Application / Enterprise Systems Manager

TN United Kingdom; Gloucester; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks an Application / Enterprise Systems Manager to lead a dynamic team in Gloucester. This role involves managing enterprise SaaS applications, ensuring their reliability, and implementing effective change management processes. You will play a pivotal role in enhancing the Microsoft 365 application estate and collaborating with various business units to drive system improvements. With hybrid working options and a commitment to employee development, this position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to a growing technology firm that values innovation and teamwork.

Benefits

Hybrid working options

Annual bonus based on profit share

Private medical insurance

25 days holiday plus public holidays

Chemring Share Save plan

Qualifications

• Experience managing enterprise SaaS applications in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of change management and ITIL practices.
• Proven leadership skills in managing application support teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of application support specialists ensuring application reliability.
• Plan and implement new deployments and manage change across enterprise systems.
• Monitor performance and stability of SaaS applications and integration solutions.

Skills

Management of enterprise SaaS applications

Change management principles

ITIL practices

M365 office productivity tools

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT or related field

Tools

IFS

Dayforce

Boomi

Microsoft Power Platform

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Application / Enterprise Systems Manager, Gloucester

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Client:

Roke

Location:

Gloucester, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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Yes

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Posted:

26.04.2025

Expiry Date:

10.06.2025

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Job Description:

Job Title: Application / Enterprise Systems Manager
Location : Romsey, Gloucester or Woking – Hybrid.

As an Application / Enterprise Systems Manager, you thrive on managing / spearheading a team within an IT department, that contributes to the success to Roke.

As a Hands-On Application / Enterprise Systems Manage r, you will have the responsibility for the operation and performance of the application portfolio maintained by the Enterprise Systems Team.

You will offer both hands-on technical support, as well as offering team leadership in the form of developing the team members, setting objectives, training plans and managing workloads.

You will play a critical role in the success of our Microsoft 365 application estate and adoption into service of a suite of SaaS applications being implemented as part of a significant change programme

Roke are a leading technology & engineering company with clients spanning National Security, Defence and Industry through our Futures business and Intelligence as a Service. You will work alongside our customers to solve their complex and unique challenges.

As our next Application / Enterprise Systems Engineer, you’ll be leader, with a high degree of technical expertise in some of the critical businessapplications/platforms maintained by the team, these include IFS, Dayforce, Boomi and the Microsoft Power Platform technology stack.

Key Responsibilities:
* Manage a small internal team of application support specialists.
* Ensure the availability and reliability of business-critical applications, providing support within agreed SLA’s.
* Ensure all security/permissions measures are met and auditable.
* Plan and implement new deployments and planned outages.
* Develop documentation for support of deployed systems.
* Be a point of escalation and resolution for Incident and request management within SLAs.
* Manage a change framework across all enterprise systems, integration platforms and the M365 application estate.
* Deliver configuration, reporting, integration and modification change-requests into an evolving suite of evergreen SaaS systems.
* Work closely with SaaS and IPaaS vendors on patches and upgrades, ensuring production environments remain stable and stakeholders up to date with change.
* Identify and mitigate risks associated with the enterprise systems estate, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and security standards.
* Monitor the performance and stability of SaaS applications and integration solutions collaborating with end-users and support teams to address any issues promptly.
* Own and maintain enterprise systems documentation, including any relevant policies. Ensuring all processes, configurations, change requests, testing outcomes, and implementation plans are documented comprehensibly.
* Spearhead and, at times, assist team members with varied systems-admin and configuration duties across a broad system landscape.
* Engage with business units and support functions, to capture, specify, prioritise and delivery system improvements in line with normal business change plus Operational Excellence and IT continuous improvement initiatives.
* Steer the development of an IT training service, ensuring best value from investment in enterprise and specialist software applications.
* Participate in the work of the IT management team, contributing to the continuous improvement of the department and acting as a role model to other IT team members.

A diverse and welcoming culture where you can have a voice

The Key Requirements...
* Proven experience in managing enterprise SaaS applications, particularly in a manufacturing or project-accounting environment. Familiarity with IFS is highly desirable.
* Strong understanding of change management principles and experience implementing change management processes for enterprise IT systems - Solid understanding of relevant ITIL practices * A high level of experience with M365 office productivity tools
* Proven experience of managing / Supervising a team of Applications / Enterprise systems engineers.

Built over a 60-year heritage, Roke offers specialist knowledge in sensors, communications, cyber, and AI and ML. We change the way organisations think and act – through dynamic insights from the analysis of multiple layers of data. We take care of the innovative, technical stuff that keeps everyone safe – that’s our mission, passion, and motivation.

Joining a team united by purpose and ambition, you’ll be at the heart of an exciting growth journey: having doubled in size over the last 4 years, we intend to double our headcount by 2027. At Roke, every individual counts. We push technical boundaries, together. We re-invest in product innovation, and we empower our people to make a difference
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We promise interesting work with smart people

Where you’ll work…
ROMSEY - Alongside hybrid and flexible working options, you’ll find our Romsey site located within beautiful Hampshire countryside, close to the picturesque New Forest District and not far from a superb stretch of the south coast. This is no corporate concrete jungle; this is a manor house site, with ample parking an on-site gym and a driveway full of daffodils in the spring.

WOKING - Alongside hybrid and flexible working options, you’ll find our Woking site in a modern building on the outskirts of London. Rated excellent for sustainability by BREEAM & Fitwel certified – you’ll feel better for visiting. This site provides key links to our customers in London, is a 5 minute walk from the train station, has secure parking nearby and dedicated cycle storage.

GLOUCESTER- Alongside hybrid and flexible working options, you’ll find our Gloucester site in a business park two minutes from junction 11A of the M5; The site allows easy access to our local customer base. Set on the outskirts of the Cotswolds, you are never far from a picturesque view or lunch time walk.

The Benefits and Perks...
· Hybrid working: A minimum of 40% of your monthly hours working at your base location, subject to role requirements
· Annual bonus: Based on profit share and personal performance
· Private medical insurance: Includes cover for existing conditions
· Holiday: 25 days plus public holidays and your birthday off
· Chemring Share Save: Monthly savings into a 3 or 5 year plan.

Clearances…
Due to the nature of this role, we require you to be eligible to achieve SC clearance.

The Next Step...
Click apply, submitting an up-to-date CV. We look forward to hearing from you.