Applications Architect: Digital Transformation Lead

DXC Technology; Farnborough; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

DXC Technology is seeking an experienced Applications Architect to join our Digital Applications Transformation team in Farnborough. This onsite role will lead the definition, governance and modernization of enterprise application architectures to deliver scalable, secure and maintainable solutions.

You will collaborate with architects, engineers and business leaders to shape roadmaps, drive cloud adoption and ensure alignment with business objectives across major transformation programmes.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in application architecture and system design.
• Experience in Apps Migration projects from current incumbent to new service providers
• Strong understanding of enterprise application architecture and design patterns.
• Experience in system integration and modernisation approaches.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the target application architecture and roadmap aligned with business goals.
• Develop application reference architectures, frameworks, and design principles.
• Lead application portfolio rationalization (consolidation, decommissioning, modernization).
• Design scalable, modular, and reusable application architectures.
• Define integration patterns across systems.
• Establish architecture standards and lead architecture review boards.
• Drive legacy modernization initiatives and promote cloud-native architectures.
• Partner with stakeholders to translate requirements into application solutions.

Skills

Application architecture

Enterprise architecture

Stakeholder management

Communication

Problem-solving

Job description

DXC Technology is seeking an experienced Applications Architect to join our Digital Applications Transformation team in Farnborough. This onsite role will lead the definition, governance and modernization of enterprise application architectures to deliver scalable, secure and maintainable solutions.

You will collaborate with architects, engineers and business leaders to shape roadmaps, drive cloud adoption and ensure alignment with business objectives across major transformation programmes.