Who is HelloKindred?
HelloKindred are specialists in staffing marketing, creative and technology roles, offering a range of talent solutions that can be delivered on-site, remotely or hybrid.
Our vision is to make work accessible and people’s lives better. We do this by disrupting traditional employment barriers – connecting ambitious talent to flexible opportunities with trusted brands.
Anticipated Contract End Date/Length: September 30, 2026
Work Set Up: Hybrid
Our client in the Information Technology and Services industry is looking for a Programme Environment Manager to define, implement, and govern the environment and release strategy for a large-scale technology programme. This role focuses on ensuring that all environments are fit-for-purpose, compliant, and aligned with organisational standards to support successful programme delivery. The Programme Environment Manager will oversee environment lifecycle management, coordinate release readiness across workstreams, and establish governance frameworks that ensure consistency, reliability, and operational integrity across development, testing, and production environments.
What you will do:
- Define and implement the environment and release strategy for the programme to ensure environments are compliant, reliable, and aligned with organisational standards.
- Establish governance processes for full environment lifecycle management across development, testing, and production environments.
- Maintain a central repository for governance documentation, tooling standards, branching strategies, and naming conventions.
- Manage environment calendars and readiness across multiple workstreams to ensure effective coordination.
- Maintain risk logs and proactively identify and resolve environment conflicts that may impact delivery timelines.
- Gate releases to ensure compliance with SDLC processes, security policies, and resilience standards.
- Drive automation across release and testing processes to improve efficiency, consistency, and reliability.
- Implement access control models, FinOps guidance, and security governance templates across environments.
- Monitor environment-related risks and implement mitigation strategies to maintain compliance and operational stability.
- Partner with cloud architects, infrastructure engineers, and delivery leads to ensure environments support programme objectives.
- Secure stakeholder alignment on environment standards, governance frameworks, and operational processes.
- Define and enforce best practices across release management, tooling, and environment standards to ensure consistency and repeatability.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Candidates must be legally authorized to live and work in the country where the position is based, without requiring employer sponsorship.
HelloKindred is committed to fair, transparent, and inclusive hiring practices. We assess candidates based on skills, experience, and role-related requirements.
We appreciate your interest in this opportunity. While we review every application carefully, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
HelloKindred is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
