Environment Manager

Job Summary The Environment Manager is responsible for planning, scheduling, lifecycle management, and cost optimization of all non-production environments (Dev, QA, UAT, Performance). Acting as a critical enabler for project and product delivery, this role ensures environments are stable, available, and cost-effective. The Environment Manager coordinates across technical towers (DBAs, Infra, Security, Network, Application) and DevOps teams to integrate CI/CD pipelines, maintain smooth deployments, and manage environment operations. This position also oversees environment sharing, conflict resolution, risk escalation, and cost optimization across cloud and infrastructure. Key Responsibilities Environment Planning & Scheduling Own and manage the NPE calendar (test cycles, releases, refreshes, maintenance). Allocate and prioritize environments in collaboration with delivery teams. Manage environment sharing, resolving contention across multiple teams. Identify risks early (conflicts, capacity, performance) and escalate as needed. Technical & DevOps Coordination Act as the single coordination point with DBAs, Infra, Network, Security, and Application teams. Partner with DevOps teams to integrate CI/CD pipelines and align deployments with NPE governance. Ensure environments are provisioned, refreshed, and configured with required dependencies. Operational Ownership Oversee environment builds, refreshes, patching, and upgrades. Monitor health, availability, and performance in partnership with SREs. Ensure compliance with audit, security, and data standards. Cost & Optimization Own accountability for cloud and environment cost optimization. Track actual vs. estimated usage and right-size environments. Implement automation and governance to reduce idle spend. Collaboration & Governance Partner with the NPE Intake Analyst for demand forecasting and request feasibility. Coordinate with the Change Manager to align changes with environment schedules and readiness. Work with the Incident & Request Manager to resolve systemic environment issues identified through RCAs. Delivery & Governance Support Define activities, responsibilities, milestones, resources, and budgets to ensure cost/time alignment. Anticipate risks, develop contingency plans, and apply governance models. Track KPIs such as environment availability, defect leakage, and cost efficiency. Support software delivery methodologies and reusable best practices to improve delivery outcomes. Required Qualifications 68 years of experience in Environment, Release, or Platform Management with large-scale NPE coverage. Strong coordination experience across technical teams (DBA, Infra, Network, Security). Proven experience working with DevOps teams on CI/CD pipeline integration and automation. Deep knowledge of AWS, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and environment orchestration. Hands-on experience managing shared environments and resolving contention. Strong understanding of cloud cost optimization/FinOps (AWS Cost Explorer, Kubecost, CloudHealth). Excellent stakeholder management, risk escalation, and communication skills. Education: Bachelors Degree