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# Environments and Release Lead

- **Company:** mydentist
- **Location:** Radcliffe, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Release Management, Software Deployment, Strategies of Testing
- **Published:** June 29, 2026
- **Apply:** https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=db9b617bd447c9f5

## About the Role

Do you have experience in Software deployment?, * Proven experience in change management, release management, environment management, or service transition

 * Experience coordinating releases across cloud and on-premise environments
 * A strong understanding of change, release, and service management principles
 * Experience working with stakeholders, service teams, technical teams, and third-party suppliers
 * Strong planning, coordination, and communication skills
 * The ability to identify and manage risk, dependencies, and operational readiness concerns
 * Experience supporting CAB, go-live, and deployment planning activities
 * A service-focused approach with strong ownership and initiative

Enjoy being part of a team that's passionate about supporting our practices and ultimately helping the nation smile.

## Description

* Health and well-being benefits, including a virtual GP service and Employee Assistance Programme helpline, which includes free counselling sessions
 * Access to fantastic discounts at cinemas, major retail brands, restaurants and coffee chains - simple and easy to access, making it possible to save hundreds of pounds a year
 * Recognition schemes, including Support Centre Heroes and service awards

Your future, your role

As an Environments and Release Lead, you'll be:

 * Responsible for coordinating and controlling IT environments and release activity across cloud and on-premise services
 * Ensuring systems are ready, stable, secure, and available to support testing, deployment, and business change
 * Leading release planning, environment readiness, governance, and go-live coordination so that change is introduced in a controlled, repeatable, and low-risk way across the organisation
 * Combining operational leadership, stakeholder management, and hands-on oversight of release and environment processes
 * Working with Product Owners, Service Managers, Project Managers, technical teams, and suppliers to agree on release scope, entry criteria, and deployment approach
 * Reviewing and validating implementation plans, building completeness, test strategies, test evidence, and readiness criteria before release approval
 * Identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks relating to environments, deployment, release scheduling, service continuity, and operational readiness


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