Application Architect
- manchester, england, United Kingdom
- Contract
- £65 - £85 Per Hour
Job Description
Anticipated Contract End Date/Length: 6 months
Work Set Up: Hybrid (3 days per week onsite, 2 days remote)
Clearance Required: BPSS
Our client in the Information Technology and Services industry is looking for an Application Architect to support complex applications within a workspace technology portfolio. The role will serve as the technical point of contact for application support and future development, requiring a deep understanding of application and infrastructure components across messaging, logging, security, identity, cloud, SaaS, compute, storage, networking, and databases.
What you will do:
- Act as the technical point of contact for complex applications, interfacing with customer and technology stakeholders.
- Develop a complete understanding of the architecture supporting complex workspace applications.
- Review and maintain architectural and operational documentation.
- Maintain a catalogue of application integrations with external technologies.
- Assess cyber, identity, and external security technology requirements across applications.
- Manage inter-application dependencies for data transfers, messaging, events, and related services.
- Coordinate with application administrators and technical specialists across interconnected technology areas.
- Assess infrastructure dependencies across cloud, SaaS, compute, storage, networking, and database technologies.
- Ensure compliance with required security policies and standards.
- Develop and manage patching strategies across the full technology stack.
- Manage upgrade strategies and activities across the full technology stack.
- Support incident and problem management, including root cause analysis and remediation activities.
- Maintain future application roadmaps in line with customer business requirements.
- Collaborate with business users and technology specialists to ensure effective stakeholder engagement and service delivery.


