Application Architect CGEMJP00352158

Experis - ManpowerGroup; Manchester; On-site; GBP 25,830,000 - 26,753,000; Full time

Job summary

Experis - ManpowerGroup is seeking an Application Architect for a 6-month, fully onsite role based in Manchester with additional locations. The role acts as the technical point of contact for complex workspace applications, covering architecture, security, integrations, and roadmaps within Capgemini’s portfolio.

You will manage architecture across cloud, SaaS, compute, storage, networking, and databases, ensuring policy compliance and leading patch/upgrade activities while coordinating with

Qualifications

• Extensive experience across End User, Workplace and Collaboration environments.
• Extensive experience of Windows Enterprise environments and associated tooling.
• Experience with Windows Operating Systems and familiarity with Linux.
• Experience in complex application architecture across multiple technology components.
• Experience in application deployment technologies.
• Management of an integration catalogue and strong knowledge of application protocols.
• Strong experience of Azure Public Cloud in terms of core landing zone, compute, storage, networking, and application services.
• Deep knowledge of security principles and technologies such as Entra Id, SCIM, SSO, certificates and RBAC Models.
• Strong experience in service management and ITIL.

Responsibilities

• Technical point of contact for complex applications, interfacing to Capgemini and customer stakeholders.
• Understand architecture of several complex workspace applications.
• Review and maintain architectural and operational documentation.
• Maintain a catalogue of all application integrations with external technologies.
• Understand cyber and identity requirements and external security technologies.
• Understand infrastructure dependencies across cloud, SAAS, compute, storage, networking and database technologies.
• Ensure compliance with security policies; patch and upgrade management.
• Assist incident and problem management with root-cause analysis and remediation.
• Contribute to future roadmaps aligned with customer business requirements.

Skills

End User & Workspace

Windows Enterprise

Azure Cloud

Security & IdP

ITIL & Service Mgmt

Stakeholder management

Tools

Windows OS

Azure

Entra ID / SSO

RBAC

Job description

Role Title: Application Architect

Duration: 6 months

Location: Manchester/Inverness/ Fully onsite, 5 days per week

Rate: up to £547.40 p/d Umbrella inside IR35

Role purpose / summary

An exciting opportunity to work as part of a growing End User Services UK department supporting multiple high-profile clients as part of the Capgemini portfolio. The role of Application Architect will be a forward-thinking position, which supports the client by being the technical point of contact for the support and future development of complex applications deployed in the workspace technology portfolio.

The role will require a deep understanding of both application and infrastructure components that support these workspace applications including all integrations across messaging, logging, security, identity, cloud, SAAS, compute, storage, networking and databases.

Your role

• Technical point of contact for complex applications, interfacing to both Capgemini and customer stakeholders.
• Gain an understanding of the complete architecture of several complex workspace applications.
• Review and maintain architectural and operational documentation.
• Understand and maintain a catalogue of all application integrations with external technologies.
• Understand all cyber and identity requirements and the requirements of external security technologies.
• Understand inter-application dependencies for data transfers, messages, event etc and liaising with counterpart application administrators from all those technical areas
• Understand all infrastructure dependencies across cloud, SAAS, compute, storage, networking and database technologies, liaising with counterparts from all those technical areas.
• Responsible for compliance with all required security policies.
• Responsible for patch management strategy across the full stack.
• Responsible for Upgrade management across the full stack.
• Assisting with incident and problem management, playing a proactive role in root cause analysis and management of remediation activities.
• Management of future roadmaps in line with customer business requirements.

Your skills and experience

• Extensive experience across End User, Workplace and Collabration environments.
• Extensive experience of Windows Enterprise environments and associated tooling.
• Extensive experience in Windows Operating Systems and familiarity with Linux.
• Experience with complex application architecture across multiple technology components.
• Experience in application deployment technologies.
• Management of an integration catalogue and strong knowledge of application protocols.
• Strong experience of Azure Public Cloud in terms of core landing zone, compute, storage, networking, and application services.
• Strong appreciation of Infrastructure services across compute, storage, networking and database technologies.
• Deep knowledge of security principles and technologies such as Entra Id, SCIM, SSO, certificates and RBAC Models.
• Strong experience in service management and ITIL.
• Strong experience in application troubleshooting and problem management.
• Excellent Stakeholder Management experience across both business users and fellow technology specialists

All profiles will be reviewed against the required skills and experience. Due to the high number of applications we will only be able to respond to successful applicants in the first instance. We thank you for your interest and the time taken to apply!