Job Description

Company Description

For over 28 years,

Version 1

has partnered with leading global brands to deliver digital, cloud, and enterprise application solutions that drive business success. We are proud to be recognised as:

Oracle Innovation Partner of the Year 2023 (EMEA)

Microsoft Global Partner of the Year (Modernising Applications)

AWS Collaboration Partner of the Year (EMEA)

One of the

Best Workplaces for Women

in the UK & Ireland (2023)

With

3,500+ people

and revenues exceeding

EUR347m/302m

, Version 1 is a market leader in Oracle, Microsoft, and AWS consulting services - and one of the fastest-growing digital consultancies in Europe.

We are now seeking an experienced Environment and Release Manager to join our Oracle team, supporting major public sector clients. This is a key coordination and governance role, ensuring the integrity of environment management and release processes across a complex programme landscape.

Key Responsibilities

Own and maintain the environment and cloning plan, ensuring environments are fit for purpose across all phases of testing and deployment. Manage the release process for configuration and code changes, from defect triage through to approval, deployment, and validation. Chair and coordinate change release meetings, ensuring timely review and approval of change requests. Maintain release runbooks, ensuring all pre-release tasks are completed by relevant teams (technical, functional, reporting, client). Ensure traceability and version control of all configuration and design changes, aligned with audit and quality standards. Support walkthroughs of configuration and environment readiness as part of formal entry criteria for testing phases. Collaborate with client-side release managers in a "two-in-a-box" model, ensuring alignment and transparency. Monitor and report on defect and change request status, using tools such as JIRA and Confluence. Drive continuous improvement in environment and release processes, exploring automation opportunities where feasible.

This role requires candidates to be eligible for SC clearance, which includes having a minimum of 5 years of continuous residency in the UK.

Qualifications

Proven experience in Oracle Cloud ERP implementations, with a strong understanding of environment lifecycle management and release governance. Demonstrable track record in Environment and Release Management across complex programmes, ideally within public sector or regulated environments. Experience managing configuration and code releases through multiple test environments (e.g. DEV, UAT, Pre-Prod), ensuring traceability and audit readiness. Familiarity with JIRA or similar tools for defect tracking and change request management. Strong working knowledge of ITIL framework, particularly around Change and Release Management (ITIL Foundation certification desirable). Experience coordinating across cross-functional teams including technical, functional, testing, and client stakeholders. Exposure to CI/CD principles and hybrid release models (manual + automated), with an understanding of Oracle related tooling (FSM, Config Snapshot, etc.).

Skills

Leadership & Coordination: Ability to lead environment and release planning activities, chair release meetings, and manage stakeholder communications. Analytical Thinking: Capable of assessing release risks, validating deployments, and ensuring environment readiness. Communication: Clear and confident communicator, able to engage with senior stakeholders and technical teams. Planning & Organisation: Skilled in managing environment calendars, cloning schedules, and release runbooks. Problem Solving: Proactive in identifying and resolving environment-related issues, ensuring minimal disruption to testing and production. Documentation & Governance: Strong attention to detail in maintaining environment plans, change logs, and validation records. Collaboration: Comfortable working in a "two-in-a-box" model with client-side release managers and SMEs.

Additional Information

Why Version 1?

Strong

career progression & mentorship

through our Strength in Balanceand leadership programmes, including quarterly

Pathways Career Development reviews

. Significant

training budget

for certifications and further education.

Version 1 Annual Excellence Awards

& Call-Outrecognition platform celebrating achievement. Moments that matter& enhanced

maternity/paternity leave policies

to support your journey. Active

ESG & CSR initiatives

, allowing you to give back through fundraising, volunteering, and diversity, inclusion & belonging programmes.

Benefits include:

Quarterly

performance-related profit share

Hybrid / Remote

working flexibility

Pension, private healthcare, life assurance

cover Certified

Great Place to Work

for 10+ years running

This is hybrid based with occasional travel to your nearest base office.

Ashley Billington, Head of Talent Acquisition - Enterprise Applications (Oracle Cloud - ERP, HCM, EPM)

+447840839370

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We are an equal opportunities employer. Please refer to our Diversity & Inclusion statement located at: Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging | Version 1 Careers


Please note: We have an internal recruitment team and do not accept agency candidates. If you want to join the team here at Version 1, get in touch with us directly!