Head of Applications

Head of Applications London - Hybrid - £300/£325p/d Inside IR35 - 3+ Months Apply promptly! A high volume of applicants is expected for the role as detailed below, do not wait to send your CV. An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Head of Applications to join our customer on an interim basis. The successful candidate will be responsible for planning, and managing on all activities related to support, design, development, automation and implementation of systems, software and applications. Apply a blend of structured project management and flexible best practices for providing excellent technology services that meets users’ needs, including experience in Waterfall, Agile, the ITIL framework and working collaboratively with our teams from across the department. Key Responsibilities: Lead the development and maintenance of a comprehensive application architecture blueprint, including all relevant MI and a roadmap for integration, consolidation and risk mitigation. Work closely with senior stakeholders to produce Business Cases. Orchestrate integration projects and corresponding strategies between business and Dev teams. Plan, execute, and manage the integration of new apps into existing systems/software Develop standards/processes to support and facilitate software/integration projects and initiatives. Review and analyse existing applications effectiveness and efficiency, and then develop strategies for improving or leveraging these systems. Manage the development and deployment of new applications, systems software, and/or enhancements to existing applications. Ensure that any new IT software integration meets functional requirements, system compliance, and interface specifications. Collaborate with key stakeholders, and system owners in the acquisition, deployment and testing of new software programs and applications. Implement corporate applications projects, as directed by the Director of Corporate Technology. To undertake leadership in the design sessions for mapping and prototyping new applications. Work diligently to enhance or improve business processes via integration, automations or, as necessary, minimise the impact of integration on those processes. Lead on automation tools such as Power Automate and integrate power apps with other technology. Evaluate results of integration projects, then report and make recommendations based on findings. Manage network and software engineers to assist with QA, program logic, and data processing. Compile and maintain inventory of company software and systems assets and their corresponding contracts/agreements. Develop and communicate training for end users, hold clinics, and other user-related activities. Lead on for various upgrade projects, improvements, and other conversions, to ensure our infrastructure is fit for purpose and vendor security patches are deployed. Implement procedures that allow relevant statistics to be collected for KPI monitoring. Line manage the activities of the Application Team If you are available and interested in this opportunity, please apply for further information. Please note due to high volumes of applications we are unable to contact every application. If you do not hear back from us within 7 days of sending your application, please assume that you have not been successful on this occasion. At Lucid, we celebrate difference and value diverse perspectives, underpinned by our values ‘Honesty, Integrity and Pragmatism’. We are proud to provide equal opportunities in line with our Diversity and Inclusion policy and welcome applications from all suitably qualified or experienced people, regardless of personal characteristics. If you have a disability or health condition and seek support throughout the recruitment process, please do not hesitate to contact us via the details below.