Enterprise
Glasgow
c £80000

Application Architect

Ref: 525| Posted: 21st Feb 2022

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Durham Professional Services has a requirement for an Application Architect. This is a full time, permanent position, based in Central Glasgow but the role is currently WFH and likely to be in office as required. The Enterprise Application Architect will be working closely as part of the overall EA team, which includes colleagues in the Business and Information domains, and have primary responsibility for developing the application architecture and strategy. This includes developing and maintain roadmaps and standards, advising on application lifecycles and helping to shape a portfolio of projects that can deliver the applications and services required to meet all targets and operational strategies.

This role will be to:-

  • Collaborate with EA colleagues to develop strategic architecture vision for the organisation in conjunction with senior stakeholders.
  • Lead the definition of future application architecture and strategy.
  • Own the roadmaps, standards and develop achievable plans to realise future application architecture.
  • Collaborate with projects and programmes to develop application capabilities to support strategic requirements.
  • Support assurance and governance activities to ensure projects and programme deliver in line with strategic architecture.

Skills

  • General EA development practices, methods and tools, such as TOGAF, Zachmann, Archimate and the associated visualisation and modelling skills
  • Ability to understand the overall business strategy and orientate the application ecosystem to enable it in a cost efficient and agile way
  • Ability to identify emerging technology and business models that can add value, and take full advantage of technological innovation
  • Ability to function independently and with confidence in ambiguous and challenging situations

Experience:

  • Cloud migrations including the re-imagining and re-engineering of applications and processes in the cloud, of particular interest would be Dynamics 365 Commerce or Finance
  • Development and governance of Low-code solutions, such as Power Platform
  • API led Integration technologies, such as Mulesoft
  • Web technologies, such as Adobe Experience Manager or scripting languages such as React
  • Knowledge of full application life-cycle design tools and methodologies

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships