Drive Digital Transformation
We are looking for a highly skilled Application Architect to drive digital transformation through the design and implementation of cutting-edge applications. This role requires a strong understanding of integration tools and technologies, cloud and hybrid architectures, and security, compliance, and data governance best practices.
* Lead the design and architecture of stream specific applications so they adhere to the overall organisational goals, principles and standards as well as industry best practices.
* Design and implement integrations that enable seamless data and process flow between departmental systems, core organisation solutions (ERP, CMS, etc) and within the wider data and application landscape while ensuring interoperability between applications to facilitate efficient working practices.
* Analyse existing business processes and workflows, identifying opportunities for optimisation and collaborating with business and IT teams to implement improvements.
* Advocate for a cohesive, enterprise-wide approach to technology investments that supports scalability, cost-efficiency, and long-term alignment with business goals.
* Ensure that agreed best practices, governance standards, and legal and regulatory compliance requirements across the technology ecosystem are followed, collaborating with compliance and risk management teams as needed.
* Work with security, governance and product teams to implement security best practices and ensure regulatory compliance within applications.
* Document all application architecture design and analysis work.
* Ensure technology and delivery approaches are aligned between delivery teams and with the overall IT and Architecture strategies.
* Represent company interests when working with 3rd party suppliers.
* Identify the organisational impact (for example, on skills, processes, structures or culture) and financial impact of the application architecture.
* Ensure that IT Architecture is, and is recognised as, a valuable asset.