Test Environment Manager (10105)

Senior Test Environment & Platform Manager - OpenShift / Kafka

Location: London - 8 days onsite per month, remainder remote
Contract: Inside IR35
Rate: Flexible

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior Test Environment & Platform Manager to support a major enterprise technology transformation, moving from a legacy monolithic landscape towards a modern microservices-based architecture using Java, Kafka and OpenShift.

This is a highly technical Test Environment Management position combining environment strategy and ownership with hands-on platform engineering capability.

The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting both the existing legacy landscape and the new microservices environment, while helping transform the organisation's approach from permanent, Waterfall-style environments towards automated, on-demand environments capable of supporting Agile delivery squads.

This is not a purely managerial or coordination-focused Test Environment role. Candidates MUST have demonstrable hands-on technical experience with OpenShift and Kafka.

Key Responsibilities Test Environment Strategy & Transformation

  • Own and drive the Test Environment Management strategy across a large-scale transformation programme.

  • Define the approach for transitioning from permanent/shared Waterfall environments towards on-demand Agile environments.

  • Work closely with architects, engineering teams, developers, QA and delivery squads to understand environment requirements.

  • Ensure environments can effectively support both legacy applications and new microservices-based services.

  • Define environment standards, processes, governance and operating models.

Environment & Platform Management

  • Support the design, provisioning, configuration, maintenance and decommissioning of environments.

  • Provide hands-on technical support across OpenShift, Kafka and Linux-based environments.

  • Manage environment configurations, dependencies and integration points.

  • Coordinate environment availability and scheduling across multiple projects and Agile squads.

  • Support environment capacity planning, utilisation and costing.

  • Maintain appropriate documentation covering environment configurations and dependencies.

  • Continue supporting legacy infrastructure alongside the modern platform landscape.

Technical Support & Troubleshooting

  • Provide hands-on technical support and troubleshooting for environment-related issues.

  • Diagnose issues across OpenShift, Kafka, Linux and associated infrastructure.

  • Work across Development, QA, Infrastructure, DevOps and Operations teams to resolve complex environment issues.

  • Identify environment dependencies and potential blockers before they impact delivery.

Automation & CI/CD

  • Drive greater automation across environment provisioning and management.

  • Implement and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) approaches using technologies such as Ansible.

  • Integrate environments with CI/CD pipelines to support automated testing and continuous delivery.

  • Support tooling including Jenkins, GitLab and Azure DevOps.

  • Reduce manual environment provisioning and improve environment consistency and repeatability.

Monitoring & Continuous Improvement

  • Monitor environment availability, health, performance and utilisation.

  • Develop appropriate metrics and dashboards for environment reporting.

  • Work with monitoring and logging technologies such as Prometheus, Grafana and Splunk.

  • Identify opportunities to improve environment reliability, automation, scalability and cost efficiency.

  • Drive continuous improvement across Test Environment Management processes.

Essential Experience

  • 5+ years' experience within Test Environment Management in complex enterprise technology environments.

  • Demonstrable experience defining and delivering Test Environment strategies.

  • Hands-on OpenShift experience, including environment setup, configuration, support and troubleshooting.

  • Hands-on Kafka experience, including supporting/configuring Kafka-based environments.

  • Strong Linux infrastructure/engineering experience.

  • Strong understanding of microservices and containerised architectures.

  • Experience with Kubernetes and Docker.

  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code and environment automation.

  • Ansible or equivalent automation experience.

  • Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and modern DevOps practices.

  • Experience supporting complex transformation programmes involving both legacy and modern technology environments.

  • Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving capability.

  • Ability to work effectively across Development, QA, Infrastructure, Architecture and Operations teams.

Highly Desirable

Experience with some of the following would be advantageous:

  • Azure / Azure DevOps

  • Jenkins / GitLab

  • Terraform or other IaC technologies

  • HP NonStop infrastructure

  • Java-based environments

  • Prometheus / Grafana / Splunk

  • UFT / Selenium / Cucumber

  • Linux shell scripting

  • Large-scale financial services or similarly complex regulated environments

*Rates depend on experience and client requirements

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Job Details

Company
Salt Search
Location
London, South East England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£500.00 - £850.00 per day
Posted