Test Environment Manager

London, United Kingdom | Posted on 04/12/2025 We provide end-to-end IT solutions and services including Applications services, Data & Analytics services, AI/ML Technologies and Professional services in the UK and EU market. Job Description Experience Required: 15+ Years Role Overview The 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 Responsibilities: Environment Automation & Lifecycle Management Design 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 & Observability Define 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 Management Lead 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 Reduction Identify repetitive, manual environment tasks and eliminate them through automation, improving engineering efficiency and reducing operational burden. Strategic & Cultural Responsibilities: Continuous Improvement Analyze environment performance data, incident trends, and post-mortem outcomes to drive ongoing enhancements and innovation. Reliability Management Apply an "error budget" framework to balance velocity and reliability across teams. Shift priorities between stability improvements and feature delivery based on reliability KPIs. Promote a culture of shared ownership, blameless problem-solving, and strong cross-team collaboration among development, QA, DevOps, and SRE teams. Capacity Planning & Scalability Forecast environment capacity requirements based on usage trends, test cycles, and upcoming projects. Ensure infrastructure elasticity and scalability to meet future demands. Test Data Management Integration Partner with Test Data Management teams to ensure test data is consistent, compliant, refreshed automatically, and aligned with environment provisioning needs. Technical Skills & Experience Monitoring & 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. Leadership & 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. Summary This 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr