Senior Application Consultant

**Senior Application Consultant** (Contract)

Duration: 12 Months (Possibility for extension)

Location: London/Hybrid (3 days in office)

Rate: A highly competitive Umbrella day rate is available for suitable candidates

Role Profile

We are looking for a Senior Application Consultant to join our dynamic team. This role is pivotal in driving architectural excellence and fostering collaboration across various teams to deliver cutting-edge solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Actively engage in all squad ceremonies, including elaboration, estimation, prioritisation, and implementation of work.
• Re-evaluate existing solutions, applying architectural guidance and best practises to propose innovative solutions.
• Develop and maintain the architectural and technical debt backlog and roadmap for our capabilities.
• Align architectural guidance with technology and business priorities, ensuring practical implementation.
• Collaborate with other squads to understand architectural direction and integrate it into squad plans, while identifying and resolving roadblocks.
• Interact with business and technology teams at all levels to facilitate successful implementation of work.
• Serve as an advisor and guide for the Capability Owner and squad members.
• Promote the adoption of design and engineering patterns and best practises within the squad.
• Participate in system maintenance and infrastructure management to ensure optimal performance.

Skills & Experience Required:

• Strong understanding of cloud concepts, ideally certified in Microsoft AZ-900.
• Proficiency in Linux, Oracle Database, and modern software development tools.
• A robust quality and security mindset, ensuring adherence to best practises.
• Confidence in executing large-scale, cross-functional, and technically challenging projects.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage effectively with all levels of management.
• Background in Financial Services is essential, preferably within asset servicing roles such as Transfer Agency.
• Proven experience in a SAFe Agile or similar agile environment.
• Familiarity with public cloud technologies, particularly Microsoft Azure.
• Strong software engineering experience in a modern development environment, including test and process automation.
• Hands-on experience with Linux, MS SQL Server, Oracle, and Java is highly desirable.

Candidates will need to show evidence of the above in their CV in order to be considered.

If you feel you have the skills and experience and want to hear more about this role 'apply now' to declare your interest in this opportunity with our client. Your application will be observed by our dedicated team.

We will respond to all successful applicants ASAP however, please be advised that we will always look to contact you further from this time should we need further applicants or if other opportunities arise relevant to your skillset.

Pontoon is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive.

As part of our standard hiring process to manage risk, please note background screening checks will be conducted on all hires before commencing employment.