Applications Manager (Microsoft)

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.,

• As part of the Digital Transformation team, work to embed Cobalt's vision, values and culture across the business and with wider suppliers and partners.
• Work with the Digital Transformation Director and wider Digital management team to lead on the successful implementation of strategies, business and financial plans in the team, with particular focus on delivery of the Digital Strategy.
• Consult with, influence and build relationships with key internal and external stakeholders and link with members of other functions across operational and corporate services, to address inter dependencies and ensure alignment
• Manage the product roadmap and associated projects and actions, such as patch updates, upgrades, migrations, enhancements, security measures, plug-ins and integrations.
For the full list of responsibilities and the person specification, please review the recruitment pack linked below.

Are you passionate about making a difference in the housing sector? If you enjoy influencing how digital estates supports the business, ensuring systems are effective, user-centered and consistently improving to meet organisational needs, this is the role for you. The Microsoft Applications Manager will be specialised in Microsoft-centric environments, focusing on optimising, deploying, and securing applications within the Microsoft ecosystem.

Cobalt Housing is a registered housing association based in North Liverpool. We manage and maintain around 6,000 affordable homes in Fazakerley and Sparrow Hall, Croxteth and Norris Green. We carry out a wide range of economic, neighbourhood and community regeneration activities and believe that, by providing quality places to live and support to those who need it, we play our part in developing thriving communities where people are proud to live and can be their best.

Salary: circa £50,000 per annum, with some flexibility for the right candidate