IT Applications Lead

In this role you will drive the technical delivery of procurement and commercial toolsets within Leonardo UK’s VCM Programme, focusing on SAP Ariba, CLM, and supplier collaboration platforms. You will work with internal stakeholders and suppliers to ensure robust integration and lifecycle management across on‑premise, cloud, and hybrid environments. You will shape the technical design, validate configurations, and mitigate risks to enable a secure, scalable procurement backbone that supports transformation goals. You’ll collaborate across multi‑vendor teams to deliver measurable value.

• generous leave with up to 12 flexi-days
• pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution
• mental health support and wellbeing resources
• free access to 4,000+ online courses
• bonus scheme for eligible employees
• flexible benefits up to 500 annually

• Support configuration, upgrade and integration development across SAP Ariba, Azure environments and associated platforms
• Validate technical components and configuration including APIs, interfaces, data flows and middleware integrations
• Provide technical input into test planning and environment readiness
• Identify, manage, and resolve technical risks, dependencies, defects, and issues
• Work with suppliers and internal technical experts to confirm technical feasibility and solution integrity
• Support the Programme Manager with technical planning, estimation, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Produce and maintain high-quality technical specifications, integration documentation, and build guides
• Assess technical impacts of change and ensure safe, controlled implementation across environments
• Build strong relationships with programme stakeholders to support successful outcomes

• Proven hands-on experience in Supplier collaboration and management toolsets such as Agiloft Contract Lifecycle Management, SAP Ariba and Supplyon
• Experience in implementing end-to-end integration architectures
• Strong understanding of data migration principles, and data quality controls
• Strong understanding of software deployment lifecycle and configuration management
• Knowledge of secure information classification (e.g., Official and Official Sensitive) and its impact on technical design, configuration, and data flows
• Experience supporting solutions across on-premise, cloud, and hybrid environments, including SAP ERP, middleware, and APIs
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, multivendor, multistakeholder environment
• Strong communication, documentation, and stakeholder engagement skills

• Strong communication
• Documentation
• Stakeholder engagement
• SAP Ariba
• Contract Lifecycle Management (Agiloft, CLM)
• Supplier collaboration platforms