Environments Manager

Carnival Corporation • Full-time • Southampton, Hampshire • 1w ago

Description

Carnival UK is in search of a Manager, Environments, who is crucial in supporting our technological direction and nurturing a high-performing team. Your responsibilities will include:

Ensure that all pre‑production environments are consistently available, fit for purpose, and ready to support portfolio delivery, release control, and wider operational needs across a broad range of platforms, technologies, and data types

Lead a team of Environment Engineers and develop team skill profile to align with new technologies being introduced into the organisation as part of the technology transformation programme

Gather clear requirements from multiple stakeholders and translate HLD/LLD into buildable work packages, coordinating internal and external teams to build and validate infrastructure, databases, and applications

Act as a senior escalation point for environment issues; lead investigation, root cause analysis, and remediation while owning capacity monitoring/alerting and reporting to keep environments stable and ready for use

Ensure environments follow internal hardening, compliance, and operational standards, maintaining segregation of duties and ensuring CAB/change processes and data-handling controls are followed

Identify and implement service improvements to simplify, standardise, increase reliability, and automate, building strong working relationships across Digital & Technology Office (DTO) and sharing knowledge across Carnival brands

Positioned within our internal structure from CUK15 (entry level) to CUK1 (Brand President), this role is classified as a CUK07, offered as a full-time position, on a permanent basis. We offer hybrid work including up to two days from home.

Requirements: Your Expertise and Leadership

To thrive as a Manager, Environments, we're looking for:

Strong core Microsoft operating systems and identity technologies experience (Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP), alongside Linux operating systems

Proven cloud services experience (AWS) combined with strong virtualisation expertise (VMware vSphere, vCenter)

Broad infrastructure platform capability including Storage Area Networks (Dell EMC advantageous) plus Web Application Firewalls and load balancing technologies

Knowledge of enterprise networking (LAN/WAN/Wi-Fi) and firewall technologies, with experience working in fast-paced technical environments and using IT Service Management systems

About You: A Catalyst for Change

We believe that diversity enriches our team. We're interested in candidates who:

Speaks up - Speaks out about concerns, shares ideas and encourages team to do the same, encouraging input from diverse stakeholders to identify options and select practical, secure solutions

Respects & protects - Builds relationships and inclusive teams. Safeguards the wellbeing and safety of others. Looks for more efficient and sustainable solutions that protect the environment, building strong working relationships across Digital & Technology Office (DTO)

Improves - Promotes collaboration and compliance, drives for continuous improvement, identifying and implementing service improvements to simplify, standardise, increase reliability, and automate

Communicates - Talks openly about values and priorities and acts a role model for others, making environment plans visible and encouraging shared ownership of outcomes while inviting input and sharing context

Why Join Us?

Working with us is about more than a job. It's about creating unforgettable holiday happiness for our guests and a fulfilling career for you. Our benefits package reflects our commitment to your wellbeing:

Employee Discounted Cruising plus Friends and Family offers

Annual bonus

Minimum 25 days leave, bank holiday allowance and holiday trading scheme

Extensive learning and development opportunities

Contributory Defined Contribution Pension scheme

Ready to Lead?

If guiding a technology team to new heights excites you, we're eager to hear from you. Apply now to start your journey with us, where your performance-led leadership will make a difference in our shared success.

Recruitment Journey

For more information on your recruitment journey, please visit our Candidate Journey Map.

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