Environment & Release Manager
Manchester - Hybrid 3 days
Salary - Up to £80,000
Our client is a specialist Financial Services organisation with global footprint and a growing presence in Manchester. They are currently seeking an Environment & Release Manager to ensure the optimal setup, configuration, maintenance and security of both their development and production environments. You will work closely with both the development and infrastructure teams to ensure smooth operations and the effective implementation of IT solutions.
This is a pivotal leadership role where you will manage a combination of in-house and third-party resources to ensure the development, testing, staging, and production environments are reliable, scalable, and secure. You will collaborate closely with development, operations, infrastructure, and quality assurance teams, ensuring seamless deployments, optimal performance, and adherence to security and compliance standards.
What you will need:
* Strong experience in IT environments, systems administration, or DevOps, with some experience 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.
* Networking & Virtualisation: Strong knowledge of IT infrastructure and virtualisation technologies
* Security & Compliance: Experience implementing environment security policies and compliance with GDPR, DORA, and industry best practices
If you thrive in managing complex IT landscapes, are passionate about automation and performance optimisation, and enjoy working in a collaborative, fast-paced environment, we'd like to hear from you.
This is an opportunity to make a real impact on the resilience and efficiency of the systems that underpin their business success.