Environment Manager – Contract Role
Location: Wokingham (office‑based, 3+ days per week)
Contract: 6 months initially
Day Rate: £420/day (Inside IR35)
Clearance: SC eligible (active SC desirable)
The Role
Our client is seeking an experienced Environment Manager to oversee all non‑production environments (DEV, QA, SIT, UAT, Pre‑Prod) and ensure their stability, availability, and readiness for development, testing, and release activities.
Key Responsibilities
Environment Planning & Coordination
* Own the full environment roadmap across development and test stages.
* Coordinate provisioning, refreshes, patching, upgrades, and configuration changes.
* Work with PMs, Release/Test Leads, and Architects to plan environment usage.
* Ensure environments are ready for sprints and release milestones.
Environment Configuration & Management
* Maintain configuration integrity and environment baselines.
* Manage application versions, APIs, integrations, and middleware.
* Oversee access control and secure data handling in SC‑eligible environments.
* Monitor stability, uptime, and resolve issues proactively.
Issue Resolution
* Act as the main contact for environment‑related issues.
* Troubleshoot failures, deployment issues, data mismatches, and connectivity problems.
* Work closely with DevOps, Infrastructure, Network, Database, and App teams.
Governance & Compliance
* Ensure all changes follow ITIL‑aligned processes.
* Maintain documentation, diagrams, version matrices, and access logs.
* Support audits and compliance activities.
Continuous Improvement
* Identify opportunities for automation and improved monitoring.
* Standardise configuration, naming conventions, and patching schedules.
* Drive proactive maintenance to reduce downtime.
Skills & Experience
Technical
* 5–8 years managing enterprise non‑production/test environments.
* Strong knowledge of application architecture, APIs, integrations, and infrastructure.
* Experience with CI/CD tools (Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitLab).
* Good SQL, networking, cloud and on‑prem environment knowledge.
* Experience with middleware, API gateways, microservices, and configuration management.
* Understanding of ITIL processes.
Soft Skills
* Strong stakeholder coordination and communication.
* Highly organised; able to manage multiple demands.
* Excellent troubleshooting and analytical skills.
* Calm under pressure during releases and outages.
SC Clearance Requirements
Candidates must be eligible for UK Security Check (SC), requiring:
* 5+ years continuous UK residency
* Clean criminal and financial background
* Ability to meet UK vetting standards
Active SC clearance is preferred but not essential.
If you have the required skills & experience, please apply promptly to be considered