Sword is a leading provider of business technology solutions within the Energy, Public and Finance Sectors, dedicated to driving transformational change for our clients. We leverage proven technology, specialist teams, and extensive domain expertise to create robust technical foundations across platforms, data, and business applications. Our mission is fueled by a passion for technology as a means to solve complex business problems and achieve our clients' objectives.
About the role:
- Supporting an M&A activity covering detail Discovery phase then moving to a design and implementation phase moving towards a day-1 To-Be state.
- Assess applications architecture, strategy and build roadmap.
- Create an application landscape and an application transitional road map.
- Be able to identify critical applications and make necessary priority.
- Support system implementation, configuration, and integration projects.
- Provide technical expertise to ensure compliance with security and operational standards.
- Deliver training and knowledge transfer to client teams.
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives & best practice development.
Requirements
Knowledge and full understanding of a wide range of applications attributable across all core business areas including but not limited to:
- Operations, Production & Maintenance
- Reporting
- Control/management applications
- Understanding of deployment and infrastructure models
- Previous roles as applications lead or applications portfolio manager in large scale M&A projects
- Understand different applications delivery models
- Experience with software vendors management
- Excellent understanding of IT infrastructure, integration technologies, and system architecture
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a client-focused approach
- Effective communication and stakeholder engagement skills
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