About the Business

At Quilter we never stand still. Our foundations are rooted in our extraordinary expertise, which is trusted by hundreds of thousands of customers, but we have great ambitions to stay one step ahead and make an even greater difference to the people and communities we serve.

Our business is transforming, continually modernising and becoming even more customer centric. So if you want to be bold in the pursuit of your ambitions, bring new ideas, and challenge and evolve what we do, it’s the perfect time to join us!

The Environment & Release Specialist supports the Environment and Release
Management lifecycle across Quilter.

The role supports the scheduling, coordination and release of all applications into non-production and production environments, ensuring the quality of non-production environments and effective management of release processes.

About the Role

Level: 4

Department: Technology

Location: Southampton or Home Worker

Contract type: Permanent

Environment & Release Execution

Supports releases of upgrades, new features and products into non-production and production environments.

Coordinates release activities across teams, plans release windows and supports implementation.

Collaborates with IT Operations to ensure that Release Management activity complies with Change Management processes and controls.

Supports the management and maintenance of the environments used in the product release process.

Contributes to the design, implementation and maintenance of tools and processes aligned to the Software Development Life Cycle standards to improve operational efficiency and the accuracy of software releases.

Creates and maintains release documentation, plans and status reports.
Manages Environment and Release risks and dependencies and escalates issues as required.

Manages a set of DevOps tools that support the Software Delivery Life Cycle.
Monitors, manages and reports progress on environment and release activity to stakeholders and ensures quality standards are met.

Ensures best practice configuration management protocols are deployed within specified projects.

Ensures security of access to maintain the integrity of the environments throughout the testing and release process.

Provisions test environments for projects based on agreed requirements and ensures their continuous maintenance and integrity.

Supports Service Management owners to enable requirements for service availability to be agreed and met.

Practice Improvement

Seeks opportunities for continuous improvement, optimisation and innovation within the Environment and Release Community of Practice, making recommendations and utilising best practice to drive efficiencies and enhance the delivery process.

About You

Applications from people with diverse backgrounds enables our inclusive organisation to thrive. If you feel you don't match our job description exactly, why not take a chance on yourself and apply? You could be exactly what this role needs.

You will have demonstrable experience of successful Release Management and Deployment Management in a technically demanding environment.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate experience of successful Environment or Technical Project Management in a technically demanding environment.

You'll have experience with DevOps practices and implementing automation.

You will have experience with Continuous Integration and Provisioning tools e.g. Jenkins, Ansible, etc.

You will have strong knowledge of the IT delivery lifecycle, associated methodologies and their practical application.

You will have proven experience of working closely with 3rd party suppliers and compelling experience in Stakeholder Management.

Knowledge/Experience of Financial Services preferred but not essential.

ITIL Foundation & key intermediate qualifications desirable.

Do the right thing: We act with integrity and are proudly committed to going above and beyond in service of our clients and the support we provide our communities.

Always curious: We continuously seek new ideas and knowledge so we’re one step ahead of our clients’ needs. We look for inspiration everywhere and encourage experimentation, recognising that this is how we create brilliant solutions for brighter futures.

Embrace challenge: We aim high to transform our potential into meaningful outcomes. With ambition as our driving force and a steadfast commitment to growth, we succeed for the good of every generation.

Stronger together: Combining our diverse talents, we accomplish more collectively than we ever could do alone. We speak openly, actively listen, and support each other, and constructively challenge and embrace new ideas. We seek empowerment and demonstrate ownership and trust, with the confidence to make impactful decisions.

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Inclusion & Diversity

We value diversity and strive to promote inclusivity in all aspects of our culture. We believe in equal opportunities for all, ensuring that no applicant encounters less favourable treatment based on anything but their skills, qualifications, experience, and potential. We celebrate the unique contributions of a diverse workforce and create a respectful, nurturing environment where every colleague can thrive.

Values

Do the right thing: We act with integrity and are proudly committed to going above and beyond in service of our clients and the support we provide our communities.
Always curious: We continuously seek new ideas and knowledge so we’re one step ahead of our clients’ needs. We look for inspiration everywhere and encourage experimentation, recognising that this is how we create brilliant solutions for brighter futures.
Embrace challenge: We aim high to transform our potential into meaningful outcomes. With ambition as our driving force and a steadfast commitment to growth, we succeed for the good of every generation.
Stronger together: Combining our diverse talents, we accomplish more collectively than we ever could do alone. We speak openly, actively listen, and support each other, and constructively challenge and embrace new ideas. We seek empowerment and demonstrate ownership and trust, with the confidence to make impactful decisions.

Core Benefits

Holiday: 182 hours (26 days)

Quilter Incentive Scheme: All employees are eligible to participate in incentive scheme, to incentivise business performance and their contribution.

Pension Scheme: A non-contributory company pension scheme that can be boosted through personal contributions.

Private Medical Insurance: Single cover as standard with options to increase cover to include your partner or children.

Life Assurance: 4x your salary.

Income Protection: 75% of salary, less state benefits, payable after 26 weeks of absence.

Healthcare Cash Plan: Jersey employees only

In addition to our core benefits, we offer a range of flexible benefits to UK employees that you can choose from and pay for conveniently via a salary deduction.

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