Lead D365 Environments and Release Manager

At Costa Coffee, we are what we craft. We’re reimagining coffee experiences in over 50 countries and counting, as a key part of the Coca-Cola System. Whether you get your coffee in a store, from a machine, at home, or on the go – we’ve got you covered. 

Our teams make a difference. Whether that’s working on new tech for the perfect pour, helping our teams grow, creating award-winning campaigns, crunching the numbers, or developing the latest exciting menu item; together, we stir up success. 

We may be a global brand, but we haven’t forgotten our roots. That’s where the Costa Foundation and our fantastic community agenda come in. Whatever your role, you can help us change lives in coffee growing communities and help your local community too. 

We also want to help you grow in your career through amazing experiences, our apprenticeship scheme, and development programmes. At Costa, you can go beyond the day-to-day. 

And as an Environment and Release Manager  there’s never been a better time to join. 

So, why Costa?  

We didn’t become a global coffee brand by sitting back. When you work here, you join a community that values passion, progression and integrity, with some pretty brilliant perks to sweeten the deal: 

• Own a piece of Costa’s success by becoming a share owner in Coca-Cola with our Share Investment Plan (SIP) 

• A smart pension that saves you money on tax and national insurance, and matches your contributions up to 10% 

• The Costa Financial Support Fund, supporting team members who find themselves in unexpected financial pressure 

• 50% discount in all Costa-owned stores, and 25% off in other participating stores 

• Private medical cover thanks to our Private Healthcare scheme 

• And that’s not all. Explore even more of our perks here: https://costaperks 

We’re passionate about being a great place to work, where you can bring your unique self into our mix. We firmly support diversity, equity and inclusion, and continue to work with our teams to shape the future of our culture and values: Disciplined to Deliver, Passion for Progress, Win with Warmth, Courage to Challenge and Trusted Team Players. 

What you’ll do 

Being an Environment and Release Manager  is about so much more than bringing our coffee to the world. It’s your chance to stir up real success – which means you’ll: 

• Ensure all environments are built, configured, managed and maintained and that appropriate release & deployment controls are in place at all times. 

• Collaborate with technology teams, business stakeholders, and the outsourced managed service provider to ensure the D365 system meets current and future business requirements. 

• Be responsible for the scheduling, provisioning and co-ordination of D365 environments. 

• Ensure all changes are in line with Costa internal change process. 

• Be accountable for D365 environment sizing and on-going capacity management. 

• Ensure compliance with Information Security, risk, SOX, and audit requirements. 

• Bring your sound knowledge of Microsoft Azure Services, integrations and other technologies in the corporate landscape 

Who you are 

It’s your unique ingredients we’re interested in: 

• Understanding of Environment and Release management techniques, tools and methodologies in a multi-vendor environment. 

• A strong understanding of all stages of a project lifecycle and the demands that those have on environments. 

• A solid understanding of the Microsoft Dynamics landscape 

• Ability to understand the technology landscape, infrastructure, networking and integrations between multiple systems. 

• Excellent communication skills across all levels of the business and Technology 

• Outstanding problem-solving and investigation skills 

Location –St Albans– Hybrid