Applications Architect

£700pd (Outside IR35)

Monday 16 Mar 2026

Ref: 1823

Job Responsibilities

  • Be seen as the clear technical lead in all new applications and cloud hosted SaaS projects Provide subject matter expertise to projects, suppliers and design governance boards.
  • Own the governance, and design, of enterprise applications within their portfolio.
  • Provide subject matter expertise to projects and design governance boards.
  • Work alongside the rest of the Strategy & Architecture team to continually update the overall technology vision and strategy for the firm to plan and budget against.
  • Help champion modern IT practices and ways of working to the wider IT department.
  • Ensure that all strategy, architecture, standards, patterns, principles and roadmaps are kept current and fully understood by all relevant teams within the firm.
  • Create and maintain architectural documentation as artefacts that relate to network topology, architectural designs, patterns, principles and standards and technology selection.

Skills Required

  • Previous experience as an architect responsible for multiple disciplines in the Microsoft 365 stack such as Exchange and, SharePoint.
  • Proven experience of working with Microsoft Azure IaaS, SaaS and PaaS services.
  • Proven architectural experience of applications such as InTapp, Litera, iManage and Aderant.
  • Experience in designing and deploying COTS and Microsoft M365 applications especially focusing on hybrid services like Exchange-Online and SharePoint-Online

This role offers hybrid working - 3 days WFH weekly. The contract sits Outside IR35.