Lead Application Architect – Cloud & Legal Tech

DGH Recruitment; West of England; Sur place; GBP 90 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Application Architect role based in Bristol within a global law firm. You will lead the technical design of the off-the-shelf application estate, focusing on integration and enterprise service bus architectures using cloud technologies.

You will evalutate new solutions, deliver high-level designs and participate in workshops with project teams. The role requires TOGAF experience, familiarity with Elite/Intapp/iManage, and strong M365/cloud knowledge to drive secure, scalable architectures.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years' IT applications engineering/architecture experience.
• Experience with EA frameworks such as TOGAF.
• Experience with Elite, Intapp, Workday, iManage (Cloud, Work 10) and other legal systems.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft M365 and public/hybrid cloud (Azure, AWS).
• Understanding of Linux/Windows, middleware, and containers (Kubernetes, Docker).
• Ability to communicate with stakeholders and partner with business teams.

Responsabilités

• Lead the technical design of the firm's application estate and integration architecture.
• Provide high‑level designs and estimates for investment mandates.
• Run technical workshops and translate business needs into solutions with Business Analysts.
• Analyze technology to recommend scalable, secure, cost‑effective designs.
• Collaborate with IT Security and Infrastructure Architects to meet security requirements.
• Own the applications roadmap, best practices, and documentation.

Connaissances

Architecture design

TOGAF

Cloud computing

Stakeholder engagement

Legal tech

Kubernetes

Docker

VMware

Formation

Bachelor's degree in IT or related field

Outils

TOGAF

Elite

Intapp

Workday

iManage Cloud

Azure

AWS

VMware

Cisco

Linux

Windows

Kubernetes

Docker

Description du poste

Application Architect role based in Bristol within a global law firm. You will lead the technical design of the off-the-shelf application estate, focusing on integration and enterprise service bus architectures using cloud technologies.

You will evalutate new solutions, deliver high-level designs and participate in workshops with project teams. The role requires TOGAF experience, familiarity with Elite/Intapp/iManage, and strong M365/cloud knowledge to drive secure, scalable architectures.