4 of 4 Contract Release Management Jobs in the North of England

The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate: Proven experience in managing IT environments or infrastructure within enterprise-level IT departments. The ability to define and maintain the environment management strategy for the University's IT platforms and infrastructure Management of stakeholder relationships, both within IT Services and the wider University Ability to lead both technical & non-technical … meetings and discussions. Understanding of secure by design principles. Knowledge of security best practices and compliance standards in IT environments. Strong understanding of application lifecycle management and DevOps processes. Familiarity with cloud (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and on-premises environments. Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible) and CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab). Strong … stakeholder management and communication skills. Proactive approach to issue resolution and process improvement. Understanding of database management, networking, and system administration concepts Key Responsibilities Own and manage the end-to-end lifecycle of IT environments (Dev, QA, UAT, Staging, Production). Coordinate environment provisioning, configuration, and maintenance with internal teams and external partners. Collaborate closely with development, QA More ❯

Environments Manager 6 months contract Inside IR35 Manchester/hybrid The Role We are seeking an experienced and proactive IT Environments Manager to lead the development and ongoing management of our environment management capability. This critical role ensures the consistency, availability, and integrity of development, testing, staging, and production environments in support of agile delivery and operational excellence. … software development and testing process-helping reduce downtime, enhance security, and improve overall software quality. The successful candidate will work across multiple teams and functions, ensuring environment readiness, supporting release cycles, and promoting automation and best practices throughout the software delivery lifecycle. The Ideal Candidate The ideal candidate must have demonstrable experience working within the higher education sector , alongside … the following: Proven experience managing IT environments or infrastructure in a complex, enterprise-level setting. Ability to define and maintain a comprehensive environment management strategy across diverse platforms. Strong stakeholder management skills, including engagement with technical and non-technical audiences. Confident in leading meetings, workshops, and collaborative planning sessions. Understanding of secure-by-design principles and knowledge of More ❯

ideal for a seasoned contractor with a strong ITIL background who thrives in governance, service assurance, and change enablement environments. The Role: You'll be embedded in the Service Management function, leading the Change Enablement process across the business. Your focus: ensure changes are properly assessed, approved, and implemented to reduce risk and disruption - while enabling faster value delivery. … Change, Event & Configuration Practice Owner to support the strategic direction and improvement of the Change Enablement roadmap and toolset. Key Responsibilities Lead and govern the end-to-end change management lifecycle Chair CAB meetings and provide expert assurance on changes Align change processes with ITIL 4 standards Collaborate with DevOps teams to integrate change control into CI/CD … a trusted advisor for stakeholders on change governance and risk Contractor Profile We're looking for someone who can hit the ground running with: Solid track record in Change Management within ITIL environments Hands-on experience with incident, event, problem, config, release management Strong knowledge of IT infrastructure , applications, and service operations Familiarity with ITSM and DevOps More ❯

Agile methodology for faster & efficient code development. Ensure bug-free & best practices-based software solutions that are built using standard reference architecture, robust & resilient product designs, code development, testing & release management in Production. Execute Service delivery for projects to improve availability, reduce costs, and enhance customer experience. Knowledge of ITIL-based Storage Infrastructure support processes, including incident, problem … and change management, is required. More ❯