Test Environment Manager

Experience Required: 15 YearsRole OverviewThe Test Environment Manager (TEM) is a senior engineering-focused role responsible for transforming and managing the entire non-production environment landscape. This role ensures that test environments are reliable scalable automated observable and aligned with modern SDLC and DevOps practices. The TEM drives technical excellence SRE-inspired culture and continuous improvement across development QA and operations teams.Key Operational ResponsibilitiesEnvironment Automation & Lifecycle ManagementDesign and implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to fully automate provisioning configuration and teardown of test environments.Integrate environment automation seamlessly into CI/CD pipelines to enable on-demand self-service environment delivery.Reliability & ObservabilityDefine and maintain Service Level Objectives (SLOs) and key Service Level Indicators (SLIs) such as environment availability provisioning time and stability metrics.Monitor environment health using observability tools (Prometheus Grafana Splunk etc.) and proactively identify and resolve performance issues or bottlenecks.Incident & Problem ManagementLead incident response for environment-related issues driving quick resolution and facilitating blameless post-mortems.Implement permanent fixes based on root cause analysis and reduce repeat incidents.Automation & Toil ReductionIdentify repetitive manual environment tasks and eliminate them through automation improving engineering efficiency and reducing operational burden.Strategic & Cultural ResponsibilitiesContinuous ImprovementAnalyze environment performance data incident trends and post-mortem outcomes to drive ongoing enhancements and innovation.Reliability ManagementApply an error budget framework to balance velocity and reliability across teams.Shift priorities between stability improvements and feature delivery based on reliability KPIs.Culture & CollaborationPromote a culture of shared ownership blameless problem-solving and strong cross-team collaboration among development QA DevOps and SRE teams.Capacity Planning & ScalabilityForecast environment capacity requirements based on usage trends test cycles and upcoming projects.Ensure infrastructure elasticity and scalability to meet future demands.Test Data Management IntegrationPartner with Test Data Management teams to ensure test data is consistent compliant refreshed automatically and aligned with environment provisioning needs.Technical Skills & ExperienceMonitoring & Observability: Expertise with Prometheus Grafana Splunk ELK/EFK or similar platforms.CI/CD & Automation Tools: Strong experience with Jenkins GitLab CI GitHub Actions and configuration management tools (Terraform Ansible etc.).Cloud & Container Platforms: Deep understanding of cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred) Kubernetes Docker and serverless technologies.Scripting & Programming: Proficiency in Python Bash or similar scripting languages for automation and environment tooling.Systems & Networking: Strong knowledge of Linux systems networking concepts DNS load balancing and database operations.Soft Skills & Leadership QualitiesLeadership & Influence: Ability to drive SRE and environment best practices across multiple teams and technical domains.Analytical Problem-Solving: Strong debugging troubleshooting and decision-making skills under time-sensitive conditions.Communication Excellence: Clear and effective communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.Adaptability & Proactiveness: Ability to stay ahead of evolving technologies tools and environment architectures.SummaryThis role is ideal for a seasoned engineering leader who brings strong technical depth SRE mindset automation-first thinking and the ability to shape and modernize complex test environment landscapes. Key Skills Air Freight,Apprentice,Acquisition,Access Control,Application Development,Gallery Employment Type : Full Time Experience: years Vacancy: 1