Job Description
We're looking for a talented Release and Environment Manager to govern and coordinate the end-to-end route to live for software deliveries across our IT department.
The role
As a Release and Environment Manager, you'll take ownership of a newly created position where you'll bring structure and governance to our software release function. You'll be responsible for coordinating and assuring the full lifecycle of software deliveries, whilst developing a governance framework and consistent processes to ensure stable operating environments and successful releases. Working closely with Development and QA teams, Project Managers, Business Change colleagues, and third parties, you'll be a key enabler of safe and reliable deployments across the business.
What You'll Be Doing
* Planning, scheduling, and coordinating software releases across environments, coordinating with developers, testers, business analysts and product owners to ensure readiness for each release stage.
* Leading the implementation and enhancement of CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, managing environment configurations, and maintaining clear documentation including release notes, deployment runbooks, and rollback plans.
* Supporting post-release validation activities and contributing to the continuous improvement of release processes, tooling and governance frameworks, and championing best practice.
What We're Looking For
* Demonstrable experience of having successfully undertaken Release Management or Environment Management responsibilities.
* Solid understanding of environment management and configuration – ideally with Power Platform experience.
* Experience using Azure DevOps or a similar platform, including pipelines, repositories and work item tracking, to support automated deployment processes.
* Strong stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to chair meetings and facilitate go/no-go decisions.
Why Join Us?
We offer a flexible and hybrid working model. Our comprehensive benefits package includes private medical insurance, pension contributions, an employee assistance programme, and a range of wellbeing initiatives. Enhanced parental leave is also available, reflecting our commitment to supporting you through every stage of your career and life.
Many of our people work flexibly in some way and we’re open to considering how we can accommodate flexible working arrangements alongside role requirements. If this is important to you, please talk to us about it during the recruitment process.
We celebrate diversity and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, social economic background or age.
We’re a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who best meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role.
Please review full job description and if the role is of interest, and suits your specific skill set, then please apply. Or for more information, please contact recruitment@brownejacobson.com.
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