Application Architect

• Permanent
• Hybrid: 2 days onsite a week
• Up to £125,000

Application Architect (SaaS and COTS)| Permanent| Hybrid

• Salary: £110,000 - £125,000
• Hybrid: 2 days a week onsite in London
• Industry: Highly Regulated Firm

Job Summary
Our client, a leading international law firm, is seeking an experienced Application Architect to join their Strategy & Architecture team in London. This senior role will take ownership of the enterprise applications portfolio, leading the selection, design, and delivery of Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) and SaaS solutions across the firm globally. The successful candidate will drive cloud and AI strategies, manage stakeholder relationships at all levels, and work on 2-5 year technology roadmaps. Legal or professional services sector experience is highly desirable, with preference for candidates familiar with legal-specific enterprise systems. This is a hands-on role requiring strong technical expertise combined with excellent communication skills to engage with partners, C-suite executives, and technical teams alike.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own and manage the firms enterprise applications portfolio strategy, governance, design principles and roadmaps across HR, Finance, Compliance and Marketing domains
• Lead technical architecture for all new applications and cloud-hosted SaaS projects, providing subject matter expertise to design governance boards and supplier engagements
• Support and chair Architectural Review Board meetings, ensuring all architecture documentation, standards, patterns and principles remain current and understood across teams
• Work with business units and technical leads to maintain the firm-wide applications roadmap, designing integrations across COTS applications and hybrid SaaS solutions
• Lead the adoption of the Microsoft 365 platform, including SharePoint Online and CoPilot, while researching emerging technologies and modern IT practices
• Conduct vendor product selection and management, including RFIs/RFPs, ensuring solutions align with business objectives and support geographically dispersed global users

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Substantial experience as an Application Architect in a highly-regulated firm, with some knowledge of legal technology vendors (InTapp, Litera, iManage, Aderant, SAP SuccessFactors)
• Strong expertise in Microsoft 365 ecosystem (Exchange Online, SharePoint Online) and Microsoft Azure IaaS, SaaS and PaaS services
• Extensive experience in Enterprise Architecture disciplines with the ability to create and work with EA artefacts, technical roadmaps and governance processes
• Certifications, including TOGAF 9+, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, and Microsoft 365 Fundamentals, preferred
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills with the ability to engage at all levels from technical teams to C-suite executives
• Hands-on approach with experience in mid-to-large global organizations; consultancy backgrounds considered if demonstrating required hands-on delivery experience

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