IS Applications Lead
8 days ago
Barrow-in-Furness
IS Applications Lead - ContractLocation: Barrow-in-Furness Contract: Contract/Day Rate - Negotiable Duration: 24 Months We're looking for an experienced IS Applications Lead to take ownership of a broad applications estate, with SAP at its core, within a complex multi-site organisation. The role will provide technical and commercial oversight across applications, managing outsourced service providers, vendors and key application projects, while ensuring strong governance, security, performance and service delivery. • Lead the management, life cycle and performance of the applications estate, including SAP., • Oversee SAP landscape, integrations, hosting, change and release management., • Manage third-party vendors, outsourced support teams, contracts, licensing and renewals., • Act as a key interface between internal teams, suppliers, auditors and external stakeholders., • Lead application upgrades, implementations, changes and replacement projects., • Coordinate application testing and UAT., • Maintain application architecture, technical documentation and service catalogues., • Support IT General Controls, cyber security, assurance and audit activities., • Lead and support major incident response and application escalations., • Oversee integrations and act as the central point of coordination between vendors., • Support commercial activities including contract renewals, tenders and supplier performance. You'll have strong experience in applications management within a complex organisation, with a solid understanding of SAP, Azure, Microsoft 365 and enterprise application environments. You should also have: • Strong SAP change/release management experience., • Experience managing outsourced IT/application service providers., • Good understanding of IT General Controls, governance and cyber security., • Experience with application life cycle, incident, problem and change management., • Strong vendor, contract and commercial management skills., • Experience coordinating application testing/UAT and project delivery., • Excellent stakeholder management and escalation-handling skills. This is a hands-on applications leadership role suited to someone who can operate across technical, commercial, governance and supplier-management responsibilities. Both Modis International Ltd and Modis Europe Ltd are Equal Opportunities Employers. #J-18808-Ljbffr