Business Architect

ZipRecruiter; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job description

Job Description

Join us as a Business Architect at Peregrine Resourcing.

At Peregrine, we're always seeking Specialist Talent that have the ideal mix of skills, experience, and attitude, to place with our vast array of clients. From Business Analysts in large government organisations to Software Developers in the private sector, we are always in search of the best talent to place, now.

How Specialist Talent Works:

At Peregrine, we find the best talent for our clients. As a permanent employee of Peregrine, with access to all our standard benefits, you will be deployed across our portfolio of clients as a specialist consultant, working on a wide array of complex projects across multiple industries.

The Role:

Business architecture structures the enterprise in terms of its governance structure, business processes, and business information. They align strategic goals and objectives with decisions regarding products and services; partners and suppliers; organisation; capabilities; and key business and IT initiatives. The Business Architect works to develop an integrated view of the enterprise using a repeatable approach, cohesive framework, and available industry standard techniques.

As a Business Architect, you will play a crucial role in guiding and shaping the transformation of an organisation. You will work closely with stakeholders to understand business needs, design target operating models, develop strategic roadmaps, and analyse requirements. Your work will bridge the gap between business needs and technology solutions, ensuring both are in sync and contribute to organisational success.

Business Architecture Development and Governance:

• Lead the development and maintenance of the business architecture framework, incorporating business processes, capabilities, and business information assets.
• Work with the wider Air Sector Business Architect Lead to define and govern business architecture standards and principles to guide all IT projects and initiatives.
• Evaluate and recommend new technologies and solutions aligned with the enterprise architecture and business goals.

Strategic Planning and Alignment:

• Translate business strategies and objectives into actionable architecture roadmap and implementation plans.
• Conduct business capability assessments and identify opportunities for improvement and optimisation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure architectural decisions support business needs and drive value.
• Capture the tactical and strategic goals that provide traceability and are mapped to metrics that provide ongoing governance.

Process and Change Management:

• Identify and analyse business processes for efficiency and effectiveness.
• Design and implement optimised business processes and workflows aligned with the enterprise architecture.
• Lead and manage change initiatives related to architecture implementation and adoption.

Communication and Collaboration:

• Effectively communicate complex architectural concepts to stakeholders at all levels, including executives, business leaders, and IT teams.
• Foster collaboration and build strong relationships with internal and external partners.
• Advocate for the value of enterprise architecture and its role in achieving organisational goals.

Person Specification:

Knowledge:

• Experience of Business Analysis (refereable)
• Strong understanding of Architectural transformation frameworks, e.g. TOGAF or Zachman
• Understanding or experience with Enterprise modelling toolsets
• Strategic planning and change management methodologies
• Enterprise technology landscape and emerging trends
• Governance and compliance requirements

Skills:

• Information Management - Planning, implementing and controlling the full life cycle management of digitally organised information and records.
• Business process improvement - Creating new and potentially disruptive approaches to performing business activities.
• Enterprise and business architecture - Aligning an organisation's technology strategy with its business mission, strategy, and processes and documenting this using architectural models.
• Requirements definition and management - Managing requirements through the entire delivery and operational life cycle.
• Business modelling - Producing abstract or distilled representations of real-world, business or gaming situations.
• Strategic Planning - Creating and maintaining a strategy to align organisational actions, plans and resources with business objectives.
• Feasibility assessment - Defining, evaluating and describing business change options for financial, technical and business feasibility, and strategic alignment.
• Sustainability - Providing advice, assistance and leadership to enable the organisation to minimise negative environmental impact.
• Knowledge management - Managing vital knowledge to create value for the organisation.
• Stakeholder Management - Ability to engage and communicate with senior stakeholders and build professional relationships.

Qualifications:

• Relevant Business Architecture qualifications, e.g. ToGAF
• 10+ years of demonstrable experience in business architecture or related roles
• Experience working in complex, enterprise environments
• Proven track record of successfully leading and delivering architecture initiatives

Behaviours:

• Strategic Vision - Anticipates and plans for the future business landscape
• Collaboration - Drives high standards of performance through cooperation and teamwork
• Creativity - Balances imagination and information to identify solutions

About us:

At Peregrine, we see beyond the immediate and look to the horizon. We build lasting, meaningful partnerships with our clients, and deliver flexible solutions for every resourcing need, both now and in the future. Together, we help our clients to engage, develop and harness the skills they need to achieve and grow the workforce they want. We have a range of benefits you will receive alongside your salary.

Our culture:

At Peregrine, we embrace fresh ideas, and we love learning fast. Our solutions are trusted and established, so we have the confidence of knowing we have a solid foundation. We rely on openness and honesty, and we're always ready to help each other out. And we believe that our work can benefit society whether it's finding the digital talent of the future or being a driver for social mobility.

Our commitment to:

At Peregrine, we're proudly committed to championing diversity and inclusion, with company-wide initiatives to drive greater social mobility and reduce our environmental impact. Our teams represent a huge breadth of cultures, backgrounds, and ethnicities, and over 20 different languages. We also employ candidates from a range of educational and socioeconomic backgrounds. Our partnerships with numerous charities ensure that we can stay well-informed and continue to improve our practices for the future. It reflects in the way we recruit for our clients as we assist them in becoming more diverse.