Project Environment Manager – 12‑Month Contract (Hybrid)

About the role

We are seeking a Project Environment Manager to lead the management of development, test and production environments for a 12‑month contract. The role is hybrid, requiring two days onsite, and involves shaping the environment management operating model across Azure and Dynamics 365 platforms.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the management of Development, System Test, SIT, UAT and Production environments.
• Define and implement a unified Environment Management Operating Model, including governance, processes, tooling and controls.
• Own the environment roadmap, refresh schedules, booking processes and capacity planning.
• Coordinate environment availability across multiple workstreams and manage dependencies.
• Collaborate with Release Management to ensure environments are deployment‑ready for successful releases.
• Establish governance forums and ensure compliance with regulatory, audit and security requirements.
• Drive resolution of environment issues, perform root‑cause analysis and implement long‑term improvements.
• Introduce automation for environment validation, monitoring and configuration management.
• Build, lead and mentor the Environment Management capability and prepare it for enterprise‑wide service.
• Produce environment reporting, dashboards and operational metrics for stakeholders.

Required profile

• Minimum 10 years of experience in Environment Management, Release Management, DevOps or Platform Operations.
• Strong experience managing enterprise environments within Azure Cloud.
• Hands‑on experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 environments, deployment pipelines and release processes.
• Knowledge of hybrid cloud architectures, on‑premise integrations and enterprise infrastructure.
• Excellent understanding of SDLC, CI/CD pipelines and environment automation.
• Proven ability to manage complex environment landscapes across multiple teams and stakeholders.
• Experience working in highly regulated financial services or similarly complex environments.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management and leadership skills.
• Proactive, solutions‑focused approach with the ability to perform under pressure during critical releases.

Required skills

• Azure Cloud
• Microsoft Dynamics 365
• CI/CD pipelines
• Environment automation
• Hybrid cloud architectures
• On‑premise integrations
• Enterprise infrastructure
• Release Management

What we offer

• Hybrid working model (2 days onsite).
• Competitive daily rate.