Applications Enterprise Architect

Portsmouth, London, Edinburgh (Hybrid Working Model) Role: Permanent Position with Longevity Our client is seeking a seasoned Back Office Application Architect to join their dynamic team. Reporting to the Lead Enterprise Transformation Architect within the Enterprise Architecture team, this role focuses on developing and maintaining application strategies, roadmaps, designs, and other technical artifacts for the back-office estate. This includes systems such as Oracle EBS, Oracle Fusion, HR & Learning Management platforms, and Planning and Analytics solutions. The successful candidate will work closely with product groups, delivery portfolios, and business architecture teams to guide and assure the implementation of technical solutions in a highly regulated, safety-critical organization providing critical national infrastructure. Lead the evaluation, selection, and implementation of new technologies to enhance the back-office application ecosystem. Provide and assure technical roadmaps, designs, and support for the implementation, upgrade, management, and decommissioning of back-office systems in line with the client\’s technology strategy. Collaborate with product/project managers and solution designers to ensure solutions align with enterprise guardrails, technical roadmaps, and address key dependencies. Strategic planning and risk management capabilities. Proven experience in designing and implementing end-to-end back-office solutions in an enterprise environment. Extensive expertise in application architecture, with a focus on Oracle EBS, Oracle Fusion, HR & Learning Management systems, and Financial Analytics platforms. Deep understanding of the integration capabilities of Oracle EBS, Oracle Fusion, Cornerstone, and IBM Planning Analytics. Knowledge of integration and file transfer systems, such as MuleSoft and Go Anywhere. Salesforce platform experience (desirable but not essential).