Quality Engineering Environments Manager
Asda Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Retail · 10,001+ employees
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About the role
The Quality Engineering Environments Manager will define and deliver the test environment strategy for major transformation programmes, including SAP S/4HANA. They are responsible for establishing governance, coordinating dependencies across teams and suppliers, and driving continuous improvement in environment management practices.
What they look for
Requirements
The role requires a strong background in test environment management within complex, integrated technology landscapes and large-scale programme delivery. Candidates must possess excellent stakeholder management skills and the ability to balance strategic planning with practical execution.
Benefits
Full description
Job Title
Quality Engineering Environments Manager Location
Asda House Employment Type
Full time Contract Type
Permanent Hours Per Week
37.5 Salary
Competitive salary plus benefits
Category
Software Development and Implementation Closing Date
19 November 2026
This role requires on-site presence at Asda House in Leeds for at least three days per week. We’re really looking forward to having you around!
Join us at Asda and play a key role in enabling high-quality delivery across our fast-paced retail business. We’re looking for a passionate Quality Engineering Environments Manager to join our team and play a key role in delivering major business transformation programmes, including a significant SAP S/4HANA upgrade.
We're primarily looking for someone with strong experience in test environment strategy, environment governance and managing complex technology landscapes.
This is a strategic role focused on defining and shaping the organisation's approach to test environments across a complex technology landscape. You'll be responsible for ensuring environments are planned, coordinated and governed effectively, enabling successful programme delivery across multiple business and technology initiatives.
Working closely with technology teams, business stakeholders and third-party suppliers, you'll help establish the roadmap and best practices needed to support large-scale change initiatives across the organisation.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and deliver the test environment strategy across major transformation programmes.
- Establish and maintain effective governance, planning and coordination processes for test environments.
- Shape and support the development of a future environment landscape capable of supporting multiple programmes and business priorities.
- Coordinate environment requirements, dependencies and readiness activities across multiple teams and suppliers.
- Work closely with internal teams and third-party vendors to align environment requirements and priorities.
- Drive continuous improvement in test environment management practices and processes.
- Support the adoption of service virtualisation approaches to reduce system dependencies and increase flexibility.
- Provide technical leadership and guidance on environment-related challenges.
- Identify and mitigate environment-related risks, issues and constraints.
- Influence stakeholders at all levels to ensure successful programme delivery.
About You
You'll have a strong background in test environments and programme delivery, with the ability to operate strategically whilst maintaining technical credibility.
Essential Skills & Experience
- Proven experience developing and implementing test environment strategies within large-scale programmes.
- Strong understanding of test environment management within complex, integrated technology landscapes.
- Experience coordinating multiple environments, systems, suppliers and delivery teams.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
- The ability to balance long-term strategic thinking with practical delivery requirements.
- Experience identifying and mitigating environment-related risks and issues.
- Experience working across multiple applications, integrations and third-party platforms.
Desirable Skills & Experience
- Experience supporting ERP, digital or enterprise-wide transformation programmes.
- Exposure to SAP S/4HANA or similar large-scale technology implementations.
- Knowledge of service virtualisation concepts and tooling.
- Experience working within retail, supply chain or highly integrated enterprise environments.
Everything you'll love
To ensure we balance moments where we know we need to collaborate together and the need for flexibility, Asda has a hybrid way of working with a minimum 3 days a week in one of our Home Offices. Over and above this, each area of Asda may have additional requirements which may require spending more days in the office, visiting suppliers, stores or depots.
You will also get an excellent benefits package including:
- Discretionary company bonus
- Company pension up to 7% matched
- Company Car allowance of £5,700
- 15% colleague discount in store and online
- Free access to wellbeing services such as Stream, 24/7 virtual GP, counselling, health and dental cash plans and a 24/7 employee assistance helpline, alongside discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking, enhanced to theme parks and cinemas.
- Asda Allies Inclusion Networks – helping colleagues to make sure everybody is included and that our differences are recognised and celebrated
- Excellent parental leave policies, including maternity & adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, neonatal care leave, and support for those doing fertility treatments.
We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves
