management, and testing practices.
• Ability to define and optimize processes, with a continuous‑improvement mindset.
• Strong problem‑solving skills and the ability to manage complex technical dependencies.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to work autonomously, prioritize across competing needs, and guide others in best practices.
• Experience with monitoring, alerting, and documentation of environment landscapes.
• A collaborative mindset and the ability to align multiple teams toward shared goals.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in environment management, including provisioning, configuration, and lifecycle management, while ensuring compliance and security across non-production environments. Proven ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and drive automation initiatives to enhance environment reliability and efficiency.