Applications Manager

About the Role

The way we use applications and digital services is evolving. Cobalt has fully transitioned to a modern, cloud‑based technology estate, giving us the foundations to deliver our ambitious Corporate Plan and Digital Strategy. With no legacy infrastructure or technical debt, we now operate within a clean, integrated digital ecosystem where applications, data, identity and security work seamlessly together.

As part of this transformation, we are continuing to enhance how our systems interact, expanding our use of Microsoft Fabric and a lakehouse architecture to bring data from across the organisation into a single, trusted source for insight, reporting and advanced analytics. Our platforms sit on resilient Azure cloud foundations, supported by enterprise‑grade security, monitoring and a managed SOC.

Within this environment, the Applications Manager plays a pivotal role. The postholder will lead the evolution and optimisation of strategic, business‑critical platforms, shaping integration patterns, roadmaps and supplier relationships. The focus is firmly on driving value, adoption and continuous improvement—not on maintaining legacy systems. This is an opportunity to influence how our digital estate supports the business, ensuring systems are effective, user‑centred and consistently improving to meet organisational needs.

Role Summary

The Applications Manager has end‑to‑end responsibility for Cobalt’s application portfolio, ensuring systems are secure, well‑governed, cost‑effective and deliver real organisational value. Acting as a Product Owner, the role balances user experience, operational resilience, supplier performance, risk and compliance. The postholder leads application roadmaps, oversees change and testing, and ensures suppliers deliver high‑quality, value‑for‑money services.

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