Application Architect

Peregrine; Walton-le-Dale; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Peregrine, a leading UK consultancy, is seeking an experienced Application Architect to lead the architecture strategy across a major business area. This hybrid role is based in Preston and involves shaping the application landscape and aligning it with enterprise standards.

You will partner with business and technical owners, manage the portfolio, enforce integration standards, oversee lifecycle and obsolescence planning, mentor teams, and evaluate emerging technologies to drive security and

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering architecture standards, governance, and strategy.
• Strong understanding of lifecycle and portfolio management.
• Experience with IT governance frameworks.
• Effective communicator with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Experience leading or mentoring technical teams.
• Knowledge of integration principles and enterprise systems.
• Understanding security, regulatory, and operational considerations.
• STEM degree or equivalent experience.
• TOGAF or similar architecture certifications preferred.
• ITIL qualifications preferred.
• Experience with EA modelling techniques.

Responsibilities

• Lead application architecture strategy and roadmap.
• Oversee portfolio management and obsolescence planning.
• Design and maintain architecture blueprints aligned to standards.
• Collaborate with owners to create roadmaps and investment plans.
• Ensure application information is accurate in CMDB / repositories.
• Define and enforce integration standards between applications, platforms, and services.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and provide recommendations.
• Provide governance, risk management, and guidance across lifecycle.
• Mentor and develop technical teams on architecture principles.
• Monitor trends to drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Application architecture

Governance & strategy

Lifecycle management

Portfolio management

Stakeholder management

Mentoring / leading teams

Enterprise architecture

Security & compliance

Education

STEM degree

TOGAF certification

ITIL certification

Tools

EA modelling tools

Job description

Salary: £40,000 - 65,000 per year

Requirements:

• We need proven experience delivering application architecture standards, governance, and strategy within a complex enterprise environment.
• We need a strong understanding of application lifecycle management and portfolio management practices.
• We need experience working with IT governance and architecture frameworks.
• We need the ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• We need strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• We need experience leading, managing, or mentoring technical teams.
• We need an understanding of application integration principles and enterprise systems architecture.
• We need experience balancing business requirements with security, regulatory, and operational considerations.
• We need a degree in a STEM-related discipline or equivalent experience.
• We value architecture certifications such as TOGAF or similar.
• We value IT service management qualifications such as ITIL.
• We value experience using enterprise architecture modelling techniques and tools.

Responsibilities:

• We lead the application architecture strategy, defining the vision and roadmap for application solutions across a major business area.
• We oversee application portfolio management activities, including application rationalisation, lifecycle management, and obsolescence planning.
• We design and maintain application architecture blueprints aligned to business goals and enterprise standards.
• We collaborate with business and technical owners to create coherent application roadmaps and investment plans.
• We ensure application information is maintained accurately within configuration and asset management repositories.
• We define and enforce integration standards to ensure effective communication between applications, platforms, and services.
• We evaluate emerging technologies, frameworks, and tools, providing recommendations to support future business requirements.
• We provide architectural governance, risk management, and guidance throughout the solution lifecycle to ensure security, performance, and compliance requirements are met.
• We support, mentor, and develop technical teams on architecture principles and best practices.
• We monitor industry trends and technology developments to drive continuous improvement and innovation.

Technologies:

• Support
• ITIL
• Security
• TOGAF
• Architect
• CMDB

More:

We are Peregrine, and we build workforces that deliver tech and change programmes at leading UK organisations. By combining data science from Peregrine Intelligence, our industry-accredited Peregrine Academy, and market-leading attraction and diversity initiatives, we bridge capability gaps across public and private sector organisations. We work closely with our clients to understand their challenges and deliver flexible, long-term solutions that make a real difference. This is a permanent hybrid role based in Preston, supporting complex, high-impact projects in Data, Digital and Business Transformation as part of our Specialist Talent team. You will enjoy the variety and challenge of consultancy work with the stability and support of a permanent role, alongside access to benefits, learning opportunities, and a strong team community.