IS Applications Lead

IS Applications Lead (Contract) Location: Barrow-in-Furness (Minimum 4 days onsite per week) Rate: Open Contract: Inside IR35 We're supporting a leading organisation in the search for an experienced IS Applications Lead to take ownership of a complex enterprise applications landscape, with SAP at its core. This is a hands-on leadership position, managing outsourced partners, driving governance and ensuring business-critical applications remain secure, resilient and high performing. The Role You'll be responsible for: Leading the operational delivery of the enterprise applications estate Owning SAP governance, change and release management Managing third-party application vendors and outsourced service providers Overseeing application architecture, performance, security and resilience Delivering application upgrades, implementations and transformation projects Coordinating testing, UAT and deployment activities Managing major application incidents and service escalations Supporting audits, IT General Controls and compliance activities Driving application lifecycle management across on-premise and SaaS platforms Managing software licensing, renewals and commercial agreements Working closely with Cyber, Infrastructure and business stakeholders to improve security and operational maturity What We're Looking For Strong experience leading enterprise application environments Proven SAP applications governance and support experience Knowledge of Azure, Microsoft 365, Power Platform and Power BI Strong understanding of ITIL, change management and IT General Controls Experience managing outsourced suppliers and third-party vendors Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills Experience delivering application and SAP-related projects Degree in IT, Business or equivalent commercial experience If you're looking for your next contract opportunity and have a strong background in enterprise applications and SAP leadership, we'd love to hear from you. TPBN1_UKTJ