Test Environment Lead

5 months ago

Southampton, United Kingdom Kingfisher Full time

Overview

We’re Kingfisher, A team made up of over 82,000 passionate people who bring Kingfisher - and all our other brands: B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Depot, Castorama and Koctas - to life. That’s right, we’re big, but we have ambitions to become even bigger and even better. We want to become the leading home improvement company and grow the largest community of home improvers in the world. And that’s where you come in.

At Kingfisher our customers come from all walks of life, and so do we. We want to ensure that all colleagues, future colleagues, and applicants to Kingfisher are treated equally regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, colour, ethnic or national origin, culture, religious belief, philosophical belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation.

We are open to flexible and agile working, both of hours and location. Therefore, we offer colleagues a blend of working from home and our offices, located in London, Southampton & Yeovil. Talk to us about how we can best support you

The Test Environment Lead will join our small but multifaceted Environment Management Team. In this role, you will take charge of the Non-Production Test Environment requirements for any project or continuous work coming through the demand pipeline. Your responsibilities will encompass offering mentorship, ensuring governance, and serving as the primary escalation point for any Non-Prod Environment-related issues.

What's the job

You will spend a proportion of your time on strategic improvements within the team, as you will be part of an exciting transformation of the Environment Management Team’s future as we navigate our way into hybrid Cloud models and DevOps ways of working.

Responsibilities

Ownership of Non-Production Test Environment usage & requirements for projects and programmes of work, including:

Analysis of new demand and identifying timeline, usage costs, point of contact, requirements & recommended route to Production. Support users in booking the appropriate Environments & review booking requests for accuracy & alignment. Governing the adherence to our processes. Collaboration with project/programme teams, as Environment point of contact. Escalation support for Non-Prod Incidents and Requests Understand ways of working & promote Environment governance including in low-adherence areas. Supporting strategic improvements including: Be part of a lively programme of work to align the Environment Management Team with future ways of working, including a decommissioning project, a move to a new booking tool, creation of the Configuration Management Database, redefining and detailing our purpose, policy, and processes, raising the profile of the team and improving the core skills of the team. Understanding and detailing integration/middleware methods - driving the work of those involved in the support of environments for integration and ensuring that information and knowledge are detailed. Facilitate and maintain an inventory of environment components and landscape, to feed into our new Configuration Management Database, including branching into technical details. Produce and maintain environment architecture change schedule, including but not limited to minor/major changes, OS, security, and network changes. What you'll bring

Required Skills & Experience:

Self-starter with the ability to work autonomously but keeping in close touch with the wider team. Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to provide objective summaries of complex information. Ability to think and work strategically as we work through transformation. Comfortable with context-switching throughout the day. Comfortable working without the rigid structure and processes of Production as we navigate & improve what this needs to look like in the future.

Desirable (but not essential) experience:

Experience working in a large multi business unit organisation Experience working with Hybrid Cloud & On-Premise Environments Experienced in Agile and DevOps methodology. Knowledge of automated pipelines. Service-oriented background.

Be Customer Focused – constantly improving our customers’ experience

I listen to my customers I use available data to help make decisions

Be Human – acting with humanity and care

I do the right thing I am respectful

Be Curious – thrive on learning, thinking beyond the obvious

I build and share new ideas I try new things and share my learnings

Be Agile – working with trust, pace and agility

I have courage to be creative Done is better than perfect, I aim for 80/20

Be Inclusive – acting inclusively in diverse teams to work together

I embrace allyship I have self-awareness and a desire to learn

Be Accountable – championing the plan to deliver results and growth

I own my actions I understand the Kingfisher plan and how it relates to my role

At Kingfisher, we value the perspectives that any new team members bring, and we want to hear from you. We encourage you to apply for one of our roles even if you do not feel you meet 100% of the requirements.

In return, we offer an inclusive environment, where what you can achieve is limited only by your imagination We encourage new ideas, actively support experimentation, and strive to build an environment where everyone can be their best self. Find out more about Diversity & Inclusion at Kingfisher here

We also offer a competitive benefits package and plenty of opportunities to stretch and grow your career.

Interested? Great, apply now and help us to Power the Possible

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Rewards & Benefits

What we offer.

Private Health Care

Opportunity to receive up to family level cover with Bupa. Join within three months of starting or at annual renewal in April. (This benefit is subject to Benefit In Kind taxation).

Kingfisher Pension Scheme

Immediate eligibility through auto-enrolment. Contribute 8% to receive a max 14% from the Company.

25 Days' Holiday

25 days per annum plus bank holidays as stated in your contract (pro rated for part time colleagues).

Staff Discount

20% discount at B&Q and Screwfix. Eligible after 3 months service.

Kingfisher Share Incentive Plan (SIP)

Share ownership in a tax efficient way. Save between £10 to £150 per month. Join at any time once three months service is reached.

Life Assurance

x4 Salary plus benefit equal to value of your Retirement Account (if an active member of KPS-MP) or x1 Salary if not active member.

Bonus

Competitive bonus scheme that aligns to work level of role.

Kingfisher Share Save

Save with the option to buy Kingfisher plc shares at the end of a 3 or 5 year period. Offered annually. Three months service is required at the annual invitation date, normally in October.

Our Behaviours

At Kingfisher, we are united by our 6 core behaviours

Be customer
focussed

Constantly improving our customer experience

Be human

Acting with humanity and care

Be curious

Thriving on learning, thinking beyond the obvious

Be inclusive

Acting inclusively in diverse teams to achieve together

Be agile

Working with trust, pace and agility

Be accountable

Championing the plan to deliver results and growth

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