Environments Manager

Are you an assertive and technically minded individual skilled in managing complex development environments? A dynamic organisation undergoing a significant digital transformation from a monolith to microservices architecture urgently requires an Environments Manager for a fully remote contract to bring order and stability to their shared test environments. An immediate start is required.

The Challenge:

The is experiencing thrash and inconsistencies within their shared and non-dedicated test environments. These environments, which have both on-prem & cloud aspects and legacy integrations, are currently accessed by multiple development teams, leading to chaos and hindering the progress of critical path projects essential for their transformation.

The Role:

As the Environments Manager, you will be responsible for providing tactical interim management and ensuring the health and availability of these crucial environments. Your key responsibilities will include:

• Managing the shared test environments to optimise their use for critical development activities.
• Implementing and enforcing an effective change management process and establishing clear "rules of the road" for environment usage to control deployment "traffic."
• Collaborating with development teams to schedule deployments and ensure the correct builds are implemented.
• Acting as a central point of contact to oversee environment usage, ensuring adherence to guidelines and directing rollback procedures when necessary.
• Making the priorities of the Head of Delivery transparent to all stakeholders to ensure focus on critical initiatives.
• Conducting an internal assessment of current environment management practices and recommending improvements.
• Mediating between multiple development teams with competing needs for the shared resources.

Required Skills and Experience:

• A strong theoretical understanding of the technical ecosystem, including concepts such as GitOps, Argo CD, Octopus Deploy, configuration management principles, Kubernetes, API apps, API gateways, and service meshes. You do not need to be an engineer, but a solid grasp of these technologies is essential.
• Proven experience working in development environments that are not fully cloud-native and involve legacy on-prem integrations.
• Demonstrated ability to be assertive in controlling environment access and enforcing policies to maintain stability.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the capacity to effectively guide and influence development teams.
• Experience working within busy, high-pressure development programs where mediating between multiple teams utilising shared resources is crucial.
• Familiarity with the challenges of managing environments during a significant architectural transformation.

Desirable Experience:

• Prior experience specifically within a monolith to microservices transformation.
• A track record of bringing structure and order to complex and potentially chaotic development environments.
• Experience working within larger or medium-sized companies with intricate technology landscapes.

This fully remote contract role offers an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact during a critical phase of our client's evolution. The interview process is expected to be fairly swift. If you possess the required skills and experience and are available for an immediate start, we encourage you to apply.