Enterprise Applications Quality & Lifecycle Lead

AWE plc; Old Warren; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Starting from £50,060 p.a.

9-day working fortnight with every 2nd

270 hours annual leave

Pension scheme 9%–13%

Family friendly policies: Maternity 39

Paternity 4 weeks

Professional development funding

Employee Assistance Programme

Life Assurance (4x annual salary)

Discounts on everyday spending

Special Leave Policy

Job summary

AWE plc is seeking an Applications Specialist to provide subject matter expertise and quality assurance across enterprise applications. You will govern changes from definition to transition, align with security and enterprise standards, and support ongoing optimisation of business-critical applications.

Reporting to the Domain Lead (Applications) and collaborating with stakeholders, technical teams and suppliers, you will safeguard data integrity and ensure changes meet business objectives and

Qualifications

• Experience supporting enterprise application change, enhancement, upgrade or configuration activities.
• Experience gathering and documenting business and functional requirements.
• Experience supporting application testing, defect management and acceptance activities.
• Experience working with third-party suppliers and service providers.
• Experience assessing business process, operational and technical impacts of change.
• Risk identification and mitigation skills.
• Structured problem-solving and root cause analysis.
• Ability to challenge assumptions and proposed solutions constructively.
• Strong attention to detail and quality focus.
• Ability to balance business needs, risk, compliance and operational considerations.

Responsibilities

• Requirements Integrity: capture, validate, trace and maintain requirements throughout the change lifecycle.
• Application Fitness for Purpose: ensure applications meet business, operational and compliance needs.
• Solution Quality Assurance: ensure changes meet requirements, quality standards and acceptance criteria.
• Data Integrity: safeguard data quality and downstream processes.
• Operational Readiness: ensure changes are documented, tested, and transitioned to service.
• Supplier Assurance: validate supplier deliverables against requirements and security standards.
• Standards and Compliance: ensure changes align with enterprise architecture and regulatory needs.
• Benefits Realisation Support: ensure changes deliver expected operational benefits.
• Application Lifecycle Management: monitor risks, debt, upgrades and vendor roadmaps.
• Risk and Issue Management: identify and escalate risks and dependencies.

Education

Degree or equivalent in IT/related discipline

Job description

AWE plc is seeking an Applications Specialist to provide subject matter expertise and quality assurance across enterprise applications. You will govern changes from definition to transition, align with security and enterprise standards, and support ongoing optimisation of business-critical applications.

Reporting to the Domain Lead (Applications) and collaborating with stakeholders, technical teams and suppliers, you will safeguard data integrity and ensure changes meet business objectives and